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Topics to be covered:

Detailed Analysis:
1. Aditya-L1 lifts off - Pg 1
2. 3/4th of India’s irrigation runs on electricity - Pg 10
3. Tamils in Manipur & Myanmar - Pg 10
4. Using AI on X-rays can detect more TB cases - Pg 12
Topics to be covered:
Prelims Bytes:
5. Operation Gaja - Pg 6
6. Role of Community Radio - Pg 6
7. Pragyan rover - Pg 10
8. UNDP - Pg 11
9. Atlantification - Pg 12
10. Anti-Dumping Duty - Pg 13
1. Page 1 – GS III (S&T)
Trajectory
Lagrange Point
Aditya-L1: Mission Objective
• It has a mission life of five years during which its
payloads are expected to provide the most crucial
information to understand the problem of –
i. coronal heating
ii. coronal mass ejection
iii. preflare & flare activities and their characteristics
iv. dynamics of space weather
v. propagation of particles and fields
2. Page 10 – GS III (Economy)
Context
• The latest edition of the Minor Irrigation Census (MIC) — a
compendium of borewells, tubewells, and other privately
owned irrigation sources by farmers — conducted by the Union
Jal Shakthi Ministry finds that electricity is the dominant source
of power to extract water, over diesel and wind and solar
energy.

• The use of electricity showed a quantum jump from powering


only 56% of sources in 2011 to 70% in 2017, the latest report,
made public last week, shows it as powering 76% of the
sources.

• The MIC reports are not a reflection of the present state of use.
The data made public in the latest, sixth edition of the report
reflect irrigation trends in 2017-18.
Key Findings – Types of Groundwater Extraction
• This electrification of groundwater withdrawal corresponds to a rise in the
use of tubewells and borewells that are capable of extracting water at
greater depths.

• While ‘dugwells’ or ponds that can draw water from a maximum depth of
15 metres remain the dominant source of groundwater, their number has
declined from 87 lakh to 82 lakh between the fifth and sixth editions.

• The number of ‘shallow’ tubewells, capable of drawing water from up to 35


metres, too have declined from 59 lakh to 55 lakh.

• However ‘medium-sized’ wells — capable of withdrawing water from up to


70 metres — grew from 31 lakh to 43 lakh and ‘deep’ wells (beyond 70 m)
rose from 26 lakh to 37 lakh.

• While excessive groundwater withdrawal has been a matter of longstanding


concern, the report does not discuss the causes for the increase of more
powerful, deep reaching tubewells.
Key Findings – Minor Irrigation Schemes
• The groundwater situation varies across the country.

• The State governments announce schemes giving farmers


incentives or access to loans to buy such tubewells. So that
could be an explanation.

• However the lower growth in electrification is also likely to be a


result of greater emphasis on energy-efficient water extraction.

• Overall, 23.14 million minor irrigation (MI) schemes were


reported in the country from 695 districts and 6,47,394
villages.

• Out of all MI schemes, 21.93 million (94.8%) were for


groundwater and 1.21 million (5.2%) for surface water
extraction.
Key Findings – State-wise Share
• Uttar Pradesh had the largest number of MI schemes in the
country (17.2%) followed by Maharashtra (15.4%), Madhya
Pradesh (9.9%) and Tamil Nadu (9.1%).

• Leading States in groundwater schemes are Uttar Pradesh,


Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.

• Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha and Jharkhand


have the highest share in surface water schemes.

• The number of MI schemes increased by about 1.42 million


between the fifth and sixth editions.

• Most of the schemes (96.6%) were privately owned and


small and marginal farmers having less than two hectares
of land owned the majority of them.
3. Page 10 – GS II (IR)
Tamils in Manipur & Myanmar
Tamils in Manipur & Myanmar
4. Page 12 – GS III (S&T)
Prelims Bytes
5. Page 6 – E&E
6. Page 6 – S&T
7. Page 10 – S&T
8. Page 11 – IR
9. Page 12 – Geography & E&E
10. Page 13 – Economy
Mains Practice Questions

1. Discuss the salient features of Aditya-L1 mission and its objectives.


(250 words, 15 marks)

2. Examine the findings of the 6th edition of Minor Irrigation Census.


(250 words, 15 marks)

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