1)India to lose presence on U.N. scientiic panel:
Why ?:- No candidate was ielded for elections to the CLCS.
U.N. scientific body(Commission on Legal Continental Shelf (CLCS)) (a Part of UNCLOS) that decides what portions of the seabed can be exclusively mined for natural resources such as oil, precious metals and minerals.
Is this Good?:- No , because it shows that how much we value our Participation in the Global Bodies.
Where on One hand we pitch for UNSC and all and on the other side we do not even field a candidate of CLCS.
2)Unique methods to keep elephants away in Odisha: Unique methods like use of LED lights with siren and bio-acoustics are being used by the forest department to keep elephants away from human settlements.
3)Bangladesh declares March 25 as ‘Genocide Day’:
What Happened on 25th March : Pak. Army began ‘Operation Searchlight’ on that day in 1971. Atrocities were carried out by Pak Army on unarmed Civilians.
4)Sweet spot in eye helps humans read: A team led by Kolkata-born scientists has found that a special sweet spot in the eye called ‘fovea’ plays a crucial role in humans being able to focus on computer screens and also read.
5)China poses security threat in power sector.
Why ??:- A bid by Chinese, stateowned companies to enter India’s power transmission.
sectorSeveral Chinese irms are gearing up to participate in bids invited by Central and State sector utilities for transmission.
These are Huge Transmission Projects which involve investment of More than 3000 crores.
Why a Threat to National Security ?:- According to IEEMA, electricity transmission is a critical infrastructure for the economy and has significant bearing on the national security. The outage of one transmission element can have a cascading impact and can lead to a grid blackout situation, putting the military establishment, internal law and security and hospitals at a great risk.
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