Current Affairs 29 Oct 2020

Pantanal Wetland

  • It is one of the world’s largest tropical wet land, recently it was in news because of climate change effect.
  • Pantanal wetland is situated in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay in 150,000 sq. km, has burned in wildfires worsened by climate change.
  • Pantanal’s indigenous group “Guato” said fire spread from the ranches, almost 5th part of this Biome had destroyed. 

Land Reform Jammu & Kashmir

  • Central home ministry issue notification regarding Jammu & Kashmir development Act.
  • New laws end exclusive right of permanent residents over land in Jammu & Kashmir.
  • There will be a bar though on the agri land to be used for non-agri purpose.
  • An Army officer above the rank of corps commander can declare an area as “Strategic Area”.

Bharat-America 2+2 dialogue 

  • Under the leadership of Indian-America foreign and defense minister in Delhi on 27 Oct,2020, BECA(Basic exchange and co-operation agreement) for Geo-spatial co-operation was signed between two countries.

Keto Diet 

  • A low carb diet, where body produces ketones in the lever to be used as energy.
  • It is high adequate protein, high fat and low carbo-hydrate diet.
  • This diet forces the body to burn fat faster, but it can effect kidney and deficiency of vitamins.

Yellow Dust

  • Originate from desert of Magnolia and Gobi desert of China, flows to North Korea, Japan, which contains many toxic and industrial molecules.
  • North Korean govt. issued alert for citizens due to yellow dust.

Ohaka Khadi

  • Oaxaca is situated in south Mexico, where some local village group work for weaving khadi,It is “Farm to garment” group of 400 families of south Mexico, Today the khadi here has become famous as “Ohaka Khadi”.
  • Mark Brown from Mexico was inspired by Mahatama Gandhi and trained local people about khadi weaving.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested for “vocal for local” during the festive season of Diwali on his “Man Ki baat” program.

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