ICE Daily Dose
(17th August)
Topics -
-Project Lion
-Project Dolphin
-About NCC
-About African Swine Fever ASF
-About Vikram Sarabhai
1.About African Swine Fever ASF
Scientists at the Pirbright Institute are developing a new vaccine against African swine fever (ASF), the most common form of the disease in Africa. USDA recently released materials to spread awareness of the virus and prevent it from entering the country.
African swine fever (ASF) has broken out in the United States, according to the US disease control agency CDC. The African swine fever virus infects both crops, but domestic pigs in the United States are exposed to more than 1,000 cases of the virus, according to the CDC.
The virus African swine fever (ABS) has broken out in pigs in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The African swine fever virus (ASF) has been found in pigs in the United States, according to the US health agency CDC and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The virus of African swine fever causes a viral hemorrhagic fever in pigs in the US, according to the US disease control agency CDC. Pigs infected with ASF suffer from high blood pressure and fever, as well as high levels of inflammation in the blood, compared to uninfected pigs. Interferons are linked to genes of the multigene family 360 and 505, and those harbored by deletions of the genes MGF360 and M GF505 are attenuated in pigs.
African swine fever (ASF) is commonly transmitted by arthropods such as soft, full-bodied ticks by ingesting blood from infected pigs. This does not mean that humans or other animals cannot spread the virus through vectors. The virus of African swine fever is very persistent in the environment and remains stable and contagious for at least two years after contact with the infected pig.
If African swine fever is established in wild boar populations, it will be extremely difficult to eradicate the disease. African swine fever can only be controlled once it has been confirmed in large numbers of wild boar, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
African swine fever, including feral pigs, is always reported as a serious disease and it is prohibited to feed pigmeat or products containing meat to pigs. In the United States, pigs are also prohibited from feeding any meat - which includes products such as meat, milk, eggs, or pork.The virus of African swine fever spreads through the skin and it is believed that for some time now clearly visible cyanotic bleeding has been detected in the ears and skin of animals.
Preventive measures aim to minimise the risk of the spread of the African swine fever virus in the fattening pig. Ornithodoros erraticus inhabits pig fattening facilities in Portugal and is in contrast to the typical pig fattening systems in Africa and other parts of Europe. Detecting and reporting the African swine fever virus early so that we can contain the spread of this disease is the only way to reduce the enormous financial and social damage caused by this outbreak.
African swine fever is caused by the Afarviridae virus family, which is the same family as the viruses associated with classical swine fever. It is currently divided into two subfamilies, the family Asfafiridae (Farvirids) and the genus Asfarvidae, which both cause the disease.
While classical swine fever (CSF) mainly affects young pigs, all age groups are equally susceptible to ASF. Classical swine fever (ASf) is transmitted through the consumption of infected meat products and although it mainly affects young pigs, this age group is also susceptible to the disease.
ASF and classical swine fever are caused by very similar viruses, which can only be distinguished by laboratory tests. The disease occurs in flocks of up to 10,000 pigs in a flock, so it is crucial to immediately distinguish which disease infects the flock. Both diseases are caused by the same type of virus and are very similar, but the disease can occur in different parts of the world, such as Africa, Asia and Latin America.
In an interagency collaboration, USDA and S & T are working together to find faster ways to isolate the virus of African swine fever from animal samples. The only way to confirm African swine fever is to take a sample and submit it for testing.
The aim of this study was to determine the presence of African swine fever in the suspected pigs during the investigation period. At least one case of infection with the virus (0.5%) was observed in all suspected pigs during the entire trial period.
2.About NCC
NCC cadets attended the first ever National Conference of the National Council of Cadet Officers of India (NCC) in New Delhi on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his first visit to Gujarat since being elected prime minister, met with cadets and cadets from across India.
Modi said India would prepare about a million National Security Council cadets in 173 border and coastal regions, about a third of whom are women. He announced that they will be trained in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in these 173 coastal and border counties.
Speaking to the Express after the Prime Minister's speech, Gen. Shekatkar said: "There is certainly scope for the NCC to increase its presence in coastal and border areas. Currently it has a strength of about 12 lakh cadets in coastal areas of the country, but it is planned to increase from the current strength (14 lakh) to 15 lakh in cadet strength if the expansion of the coastal border area is implemented.
Because the NCC has units in several border and coastal regions, officials believe there is plenty of room for expansion. The expansion of coastal borders has been under consideration by the Ministry of Defence for some time. The NCC currently has 17 regional directorates, each with its own headquarters in the capital Nairobi and a number of sub-regions.
In each directorate there are different groups, headquarters and battalions that are responsible for the training of NCC cadets in different districts. Each department consists of 50 cadets and each school or college unit has associate NCCC officers. The BN units consist of 4-8 divisions, with the upper division being for boys, and the SD boys and SW girls are given the rank of Junior Officer (JO) and Senior Officer in the Air Force and Navy Wings respectively. Boys (and girls) in the JD were classified as cadets, while the senior officers in the Army, Navy and Marine wings were classified as junior officers. Cadets are also assigned various leadership roles by their appointment.
Each NCC directorate is headed by a service officer of the rank of brigadier general (or equivalent officer), and each group's headquarters is headed by a group headquarters. Each unit is led by an associate NCCC officer with a senior officer rank in the Army, Navy and Navy. The N CC has two divisions, one for boys and one for girls, each with three divisions and three battalions.
Each battalion consists of a company, a battalion commander, a senior officer and a non-commissioned officer. Each cadet of the Senior and Junior Division undergoes service training under the command of an associate NCC officer with a brigadier rank (or equivalent). Candidates must complete a full training period, which is the basis for service in the Army and Navy, as well as in the Navy and Marine Corps.
After the Sino-Indian War of 1962, military training became mandatory to meet the nation's needs. Rather than being just the second line of defense, the revised NCC curriculum places great emphasis on developing leadership and officer quality. The military training received by CCC cadets has been reduced and greater importance has been given to social services and youth administration.
The marks mentioned above will be added to the selection tests of the certificate holder and a place is reserved for girls who are trained by the NCC, in the order of their performance in which they hold a G2 certificate. One place is reserved for those who can pass the SSB (exempt from CDS and UPSC exams). They are classified according to their education and qualifications, with a maximum of three places available per class.
The JD / JW cadets of the NCC can pass the B certificate in grades 8 and 9, and in grades 10, 11 and 12 there are a maximum of three places available per class. The SD / SW cadets of the N CC can obtain certificate b in the class of the years 12, 13, 14 and 15 during their studies.
The NCC conducts camps for willing cadets in certain regiments, who undergo a training period of 10 - 15 days. The NCC RVCE is under the command of the 1 Karnataka Signal Regiment of the N CC and has a total strength of 80 cadets, including 30 cadets. The camp is attended by selected NCCC cadets from 17 directorates and takes place every year in the first week of July from July to August at the RDC.
The NCC RVCE is organized to maintain the morale of cadets and encourage them to perform better. The N CC is staffed by a cadet corps of approximately 1,000 - 2,500 cadets, and the cadets have demonstrated profound excellence in all military disciplines. NCCC cadres receive basic military training at various levels and also have an academic curriculum and basic skills related to work in the armed forces.
3.About Vikram Sarabhai
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) honours the father of the Indian space programme Chandrayaan-2. Today's Doodle, illustrated by a visiting artist living in Mumbai, celebrates the life and achievements of award-winning Indian astronaut Vikram Sarabhai, remembered by many as the "father" of India's space programs. Google is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the launch of Chandraysaan - 2, which reached the moon on August 20 and dropped a Vikrams lander on Earth's only satellite on September 7. To celebrate this milestone, Google will launch a special edition of its Google Doodle on Monday, September 11, 2017, as part of a global celebration of space exploration. The Indian astronaut and founder of ISro is being hailed by Google as a tribute to his contributions to space exploration, especially in light of his role in the development and success of "Chandrayaans 2," which will reach the moon on August 20, 2013 and place the "Vikram" lander on the Earth's satellite on September 7.
The Indian independence movement, the famous Sarabhai family in India, were important industrialists who had dedicated themselves to it. As the son of Ambalal Sarbhai, he became an important industrialist who had dedicated himself to the Indian independence movement. Son of, it turned out that they were an important industrialist who was committed to it, and his father.
Under the Nehru government, Sarabhai founded the Indian National Committee for Space Research in 1962, which was later renamed the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Sarabhai also established the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in South India. He had a vision of bringing the fruits of space technology to India, and he established it under his leadership. In 1969, ISro became India's first national space research organisation and the world's first space agency.
The great scientist Dr. Vikram Sarabhai not only founded the Operations Research Group (ORG), the first market research organization in India. After returning to India, he founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad in November 1947, followed by the Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad, and in 1962 he led the establishment of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in South India. After the physical research laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai set up a space application centre in the physical research laboratory in Gujarat, which he successfully launched in 1969.
After the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, Vikram set up the Space Applications Centre in Gujarat and the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
After returning to India, he founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad in November 1947, followed by the Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad, and directed the construction of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), which was later renamed by Dr. Sarabhai. After some time, he explained the space program and the station to the "Indian government" and finally convinced them to found an Indian National Committee for Space Research in 1962. This was later established under the auspices of the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) and later the National Research Council (NRC).
Known in India as the "cradle of space science," the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) was founded by Vikram Sarabhai and founded on November 11, 1947 in Ahmedabad, the first laboratory in independent India. Known as the forerunner of ISRO, it is known as the "cradle of space science." In 1947, in memory of his father, who founded the Indian space program, he established the physical research laboratory in his hometown of Ahmed Gujarat, which was a precursor to the ISro.
As one of the most important industrialists who participated in the Indian independence movement, Vikram Sarabhai founded the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad in 1947. He returned to India and founded it on November 11, 1947, when he was 28 years old. A genius who returned to India in 1946 as a young man from his hometown Ahmed Gujarat, Gujarat, and returned to the country in 1948 as an independent India, he founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Gujarat on 1 October 1948.
His most significant contribution to India was the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), which he helped to found in 1969. One of his greatest achievements would be to convince Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of the need for India's own space program. Sarabhaibe is the founder of the National Institute of Space Science and Technology (NISST) in New Delhi, India.
One of the main driving forces that laid the groundwork for this was a scientist named Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai. It is thanks to the efforts of this scientist and his colleagues at NISST and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) that he placed India on the international space research map. He died in a plane crash in the early hours of July 1, 1962, at the age of 60, while sleeping in his New Delhi home.
4.Project Dolphin India
Researchers from Assam have warned in a study that the endangered Ganges River dolphins are in danger of extinction because of the planned high dam on the Tipaimukh River in the east of the state. The high water level at the proposed Tipaiman Dam could pose a major threat to their survival, the researchers warn. The researchers described how the endangered Ganga River Dolphin is heading towards extinction due to a planned high dam on the west side of its home river.
If built, the researchers say, the structure would almost certainly eliminate the only source of food, water and shelter for the Ganga dolphin.
The Gangetic Dolphin must find a visual representation of Ghariyal on the website of the project dedicated to the Ganga-related government portals. Future research will focus on how the ecology of the river impacts on flooding and pollution, and the results could provide an opportunity to identify the role of water quality for the long-term survival of the dolphin and other river dolphins.
Javdekar tweeted: 'As announced by Prime Minister Modi, @ moefcc will launch the holistic project' Dolphin 'in the Ganges River. We also hope that our cooperation with SDRP will continue in the future and that this will help us to protect the charismatic and endangered Ganga River Dolphin. Studies have shown that improved public policies to protect endangered dolphin species result from environmental education programs that raise awareness of the importance of dolphin conservation and the role of water quality in their survival. As announced in # PM _ narendramodi jis # 74thIndependenceday, Project Dolphin will work to protect the Gangetic Dolphin and other river dolphins in India.
The plan has identified the Ganges River Dolphin as one of the most endangered species in India and the world. Ganga river dolphins are found in the same order of magnitude as Irrawaddy dolphins in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. The number of gannets is estimated by simultaneous counting by independent teams in Bangladesh's waterways and Sundarbans mangrove forests. The plan identifies and identifies the Ganges River Dolphin, the largest and most common dolphin species in South Asia and the second largest in Asia.
According to the study, 34 dolphins were found in the Ganges in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, a total of 35 in India and India.
In India, it is estimated that fewer than 4,000 Ganges river dolphins survive, 962 of which live in Assam and 961 in Bangladesh. Assessment reports submitted to the Ministry of Environment show that the only river in Nepal that supports even a questionable dolphin population is Karnali upstream of the Girijapur Dam in India. Less than 1% of Ganga dolphin populations in Sri Lanka are extinct, and less than 0.5% in Thailand.
Bihar has two dolphin sanctuaries, one from Buxar to Kahalgaon and the other from Calcutta to Kalyan. This is where the WWF - India joint venture between WWF India, the Indian Institute of Natural Sciences (IIT) and the Indian Ocean Research Institute (INRI) began in 1997.
On August 15, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Centre would launch the Lion and Dolphin projects, using state-of-the-art technology to replicate the success of the Tiger project. Project Dolphin is a 10-year project following the famous Ganges Dolphin Conservation Project at the Indian Ocean Research Institute (INRI) in Kalyan, Bihar, India. After the successful conservation of the tiger dolphin in the Indian Ganga River basin, it was introduced as a follow-up measure - up to the Tiger project, in which the endangered Gangs dolphin was to be preserved in an organised manner.
On October 5, 2009, the Ganga River Dolphin was officially recognized as a National Aquatic Animal. Indian Ocean Research Institute (INRI) in Kalyan, Bihar, India, and has been declared the Indian National Aquatic Animal. The Ganges River Dolphin, a member of the Gangs Dolphin family, has been declared a national aquatic animal for the first time in its history.
The Assam government has registered the Gangetic Dolphin as a state water animal, the species being India's national water animal. The Ganges Dolphins were registered by the government as state-approved aquatic animals, while the Ganges River Dolphin, a member of the Gangs Dolphin family, was declared the national aquatic animal of India.
The Assam government has declared the Gangetic Dolphin as a state aquatic animal, which is India's national aquatic animal.The endangered subspecies, the Platanist Gangart or Gangetsica, occurs mainly in the Ganga and inhabits 80 percent of its territory, which lies within the Indian borders. The dolphin has been spotted in rivers that are long and deep, and also in other parts of the country such as Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
5.Project Lion In India
The News, the Prime Minister of India has announced that he has launched the Dolphin and Project Lion project to conserve India's lion and dolphin populations. In order to save gangean dolphins and Asian lions in line with the Tiger project, make Ladakh CO2 neutral and reduce pollution in 100 cities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a series of initiatives to protect the country's environment and biodiversity.
The Lion project will involve habitat development, use modern lion management technologies, tackle disease problems in lions and related species and use modern lion management technologies. Prime Minister Modi has announced the launch of the Lion project for the Endangered Asian Lion in India, which will involve habitat development in line with the Tiger Project, involve modern technicians in management and address issues with the lion and its related species. The Lion Project will include habitat development, address inmodern lion management technologies, tackle disease problems in lions and related species, and tackle pollution in Ladakh in a carbon neutral manner in 100 cities and other areas of the country. The news that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Project Lion, a project to conserve the endangered Asian lion and other lion species in India, was announced by him on Thursday, October 12, 2017.
The Lion project will involve habitat development, integrate modern technologies into lion management, address issues with the lion and its related species and address disease problems in lions and related species. This is complemented by sufficient eco-development work to ensure a stable and viable lion population in India.
The strong tiger population shows the strength of the ecosystem and self-sufficiency, which is a central goal of Project Tiger for the National Tiger Conservation Authority. The protection of tigers and their habitat is aimed at preserving tiger populations in the country as well as the protection, conservation and management of other tiger species. Projects such as saving gangean dolphins and Asian lions, if successfully implemented by Project Tiger, range from making Ladakh carbon neutral and reducing pollution in 100 cities to restoring wild tiger habitat in India and creating a national tiger reserve.
The Asian Lion Conservation Project was launched by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Indian Forest Service (GFD). However, with the support of the Gujarat Forestry Authority, which is in the process of making available the founding lions of Gir for resettlement, the proposal has not been successful.
Since the late 1890s, fewer than 50 lions have survived in the Gir forests of Gujarat, "the ministry said, adding that the Asian lion could grow to a population of 500 by 2020 if the state government and the center provide timely and rigorous protection. The Ministry supports the Asian Lion in Gujarat, as it is listed as a critically endangered species in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). India has seen a 29% population increase in the last five years and launched the Asian lion conservation project. There are more than 1,000 Asian lions in and around Gujarat's Gir Forest, with the number rising from 523 in 2015 to 674 in 2020, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
While the Lion project announced by Prime Minister Modi will involve a longer duration and increased funding and will also address the issues necessary to conserve the species, the previously announced contributions relate to the financial aspect. The Prime Minister said, without giving details, that the work on the necessary infrastructure for the protection of the Asian lion in the Gir Forest is being carried out by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the government of the state of Gujarat.
To this end, the Lion Project for the Protection of the Asian Lion Species will be launched shortly. The main objective of this project is to preserve the last large lion population in Asia in the Gir Forest, which is associated with its natural habitat. If we succeed in adopting a holistic approach, we will launch the project as an endangered species conservation project in cooperation with the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). If you are committed to one of these lion conservation projects, you can be sure that you are making a real difference by helping to protect Africa's wild lions and joining the fight against the cruelty of captive lions.
With the Tiger project, the Indian government is taking an important step towards protecting its national animals. The Asian Lion Conservation Project is being launched in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Gujarat's chief minister, Vijay Rupani, reviewed the project in July 2019, when news of the death of a wild lion in the Gir forest in Gujarat, India, due to rain hit social media. Following the incident, the Gujarat government launched a nati conservation project to protect wild lions in the Gir forest.
Screenshot -
PDF Status -
Total Page - 6
PDF Size - 1 MB
PDF Quality - Document Print
Click on our social media icon next door to get the latest competitive exam information and free materials as well as regular current affairs.
Note - This PDF Is Useful All Class Exam And All Government Compatative Exam So If You Can Preparation Of Government Exam You Can "Refer It"
Download Link -
