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2021-09-26 16:40:07 ■ MISSION SAGAR - IV


□ WHY IN NEWS ?

As part of Mission Sagar-IV, Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa has arrived at Port Anjouan, Comoros to deliver 1,000 Metric Tonnes of rice.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ SAGAR is a term coined by PM Modi in 2015 during his Mauritius visit with a focus on the blue economy.

◇ It is a maritime initiative that gives priority to the Indian Ocean region for ensuring peace, stability and prosperity of India in the Indian Ocean region.

◇ The goal is to seek a climate of trust and transparency; respect for international maritime rules and norms by all countries; sensitivity to each other`s interests; peaceful resolution of maritime issues; and an increase in maritime cooperation.

◇ It is in line with the principles of the Indian Ocean Rim Association.

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2021-09-25 16:30:04 ︎PLACES IN NEWS - 25

■ MARITIME BORDER DISPUTE BETWEEN KENYA AND SOMALIA


□ WHY IN NEWS ?

In a move that is set to further undermine stability in East Africa, Kenya has said that it will not take part in proceedings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its maritime border dispute.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ Main point of disagreement between the two neighbours is the direction in which their maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean should extend.

◇ According to Somalia, the sea border should be an extension of the same direction in which their land border runs as it approaches the Indian Ocean, i.e. towards the southeast.

◇ Kenya, on the other hand, argues that the territorial southeast border should take a 45-degree turn as it reaches the sea, and then run in a latitudinal direction, i.e. parallel to the equator.

◇ Such an arrangement would be advantageous for Kenya, whose coastline of 536 km is more than 6 times smaller than Somalia’s (3,333 km).

︎SOURCE - IE.

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2021-09-25 08:40:05 ︎PLACES IN NEWS - 25

■ MARITIME BORDER DISPUTE BETWEEN KENYA AND SOMALIA


□ WHY IN NEWS ?

In a move that is set to further undermine stability in East Africa, Kenya has said that it will not take part in proceedings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its maritime border dispute.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ Main point of disagreement between the two neighbours is the direction in which their maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean should extend.

◇ According to Somalia, the sea border should be an extension of the same direction in which their land border runs as it approaches the Indian Ocean, i.e. towards the southeast.

◇ Kenya, on the other hand, argues that the territorial southeast border should take a 45-degree turn as it reaches the sea, and then run in a latitudinal direction, i.e. parallel to the equator.

◇ Such an arrangement would be advantageous for Kenya, whose coastline of 536 km is more than 6 times smaller than Somalia’s (3,333 km).

︎SOURCE - IE.

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2021-09-23 16:30:05 ︎PLACES IN NEWS - 24

■ BAIKAL GIGATON VOLUME DETECTOR.


□ WHY IN NEWS ?

Russian scientists have launched one of the world’s biggest underwater neutrino telescopes called the Baikal-GVD (Gigaton Volume Detector) in the waters of Lake Baikail, the world’s deepest lake situated in Siberia.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ The Baikal-GVD is one of the three largest neutrino detectors in the world along with the IceCube at the South Pole and ANTARES in the Mediterranean Sea.

◇ The construction of this telescope, which started in 2016, is motivated by the mission to study in detail the elusive fundamental particles called neutrinos and to possibly determine their sources.

◇ It will help understanding the origins of the universe since some neutrinos were formed during the Big Bang while others continue to be formed as a result of supernova explosions or because of nuclear reactions in the Sun.

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2021-09-22 15:30:09 ︎PLACES IN NEWS - 23

■ LA SOUFRIERE VOLCANIC ERUPTION


□ WHY IN NEWS ?

Its eruption has sparked fear of increased pollution levels in the northern parts of India and acid rain. Volcanic plumes can cause aviation and air quality hazards.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ It is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

◇ It is the highest peak in Saint Vincent and has had five recorded explosive eruptions since 1718.

□ IMPACT :-

◇ Volcanic emissions reaching the stratosphere can have a cooling effect on global temperatures.

◇ The most significant climate impacts from volcanic injections into the stratosphere come from the conversion of sulphur dioxide to sulphuric acid, which condenses rapidly in the stratosphere to form fine sulphate aerosols.

◇ The aerosols increase the reflection of radiation from the Sun back into space, cooling the Earth’s lower atmosphere or troposphere.

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