DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS

Bomb threat e-mail to Gol Gumbaz museum turns out to be hoax.

It is the located in the state of Karnataka, built in Indo-Islamic style of architecture.It is the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah (ruled 1627–1657).

It is the second largest dome ever built, next in size only to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.A particular attraction in this monument is the central chamber, where every sound is echoed seven times.

• Another attraction at the Gol Gumbaz is the Whispering Gallery, where even minute sounds can be hear clearly 37 metres away.
• Gol Gumbaz complex includes a mosque, a Naqqar Khana (a hall for the trumpeters) (now it is used as museum) and the ruins of guesthouses.
• In the surrounding ornamental gardens is an archeological museum.
• It is a protected monument administered by the Archeological Survey of India.

GI tag - A GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.

Ownership - Any trader's body, association, or organization can apply for a GI tag.

• Major Categories - The products in the GI registry fall under five major categories.

1. Agriculture
2. Food Stuff
3. Handicrafts
4. Manufactured
5. Natural

Highest - Handicrafts dominate the list, with over half the GI tags being given to products crafted by skilled artisans.

Harit Nauka guidelines and the River Cruise Tourism Roadmap 2047 were launched at the recently held inaugural Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC) in Kolkata.

• IWDC – It is hosted by the Inland Waterways Authority of India.
• Establishment in – 2023

Objectives – For comprehensive development of inland waterways and associated ecosystems with improved cargo efficiency, passenger movement, and river cruise tourism, with active participation from the States and UT’s.

Harit Nauka

• Harit Nauka – It is the ‘Guidelines for Green Transition of Inland Vessels’.
• Launched by – Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.

Aim – To embark on a journey towards a sustainable and eco-friendly future for our inland waterways.

River Cruise Tourism Roadmap 2047

• Launched by – Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.
• Roadmap – To enable capacity in an additional 26 waterways fit for river cruise tourism from an operational strength of 8 waterways.
• To increase cruise routes with night stays from 17 to 80 and to increase river cruise terminals from 15 up to 185, registering a growth of 1233%.
• To move the cruise tourism traffic with night stays up from 5000 to 1.20 lakh and the local cruise tourism traffic on National Waterways without night stays up from 2 lakh to 15 lakh by 2047.
• It had identified 30+ additional potential routes for different cruise types, including long and short, recreational, and heritage segments, to attract all tourist categories.

With rising use of drones, DRDO develops own counter technology.

Indigenous - The DRDO is developing an indigenous counter-drone technology, which is capable of counter-attacks including detection, soft kill and hard kill of all types of drones.

• The counter-drone system is ready for production and is already demonstrated to armed services and other internal security agencies.

Technology - The technology is transferred to Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru, who is the production agency for the system.

• In addition, Transfer of Technology is given to four more Indian firms for production of anti-drone systems.

TAPAS - The Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle TAPAS was developed for ISTAR (Intelligence in Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition).

Battery - Lithium Ion-based battery with indigenous battery management system has been developed by the DRDO in association with a private vendor and is being used on Tapas UAV.

TAPAS is currently only in developmental stage.

• Vazhakulam pineapple is a pineapple grown in the Vazhakulam area of Kerala, India.
• The pineapple is unique in aroma, flavour and sweetness due to its high sugar content and low acidity.
• Vazhakulam is considered as the biggest pineapple market in India.

It got its GI tag in 2009.

• The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe with its capital Prague.
• It borders Poland, Germany, Austria, and Slovakia.

With a lack of natural lakes, reservoirs are important in the Czech Republic.

• Prerana is a week-long residential program for 20 selected students (10 boys and 10 girls) of class IX to XII, aimed at empowering them with leadership qualities.
• Ministry – Ministry of Education.
• Prerana program will run from a Vernacular School, established in 1888, in one of the oldest living cities of India, Vadnagar, in Gujarat.

The curriculum of Prerana School has been prepared by IIT Gandhi Nagar and is rooted in 9 value-based themes.