04th June 2018 The Hindu and PIB Daily News Analysis
1)Badshahi Ashoorkhana:- Telangana government and Aga Khan Trust are working to restore Hyderabad’s 17th century Badshahi Ashoorkhana.
The 400-year old Ashoorkhana was built by Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah.
2)Agni-5 Ballistic Missile:- India recently successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5 from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
It is a surface-to-surface missile which can carry nuclear warhead weighing 1.5 tonnes to a distance of over 5,000 km and is the longest missile in India’s arsenal capable of reaching most parts of China.
At present, India has in its armoury the Agni series — Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with 2,000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to more than 3,500 km range.
With this missile, India has joined an elite club of nations that possess the ICBM launch capability. Only the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – China, France, Russia, the United States and Britain, along with Israel, have so far possessed such long-range missiles.
3)Odisha beach is Asia’s first to get ‘Blue Flag’ tag:- The Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha will be the first in Asia to get the Blue Flag certification.
About Blue flag project:
Launched in December 2017 by the Environment Ministry, the prime objective of the project is to enhance standards of cleanliness, upkeep and basic amenities at beaches.
4)India’s E-waste Generation: Key Facts from ASSOCHAM-NEC Study:-
Key Findings:-
India recycles only 5% of its e-waste and the country is one of the biggest contributors of e-waste in the world.
Apart from India, the top e-waste generator countries are China, US, Japan and Germany.
Among Indian states, largest quantity of E-waste is generated by Maharashtra (19.8% ), followed by Tamil Nadu (13%), Uttar Pradesh (10.1%), Karnataka , Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh.
1)Badshahi Ashoorkhana:- Telangana government and Aga Khan Trust are working to restore Hyderabad’s 17th century Badshahi Ashoorkhana.
The 400-year old Ashoorkhana was built by Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah.
2)Agni-5 Ballistic Missile:- India recently successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5 from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
It is a surface-to-surface missile which can carry nuclear warhead weighing 1.5 tonnes to a distance of over 5,000 km and is the longest missile in India’s arsenal capable of reaching most parts of China.
At present, India has in its armoury the Agni series — Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with 2,000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to more than 3,500 km range.
With this missile, India has joined an elite club of nations that possess the ICBM launch capability. Only the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – China, France, Russia, the United States and Britain, along with Israel, have so far possessed such long-range missiles.
3)Odisha beach is Asia’s first to get ‘Blue Flag’ tag:- The Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha will be the first in Asia to get the Blue Flag certification.
About Blue flag project:
Launched in December 2017 by the Environment Ministry, the prime objective of the project is to enhance standards of cleanliness, upkeep and basic amenities at beaches.
4)India’s E-waste Generation: Key Facts from ASSOCHAM-NEC Study:-
Key Findings:-
India recycles only 5% of its e-waste and the country is one of the biggest contributors of e-waste in the world.
Apart from India, the top e-waste generator countries are China, US, Japan and Germany.
Among Indian states, largest quantity of E-waste is generated by Maharashtra (19.8% ), followed by Tamil Nadu (13%), Uttar Pradesh (10.1%), Karnataka , Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh.
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