16-17-10-22 Daily-Haryana-HPSC Current Affairs

TheHaryanagovernment will set up solid Waste Management Plants (SWMP) across the state in order to further accelerate theSwachhtacampaign.
All the districts have been divided into 13 clusters for implementing the Solid Waste Management projects and in the first phase, SWMPs will be set up in three clusters Bhiwani, Sirsa and Karnal.

These projects will be based on open technology. In open technology, the agency can set up bio-methanation plants, compost plants and plants for waste disposal.

The PM-DevINE is in addition to the quantum of Resources available for the development of the NE region. It will not be a substitute for existing central and state schemes.

Modi said Modhera was known for the Sun temple, now it will also be known as solar-powered village.

Modhera is famous for its Sun temple, which is situated on the river Pushpavati. It was built by King Bhima-I of the Chaulukya dynasty in 1026-27.

According to the Gujarat government, which shared information in a series of tweets, over 1000 solar panels have been installed on the village houses, generating electricity round the clock for the villagers. Significantly they will be provided with solar electricity at zero cost.

New index shows governments worldwide stoked an inequality explosion during COVID-19 pandemic

Half of the poorest countries saw Health spendings drop despite the pandemic, while 95 percent of all countries froze or even lowered taxes on rich people and corporates

Rich and poor countries alike have exacerbated an explosion of economic inequality since the outbreak of the pandemic from 2020, reveals new research by Oxfam and Development Finance International (DFI).

The overwhelming majority of governments cut their of health, Education and social protection spending. At the same time, they refused to raise taxes on excessive profits and soaring wealth.

The2022 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index(CRI Index) is the first detailed analysis into the type of inequality busting policies and actions that 161 countries might have pursued during the first two years of the pandemic.

China launched its first comprehensive solar probe, the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), according to the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It’s the world’s first near-Earth satellite Telescope to simultaneously monitor solar flares, coronal mass ejections and the sun’s , according to Gan Weiqun, the satellite’s principal scientist from the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

The mission is a combination of several innovations such as the development of the solar-monitoring instrument installed on the satellite.