MADHYA PRADESH
Madhya Pradesh: ‘8 lakh hectares of farm hit by floods’
About 8 lakh hectares of rabi crop sowing area would be affected across Madhya Pradesh if dams and canal systems are not repaired by October 15. A sum of Rs300 crore would be required for their repair.
The recent flood has severely affected around 660 minor irrigation schemes, dams and canal systems of 38 medium and major projects in Sheopur, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Ashoknagar, Guna and Datia districts in the Gwalior-Chambal region.
An estimate of Rs 816 crore has been made for the repair and restoration of dams, canals and other water structures on a preliminary survey.
INTERNATIONAL
World Airport Award Ranking by Skytrax
The Skytrax World Airport Award ranking for the year 2021 was published. In the report, Indira Gandhi International Airport of Delhi has emerged among world’s top-50 best airports in the 2021.
Highlights:
Delhi Airport emerged as best airport in the country for the 3rd consecutive year.
Mumbai, Hyderabad, & Bengaluru have found a rank among world’s top 100 best airports.
In the world airport’s awards list 2021, Delhi has been ranked at 45th place. It has improved as compared to number 50 in 2020. Delhi airport is 1st Indian airport to achieve this mark.
Hyderabad has been positioned at 64th place. Its raking has been improved against 71st in 2020.
Mumbai is positioned at 65th number, besides getting 52nd place in 2020.
Top-5 airports of the world: Doha Hamad International Airport, Tokyo Haneda airport, Changi Airport Singapore, Seoul Incheon International Airport and Tokyo Narita.
Skytrax is a UK-based consultancy, running an airline & airport review and also ranking site.
NATIONAL
Chandrayaan 2 Discovers Water Molecules on the Moon
Orbiter of the Chandrayaan 2 of the Indian Space Research Organisation has detected water molecules on the surface of the moon.
Highlights:
From the view of researchers that there was widespread lunar hydration and also unambiguous detection of H2O signatures in between 29 degrees north and 62 degrees north latitudes on the moon.
Chandrayaan 2 Mission was launched by ISRO in 2019 which suffered a tragic crash when the lander got damaged.
However, its orbiter has helped in many new discoveries in this mission.
The aim is to study not just one area of the Moon but combining the exosphere as well including the surface and subsurface of the Moon.
Fit India Freedom Run Launched by the Government
Union Minister of Youth affairs launched a nationwide programme called fit India freedom Run 2.0 on 13th august in order to celebrate Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav.
Highlights:
The program has been launched at 75 iconic locations, will be concluded on October 2.
People from each district in which village can participate in this freedom Run movement, In the freedom, Run 1.0 people of 5 crores had joined and in this number has increased to 7.5 crores. India freedom Run 2.0 flagged off from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
The freedom Run will be organised across 744 districts and 30,000 educational institutions in India.
Internet Governance Forum of India
India will host the first Internet Governance Forum in the country.
The discussion board is an Internet Governance coverage dialogue platform to convey representatives together from a number of groups, considering all at par
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