TNPSC Current Affairs June 13, 2020

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs June 13, 2020 (13/06/2020)

 

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

NIRF Ranking 2020 released

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was started in 2015. It is used for ranking institutions of higher education in different categories and domains of knowledge.

Why is NIRF used?

It encourages institutes to compete against each other and simultaneously work towards their growth.

These rankings also attract foreign students, providing a solid base for the ‘Study in India’ programme for the growth of higher education in India.

It is also one of the criteria for private institutions assessment for the Institutions of Eminence (IoE) Scheme.

Performance of various institutions:

NIRF Rankings 2020 Top 3 Overall Performance:

IIT Madras

IISc Bangalore

IIT Delhi

NIRF Rankings 2020 Top 3 in Engineering:

IIT Madras

IIT Delhi

IIT Bombay

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Topic: Places in News, Profile of States

Lonar lake

A 50,000-year-old lake in India just turned pink and experts don’t know exactly why. Some experts have attributed it to the salinity and presence of algae in the water body.

Key facts:

Lonar crater lake was identified as a unique geographical site by a British officer named CJE Alexander in 1823. It is an ancient circular lake created by a meteorite strike in Maharashtra. Lonar crater became a geo-heritage site in 1979.

It is relatively young geologically, at just 50,000 years old. Lonar Lake lies within the only known extraterrestrial impact crater found within the great Deccan Traps, a huge basaltic formation in India.

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Topic: Latest Diary of Events

World Day against Child Labour

Observed every year on June 12th. Intended to foster the worldwide movement against child labour in any of its forms. First launched in 2002 to raise awareness and prevent child labour by the International Labour Organisation.

Theme: “COVID-19 – Protect children from child labour now, more than ever”.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7 set by the international community calls for an end to child labour in all its forms by 2025.

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Topic: Eminent Persons in News

Veteran Poet Gulzar Dehlvi passed away

The Veteran Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi ‘Gulzar’ Dehlvi passed away after recovering from COVID-19 in less than a week. He was 93.

Mr Gulzar tested positive for COVID-19 early June, 2020. He returned home after recovering from the infection. However, due to his age, the infection left him weak and he died of cardiac arrest.

Anand Mohan Zutshi ‘Gulzar’ Dehlvi:

Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi was an Indian Urdu poet, scholar, and journalist. Born in old Delhi’s Gali Kashmeerian. He was honored by the vice president of India on his 91st birthday for his contribution to Urdu Poetry.

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Topic: Latest inventions on Science and Health, General Administration

IFLOWS-Mumbai

It is an Integrated Flood Warning System and is a joint initiative between the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Mumbai is only the second city in the country after Chennai to get this system.

How it works?

The warning system will be able to relay alerts of possible flood-prone areas anywhere between six to 72 hours in advance.

The system can provide all information regarding possible flood-prone areas, likely height the floodwater could attain, location-wise problem areas across all 24 wards and calculate the vulnerability and risk of elements exposed to flood.

The primary source for the system is the amount of rainfall, but with Mumbai being a coastal city, the system also factors in tidal waves and storm tides for its flood assessments.

Significance of this system:

Urban flooding is common in the city from June to September, resulting in the crippling of traffic, railways and airlines. As a preparedness for floods before they occur, the system will help in warning the citizens so that they can be prepared in advance for flooding conditions.

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Topic: Eminent Persons in News, Latest Reports and Records

Kathy Sullivan – Challenger Deep

The Astronaut and Oceanographer Kathy Sullivan recently reached the deepest point in the ocean, Challenger Deep. With this she has become the first woman to reach the deepest point in the earth.

Key facts:

In 1984, Kathy made her spacewalk debut and became the first woman to walk in space. Now by reaching Challenger Deep she has created a new record of first person in the world to walk in space and also reach the deepest point on the earth. She is also the first woman to reach the deepest point in the ocean.

Challenger Deep is the deepest point in the Earth’s sea bed. It is at a depth of 10,902 metres. It is named after the British Royal Navy Survey Ship HMS Challenger that recorded its depth for the first time.

The Challenger Deep is located in the Western Pacific Ocean, at the southern end of the Mariana Trench near the Mariana Islands group.