?National Landslide Forecasting Centre and Launches Bhusanket Web Portal & Bhooskhalan Mobile app.

Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G. Kishan Reddy today inaugurated the National Landslide Forecasting Centre at GSI, Dharitri Campus, Salt Lake City, Kolkata

The NLFC is a pioneering initiative aimed at landslide hazard mitigation in India.

Bhooskhalan Mobile App will enable quick dissemination of daily landslide forecasts and allow stakeholders to share and update spatial and temporal information on landslide occurrences.

“EDEN IAS DAILY ANSWER WRITING SPRINT” (FOR MAINS ANSWER WRITING) DAY - 10 Q. What is persuasion? What is the utility of Persuasion? Highlight the types of persuasion.

Difference between banks and NBFCs

♻️ NBFCs business activities are akin to that of banks as they can lend & make investments

♻️ NBFCs cannot accept demand deposits

♻️ They cannot issue cheques as they do not form part of the payment & settlement system.

♻️ The deposit insurance facility of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available to depositors of NBFCs, unlike in the case of banks.

“EDEN IAS DAILY ANSWER WRITING SPRINT” (FOR MAINS ANSWER WRITING) DAY - 06 Q. Critically evaluate the Divine Command theory in the light of Euthyphro’s Dilemma. (10 Marks, 150 Words)

?# INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR MISSION #

✅ Why in News: Government is focused on its important objective of building the overall semiconductor ecosystem and ensure that, it in-turn catalyses India’s rapidly expanding electronics manufacturing and innovation ecosystem.

✅A total outlay of INR 76,000 crore for the development of semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in our country has been approved.

✅The programme aims to provide financial support to companies investing in semiconductors, display manufacturing and design ecosystem. This will serve to pave the way for India’s growing presence in the global electronics value chains.

✅India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) has been setup to formulate and drive India’s long term strategies for developing semiconductors and display manufacturing facilities and semiconductor design ecosystem.

?Will enable a multi-fold growth of Indian semiconductor design industry by providing requisite support in the form of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools, foundry services and other suitable mechanisms for early-stage startups.

?It will also promote and facilitate indigenous Intellectual Property (IP) generation and encourage, enable and incentivize Transfer of Technologies (ToT).

✅ISM will also enable collaborations and partnership programs with national and international agencies, industries and institutions for catalyzing collaborative research, commercialization and skill development.

▪️Significance of the Sector

✅Semiconductor chips are integral parts of the power train, chassis, safety systems, advanced driver assistance systems, and other parts of automobiles.

✅They are used more in passenger vehicles compared to commercial vehicles or two-wheelers.

✅The move to electric vehicles has led to increased demand of chips. For example, a Ford Focus typically uses roughly 300 chips, whereas one of Ford’s new electric vehicles can have up to 3,000 chips
With supply of semiconductor chips slowing down, the production in automobile sector is also adversely impacted.

?Origin:

✅In ancient times, the temples of Orissa had female dancers called “Devadasi or Mahari (in Orissa)” who were devoted to Lord Jagannath.

✅During the time of Bhoi king Rama Chandra Dev with the decline of the Mahari dancers, these boy dancers came into existence in Orissa, to carry out the tradition.

✅In its present form, the Gotipua Dance is more precise and systematic in its conception.

✅Its performance includes Vandana (prayer to God, or a guru), Abhinaya (the enactment of a song), and Bandha Nritya (rhythms of acrobatic postures).

✅Bandha Nritya is a demonstration of physical prowess requiring great agility and flexibility. Preferably performed in adolescence, this dance form becomes increasingly difficult to execute with age.

✅The dancers make extensive use of their hands and feet.

✅Musical accompaniment to the Gotipua Dance is provided by the Mardala (a pakhawaj), Gini (small cymbals), harmonium, violin, and flute.

?Gotipua Dance:

✅It is the majestic folk dance of Orissa which is the precursor to the classical Odissi dance form.

✅In the Orissa language, “Goti” means “single” and “Pua” means “boy”.

✅These children are trained in singing, dancing, yoga, and acrobatics within gurukuls or akhadas.

✅They dress as girls and perform at temple festivals, social gatherings, and religious ceremonies.

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?SOURCES OF THE CONSTITUTION: *✅*Government of India Act, 1935 : Federal Scheme, office of the Governor, power of Federal Judiciary, Public Service Commission, Emergency provisions.

✅USA Constitution : Fundamental Rights, written constitution, Supreme Court, Independence of Judiciary and Judicial Reviews, President as the Executive Head. The Vice- President, Impeachment of the President, Removal of Supreme
Court and High Court Judges, Preamble.

✅British Constitution : Parliamentary system, Rule of law, legislative procedure, Prime Minister, Cabinet System, Single Citizenship, Prerogative writs, Bicameral Parliament, Nominal head- President, provision of speaker

✅Australian Constitution : The concurrent list, centre state Relationship, Freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse, Joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament, Language of the preamble.

✅Soviet (USSR) Constitution : Fundamental Duties and ideal of justice, Five year Plan.

✅ German/Weimar Constitution : Emergency provisions and their effect on the Fundamental Rights.

✅Japan Constitution : Procedure established by the law.

✅Canadian Constitution : Appointment of state Governor by the centre, Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, Federation with a strong centre, vesting of residuary powers in the centre.

✅South African Constitution : Procedure of Amendment of the constitution, Election of the Members of Rajya Sabha.

✅Irish Constitution : Directive principles of state policy, Nominations of Members of Rajya sabha, method of Election of President.**

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