{"id":796,"date":"2026-09-08T03:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T03:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/current-affairs-notes-on-december-5-8-html\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T03:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T03:06:02","slug":"current-affairs-notes-on-december-5-8-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/current-affairs-notes-on-december-5-8-html\/","title":{"rendered":"Current affairs notes on December 6 &#8211; 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-5676580010771463226\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a01.The\u00a0Hampi chariot is one among the three famous stone<br \/>\nchariots in India,\u00a0the other two being in Konark, Odisha, and<br \/>\nMahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. It was\u00a0the last capital of the last great Hindu<br \/>\nKingdom of Vijayanagar.It was\u00a0a part of the Mauryan Empire back in the<br \/>\nthird century BC. It is\u00a0a UNESCO World Heritage site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">2. NGT seeks action plan on elephant corridors: Necessary<br \/>\nlegal action against encroachers and those violating the Provisions of\u00a0the<br \/>\nForest Conservation Act 1980 and the Indian Forest Act 1927 in the proposed<br \/>\ncorridors. \u2018Gaj Yatra\u2019,\u00a0a nationwide campaign to protect elephants, was<br \/>\nlaunched on the occasion of World Elephant Day in 2017. Project elephant was<br \/>\nlaunched on 1992. Elephant is included in Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<br \/>\nSchedule I,IUCN Red List: Endangered category. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drishtiias.com\/daily-updates\/daily-news-analysis\/electrocution-of-elephants\" target=\"_blank\">Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Programme<\/a><br \/>\nin 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">3. Himachal Pradesh wants GI status for five products: These<br \/>\ninclude-\u00a0Karsog Kulth, Thangi of Pangi, Chamba Metal Crafts, Chamba Chukh,<br \/>\nand Rajmah of Bharmour. A\u00a0geographical indication\u00a0(GI) is a sign used<br \/>\non products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a<br \/>\nreputation that are due to that origin. In order to function as a\u00a0GI, a<br \/>\nsign must identify a product as originating in a given place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">4. On December 6, the country observed Mahaparinirvan Diwas,<br \/>\nwhich marks the death anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">5. China successfully powered up its \u201cartificial sun\u201d<br \/>\nnuclear fusion reactor (HL-2M Tokamak reactor) for the first time marking a<br \/>\ngreat advance in the country\u2019s nuclear power research capabilities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">6. National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited\u00a0will be<br \/>\nadopting\u00a0Light Detection and Ranging Survey (LiDAR) technique\u00a0using<br \/>\nLaser enabled equipment\u00a0mounted on a Helicopter\u00a0for conducting ground<br \/>\nsurvey for the preparation of Detailed Project Report for the proposed<br \/>\nDelhi-Varanasi HSR corridor. LiDAR, It is a remote sensing method that\u00a0uses<br \/>\nlight in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to<br \/>\nthe Earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">7. Ramnagar Forest Division in Nainital district, Uttarakhand,<br \/>\nrecently built its\u00a0first eco-bridge for reptiles and smaller mammals. Eco-bridges<br \/>\n,They enhance wildlife connectivity that can be disrupted because of highways<br \/>\nor logging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">8. The Uttar Pradesh government has recently embarked upon a<br \/>\nscheme to take the unique culture of its ethnic\u00a0Tharu tribe\u00a0across<br \/>\nthe world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">9. The Vadhavan port in Maharastra will be India\u2019s 13th<br \/>\nmajor port. It has been planned as an \u2018All Weather, All Cargo\u2019 satellite port<br \/>\nto enhance capabilities in handling deep draft ships and larger vessels. The<br \/>\nport project is part of the Centre\u2019s Sagarmala initiative. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">10. After Sikkim, Lakshadweep is the first Union Territory<br \/>\nto become 100 per cent organic\u00a0as all farming is carried out without the<br \/>\nuse of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides, providing access to safer food<br \/>\nchoices and making agriculture a more environment-friendly activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">11. Bangladesh signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement<br \/>\n(PTA):This is the first PTA Bangladesh has signed with any country in the<br \/>\nworld. In 1971, Bhutan was the first country in the world, followed by India as<br \/>\nthe second, to recognise Bangladesh as an independent country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">12. The United Nations (UNCTAD)\u00a0has declared\u00a0Invest<br \/>\nIndia-\u00a0the National Investment Promotion Agency of India- as a winner<br \/>\nof\u00a0the 2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award. Trade and<br \/>\nDevelopment Report, World Investment Report are published by UNCTAD (United<br \/>\nNations Conference on Trade and Development).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Thank You.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/currentaffairscircle.blogspot.com\/2020\/12\/current-affairs-notes-on-december-5-8.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a01.The\u00a0Hampi chariot is one among the three famous stone chariots in India,\u00a0the other two being&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}