THE HINDU ANALYSIS,04/12/22:- BY:SANJAY KUMAR SAH

01:-CIVIC BODY BEGINS MAKEOVER OF CAPITAL FOR G-20 SUMMIT:-

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 As India prepares to host the G-20 summit scheduled in September next year, beautification work has begun in New Delhi where the summit and various related events will be held.

Official sources in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) said on Saturday that roads, kerbs, footpaths, and central verges in various parts of the city are undergoing a makeover by cleaning and refurbishing under the supervision of Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.

“Works of cleaning the footpaths and kerbs using recycled water through pressure hoses from mobile tankers, so that dirt and paan/guthka stains can be removed, have begun on a regular basis at all the radial roads of Connaught Place,” said an official.

“Other sites where works have begun include Khan Market, India Gate Radial, ISBT, Ring Road, Mandi House, Mathura Road, Sardar Patel Marg, Pragati Maidan, Lodhi Road and Purana Qila Road, among others,” the official added

The sources said that repairing and replacement of footpaths along with fresh painting of kerb stones is also being done. “Thousands of flowerpots with seasonal plants and flowers are being put along the footpaths and earthen side verges of roads,” they said, while adding that central verges of the roads are also being cleaned and freshly painted.

Saying that the L-G and senior officials of PWD, MCD, and NDMC were regularly monitoring the works, the sources said that the beautification drive is expected to be completed by the end of this month. “The cleaning exercise will continue on a regular basis,” they added.

02:-P.M. TO OPEN FIRST PHASE OF SAMRUDDHIN CORRIDOR:-

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Phase-I of Mumbai-Nagpur Super Communication Expressway or Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, on December 11.

Though there is no official confirmation so far, it is widely speculated that the Prime Minister will also dedicate to public the Reach-2 and Reach-4 of Nagpur Metro Rail Project, during this tour. Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister; Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister, and a galaxy of leaders will grace the inauguration of the Phase-I of Samruddhi Mahamarg.

Samruddhi Mahamarg is an ambitious project that will connect Nagpur and Mumbai by 701 km long expressway. The first Phase-I of the project covers the stretch between Nagpur and Shirdi. 

This stretch of 520 kms will be opened for traffic with inauguration at the hands of the Prime Minister on December 11. Previously also, some deadlines were announced for completion of the work in Nagpur-Shirdi stretch. Uddhav Thackeray, the erstwhile Chief Minister, had taken a drive on a stretch of Samruddhi Mahamarg.

 However, inauguration of this stretch got postponed. Later on, while the expressway was being decked up for inauguration, an accident happened and the inauguration got deferred again. 

Now, December 11 has been finalised as the date for inauguration of Nagpur-Shirdi stretch of Samruddhi Mahamarg.

03:-MINERALS FOUND IN IRON - BASED METEORITE IN SOMALIA:-

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SUPPLIED TO UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

A slice of the El Ali meteorite, now housed in the University of Alberta's meteorite collection

By Natasha Booty

A huge meteorite that fell to Earth contains two minerals never seen before on our planet, scientists say.

Canadian researchers said the rock was found in rural Somalia two years ago, but locals believe it is much older.

They call the stone Nightfall, and say it is documented in poems, songs and dances that stretch back five generations. It is used today to sharpen knives.

The official names for the new minerals are elaliite and elkinstantonite.

They were identified by scientists at the University of Alberta who looked at a 70g fragment from the 15-tonne meteorite, which is said to be the ninth-biggest to reach our planet and is about 90% iron and nickel.

The name "elaliite" honours the fact that the meteorite was unearthed in the district of El Ali in Somalia, and "elkinstantonite" is named after Nasa expert Lindy Elkins-Tanton.

"Lindy has done a lot of work on how the cores of planets form, how these iron nickel cores form, and the closest analogue we have are iron meteorites. So it made sense to name a mineral after her and recognise her contributions to science," said Prof Chris Herd who curates the University of Alberta's meteorite collection.

A third, as-yet unidentified mineral, is being analysed by the university's researchers who now hope to get their hands on more of the meteorite - not only to see what else they might discover, but also how it could be used on Earth.

"Whenever there's a new material that's known, material scientists are interested too because of the potential uses in a wide range of things in society," Prof Herd said of the "exciting" research.

04:-ANCIENT SKULL FOUND IN CHINA ADDS TO HOMININ FAMILY TREE:-

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A rare ,well -preserved ancient human skull found in central china could be a million -year-old HOMO erectus .

As excavation of the fossil continues ,archaeologists and palaeoanthropologists anticipate that the skull could give a fuller and a detailed picture of the diverse family tree of archaic humans living throughout Eurasia in prehistoric times .

it lies 35 metres from where two significant finds-

dubbed the yunxian man skull-were unearthed in 1989 and 1990.