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                                                          Table of Contents
 1. Environment ...........................................................................................................1
      1.1.NGT upholds rights of pastoralists in Banni grasslands ..............................................1
      1.2.National Mission on use of Biomass in coal based thermal power plants ..............3
 2. Science & Technology ..........................................................................................5
      2.1.Paediatric in ammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS) ......................................5
      2.2.Yuan Longping ........................................................................................................................6
 3. Polity .........................................................................................................................7
      3.1.INTERPOL ................................................................................................................................7
      3.2.Permanent commission on human rights violations in Israel,Palestine ..................9
      3.3.Golden Visa..............................................................................................................................10
 4. International Relation .........................................................................................12
      Current affairs Worksheet ( 28th May 2021) .......................................................................14

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1. Environment
 1.1.NGT upholds rights of pastoralists in Banni grasslands
  • The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered all encroachments to be removed from Gujarat's Banni
    grasslands within six months

  • The region's nomadic pastoralist community, the Maldharis, whose livelihoods are depend on this
    protected shrub-savanna,
    welcomed the move.

  • The   court also said the
    Maldharis will continue to
    hold the right to conserve the
    community forests in the
    area, granted to them as per
    the provisions in Section 3 of
    Forest Rights Act, 2006

  •The    directives were
    welcomed by the Maldhari
    community who breed Banni
    Buffaloes, a species endemic
    to the region. The buffaloes
    are adaptive to Kutch’s hot
    weather condition and yields
    12-18 litres milk a day, they
    claim

  • Banni grassland is spread over 2,618 kilometre and account for almost 45 per cent of the pastures in
    Gujarat.

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          1.2.National Mission on use of Biomass in coal based thermal
              power plants
           • Ministry of Power has decided to set up a National Mission on use of Biomass in coal based thermal
             power plants

          Objectives
           • To increase the level of co-ring from present 5% to higher levels to have a larger share of carbon
             neutral power generation from the thermal power plants.

           • To take up R&D activity in boiler design to handle the higher amount of silica, alkalis in the biomass
             pellets.

           • To facilitate overcoming the constraints in supply chain of bio mass pellets and agro- residue and its
             transport upto to the power plants.

           • To consider regulatory issues in biomass co-   ring

          Proposed structure
           • Steering Committee headed by Secretary (Power) comprising of all stakeholders including
             representatives from Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), Ministry of New & Renewable
             Energy (MNRE) etc

           • The Executive Committee would be headed by Member (Thermal), CEA
           • The duration of proposed National Mission would be a minimum 5 years
           • The proposed National Mission on biomass will also contribute in the National Clean Air Programme
             (NCAP).

           • Sub groups
           • Sub-Group 1 : to be responsible to carry
             out research on properties of

           • biomass.
           • Sub-Group   2 : to carry out technical
             speci cation and safety aspects
             including research in boiler design etc.

           • Sub-Group 3: for resolving the issues of
             supply chain during the mission period
             and sensitization programme.

           • Sub-Group 4 : to select designated labs
             and certi cation bodies for testing of
             Agro-based biomass pellets and
             Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) pellets

           • Sub-Group 5: be formed on regulatory framework and economics of biomass co-         ring in coal based
             Thermal power plants.

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2. Science & Technology
 2.1.Paediatric in ammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS)
  • A small study published in Lancet Child and Adolescent Health has reported most symptoms of rare
        paediatric in ammatory multi-system syndrome (PIMS-TS) associated with SARS-CoV2 are resolved
        after six months

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    2.2.Yuan Longping
     • The Chinese scientist     Yuan Longping, whose
       development of hybrid rice in the 1970s helped
       bring an end to famine for millions of people
       throughout Asia and Africa, died recently

    Contribution
     • In 1970s, he developed “the rst hybrid rice
       combination called Nan-you No. 2 which, due to
       heterosis

     • It typically yielded 20 percent more rice than
       conventional varieties, transforming Chinese
       agriculture after years of famine and scarcity.

     • Some   10,000 years after Chinese farmers began
       cultivating rice near the Yangtze River, the country now produces more than 200 million tons of rice a
       year, more than any other nation.

     • He  ultimately partnered with the United Nations and the
       International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, in
       addition to teaching farmers in India, Vietnam and elsewhere
       how to grow hybrid rice.

     • In 2004, he was awarded the World Food Prize
    Heterosis
     • often called true heterosis or euheterosis.
     • It may be de ned as the superiority of an F1 hybrid over both
       of its parents in terms of yield or some other characters

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3. Polity
 3.1.INTERPOL
  • Recently Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who had    ed from Antigua and Barbuda, was captured
    in neighbouring Dominica after an Interpol Yellow Notice was issued against him.

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 3.2.Permanent commission on human rights violations in
     Israel,Palestine
  • Member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are calling on the U.N. Human Rights
    Council to set up a permanent commission to report on human rights violations in Israel, Gaza and
    the West Bank

 Other news
  • 2019-India was elected to the UNHRC for a period of three years
  • 2021-United States has announced that it would rejoin the UNHRC that it left in 2018.

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 3.3.Golden Visa
  • Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt recently said he has received a golden visa for the UAE.
 Golden visa system
     • The Golden Visa system essentially offers long-term residency (5 and 10 years) to people belonging
            to groups like investors, entrepreneurs, individuals with outstanding talents the likes of researchers,
            medical professionals and those within the scienti c and knowledge elds, and remarkable students.

     • The main bene        t of the visa will be security as through the issuance of the Golden Visa,

 Who are eligible to apply?
     • For the 10-year visa, investors having no less than AED 10 million worth of public investment, either
            in the form of an investment fund or a company, can apply.

     • However, at least 60 per cent of the total investment must not be in the form of real estate and the
            invested amount must not be loaned, or in case of assets, investors must assume full ownership.

     • This 10-year long visa may be extended to include business partners, providing that each partner
            contributes AED 10 million.

     • The long-term visa can also include the holder’s spouse and children, as well as one executive
            director and one advisor

     • Besides entrepreneurs, individuals with specialised talent can also apply for the visa. They include
            doctors, researchers, scientists, investors and artists.

     • Exceptional high school and university students are eligible for a 5-year residency visa in the UAE.
     • High school students who rank top in the country (a minimum grade of 95 per cent) and students
            from certain universities

 Doctors and specialists must meet at least two of the following conditions
     • PhD       degree from one of the top 500 universities in the world An award or certi cates of
            appreciation in the eld of the applicant’s work Contribution to a major scienti c research in the
            respective eld of work

     • Published articles or scienti      c books in distinguished publications in the respective eld of work

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  • Membership in an organisation related to the eld
  • A PhD degree, in addition to 10 years of professional experience in his   eld or specialisation in areas
    of priority to the UAE.

 European Golden Visa
  • A Golden Visa is a citizenship by investment or residency by investment program.
  • It is directed to wealthy foreign nationals who want to acquire residency in a certain country by
    investing a substantial amount of money or by purchasing a property.

  • If you apply for a Golden Visa, you and your immediate family members (spouse and children) will
    receive residence permits which can be renewed inde nitely as long as you maintain the investment.

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4. International Relation
 Full year Current Affairs Revision through MCQs
 Day - 10

     1. A-WEB, recently seen in news, is related to

        A. Darknet activities

        B. Electronics product

        C. Election management

        D. Education facilities

     2. Consider the following statements in context to Indian ocean commission

        1. It is an intergovernmental body

        2. India is not a member country of IOC.

       Select the correct answer code:

        A. 1 only

        B. 2 only

        C. Both 1 and 2

        D. None of the above

     3. Culture of Peace session, often in news, was organised by

        A. United Nation

        B. Society for American archeology

        C. Archeological survey of India

        D. Saving antiquities for everyone (SAFE)

     4. Consider the following matches :

        1. Kurd           Iran

        2. Houthi         Yemen

        3. Boko Haram Indonesia

       Select the correct answer code:

        A. 1 and 3 only

        B. 1 and 2 only
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        C. 1 only

        D. All of the above

     5. Consider the following matches :

        1. Vienna convention    Ozone protection

        2. Geneva Convention     Diplomatic relation

        3. Singapore Convention Dispute settlement

      Select the correct answer code:

        A. 1 and 3 only

        B. 2 and 3 only

        C. 3 only

        D. All of the above

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