25-26.02.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

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KARNATAKA

  • Important temples on Mysuru palace premises to be restored

 

  • The district administration has authorised the restoration and renovation of major temples on the Mysuru palace premises that are managed by the Muzrai Department.
  • This is the first time in recent years that the restoration measures have been approved on this scale and will extend the lifespan of the structures, some of which have a hoary past.
  • While Shwetha Varahaswami temple has been allocated ₹45 lakh for the work, ₹18 lakh has been sanctioned for the restoration of Prasanna Krishnaswamy temple. The Shwetha Varahaswami temple was originally constructed during the period of Chikkadevaraja Wadiyar who regined from 1673 to 1704 A.D. but was rebuilt in 1809. The Prasanna Krishnaswamy temple was completed in 1829 A.D.
  • Similarly, the conservation of Anjaneyaswamy and Ganapathi temples have been allotted ₹8.5 lakh, while ₹16 lakh has been released for the restoration of Chandramouleshwara temple.
  • The restoration of Bhuvaneshwari temple is expected to cost ₹68 lakh while the restoration of Gayatatridevi temple is estimated to cost the authorities around ₹77 lakh. These two temples are relatively recent and were completed in the early 1950s.
  • The single largest chunk of allocation has gone to Trinayaneshwaraswami temple whose restoration will cost ₹84 lakh, according to authorities. This temple is said to have existed since the 16th century A.D.
  • Of the seven temples, the work on the first phase of the restoration has been completed in case of Shwetha Varahaswami temple and Gayatridevi temple and the new allocation is for the second phase of the civil works. 

    INTERNATIONAL

     

    • PyeongChang Winter Olympics concludes

     

    • The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics concluded with a spectacular closing ceremony on February 25.

     

    • The grand event ran through 17 days and saw 2,920 athletes competing from 92 nations.

     

    • Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Olympics, while Beijing will welcome the countries for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

     

    • Norway won a record 39 medals overall to finish on top while Germany finish second with 31 medals.

     

    ·        Sri Lanka soon to release all Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture

     

    • Sri Lankangovernment decided to release remaining 20 Indian fishermen in their custody for charges of poaching in Sri Lankan waters.
    • This will be the first time in recent years that no Indian fishermen are left in Sri Lankan custody.
    • Fishermen from India and Sri Lanka are frequently detained for illegally fishing in each other’s territorial waters since the Arabian Sea does not have a clearly defined marine border and the wooden boats lack the technology to avoid being drifting away.

     

    ·        Cricket Canada Unveils ICC-Approved T20 League

     

    • Canada’s own first franchise-based Twenty20 league “Global T20 Canada”, was announced in New Delhi.
    • The Global T20 Canada League will begin functioning from July 2018 at three venues in Toronto.
    • It is conceptualized, designed, developed and managed by Mercuri Group with Cricket Canada.
    • Global T20 Canada League has received official sanction of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
    • Cricket Canada become the first Associate member of the ICC to start a Twenty20 franchise league in the North America market.

     

    NATIONAL

     

    • Andaman & Nicobar Command to Host Milan 2018

     

    • The second week of March will witness Andaman & Nicobar Command hosting a multinational mega event MILAN 2018.

     

    • MILAN is a congregation of littoral navies conducted biennially by Indian Navy at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command.

     

    • Besides fostering co-operation through naval exercises and professional interactions, MILAN also provides an excellent opportunity to the participating navies to come together in a spirit of collaboration and mutual understanding to nurture stronger ties.

     

    • Hyderabad hosted 15th edition of BioAsia 2018
    • The 15th edition of BioAsia, the annual flagship programme of Government of Telangana was held from 22-24th February 2018 at Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC) in Hyderabad.

     

    • Theme of BioAsia 2018 was “RIGHT TIME, RIGHT NOW”.

     

    • For this year’s event, Ireland, Netherlands and South Africa were international partners whereas the States of Gujarat, Assam and Rajasthan were the state partners.

     

     

    • UIDAI introduces special blue coloured ‘Baal Aadhaar’

     

    • Aadhaar is increasingly becoming mandatory to make use of most of the government schemes and other activities such as getting a new SIM card or opening a new bank account.

     

    • Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now introduced a blue coloured ‘Baal Aadhaar’ card for children below the age of 5 years.

     

    • All children below the age of 5 don’t need to give biometric details for getting an Aadhaar card.

     

     

    ·        Aruna Budda Reddy Becomes 1st Indian To Win Individual Medal At Gymnastics World Cup

    • Aruna Budda Reddy created history by becoming the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cupin Melbourne, Australia.
    • She clinched a Bronze medal in the Women’s Vault.
    • Aruna, who hails from Hyderabad, scored 13.649 average points to finish third and claim the bronze medal at the Hisense Arena.
    • Tjasa Kysslef of Slovenia took home the Gold, while Emily Whitehead of Australia won the Silver.

     

    ·        Andaman & Nicobar Command to Host Milan 2018

     

    • The second week of March will witness Andaman & NicobarCommand hosting a multinational mega event MILAN 2018.
    • MILANis a congregation of littoral navies conducted biennially by Indian Navy at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
    • The theme of this year’s MILAN International Maritime Seminar is ‘In Pursuit of Maritime Good Order – Need for Comprehensive Information Sharing Apparatus’. 
    • With the underlying theme of ‘Friendship Across the Seas’, MILAN 2018 will witness a diverse mix of professional exercises and seminars, social events and sporting fixtures.

     

     

    ·        DRDO Successfully Carries Out Test Flight Of Rustom-2 Drone

     

    • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)successfully flown it’s Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle RUSTOM 2 in Karnataka.
    • The flight assumes significance as this is the first flight in user configuration with higher power engine.
    • India at present depends on America and Israel for such predator drones. DRDO is developing within India a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle RUSTOM 2.
    • It has the capability to fly for 24 hours at a stretch at over 200 km/hr speed, and can, not only conduct sustained surveillance but will be able to destroy enemy targets.

     

     

     

    ·        India’s 1st 5G Trial Successful, 3 GB/Sec Speed Achieved

     

    • Chinese technology giant Huawei and telecom services provider Bharti Airtel announced to have successfully conducted 5G network trial under a test set-up in India.
    • The trial was conducted at Airtel’s Network Experience Centre in Manesar (Gurugram).
    • During the test trial, the speed of more than 3Gbps was achieved.
    • This is the highest measured throughput for a mobile network in 3.5 GHz band with 100MHz bandwidth and end-to-end network latency of approximately 1 msec.
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