current affairs 03 November 2022

Malayalam writer, A Sethumadhavan selected for 2022 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram.

Noted Malayalam novelist and short story writer, A Sethumadhavan has been selected for 2022 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram.
Reason: For his valuable contribution to Malayalam language and literature.
He has also served as the chairman of South Indian Bank, director of State Bank of Travancore and chairman of National Book Trust.
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary award of Kerala government.
The award carries a cash award of Rs 5 lakh and a citation.

Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated North India's first hyper-scale data centre Yotta Yotta D1 in Greater Noida.
It was built at the cost of Rs 5,000 crore and spread over an area of 3,00,000 square feet.
Hiranandani Group firm Yotta Infrastructure has also signed MoU with Uttar Pradesh to invest Rs 39,000 crore in over the next 5-7 years.
Corporates like Adani, WebWerks, Sify, STT and NTT have also submitted their investment proposals.

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has issued a notification to restrict the use of glyphosate.
Reason: Health hazards for humans and animals.
Only authorised Pest Control Operators are allowed to use it.
The notification was based on a 2019 report by the Government of Kerala on prohibiting the distribution, sale and use of glyphosate and its derivatives.
Some 35 countries including Sri Lanka and France have banned or restricted the use of glyphosate.

Ranipur Tiger Reserve of Uttar Pradesh has become the 53rd tiger reserve of India.
The tiger reserve is spread across over 529.36 sq km, of which the core area is 230.32 sq km and buffer area is 299.05 sq km.
It is also the fourth tiger reserve in UP.
Other three tiger reserves of state: Dudhwa, Pilibhit and Amangarh.
Amangarh is a buffer zone of the Jim Corbett National Park and is located in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor.
While Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is located in Lakhimpur.

Fisheries Minister Tage Taki has announced that Arunachal Pradesh will soon get a fish museum, the first of its kind in the Northeast.
The museum would be a part of the Integrated Aqua Park (IAP), sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Fisheries.
The existing Tarin Fish Farm, located at high-altitude Bulla village, would be upgraded as the IAP.
PM Modi had announced one IAP for each state and UT under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampad Yojana for bringing blue revolution.