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Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 25 January 2022

::NATIONAL::

Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 22

The Delhi University (DU) released a draft Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 22 (UGCF-2022).
Keeping in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) and has invited feedback on it from stakeholders till January 30.
The new UG curriculum will come into force from next year when the university shifts to a four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP).

What is the new UGCF-2022?

The UGCF provides the curriculum framework that will be adopted in the 2022-23 academic session when DU shifts to an FYUP. This, however, does not include the syllabi for courses, which is prepared independently.
The objective of the UGCF is to:

1.   “align with the NEP” so as “to promote each student’s holistic development in both academic and non-academic spheres”,
2.   “provide flexibility to students so that learners have the ability to choose their learning trajectories and programmes”,
3.   “eliminate harmful hierarchies among disciplines/fields of study and silos between different areas of learning”, among others.

The UGCF is an attempt to include two of the most talked about features of the NEP – multi-disciplinarity and multiple exit points (leaving the course at the end of each year with a different degree).
The new draft has a total of 176 credits on offer. The number of credits is determined by the study load.
To clear a semester, students need a certain number of credits which are determined by the importance of the course and the teaching-learning hours that are put into it.

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1922 Gujarat TribalsMassacre

Gujarat’s Republic-Day tableau will depict 1922 British massacre of Bhil tribals.
It occurred in Pal-Chitariya and Dadhvaav villages of Sabarkantha district.

About:

It was British Major H. G. Saturn who ordered firing on tribals who gathered under leadership of MotilalTejawat to protest against land revenue tax imposed by British and feudal lords.
Born in Koliyari, Udaipur (Rajasthan), Motilal Tejawat (regarded as Gandhi of Koliyari) was inspired by the Bijolia movement.
With tribals, he launched Eki (Unity) movement to oppose all types of exploitation of Bhils by States and Jagirdars.
The Mewad Bhil Corps (MBC), a paramilitary force raised by the British that was on the lookout for Tejawat, heard of the gathering and reached the spot.

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::INTERNATIONAL::

India-US States discuss technology-led Carbon Capture and Utilisation solutions

India and US discussed the challenges and opportunities to combat climate change through technology-led Carbon Capture and Utilisation solutions at the Indo-US Scoping Workshop on Carbon Capture jointly organized by DST India and DoE USA.

Key highlights:

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) is among one such key pathways to reduce emissions while continuing to develop sustainably at an unprecedented pace.
CCUS clearly aligns with five of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely, climate action; clean energy; industry, innovation, and infrastructure; responsible consumption and production; and partnerships to achieve the goals.

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About CCUS:

CCUS is a set of technologies designed to capture CO2 emissions. Itinvolves

1.   Capture of CO2 from fuel combustion or industrial processes,
2.   CO2 is captured using technologies like Chemical absorption,
3.   Physical separation, Oxy-fuel separation, Calcium lopping etc.
4.   Transport of this CO2via ship or pipeline,
5.   Captured CO2 can be either re-used in various products, such ascement or plastics, or stored in geological formationsdeep underground.

International Conferenceon Sustainability Science

Recently 8th International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) was held recently.

About:

It will facilitate creative discussions between academics, policy-makers and practitioners on howbiodiversity-based solutions can contribute to sustainable development.
Outcomes of the conference are expected to feed into the current international discourse of thepost-2020 agenda on biodiversity.
This framework will define targets and pathways for conservation and management of
biodiversity for the next decade and beyond.
ICSS conference is co-organized by various institutes/organizations including Convention onBiological Diversity Secretariat, Institute of Future Initiatives,Tokyo university, Future Earth etc.

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::ECONOMY::

Manganese Ore (India) Limited

The Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development reviewed the performance of Manganese Ore (India) Limited (MOIL), a schedule ‘A’ CPSE under Ministry of Steel and understood the future plans of MOIL yesterday at Balaghat.

About:

MOIL is a Schedule “A” Miniratna Category-I Company.It was originally incorporated as Manganese Ore (India) Limited in 1962.
Subsequently, the name of the company was modified from Manganese Ore (India) Limited to MOIL Limited during the financial year 2010-11.
It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel.
The headquarter is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Currently, MOIL operates 11 mines, seven located in Nagpur and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra and four in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh.The Balaghat mine is the company’s largest mine.

::SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY::

Solar flare causes radio blackout over Indian Ocean

As per NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, a mid-level solar flare classified as M5.5 class was emitted by the Sun.
It is seen as a bright flash on the right side of the Sun.

About:

Solar flares, which are powerful bursts of energy from the Sun, can affect radio communications, electric power grids and navigation signals. They also pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.
The flare impacted the atmosphere of the Earth, inducing a shortwave radio blackout over the Indian Ocean, reported a leading daily.

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