Current Affairs Question - 31 January 2020

Explanation :

• Nagoba Jatara is a tribal festival of Gonds held in Keslapur village, Inderavelly Mandal Adilabad district, Telangana.
• It is the second-largest festival in Telangana after Sammakka Sarakka Jatra which is a biennial festival organized at Medaram.
• Before the start of the pujas, the Gonds continue to ‘purify’ the temple with Ganga Jal or water from the Godavari drawn at a spot called ‘Hastina Madugu’ where Nagoba is believed to have quenched his thirst after partaking the ‘naivedyam’.
• The Gusadi Dance performance by dancers from the Gond tribe is a major special attraction of the event.
• The event also includes a ceremony called ‘bheting’, which incorporates new brides into the clan.
• The ceremony of Betal puja, which involves display of martial art, constitutes the last of the rituals in the event.

Explanation :

• Yellow rust or stripe rust (Puccinia striiformistritici) is an important disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum), especially in cool climates.
• Ripe rust of wheat is caused by the basidiomycete fungus Puccinia striiformis in the order Uredinales.
• It is considered to be an obligate parasite.
• The symptoms are symmetrical “stripe” lesions along the leaf, bearing orange-yellow pustules. These are located just underneath the upper leaf layer (epidermis), and are much less compact than brown rust pustules.
• The ideal growth conditions for yellow rust are temperatures of between 8-13°C for spore germination and penetration, and 12-15° C for further development and with free water.