27-28.06.21 Daily [Andhra Pradesh] APPSC Current Affairs

Andhra Pradesh Affairs

Despite Andhra Pradeshs concerns, power generation on at Pulichintala project

Not with standingAndhra Pradeshs appeal,Telanganacontinuedpower generationat Pulichintala project for the fourth consecutive day.

Pulichintala project was chiefly built to regulate theKrishnadelta ayucut spread over 14 lakh acres in Krishna, Guntur and West Godavari districts. The project has only around 23tmc wateragainst its full capacity of storage 45 tmc. According to AP officials, the government is utilizing nearly 6,500 cusecs for power generation which would dip existing water reserves. The outflows from the power generation centre has resulted in heavy inflows at Prakasam barrage prompting the AP Irrigation authorities to lift the gates of Prakasam barrage and let out water to downstream.

National and International Affairs

Investment Promotion Agency 2021 Award – Invest India

Invest India has been awarded the worlds most innovative Promotion Agency 2021 via OCO Global. OCO Global is the main authority on foreign investment and provides a range of financial development Services, products, and unique employer assessment tools.

Invest India, established in 2009. It is a non-profit venture under the Dept. for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

It is the national funding merchandising and facilitation agency.

Invest India focuses on sector-specific investor targeting & the new partnerships improvements to enable sustainable Investments in India.

In addition to a core crew that focuses on sustainable investments, Invest India also partners with large funding promotion groups and multilateral organizations.

Invest India actively works with countless Indian states to build capacity as well as convey global best practices in investment targeting, advertising and facilitation areas.

Rajasthan’s other three tiger reserves are:

Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Sawai

Madhopur, Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in Alwar, and

Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) in Kota.

Fourth Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan

The Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary was approved by the ‘s (NTCA) technical committee to become Rajasthan’s fourth Tiger reserve.

The NTCA was established in 2005 in response to the Tiger Task Force’s recommendations.

It is a statutory body of the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change with an overarching supervisory/coordination role, performing functions as specified in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Protection Status of Tiger:

Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I

IUCN Red List: Endangered.

CITES: Appendix I.

Central Advisory Board on Culture – CABC

The Central Advisory Board on Culture (CABC) was established to provide policy advice to the Ministry of Culture on developing programmes that would focus attention on creativity at various levels of <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/indian-Society“>Indian Society and in different regions, which had previously been neglected or not sustained through existing institutional mechanisms.

Identifying human repositories in various sub-fields, advising on strategies to ensure continuity of transmission, and recommending to the government programmes that will integrate the creativity of these long traditions with development processes.

To investigate the extent and manner in which various aspects of Indian culture are addressed by relevant agencies.

To provide inputs for the development of new, need-based cultural programmes;

To guide the work of the Ministry of Culture’s National Missions.
The Board is presided over by the Minister of Culture of the Government of India.

Proposal to Include The Great Barrier Reef On The World Heritage List In Danger

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee recommends that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef be included in the list of in danger .
It was suggested that it be added to the list due to the impact of <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change.

It is the world’s most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem, with over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands.

The coral reef is located in the Coral Sea (Northeast Coast) off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

It can be seen from outer space and is the world’s largest single structure composed of living organisms.

This coral reef structure is made up of billions of tiny organisms called coral polyps.

Polyps are microscopic, soft-bodied organisms.

Coral reefs have a hard, protective limestone skeleton called a calicle at their base, which forms the structure of the reef.

There are tiny algae called zooxanthellae in the Tissues of these polyps. Corals and algae have a reciprocal (symbiotic) relationship.

In 1981, it was designated as UNESCO’s World Heritage Site.

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