Patachitra paintings

A distinctive Durga-making custom in a Bengali community date back to the Patachitra paintings of Odisha.

An Overview:

• The Goddess Durga created on cloth rather than the more traditional clay is known as the “pat er Durga,” and it originated with the Patachitra paintings of Odisha.

About Patachitra paintings:-

• Pattachitra art derives its name from one of the earliest types of Pattachitra art.
• Orissa produced Pattachitra paintings in the fifth century.
• The village of Puri is where the first documentation of Pattachitra art may be found.
• In this area, pattapātra art is still highly valued today. Madhubani’s artwork
• The artisans responsible for this style of art are referred to as “Maharanas” and “Mohapatras.”
• In the thirteenth century, King Narasingha Deva 1 of the Eastern Ganga dynasty founded Puri. (Mural Art) The Savar tribe is the ancestry of the artists who reside in this village.
• Original Pattachitra paintings featured three deities: Jagannath, his brother, and his sister.
• When the idols were removed for the fifteen days after the bathing, it served as a way for followers to worship them.
• Originally named “Anasar Patti” in remembrance of the 15 days of solitude, this artistic movement eventually adopted the name “Pattachitra.”
• The terms “pata” and “chitra” combine to form the word “pattachitra,” which refers to cloth painting.
• This kind of painting is called scroll painting, and it was usually done on fabric.
• These exquisite paintings honor the Hindu faith and religion by fusing Indian customs, rituals, and values in a fresh and artistic way.
• This ancient artwork has developed into living art that you may use in your daily life, appearing in apparel and accessories.

Gaganyaan

The ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission safety test flight was successfully conducted lately, following an earlier hitch.

About Gaganyaan:-

• Launch Date: 2023.
• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the agency.
• Nation: India.
• The GSLV Mk-III rocket.
• Known also as the LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3), the GSLV Mk-III is a three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle.
• India’s first human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, is scheduled to launch in 2023.
• The plan is to launch a three-person crew into a 400-kilometer orbit for a three-day mission, demonstrate human spaceflight capability, and safely return the crew to Earth by landing in Indian Ocean waters.

Timeline as of now:

• It consists of one human space voyage scheduled for December 2021 and two unmanned flights scheduled for July and December 2020.
• But the COVID-19 Pandemic caused a delay.

The mission requirements are:

• Three Indian astronauts will be stationed in the Orbital Module of the Gaganyaan system.
• It will spend five to seven days traveling in a low-Earth orbit around the planet at a height of 300 to 400 kilometers.
• The following will be included in the payload: crew module, or spacecraft that will carry people.
• Powered by two liquid propellant engines is the service module.
• The ISR and IAF will choose the crew members.
• For a week, the crew will conduct scientific experiments and work in microgravity.
• Training in Russia: A contract for the training was signed in June 2019 by the Russian government-owned Glavkosmos and the Human Space Flight Centre of the ISRO. The agreement covers Russian assistance with applicant selection, medical assessment, and space training.

Importance:

India will join the United States, China, and Russia as the fourth nation to send a manned mission to:

• creation of jobs.
• technological progress.

Ajinomoto

The effects of Ajinomoto on the human body have been studied recently.

An Overview:

• Ajinomoto is frequently used in processed meals, fast food products, and restaurant cuisine.

About Ajinomoto:

• Monosodium glutamate (MSG), a common food ingredient used to improve food flavor, is marketed under the brand name Ajinomoto.
• MSG is a flavor enhancer that gives food an umami flavor, which is frequently characterized as a savory, meaty, or brothy taste.
• It has a lot of sodium, which is a salt component.
• By itself, ajinomoto has no nutritional value.
• Its main purpose is to intensify the umami, or savory, flavor of food.
• Because it can enhance the flavor and appeal of food, it is frequently employed in a wide variety of cuisines.
• It is frequently found in processed foods, fast food items, and restaurant cuisine.

Possible effects:

• Some people report that after eating foods containing MSG, they get symptoms like headaches, perspiration, and chest pain. (Indian Authority for Standards and Food Safety)
• Certain people can be more vulnerable to the effects of MSG due to underlying medical issues or sensitivity to large amounts of the spice.

INS Imphal

The Indian Navy received INS Imphal from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) lately.

About INS Imphal:-

• It is the third stealth-guided missile destroyer of the Project 15B Class.
• On November 21, 2021, INS Visakhapatnam, the first ship of the P15B Class, was put into service.
• On December 18, 2022, the second ship, INS Mormugao, was put into service.
• On May 17, 2022, the fourth, INS Surat, was launched.
• The first naval battleship to be put into service with accommodations for female officers and crew was Imphal.
• It can hold up to 312 crew members.
• It can travel 4,000 nautical miles before dying.
• In an out-of-area operation, it can complete a 42-day mission with an extended mission duration.
• To increase its reach even more, the ship has two helicopters on board.
• With an overall length of 164 meters and a displacement of more than 7,500 tonnes, it is one of the biggest destroyers ever constructed in India.
• It is a powerful platform that may be used for a wide range of missions and activities covering every facet of maritime warfare.
• It is equipped with Barak-8 Medium Range Surface-to-Air missiles and supersonic Brahmos Surface-to-Surface missiles.
• The destroyer is equipped with locally built anti-submarine weaponry and sensors, most notably the heavyweight torpedo tube launchers, ASW rocket launchers, and the hull-mounted Sonar Humsa NG.
• Compared to earlier Classes of destroyers and frigates in the naval arsenal, it is more adaptable.
• Its all-around ability to defeat fighter planes, surface warships, enemy submarines, and anti-ship missiles would allow it to function without the assistance of other vessels.
• With the help of her potent Combined Gas and Gas Propulsion Plant (COGAG), which is made up of four reversible gas turbines, the ship can reach a top speed of more than 30 knots, or roughly 55 kmph.
• With advanced digital networks like the Combat Management System (CMS), Gigabyte Ethernet-based Ship Data Network (GESDN), Automatic Power Management System (APMS), and Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS), the ship exhibits a very high degree of automation.

Fukushima nuclear plant tragedy

Researchers recently examined fish that had been exposed to water from the Fukushima nuclear facility.

An Overview:

• International scientists gathered fish samples from a port town close to Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in an effort to evaluate the effects of treated radioactive water released into the sea recently by the plant.

Regarding the catastrophic Fukushima nuclear plant:

• Nuclear power plant meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi: (Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant)
• Nuclear power plants are a particular kind of power plant that produces energy by means of the nuclear fission process.
• Atoms break into smaller atoms through a process known as nuclear fission, which releases energy.
• Where: Japan. Japan-India Relations
• The causes are a powerful earthquake and a tsunami.
• Impact: The environment was exposed to a significant amount of radioactive elements.
• Causalities: At first, the incident was not thought to have caused any deaths.
• Though the earthquake and tsunami claimed the lives of almost 18,000 people. (India’s Early Tsunami Warning System)

Development after tragedy:-

• Since then, massive tanks on the site have been used by Japan to store cooling water for nuclear fuel as well as rain and groundwater leaking through the damaged reactor buildings.
• An Advanced Liquid Processing technology (ALPS) filtering technology is used to treat the water.
• With the exception of tritium, the majority of radioactive elements are eliminated by the ALPS filtration mechanism.
• Tritium is a hard to separate hydrogen isotope.

Exercise Milan

The “Exercise Milan” series of drills will be hosted by the Navy in February 2024, as announced by the Ministry of Defence.

Background: 

• With invitations sent to 50 nations, it is probably going to see the highest participation ever.

About Exercise Milan:-

• Commenced: 1995.
• Location: Visakhapatnam.”
• Dates: February 19, 20, and 27, 2024.
• Indian Navy is the host.
• A biannual multilateral naval exercise is called Milan.
• The Indian Navy initiated it.
• MILAN 22 took place in/around Visakhapatnam between February 25, 2022, and March 4, 2022.
• 39 different countries took part in it.
• The International Maritime Seminar, the City Parade at RK Beach, the Swavlamban Exhibition, the Subject Matter Expert Exchange, and the Milan of Young Officers are all part of MILAN 24’s harbor phase.
• Along with Indian Navy troops, friendly foreign warships, maritime patrol aircraft, and submarines would take part in the sea phase.
• Large-force maneuvers, sophisticated air defense operations, anti-submarine warfare, and anti-surface warfare will all be included in the exercise.