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      • December 7 – Easily Memorize Hampi, Elephant Corridors, and more

      December 7 – Easily Memorize Hampi, Elephant Corridors, and more

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      • Date December 13, 2020
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      December current affairs 2020

      Hampi chariot

      NEWS:

      • The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has put up a chain barricade to prevent people from touching or climbing the Hampi Chariot.

      About the Chariot:

      • The chariot inside the Vijaya Vittala Temple complex is a shrine dedicated to Garuda.
      • The temple architecture is under the patronage of Vijayanagara rulers who reigned from 14th to 17th century CE.

      About Hampi:

      • It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
      • It is multi-religious and multi-ethnic; it included Hindu and Jain monuments next to each other.
      • Architecture
        • The buildings here predominantly followed South Indian Hindu arts and architecture dating to the Aihole-Pattadakal styles.
        • But it also has elements of Indo-Islamic architecture in the Lotus Mahal, the public bath, and the elephant stables.
      Create memories for Hampi

      credit : Steps Together

      Roshni Act

      News:

      • The J&K administration has sought modifications to the High Court judgment passed on October 9.
      • The Judgement
        • It declared the 2001 Roshni Act null and void in the Union Territory (UT)
        • It directed authorities to end the ownership rights of occupants of government land.
      • Why Modification?
        • A large number of common people would suffer unintentionally.
        • This includes landless cultivators and individuals who are themselves residing in dwellings in small areas.
        • They are unfortunately clubbed along with rich and wealthy land grabbers.
      • A Brief History
        • It was Enacted in 2001.
        • The law sought to regularise unauthorized land.
        • The Act envisaged the transfer of ownership rights of state land to its occupants, subject to the payment of a cost, as determined by the government.
        • The government envisaged the revenue generated would be spent on commissioning hydroelectric power projects, hence the name “Roshni”.
      • The Scam
        • In 2009, the State Vigilance Organisation registered an FIR against several government officials for alleged criminal conspiracy to illegally possess and vest ownership of state land.
        • CAG report blamed irregularities including an arbitrary reduction in prices fixed by a standing committee and said this was done to benefit politicians and affluent people.
      Understand the topic

      Credit: Zee News

       

      Elephant Corridors

      NEWS:

      • NGT directed the Odisha government to prepare an action plan within three months on 14 identified elephant corridors for providing stress-free migration to elephants from one habitation to another in the State.
      • Why Corridors are important
        • The movement of elephants is essential to ensure that their populations are genetically viable.

        • It also helps to regenerate forests on which other species, depend.

        • Nearly 40% of elephant reserves are vulnerable, as they are not within protected parks and sanctuaries.

        • Also, migration corridors have no specific legal protection.

        • Forests that have turned into farms and unchecked tourism are blocking animals’ paths.

        • Animals are thus forced to seek alternative routes resulting in increased elephant-human conflict.

        • Weak regulation of ecotourism is severely impacting important habitats.

      • Understand Corridors
        • credit: Nature Conservation Foundation
      • Understand Elephant Corridor Issues
        • Credit: The EPIC Channel
           

      HL-2M Tokamak reactor

      NEWS:

      • China successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor.
      • It is China’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device.
      • The mission is named Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST).
      • It is located in Sichuan province.
      • It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures ten times hotter than the core of the sun.
      Create a memory of HL-2M Tokamak reactor

      Credit: Tech Insider

       

      Tag:Current Affairs, Elephant Corridor, Hampi, HL-2M Tokamak reactor, Roshni Act, UPSC

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