MAINS QUESTIONS FOR TODAY :-
I)Should Paika Rebellion be called the First War of Independence ?? Critically Analyse.
II)What are air masses? How do they cause Temperate Cyclones?
1)Centre approves creation of National Testing Agency:
National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions.
Its creation will relieve the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) – which conducts exams like the National EligibiltycumEntrance Test – and the All India Council for Technical Education of the burden of conducting entrance tests.
National Testing Agency (NTA) as a Society registered under the Indian Society Registration Act, 1860, and as an autonomous and selfsustained premier testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions.
The NTA will be chaired by an eminent educationist appointed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. There will be a Board of Governors comprising members from user institutions.
2)Facebook launches Disaster Maps in India for better response to disasters:-
The social networking giant Facebook Inc. has rolled out Disaster Maps for India in a bid to help communities recover and rebuild faster in aftermath of natural disasters.
It was launched at Facebook’s first Disaster Response Summit in India along with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to improve disaster response and disaster management in India.
Facebook will initially join hands with NDMA and SEEDS (Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society) in India to share data about its users with them in times of disasters.
So far, Facebook researchers have built three kinds of maps.
Location density maps: They show location of people before, during and after disaster.
Movement maps: These illustrate patterns of movement between different neighbourhoods or cities overperiod of several hours.
Safety Check: These maps are based on locations where Facebook community uses Safety Check to notify their friends and family that they are safe during
disaster.
3)Breeding season of Olive Ridleys begin in Odisha:-
About Olive Ridley Turtle:- Olive Ridley turtle is the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtle found in the world.
It is found in warm waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is recognized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red list. In India, it is protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act.
The destination for majority of the turtles for laying egg is Gahirmatha in Odisha. The sandy stretches of Hope Island of the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary also have turned into a breeding area.
4)Cabinet approves appointment of Second National Judicial Pay Commission for Subordinate Judiciary in the country.
The Commission is to be headed by Shri Justice (Retd.J P.Venkatrama Reddi, former Judge of Supreme Court of India. Shri R. Basant, a former Judge of the Kerala High Court is the Member of the Commission.
It will examine the present structure of emoluments and conditions of service of Judicial Officers in the States and UTs.
The Commission aims to evolve the principles which would govern pay structure and other emoluments of Judicial Officers belonging to the Subordinate Judiciary of the country.
I)Should Paika Rebellion be called the First War of Independence ?? Critically Analyse.
II)What are air masses? How do they cause Temperate Cyclones?
1)Centre approves creation of National Testing Agency:
National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions.
Its creation will relieve the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) – which conducts exams like the National EligibiltycumEntrance Test – and the All India Council for Technical Education of the burden of conducting entrance tests.
National Testing Agency (NTA) as a Society registered under the Indian Society Registration Act, 1860, and as an autonomous and selfsustained premier testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions.
The NTA will be chaired by an eminent educationist appointed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. There will be a Board of Governors comprising members from user institutions.
2)Facebook launches Disaster Maps in India for better response to disasters:-
The social networking giant Facebook Inc. has rolled out Disaster Maps for India in a bid to help communities recover and rebuild faster in aftermath of natural disasters.
It was launched at Facebook’s first Disaster Response Summit in India along with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to improve disaster response and disaster management in India.
Facebook will initially join hands with NDMA and SEEDS (Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society) in India to share data about its users with them in times of disasters.
So far, Facebook researchers have built three kinds of maps.
Location density maps: They show location of people before, during and after disaster.
Movement maps: These illustrate patterns of movement between different neighbourhoods or cities overperiod of several hours.
Safety Check: These maps are based on locations where Facebook community uses Safety Check to notify their friends and family that they are safe during
disaster.
3)Breeding season of Olive Ridleys begin in Odisha:-
About Olive Ridley Turtle:- Olive Ridley turtle is the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtle found in the world.
It is found in warm waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is recognized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red list. In India, it is protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act.
The destination for majority of the turtles for laying egg is Gahirmatha in Odisha. The sandy stretches of Hope Island of the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary also have turned into a breeding area.
4)Cabinet approves appointment of Second National Judicial Pay Commission for Subordinate Judiciary in the country.
The Commission is to be headed by Shri Justice (Retd.J P.Venkatrama Reddi, former Judge of Supreme Court of India. Shri R. Basant, a former Judge of the Kerala High Court is the Member of the Commission.
It will examine the present structure of emoluments and conditions of service of Judicial Officers in the States and UTs.
The Commission aims to evolve the principles which would govern pay structure and other emoluments of Judicial Officers belonging to the Subordinate Judiciary of the country.
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