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21 of 26 SC panel members for 10m Char Dham road

NEW DELHI: A majority of members, 21 of 26, of the Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee have supported widening of the Char Dham road to a 10-metre tarred surface (7-metre main carriageway and 3-metre paved shoulder) considering the “security interests of the nation“. Four members of the panel, including its chairman and environmentalist Ravi Chopra, have recommended the road width to be 5.5 metres (intermediary lane). One member has recommended that the national highways from Rishikesh to Gangotri, Rishikesh to Mana and Tanakpur to Pithoragarh should be widened to 10 metres, but a flexible approach be adopted in areas like the Bhagirathi eco sensitive zone to minimise damage to forest and wildlife habitat. The member secretary of the panel has not given any view. The SC had directed the HPC to deliberate on the defence ministry’s interlocutory application in the court to allow widening of the road to a two-lane main carriageway, which is 7 metres, to meet strategic requirements. The report was submitted to the SC on December 31 and the court is likely to take up the issue on January 18. Last month, the ministry of road transport and highways issued a fresh circular modifying its 2018 circular on the width of roads in hilly states. It said for roads in hilly and mountainous terrain, which act as feeder roads to the China border or are of strategic importance for national security, the carriageway width should be 7 metres with 1.5-metre paved shoulders on either side. The 2018 circular had specified that the road width in such terrains should be 5.5 metres. The three minority members have concluded in their report, “After reviewing all arguments presented on behalf of the MoD’s application and the deliberations during the meeting, we are not persuaded to accept the plea that the original 2018 circular, prior to the amendment dated December 15, 2020, should be overlooked nor are we persuaded to request this honourable court to change their order dated September 8, 2020. We request that the prayer by the MoD may be reconsidered keeping in mind the long-term impacts on the fragile Himalayan terrain and the sensitive ecosystems.” In its presentation before the HPC, an MoD representative had shown the pictures of tank transporter and artillery equipment, which may be required to be transported to border locations in case of exigency. Linear dimensions of such large vehicles and equipment require road geometrics of minimum two-lane specifications.

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Weather update: Rishikesh-Gangotri highway not opened even after 35 hours, shortage of essential items of villagers

Weather update: Rishikesh-Gangotri highway not opened even after 35 hours, shortage of essential items of villagers

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Traffic on Rishikesh-Gangotri highway has not been restored even after 35 hours on Tuesday. The PTC route was also closed due to heavy rains in the area, which led small vehicles from Hindolakhal to Neandernagar via Neer. Due to road…

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27-05-2020 Current affairs & Daily News Analysis

CHARDHAM PARIYOJANA Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways inaugurated the breakthrough event of Chamba Tunnel under Chardham Pariyojana. About: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) achieved this major milestone by digging up a 440 m long Tunnel below the busy Chamba town on Rishikesh-Dharasu road Highway (NH 94). Opening of this tunnel will ease out congestion though the Chamba town and reduce the distance by one kilometre. This Project will be completed by October 2020. Under prestigious Chardham Project costing around Rs 12,000 Crore with approximate length of 889 Km, BRO is constructing 250 Km of National Highways leading to holy shrine Gangotri and Badrinath. Source : DD News ( Geography ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy APOE A new study has found a link between the severity of Covid-19 and a gene linked to dementia. Having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19. About: The gene is called APOE, and exists in a different forms, one of which is termed e4e4. The team found that people with the APOE e4e4 genotype were at double the risk of developing severe Covid-19, compared to those with the common e3e3 form of the APOE gene.  Important Info : APOE (Apolipoprotein E) is a Protein Coding gene.APOE transports lipids, fat-soluble vitamins, and cholesterol into the lymph system and then into the blood.It is implicated in Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disease.  Source : Indian Express (Health) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy AROGYA SETU The source code of Aarogya Setu App has now been made open source. Opening of the source code upto the developer community signifies Government of India's commitment to Transparency Principle. About: On 2nd April 2020, India launched Aarogya Setu mobile App for helping augment the efforts of limiting the spread of COVID19, with an objective of enabling Bluetooth based contact tracing, mapping of likely hotspots and dissemination of relevant information about COVID19. The App has over 114 million users as on 26th May, which is more than any other Contact Tracing App in the world. The App is available in 12 languages and on Android, iOS and KaiOS platforms.  Source : All India Radio ( Health ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy ‘FAITH’ TRIALS With the number of COVID-19 patients rising in India, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. will conduct ‘FAITH’ trials to test combined efficacy of two antiviral drugs — Favipiravir and Umifenovir — as potential COVID-19 treatment strategy. About: The two antiviral drugs have different mechanisms of action, and their combination may demonstrate improved treatment efficacy by effectively tackling high viral loads in patients during early stages of the disease. The new combination clinical trial will be called FAITH – (FA vipiravir plus Um I fenovir (efficacy and safety) Trial in Indian Hospital setting). As many as 158 hospitalised patients of moderate COVID-19 infection will be enrolled in the combination study and randomised in two groups. Source : The Hindu ( Health ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy REC LIMITED REC Foundation, the CSR arm of REC Limited, has partnered with TajSATS (a joint venture of IHCL and SATS Ltd) to distribute specially-made nutritious meal packets for medical staff in Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. About: REC Limited is a central PSU under Ministry of Power and one of India’s largest power financiers. REC Limited (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited) is a Navratna NBFC focusing on Power Sector Financing and Development across India. it was established in 1969. It provides financial assistance across the power-sector value chain. Apart from this, REC is also the nodal agency for Govt. of India flagship schemes in the Power sector like Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Saubhagya, etc. Source : DD News ( Economy ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECTS IN MADHYA PRADESH Power Finance Corporation (PFC) entered into an agreement with Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd. (NBPCL) to fund projects worth Rs.22,000 crore for 225 MW hydro-electric projects & multipurpose projects in the State of Madhya Pradesh. About: The funds will be deployed by NBPCL for setting up hydroelectric projects of 225 MW and power components of 12 major multipurpose projects in Madhya Pradesh. The MoU will help PFC to actively partner with NBPCL and provide finance for hydro-electric plants totaling 225 MW along with power components of multipurpose projects as part of state government’s endeavor to implement twelve major multipurpose projects. Some of the major multipurpose projects that will be financed under the MoU are Basaniya Multipurpose Project Dindori, Chinki Boras Multipurpose Project Narsinghpur Raisen Hoshangabad, Sakkar Pench Link Narsinghpur Chhindwara, Dudhi Project Chhindwara Hoshangabad, etc.  Important Info : Power Finance Corporation (PFC) is the central PSU under Ministry of Power and India's leading NBFC.Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd. (NBPCL) is a wholly-owned company of Govt. of Madhya Pradesh.  Source : LiveMint ( Economy ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy RAMKINKAR BAIJ Ministry of Culture’s National Gallery of Modern Art organised a virtual tour titled “Ramkinkar Baij | Journey through silent transformation and expressions” to commemorate the 115th Birth Anniversary of Ramkinkar Baij. About: Ramkinkar Baij (1906-1980), one of the most seminal artists of modern India, was an iconic sculptor, painter and graphic artist. He was born in Bankura, West Bengal. In 1925, he made his way to Kala Bhavana, the art school at Santiniketan and was under the guidance of Nandalal Bose. He along with Nandalal Bose and Benodebehari Mukherjee played a pivotal role in making Santiniketan one of the most important centres for modern art in pre-Independent India. In 1970, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan. In 1976 he was made a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi. Source : PIB ( Culture ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy NGC 3895 NASA's Hubble telescope released an image of a spiral galaxy, NGC 3895, that, in colour and shape, resembles a coffee made by a barista. About: The galaxy's existence was known earlier as well and it has been captured by the telescope in the past as well. However, the current image is trending online for its aesthetic beauty. The Hubble Space Telescope released the image under the title "One Large Stellar Latte To Go". The galaxy, located at a distance of over 161 million light-years, is a part of Ursa Major. It was discovered by German-born British astronomer William Herschel on March 18, 1790. The galaxy has a diameter of approximately 45,000 light-years.  Source : Times of India ( Science & Technology ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy TIANWEN-1 In July, China will launch its first Mars mission, the ‘Tianwen-1’, which is expected to land on the Red Planet’s surface in the first quarter of 2021. About: Tianwen-1, an all-in-one orbiter, lander and rover will search the Martian surface for water, ice, investigate soil characteristics, and study the atmosphere, among completing other objectives. The Tianwen-1 mission will lift off on a Long March 5 rocket. The success of the mission will make China the third country to achieve a Mars landing after the USSR and the United States. The Chinese mission is expected to take off in late July, around the same time when NASA is launching its own Mars mission– the ambitious ‘Perseverance’ which aims to collect Martian samples and bring them back to Earth in a two-part campaign. Important Info : Previous Mars missions?  The USSR in 1971 became the first country to carry out a Mars landing– its ‘Mars 3’ lander being able to transmit data for 20 seconds from the Martian surface before failing.The second country to reach Mars’s surface, the US, holds the record for the most number of Mars landings. Since 1976, it has achieved 8 successful Mars landings, the latest being the ‘InSight’ in 2019 (launched in 2018).India and the European Space Agency have been able to place their spacecraft in Mars’s orbit. India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or ‘Mangalyaan’ was able to do so in September 2014, almost a year after its launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. Source : Indian Express ( Science & Technology ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy KHEER BHAWANI MELA In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Annual Kheer Bhawani Mela on 30th May this year in Tulmulla village of Ganderbal district has been cancelled by the Dharmarth Trust of Jammu and Kashmir because of outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic. About: Ragyna Devi Temple in Tulmulla Ganderbal village, near Srinagar (J&K) is popularly known as "Mata Kheer Bhawani temple" Deity: The temple is dedicated to the Goddess kheer Bhawani. The deity is also called as Maharagya Devi, Ragnya Devi, Rajni, Ragnya Bhagwati. The term kheerrefers to rice pudding that is offered in the spring located in the temple to Please the Goddess. This is the most important temple for Kashmiri Pandits. Mela Kheer Bhawani: It is an Annual Festival during which the devotees of the Goddess Mata Kheer Bhawani fast and gather here on the day of "Zeshta Ashtami," the eighth day of the full moon in the month of May/ June when, according to belief, the Goddess changes the colour of the spring's waters.  Source : All India Radio ( Culture ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Coaching Institute in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy Read the full article

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India beefing up infrastructure along China border; new strategic tunnel being constructed in Uttarakhand – Indian Defence Research Wing

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SOURCE: ET India is continuing beefing up infrastructure for better connectivity to the Line of Actual Control with China, even as troops from both countries are locked in a standoff in Ladakh following China objecting to Indian road construction activities in the region. A major “milestone” has been achieved in the construction of a strategic tunnel in Uttarakhand that will provide faster mobility to troops and equipment to the border with China. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Tuesday said that it has achieved a breakthrough and a “perfect” linkup of the construction teams of the north and south portals of the Chamba tunnel. The tunnel will be opened for traffic by October this year, almost three months before its scheduled date of completion. Located below the densely populated Chamba town on the Rishikesh-Dharasu road, the tunnel is part of the Char Dham Pariyojana, a project worth about Rs 12,000 crore to improve and develop 889 km of national highways to provide all-weather connectivity to the four holy places in Uttarakhand- Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. The project will also provide better connectivity to troops to the Line of Actual Control. By using the tunnel, troops, artillery guns and vehicles will be able to quickly reach important places along the border with China such as the Nelong Valley, officials said on the condition of anonymity. The tunnel is on the road which leads to Bhaironghati from Dharasu and then to Nelong Valley. This will ensure troops can easily move from depth areas to forward areas. The construction of the tunnel was a challenging task due to issues in land acquisition, weak geology and continuous water seepage. There was also a dense built up area above the tunnel, which increased the chances of it sinking in. The BRO started work on the tunnel’s north portal in January last year, but work on the south portal could commence only after October when issues regarding land compensation and safety of houses above the tunnel were resolved to the satisfaction of all stakeholders with active support from the state government. There were also difficulties due to COVID-19 induced lockdown that prevented workers from reaching the construction site and also affected the movement of material. The Director General Border Roads Lieutenant General Harpal Singh said that the latest Austrian technology has been used in the construction of the 450 m long tunnel worth Rs 88 crore. The development comes in the backdrop of the Chinese objecting to Indian road construction along Pangong Tso and on another road that is linked to the strategic Darbukh-Shyok-DBO road made last year. Troops from both sides are locked in a standoff after transgressions by the Chinese in Pangong Tso and Galwan valley. But even in other areas, the BRO speedened infrastructure development such as recommencing work on the Rohtang tunnel, also known as the Atal tunnel, in April after it was halted for 10 days. Army Chief General M M Naravane had told ET that this tunnel will be completed by October. He also mentioned that work on other tunnels at Sela in Arunachal Pradesh and under the Brahmaputra is happening. The BRO had also opened the Manali-Leh road and Rohtang pass– that get blocked with snowfall every year–weeks in advance. Meanwhile, Roads, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday posted on Twitter, “Happy to announce that our Border Roads Organisation (BRO) team has made a major breakthrough in the Chardham Project. They have successfully dug up 440 m long Tunnel below the busy Chamba town on Rishikesh-Dharasu road Highway(NH 94). Reducing traffic congestion and distance to the Chambal town in future, the development of roads in these areas will ease the movement for yatris on Chardham Yatra and bring economic prosperity.” Singh added that as part of the Char Dham project, the BRO is speeding up construction of 250 km of roads to the Gangotri and Badrinath shrines. Five projects are slated for completion by October this year.

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Two killed in landslide

Two killed in landslide

New Tehri, Mar 7 (PTI) A pokland machine operator and his helper were killed in a landslide on Rishikesh-Chamba-Gangotri national highway, police said on Thursday.

The landslide occurred on Wednesday evening during the construction of an all-weather road with the debris falling from the hillside burying the pokland operator and the helper alive, Chamba SHO Sundaram Sharma said.

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गुरुवार की सुबह तीन भाई-बहनों के लिए काल बनकर आई। टिहरी में गंगोत्री हाईवे का विशाल पुश्ता बारिश के कारण एक घर के ऊपर गिर गया।

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Char Dham road project vital to national security, govt tells SC

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that stalling the Char Dham road widening project would impede swift movement of men, machine, tanks and heavy weaponry to the heated India-China border and have a grave impact on the country’s security. “These roads need to be developed and substandard curves improved in such a manner as to allow quick movement to border points and ensure armed forces/ troops are not overtaken by swift enemy movements. In case the feeder national highways are not developed to the requisite standards, they will become bottlenecks and will delay deployment of troops and machines in case of emergency mobilisation,” it said. The ministry said the entire border with China was sensitive. A bench of Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph also took into account the fresh affidavit filed by the highways ministry and asked the high powered committee (HPC) to consider the issue afresh. It asked the HPC to submit a report within two weeks. While the ministry and the Army wanted the road to be a two-way carriageway with a total width of 7 metres, the HPC chairman had given a minority report insisting on the Char Dham road project as a single carriageway with a width of 5.5 metres. In its application, the defence ministry sought urgent resumption of doublelaning work on three strategic roads — the 281-km Rishikesh-Mana road, 231-km Rishikesh-Gangotri road and 162-km long Tanakpur-Pithoragarh road.

source https://bbcbreakingnews.com/2020/12/03/char-dham-road-project-vital-to-national-security-govt-tells-sc/

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Badrinath and Gangotri highway blocked, JCB-Pokeland machine fell into ditch on Beasya road, three killed

Badrinath and Gangotri highway blocked, JCB-Pokeland machine fell into ditch on Beasya road, three killed

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Due to continuous rains in Uttarakhand, along with other routes of the state, the Chardham Yatra route is also being affected. On Monday, the Rishikesh Gangotri highway is closed due to…

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Weather Update Today: Very heavy rain alert in three districts of Uttarakhand, Rishikesh-Gangotri highway closed

Weather Update Today: Very heavy rain alert in three districts of Uttarakhand, Rishikesh-Gangotri highway closed

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There is an alert of heavy rains in many places in three districts of Uttarakhand today on Tuesday. The Meteorological Department has directed to take…

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Weather update: rain in Uttarakhand, landslides caused the Badrinath highway and Mussoorie road, including roads closed at many places

Weather update: rain in Uttarakhand, landslides caused the Badrinath highway and Mussoorie road, including roads closed at many places

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News Desk, Amar Ujala, Dehradun Updated Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:23 PM IST

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The rainy season continues in Uttarakhand. Landslides have added to the problem. The Rishikesh-Gangotri National…

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UP car crash on Rishikesh-Gangotri highway going to Uttarkashi, two youths killed and one injured

UP car crash on Rishikesh-Gangotri highway going to Uttarkashi, two youths killed and one injured

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News Desk, Amar Ujala, Kandisaur (Tehri) Updated Sun, 16 Aug 2020 07:39 PM IST

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Two youths were killed and one was seriously injured when a car crashed near Doban village under Kandisaur tehsil area on Rishikesh-Gangotri highway.…