13th January 2021 Super Short Current Affairs for UPSC Exam.
Virunga National Park
– Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
– In News: Six rangers have been killed here
– Established in 1925
– Africa’s first national park
Famous for its mountain gorillas.
– It borders Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Rwenzori Mountains National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda.
– UNESCO designated World Heritage Site since 1979.
Cherry Blossom Mao Festival
– In Manipur StateHeld at Mao area of Senapati district.
– Marking the beginning of pink season in the district.
– The Mao area is known for Cherry Blossom plant.
– Manipur government started organizing the festival from 2017.
– The festival featured the picturesque landscape of Mao town adorned with Cherry Blossom flowers.
Culling
– It is the mass slaughter of domestic poultry birds to contain the spread of bird flu.
– Aim: Protecting humans, ever since the first transmission to humans in 1997.
– All domestic birds in an infected area are slaughtered and their remains buried.
In India.
– It is done in a radius one km from the site of infection.
– Cervical dislocation or neck-wringing method is to be used for culling.
#Examples #Essay #Ethics
Recent Racial Abuse of Indian cricketers by some Australian spectators during the matches.
Topics to be interlinked
– Material/Professional Development without Moral development
– Socia Discrimination/Inequality
