CURRENT AFFAIRS 4 September 2017 4 th September 2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS DOUBTILYA TEAM SAMIHANA
Nirmala Seetharaman She was appointed as a new defence minister of India. Hydrogen Bomb H-bomb was a thermonuclear weapon. The result is greatly increased explosive power when compared to singlestage fission weapons. The device is colloquially referred to as a hydrogen bomb or, an H- bomb, because it employs the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen. It is a second-generation nuclear weapon design using a secondary nuclear fusion stage consisting of implosion tamper, fusion fuel, and sparkplug which is bombarded by the energy released by the detonation of a primary fission bomb within, compressing the fuel material and causing a fusion reaction. Peggy Whitson Whitson s 665 days off the planet 288 days on this mission alone. Exceeds that of any other American and any other woman worldwide 1
TRAPPIST I The discovery sets a new record for greatest number of habitable-zone planets found around a single star outside our solar system. All of these seven planets could have liquid water. Key to life as we know it under the right atmospheric conditions, but the chances are highest with the three in the habitable zone Namami Ganga The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is the implementation wing of National Ganga Council which was set up in October 2016. Under the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities order. The order dissolved National Ganga River Basin Authority. The aim is to clean the Ganga and its tributaries in a comprehensive manner. 2
Source : Gangotri Glacier DOUBTILYA Waters from melted snow from such peaks as Nanda Devi, Trisul, Kedarnath, Nanda Kot, and Kamet. Right Bank Tributaries : Yamuna, Tamsa, Son, Pun-pun Left Bank Tributaries : Ramganga, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Koshi, Mahananda. The main stem of the Ganges begins at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers In the town of Devprayag in the state of Uttarakhand. 3
The Bhagirathi rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier, at Gomukh. Many small streams comprise the headwaters of the Ganges & The 6 headstreams are I. Alaknanda II. Dhauliganga III. Nandakini IV. Pindar V. Mandakini VI. Bhagirathi rivers. The five confluences, known as the Panch Prayag, are all along the Alaknanda. Vishnuprayag, where the Dhauliganga joins the Alaknanda. Nandprayag, where the Nandakini joins. Karnaprayag, where the Pindar joins. Rudraprayag, where the Mandakini joins. Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda to form the Ganges River proper. The Ganges joins the Yamuna at the Triveni Sangam at Allahabad, a holy confluence in Hinduism. the river meets the Tamsa River 4
After the Tamsa the Gomti River joins, flowing south from the Himalayas. Then the Ghaghara River (Karnali River), also flowing south from the Himalayas of Nepal Ghaghara (Karnali) confluence the Ganges is joined from the south by the Son River The Gandaki River, then the Kosi River, join from the north flowing from Nepal Just before the border with Bangladesh the Farakka Barrage benching away of its first distributary, the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, which goes on to become the Hooghly River. The Hooghly River is formed by the confluence of the Bhagirathi River and Jalangi River. After entering Bangladesh, the main branch of the Ganges is known as the Padma. The Padma is joined by the Jamuna River, the largest distributary of the Brahmaputra. Further downstream, the Padma joins the Meghna River, the second largest distributary of the Brahmaputra, and takes on the Meghna's name as it enters the Meghna Estuary, which empties into the Bay of Bengal. Hubble space telescope The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. 5
Rally for Rivers This rally aimed at to save the dying rivers of India. Rally for Rivers campaign was launched to create awareness on protecting rivers. To create awareness and momentum amongst all sections of society and the government. Core solution to stabilize and revitalize the rivers. It involves creating and maintaining tree cover for a minimum of one kilometer on either side of the entire river length and half a kilometer for tributaries. The benefits of tree planting have been indisputably demonstrated by Project GreenHands. Active forest trees would be planted in government-owned land along riverbanks. Organic fruit tree cultivation would be taken up on private farmers lands. This solution ensures that rivers are restored while also enhancing farmers livelihood by more than doubling their income in five years. The availability of fruit also improves nutritional intake among people 6