Important News to be read from “The Hindu 08-09-2020”

Govt. intervention in education policy should be minimal: PM

• The government’s intervention in the education policy should be “minimal”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, emphasising that the policy belonged to the whole country, rather than to any particular government in power.
• The education policy and the education system are important means of fulfilling the aspirations of the country. The Central and the State governments, as well as local bodies, all have responsibility for the education system. But it is also true that the government’s interference or intervention in education policy should be minimal,” he said.

Hypersonic cruise vehicle test puts India in elite club

• The hypersonic air­breathing scramjet technology was successfully demonstrated by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday with a flight test of the hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV), which will lead to the development of hypersonic cruise missiles and vehicles in future.
• The HSTDV took off at 11.03 a.m. from the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam launch complex on Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast. “The hypersonic cruise vehicle was launched using a proven solid rocket motor, which took it to an altitude of 30 km, where the aerodynamic heat shields were separated at hypersonic speed,”
• “Scramjet engine is a major breakthrough. Air goes inside the engine at supersonic speed and comes out at hypersonic speeds,”

Spraying disinfectants on people to fight virus not recommended: govt

• Spraying of disinfectants on humans causes both physical and psychological harm, the Union Ministry of Health informed the Supreme Court on Monday. “Spraying of disinfectants on humans is not recommended under any circumstances”
• Spraying of chemical or organic disinfectants both indoors and outdoors hardly had any effect on the novel coronavirus.
• “In indoor spaces, routine application of disinfectants to environmental surfaces by spraying or fogging is not recommended for COVID­19 as the disinfectant may not be effective in removing organic material and may miss surfaces shielded by objects, folded fabrics or surfaces with intricate designs”.