14th JULY 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Mangrove Afforestation in Kovalam Swamp Area: Union Minister Bhupendra Inaugurates
- A mangrove afforestation project is being implemented as part of efforts to restore coastal wetlands under the Coastal Rehabilitation Project by the Forest Department of India and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department.
- The opening ceremony for this was started in Kovalam panchayat. Tamil Nadu Environment, Climate Change and Forests Additional Chief Secretary Subriyasaku presided.
- World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief of Forest Force Subrat Mohapatra, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Wildlife Conservator Sinivas Reddy, Chennai Circle Chief Conservator of Forests Geetanjali, Chengalpattu District Forest Officer Ravi Meena took the lead. Union Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav participated in this and started the project by planting mangrove saplings along with school students at the estuary in Kovalam estuary.
- Although many countries have conducted research on the moon, no country has yet conducted research on the south pole of the moon. Only India launched the Chandrayaan program to explore the South Pole of the Moon.
- Chandrayaan-1 was launched for the first time in 2008. Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft crawled into lunar orbit and successfully completed exploration. Later, the Chandrayaan-2 program was planned to land instruments on the surface of the moon and carry out studies. Accordingly, Chandrayaan 2 was launched in 2019.
- But Chandrayaan-2's lander Vikram lander failed to land properly and crashed into the moon, ending the project in failure. The scientists have undertaken the task of correcting the mistakes from the last failure and landing the lander properly on the moon.
- Subsequently, Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft was successfully launched into space yesterday at 2.30 pm by LMV3 M4 rocket. At exactly 2.30 am the rocket started to take off after the 2 fuel filled units of the rocket were ignited and extinguished the fire. The 2 fuel units separated in exactly 127 seconds.
- This was followed by separation of the rocket's upper side shield at 194 seconds and the second fuel unit at 305 seconds. The spacecraft carrying section continued to travel and finally at 17 minutes the spacecraft successfully landed in Earth orbit.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Bastille Day parade at the Champs Elysees on the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. To mark the 25th anniversary of the India-France alliance, 241 members of the Indian tri-services took part in the parade, led by a military band.
- The Indian Army contingent was led by the Punjab Regiment along with the Rajputana Rifles Regiment. As part of the parade, Rafale jets of the Indian Air Force's 101 Squadron from Hasimara Air Force Base also took part.
- July 14 marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution on July 14, 1789. It symbolizes the democratic principles of liberty, equality and fraternity which are the basis of the Constitution of India and France.
