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UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
30 Jan, 07:25
Maternity Benefit Act
• The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 provides.
• The act provides comprehensive maternity benefits, including medical bonuses, paid leave and nursing breaks.
• Applicability: It applies to various establishments, including factories, mines, plantations, and shops or establishments where ten or more persons are employed.
◦ In 1973, it was extended to “any such establishment belonging to the Government” and “every establishment where persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other performances.”
• Eligibility: To avail of maternity benefits, a woman had to work in the establishment for at least 160 days in the 12 months preceding her expected delivery date.
• Prohibition of employment: No employer could knowingly employ a woman during the 6 weeks immediately following her delivery or miscarriage.
• Violating provisions of the act could result in 3 months’ punishment, with or without a fine.
• The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 provides.
• The act provides comprehensive maternity benefits, including medical bonuses, paid leave and nursing breaks.
• Applicability: It applies to various establishments, including factories, mines, plantations, and shops or establishments where ten or more persons are employed.
◦ In 1973, it was extended to “any such establishment belonging to the Government” and “every establishment where persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other performances.”
• Eligibility: To avail of maternity benefits, a woman had to work in the establishment for at least 160 days in the 12 months preceding her expected delivery date.
• Prohibition of employment: No employer could knowingly employ a woman during the 6 weeks immediately following her delivery or miscarriage.
• Violating provisions of the act could result in 3 months’ punishment, with or without a fine.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
30 Jan, 07:13
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UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
29 Jan, 10:52
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UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Jan, 08:32
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UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
21 Jan, 19:11
✅ India's Renewable Energy Capacity Hits 200 GW Milestone
Renewable energy now constitutes 46.3% of total capacity
https://pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=153279&ModuleId=3®=3&lang=1
Renewable energy now constitutes 46.3% of total capacity
https://pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=153279&ModuleId=3®=3&lang=1
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
21 Jan, 17:55
‼️ Power Sources Mix - Generation (as on 3lst March 2024)
V/S
‼️ Power Sources Mix - Installed Capacity (as on 31st March 2024)
V/S
‼️ Power Sources Mix - Installed Capacity (as on 31st March 2024)
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
21 Jan, 17:39
🔷 Coal Gasification
Interim-Budget-2024: Target 100 Metric Tonne of Coal gasification and liquefaction capacity by 2030. This will also help in reducing imports of natural gas, methanol, and ammonia.
Credit-Purvanchal ias
Interim-Budget-2024: Target 100 Metric Tonne of Coal gasification and liquefaction capacity by 2030. This will also help in reducing imports of natural gas, methanol, and ammonia.
Credit-Purvanchal ias
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
19 Jan, 11:50
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#DefenceReforms #Defence #cds #AIindefence #Drone
1. Restablishing Deterrence
2. Invest in stealth enabled Air power
3. Atmanirbharta in Defence
4.Jointmanship in defence: Empower CDS
#DefenceReforms #Defence #cds #AIindefence #Drone
1. Restablishing Deterrence
2. Invest in stealth enabled Air power
3. Atmanirbharta in Defence
4.Jointmanship in defence: Empower CDS
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
15 Jan, 14:39
Press Release: Press Information Bureau
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1796436
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1796436
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
15 Jan, 14:38
🔲 SRS_Bulletin_2020_Vol_55_No_1.pdf About SRS
🔳The Sample Registration System (SRS) provides reliable annual estimates of Infant mortality rate, birth rate, death rate and other fertility &
mortality indicators at the national and subnational levels. It is a large-scale demographic survey conducted every year by Office of the Registrar General, India in all States/Union Territories.
🛑Abstract
This Bulletin presents the estimates of Birth Rate, Death Rate, Natural Growth Rate and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) for the year 2020 for India
and its States/Union Territories.
🔆The ‘Bigger States/Union Territories’ in this Bulletin are those having population more than 10 million as per Census 2011.
🔆In 2020, the birth rate for the country has been estimated at 19.5, whereas the death rate has been estimated at 6.0.
🔆The estimate of Infant Mortality Rate for the year 2020 is 28 infant deaths per thousand live births.
🔳The Sample Registration System (SRS) provides reliable annual estimates of Infant mortality rate, birth rate, death rate and other fertility &
mortality indicators at the national and subnational levels. It is a large-scale demographic survey conducted every year by Office of the Registrar General, India in all States/Union Territories.
🛑Abstract
This Bulletin presents the estimates of Birth Rate, Death Rate, Natural Growth Rate and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) for the year 2020 for India
and its States/Union Territories.
🔆The ‘Bigger States/Union Territories’ in this Bulletin are those having population more than 10 million as per Census 2011.
🔆In 2020, the birth rate for the country has been estimated at 19.5, whereas the death rate has been estimated at 6.0.
🔆The estimate of Infant Mortality Rate for the year 2020 is 28 infant deaths per thousand live births.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
15 Jan, 08:56
https://youtu.be/L7h7mDCaG84?feature=shared
#RareEarthMinerals
#RareEarthMinerals
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
15 Jan, 05:38
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UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Jan, 14:06
🔶Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices _Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India.
🔰 As of now, CACP recommends MSPs of 23 commodities, which comprise
🏵️ 7 cereals (paddy, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, barley and ragi),
🏵️5 pulses (gram, tur, moong, urad, lentil),
🏵️ 7 oilseeds (groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, soyabean, seasmum, sunflower, safflower, nigerseed), and
🏵️ 4 commercial crops (copra, sugarcane, cotton and raw jute).
🔰 The Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) is an attached office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.
🔰It came into existence in January 1965.
Currently, the Commission comprises a Chairman, Member Secretary, one Member (Official) and two Members (Non-Official). The non-official members are representatives of the farming community and usually have an active association with the farming community.
🔰 As of now, CACP recommends MSPs of 23 commodities, which comprise
🏵️ 7 cereals (paddy, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, barley and ragi),
🏵️5 pulses (gram, tur, moong, urad, lentil),
🏵️ 7 oilseeds (groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, soyabean, seasmum, sunflower, safflower, nigerseed), and
🏵️ 4 commercial crops (copra, sugarcane, cotton and raw jute).
🔰 The Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) is an attached office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.
🔰It came into existence in January 1965.
Currently, the Commission comprises a Chairman, Member Secretary, one Member (Official) and two Members (Non-Official). The non-official members are representatives of the farming community and usually have an active association with the farming community.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
13 Jan, 13:39
Here is the link to all IE Explained (monthly) compilations:
July
August
September
October
November
December
These compilations have been prepared by @Choi_w00ng. A big thank you from all of us. Great work bhai!!
July
August
September
October
November
December
These compilations have been prepared by @Choi_w00ng. A big thank you from all of us. Great work bhai!!
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
10 Jan, 05:10
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UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
09 Jan, 14:09
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UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
09 Jan, 13:42
Term of the Day:
Front Running:
Front running is an unethical trading practice where a broker or trader uses advance knowledge of pending large orders of clients to trade ahead of them for personal profit. They execute personal trades before processing clients’ orders, taking advantage of expected price movements.
For example, Lets say a broker gets an order from a major client to buy 500,000 shares of XYZ Co. Such a huge purchase is bound to drive up the price of the stock immediately, at least in the short term. The broker sets aside the request for a minute and first buys some XYZ stock for his/her own personal portfolio. Then the client's order is executed. The broker immediately sells the XYZ shares and pockets a profit.
Front-running is commonly confused with insider trading, but they are distinct. Insider trading refers to a company insider who trades on advanced knowledge of corporate activities—for example, using their insider knowledge to buy or sell shares ahead of a major announcement.
Front Running:
Front running is an unethical trading practice where a broker or trader uses advance knowledge of pending large orders of clients to trade ahead of them for personal profit. They execute personal trades before processing clients’ orders, taking advantage of expected price movements.
For example, Lets say a broker gets an order from a major client to buy 500,000 shares of XYZ Co. Such a huge purchase is bound to drive up the price of the stock immediately, at least in the short term. The broker sets aside the request for a minute and first buys some XYZ stock for his/her own personal portfolio. Then the client's order is executed. The broker immediately sells the XYZ shares and pockets a profit.
Front-running is commonly confused with insider trading, but they are distinct. Insider trading refers to a company insider who trades on advanced knowledge of corporate activities—for example, using their insider knowledge to buy or sell shares ahead of a major announcement.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
07 Jan, 14:42
🔳Amendments which requires simple majority.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
05 Jan, 15:29
Year End Review - Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Initiatives & Achievements-2024
Initiatives & Achievements-2024
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
03 Jan, 17:27
🛑 GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT
Similarities & Differences
Similarities & Differences
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
03 Jan, 17:20
🔳 Impact of Coalition government on the authority and power of Prime Minister .
NCERT XI
NCERT XI
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
02 Jan, 09:55
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UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 14:23
Defence @ 2024
1- https://youtu.be/SHSnvpyeDCc?feature=shared
1- https://youtu.be/SHSnvpyeDCc?feature=shared
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 13:45
SCIENCE updates @ 2024
Thread 1
Physics- https://youtu.be/UhG56kltfP4?feature=shared
Biology
https://youtu.be/p9XHI_26cPE?feature=shared
Computer @ 2024
https://youtu.be/fTMMsreAqX0?feature=shared
Thread 1
Physics- https://youtu.be/UhG56kltfP4?feature=shared
Biology
https://youtu.be/p9XHI_26cPE?feature=shared
Computer @ 2024
https://youtu.be/fTMMsreAqX0?feature=shared
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 13:44
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UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 13:40
🏵️ Willow is a small chip for Google but a quantum leap for computing Google Quantum AI’s Willow chip.
#Science &. Technology
#Science &. Technology
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 13:38
🔳 The Amazon is twice the size of India and sprawls across eight countries and one territory, storing vast amounts of carbon dioxide that would otherwise warm the planet.
🔳 It has about 20% of the world’s
freshwater and astounding biodiversity, including 16,000 known tree species.
🔳 It has about 20% of the world’s
freshwater and astounding biodiversity, including 16,000 known tree species.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 13:33
🏵️ Tiger leaves Kolkata zoo for Similipal reserve in Odisha
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 13:29
🔶 10 payloads of ISRO’s POEM-4 module deployed successfully
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 13:24
🔳 India must protect and preserve its hard-won freedoms
By Late PM Manmohan Singh
By Late PM Manmohan Singh
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 13:20
🔳 The nature of dissent in the Indian judiciary
Example where Indian judges showed dissent to political and Social Pressure -
✅ Political Dissent ADM Jabalpur 1976- on question if suspension of Article 21 under National Emergency @ Article 359 Justice HR Khanna.
PV Narshimha Rao 1998 - Immunity under Parliament Privileged Justice SC Agrwal and AS Anand .later upholded in Sita Soren 2023 case
✅ Social Dissent
Shayra Bano Case - Dessent of JS khehar and Abdul Nazir
Ashiat Shifa 2022 case on Hijab - Dissent on different understanding of Secularism.
✅ Intellectual Dissent
Lalta Prasad Vaish 2024 case
(Taxation on Alcohol by States)
Example where Indian judges showed dissent to political and Social Pressure -
✅ Political Dissent ADM Jabalpur 1976- on question if suspension of Article 21 under National Emergency @ Article 359 Justice HR Khanna.
PV Narshimha Rao 1998 - Immunity under Parliament Privileged Justice SC Agrwal and AS Anand .later upholded in Sita Soren 2023 case
✅ Social Dissent
Shayra Bano Case - Dessent of JS khehar and Abdul Nazir
Ashiat Shifa 2022 case on Hijab - Dissent on different understanding of Secularism.
✅ Intellectual Dissent
Lalta Prasad Vaish 2024 case
(Taxation on Alcohol by States)
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
01 Jan, 12:45
🏵️ COP29, climate nance and its optical illusion.
🔲 Article 4(7) - Foundation of CBDR
🔲 Article 9(1) -Binding developed countries to mobilise climate finance for developing countries
🔲 Sixth Assesment Report of IPCC - Finance, Capacity buliding and ToT are critical enablers of climate action in Developing countries.
‼️100 Billion - target 2009 (only met in 2022)
29th COP 2024- 300 Billion till 2035
🔰 29th COPs NCQG (300) Billion ignore recommended 455-584 Billion ( only for NDCs of Developing countries) fund by UNFCCs Standing Finance Commission.
🛑 Paris agreement provided NDCs . But if we expect to get more ambitious NDCs (which is urgent) from south it will need more climate finance from developed countries for being realised.
Terms associated with Climate finance:
☀️NCQG - New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance
☀️SFC - Standing Committee on Finance
☀️NDCs - Nationally determined contributions
☀️SIDS- Small Island Developing States
☀️GST - Global Stocktake
#ClimateFinance #UNFCCC #
🔲 Article 4(7) - Foundation of CBDR
🔲 Article 9(1) -Binding developed countries to mobilise climate finance for developing countries
🔲 Sixth Assesment Report of IPCC - Finance, Capacity buliding and ToT are critical enablers of climate action in Developing countries.
‼️100 Billion - target 2009 (only met in 2022)
29th COP 2024- 300 Billion till 2035
🔰 29th COPs NCQG (300) Billion ignore recommended 455-584 Billion ( only for NDCs of Developing countries) fund by UNFCCs Standing Finance Commission.
🛑 Paris agreement provided NDCs . But if we expect to get more ambitious NDCs (which is urgent) from south it will need more climate finance from developed countries for being realised.
Terms associated with Climate finance:
☀️NCQG - New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance
☀️SFC - Standing Committee on Finance
☀️NDCs - Nationally determined contributions
☀️SIDS- Small Island Developing States
☀️GST - Global Stocktake
#ClimateFinance #UNFCCC #
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
31 Dec, 11:07
🔰Local Winds in Mediterranean region.
Consistently asked in Exams
Consistently asked in Exams
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
31 Dec, 07:53
Red Sea - An example of Axial Trough
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
30 Dec, 05:51
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy is the Women's World Rapid Champion 2024 Chess Scoring 8.5 points!
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
24 Dec, 07:48
B) Shifting cultivation
C) Industrial activities
D) Mining operations
Answer:B) Shifting cultivation
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🔰Miscellaneous
✅ Q17. Which Union Territory has the highest percentage of forest cover relative to its geographical area?
A) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
B) Lakshadweep
C) Chandigarh
D) Puducherry
Answer:B) Lakshadweep
✅Q18. How many states/UTs in India have forest cover exceeding 33% of their geographical area, as per ISFR 2023?
A) 15
B) 19
C) 21
D) 25
Answer:B) 19
🔰 Advanced Insights
✅Q19. What is the total carbon stock in India’s forests as per ISFR 2023?
A) 7,100 million tonnes
B) 7,285.5 million tonnes
C) 7,500 million tonnes
D) 7,300 million tonnes
Answer:B) 7,285.5 million tonnes
✅Q20. Which one among these States has shown the largest increase in tree cover as per ISFR 2023?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Odisha
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer:A) Uttar Pradesh
C) Industrial activities
D) Mining operations
Answer:
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🔰Miscellaneous
✅ Q17. Which Union Territory has the highest percentage of forest cover relative to its geographical area?
A) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
B) Lakshadweep
C) Chandigarh
D) Puducherry
Answer:
✅Q18. How many states/UTs in India have forest cover exceeding 33% of their geographical area, as per ISFR 2023?
A) 15
B) 19
C) 21
D) 25
Answer:
🔰 Advanced Insights
✅Q19. What is the total carbon stock in India’s forests as per ISFR 2023?
A) 7,100 million tonnes
B) 7,285.5 million tonnes
C) 7,500 million tonnes
D) 7,300 million tonnes
Answer:
✅Q20. Which one among these States has shown the largest increase in tree cover as per ISFR 2023?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Odisha
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
24 Dec, 07:48
🔰 Basic Definitions
✅ Q1. How does the Forest Survey of India (FSI) define "forest cover"?
A) All lands with tree canopy density of more than 10% irrespective of land use
B) All government-protected lands covered with trees
C) Only reserved and protected forests with trees
D) Tree-covered areas in urban zones and agricultural lands
Answer:A) All lands with tree canopy density of more than 10% irrespective of land use
✅Q2. Which of the following is NOT a classification of forests in India based on the ISFR 2023?
A) Very dense forest
B) Moderately dense forest
C) Protected forest
D) Open forest
Answer:C) Protected forest
✅Q3. What is the canopy density threshold for areas classified as "very dense forest" in the ISFR?
A) 10-40%
B) 40-70%
C) 70% and above
D) Below 10%
Answer:C) 70% and above
🔰 Forest and Tree Cover
✅Q4. According to ISFR 2023, what is the total forest and tree cover of India as a percentage of the geographical area?
A) 24.16%
B) 21.76%
C) 25.17%
D) 33%
Answer:C) 25.17%
✅ Q5. What is the total forest cover in India according to ISFR 2023?
A) 6,50,000 sq km
B) 7,15,343 sq km
C) 8,27,357 sq km
D) 7,00,000 sq km
Answer:B) 7,15,343 sq km
✅Q6. How much of India’s geographical area is classified as "tree cover" as per ISFR 2023?
A) 1,00,000 sq km
B) 1,12,014 sq km
C) 1,20,500 sq km
D) 1,05,000 sq km
Answer:B) 1,12,014 sq km
🔰Forest Types
✅Q7. According to Champion and Seth's classification system, which forest type is the most dominant in India?
A) Tropical wet evergreen forests
B) Tropical dry deciduous forests
C) Subtropical pine forests
D) Montane wet temperate forests
Answer:B) Tropical dry deciduous forests
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✅Q8. Which of the following regions has the highest forest cover in terms of percentage of geographical area?
A) Western Ghats
B) Eastern Himalayas
C) North-Eastern Region
D) Central India
Answer:C) North-Eastern Region
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🔰 Key Findings from ISFR 2023
✅Q9. Which state has the largest total forest cover in India, as per ISFR 2023?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Maharashtra
Answer:B) Madhya Pradesh
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✅ Q10. What is the estimated total mangrove cover of India according to ISFR 2023?
A) 4,992 sq km
B) 5,100 sq km
C) 4,500 sq km
D) 6,000 sq km
Answer:A) 4,992 sq km
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✅Q11. Which state recorded the highest increase in forest cover as per ISFR 2023?
A) Mizoram
B) Odisha
C) Gujarat
D) Chhattisgarh
Answer:A) Mizoram
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✅Q12. How much additional carbon stock was recorded in India’s forests in ISFR 2023 compared to the previous report?
A) 70.5 million tonnes
B) 81.5 million tonnes
C) 85 million tonnes
D) 90 million tonnes
Answer:B) 81.5 million tonnes
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🔰Forest Resources
✅Q13. What is the estimated total bamboo-bearing area in India as per ISFR 2023?
A) 1,50,000 sq km
B) 1,54,670 sq km
C) 1,60,000 sq km
D) 1,45,000 sq km
Answer:B) 1,54,670 sq km
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✅Q14. How much timber production potential is estimated annually from trees outside forests (TOF) as per ISFR 2023?
A) 80 million cubic meters
B) 91.51 million cubic meters
C) 95 million cubic meters
D) 100 million cubic meters
Answer:B) 91.51 million cubic meters
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Forest Fire and Technology
✅Q15. What innovative tool does the Forest Survey of India use to monitor forest fires?
A) Artificial Intelligence
B) Satellite-based real-time alerts
C) Ground patrols and drones
D) Weather sensors
Answer:B) Satellite-based real-time alerts
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✅Q16. What is the major reason for forest loss in the North-East region, as identified in ISFR 2023?
A) Urbanization
✅ Q1. How does the Forest Survey of India (FSI) define "forest cover"?
A) All lands with tree canopy density of more than 10% irrespective of land use
B) All government-protected lands covered with trees
C) Only reserved and protected forests with trees
D) Tree-covered areas in urban zones and agricultural lands
Answer:
✅Q2. Which of the following is NOT a classification of forests in India based on the ISFR 2023?
A) Very dense forest
B) Moderately dense forest
C) Protected forest
D) Open forest
Answer:
✅Q3. What is the canopy density threshold for areas classified as "very dense forest" in the ISFR?
A) 10-40%
B) 40-70%
C) 70% and above
D) Below 10%
Answer:
🔰 Forest and Tree Cover
✅Q4. According to ISFR 2023, what is the total forest and tree cover of India as a percentage of the geographical area?
A) 24.16%
B) 21.76%
C) 25.17%
D) 33%
Answer:
✅ Q5. What is the total forest cover in India according to ISFR 2023?
A) 6,50,000 sq km
B) 7,15,343 sq km
C) 8,27,357 sq km
D) 7,00,000 sq km
Answer:
✅Q6. How much of India’s geographical area is classified as "tree cover" as per ISFR 2023?
A) 1,00,000 sq km
B) 1,12,014 sq km
C) 1,20,500 sq km
D) 1,05,000 sq km
Answer:
🔰Forest Types
✅Q7. According to Champion and Seth's classification system, which forest type is the most dominant in India?
A) Tropical wet evergreen forests
B) Tropical dry deciduous forests
C) Subtropical pine forests
D) Montane wet temperate forests
Answer:
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✅Q8. Which of the following regions has the highest forest cover in terms of percentage of geographical area?
A) Western Ghats
B) Eastern Himalayas
C) North-Eastern Region
D) Central India
Answer:
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🔰 Key Findings from ISFR 2023
✅Q9. Which state has the largest total forest cover in India, as per ISFR 2023?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Maharashtra
Answer:
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✅ Q10. What is the estimated total mangrove cover of India according to ISFR 2023?
A) 4,992 sq km
B) 5,100 sq km
C) 4,500 sq km
D) 6,000 sq km
Answer:
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✅Q11. Which state recorded the highest increase in forest cover as per ISFR 2023?
A) Mizoram
B) Odisha
C) Gujarat
D) Chhattisgarh
Answer:
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✅Q12. How much additional carbon stock was recorded in India’s forests in ISFR 2023 compared to the previous report?
A) 70.5 million tonnes
B) 81.5 million tonnes
C) 85 million tonnes
D) 90 million tonnes
Answer:
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🔰Forest Resources
✅Q13. What is the estimated total bamboo-bearing area in India as per ISFR 2023?
A) 1,50,000 sq km
B) 1,54,670 sq km
C) 1,60,000 sq km
D) 1,45,000 sq km
Answer:
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✅Q14. How much timber production potential is estimated annually from trees outside forests (TOF) as per ISFR 2023?
A) 80 million cubic meters
B) 91.51 million cubic meters
C) 95 million cubic meters
D) 100 million cubic meters
Answer:
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Forest Fire and Technology
✅Q15. What innovative tool does the Forest Survey of India use to monitor forest fires?
A) Artificial Intelligence
B) Satellite-based real-time alerts
C) Ground patrols and drones
D) Weather sensors
Answer:
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✅Q16. What is the major reason for forest loss in the North-East region, as identified in ISFR 2023?
A) Urbanization
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
24 Dec, 07:36
Which organization publishes the India State of Forest Report (ISFR)?
A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B. Forest Survey of India
C. Central Pollution Control Board
D. Wildlife Institute of India
Answer: B. Forest Survey of India
India State of Forest Report (ISFR) is published every:
A. Year
B. Two years
C. Five years
D. Ten years
Answer: B. Two years
According to the ISFR, which category of forest cover has the maximum area in India?
A. Very dense forest
B. Moderately dense forest
C. Open forest
D. Scrubland
Answer: B. Moderately dense forest
Which of the following regions has the highest forest cover as a percentage of its geographical area?
A. North-Eastern Region
B. Western Ghats
C. Eastern Ghats
D. Western Himalayas
Answer: A. North-Eastern Region
Which category of forest is defined by a canopy density of 70% and above?
A. Open forest
B. Moderately dense forest
C. Very dense forest
D. Mangrove forest
Answer:C. Very dense forest
The mangrove cover in India, as per the ISFR, is highest in which state?
A. West Bengal
B. Odisha
C. Gujarat
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer:A. West Bengal
What percentage of India’s total geographical area is covered by forests and trees according to ISFR 2023?
A) 21.76%
B) 25.17%
C) 18.32%
D) 30.11%
Answer:B) 25.17%
Which of the following states recorded the highest increase in forest and tree cover in ISFR 2023?
A) Mizoram
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Rajasthan
Answer: C) Chhattisgarh
Which Union Territory has the highest forest cover percentage relative to its geographical area?
A) Lakshadweep
B) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
C) Puducherry
D) Chandigarh
Answer: A) Lakshadweep
By how much has India’s forest and tree cover increased compared to the 2021 assessment?
A) 1,289 sq km
B) 2,500 sq km
C) 1,445 sq km
D) 1,600 sq km
Answer: C) 1,445 sq km
What is the current carbon stock in India’s forests as per the ISFR 2023?
A) 6,300 million tonnes
B) 7,285.5 million tonnes
C) 8,200 million tonnes
D) 7,100 million tonnes
Answer: B)7,285.5 million tonnes
How many states and union territories in India have forest cover exceeding 75% of their geographical area?
A) 5
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
Answer:B) 8
A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B. Forest Survey of India
C. Central Pollution Control Board
D. Wildlife Institute of India
Answer:
India State of Forest Report (ISFR) is published every:
A. Year
B. Two years
C. Five years
D. Ten years
Answer:
According to the ISFR, which category of forest cover has the maximum area in India?
A. Very dense forest
B. Moderately dense forest
C. Open forest
D. Scrubland
Answer
Which of the following regions has the highest forest cover as a percentage of its geographical area?
A. North-Eastern Region
B. Western Ghats
C. Eastern Ghats
D. Western Himalayas
Answe
Which category of forest is defined by a canopy density of 70% and above?
A. Open forest
B. Moderately dense forest
C. Very dense forest
D. Mangrove forest
Answer:
The mangrove cover in India, as per the ISFR, is highest in which state?
A. West Bengal
B. Odisha
C. Gujarat
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
What percentage of India’s total geographical area is covered by forests and trees according to ISFR 2023?
A) 21.76%
B) 25.17%
C) 18.32%
D) 30.11%
Answer:
Which of the following states recorded the highest increase in forest and tree cover in ISFR 2023?
A) Mizoram
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Rajasthan
Answer:
Which Union Territory has the highest forest cover percentage relative to its geographical area?
A) Lakshadweep
B) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
C) Puducherry
D) Chandigarh
Answer
By how much has India’s forest and tree cover increased compared to the 2021 assessment?
A) 1,289 sq km
B) 2,500 sq km
C) 1,445 sq km
D) 1,600 sq km
Answer: C)
What is the current carbon stock in India’s forests as per the ISFR 2023?
A) 6,300 million tonnes
B) 7,285.5 million tonnes
C) 8,200 million tonnes
D) 7,100 million tonnes
Answer: B)
How many states and union territories in India have forest cover exceeding 75% of their geographical area?
A) 5
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
Answer:
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
24 Dec, 07:20
Will be posting some MCQs on “INDIA STATE OF FOREST REPORT 2023” - do attempt the post reading about them.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Dec, 11:03
Some tips for prelims.
- Attack the PYQs from 1995-2024. Solve them aggressively atleast 6-7 times before prelims 2025. The more the better. Shape your understanding of how to approach a question from them, not test series designed question.
- strengthen the 4 core pillars of prelims : Polity, Eco, Geog & Env, Modern History. Achieve excellence in these 4, yaha tukke (guess work) nahi krna hai
-Start Current Affairs from your selection of market resource like PT365 etc only from February. DONT LOSE SLEEP OVER CURRENT AFFAIRS. Keep reading newspaper however.
- Topics other than 4 core topics : peripheral knowledge and lateral knowledge will be important here. Ready your favourite source on these and don't lose sleep for them. Ex. ART AND CULTURE.
P.s. Will add any other suggestion as it comes to my mind in this message itself.
- Attack the PYQs from 1995-2024. Solve them aggressively atleast 6-7 times before prelims 2025. The more the better. Shape your understanding of how to approach a question from them, not test series designed question.
- strengthen the 4 core pillars of prelims : Polity, Eco, Geog & Env, Modern History. Achieve excellence in these 4, yaha tukke (guess work) nahi krna hai
-Start Current Affairs from your selection of market resource like PT365 etc only from February. DONT LOSE SLEEP OVER CURRENT AFFAIRS. Keep reading newspaper however.
- Topics other than 4 core topics : peripheral knowledge and lateral knowledge will be important here. Ready your favourite source on these and don't lose sleep for them. Ex. ART AND CULTURE.
P.s. Will add any other suggestion as it comes to my mind in this message itself.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Dec, 11:03
Hello fellow aspirants.
Most of you will start Prelims 2025 preparations as the year 2024 comes to an end.
A small suggestion from my side would be to be mindful about the part that Mains 2025 is in August 2025 and not September 2025 this year. Which means that time between prelims and mains is almost 20 days less that usual.
So please make sure to keep your mains side of preparation in active mode atleast till Feb-end or March-mid so that you're ready to activate the mains side of things on May 26 without wasting time.
Conclusion: Don't let prelims fear hijack your mains prep. It's marks in mains that'll give you a rank. Whereas giving two more dedicated months (jan-feb) to prelims prep might not make any substantial addition.
P.s. do dedicated prelims 2025 prep from March 20, 2025.
Best wishes.
God speed.
Most of you will start Prelims 2025 preparations as the year 2024 comes to an end.
A small suggestion from my side would be to be mindful about the part that Mains 2025 is in August 2025 and not September 2025 this year. Which means that time between prelims and mains is almost 20 days less that usual.
So please make sure to keep your mains side of preparation in active mode atleast till Feb-end or March-mid so that you're ready to activate the mains side of things on May 26 without wasting time.
Conclusion: Don't let prelims fear hijack your mains prep. It's marks in mains that'll give you a rank. Whereas giving two more dedicated months (jan-feb) to prelims prep might not make any substantial addition.
P.s. do dedicated prelims 2025 prep from March 20, 2025.
Best wishes.
God speed.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
21 Dec, 16:28
🌳India State of Forest Report 2023🌳
🔹The Forest and Tree cover of the country is 8,27,357 sq km which is 25.17 per cent of the geographical area of the country, consisting of 7,15,343 sq km (21.76%) as forest cover and 1,12,014 sq km (3.41%) as tree cover
India's Progress on NDC Carbon Sequestration Target
🔹India has reached 2.29 billion tonnes of additional carbon sink as against the target of 2.5 to 3.0 billion tonnes by 2030 compared to the base year of 2005
🔹The Forest and Tree cover of the country is 8,27,357 sq km which is 25.17 per cent of the geographical area of the country, consisting of 7,15,343 sq km (21.76%) as forest cover and 1,12,014 sq km (3.41%) as tree cover
India's Progress on NDC Carbon Sequestration Target
🔹India has reached 2.29 billion tonnes of additional carbon sink as against the target of 2.5 to 3.0 billion tonnes by 2030 compared to the base year of 2005
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
17 Dec, 13:51
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/17/india-adivasi-tribal-village-pachgaon-forest-law-traditional-rights
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
16 Dec, 19:32
Under the Paris Agreement, India submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to UNFCCC outlining eight targets for the period 2021-2030.
At UNFCCC COP 26, Hon’ble PM announced five Panchamrit targets including -
(i) India will reach its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030,
(ii) India will meet 50 percent of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030,
(iii) India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now onwards till 2030,
(iv) By 2030, India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 45 percent, and
(v) by the year 2070, India will achieve the target of Net Zero.
#PanchamritGoals
Also introduced LIFE - Lifestyle for Environment @ #COP26 #Glassgow
At UNFCCC COP 26, Hon’ble PM announced five Panchamrit targets including -
(i) India will reach its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030,
(ii) India will meet 50 percent of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030,
(iii) India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now onwards till 2030,
(iv) By 2030, India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 45 percent, and
(v) by the year 2070, India will achieve the target of Net Zero.
#PanchamritGoals
Also introduced LIFE - Lifestyle for Environment @ #COP26 #Glassgow
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
16 Dec, 17:13
Ladakh's existing( Leh & Kargil) and
5 New districts : Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra & Changthang
Total 7
5 New districts : Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra & Changthang
Total 7
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
15 Dec, 12:20
Production of important crops in three largest producing states in 2023-24
#Top3 #CropProduction
#Top3 #CropProduction
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
13 Dec, 12:27
70th BPSC Prelims today.
‼️‼️ Can't verify the video but seems terrible
‼️‼️ Can't verify the video but seems terrible
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
12 Dec, 15:05
It was only 0.27 Percentage Chance Given By GM Sir Viswanathan Anand and 99.73 To Get Draw Actually!
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
11 Dec, 13:55
https://uppsc.up.nic.in/
UPPSC Admit Card
UPPSC Admit Card
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
11 Dec, 11:43
https://youtu.be/HJ298zcyyQw?feature=shared
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
09 Dec, 13:31
https://youtu.be/ClrgtrdKNnQ?feature=shared
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Dec, 13:42
Types of Majorities in Indian Constitution
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
07 Dec, 15:50
Source: Business Standard
Earlier NSO used to release unemployment related data on a quarterly basis for urban area and on annual basis for rural area. BUT NOW from March 2025 onwards the rural and urban unemployment related data will be released on monthly basis.
NSO captures data either based on Current Weekly Status (last 7 days) or Usual Status (last 365 days). The monthly data will be released based on Current Weekly Status.
Earlier NSO used to release unemployment related data on a quarterly basis for urban area and on annual basis for rural area. BUT NOW from March 2025 onwards the rural and urban unemployment related data will be released on monthly basis.
NSO captures data either based on Current Weekly Status (last 7 days) or Usual Status (last 365 days). The monthly data will be released based on Current Weekly Status.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
07 Dec, 13:25
🔰The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recognized the Fintech Association of Consumer Empowerment (FACE) as a Self Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for the Fintech industry. The RBI made this decision after examining applications for SRO-FT recognition.
✅FACE is one of several associations that attended a meeting with the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, along with other stakeholders in the start-up and fintech ecosystem. Other associations in attendance included the Digital Lenders' Association of India (DLAI), Payment Council of India (PCI), and Fintech Convergence Council (FCC).
✅FACE is one of several associations that attended a meeting with the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, along with other stakeholders in the start-up and fintech ecosystem. Other associations in attendance included the Digital Lenders' Association of India (DLAI), Payment Council of India (PCI), and Fintech Convergence Council (FCC).
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
07 Dec, 12:17
State wise #BirthRate, #DeathRate & #InfantMortalityRate
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
07 Dec, 12:02
🔰Vision@47 and $30 Trillion Economy Targets
☀️ Manufacturing is projected to play an even more significant role, with a target of contributing 25 per cent to GDP
#Vision@47 #ViksitBharat
☀️ Manufacturing is projected to play an even more significant role, with a target of contributing 25 per cent to GDP
#Vision@47 #ViksitBharat
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
07 Dec, 11:43
✅India's Advancing Role in Global Trade Competitiveness
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
07 Dec, 08:38
https://youtu.be/PU1DIn6ObGk?si=21buEBjq63TiAEii
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
06 Dec, 11:26
The 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Cyclone Fengal
The name ‘Fengal’ was proposed by Saudi Arabia and is a word rooted in Arabic. It represents a blend of linguistic tradition and cultural identity, reflecting the regional diversity within the WMO/UNESCAP naming panel. Names like Fengal are chosen to be short, distinctive, and non-offensive in multiple languages, ensuring they resonate universally across affected areas.
Cyclone Dana
Cyclone Dana made landfall along Odisha coast in October 2024. Dana’s name was suggested by Qatar, which means generosity.
Cyclone Remal
The severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall between Sagar Island in West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh in May 2024. The name Remal, meaning ‘sand’ in Arabic, was chosen by Oman.
Cyclone Fengal
The name ‘Fengal’ was proposed by Saudi Arabia and is a word rooted in Arabic. It represents a blend of linguistic tradition and cultural identity, reflecting the regional diversity within the WMO/UNESCAP naming panel. Names like Fengal are chosen to be short, distinctive, and non-offensive in multiple languages, ensuring they resonate universally across affected areas.
Cyclone Dana
Cyclone Dana made landfall along Odisha coast in October 2024. Dana’s name was suggested by Qatar, which means generosity.
Cyclone Remal
The severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall between Sagar Island in West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh in May 2024. The name Remal, meaning ‘sand’ in Arabic, was chosen by Oman.
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
06 Dec, 09:21
That’s all for today in the Hindu
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Nov, 15:44
That's all for today in the Indian Express. Thank you 🙏
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Nov, 15:21
Chhattisgarh's new tiger reserve, at heart of animal's contiguous home
🏵Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla is the fourth tiger reserve in Chhattisgarh after Achanakmar, Indravati, and Udanti Sitanadi, With an area of 2,829 sq km, it is the third largest tiger reserve in India.
🏵The reserve is spread across four districts in northern Chhattisgarh's Sarguja region: Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB), Korea, Surajpur, and Balrampur.
🏵It falls between two other tiger re- serves: Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh and Palamau in Jharkhand. The Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh is nearby as well
🏵Apart from tigers, the reserve comprises a wide range of wildlife species such as elephants, sloth bears, vultures, peacocks, wolves, leopards, otters, chitals, jackals, nilgai, bison, hyenas, langurs, cobras etc.
🏵The reserve is also rich in flora, with sal, saja, dhavda, and kusum providing the bulk of the tree cover
#TigerReserve #GuruGhasidasTamorPinglaTR #NTCA #ProjectTiger1973
🏵Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla is the fourth tiger reserve in Chhattisgarh after Achanakmar, Indravati, and Udanti Sitanadi, With an area of 2,829 sq km, it is the third largest tiger reserve in India.
🏵The reserve is spread across four districts in northern Chhattisgarh's Sarguja region: Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB), Korea, Surajpur, and Balrampur.
🏵It falls between two other tiger re- serves: Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh and Palamau in Jharkhand. The Sanjay Dubri Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh is nearby as well
🏵Apart from tigers, the reserve comprises a wide range of wildlife species such as elephants, sloth bears, vultures, peacocks, wolves, leopards, otters, chitals, jackals, nilgai, bison, hyenas, langurs, cobras etc.
🏵The reserve is also rich in flora, with sal, saja, dhavda, and kusum providing the bulk of the tree cover
#TigerReserve #GuruGhasidasTamorPinglaTR #NTCA #ProjectTiger1973
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Nov, 15:21
Argentina considers Paris treaty pullout: What does that mean?
#ParisAgreement #COP21 #UNFCCC
#ParisAgreement #COP21 #UNFCCC
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Nov, 15:21
China-India state of play
Both countries are moving to repair ties. For Beijing, Modi-Xi meeting last month signalled a 'restart' of the relationship damaged by the border standoff. India is more cautious-de-escalation will be a key next step
#China_India #IR
Both countries are moving to repair ties. For Beijing, Modi-Xi meeting last month signalled a 'restart' of the relationship damaged by the border standoff. India is more cautious-de-escalation will be a key next step
#China_India #IR
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Nov, 15:21
WHY THE DECLINE IN US OVERDOSE DEATHS IS NOT ALL GOOD NEWS
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Nov, 15:21
ZONE OF CONTAINMENT
Investment in research, development of new drugs will help us respond better to AMR
🏵 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when microbes stop responding to the drugs used against them. The drug-resistant infections are almost impossible to treat and claim many more lives.
🛑 Challenges:
🏵 Lack of quality data due to absent surveillance systems across the globe, especially in low-and middle-income countries where the burden is the highest
🛑Way forward:
🏵As we draft the second NAP on AMR, we should commit to im- proved governance and accountability at the highest level to achieve the national targets.
🏵Improving vaccine uptake, and strengthening diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship are effective in the containment of AMR by reducing transmission.
🏵Investments in healthcare systems will therefore be crucial in our fight against AMR
🏵Investments to translate research into the development of new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines will enable us to respond better to crises
#AMR
Investment in research, development of new drugs will help us respond better to AMR
🏵 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when microbes stop responding to the drugs used against them. The drug-resistant infections are almost impossible to treat and claim many more lives.
🛑 Challenges:
🏵 Lack of quality data due to absent surveillance systems across the globe, especially in low-and middle-income countries where the burden is the highest
🛑Way forward:
🏵As we draft the second NAP on AMR, we should commit to im- proved governance and accountability at the highest level to achieve the national targets.
🏵Improving vaccine uptake, and strengthening diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship are effective in the containment of AMR by reducing transmission.
🏵Investments in healthcare systems will therefore be crucial in our fight against AMR
🏵Investments to translate research into the development of new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines will enable us to respond better to crises
#AMR
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Nov, 15:20
CARIBBEAN CONNECT
PM Modi struck the right chords during his visit to Guyana. Government needs to follow up
#India_Guyana #WestIndies #IR
PM Modi struck the right chords during his visit to Guyana. Government needs to follow up
#India_Guyana #WestIndies #IR
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Nov, 15:20
TO CUT, OR NOT TO
Government and RBI disagree on the way forward on interest rates. Neither side is wrong
#Reporate #RBIMPC
Government and RBI disagree on the way forward on interest rates. Neither side is wrong
#Reporate #RBIMPC
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
23 Nov, 15:20
PREAMBLE CHANGES IN 1976
SC: Can't say all Parliament did in Emergency period is nullity
Reserves order on petitions challenging inclusion of 'socialist, secular' in Preamble
#Preamble #42CAA1976
SC: Can't say all Parliament did in Emergency period is nullity
Reserves order on petitions challenging inclusion of 'socialist, secular' in Preamble
#Preamble #42CAA1976
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
22 Nov, 17:21
That's all for today in the Indian Express. Thank you 🙏
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
22 Nov, 17:06
Govt directs EPFO to ensure employees' UAN is active for ELI
#EPFO #UAN
#EPFO #UAN
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
22 Nov, 17:06
Why US court filings, SEC disclosures are far more serious than the Hindenburg allegations
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
22 Nov, 17:06
What is Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, launched at Brazil G20?
#SDG1 #SDG2 #G20
#SDG1 #SDG2 #G20
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
22 Nov, 17:06
To plug gaps in farm fires 'undercount', govt agencies fine-tuning 'burnt area' mapping
#Pollution #StubbleBurning
#Pollution #StubbleBurning
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
22 Nov, 17:06
Dis/Agree Column
The air Indians breathe becomes more toxic every winter. Is the main culprit public apathy or government inaction?
Argument In Against : First, the people must care
Indians seem to believe that public health is a personal matter, unrelated to political agendas, policies or commitments
In Favour : State must ensure 'ease of breathing'
The government has the data and a roadmap for clean air. The problem is a lack of political will
#PollutionDebate
The air Indians breathe becomes more toxic every winter. Is the main culprit public apathy or government inaction?
Argument In Against : First, the people must care
Indians seem to believe that public health is a personal matter, unrelated to political agendas, policies or commitments
In Favour : State must ensure 'ease of breathing'
The government has the data and a roadmap for clean air. The problem is a lack of political will
#PollutionDebate
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
22 Nov, 17:05
HIDDEN IN SMOG
Capital's air pollution is taking a toll on children and women in ways that go beyond its dreadful health costs
#POLLUTION #DELHIPOLLUTION
Capital's air pollution is taking a toll on children and women in ways that go beyond its dreadful health costs
#POLLUTION #DELHIPOLLUTION
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
22 Nov, 17:05
THE CLOUD DARKENS
Indictment of Gautam Adani and others by US prosecutors calls for a transparent probe. Seeing a foreign hand isn't the answer
Indictment of Gautam Adani and others by US prosecutors calls for a transparent probe. Seeing a foreign hand isn't the answer
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
22 Nov, 17:05
Leaner, faster, fairer
Inducting experienced outsiders could be a step towards a more responsive justice system
#judiciary #Subordinatecourts #HC
Inducting experienced outsiders could be a step towards a more responsive justice system
#judiciary #Subordinatecourts #HC
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 07:42
That's all for today in the Indian Express.Thank you🙏
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 06:42
Trump's imminent trade war, and what India must watch for
#Tradewar #US_India
#Tradewar #US_India
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 06:40
🏵️ Why maker of 'magic' weight-loss drug semaglutide wants copies banned
#semaglutide #DrugRegulation #weightlossDrug
#semaglutide #DrugRegulation #weightlossDrug
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 06:39
SC on 'bulldozer justice'
#BULLDOZERJustice #Article21 #RightToShelter #Article142 #SC
#BULLDOZERJustice #Article21 #RightToShelter #Article142 #SC
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 06:18
🏵️ A green transition for India
#GreenEnergy #EnergyTransition #SolarEnergy #Power #DistributedRenewableEnergy #DRE #CommunitySolar #CleanEnergy
#GreenEnergy #EnergyTransition #SolarEnergy #Power #DistributedRenewableEnergy #DRE #CommunitySolar #CleanEnergy
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 06:11
🏵️ A CHOPPY MARKET
🛑 CoP 29's hasty decision on carbon credits could do more harm than good. Substantive finance issues need addressing
🏵Article 6 of the Paris Agreement facilitates international collaboration to lower carbon emissions. It offers two pathways for countries and companies to trade carbon offsets, supporting the achievement of emission reduction targets set in their climate action plans, or nationally determined contributions (NDCs).
#CoP29 #ParisAgreement #NDCs #nationallydeterminedcontributions #UNFCCC #COP21
🛑 CoP 29's hasty decision on carbon credits could do more harm than good. Substantive finance issues need addressing
🏵Article 6 of the Paris Agreement facilitates international collaboration to lower carbon emissions. It offers two pathways for countries and companies to trade carbon offsets, supporting the achievement of emission reduction targets set in their climate action plans, or nationally determined contributions (NDCs).
#CoP29 #ParisAgreement #NDCs #nationallydeterminedcontributions #UNFCCC #COP21
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 06:06
🏵️ BULLDOZER INJUSTICE
SC has done well to speak against 'bulldozer justice', lay down guidelines.
🏵Article 142 of the Constitution of India gives the SC ,the power to make orders and decrees to ensure complete justice in any case.
#BULLDOZERJustice #Article21 #RightToShelter #Article142 #SC
SC has done well to speak against 'bulldozer justice', lay down guidelines.
🏵Article 142 of the Constitution of India gives the SC ,the power to make orders and decrees to ensure complete justice in any case.
#BULLDOZERJustice #Article21 #RightToShelter #Article142 #SC
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 05:59
🏵️Bitcoin surge since Trump's win may offer some upsides for Indian crypto ecosystem
#Bitcoin #CryptoCurrency
#Bitcoin #CryptoCurrency
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 05:56
Domestic Systemically Important Banks: Why are these banks 'too big to fail'?
#DomesticSystemicallyImportantBanks #DSIBs #Bank
#DomesticSystemicallyImportantBanks #DSIBs #Bank
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 05:29
Five-fold increase in ITR filers with income above ₹50L in 10 years'
#incometax #Tax #ITR
#incometax #Tax #ITR
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
14 Nov, 05:01
WORLD DIABETES DAY TODAY - 14 November
Lancet study: About a quarter of diabetics globally are Indians
#DIABETESDay #Health #Reports
Lancet study: About a quarter of diabetics globally are Indians
#DIABETESDay #Health #Reports
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
13 Nov, 09:21
🏵️ Rare manuscripts to 9th CE bronze sculpture, exhibition traces Hindi's expanse
#manuscripts #Hindi #Languages #Sculpture
#manuscripts #Hindi #Languages #Sculpture
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
13 Nov, 09:18
FAILING MANIPUR
#MANIPUR #security
#MANIPUR #security
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
13 Nov, 09:16
A CASE FOR CAUTION
#Inflation #RepoRate #MPC
#Inflation #RepoRate #MPC
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
13 Nov, 09:10
🏵️ A less global world
#Multilateralism #Worldorder #IR #India_US
#Multilateralism #Worldorder #IR #India_US
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
13 Nov, 09:06
🛑 An unrealised gender dividend
🔆 Women today are not held back by social constraints, access to education or mobility, but by lack of employment opportunities.
🔅 Of the four key areas that define women's empowerment -
🛑Personal efficacy.
🛑Power in intra-household negotiations
🛑Societal engagement. and
🛑Access to lncome-generating activities,
we see improvements in the first three domains. In contrast, the fourth - access to employment — has stagnated.
#GenderInequality #Women #employment #womenlabourforce
🔆 Women today are not held back by social constraints, access to education or mobility, but by lack of employment opportunities.
🔅 Of the four key areas that define women's empowerment -
🛑Personal efficacy.
🛑Power in intra-household negotiations
🛑Societal engagement. and
🛑Access to lncome-generating activities,
we see improvements in the first three domains. In contrast, the fourth - access to employment — has stagnated.
#GenderInequality #Women #employment #womenlabourforce
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
13 Nov, 08:46
🏵️ ODISHA TO HOST 18TH PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS
Theme - Diaspora's contribution to a viksit Bharat
#PRAVASIBHARATIYADIVAS #viksitBharat #Indiandiaspora
Theme - Diaspora's contribution to a viksit Bharat
#PRAVASIBHARATIYADIVAS #viksitBharat #Indiandiaspora
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
13 Nov, 08:46
🏵️PM Modi to embark on 3-nation tour, attend G20 Leaders Summit in Brazil next week
#G20Summit #Brazil
#G20Summit #Brazil
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
11 Nov, 08:46
Private property and the 'common good'
SC answered two key questions regarding status of Article 31C and interpretation of Article 39B, marking a shift in how it views state's acquisition of private property
SC answered two key questions regarding status of Article 31C and interpretation of Article 39B, marking a shift in how it views state's acquisition of private property
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
11 Nov, 08:45
WHY INDIA HAS LAUNCHED PROJECT TO MONITOR ANIMAL HEALTH
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
11 Nov, 08:45
Elephant deaths in Bandhavgarh: when a fungus attack turns millets into poison
#KODOMILLET #Elephantsdeath
#KODOMILLET #Elephantsdeath
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
10 Nov, 06:20
https://www.youtube.com/live/mTSlbQZs7Bk?feature=shared
#Insurgency #Northeast #Security
#Insurgency #Northeast #Security
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
09 Nov, 18:44
🔺In context of Material resources of the community debate and recent SC verdict
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 07:29
Caught in the farm cross fire
#StubbleBurning #pollution #Smog #PaddyCultivation #AirPollution
#StubbleBurning #pollution #Smog #PaddyCultivation #AirPollution
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 06:01
That’s all for today, thank you 🙏
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 05:44
🏵️Why Uttar Pradesh has introduced new rules for appointing its police chief
#Policereforms #PrakashSinghcase #DGPappointment #UPSCpowers
#Policereforms #PrakashSinghcase #DGPappointment #UPSCpowers
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 05:44
🏵️Solar alliance stocktake
🔅The offtake of solar in the Global South has remained poor.
🔅 The global installed capacity of solar power has been increasing at over 20 per cent annually over the last five years. Last year, it grew by more than 30%
🔅 ISA, pointed out, most of these installations are happening in a handful of countries, with China accounting for a lion's share.
🔅Of the 345 GW of solar capacity addition in 2023, more,than 216 GW, or about 62 per cent, happened in China alone. "More than 80 per cent of investments into solar energy are flowing in to developed countries, China, and large developing countries like India,"
🔅 About 43 per cent of global solar PV capacity is installed in China alone.
🔅The top 10 markets account for more than 95 per cent of installed capacity. Less than 2 per cent of new additions are happening in Africa, a region that houses about 80 %:of the nearly 745 million people who still do not have access to electricity.
#InternationalSolarAlliance #ISA #SolarEnergy #Energy
🔅The offtake of solar in the Global South has remained poor.
🔅 The global installed capacity of solar power has been increasing at over 20 per cent annually over the last five years. Last year, it grew by more than 30%
🔅 ISA, pointed out, most of these installations are happening in a handful of countries, with China accounting for a lion's share.
🔅Of the 345 GW of solar capacity addition in 2023, more,than 216 GW, or about 62 per cent, happened in China alone. "More than 80 per cent of investments into solar energy are flowing in to developed countries, China, and large developing countries like India,"
🔅 About 43 per cent of global solar PV capacity is installed in China alone.
🔅The top 10 markets account for more than 95 per cent of installed capacity. Less than 2 per cent of new additions are happening in Africa, a region that houses about 80 %:of the nearly 745 million people who still do not have access to electricity.
#InternationalSolarAlliance #ISA #SolarEnergy #Energy
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 05:43
🏵️HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS BRINGING
BACK THE IDEA OF AIRSHIPS
#ClimateChange #AIRSHIPS
BACK THE IDEA OF AIRSHIPS
#ClimateChange #AIRSHIPS
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 05:43
🏵️AMU verdict in top court today : the case and what's at stake
#AMUcase #minorityInstitutions #Article30 #AMUact2020
#AMUcase #minorityInstitutions #Article30 #AMUact2020
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 05:43
🔆Reasons for advancing CPI, IP release timings, and potential challenges.
🏵️ Consumer Price Indices (CPI) measure changes over time in the general level of prices of goods and services that households purchase for consumption. CPl is widely used as a macroeconomic indicator of inflation and as a tool by governments and central banks for inflation targeting and for monitoring price stability, and as deflators in the national accounts.
🏵️ Inflation is a rate at which the prices for a basket of selected goods and services rise over a period of time and it is calculated by
measuring year-on-year change in CPI, that is, current month CPI over CPI of same month of last year.
#CPI #INFLATION
🏵️ Consumer Price Indices (CPI) measure changes over time in the general level of prices of goods and services that households purchase for consumption. CPl is widely used as a macroeconomic indicator of inflation and as a tool by governments and central banks for inflation targeting and for monitoring price stability, and as deflators in the national accounts.
🏵️ Inflation is a rate at which the prices for a basket of selected goods and services rise over a period of time and it is calculated by
measuring year-on-year change in CPI, that is, current month CPI over CPI of same month of last year.
#CPI #INFLATION
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 05:43
🏵️India offers Afghan businesses Chabahar
Port for trade, discusses humanitarian aid
#ChabaharPort #BilateralTrade #India_Afghanistan #India_CentralAsia #India_Iran
Port for trade, discusses humanitarian aid
#ChabaharPort #BilateralTrade #India_Afghanistan #India_CentralAsia #India_Iran
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 05:42
🏵️Affecting mental, physical health: Australia to ban social media for children under 16
#BanOnSocialMedia #socialmedia #ImpactOfSocialMediaOnYouth #DrawbacksofSocialMedia
#BanOnSocialMedia #socialmedia #ImpactOfSocialMediaOnYouth #DrawbacksofSocialMedia
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
08 Nov, 05:42
🏵️Not so eminent domain
🔅Supreme Court has said that not all private property qualifies as 'material resources of the community'.
🔅Its interpretation curtails state power, while enhancing power of judicial review
#PropertyRights #RightToProperty #Article31c #Article39b #PrivateProperty
🔅Supreme Court has said that not all private property qualifies as 'material resources of the community'.
🔅Its interpretation curtails state power, while enhancing power of judicial review
#PropertyRights #RightToProperty #Article31c #Article39b #PrivateProperty
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:43
That's all for today in the Indian Express. Thank you🙏
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:28
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:28
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:27
Cabinet clears 1000-cr fund to support space start-ups over 5 years
#Start_Ups #SpaceSector
#Start_Ups #SpaceSector
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:27
LIFTING SPIRITS
SC verdict on industrial alcohol could boost revenues of states, which have been complaining of not getting their fair share
#7thSchedule #Revenue #UnionList #StateList #Alcohol #industries development and regulation act 1961 , #Health #DomesticViolence #Womenissues impact of #LeqourConsumption
SC verdict on industrial alcohol could boost revenues of states, which have been complaining of not getting their fair share
#7thSchedule #Revenue #UnionList #StateList #Alcohol #industries development and regulation act 1961 , #Health #DomesticViolence #Womenissues impact of #LeqourConsumption
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:27
HOPE AND REALISM
The stress on stabilising India-China relations is welcome. Delhi must not underestimate longstanding problems with Beijing
#India_China relations #IR
The stress on stabilising India-China relations is welcome. Delhi must not underestimate longstanding problems with Beijing
#India_China relations #IR
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:27
AN INVESTMENT, NOT A WASTE
Benefits of food subsidy far outweigh costs. Its worth was realised during Covid crisis
#FoodSubsidy #FoodSecurity
Benefits of food subsidy far outweigh costs. Its worth was realised during Covid crisis
#FoodSubsidy #FoodSecurity
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:27
Not another BRICS in the wall
The group's success has become a magnet for other countries. Expansion might create complications
#Brics #KazanDeclaration
The group's success has become a magnet for other countries. Expansion might create complications
#Brics #KazanDeclaration
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:26
DIS/AGREE
To counter declining fertility rate, Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu has suggested legislation to encourage people to have more children. Is it a viable idea?
Argument in favour: Emphasising family growth can ensure that India retains its demographic advantage for an extended period
Argument in against: Not as easy as asking for more children
If South India wants larger population, it needs to focus on family-friendly policies or encourage migration from more populous states
#Population #MalthusianTheoryOfPopulation #TFR
To counter declining fertility rate, Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu has suggested legislation to encourage people to have more children. Is it a viable idea?
Argument in favour: Emphasising family growth can ensure that India retains its demographic advantage for an extended period
Argument in against: Not as easy as asking for more children
If South India wants larger population, it needs to focus on family-friendly policies or encourage migration from more populous states
#Population #MalthusianTheoryOfPopulation #TFR
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:26
When Parliament isn't in session
Standing committees are where the action is most of the year. Unfortunately, these panels have been undermined by governments
#DepartmentRelatedStandingCommittees #DRSCs #ParliamentaryCommittees
Standing committees are where the action is most of the year. Unfortunately, these panels have been undermined by governments
#DepartmentRelatedStandingCommittees #DRSCs #ParliamentaryCommittees
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:26
1.5 degrees Celsius target will be 'gone' in a few years: UN report
Emission Gap Report - by UNEP
#EGR #UNEP #
#CLIMATECHANGE #GLOBALWARMING #ParisAgreement #COP21 , #COP29 #UNFCCC #BAKU #AZERBAIJAN
Emission Gap Report - by UNEP
#EGR #UNEP #
#CLIMATECHANGE #GLOBALWARMING #ParisAgreement #COP21 , #COP29 #UNFCCC #BAKU #AZERBAIJAN
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:26
Just 150 of them left, glimmer of hope for GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD after first-ever artificial insemination birth
#GreatIndianBustard #GIB #CriticallyEndangered
#GreatIndianBustard #GIB #CriticallyEndangered
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 16:26
BRICS block endorses India's stance on EU's carbon tax, pushes for local currency settlements
#BRICSSUMMIT #CBAM #LocalCurrencySettlement #LCS
#BRICSSUMMIT #CBAM #LocalCurrencySettlement #LCS
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 14:10
Overflowing godowns, unhappy Millers: paddy procurement crisis in Punjab
#MSP #supplychainmanagement #foodsecurity #cropdiversification #StubbleBurning
#MSP #supplychainmanagement #foodsecurity #cropdiversification #StubbleBurning
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 14:10
How Panchayat- level weather forecasts will help
🏵Gram Panchayat-Level Weather Forecasting is a joint program of the Panchayati Raj Ministry, India Meteorological Department (IMD), and the Ministry of Earth Sciences
🏵Hourly forecasts will be available on the e-GramSwaraj and Gram Manchitra portals, and the Meri Panchayat app.
☀️ Benifits :Gram Panchayats will receive daily updates on temper- ature, rainfall, wind speed, and cloud cover, empowering them to make critical decisions in agriculture, such as planning sowing, irrigation, and harvesting activities.
☀️will serve as a crucial tool in safeguard- ing agricultural livelihoods and enhancing rural preparedness against natural disasters.
☀️can help even small communities of farmers plan their economic activities with greater confidence.
🔺 Challenges :Greater uncertainty in Accurate forecasting, Sudden, localised events - like a cloudburst are more difficult to predict.
#localisedWeatherforecasting #agriculture #GramPanchayatLevelWeatherForecasting #
🏵Gram Panchayat-Level Weather Forecasting is a joint program of the Panchayati Raj Ministry, India Meteorological Department (IMD), and the Ministry of Earth Sciences
🏵Hourly forecasts will be available on the e-GramSwaraj and Gram Manchitra portals, and the Meri Panchayat app.
☀️ Benifits :Gram Panchayats will receive daily updates on temper- ature, rainfall, wind speed, and cloud cover, empowering them to make critical decisions in agriculture, such as planning sowing, irrigation, and harvesting activities.
☀️will serve as a crucial tool in safeguard- ing agricultural livelihoods and enhancing rural preparedness against natural disasters.
☀️can help even small communities of farmers plan their economic activities with greater confidence.
🔺 Challenges :Greater uncertainty in Accurate forecasting, Sudden, localised events - like a cloudburst are more difficult to predict.
#localisedWeatherforecasting #agriculture #GramPanchayatLevelWeatherForecasting #
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 14:10
🛑 Landfall of a cyclone : The event of the storm system coming ashore after being over Water.
🏵TropicalCyclone🌀:Tropical cyclones are rotating storm systems that typically develop over warm ocean waters between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
🔶EYE -Area of relatively calm winds @ centre of storm (35-65 km)
🔺a tropical cyclone is said to have made landfall when the centre of the storm or its eye -moves over the coastline.
☀️Strongest winds in a T.C. aren't located @ centre.
🛑Extent of damage : Due to extremely strong winds, heavy 🌧️ &storm surges,
🔺extensive damage to kutcha houses, partial disruption of power and communication lines,Rail & road traffic, Threat from flying debris& flooding of escape routes,flooding
🔺Cyclones lose intensity once they move over land becoz the supply of moisture that feeds the storm dries up, and surface friction⬆️
☀️While landfalls are often the most devastating moments of cyclones, they also mark the beginning of their End.
#TropicalCyclone #cyclone 🌀 #DisasterManagement
🏵TropicalCyclone🌀:Tropical cyclones are rotating storm systems that typically develop over warm ocean waters between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
🔶EYE -Area of relatively calm winds @ centre of storm (35-65 km)
🔺a tropical cyclone is said to have made landfall when the centre of the storm or its eye -moves over the coastline.
☀️Strongest winds in a T.C. aren't located @ centre.
🛑Extent of damage : Due to extremely strong winds, heavy 🌧️ &storm surges,
🔺extensive damage to kutcha houses, partial disruption of power and communication lines,Rail & road traffic, Threat from flying debris& flooding of escape routes,flooding
🔺Cyclones lose intensity once they move over land becoz the supply of moisture that feeds the storm dries up, and surface friction⬆️
☀️While landfalls are often the most devastating moments of cyclones, they also mark the beginning of their End.
#TropicalCyclone #cyclone 🌀 #DisasterManagement
UPSC Current Centre "Newspaper Editorial and PIB"
25 Oct, 14:10
The India-China agreement
India has announced a pact on patrolling along the LAC, which is expected to set in motion the process ultimately leading to normalisation. However, Indian strategic circles are cautious about the next steps
#India_China relations #IR
India has announced a pact on patrolling along the LAC, which is expected to set in motion the process ultimately leading to normalisation. However, Indian strategic circles are cautious about the next steps
#India_China relations #IR
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