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Current Affairs August 2014
Current Affairs 1'st August 2014
1. Deputy National Security Adviser Nehchal Sandhu resigned
Deputy National Security Adviser Nehchal Sandhu resigned on 30 July 2014.
2. No conclusive data available on effects of Mobile Phone/Tower on Health: ICMR
As per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), there are no conclusive data available on
the issue of Health Hazards due to radiation emitted from cell phone and cell phone tower.Some
scientific evidences indicate some bio-effects and potential adverse health effects of Radio
Frequency Radiation (RFR). As per ICMR, WHO/International Agency for research on Cancer
has categorized radio frequency electromagnetic field as possible carcinogenic agent to
humans. ICMR has initiated a multi-disciplinary cohort study in Delhi and National Capital
Region (NCR) to investigate adverse effects of Radio Frequency Radiation (RFR), if any,
emitted from cell phone on adult Indian population.The study intends to examine whether use of
cell phone is linked with reproductive dysfunctions, infertility, neurological disorders (cognitive
behaviour, sleep related disorders, depression etc.), cardiovascular disorders,
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) disorders and promote cancer, if any in human volunteers.
Key Findings reported by some studies:
1. Cytogenetic damage in tissues of some individuals using cell phone over a period of
time.
2. Study conducted animals indicated considerable reduction in testicular size, weight and
in sperm counts after chronic exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation (RFR) imitated from
cell phone which may lead to infertility.
3. Headache, dizziness, numbness in the thigh, and heaviness in the chest among mobile
phone.
4. Long term and intensive mobile phone use may cause inner ear damage.
5. Increase in peak heart rate, serum total cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol and triglycerides
concentration in acute RFR.
6. Microwave radiation caused an increase in erythrocyte and leukocyte counts, a
significant DNA strand break in brain cells and the loss of spatial memory in mice.
7. Microwave exposure adversely affects male fertility.
8. Reduction in melatonin or an increase in caspase-3, creatine kinase, and calcium ion may cause significant damage in rat brain due to chronic exposure of microwave radiations.
These biomarkers indicate possible health implications of such exposures.
9. Prolonged exposure to non-ionizing Microwave radiation may lead to infertility.
10. Study conducted on animal concluded that 3G mobile phone radiations affect the brain
function and cause several neurological disorders. It also indicated testicular impairment in male Westar rats due to long-term exposure of Microwave.
11. Measure taken in India:
12. India has adopted Electro Magnetic Field (EMF) radiation limits prescribed by
International Commission on non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).
13. In addition to this, Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has prescribed stricter
precautionary limits for EMF radiation from mobile tower which is 1/10th of the limits
suggested internationally by ICNIRP.
14. With a view to ensure adherence to the prescribed EMF radiation limits from mobile
tower in India, self-certificates are required to be submitted by telecom service providers as
per the guidelines issued by DoT.
15. To inspect this, regular audit of Base Transceiver Station (BTS) sites is conducted by
Telecom Enforcement Resource & Monitoring (TERM) field units.
16. If any BTS site is found to infringing the prescribed EMF norms, actions are taken by
imposing a penalty of Rs.10 lakh per BTS per incidence.
3. Dipa Karmakar became first Indian woman gymnast to win medal in Commonwealth
Games
Dipa Karmakar on 31 July 2014 became the first Indian woman gymnast and second person of
the country to win a medal
4. Supreme court asks Centre to submit proposal to expedite criminal justice system
The Supreme Court has said that the judiciary cannot fast-track cases against MPs and in fact
asked the government to submit a proposal within a month to expedite the Criminal justice
system in India. The apex court also observed that the pace of criminal justice system is not
satisfactory in the country.This statement from Supreme Court came because recently, PM
Narendra Modi had asked Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
to devise a mechanism to adjudicate criminal and other court cases against politicians within a
year.
5. Sierra Leone declared Ebola public health emergency
President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma on 30 July 2014 declared a public health
emergency in Sierra Leone to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak.
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6. SC appointed one-man commission to probe 2006 Meerut fire tragedy
SC has appointed a former Justice SB Sinha commission to probe the 2006 Meerut Fire
tragedy. It will summit its report by 31 January 2015.
7. Government conferred Navratna status on CONCOR
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Public Enterprises,
Government of India granted Navratna status to Container Corporation of India Ltd.
(CONCOR).The company provides logistics solution and has the largest network of 62 Inland
Container Depots (ICDs)/container freight stations in India. Besides providing inland transport by
rail for containers, it has also expanded to cover management of ports, air cargo complexes and
setting up cold-chain.The Government of India (GoI) controls 61.80% stake in CONCOR.
8. Arunachal Pradesh District Planning Committee (Amendment) Bill, 2014 passed in
Assembly
Arunachal Pradesh Assembly has passed the Arunachal Pradesh District Planning Committee
(Amendment) Bill, 2014.
9. Robert Frederick Panara: Pioneer of Deaf Studies passed away
Robert Frederick Panara (94), the pioneer of deaf studies passed away in Rochester, US.
Robert was an author, a poet, a professor who later went on to become the first deaf teacher
within the mainstream Higher Education in the US. He helped translate Shakespeare’s Macbeth,
Hamlet and Othello into sign language. His wife Shirley Fischer was also deaf. Both used sign
language to communicate.
Panars’s key contributions and achievements:In 1965, Panara helped establishing America’s
first Technical college for the deaf, National Technical Institute for Deaf (NTID). NTID was set up
by an act of US Congress and is a part of the Rochester Institute of Technology. He also helped
in the foundation of the Connecticut-based National Theatre of the Deaf. In 1948, Panara
became the first deaf person to get a Master’s degree in English from New York University.
10. Heavy downpour caused landslide in the Malin Village near Pune
Heavy downpour on 30 July 2014 caused landslide in Malin Village of Ambegaon Taluka killing
41 peoples.
11. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award to Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali
Screenshot at Aug 05 16-57-03Famous film director Muzaffar Ali (69), who had directed the
Bollywood classic “Umrao Jaan”, has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana
Award for his extraordinary contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace
and goodwill. The award carries a citation and cash award of Rs 5 lakh.Ali also directed over
one-and-a-half dozen movies including “Gaman” and “Khizan”. He was also conferred Padma
Shri in 2005. The award was instituted to mark the contribution made by Rajiv Gandhi to
promote peace, communal harmony and fight against violence.
Previous recipients of the award include Mother Teresa, K.R. Narayanan, Ustad Bismillah Khan,
Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Dutt, Dilip Kumar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Maulana Wahiduddin
Khan.Others who were conferred upon with this award were Jagan Nath Kaul, Mohd Yunus,
Hiteswar Saikia and Subhadra Joshi (jointly), Kapila Vatsyayan, Teesta Setalvad and Harsh
Mander (jointly), S N Subbarao, Swami Agnivesh and Madari Moideen (jointly), Nirmala
Deshpande, Hem Dutta, N Radhakrishnan, Gautam Bhai, SPIC MACAY and D R Mehta.
12. Punjab Government agreed to Ghana’s offer of land to Punjab farmers
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on 31 July 2014 agreed to Ghana’s proposal
of land to Punjab farmers
13. Monsoon deficit dipped to 22 percent, monsoon 90 percent of the normal in July 2014
Monsoon deficit for the month of July 2014 dipped to 22% according to the data released by the
Indian Meteorological Department on 31 July 2014.
14. One Life is Not Enough written by Natwar Singh released
Natwar Singh’s autobiography entitled One Life is Not Enough was published. The book has
revealed much information about Sonia Gandhi.
Current Affairs 2'nd August 2014
1. RBI canceled the Licence of The Vasavi Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad
RBI has cancelled licence of The Vasai Co-operative Urban Bank Hyderabad. The order has
been made effective from the close of business on 14 July 2014.
2. Science can now explain why sun’s atmosphere is hotter than its surface
Researchers have found substantial evidence to explain why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is much hotter than its surface.As per scientists, ‘Nanoflares’ – a continuous infusion of impulsive
bursts of heating, none of which can be individually detected – is behind the production of the
extra heat.The photosphere, the visible surface of the Sun, is around 6,000 Kelvins, while the
corona reaches temperatures which are 300 times more than the photosphere.
NASA’s EUNIS (Extreme Ultraviolet Normal Incidence Spectrograph) rocket, equipped with a
very sensitive spectrograph gathered information about the Sun about how much material is
present at a given temperature by recording different wavelengths of light.EUNIS flew up nearly
321 km above the ground aboard a sounding rocket and gathered about collected observations
from above the planet’s air.It scanned a region on the Sun known to be magnetically complex,
also termed active region, which can often be the source of larger flares and coronal mass
ejections.
Several theories have been offered for how the magnetic ener
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