15-10-22 Daily-Punjab-PPSC Current Affairs

Punjab Affairs

Punjab govt identifies 26300 acre cultivable Shamlat land worth Rs 92,000 crore

Rural development panchayat ministerKuldeep Singh Dhaliwal claimed that around 26300 acres of cultivable Shamlat land worth Rs 9200 crore, which is not owned by the panchayats, has been identified.

As part of the special campaign to get rid of illegal possessions and identify the Shamlat lands of the villages a special Shamlat cell was set up to carry out the exercise.

The department is thoroughly examining all the records of the revenue department related to Shamlat lands across the state and so far the work of comparing the records with the revenue department record has been completed for 86 out of 153 blocks.

National and International Affairs

India lost $159 billion due to heat caused by emissions: Report

India is the worst affected amongG20 nationsbycarbonemission-induced rise in temperatures, losing $159 billion (5.4% of its GDP) in 2021 due to labour capacity reduction caused by extreme heat, says a report released on Thursday by Climate Transparency. According to the report, carbonemissionsfrom energy use rebounded by 5.9% acrossG20nations last year and surpassed pre-pandemic levels, causing huge income losses in Services, manufacturing, <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and construction sectors.

The CT – an international PARTNERSHIP of organisations that provides an annual stocktake of climate action – noted that the G20 countries’ support to produce fossil fuels reached new heights at $64 billion in 2021 even before the Energy Crisis brought about by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

India successfully tests nuclear capable Agni Prime missile

India on successfully ‘testfired’ a new generation nuclear capableballistic missileAgni Prime ballisticmissileoff the coast ofOdisha.

This is the third test of the two-stage solid propellant Agni Prime missile, which has a dual redundantnavigationandguidancesystem.

Earlier, two missiles were successfully tested in June and December last year.
The surface-to-surface ballistic missile has a range of 1000 to 2000 km.
The nuclear-capable missile has been designed and developed by the DEFENCE Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

The Agni Prime missile, the smallest and lightest among the entire Agni series of ballistic missiles, will further bolster India’s strategic deterrence capabilities once it is fully operational after a series of “developmental and user trials.

After Vishwanath temple in Varanasi and the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand,Mahakal temple is the third jyotirlinga site to see a major upliftment exercise.

The Rs800-crore Mahakal corridor is four times the size of theKashi Vishwanath Corridor.

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