{"id":122596,"date":"2024-07-24T20:09:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&p=122596"},"modified":"2024-07-25T13:51:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:21:47","slug":"news-in-shorts-24-july-2024","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/news-in-shorts-24-july-2024","title":{"rendered":"News in Shorts: 24 July 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Polavaram Irrigation Project<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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  • The Finance Minister stated that the government is fully committed to completing and financing the Polavaram irrigation project.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u00a0Polavaram irrigation project:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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    • About<\/b>: The project is a<\/span> multi-purpose irrigation development<\/b> under construction on the Godavari River, spanning the Eluru and East Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/span>\n
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      • It has been designated as a National project by the Union Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Objectives:<\/b> Develop irrigation, hydropower, and drinking water<\/b> facilities in East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, West Godavari, and Krishna districts.<\/span>\n
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        • Generate 960 MW of hydropower<\/b> and supply water to 28.5 lakh people in 611 villages.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Achieve irrigation potential of 4.368 lakh hectares.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Implement the Godavari-Krishna link, <\/b>transferring 80 TMC of surplus water to Krishna River, shared by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Angel Tax<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Purvodaya<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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  • In the Budget speech, the Finance Minister said, Government will formulate a plan, Purvodaya, for the all-round development of the eastern region of the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    About Purvodaya:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

    The ‘Purvodaya’ concept was first publicly aired by PM Modi during a meeting in Paradip in 2015, after he had dedicated a refinery to the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • The Government of India will formulate a plan \u2018Purvodaya\u2019 for the all-round development of the eastern region of the country covering:<\/span>\n
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      • Bihar\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n
      • Jharkhand\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n
      • West Bengal\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n
      • Odisha<\/b><\/li>\n
      • Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • This will cover human resource development, infrastructure, and generation of economic opportunities to make the region an engine to attain Viksit Bharat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Curiosity Rover<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Tinzaparin<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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