16-17.10.22 Daily [Andhra Pradesh] APPSC Current Affairs

Illegal slaughter of donkeys and the sale of their meat has become quite prevalent in state as butchers are slitting donkeys throats on roadsides, under flyovers and behind makeshift stalls. Merchants are selling the prohibited donkey meat in full public view.

These are some of the findings of a recent undercover investigation conducted by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)- India inAndhra Pradesh. The team recently visited Ongole, Tadepalli, Vijayawada, Chirala, andBapatlaand documented the killings and the sale of this equine meat.

The PETA Indias investigation also found that adults are forcing children into helping with illegal slaughter, exposing them to blood and desensitising them to violence. The stray dogs consume the leftover donkey meat, skins, and offal dumped in the open. The transportation of donkeys happens late at night in order to evade the Police and to reach the slaughter sites early in the morning.
In India, killing and eating donkeys whose Population has declined by about 61% in a seven-year period violates a number of laws. Donkey slaughter violates Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and is punishable with a jail term of up to five years, a fine, or both.

The PM-DevINE is in addition to the quantum of Resources available for the development of the NE region. It will not be a substitute for existing central and state schemes.

Modi said Modhera was known for the Sun temple, now it will also be known as solar-powered village.

Modhera is famous for its Sun temple, which is situated on the river Pushpavati. It was built by King Bhima-I of the Chaulukya dynasty in 1026-27.

According to the Gujarat government, which shared information in a series of tweets, over 1000 solar panels have been installed on the village houses, generating electricity round the clock for the villagers. Significantly they will be provided with solar electricity at zero cost.

New index shows governments worldwide stoked an inequality explosion during COVID-19 pandemic

Half of the poorest countries saw Health spendings drop despite the pandemic, while 95 percent of all countries froze or even lowered taxes on rich people and corporates

Rich and poor countries alike have exacerbated an explosion of economic inequality since the outbreak of the pandemic from 2020, reveals new research by Oxfam and Development Finance International (DFI).

The overwhelming majority of governments cut their of health, Education and social protection spending. At the same time, they refused to raise taxes on excessive profits and soaring wealth.

The2022 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index(CRI Index) is the first detailed analysis into the type of inequality busting policies and actions that 161 countries might have pursued during the first two years of the pandemic.

China launched its first comprehensive solar probe, the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), according to the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It’s the world’s first near-Earth satellite Telescope to simultaneously monitor solar flares, coronal mass ejections and the sun’s , according to Gan Weiqun, the satellite’s principal scientist from the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

The mission is a combination of several innovations such as the development of the solar-monitoring instrument installed on the satellite.