UPSC Prelims News 9th September 2022

UPSC Prelims News of 9th September 2022

India-China Disengagement

Context: Troops of India and China have started disengaging at Patrolling Pillar (15) in the Gogra-Hotspring region of Eastern Ladakh.

Disengagement status:

• After disengaging from PP15, the troops of both countries have disengaged at all friction points in the region.
• Chinese forces have still blocked the traditional patrolling areas of Indian forces on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Depsang Plains and Charding Nala regions.

Areas in news:

• Gogra-Hotsprings: Hot Springs is located north of the Chang Chenmo river and Gogra Post is east of the point where the river takes a hairpin bend.
• Depsang plains: It is a high-altitude gravelly plain at the northwest portion of the disputed Aksai Chin region.
  • It is bound from north by the valley of the Chip Chap River and on the west by the Shyok River.
• Demchok: Demchok sector is a disputed region located near the confluence of the Charding Nullah and Indus River. ·
• Chushul: Chushul is one of the officially agreed five Border Personnel Meeting points between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army of China.
• Charding Nala: It is known traditionally as the Lhari stream and called Demchok River by China.

E-Daakhil Portal

Context: On successful completion of 2 years of e-daakhil portal, an e-book was released emphasizing the far reach of e-daakhil.

About

• The Consumer Protection Act, 2019, has a provision for e-filing of consumer complaints with the consumer commissions and online payment of the fees for filing a complaint.
• Accordingly, a web application for e-filing of consumer complaints named ‘edaakhil.nic.in’ has been developed by NIC for the purpose.
  • The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is the foremost information, web services and technical assistance body of the Government of India. It is under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Features of the portal

• It empowers the consumer to file the consumer complaints along with payment of requisite fees online from anywhere for the redressal of their complaints.
• It facilitates the consumer commissions to scrutinize the complaints online to accept, reject or forward the complaint to the concerned commission for further processing.
• To facilitate the rural consumers for e-filing, it has been decided to integrate the common service centers (CSC) with the E-Daakhil portal.

India’s First Nasal Vaccine For Covid

Context: Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 recombinant nasal vaccine has been approved by the Ministry of Health’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization.

About the Vaccine

• The vaccine is called iNCOVACC (BBV154) and it can be administered for primary immunization of those aged 18 years and above in emergency situations.
• How it works? Nasal vaccines trigger an immune response in the mucosal membrane. They bring out what are known as IgA antibodies, which coat the mucus lining and fight the infection.

Advantages of Nasal Vaccines

• They prevent the infection in the first place i.e. the mucus membrane in the nose and the throat from where the corona virus spreads further.
• They provide better lung protection due to the IgA antibody secretions in the lungs.
• Nasal vaccines cut the infectivity rate of the disease, which could blunt new waves.
• It is easy to administer as it does not require trained health care workers.

Types of Anti bodies in our immune system

Statue Of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Context: The statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose under the Grand Canopy to the east of India gate, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India.

The statue of Netaji Bose:

• The 28 feet tall statue of Netaji is carved out of jet-black granite, which was sourced from Khammam in Telangana.
• The statue weighs 65 tonnes and is completely sculpted by hand using traditional techniques and modern tools.
  • Mysore-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj led the team of sculptors.

The India Gate Canopy

• Location: It is located at a centre of the C-hexagon, east of India Gate.
• Inspiration: The statue was designed by Edwin Lutyens and was inspired by a sixth-century pavilion from Mahabalipuram. It was added to India Gate complex in 1936.
• Features:
  • Dedication: It was dedicated to King George V. The canopy housed a 50-foot marble statue of King George V in his coronation robes and the Imperial State Crown.

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