{"id":158069,"date":"2025-03-07T19:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=158069"},"modified":"2025-03-07T19:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:37:24","slug":"news-in-shorts-07-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/news-in-shorts-07-march-2025","title":{"rendered":"News in Shorts: 07 March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Navy\u2019s INSV Tarini<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: INSV Tarini is on the fourth leg of an ongoing <\/span><b>global circumnavigation by two women Indian Navy officers.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It left<\/span><b> Port Stanley, Falkland Island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s o<\/span><b>n <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 4<\/span><b> to Cape Town, South Africa.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About INSV Tarini<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INSV Tarini is on<\/span><b> a global circumnavigation mission <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the Navika Sagar Parikrama-II expe<\/span><b>dition.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Built by: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aquarius Shipyard Limited.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The expedition was flagged off f<\/span><b>rom Goa on October 2, 2024<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire expedition includes five legs, stopping<\/span><b> at four ports for maintenance and restocking.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goa to Fremantle, Australia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fremantle to Lyttelton, New Zealand<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lyttelton to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Port Stanley to Cape Town, South Africa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cape Town back to Goa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Ruellia Elegans<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new study published in the<\/span><b> Journal of Threatened Taxa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has highlighted the threat posed by <\/span><b>Ruellia elegans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 to <\/span><b>native biodiversity in Assam\u2019s Digboi.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About Ruellia elegans<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Common names: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazilian petunia, Christmas pride, wild petunia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Native Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wet tropical biomes of <\/span><b>Brazil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distinct Features:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bright red, trumpet-shaped flowers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Invasive Presence in India:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One of <\/span><b>four invasive Ruellia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> species alongside <\/span><b>Ruellia ciliatiflora, Ruellia simplex,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Ruellia tuberosa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Recorded Sightings:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>First documented in Odisha nearly a decade ago.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Introduced in the Andaman Islands, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently observed in Assam\u2019s Digboi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Impacts of Invasive Species on Biodiversity<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Competition for Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rapidly spreads, outcompeting native plants for sunlight, water, and nutrients.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecosystem Disruption:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alters biodiversity, affecting wildlife habitats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threat to Native Species:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Leads to population decline or extinction of indigenous flora.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Economic and\u00a0 Environmental Damage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Causes long-term ecological imbalance, requiring costly management efforts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Cyclone Alfred<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tropical <\/span><b>Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit Australia&#8217;s eastern <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coast early tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cyclone is<\/span><b> being touted to be the strongest tropical cyclone to threaten the regi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on in <\/span><b>more than 50 years.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Brisbane:\u00a0 Dinah in 1967 and Wanda in 1974 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were the last severe cyclones to make landfall near Brisbane.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Th<\/span><b>e 1954 cyclone, which caused the \u2018Great Flood\u2019 in northern NSW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and southeast Queensland, is the best historical comparison.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About Alfred Cyclone<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Landfall:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The cyclone is expected to <\/span><b>make landfall between Noosa and Coolangatta, north of Brisbane.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Category:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alfred will remain on the <\/span><b>stronger end of Category 2\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when it makes landfall and could <\/span><b>possibly reach a Category 3 status <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to the Bureau of Meteorology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Wind Speed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can possibly <\/span><b>reach up to 150kmph per hour i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n areas of Queensland and NSW, with <\/span><b>rainfall totals expected up to 600mm.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Formation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alfred Cyclone<\/span><b> formed in the Coral Sea alongside two more systems.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tropical cyclones forming out of the same trough<\/span><b> is quiet rare in the South Pacific.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Unique Movement:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alfred initially moved out to<\/span><b> sea southwards, travelling parallel to Australia\u2019s east coast, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and then took a <\/span><b>sharp turn westward towards Australia\u2019s eastern coast.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Usual Pattern:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most cyclones that form in the Coral Sea typically <\/span><b>tracks southeastward, away from the Australian coastline <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(getting caught in mid-latitude westerly winds).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Reason:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Extratropical Transition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alfred underwent <\/span><b>a process of extratropical transition due to its interaction with a mid-latitude trough <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(a system of low pressure that extended northward) altering its movement.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this process, they can <\/span><b>re-intensify into a hybrid system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sometimes even stronger than the original tropical cyclone<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Movement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: As the <\/span><b>mid-latitude trough moves east, A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lfred has been left under the influence of the subtropical ridge, which is pushing it westward (straight toward Australia\u2019s southeast coast).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Climate change: Warmer oceans (above 26.5C) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to sustain tropical cyclones further south than 25 degree parallel and <\/span><b>low vertical wind shear <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are essential for a cyclone to develop, strengthen, and sustain itself.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically<\/span><b> due to the cooler waters and wind shear in the south-eastern area, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tropical cyclones used to weaken.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Slow Movement: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cyclone is currently <\/span><b>traveling at 14 Kmph which is less than the av<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">erage tropical cyclone speed ie, between 15-20 kmph.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slow movement <\/span><b>gives a cyclone more time to intensify in the oceans <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and bring more rainfall over cities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Tarabai Shinde<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Context: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1882, disturbed by societal double standards, Tarabai Shinde penned <\/span><b>Stri-Purush Tulana, India&#8217;s first feminist text,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> challenging patriarchal norms and the unjust blame placed on women.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>About Tarabai Shinde<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Early Life and Education: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in<\/span><b> Buldhana, Maharashtra,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into a well-educated Maratha family, Tarabai was encouraged by her father, <\/span><b>Bapuji Hari Shinde,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an associate of social reformer <\/span><b>Jyotirao Phule<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She received an education uncommon for women of her time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Challenges and Personal Struggles: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Married but living in her father\u2019s house, which was a rarity then she remained childless.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some scholars suggest her<\/span><b> personal experiences shaped her bold feminist stance.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Legacy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her <\/span><b>singular publication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> left a<\/span><b> lasting mark on feminist discourse in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Contribution of Tarabai Shinde<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Literary Contribution: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her book<\/span><b> Stri-Purush Tulana, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">printed in 1882, directly<\/span><b> questioned gender inequalities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>critiqued Hindu scriptures for their bias against women.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through historical and mythological examples, she exposed contradictions in religious texts that justified women\u2019s oppression.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Social Reform and Advocacy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A supporter of the <\/span><b>Satyashodhak Samaj,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> she<\/span><b> advocated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><b>gender equality and widow remarriage.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her work voiced concerns about the suffering of women, emphasizing the need for social and legal reforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recognition and Impact:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Initially ignored, her work <\/span><b>resurfaced in 1975<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through <\/span><b>Marathi scholar S. G. Malshe.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though sidelined in her time,<\/span><b> Stri-Purush Tulana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remains a foundational feminist text, resonating with contemporary gender debates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Also Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Editorials<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Current Affairs<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Daily Current Affairs Quiz<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/mains-answer-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Daily Main Answer Writing<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-previous-year-papers?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Previous+Year+Papers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check Out Previous Years Papers From PW Store<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-test-series-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Test Series<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-textbooks?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Textbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check Out UPSC NCERT Textbooks From PW Store<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-modules?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check Out UPSC Modules From PW Store<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy\u2019s INSV Tarini Context: INSV Tarini is on the fourth leg of an ongoing global circumnavigation by two women Indian Navy officers. It left Port Stanley, Falkland Islands on March 4 to Cape Town, South Africa.\u00a0 About INSV Tarini INSV Tarini is on a global circumnavigation mission under the Navika Sagar Parikrama-II expedition. 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