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27th July 2021
KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS
It was 22 years ago on 26 July, the Indian Army recaptured all the Indian posts in Kargil that had been occupied by Pakistan's army. Since then, 26 July has been observed annually to commemorate the sacrifices made by soldiers in this war and celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas.
Genesis
- The war took place between May and July of 1999 in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil district.
- The conflict is believed to have been orchestrated by the then Pakistan army chief General Pervez Musharraf without the knowledge of the then Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- It began with the infiltration of both regular Pakistani troops and terrorists into Indian Territory.
- The infiltrators positioned themselves in key locations that gave them a strategic advantage during the start of the conflict.
- Based on information from local shepherds, the Indian Army was able to ascertain the points of incursion and launch "Operation Vijay".
- The Army declared the mission successful on 26 July 1999; since then the day has been celebrated annually as Kargil Vijay Diwas.
EMISSIONS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SBTi
Tata Power on 26 July 2021 said it has committed to reducing emissions in alignment with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi is a project which drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling companies to set science-based emissions reduction targets.
- It is a partnership between CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and We Mean Business Coalition.
- The company's commitment to the SBTi has been accepted and published under the companies taking action category on the website.
- Mitigating the impact of global warming requires swift and strong action. Tata Power has committed to SBTi and is working on an ambitious plan to drive the transition to decarbonized energy models, aiding the global climate action agenda.
- The latest climate science sends a clear warning to curb temperature rise to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change.
- The power sector will play a key role in decarbonising the global economy and meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
- To lead reformation of the process for sustainable power, Tata Power has pledged to set scientific targets as proposed by SBTi.
- It is the first Indian power company to commit to carbon neutrality before 2050 and is accelerating the transition to a sustainable future.
- Tata Power has already announced the planned phase out of coal-based capacity.
STONE AGE TOOLS DISCOVERED
Mangar, Haryana: Prehistoric cave paintings belonging to the Paleolithic era, and rock shelters as well as tools and tool-making equipment, presumably dating back to the lower or early Paleolithic era have been found hiding in plain sight in the Aravallis. The Paleolithic era, or the Old Stone Age, dates back to 10,000 BC when humans still lived as hunters and gatherers.
- Tools belonging to the Stone Age have been found in rock shelters as well as in open-air sites, spread across nearly 5,000 hectares, Banani Bhattacharya, Deputy Director, Haryana Department of Archaeology and Museums said.
- Located in the Aravalli hills near Mangar Bani forest along the Gurugram-Faridabad stretch in Delhi-NCR, the discovery is monumental as it changes the understanding of Haryana’s history, pushing it back further by several thousand years than we currently know.
- Haryana is known as the cradle of Indian civilisation. Earlier, 28 sites dating back to the Harappan and pre-Harappan era had been discovered in the state.
- However, cave paintings and rock art sprawling in such a large area have been discovered for the first time. This discovery suggests that the history here could be 1 lakh years old.
The Aravalli range is known for housing prehistoric remains, the latest discovery is the first time rock paintings have been found here.
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