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The Government of India has set a target of 175 GW renewable power installed capacity by the end of 2022. In this context, arrange the following renewable energy sources in the decreasing order of their specific targets:
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Solution (a)
The government has up-scaled the target of renewable energy capacity to 175GW by the year 2022. This includes:
Solution (a)
The government has up-scaled the target of renewable energy capacity to 175GW by the year 2022. This includes:
Which among the below countries recently allowed for the conversion of the nearly 1,500 year-old UNESCO World Heritage site – Hagia Sophia – from a museum into a mosque?
Solution (b)
Recently, Turkey’s highest court allowed for the conversion of the nearly 1,500 year-old Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque.
The centuries-old structure, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, was originally a cathedral in the Byzantine empire before it was turned into a mosque in 1453, when Constantinople fell to Sultan Mehmet II’s Ottoman forces. In the 1930s, however, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, shut down the mosque and turned it into a museum in an attempt to make the country more secular.
The change in status of the Hagia Sophia comes after repeated warnings from the international community, including UNESCO, to ensure that Turkey did not proceed with these plans.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-hagia-sophias-return-as-mosque-puts-turkeys-secular-credentials-on-a-prayer-6500819/
Solution (b)
Recently, Turkey’s highest court allowed for the conversion of the nearly 1,500 year-old Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque.
The centuries-old structure, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, was originally a cathedral in the Byzantine empire before it was turned into a mosque in 1453, when Constantinople fell to Sultan Mehmet II’s Ottoman forces. In the 1930s, however, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, shut down the mosque and turned it into a museum in an attempt to make the country more secular.
The change in status of the Hagia Sophia comes after repeated warnings from the international community, including UNESCO, to ensure that Turkey did not proceed with these plans.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-hagia-sophias-return-as-mosque-puts-turkeys-secular-credentials-on-a-prayer-6500819/
Bosnia and Herzegovina, often known informally as Bosnia, is a country located in –
Solution (a)
On July 11, 25 years on, commemoration services were held at the Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial and Cemetery in remembrance of the victims of the massacre.
In July 1995, approximately 8,000 Muslims, mostly men and boys were killed in Srebrenica, a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in South and Southeast Europe, located within the Balkans Peninsula.
Pic: Balkans
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-srebrenica-massacre-the-ethnic-cleansing-of-bosnian-muslims-6502200/
Solution (a)
On July 11, 25 years on, commemoration services were held at the Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial and Cemetery in remembrance of the victims of the massacre.
In July 1995, approximately 8,000 Muslims, mostly men and boys were killed in Srebrenica, a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in South and Southeast Europe, located within the Balkans Peninsula.
Pic: Balkans
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-srebrenica-massacre-the-ethnic-cleansing-of-bosnian-muslims-6502200/
The tail of a comet is directed away from the sun because
Solution (c)
A comet tail—and coma—are features visible in comets when they are illuminated by the Sun and may become visible from Earth when a comet passes through the inner Solar System.
As a comet approaches the inner Solar System, solar radiation causes the volatile materials within the comet to vaporize and stream out of the nucleus, carrying dust away with them.
Separate tails are formed of dust and gases, becoming visible through different phenomena; the dust reflects sunlight directly and the gases glow from ionisation. Most comets are too faint to be visible without the aid of a telescope, but a few each decade become bright enough to be visible to the naked eye.
In the outer Solar System, comets remain frozen and are extremely difficult or impossible to detect from Earth due to their small size. Statistical detections of inactive comet nuclei in the Kuiper belt have been reported from the Hubble Space Telescope observations, but these detections have been questioned, and have not yet been independently confirmed.
As a comet approaches the inner Solar System, solar radiation causes the volatile materials within the comet to vaporize and stream out of the nucleus, carrying dust away with them. The streams of dust and gas thus released form a huge, extremely tenuous atmosphere around the comet called the coma, and the force exerted on the coma by the Sun’s radiation pressure and solar wind cause an enormous tail to form, which points away from the Sun.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/comet-c-2020-f3-neowise-nasa-earth-6500688/
Solution (c)
A comet tail—and coma—are features visible in comets when they are illuminated by the Sun and may become visible from Earth when a comet passes through the inner Solar System.
As a comet approaches the inner Solar System, solar radiation causes the volatile materials within the comet to vaporize and stream out of the nucleus, carrying dust away with them.
Separate tails are formed of dust and gases, becoming visible through different phenomena; the dust reflects sunlight directly and the gases glow from ionisation. Most comets are too faint to be visible without the aid of a telescope, but a few each decade become bright enough to be visible to the naked eye.
In the outer Solar System, comets remain frozen and are extremely difficult or impossible to detect from Earth due to their small size. Statistical detections of inactive comet nuclei in the Kuiper belt have been reported from the Hubble Space Telescope observations, but these detections have been questioned, and have not yet been independently confirmed.
As a comet approaches the inner Solar System, solar radiation causes the volatile materials within the comet to vaporize and stream out of the nucleus, carrying dust away with them. The streams of dust and gas thus released form a huge, extremely tenuous atmosphere around the comet called the coma, and the force exerted on the coma by the Sun’s radiation pressure and solar wind cause an enormous tail to form, which points away from the Sun.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/comet-c-2020-f3-neowise-nasa-earth-6500688/
Consider the following pairs:
(Portals launched by GoI) : : (Associated Ministries)
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (b)
Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities.
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) launched a new portal for MSME registration – Udyam portal.
The Ministry of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs launched SATYABHAMA (Science and Technology Yojana for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement) Portal for Science and Technology Programme Scheme of Ministry of Mines on 15th June 2020. The portal has been designed, developed and implemented by National Informatics Centre (NIC), Mines Informatics Division.
Source:
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/msde-launches-aseem-portal-to-help-skilled-people-find-livelihood-opportunities/article32042600.ece
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/ministry-launches-online-portal-for-msme-registration/article31955499.ece
Solution (b)
Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities.
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) launched a new portal for MSME registration – Udyam portal.
The Ministry of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs launched SATYABHAMA (Science and Technology Yojana for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement) Portal for Science and Technology Programme Scheme of Ministry of Mines on 15th June 2020. The portal has been designed, developed and implemented by National Informatics Centre (NIC), Mines Informatics Division.
Source:
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/msde-launches-aseem-portal-to-help-skilled-people-find-livelihood-opportunities/article32042600.ece
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/ministry-launches-online-portal-for-msme-registration/article31955499.ece
