Daily CURRENT AFFAIRS

Daily Current Affair - UPSC/KAS Exams - 14th Feb 2022

NEWS

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched its earth observation satellite EOS-4 and two co-passenger technology demonstrator and scientific satellites from the first launch pad at the country’s only spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh recently

EOS-04

Cartosat series of satellites

Fourth in a series of earth observation satellites

Launched on PSLV C5

USES

• Land and forest mapping and monitoring
• Mapping of resources like water or minerals or fishes
• Weather and climate observations
• Soil assessment
• Geospatial contour mapping
• Complement the data from Resourcesat, Cartosat and RISAT-2B

NOTE - ISRO had moved to a new naming system for its earth observation satellites which till then had been named thematically, according to the purpose they were meant for

OTHER SATELLITES LAUNCHED

INSPIREsat-1

• Student satellite
• Developed by the Thiruvananthapuram-based Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology in collaboration with the University of Colorado in the United States where it was assembled and tested.
• Students from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and National Central University of Taiwan have also contributed.
• Study the dynamics of the upper atmosphere and carries an X-ray spectrometer for studying solar flares.

INS-2TD

• Technology demonstrator for the first India-Bhutan joint satellite
• Two countries had signed a space agreement last year, and its first outcome would be the launch of BhutanSat, or INS-2B, on a PSLV rocket in March.
• Has a thermal imaging camera meant for earth observation purposes, like assessment of land and water surface temperature, and identification of forest and tree cover.

 NEWS

LCA TEJAS to participate in Singapore air show -2022

LCA TEJAS

WHAT - Single engined, light weight, highly agile, multi-role supersonic fighter

DESIGNATED MANUFACTURING UNIT - LCA-Production Group (LCA-PG) (launched in 2002 at HAL)

DESIGNED BY - Aeronautical Development Agency ( designated project manager for the development of LCA )

FEATURES

• Has quadruplex digital fly-by-wire Flight Control System (FCS) with associated advanced flight control laws
• Designed for ‘air combat’ and ‘offensive air support’ with ‘reconnaissance’ and ‘anti-ship’ as its secondary roles
• Extensive use of advanced composites in the airframe gives a high strength to weight ratio, long fatigue life and low radar signatures
• Stealth features
• Application of radar-absorbent material (RAM) coatings are intended to minimise its susceptibility to detection and tracking.
• Equipped with advanced features such as Air-to-Air refuelling and Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile system.

NEWS

The Registry Building, a two-storey structure at Chandernagore built in 1875 and a symbol of French settlement of the colonial town, has been awaiting restoration for a long time.

CHANDERNAGORE

• LOCATION - Hooghly district , West Bengal
• Part of French colonies in India
• Due to its close proximity to Calcutta, it became a safe haven for freedom fighters of all hues
• Produced several martyrs including Kanailal Dutt

 NEWS

Prime Minister pays tributes to Maharaja Surajmal on his Jayanti

MAHARAJA SURAJMAL

WHO -  Hindu Jat ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan

BORN -1707         

OTHER DETAILS

• His kingdom covered present-day Delhi and districts of Agra, Aligarh, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Hathras, Kanpur, Mathura, Meerut, and Muzaffarnagar.
• Describe as “the Plato of the Jat tribe” and “Jat Odysseus”
• Built Lohagarh Fort in the 18th century - only fort in India that no one in history has won.
• Gave food and shelter to thousands of Maratha survivors and received them with tender warmth and hospitality, giving free rations to every Maratha soldier or camp follower after their defeat of the Marathas by the Afghans in the Third Battle of Panipat

DEATH - Killed in an ambush by the Rohilla troops in December 1763 near Hindon River, Delhi.

• Rahul Bajaj passed away on February 12, 2022. He was known the world over and, of course, in India for being a very successful, ethical, and philanthropic businessman.
• To mark the successful completion of training of 127 Air Force Special Forces Operatives of Garud Force, Maroon Beret Ceremonial Parade was held recently
• Srirama Nagaram, where 108 Vaishnavite shrines have been set up along with the Statue of Equality, was sure to be known as land of devotion and equality which is the corner-stone of our democracy. The President formally inaugurated the 120-kg statue of Sri Ramanujacharya made of gold as part of the Sriramanuja Sahasrabdi Samaroh, marking the 1,000 years of the birth of the saint poet at Muchintal in Telangana.

Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment launched the Central Sector scheme “SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”. This umbrella scheme, designed by Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, is set to provide welfare and rehabilitation to the Transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging.