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■ AGALEGA ISLAND.

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□ WHY IN NEWS ?

◇ India asserts that these new facilities are part of its Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) policy, which aims to increase maritime cooperation between countries in the region.

◇ Mauritius, for its part, has indicated that its coastguard personnel will use the new facilities.

◇ But it is clear that the Indian investment of $250m in developing an airfield, port, and communications hub on this remote island is not aimed at helping Mauritius develop its capacity to police its territorial waters.

□ ABOUT ISLAND :-

◇ Agaléga are two outer islands of Mauritius located in the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 kilometers north of Mauritius island.

◇ The islands have a total area of 2,600 ha (6,400 acres).

◇ There is an MoU between the governments of Mauritius and India to develop the Agaléga islands and resolve infrastructural problems faced by Agaleans.

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■ WETLANDS ADDED TO RAMSAR SITES.

Four more wetlands from India get recognition from the Ramsar Secretariat as Ramsar sites.

□ WHAT ARE WETLANDS ?

◇ A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded by water, either permanently or seasonally, where oxygen-free processes prevail.

◇ The primary factor that distinguishes wetlands from other landforms or water bodies is the characteristic vegetation of aquatic plants, adapted to the unique hydric soil.

□ NEW SITES :-

1) Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary.

2) Sultanpur National Park.

3) Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary.

4) Wadhvana Wetland.

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2021-08-28 16:30:10 ︎PLACES IN NEWS - 2

■ COLORADO RIVER BASIN

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□ WHY IN NEWS ?

The federal government in the US has declared a water shortage for the Colorado river basin due to a historic drought.

□ COLORADO RIVER.

◇ The Colorado River flows from the Rocky Mountains into the southwestern US and into Mexico.

◇ The river is fed by snowmelt from the Rocky and Wasatch mountains and flows a distance of over 2,250 km (river Ganga flows through a distance of roughly 2,500 km) across seven states and into Mexico.

◇ The Colorado River Basin is divided into the Upper (Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and northern Arizona) and Lower Basins (parts of Nevada, Arizona, California, southwestern Utah and western New Mexico).

◇ In the Lower Basin, the Hoover Dam controls floods and regulates water delivery and storage.

◇ Apart from the Hoover dam, there is the Davis Dam, Parker Dam and the Imperial Dam that regulate the release of water from the Hoover Dam.

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2021-08-27 16:30:05 Places in News - 1

■ INDIRA POINT

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□ WHY IN NEWS ?

The Swarnim Vijay Varsh Victory Flame was taken to Indira Point, the southernmost tip of the country on August 22, 2021, as part of its voyage to the Nicobar Group of Islands.

□ INDIRA POINT :-

◇ Indira Point is the southernmost point of Indian Territory.

◇ It is a village in the Nicobar district at Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

◇ Rondo Island, Indonesia’s northernmost island in Sabang district of Aceh province of Sumatra, lies 163 km south of Little Andaman Island.

◇ The point was formerly known as Pygmalion Point and Parsons Point. It was renamed in honour of Indira Gandhi during mid-1980s.

□ SWARNIM VIJAY VARSH

◇ It marks the 50th anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

◇ Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on December 16 to mark India`s triumph in liberating Bangladesh.

◇ The journey of the Victory Flame is taken from north to south corners of India.

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