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Daily News
Discussion
(DND)
26th & 2 7th May 2021
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Table of Contents
1. Environment ...........................................................................................................1
1.1.High levels of mercury found in rivers linked to Greenland Ice Sheet ......................1
2. Science & Technology ..........................................................................................5
2.1.BioHub facility ........................................................................................................................5
3. Geography ...............................................................................................................6
3.1.Total lunar eclipse and supermoon....................................................................................6
4. Economy ..................................................................................................................8
4.1.Puducherry announces COVID, shing ban assistance...............................................8
5. Polity .........................................................................................................................10
5.1.One Stop Centres (OSCs) .....................................................................................................10
6. International Relations .......................................................................................12
6.1.Sanctions against Belarus ....................................................................................................12
Current affairs Worksheet ( 26th & 27th May 2021).........................................................16
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1. Environment
1.1.High levels of mercury found in rivers linked to Greenland Ice
Sheet
• High concentrations of mercury, a naturally occurring toxic metal, were found in the water bodies fed
by the Greenland Ice Sheet, according to a recent research
Highlights
• Typical dissolved mercury content in rivers are about 1 – 10 ng L-1 .
• In the glacier meltwater rivers sampled in Greenland, scientists found dissolved mercury levels in
excess of 150 ng L-1, far higher than an average river.
• Particulate mercury carried by glacial our (the sediment that makes glacial rivers look milky) was
found in very high concentrations of more than 2000 ng L-1.
• Mercury-rich bedrock is weathered during the slow movement of glaciers down the slope of hills and
the ground particles are carried into the streams as the glacier melts.
Concerns
• The large volumes of the metal can nd its way into the coastal food webs through bioaccumulation
and impact the Arctic ecosystem
• All the efforts to manage mercury thus far have come from the idea that the increasing
concentrations we have been seeing across the Earth system come primarily from direct
anthropogenic activity, like industry.
• But mercury coming from climatically sensitive environments like glaciers could be a source that is
much more dif cult to manage
Mercury
• A liquid, silvery metal.
• Mercury easily forms alloys, called amalgams, with other metals such as gold, silver and tin.
• The ease with which it amalgamates with gold made it useful in recovering gold from its ores.
Mercury amalgams were also used in dental llings.
• Mercuric sul de (vermilion) is a high-grade, bright-red paint pigment, but is very toxic so is now only
used with great care
• Mercury has no known biological role, but is present in every living thing and widespread in the
environment. Every mouthful of food we eat contains a little mercury.
• Our daily intake is less than 0.01 milligrams (about 0.3 grams in a lifetime), and this we can cope with
easily.
• However, in much higher doses it is toxic and one form of mercury – methyl mercury – is particularly
dangerous. It can accumulate in the esh of sh and be eaten by people, making them ill.
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• Mercury rarely occurs uncombined in nature, but can be found as droplets in cinnabar (mercury
sul de) ores.
• China and Kyrgyzstan are the main producers of mercury.
• The metal is obtained by heating cinnabar in a current of air and condensing the vapour.
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2. Science & Technology
2.1.BioHub facility
• Recently World Health Organization (WHO) and Switzerland signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to launch a BioHub
BioHub facility
• It will allow rapid sharing of pathogens between laboratories and partners to facilitate a better
analysis and preparedness against them.
• It will enable member states to share biological materials with and via the BioHub under pre-agreed
conditions, including biosafety, biosecurity, and other applicable regulations. This will ensure
timeliness and predictability in response activities.
Signi cance
• The move is signicant in the view of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the
need to underline the importance of sharing pathogen information to assess risks and launch
countermeasures.
• The facility will help in safe reception, sequencing, storage and preparation of biological materials
for distribution to other laboratories, so as to facilitate global preparedness against these pathogens.
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3. Geography
3.1.Total lunar eclipse and supermoon
• The Moon will have the nearest approach to
Earth on May 26, and therefore will appear to
be the closest and largest Full Moon or
“supermoon” of 2021
• Celestial event coincides with this year’s only
total lunar eclipse, the rst since January 2019.
• Signi cantly, a supermoon and a total lunar
eclipse have not occurred together in nearly six
years
Lunar eclipse
• Takes place when the Moon moves
into the Earth’s shadow.
• The Earth has to be directly
between the Sun and the Moon,
and a lunar eclipse can only take
place during a full Moon.
Total Lunar Eclipse
• During this, the whole of the lunar
disc enters the Earth’s umbra, so
the Moon appears reddish (Blood
Moon). This won’t last forever,
though.
• Afterabout 14 minutes, the
Moon will move out of Earth’s
umbra and back into its
penumbra.
• In total, the lunar eclipse will
last a few hours.
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4. Economy
4.1.Puducherry announces COVID, shing ban assistance
• Puducherry government would soon disburse ₹3,000 to all ration card holders to compensate
livelihood loss during the COVID-19 lockdown and also ₹5,500 as assistance to shermen.
• “The government will provide ₹3,000 each to all ration card holders to alleviate the problems faced by
the people due to the restrictions imposed to contain COVID-19.
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5. Polity
5.1.One Stop Centres (OSCs)
• The Central government will set up One Stop Centres (OSCs) across 10 missions to provide
assistance to Indian women who are survivors of gender-based violence.
• The missions where the OSCs will come up are Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Jeddah and
Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada and Singapore, a senior of cial of the Ministry of Women
and Child Development
Other initiative
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development will also set up 300 OSCs in the country in addition
to the nearly 700 existing ones across all districts.
• The aim will be to cover districts with high rates of crimes against women. Such districts can have
more than one OSCs
• The Ministry has also decided to set aside ₹ 74 crore under the Nirbhaya Fund to provide shelter,
food and transportation to rape survivors who are abandoned by their families, especially those who
become pregnant.
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6. International Relations
6.1.Sanctions against Belarus
• Recently, the European Union (EU) imposed sanctions against Belarus, including banning its airlines
from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc EU
Issue
• Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on May 23, 2021 forced a commercial airline ying from
Greece to Lithuania to land in its territory reportedly on the pretext of a bomb scare, so it could arrest
journalist Roman Protasevic, a dissident journalist who has been living in exile in Lithuania since
eeing his home country in 2019.
• The arrest sparked international outrage as it amounts to the hijacking of a plane and illegal arrest.
EU sanctions
• The leaders of EU member states have urged the European Council to adopt the necessary measures
to ban over ight of EU airspace by Belarusian airlines.
• They have also called for not giving Belarusian ights access to EU airports and have called on all EU-
based carriers to avoid over ight of Belarus.
Who is Roman Protasevich?
• The 26-year-old journalist is the co-founder of the NEXTA media outlet on the social media platform
Telegram.
• The channel is a rare source of independent news in Belarus, as most media outlets in the nation were
banned during Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko's long authoritarian rule.
• Hence, NEXTA provides a platform for the opposition forces of Belarus to share information and
organise against Lukashenko
International Civil Aviation Organisation
• United Nations (UN) specialized agency, established in 1944
• The Convention on International Civil Aviation was signed on 7th December 1944 in Chicago
• Aim to ensure the safe and orderly growth of international civil aviation throughout the world.
• Headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
• India is a member country
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International Relation-Day 8 & 9
1. Kafala system often seen in news, is more appropriately related to:
A. Refugee
B. Migrant workers
C. Child labour
D. Drug trade
2. Which among the following is/are a member country of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) :
1. Saudi Arabia
2. UAE
3. Iraq
4. Bahrain
Select the correct answer code:
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
D. All of the above
3. Consider the following statements in context to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
1. It is the second largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations
2. Its Headquarter is located at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia
Select the correct answer code:
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of the above
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4. Consider the following statements in context to OPEC
1. It aims to manage the supply of oil and Natural gas in world market.
2. Saudi Arabia is the largest producer of Oil among OPEC countries.
Select the correct answer code:
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of the above
5. Which among the following is correct in context to Asian Premium :
A. Subsidy provided by OPEC to Asian countries on oil import
B. Extra charge being collected by OPEC countries from Asian countries
C. Premium quality of oil exported by OPEC to Asian countries
D. Oil exploration in Asian countries to decrease dependence on OPEC
6. Consider the following matches :
1. Novichok Nerve agent
2. Chlorine Blood agent
3. Sulphur Mustard Blister agent
Select the correct answer code:
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 only
D. All of the above
7. ADMM-Plus often seen in news, Which among the following is/are referred as Plus countries :
1. China
2. India
3. USA
4. Australia
Select the correct answer code:
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A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
D. All of the above
8. Which among the following is correct in context to Five eyes alliance :
A. Darknet alliance among Non state actors
B. Asian alliance against terrorism
C. Intelligence alliance among countries
D. Alliance among ve continents
9. Riot Control Agent often seen in news, is
A. Nonlethal temporarily disabling chemicals
B. Highly toxic lethal agents
C. Nuclear enrichment protocol
D. None of the above
10.RATS, recently seen in news, is related to
A. OPEC countries
B. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
C. World Health organization
D. G-20 countries
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