ORANGE COLOUR: Important for Prelims.
RED COLOUR: Important for Mains.
BLACK COLOUR: Must Read !
BLUE COLOUR : Important Links/Survey.
PINK COLOUR: Reports/Themes/Summits.
Page Contents:
18th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis | Prelims & Mains 2020
Today's Must Read Articles :
National Games
HEADLINES:
The 36th National Games allotted to Goa have been postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
WHY IN NEWS:
The 36th National Games allotted to Goa, which was scheduled from 20.10.2020 to 04.11.2020, had been postponeddue to outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Sports
ISSUE:
NATIONAL GAMES
- The first Khelo India University Games was successfully conducted at Odisha from 22nd February to 1st March, 2020 .
- The total athlete participated- 3182 from 158 universities in 17 sports disciplines.
- The duration and the regulations of the National Games are entirely within the jurisdiction of the Indian Olympic Association.
BACKGROUND
- The genesis of the National Games is in the Olympic movement, which gathered momentum in the country in the 1920’s.
- The culmination of the efforts of Dr A. G. Noehren and Harry Crowe Buck to channel the energy of the youth through a pan-India sporting event.
EDITIONS
- This led to the launch of the 1st edition of the Indian Olympic Games at Lahore in an undivided Punjab in 1924.
- The first three editions were all held in the city of Lahore.
- The city of Lucknow hosted the National Games in its first post-independence avatar .
- While the first National Games on the lines of the Olympics were held in 1985 in New Delhi.
IASbhai WINDUP:
- Notwithstanding the frequent periods of stresses and strains, the Olympic Movement has not lost its sheen or vigour.
- On the contrary, it is strengthening thanks to the involvement of the state governments across the country.
- State governments are creating sophisticated state-of-the-art infrastructure in centres like Guwahati, Ranchi, Kerala and now Goa.
SOURCES: PIB | 18th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
DigniTEA
HEADLINES:
MPs Shri Arun Singh & Meenakashi Lekhi launch KVIC’s Innovative Project DigniTEA in Delhi
WHY IN NEWS:
Celebration of Sewa diwas
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Miscelleneous
CONTEXT:
IASbhai WINDUP:
Cycle-mounted Tea/Coffee Selling unit is an innovative and cost-effective way of creating sustainable self-employment.
SOURCES: PIB | 18th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
Rajasthan to protect biodiversity
HEADLINES:
Wetlands being identified in Rajasthan to protect biodiversity
WHY IN NEWS:
No waste would be allowed to be dumped in them: Minister
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Wetlands
ISSUE:
WETLAND CONSERVATION
- The wetlands, which have played an important role in the storage of sediment and nutrients, are being identified in Rajasthan.
- This is for ensuring their utilisation, stopping encroachments on them and enabling the local authorities to maintain them.
- No waste would be allowed to be dumped at the wetlands and effective steps would be taken for water conservation.
- Strict action would be taken against those running submersible pump sets for illegal salt mining in the world-famous Sambhar Lake.
IASbhai WINDUP:
The State Government’s Directorate of Environment and Climate Change will function as the secretariat of the State Wetland Authority.
SOURCES:THE HINDU | 18th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
Atrial fibrillation
HEADLINES:
Atrial fibrillation patients at greater stroke risk when exposed to air pollution: Study
WHY IN NEWS:
People with atrial fibrillation (AFib) — a common heart rhythm disorder that affects more than 2.7 million Americans — exposed to greater levels of pollution have a 1.2 times greater risk of stroke than those who live with less pollution.
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Diseases
ISSUE:
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
- It is estimated that 12.1 million people in the United States will have AFib in 2030, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
- The risk of stroke steadily increased with higher daily exposure to air pollution.
- Fine particulate pollution is very small.
- It is able to get into our bodies through our lungs and into our blood stream where it can trigger heart events.
IASbhai WINDUP:
Pollution exposure correlates with socio-economic position, as people living closer to industrial sources tend to be lower income and minoritised.
SOURCES:THE HINDU | 18th Sep Current Affairs News Analysis
DISCOVER MORE : Important Daily Current Affairs for UPSC PRELIMS 2020
If you liked this article, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel for Daily Current Affairs , Editorial Analysis & Answer writing video tutorials. You can also find us on Twitter and Facebook.
