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03082014

Union Ministry of HRD set up Hari Gautam Committee to review

the status of UGC

Who: The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) 

What: set up a four member committee 

When: 3 August 2!" 

Why: to revie# the present status of Universities $rants %ommission&s (U$%) 

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on 3 August 2!" set up a four

member committee to revie# the present status of Universities $rants %ommission's (U$%) Thecommittee #ill be heae by former U$% chairman Hari $autam

The other members of the committee #ill be %M *ari#ala+ former ean of la#+ ,anaras Hinu

University an -apil -apoor+ former .ro/0ice %hancellor of *a#aharlal 1ehru University R.

isoia+ *oint ecretary (higher eucation) #ill be the member secretary of the committee Thecommittees have si months time to submit its report

The committee #ill suggest #ays to restructure an reorganise the panel to attain better

 performance in orer to meet esire ob4ectives

The committee has been given !" items for revie#+ #hich inclues evaluation of the performance of U$% in coorinating an etermining stanars of eucation in universities+conucting an auit of its regulatory reach an ientifying strengths an #ea5nesses in this

aspect

About University Grants Commission (UGC)

UGC is the apex regulatory body for higher education in the country. he commission !as

formally set up by an Act of "arliament in #$%&. 't is the statutory body for the

coordination determination and maintenance of standards of university education in the

country.

he higher education sector in 'ndia has emerged as one of the largest in the !orld in terms

of number of institutions and the second largest by number of students !ith nearly *

million students in +& universities and about ,*--- colleges.

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04082014

100 years of the outbrea of !irst "or#$ "ar observe$ a%ross

the &#obe 04'(UG'2014

Who: ! years of the outbrea5 of 6irst 7orl 7ar (77/!) 

Where: across the globe 

What: observe 

When: " August 2!" 

August: Centenary year of /irst World War

! years of the outbrea5 of 6irst 7orl 7ar (77/!) #as observe across the globe on " August

2!" 77/! starte on " August !8!" an ene on !! 1ovember !8!9 To mar5 the centenaryyear of 77/!+ various countries hoste events

 1e# :ealan became the first country in the #orl to mar5 the centenary of 77/! in a

ceremony in .arliament grouns in 7ellington The 1e# :ealan Defence 6orce an 77!

commemorate the beginning of the 6irst 7orl 7ar for 1e# :ealan #ith a #reathlaying

ceremony at the omb of the Un0no!n Warrior in 7ellington

7ales hoste the 1ight 2ut event to mar5 the centenary of 77/! The ;ights <ut pro4ect #as

inspire by the #ors of #artime foreign secretary ir =#ar $rey

>n ,elgium+ the centenary of 77/! #as mar5e by a program of ehibition+ lectures anacaemic research focusing on the theme of ,elgian involvement in the conflict an theoccupation

%ommemorative events #ere being stage across cotlan to mar5 the centenary of the outbrea5of 77/! #ith focus on the contribution of %ommon#ealth nations to the #ar effort ,esies+

.rince %harles lai #reath at $eorge ?uare in $lasgo#

About /irst World War

6irst 7orl 7ar (also calle The $reat 7ar) #as a global #ar centere in =urope that began on "

August !8!" an laste until !!th 1ovember !8!9 !3@ countries too5 part in 7orl 7ar >+ anmore than !@ million people ie in the #ar

The #ar re# in all the #orl&s economic great po#ers #hich #ere assemble in t#o opposingalliances / the Allies an the %entral .o#ers of $ermany an Austria/Hungary

 The Allies #ere base on the Triple =ntente of the Unite -ingom+ 6rance an the Russian

=mpire >taly+ *apan an the Unite tates also 4oine the Allies

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<n the other han+ <ttoman =mpire an ,ulgaria the %entral .o#ers of $ermany an Austria/

Hungary Although >taly ha also been a member of the Triple Alliance alongsie $ermany anAustria/Hungary+ it i not 4oin the %entral .o#ers+ as Austria/Hungary ha ta5en the offensive

against the terms of the alliance These alliances #ere reorganise an epane as more nations

entere the #ar

Ultimately+ more than million military personnel+ incluing B million =uropeans+ #ere

mobiliCe in one of the largest #ars in history

China too stri%t measures to Re&u#ate GM Crops 04'(UG'2014

Who: %hina&s Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) 

What: Regulations on sales an gro#th of $M crops 

When: 28 *uly 2!" 

%hina's Ministry of Agriculture on 28 *uly 2!" came up #ith a ecision to regulate sales angro#th of $enetically Moifie ($M) crops in the country Accoring to Ministry of Agriculture

an office in charge of $M foo afety+ any company or iniviual foun violating regulations

to gro# or sell $M crops #ill be punishe strictly

The ecision came ays after a meia publiciCe the sale of $M rice at a supermar5et in %entral

%hina+ #hich is prohibite in the country The motive behin this move is to prevent illegalistribution of $M crops in the country

Commercialisation of G3 Crops in China%hina allo#e authoriCe imports of $M soybeans an corns an certifie the gro#th of various

$M crops incluing cotton+ tomatoes+ papayas an peppers Ho#ever+ it in't permitcommercial prouction or sale of $M crops

Though+ the ministry has approve eperimental planting of t#o strains of insect/resistant $M

rice in 28+ but the safety certificates for this eperiment epire this year an commercial prouction is yet to begin Allo#ance of safety certificates on $M grains i not connect to

autonomy of commercial prouction

%hina is home to billions of people >ts population is continuously increasing an its available

lan is slo#ly ecreasing leaing to flat yiel in the past ecae uch long/term foo securitytrens are troublesome %hina's ecision to open the oors of commercial prouction of $Mcrops can halt the #orries ,ut+ concerns over after/effects of $M crops loom large

The ma4or reason behin such protective concern is uncertainty over effects of $M crops onhumans $M crops' long/term ris5s on environment an human life are still not 5no#n This

 poses a huge ris5 on %hina's foo security

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Commercialisation of G3 crops in 'ndia

>nia approve commercialiCation of only one $M crop ,t %otton Ho#ever+ there are various

$M crops that are still uner evelopment an fiel trials incluing brin4al+ corn+ tomato+ ricean grounnut The success of fiel trials of $M crops #ill pave the #ay for commercialiCation

of $M grains in the country

4o!ever 'ndia is still not sure about commercialisation of G3 crops. 5uch insecurity is an

outcome of some bigger concerns:

$M is a high cost technology+ #hich is not suitable for small farmers in >nia

>nia lac5 in ae?uate infrastructure an tools re?uire for testing of $M crops

Regulatory frame#or5 of $M crops in >nia is #ea5

Ramon Ma&saysay (war$ 2014 announ%e$

Who: The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay A#ars for year 2!" 

What: announce 

When: 3! *uly 2!" 

The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay A#ars for year 2!" #as announce on 3! *uly 2!" The

list of a#arees inclue si #inners among five iniviuals an one organiCation from .a5istan

The 2!" A#arees areE

4u 5huli: he is a %hinese investigative 4ournalist #hose #or5 has le to the ouster ofcorrupt officials he is the founer an former eitor of %ai4ing a business magaCine fame for

its grounbrea5ing investigative reporting that has ha a profoun impact on %hina

  5aur 3arlina 3anurung: he is being recogniCe for her ennobling passion to protect an

improve the lives of >nonesia's forest people+ an her energiCing leaership of volunteers in

<-<;A's customiCe eucation program he put up a *ungle chool program for chilren of>nonesia's <rang Rimba+ or forest people

2mara 6han 3asoudi from Afghanistan:  He is being recogniCe for his courage+ labor+

an leaership in protecting Afghan cultural heritage Masoui #as a#are for his courage in protecting Afghan cultural heritage At great ris5 to his life+ the eputy irector of the 1ational

Museum of Afghanistan in -abul le his colleagues in moving some of the museum's most

 precious ob4ects to safety uring the Taliban's assault on his country's cultural treasures in the!88s

he Citi7ens /oundation from "a0istanE >t is a non/profit organisation (1$<) in .a5istanfoune by si business leaers >t #as recogniCe for builing ! schools over hunres of

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cities an to#ns in the country #ith the #orl's secon highest number of chilren #ho are out

of school

7ang %anfa from %hinaE 7ang %anfa foune the %enter for ;egal Assistance to .ollution0ictims+ #hich has offere free legal services to thousans of people an provie

environmental la# training to la#yers an others

8andy 4alasan for 9mergent 1eadership from the "hilippines:  He #as chosen for the

a#ar for serving the inigenous Matigsalug tribe He put in huge efforts in teaching the chilren

of the Matigsalug tribe in one of the remotest mountain villages in Minanao

About 8amon 3agsaysay A!ards

The a#ar #as establishe in !8@ The Ramon Magsaysay A#ar is Asia's highest honor an is#iely regare as the region's e?uivalent of the 1obel .riCe

>t celebrates the memory an leaership eample of the thir .hilippine presient after #hom the

a#ar is name

The a#ar is given every year to iniviuals or organiCations in Asia #ho manifest the sameselfless service that rule the life of the late an belove 6ilipino leaer

)une #an$s#i$e* G+, in pre#iminary report a%%use$ e-%essive

irri&ation as %ause

Who: .reliminary report of $> 

What: pointe eforestation an cultivation as primary cause for lanslie in Malin village+

.une 

When: 3 August 2!" 

$eological urvey of >nia ($>) on 3 August 2!" in its preliminary report+ pointe

eforestation an leveling of groun for agriculture (#ith heavy machinery to flatten lan)+ as the

 primary cause for lanslie in Malin village in Ambegaon talu5a of .une+ Maharashtra $> #illsubmit its stuy report of their finings to the government #ithin t#enty ays

>t also accuse ecessive #ater use for cultivation of pay together #ith continuous heavy raincontribute to the lanslie in Malin village that lies on the foothills of the 7estern $hats The

lanslie s#ept over the Malin village on 3 *uly 2!" an claime life of at least !9 people

>n its recommenation+ the eperts propose stopping pay farming in the area as an immeiate

step This #oul prevent any further isintegration of surrouning hills

 1otably+ Malin village is one of the three high/ris5 villages in the region mar5e =cologically

ensitive Areas by the -asturirangan %ommittee report on 7estern $hats

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"revious Committees and 8eports on developmental activity in the Western Ghats

3adhav Gadgil CommitteeE to stuy the impact of the so/calle evelopmental activity in the7estern $hats+ the Union =nvironment Ministry in 28 appointe a committee that #as heae

 by an ecologist Mahav $agil The panel #as as5e to recommen the 5in of evelopment

 pro4ects that #oul suit the ranges

>n August 2!!+ the committee submitte its report to the government an in its report it ivie

complete 7estern $hats into three categories an they !ere

a) =cologically sensitive Cone (=%:) >

 b) =cologically sensitive Cone (=%:) >>

c) =cologically sensitive Cone (=%:) >>>

/or 9C '  F it in its recommenation suggeste the government to phase/out all mining

activity by 2!B

/or 9C '' F it as5e the government to give no ne# mining permission for mining an

 polluting inustries li5e coal/base po#er plants >t also as5e the government to issue strictregulation an guielines for eisting an operational pro4ects #ith regular social auits

/or 9C ''' F it propose change in the use of lan useG it as5e to eviate from agriculture tonon/agriculture uses >t also as5e the government for =%: >>> that the eveloper of the

inustrial+ infrastructure an tourism pro4ect shoul be as5e to ta5e measures to mitigate

environment an socio/economic changes

,ut the $agil committee's report #as not accepte by the government after state governments'

accuse the report to be too harsh an it shoul not be accepte

6ollo#ing the pressure of the state governments+ center once again appointe a ne# committee

le by former chairman of >nian pace Research <rganisation+ - -asturirangan

6 6asturirangan committee in its report recommene reuction of the =%: > from B percent

of total area of 7estern $hats to 3 percent >t #as also not accepte by the central governmentue to the protests of state governments+ terming it too restrictive an #ill hamper the economic

evelopment

)rime Minister .aren$ra Mo$i visite$ .epa#

Who: .rime Minister 1arenra Moi 

Where:  1epal 

What: conclue t#o ay visit 

When: " August 2!" 

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.rime Minister 1arenra Moi conclue t#o ay visit to 1epal on " August 2!" During the

visit+ .rime Minister aresse the 1epalese .arliament 1arenra Moi #as #elcome by the

guar of honour

This #as the first visit of an >nian .rime Minister to 1epal in ! years Moi #as assiste #ith

a team of !! elegates incluing several ministers accompanying him

The visit #as aime to forge a ne# relationship #ith 1epal an to start a ne# chapter in bilateral

ties that #ill serve as a moel an catalyst for regional partnership

;arendra 3odi made the follo!ing announcement during his visit:

The .rime Minister gave a H>T formula for 1epal >nia #ants to help 1epal buil high#ays(H)+ information high#ays (>) an trans#ays / transmission lines (T)

The .rime Minister announce that >nia #ill give 1epal ! crore 1epali rupee

concessional line of creit+ for its evelopment

The .rime Minister announce that he is 5een to ouble po#er supply to 1epal

The pipelines #oul be built to help transport oil to 1epal

The scholarships to stuents from 1epal #oul be increase

>nia #oul help 1epal emerge as a ma4or eporter of herbal meicines

>nia #oul also help evelop the tourism potential of 1epal+ both as a spiritual+ an

aventure tourism estination

He offere assistance to 1epal in the fiels of organic farming+ an soil health

Analysis

<ne of the prime agenas of the visit #oul be to spee up negotiations on a po#er trae

 bet#een the t#o countries

 1egotiators #ere trying to narro# o#n ifferences over the po#er pact aime at harnessing

 1epal&s estimate "2 M7 hyro/electric potential to meet omestic nees an also supply

>nia&s giant energy/starve economy

The Himalayan nation currently has an installe capacity of B M7 as its evelopment has

 been hel bac5 by years of political instability 1epal is still struggling #ith the transition to aconstitutional republic after the abolition of the monarchy in 29

 1epal&s relationship #ith >nia is also important to contain the rise of %hina as the strongest

 po#er in outh Asia

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Union Defen%e Ministry a##owe$ arme$ for%es to $o business

with the Ro##s Roy%e

Who: The Union Defence Ministry 

What: allo#e arme forces to o business relate to essential re?uirements #ith the RollsRoyce 

When: 3 August 2!" 

The Union Defence Ministry on 3 August 2!" allo#e arme forces to o business relate to

essential re?uirements #ith the Rolls Royce

The ecision of the Union Defence Ministry came after Attorney $eneral Mu5ul Rohtagi opine

that >A6 an the 1avy can procure from the Rolls Royce the systems essential for their

maintenance an operational re?uirements of the t#o services an not allo#ing the procurement

#oul affect the efence prepareness of the t#o forces

Moreover+ the aircraft such as the %/!3* uper Hercules transport aircraft+ ea-ing multi/rolehelicopters+ Ha#5 avance 4et trainer an the *aguar fighter of the t#o forces fly on Rolls/

Royce engines

Hence+ they #ill have to procure essential e?uipment from the firm to continue their operations

<ac0ground

 

>n March 2!"+ the Union Defence Ministry ha put on hol all the eal #ith the ,ritish engine

manufacturer Rolls/Royce over the allegations of corruption in contract #ith HinustanAeronautics ;t (HA;)

>n the contract+ Rolls F Royce has to supply aircraft engines to HA; for its trainer aircraft uring

2/2!! The contract is of #orth ! crore rupees

%,> foun the allegations of unauthorise use of an outsie commercial aviser an the use ofmilemen by Rolls/Royce in fetching the contract

0/082014

Union Government &rante$ .avratna +tatus to C.CR

%ontainer %orporation of >nia ;imite (%<1%<R) on 23 *uly 2!" #as accore 1avratnatatus by the Department of .ublic =nterprises uner Union Ministry of Heavy >nustry an

.ublic =nterprises %<1%<R is the !th %entral .ublic ector =nterprise (%.=) to achieve

 1avratna tatus

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%<1%<R gives multi/moal logistics support for the country&s eim (eports an imports) an

omestic trae an commerce

The granting of 1avratna status entitles the company boars to o investments up to ! crorerupees or !@ of their net #orth on a single pro4ect or 3 of their net #orth in the #hole year

(not eceeing ! crore rupees) #ithout see5ing government permission

,esies+ it also entitles the ,oars of 1avaratna enhance po#ers in the areas of (i) capital

epenitureG (ii) e?uity investment in 4oint venturesIsubsiiaries in >nia or abroa+ (iii) humanresources evelopment (iv) orgnaisational restructuring an (v) raising of ebt from the

omestic capital mar5ets an borro#ings from international mar5ets

3a=or criteria of a!arding ;avratna 5tatus are:

A %entral .ublic ector =nterprise (%.=) shoul be a cheule A an Miniratna %ategory F >

company The %.=s shoul have at least three =cellent or 0ery $oo Memoranum of Unerstaning

(MoU) ratings uring the last five years

The %.= shoul have a composite score of B or above out of ! mar5s base on its performance uring the last three years on the follo#ing si ientifie efficiency parametersE

9fficiency "arameters 3aximum 3ar0s

 1et .rofit to 7orth 2@

Manpo#er cost to %ost of 

.rouctionIervices !@

$ross Margin as capital employe !@

$ross .rofit as Turnover !@

=arnings per hare !

>nter/sectoral comparison base on

 1et profit to 1et #orth2

Total !

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About C2;C28 

%<1%<R #as incorporate in March !899 uner the %ompanies Act+ !8@B an commenceoperation from 1ovember !898 ta5ing over the eisting net#or5 of >%Ds (>nlan %ontainer

Depots) from the >nian Rail#ays >t is no# the mar5et leaer having the largest net#or5 of B2>%Ds or Dry ports in >nia

>ts current %hairman an Managing Director (%MD) is Anil -umar $upta

About ;avratna

 1avratna #as the title given originally to 8 .ublic ector =nterprises (.=s) ientifie by the

$overnment of >nia in !88 as Jpublic sector companies that have comparative avantagesJ+giving them greater autonomy to compete in the global mar5et so as to Jsupport KthemL in their

rive to become global giants

.(+( announ%e$ to #aun%h Mars 2020 rover mission in 2020 to

e-amine habitabi#ity of Mars environment

 1AA announce on 3! *uly 2!" at its hea?uarters in 7ashington+ U+ that it #ill sen a ne#

rover to Mars in 22 name as 3ars -- rover mission Mars 22 mission #ill attempt to

etermine the potential habitability of the Mars environment+ an irectly search for signs of

ancient Martian life This attempt if successful #ill pave the #ay for future manne missions

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The Mars 22 rover mission #ill be launche in *uly or August 22+ #hich #ill lan on mars

after an eight to nine month cruise in 22! 1AA&s *et .ropulsion ;aboratory #ill buil an

manage operations of the Mars 22 rover mission

To evelop Mars 22 rover mission+ 1AA&s pace Technology .rogram partnere #ithHuman =ploration an the Mars 22 Rover Team >t is being evelope to fulfill the scienceob4ectives recommene by the 1ational Research %ouncil&s 2!! .lanetary cience Decaal

urvey

The MAR 22 mission rover #ill be base on the esign of the successful rover+ %uriosity thatis operational since it lane on the Re .lanet in August 2!2 an is a part of the 1AA's Mars

=ploration .rogram

'mportance of the 3ars -- rover mission

>t #ill be use by scientists to ientify an select a collection of roc5 an soil samples that #ill

 be store for potential return to =arth by a future mission >t also #ill help avance our 5no#lege of ho# future human eplorers coul use natural

resources available on the surface of the Re .lanet Designers of future human epeitions can use this mission to unerstan the haCars pose by

Martian ust an emonstrate technology to process carbon ioie from the atmosphere to

 prouce oygen These eperiments #ill help engineers learn ho# to use Martian resources to prouce oygen for human respiration an potentially for use as an oiiCer for roc5et fuel

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5even "ayloads to be carried by the 3ars -- rover mission

These seven instruments #ere selecte from @9 proposals receive in *anuary 2!" from

researchers an engineers #orl#ie These seven selecte proposals #ill cost approimately!3 million U ollar for evelopment of the instruments to 1AA

he 3ars 2xygen '58U 9xperiment (32>'9) ?  >t is an eploration technology

investigation an #ill prouce oygen from Martian atmospheric carbon ioie This prouceoygen on Mars #ill be beneficial for human respiration an potentially can be use as an

oiiCer for roc5et fuel for return missions

3astcam@ ?  it is an avance camera system #ith panoramic an stereoscopic imagingcapability #ith the ability to Coom >T is also capable of etermine mineralogy of the Martain

surface

5uperCam ?  it as an instrument #ill provie imaging+ chemical composition analysis an

mineralogy >t #ill also etect the presence of organic compouns in roc5s an regolith from aistance

"lanetary 'nstrument for >@ray 1ithochemistry ("'>1) ?  it is an /ray fluorescence

spectrometer an #ill also contain a high resolution imager that can etermine the fine scale

elemental composition of Martian surface materials This instrument is capable to proviecapabilities that permit more etaile etection an analysis of chemical elements than ever

 before 5canning 4abitable 9nvironments !ith 8aman 1uminescence for 2rganics and

Chemicals (549812C) ?  >t is a spectrometer that #ill provie fine/scale imaging an #ill use

an ultraviolet (U0) laser to etermine fine/scale mineralogy an etect organic compounsH=R;<% #ill be the first U0 Raman spectrometer to fly to the surface of Mars an #ill

 provie complementary measurements #ith other instruments in the payloa

3ars 9nvironmental Bynamics Analy7er (39BA) ? This a set of sensors an that is capable

of proviing measurements of temperature+ #in spee an irection+ pressure+ relative humiityan ust siCe an shape

he 8adar 'mager for 3ars 5ubsurface 9xploration (8'3/A>) ?  >t is groun/penetrating

raar an #ill provie centimeter/scale resolution of the geologic structure of the subsurface

About 3ars 9xploration "rogram

Mars =ploration .rogram see5s to characteriCe an unerstan Mars as a ynamic system+incluing its present an past environment+ climate cycles+ geology an biological potential >t

inclues the <pportunity an %uriosity rovers+ the <yssey an Mars Reconnaissance <rbiter

spacecraft currently orbiting the planet+ an the MA0=1 orbiter+ #hich is set to arrive at the Re

.lanet in eptember 2!" an #ill stuy the Martian upper atmosphere

>n 2!B+ a Mars laner mission calle 'n5ight #ill launch to ta5e the first loo5 into the eep

interior of Mars

,esies+ 1AA is collaborating #ith =uropean pace Agency&s (=A&s) 2!B an 2!9

9xo3ars missions This inclues 9lectra telecommunication raios to =A&s 2!B orbiter an acritical element of the astrobiology instrument on the 2!9 =oMars rover

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,ta#ian resear%hers $e%o$e$ the #an&ua&e of (fri%an )en&uins

for the rst time

Who: African penguins (4ac5ass penguin) 

Where: University of Turin in >taly 

What: language #as ecoe by a team of researchers le by Dr ;ivio 6avaro 

>talian researchers successfully ecoe the language of African .enguins for the first time an

reveale that the birs have a song that caters to every occasion This #as reveale in a stuy

title he Docal 8epertoire of the African "enguin (5pheniscus demersus): 5tructure and

/unction of Calls publishe in 4ournal .;< <1= on 3 *uly 2!" The stuy #as le by Dr 

;ivio 6avaro from the University of Turin in >taly

he 5tudy /indings

Accoring to the stuy+ .enguins ma5e si istinct calls to communicate Among these si calls+four are use by aults an are use to communicate emotions such as happiness+ love an anger

he researchers found that the adult "enguins have four essential vocali7ations and they

are

A contact call emitte by isolate birs

An agonistic call use to signal aggression An ecstatic isplay song uttere by single birs uring the breeing season

A mutual isplay song sung by pairs at their nests

The remaining t#o are relate to 4uveniles an chic5s The soun mae by the chic5s is relate to

hunger an has been terme as t#o begging calls an they are ,egging peeps F also 5no#n as short cheeps are use #hen they #ant foo from aults

,egging moan F mae by those chic5s #ho are 4ust out of the nest+ but still nee foo fromaults

They ecoe their language by collecting+ categorising an analysing hunres of auio an

vieo vocal recorings These ata #ere collecte from a captive colony of "9 African .enguinsat the :oom :oo in Turin+ >taly This group #as comprise of !@ males+ ! females+ eight

youngsters bet#een 3 an !2 months an eight chic5s

>n its fining of the vocalisation+ the researchers claime that .enguins ma5e call through syrin

that is ifferent from the mammalian laryn This syrin consists of t#o parts an they are aninepenent set of muscles an membranes at the right an left sies Their communication is aharmonic structure an uring communication+ they stan up an ma5e the call by their half/

open bea5 During this+ they eten their nec5 up#ars to the level that is possible by them

The researchers also claime that many birs along #ith .enguins can prouce t#o inepenentsignals at the same time

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The African penguin (pheniscus emersus) species is also 5no#n as the 4ac5ass penguin an

 blac5/foote penguin an is confine to southern African #aters

.C" Chairperson Mamta +harma $emitte$ o%e

Who: Mamta harma 

What: emitte office of %hairman of 1%7 

When: ! August 2!" 

Mamta harma+ %hairperson of the 1ational %ommission for 7omen (1%7) emitte office on! August 2!" he serve the %ommission for three years Ms 1irmala amant .rabhaval5ar+

Member+ 1%7 #oul act as %hairperson+ 1%7 #ith effect from ! August 2!"

Mamta harma too5 over charge as the %hairperson of the 1ational %ommission for 7omen on

2 August 2!!

About 3amta 5harma

he #as born to arent patriot Dharlal Devta #ho too5 active part in the freeom struggle an

lai o#n his life in the fight for freeom of >nia

harma 4oine active politics in !89@ an #as nominate as the =ecutive member of

Ra4asthan Re %ross ociety in !89B ;ater she became the $eneral ecretary of the Ra4asthan .raesh %ongress %ommittee

he conteste the Assembly =lections of the Ra4asthan from ,uni %onstituency an #on by

a great margin efeating her nearest rival

>n the year 22+ she #as appointe as the .arliamentary ecretary uring the %abinetepansion of Atal ,ihari 0a4payee government

he #as re/electe for the tate Assembly from ,uni %onstituency in the year 23+efeating her nearest rival by a lanslie margin again an #as the only lone #oman caniate to

have #on the 23 Assembly =lections out of !9 #omen conteste

About ;ational Commission for Women

The 1ational %ommission for 7omen #as set up as statutory boy in *anuary !882 uner the

 1ational %ommission for 7omen Act+ !88 toE

revie# the %onstitutional an ;egal safeguars for #omen G recommen remeial legislative measures G

facilitate reressal of grievances an avise the $overnment on all policy matters affecting #omen

Dr$iri4a 0yas #as the only %hairperson #ho serve for t#o terms of three years each

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+yn$i%ate an CMD + 5ain suspen$e$ for a##e&e$#y re%eivin&

bribe

Who: - *ain+ %MD of ynicate ,an5  

What: suspene by Union government 

When: " August 2!" 

ynicate ,an5 %hairman/cum/Managing Director (%MD) - *ain #as suspene by Union

government on " August 2!" after he #as arreste by %entral ,ureau of >nvestigation (%,>) on

2 August 2!" for accepting bribe

- *ain accepte bribe of @ la5h rupees along #ith @ other people for granting creit etensionto some private firms involve in %oal ,loc5 Allocations cam %,> officials reveale that Mr

*ain #as receiving payments from t#o firms+ ,hushan teel an .ra5ash >nustries

he fall out of the EainFs arrest

This case epose the role of .ublic ector ,an5s in isturbing the financial sector of thecountry The government+ as a result+ might use the ynicate ban5 %MD arrest to push for

merger of small public sector ban5s The motive is to ensure that these ban5s have appropriate

chec5s an safeguars re?uire to trac5 creit appraisal

About 56 Eain

- *ain #as appointe as the %hairman/cum/Managing Director (%MD) of ynicate ,an5 in

*uly 2!3 He #as the youngest %MDs among all the public sector ban5s' %MDs He #asappointe for perio of five years an #as to retire in 2!9

About 5yndicate <an0 

ynicate ,an5 #as establishe in !82@ in Uupi by ri Upenra Ananth .ai+ 0aman -uva anTMA .ai >n !8B8+ $overnment of >nia nationaliCe ynicate ,an5 along #ith thirteen ma4or

commercial ban5s >t starte #ith a capital of 9 rupees an flourishe thereafter

harathiya Mahi#a an 6t$ ba&&e$ the Core anin& +ystem

,nitiative (war$'2014

Who: ,harathiya Mahila ,an5 ;t 

Where: ingapore 

What: bagge the %ore ,an5ing ystem >nitiative A#ar/2!" 

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,esies+ he also announce to give 2@ crore rupees for the temple an the money #ill be spent to

 buil a "/be Dharmashala in .ashupatinath area

About "ashupatinath emple

.ashupatinath Temple is one of the olest Hinu temples locate on the ban5s of ,agmati Riverin Deopatan+ a village situate 3/5m north/#est of -athmanu+ 1epal The temple is eicate to

;or .ashupatinath (;or of Animals)+ a manifestation of ;or hiva

The temple attracts many pilgrims every year+ mostly from >nia >t is liste in 7orl Heritage

ites list of U1=%<

The temple #as constructe by .ashupre5sha of the omaeva Dynasty in the 3r century ,%+

 but the first historical recors ate from the !3th century ,y the later mile Ages+ many

imitations of the temple ha been built+ such as in ,ha5tapur (!"9)+ ;alitpur (!@BB) an

,enares (early !8th century)

The original temple #as estroye several times until it #as given its present form uner -ing

,hupalenra Malla in !B8

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