30th August, 2022 Current Affairs

Sakshi Education

NATIONAL
PM Narendra Modi dedicates India’s first earthquake memorial

Prime Minister NarendraModi has dedicated India’s first earthquake memorial, named Smruti Van at Bhuj in Gujarat. Smruti Van is a unique memorial carrying the names of more than 12 thousand people who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake that struck here in January 2001. The earthquake simulator will provide real like the experience of earthquake tremors to visitors. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and State BJP President C. R. Patilwas present on the occasion.
The grand structure, which is the first such memorial in the country according to a Gujarat government official, is spread over 470 acres on Bhujio Hill near Bhuj town. It celebrates the spirit of resilience in the wake of the death of nearly 13,000 people during the earthquake on January 26, 2001, which had its epicentre in Bhuj.
The memorial carries names of the people who lost their lives during the earthquake. It also has a state-of-the-art Smruti Van Earthquake Museum.

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INTERNATIONAL
India first time refers to ‘militarisation’ of Taiwan Strait by China

India has for the first time referred to what it called “the militarization of the Taiwan Strait”, marking a rare instance of New Delhi appearing to comment on China’s actions towards Taiwan. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka released a statement in which India accused China of “militarizing the Taiwan Strait.”
India made the statement after a Chinese military research vessel docked at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port for a week.
Recently, China completed its large-scale military drills around Taiwan in response to the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
India has followed a “One China policy” since 1949 and maintained trade and cultural relations with Taiwan. India stopped mentioning this policy in its official statements after 2008.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NASA postpones launch of Artemis 1 mission to Moon due to malfunctioning core stage engine

NASA has postponed the launch of the Artemis 1 mission to the moon due to a malfunctioning core stage engine. The American space agency had been set to launch on Monday its colossal next-generation rocketship named as Artemis programme on a long-awaited debut test flight, a planned six-week uncrewed voyage around the moon and back, 50 years after Apollo's last lunar mission.
The countdown clock was halted about 40 minutes before the targeted launch time, as the 32-storey-tall, two-stage Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and its Orion crew capsule awaited liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral in Florida. The US space agency cited a problem detected on one of the rocket's main engines after launch teams had begun filling the rocket's core fuel tanks with super-cooled liquid oxygen and hydrogen propellants.
NASA did not give a new launch date but said its first available backup launch opportunity was set for Friday, 2nd of September. Tens of thousands of people, including US Vice President Kamala Harris - had gathered along the beach near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch the launch.
The goal of the flight, is to test the SLS and the Orion crew capsule that sits atop the rocket. Orion was due to carry a simulated crew of three - one male and two female mannequins - fitted with sensors to measure radiation levels and other stresses that real-life astronauts would experience.

AUTHORS
Acclaimed Dancer Mallika Sarabhai turns author released his memoir ‘Free Fall’

Acclaimed classical dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai bares it all in her upcoming self-help memoir, “Free Fall: My Experiments with Living”. The book, which will hit the stands on August 30, is about “coming to terms with yourself, your body and finding the lifestyle that works for you”. It is published by Speaking Tiger.
A celebrated dancer, actor and public intellectual writes a memorable account – by turns inspiring, hilarious and provocative – about how she stumbled her way to health, fitness and sanity. In Free Fall is all about coming to terms with yourself and your body and find the lifestyle that works for you. And how to make mistakes, pick yourself up and carry on. Never preachy, this ‘self-help’ memoir delivers an immensely useful message for anyone who wants good health – and happiness.

SPORTS
Sports Ministry to host the “Meet the Champion project” on National Sports Day

On National Sports Day, the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry will host the “Meet the Champion project” in 26 schools across the nation.
NikhatZareen, who won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and the World Championships, Bhavina Patel, who won a medal at the Paralympics, and Manpreet Singh, who won a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, are just a few of the well-known athletes that will take part in Meet the Champion project.

Published date : 30 Aug 2022 04:33PM