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Current Affairs - 2

Current Affairs - 2. B Sai Kumar Swamy. Agenda. Mullaperiyar Dam Issue UIDAI Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Illegal Mining Goa Karnataka Gorkhaland Issue. Mullaperiyar. Mullayar & Periyar River - 173ft height & storage level of 136ft

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Current Affairs - 2

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  1. Current Affairs - 2 B Sai Kumar Swamy Triumphant Institute of Management Education P Ltd

  2. Agenda • Mullaperiyar Dam Issue • UIDAI • Kudankulam Nuclear Plant • Illegal Mining • Goa • Karnataka • Gorkhaland Issue

  3. Mullaperiyar • Mullayar & Periyar River - 173ft height & storage level of 136ft • Constructed in 1887 to divert water to Madras Presidency • Periyar National Park – Biodiversity hotspot • Operated by TN though its in Kerala • Threat of Earthquake • 6.5 Quake can cause significant damage at 136ft water level • Seismic active zone • TN wanted to increase storage height to 142ft • SC agrees with TN • Strengthening works to be carried out • Kerala promulgates – Dam Safety Act • No objection to giving water • Only worried about safety of dam • Justice AS Anand Committee • To inspect dam safety

  4. UIDAI • Unique Identification Authority of India • Part of Planning Commission of India • Agency of GOI • NandanNilekani is Chairman • Ram Sewak Sharma – DG & Mission Director • Established in Feb 2009 • Will own and operate the Unique ID Number Database • Biometric Data • No smart cards to be issued • 12 digit unique number • Photo – Fingerprints – Iris Scan • Launched at Tembhli, Maharashtra on 29th Sep 2010 • RajanaSonawane • Will link – Passport, DL, PAN, Bank Acs, Address, Voter ID etc.

  5. Koodankulam • Russian collaboration – 1988 – 9.2Gw • Delayed • Breakup of USSR • US objection – NSG • People’s Movement against Nuclear Energy • Fears of another Fukushima • Construction began in 1997 – $3Bn • Fast breeder reactor – VVER Model • Commissioning in a phased manner • May 2011 for one unit • March 2012 for 2nd unit • Postponed to May 2012 • Thorium Fuel Cycle • 3 stage Nuclear Power Program • PHWR – U238  Pu239 • FBR – Pu239 – Thorium232 blanket – U233 • Advanced Nuclear Power System – Th232 – Fuel charge of U or Pu

  6. Goa – Illegal Mining • Tourist haven • 12% of tourist traffic • Forested Areas – 1500SqKm - Biodiversity hotspot • 6 National Parks • Mineral rich • 2nd biggest industry • Iron Ore, Bauxite, Manganese • Illegal Mining rampant • Justice MB Shah commission • Only 9 of 336 mining leases are valid • 54Mn tonnes of Iron ore extracted illegally • Mining beyond permitted quota • Illegal mining in forests without clearance of NBWL • Dempo mines – Sesa – Largest Exporter – 34% - Vedanta • 22K trucks – 400barges – Employment generator

  7. Karnataka – Illegal Mining • Bellary region - Iron ore rich – Huge exports • OMC – Obulapuram Mining Company • AMC – GLAT - GJR • G Janardhan Reddy – G Karunakara Reddy • Complex structuring to avoid taxes • OMC – GLATI (Singapore) • Under-Invoicing • Rate to GLATI is $76-98 – International prices are $144-165 • LokAyukta Report – 2008 • Major violations • Encroaching Forest Land • Mining in areas other than stipulated • Underpayment of royalty • Collusion of Govt. officials • Environmental damage • SC Probe

  8. Gorkhaland • Demand for statehood • Northern most part of West Bengal • Nepali/Gorkhali speaking region • Demand since 1907 • ABGL – PrantaParishad 1980 petition to Indira Gandhi • GNLF – Subhash Ghising – Violent agitation • DGHC formed in 1988 – Semiautonomous • GJM – GorkhaJanmuktiMorcha – 2008 • BimalGurung – Prashant Tamang – Indian Idol • Madan Tamang – ABGL- Murdered by GJM activist • Gorkhaland Territorial Administration – 2011 • Replaces DGHC

  9. Indian Space Program - ISRO • CV Raman • Vikram Sarabhai • HomiBhabha • Founded on 15th Aug, 1969 • CM – K Radhakrishnan • Budget of $1.5Bn – NASA has $20Bn! • Space program Highlights • Aryabhatta – 1975 – Russian launch vehicle • Rohini – 1980 – Indian launch vehicle • PSLV - GSLV

  10. Moon Mission • Chandrayaan-1 • ISRO – 2008 • Lunar Orbiter & Impactor • PSLV C-11 • 14th Nov 2008 – Moon Impact probe makes soft landing • Planted Indian flag on the moon • Chandrayaan-2 • Rovers – Moon rock samples • Objective – Find Lunar water • Ultimate Plan – 2 astronauts on Moon in 2015

  11. Annexure

  12. Mullaperiyar

  13. Scheme of the Dam

  14. Logo – Atul Sudhakar Rao Pande

  15. Koodankulam

  16. 2003 to 2011

  17. Proposed State of Gorkhaland

  18. PSLV and GSLV

  19. Basel 3 • RTE • PSLC-C18-ISRO-MM • Oil Exploration-NELP-Barmer-Cairn

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