MOST IMPORTANT PLACES IN NEWS 2017-18
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- 23-08-2018 General Knowledge Morning Session 10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M.
- 24-08-2018 English Morning Session 10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M.
- 25-08-2018 Hindi Morning Session 10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M.
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HINDON ELEVATED ROAD: INDIA’S LONGEST ELEVATED ROAD INAUGURATED IN UTTAR PRADESH
March 30, 2018
Hindon Elevated Road, India’s longest elevated road was
inaugurated in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. It
connects UP Gate to Rajnagar Extension and will make it easier to commute between
Delhi and Ghaziabad.
Key Facts
The elevated six-lane road is approximately 10 kilometres-long. It
is built on 227 single pillars. It was built at a cost of about Rs 11,000
crores. It reduces 1 hour journey by 18 minutes. It is estimated that around
4,000 vehicles would ply on this elevated road every hour. It will also make
easy to reach National Highway (NH) 58 from NH 24 (Delhi-Meerut Highway). Its
construction was started was started in November 2014 and took three years and
four months to complete it. It has been built on Transit-orented development
(TOD) basis, a type of urban planning that makes public transportation easily
accessible to residential, business and leisure space.
KREM PURI: WORLD’S LONGEST SANDSTONE CAVE DISCOVERED IN MEGHALAYA
March 24, 2018
The world’s longest sandstone cave named Krem Puri was
discovered near Laitsohum village in Mawsynram area in East Khasi Hills
district of Meghalaya. The cave is 24,583 metres (24.5 km) in length and is
known for its complex cave systems hidden under its undulating hills. It was
discovered in 2016 but its actual length was found during expedition to measure
and map it by Meghalaya Adventurers’ Association (MAA)
Krem Puri
Krem Puri underground cavern is more than 6,000 metres
longer than world record-holder Cueva Del Saman in Edo Zulia, Venezuela, a
quartzite sandstone cave measuring 18,200 metres (18.2km). This sandstone cave
is also India’s second longest cave in general category after limestone Krem Liat
Prah-Umim-Labit system measuring little over 31 km in Jaintia
Hills, Meghalaya. Krem Puri cave system also has fossils of dinosaurs,
especially Mosasaurus, a giant reptile that lived 66-76 million years ago.
Background
There are whereabouts of more than 1,650 caves and
cave locations in Meghalaya, of which over 1,000 have been explored or
partially explored. According to official data, the northeastern state has
491km of surveyed caves and many more are waiting to be discovered. Krem in
Khasi language means cave. Mawsynram is known as wettest place on earth for its
record-breaking rainfall.
MUMBAI’S MATUNGA RAILWAY STATION ENTERS LIMCA RECORDS FOR ALL WOMAN STAFF
January 11, 2018
Mumbai’s Matunga station on Central Railway (CR) has
entered the Limca Book of Records as first all-women station in India. The
station has total staff of 41 women.
The unique initiative to employ all woman staff was
undertaken by CR General Manager DK Sharma in July 2017 with aim of empowering
women. It also aims to create an environment for women where they can make all
decisions of their own for their personal and professional well-being,
organisation good notwithstanding.
Key Facts
Women staffers were posted across all departments,
including for commercial and operations ticket checking, Railway Protection
Force, announcers and conservancy staffers. Even it includes five-point
persons, totalling 41, under charge of Station Manager Mamta Kulkarni who holds
distinction of becoming first woman assistant station manager to be recruited
by CR’s Mumbai Division in 1992.
Earlier records
In 1988, Indian Railways’ Mumbai region set new
records in women’s empowerment with Surekha Bhosale-Yadav becoming first woman
train driver on CR. In 1992, world’s first ‘Ladies Special’ suburban train
introduced on Western Railway.
AHMEDABAD’S WALLED CITY GETS WORLD HERITAGE CITY CERTIFICATE
September 2, 2017
The 600-year-old Walled City in Gujarat’s commercial
capital Ahmedabad was formally accorded status of India’s first World Heritage
City by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO).
In this regard, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova
handed over certificate declaring it as ‘World Heritage City’ to Gujarat Chief
Minister Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar. The status recognises heritage value of
walled city’s unique heritage.
Walled city of Ahmedabad
The walled city of Ahmedabad was founded in the 15th
century by Ahmed Shah of Gujarat Sultanate. It is situated on the eastern bank
of Sabarmati River. It presents rich architectural heritage from sultanate
period, notably the Bhadra citadel, walls and gates of Fort city and numerous mosques
and tombs, as well as important Hindu and Jain temples of later periods. It has
28 Archaeological Survey of India’s centrally protected monuments. The
5.5 km walled city area has approximate population of four lakh living in
century old wooden residences in around 600 pols or neighbourhoods
Important Facts
The walled city of Ahmedabad is first city in India to
get World Heritage City status and third in Asia after Bhaktapur (Nepal) and
Galle (Sri Lanka). India now has total 36 World Heritage Inscriptions 28
cultural, 7 natural and 1 mixed site. India is second after China in terms of
number of world heritage properties in Asia and Pacific (ASPAC) region, and
overall seventh in world.
World Heritage Cities Programme
It is one of six thematic programmes formally approved
and monitored by World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO. It aims to assist
state parties in the challenges of protecting and managing their urban heritage
sites.
CHINA LAUNCHES FIRST CYBER COURT IN E-COMMERCE HUB OF HANGZHOU
August 21, 2017
China launched its first cyber (internet) court specialising in
handling internet-related cases in the e-commerce hub of Hangzhou, amid a spike
in the number of online disputes.
The cyber court will handle cases such as online trade
disputes and copyright lawsuits. These cases handled by the court will be tried
online.
Key Facts
According latest report of China Internet Network
Information Center, China had about 751 million netizens and 724 million mobile
Internet users as of the end of June 2017. With high internet penetration,
Chinese people have increasingly turn to online shopping and payment.
The Hangzhou Internet Court will be located in
Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. It will provide a judicial
guarantee for maintaining cyber security, resolving online disputes and
promoting the integration of the Internet with society and the economy.
Hangzhou municipal legislature appointed the
president, vice presidents and judges of the court. The province is home to
many Internet companies, including e-commerce giant Alibaba.
WALLED CITY OF AHMEDABAD DESIGNATED AS INDIA’S FIRST WORLD HERITAGE CITY
July 10, 2017
The 600-year-old Walled City of Ahmedabad was declared
World Heritage City by the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO after it
met in Karlow, Poland. It is first Indian city get the honour.
The Walled City of Ahmedabad is located on the eastern
banks of Sabarmati river. It presents a rich architectural heritage from the
sultanate period, notably the Bhadra citadel, walls and gates of the Fort city
and numerous mosques and tombs, as well as important Hindu and Jain temples of
later periods. It will be third city from the Indian subcontinent to enjoy this
status along with Bhaktapur in Nepal and Galle in Sri Lanka.
Background
The nomination of Ahmedabad was supported by about 20
countries including Turkey, Tunisia, Lebanon, Peru, Portugal, Croatia,
Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Korea, Croatia, Cuba and Poland. Earlier, the
committee also added Asmara (capital of Eritrea), added Hebron-Al Khalil Old
Town (Palestine) and W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (Benin, Burkina Faso) to the list.
About Walled City of Ahmedabad
The Walled City of Ahmedabad was founded by Sultan
Ahmed Shah I of Gujarat Sultanate in in 1411. It remained the capital of the
Gujarat Sultanate and later important political and commercial centre of
Gujarat.
It was established as a product of the Sultan’s
ambitions to create a trading rival to the neighbouring Hindu trade centre of
Asaval. Further, he made Ahmedabad centre of his own line of dynasty and
replaced the old capital of Anhilvad Patan, located nearby.
Ahmed Shah I had laid the foundation of Bhadra Fort
starting from Manek Burj, the first bastion of the city in 1411 which was
completed in 1413. During Mughal rule, Bhadra Fort served as the seat of
Governor of Gujarat
The richness of architecture present in Ahmedabad is
enhanced by the cultural fusion of Hindu and Muslim elements. The city also
holds rare distinction of being one of the oldest trading points in India and
also centres of Indian freedom struggle under Mahatma Gandhi.
Spread over 5.43 square kilometres, the city now has
approximate population of four lakh, living in century old wooden residences in
around 600 pols or neighbourhoods. Today, despite having become extremely
crowded and dilapidated, it still serves as the symbolic heart of metropolitan
Ahmedabad.
About World Heritage Cities Programme
It is one of six thematic programmes formally approved
and monitored by the WHC. It aims to assist state parties in the challenges of
protecting and managing their urban heritage. The programme is structured along
a two-way process
(i) development of a theoretical framework for urban heritage
conservation, and
(ii) provision of technical assistance to States Parties for
the implementation of new approaches and schemes.
UNESCO PUTS OLD CITY OF HEBRON ON ITS HERITAGE IN DANGER LIST
July 7, 2017
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee acting on
a proposal brought by Palestine has put the West Bank city of Hebron
on its list of world heritage in danger. This has made Israel angry and
has triggered a new Israeli-Palestinian spat at the
international body.
Salient Facts
The inclusion of the Old City of West Bank into
the list of World Heritage in danger is aimed at drawing world’s
attention to the situation in Hebron.
The resolution for declaring Hebron as a protected
area of outstanding universal value was brought by the Palestine
and the resolution was fast-tracked by the UNESCO on the basis that
the site was under severe threat. Palestine accuses Israel for involving in
violations, vandalism and for causing damage to properties in the area.
In a separate vote, the heritage committee had also
supported a resolution condemning Israel’s actions in Jerusalem. This has
further infuriated Israel.
The resolution is viewed as a major victory for the
Palestinian Diplomacy at the UN. In 2012, Palestine has been granted
observer status by the UN General Assembly, meaning it is
not recognised as a fully-fledged country.
Hebron
Hebron is cited as one of the oldest cities in the
world. The city is very old dating from the Chalcolithic period or
more than 3,000 years BC. The Old City of Hebron has sites
that are holy to both Jews and Muslims, known as either the Tomb of the
Patriarchs or the al-Ibrahimi mosque. The city which is the
largest city in the West Bank is home to more than 200,000
Palestinians and a few hundred Israeli settlers.
Israel
Israel has rejected the Hebron resolution saying that
the resolution’s reference to the city as Islamic denies thousands of
years of Jewish connection with the city.
Israel believes that Hebron is the birthplace of
the Jewish people. The religious site at the Hebron was originally
built by the Jewish King Herod, which was later added to by the Muslim
caliphs.
Israel has accused the UN for adopting anti-Israel
bias at all issues concerning it. In May, UNESCO had passed a separate
resolution on Jerusalem condemning Israel.
SIERRA ODC BUILDING IN COIMBATORE RECEIVES WORLD’S SECOND HIGHEST GREEN RATING
June 30, 2017
SIERRA ODC building has been recognised as the world’s
second highest ranking Green Building. The building has scored 103 points out
of 110 under LEED certification.
Salient Facts
The SIERRA ODC is a three-storeyed building
which has been constructed by laying specific emphasis on increasing the
efficiency of resource use such as energy, water or materials.
The building has managed water use efficiency of
89% by using water saving fixtures and curbing wastage. In the building, water
is recycled 100%.
The building is a carbon-neutral building. The
building was the first to implement a technology called Amorphous Silicon
Thin Building Vortec for the first time in South India. By using this
technology, photovoltaic modules produce power at the low cost per watt.
Green Buildings
Green Buildings are designed and operated to reduce
the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural
environment. The green buildings efficiently use energy, water, and other
resources, protects occupant health, improves employee productivity,
and reduces waste, pollution and environmental degradation. Besides a
Green Building has tremendous environmental benefits and provides a better
place for the occupants to live and work in. So the main challenge of a green building
is to achieve all its benefits at an affordable cost.
The aim of a green building design is to minimize the
demand on non-renewable resources, maximize the utilization efficiency of
these resources, when in use, and, maximize the reuse, recycling, and
utilization of renewable resources.
UNESCO NAMES SHARJAH AS WORLD BOOK CAPITAL
June 29, 2017
UNESCO has
named Sharjah as the World Book Capital for 2019. Sharjah was
chosen for its efforts to make books accessible to its entire
population.
Salient
Highlights
Sharjah was
selected to underline the efforts taken by it to make books accessible
for reading to as many people as possible, especially the marginalised
populations. It has followed an innovative and
inclusive community-focused activity programme to engage people, in
particular, the very large migrant population.
Sharjah is
the 19th city
to be named as World Book Capital by the UNESCO. The earlier cities which were
named as World Book Capital are: Madrid (2001), Alexandria (2002), New
Delhi (2003), Antwerp (2004), Montreal (2005), Turin (2006), Bogota (2007),
Amsterdam (2008), Beirut (2009), Ljubljana (2010), Buenos Aires (2011), Yerevan
(2012), Bangkok (2013), Port Harcourt (2014), Incheon (2015), Wroclaw (2016),
Conakry (2017) and Athens (2018).
Sharjah has
become the first among the Gulf Cooperation Council and third
in the Arab world and the Middle East to receive this prestigious recognition.
The GCC countries include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar Saudi Arabia and the
UAE. Earlier, it has received various accolades like Capital of Arab
Culture (1998), Capital of Islamic Culture (2014), and Capital of Arab Tourism
(2015) etc.
World Book
Capital City
UNESCO has
been annually designating a city as World Book Capital City beginning with the
designation of Madrid as World Book Capital City in 2001. For designating a
city, UNESCO invites the International Publishers Association, the
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, and the
International Booksellers Federation to nominate and take part in deciding the
World Book Capital. The designation of a city does not include any financial
prize, it rather acknowledges the programmes followed by the
city dedicated to books and reading.
PM MODI INAUGURATES CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OF SABARMATI ASHRAM
June 29, 2017
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the centenary celebrations of
Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. The Prime Minister has also released the coin
and postal stamp in the honour of Shrimad Rajchandraji on his 150th birth
anniversary at Abhay Ghat. Shrimad
Rajchandraji was the guru to Mahatma Gandhi
Sabarmati
Ashram
Sabarmati
Ashram otherwise called as Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram,
or Satyagraha Ashram is located on the banks of the River Sabarmati.
Sabarmati Ashram served as one of the residences of Mahatma Gandhi for twelve
long years. The ashram has been declared as a national monument by
the Indian government.
Gandhiji
started the Dandi march also called as Salt Satyagraha from Sabarmati Ashram on
12 March 1930.
Shrimad
Rajchandraji
Shrimad Rajchandra is
a Jain poet, philosopher, scholar and reformer born in the
year 1867 in Vavania near Morbi. His mother was a Jain and
father a Vaishnava Hindu. He was the spiritual guide to Mahatma Gandhi. He
is known for his teachings on Jainism. He has written a large number
of letters and commentaries and also translated some religious texts. He
got into fame by performing Avdhan, a memory retention and recollection
test which gained him popularity.
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