2. Technology is driving the Revolution in Military Affairs
Syllabus: GS-3, Defence and security
Prelims: Technology in Military Affairs
✅Context: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan emphasized the pivotal role of technology in driving the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), stressing the importance of leveraging existing technologies and investing in emerging ones.
♻️His remarks were made during a gathering of scientists and engineers from the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on National Technology Day, May 11, 2024.
✅Emphasis on Technology
RMA Perspective: Gen Anil Chauhan highlighted the significance of technology in shaping the RMA, emphasizing its role in modernizing and enhancing military capabilities.
♻️Amalgamation of Technologies: The CDS stressed the need for integrating current technologies while investing in future advancements, highlighting the importance of technological convergence in military operations.
♻️National Technology Day: The occasion provided a platform to underscore the critical role of science and technology in addressing societal challenges, as reflected in this year’s theme, ‘Atoms for Society: Securing Water, Food & Health.’
✅Appreciation for Scientific Community
♻️Recognition of Achievements: The CDS commended the remarkable advancements in science and technology that have propelled India’s progress, attributing these successes to the dedication of scientists, engineers, and innovators.
♻️Commitment to Innovation: He lauded the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for its unwavering commitment to advancing science and technology for the nation’s betterment, acknowledging their pivotal role in driving progress and innovation.
♻️Wishes for Continued Success: Gen Anil Chauhan extended warm wishes to the DAE and its members on National Technology Day, expressing confidence in their continued efforts to propel India forward on the path of progress and innovation.
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Syllabus: GS-3, Defence and security
Prelims: Technology in Military Affairs
✅Context: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan emphasized the pivotal role of technology in driving the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), stressing the importance of leveraging existing technologies and investing in emerging ones.
♻️His remarks were made during a gathering of scientists and engineers from the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on National Technology Day, May 11, 2024.
✅Emphasis on Technology
RMA Perspective: Gen Anil Chauhan highlighted the significance of technology in shaping the RMA, emphasizing its role in modernizing and enhancing military capabilities.
♻️Amalgamation of Technologies: The CDS stressed the need for integrating current technologies while investing in future advancements, highlighting the importance of technological convergence in military operations.
♻️National Technology Day: The occasion provided a platform to underscore the critical role of science and technology in addressing societal challenges, as reflected in this year’s theme, ‘Atoms for Society: Securing Water, Food & Health.’
✅Appreciation for Scientific Community
♻️Recognition of Achievements: The CDS commended the remarkable advancements in science and technology that have propelled India’s progress, attributing these successes to the dedication of scientists, engineers, and innovators.
♻️Commitment to Innovation: He lauded the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for its unwavering commitment to advancing science and technology for the nation’s betterment, acknowledging their pivotal role in driving progress and innovation.
♻️Wishes for Continued Success: Gen Anil Chauhan extended warm wishes to the DAE and its members on National Technology Day, expressing confidence in their continued efforts to propel India forward on the path of progress and innovation.
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1.India highlights Forest Conservation and Sustainable Forest Management initiatives at the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests
Syllabus: GS-2, Polity
Prelims: International Election Visitors’ Programme
India’s Participation at UNFF 19:
India participated in the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), held at the UN Headquarters in New York from May 6th to 10th May 2024.
Shri Jitendra Kumar, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, led the Indian delegation.
Achievements in Forest Conservation and Management:
India highlighted its significant advancements in forest conservation and sustainable forest management, leading to a consistent increase in forest cover over the past fifteen years.
Globally, India ranks third in the net gain in average annual forest area between 2010 and 2020.
India shared its high priority towards biodiversity and wildlife conservation, expanding the network of protected areas to over a thousand wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, tiger reserves, biosphere reserves, and other wildlife habitats.
Celebrations marking 50 years of Project Tiger and 30 years of Project Elephant showcased India’s commitment to species conservation and habitat protection.
India emphasized the creation of the International Big Cat Alliance, aimed at protecting and conserving the seven big cat species worldwide through collaborative international efforts.
Syllabus: GS-2, Polity
Prelims: International Election Visitors’ Programme
India’s Participation at UNFF 19:
India participated in the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), held at the UN Headquarters in New York from May 6th to 10th May 2024.
Shri Jitendra Kumar, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, led the Indian delegation.
Achievements in Forest Conservation and Management:
India highlighted its significant advancements in forest conservation and sustainable forest management, leading to a consistent increase in forest cover over the past fifteen years.
Globally, India ranks third in the net gain in average annual forest area between 2010 and 2020.
India shared its high priority towards biodiversity and wildlife conservation, expanding the network of protected areas to over a thousand wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, tiger reserves, biosphere reserves, and other wildlife habitats.
Celebrations marking 50 years of Project Tiger and 30 years of Project Elephant showcased India’s commitment to species conservation and habitat protection.
India emphasized the creation of the International Big Cat Alliance, aimed at protecting and conserving the seven big cat species worldwide through collaborative international efforts.
Initiatives and Programs:
India introduced the ‘Green Credit Program’ to incentivize entities to undertake tree plantation and restoration of degraded forest lands, strengthening climate action initiatives.
In October 2023, India hosted the Country Led Initiative under UNFF at Dehradun, where discussions on forest fire management and forest certification were held. Recommendations from this initiative were presented during UNFF 19.
A side event on ‘Principles and Strategies for Landscape Integrated Fire Management through Collaborative Governance’ was hosted by the Ministry in partnership with the Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Management, Portugal, the Korea Forest Service, and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) at UNFF 19 in New York.
Outcome and Declaration:
UNFF 19 culminated in a declaration urging urgent and accelerated actions to halt deforestation and forest degradation and prevent land degradation.
Implementation of the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests and the achievement of the Global Forest Goals were emphasized as crucial steps towards addressing these challenges.
India introduced the ‘Green Credit Program’ to incentivize entities to undertake tree plantation and restoration of degraded forest lands, strengthening climate action initiatives.
In October 2023, India hosted the Country Led Initiative under UNFF at Dehradun, where discussions on forest fire management and forest certification were held. Recommendations from this initiative were presented during UNFF 19.
A side event on ‘Principles and Strategies for Landscape Integrated Fire Management through Collaborative Governance’ was hosted by the Ministry in partnership with the Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Management, Portugal, the Korea Forest Service, and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) at UNFF 19 in New York.
Outcome and Declaration:
UNFF 19 culminated in a declaration urging urgent and accelerated actions to halt deforestation and forest degradation and prevent land degradation.
Implementation of the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests and the achievement of the Global Forest Goals were emphasized as crucial steps towards addressing these challenges.
1. UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register
Syllabus: GS-1, Art and Culture
Prelims: UNESCO’s Memory of the World, Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, Sahṛdayāloka-Locana
Context:
Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana enter ‘UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’.
Details:
The Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana have been included in ‘UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’.
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), played a vital role in securing this inclusion.
During the 10th meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) in Ulaanbaatar where 38 representatives from member states had convened alongside 40 observers and nominees, IGNCA advocated for these three nominations.
Significance:
This inclusion is a proud moment for India, confirming the country’s rich literary heritage and cultural legacy.
It signifies a step forward in global cultural preservation efforts, highlighting the importance of recognising and safeguarding the diverse narratives and artistic expressions that shape our shared humanity.
Syllabus: GS-1, Art and Culture
Prelims: UNESCO’s Memory of the World, Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, Sahṛdayāloka-Locana
Context:
Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana enter ‘UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’.
Details:
The Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana have been included in ‘UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’.
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), played a vital role in securing this inclusion.
During the 10th meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) in Ulaanbaatar where 38 representatives from member states had convened alongside 40 observers and nominees, IGNCA advocated for these three nominations.
Significance:
This inclusion is a proud moment for India, confirming the country’s rich literary heritage and cultural legacy.
It signifies a step forward in global cultural preservation efforts, highlighting the importance of recognising and safeguarding the diverse narratives and artistic expressions that shape our shared humanity.
Ramcharitmanas:
Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written by Sant Tulsidas in the 16th century.
It is composed in the Awadhi language and is primarily based on the Valmiki Ramayana.
It belongs to the Bhakti era and greatly influenced cultural traditions chiefly in the country’s northern parts.
It is considered “the greatest book of all devotional literature” and enabled the common man to sing, meditate and perform the story of Lord Rama, the most significant is the Ramlila tradition.
Panchatantra:
The Panchatantra is an ancient Indian collection of fables attributed to Vishnu Sharma.
The surviving work is dated to about 200 BCE, but the fables are likely much more ancient.
The Panchatantra is written in Sanskrit and has five parts.
The stories are chiefly animal fables intended to teach valuable life lessons.
Sahṛdayāloka-Locana:
It is a significant literary work in aesthetics and literary criticism authored by Kashmiri poet Acharya Anandvardhan.
It provides insights into the principles of Sanskrit poetics and analyses various aspects of literary composition.
It has contributed to the understanding and appreciation of Sanskrit literature and aesthetics.
UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW) Programme:
UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW) Programme is an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, decay over time and climatic conditions, as well as deliberate destruction.
It calls for the preservation of valuable archival holdings, library collections, and private individual compendia all over the world for posterity, the reconstitution of dispersed or displaced documentary heritage, and increased accessibility to, and dissemination of, these items.
It was initiated in 1992.
Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written by Sant Tulsidas in the 16th century.
It is composed in the Awadhi language and is primarily based on the Valmiki Ramayana.
It belongs to the Bhakti era and greatly influenced cultural traditions chiefly in the country’s northern parts.
It is considered “the greatest book of all devotional literature” and enabled the common man to sing, meditate and perform the story of Lord Rama, the most significant is the Ramlila tradition.
Panchatantra:
The Panchatantra is an ancient Indian collection of fables attributed to Vishnu Sharma.
The surviving work is dated to about 200 BCE, but the fables are likely much more ancient.
The Panchatantra is written in Sanskrit and has five parts.
The stories are chiefly animal fables intended to teach valuable life lessons.
Sahṛdayāloka-Locana:
It is a significant literary work in aesthetics and literary criticism authored by Kashmiri poet Acharya Anandvardhan.
It provides insights into the principles of Sanskrit poetics and analyses various aspects of literary composition.
It has contributed to the understanding and appreciation of Sanskrit literature and aesthetics.
UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW) Programme:
UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MoW) Programme is an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, decay over time and climatic conditions, as well as deliberate destruction.
It calls for the preservation of valuable archival holdings, library collections, and private individual compendia all over the world for posterity, the reconstitution of dispersed or displaced documentary heritage, and increased accessibility to, and dissemination of, these items.
It was initiated in 1992.
🔅Exercise Shakti
Syllabus: GS-2, International Relations; GS-3, Security & Defence
Prelims: Exercise Shakti
Mains: India – France relations
Context:
♻️The 7th edition of India – France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI commenced at Umroi, Meghalaya.
Details:
✅The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 13th to 26th May 2024.
✅Shakti is a biennial training event conducted alternatively in India and France.
✅The last edition was conducted in France in November 2021.
✅An Indian contingent comprising 90 personnel is represented primarily by a Battalion of the Rajput Regiment besides personnel from other arms and services.
✅Observers from the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force will also form part of the exercise.
✅The joint exercise will focus on operations in the semi-urban and mountainous terrain.
✅Objectives to be achieved from the joint training are a high degree of physical fitness, rehearsing and refining drills for operations at the tactical level and sharing of best practices.
♻️Significance:
✅The joint exercise will facilitate the development of inter-operability, bonhomie and camaraderie between armed forces personnel of the two countries.
✅This will also enhance the level of defence cooperation, further fostering bilateral relations between the two friendly nations.
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Syllabus: GS-2, International Relations; GS-3, Security & Defence
Prelims: Exercise Shakti
Mains: India – France relations
Context:
♻️The 7th edition of India – France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI commenced at Umroi, Meghalaya.
Details:
✅The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 13th to 26th May 2024.
✅Shakti is a biennial training event conducted alternatively in India and France.
✅The last edition was conducted in France in November 2021.
✅An Indian contingent comprising 90 personnel is represented primarily by a Battalion of the Rajput Regiment besides personnel from other arms and services.
✅Observers from the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force will also form part of the exercise.
✅The joint exercise will focus on operations in the semi-urban and mountainous terrain.
✅Objectives to be achieved from the joint training are a high degree of physical fitness, rehearsing and refining drills for operations at the tactical level and sharing of best practices.
♻️Significance:
✅The joint exercise will facilitate the development of inter-operability, bonhomie and camaraderie between armed forces personnel of the two countries.
✅This will also enhance the level of defence cooperation, further fostering bilateral relations between the two friendly nations.
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🔅Chabahar Port Latest Developments
Syllabus: GS-2, International Relations
Prelims/Mains: Chabahar Port
Context:
♻️Long-term Main Contract for development of Shahid Beheshti Port Terminal, Chabahar signed between India Port Global Limited (IPGL) and Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran.
Details:
✅The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH visited Iran to witness the signing of the contract.
✅The ministerial visit and signing of the Long-term Contract will further strengthen ties between India and Iran.
✅This highlights the importance of Chabahar as a gateway for trade with Afghanistan and broader Central Asian countries.
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Syllabus: GS-2, International Relations
Prelims/Mains: Chabahar Port
Context:
♻️Long-term Main Contract for development of Shahid Beheshti Port Terminal, Chabahar signed between India Port Global Limited (IPGL) and Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran.
Details:
✅The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH visited Iran to witness the signing of the contract.
✅The ministerial visit and signing of the Long-term Contract will further strengthen ties between India and Iran.
✅This highlights the importance of Chabahar as a gateway for trade with Afghanistan and broader Central Asian countries.
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🔅National Green Hydrogen Mission
Syllabus: GS-3, Environment & Ecology
Prelims: National Green Hydrogen Mission
Mains: Green Hydrogen
Context:
♻️Maiden India Pavilion at World Hydrogen Summit 2024, Netherlands showcased the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
♻️Details:
✅For the first time, India has set up its pavilion, at the World Hydrogen Summit 2024, being held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, during May 13 – 15, 2024.
✅The India Pavilion, set up by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, is one of the largest pavilions at the Summit.
♻️Significance:
✅The World Hydrogen Summit is a prestigious event in the global green hydrogen ecosystem.
✅Around 15,000 delegates from around the world are expected to attend the Summit.
✅The India Pavilion at the conference provides India with an opportunity to showcase to the world the progress made by the country in the field of Green Hydrogen.
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Syllabus: GS-3, Environment & Ecology
Prelims: National Green Hydrogen Mission
Mains: Green Hydrogen
Context:
♻️Maiden India Pavilion at World Hydrogen Summit 2024, Netherlands showcased the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
♻️Details:
✅For the first time, India has set up its pavilion, at the World Hydrogen Summit 2024, being held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, during May 13 – 15, 2024.
✅The India Pavilion, set up by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, is one of the largest pavilions at the Summit.
♻️Significance:
✅The World Hydrogen Summit is a prestigious event in the global green hydrogen ecosystem.
✅Around 15,000 delegates from around the world are expected to attend the Summit.
✅The India Pavilion at the conference provides India with an opportunity to showcase to the world the progress made by the country in the field of Green Hydrogen.
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🔅. IndiaSkills 2024
Syllabus: GS-3, Economy
Prelims: IndiaSkills 2024
Context:
✅The IndiaSkills Competition 2024 – the country’s biggest skill competition designed to demonstrate the highest skilling standards – is set to commence on 15th May 2024.
♻️About IndiaSkills 2024:
✅The event is organised by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
✅It is expected that over 900 students from more than 30 states and Union Territories and over 400 industry experts will participate in the event.
✅The four-day-long IndiaSkills will allow participants to showcase their diverse skills and talent on a national platform across 61 skills – from traditional crafts to cutting-edge technologies.
✅While 47 skills competitions will be held onsite, 14 will be held offsite in Karnataka, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
✅The students will also participate in 9 exhibition skills such as Drone-Film making, Textile-Weaving, Leather-Shoemaking, and prosthetics-makeup.
✅Winners of IndiaSkills, with the help of the best industry trainers, will get prepared for the WorldSkills Competition scheduled to take place in Lyon, France in September 2024, which will bring together 1,500 competitors from over 70 countries.
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Syllabus: GS-3, Economy
Prelims: IndiaSkills 2024
Context:
✅The IndiaSkills Competition 2024 – the country’s biggest skill competition designed to demonstrate the highest skilling standards – is set to commence on 15th May 2024.
♻️About IndiaSkills 2024:
✅The event is organised by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
✅It is expected that over 900 students from more than 30 states and Union Territories and over 400 industry experts will participate in the event.
✅The four-day-long IndiaSkills will allow participants to showcase their diverse skills and talent on a national platform across 61 skills – from traditional crafts to cutting-edge technologies.
✅While 47 skills competitions will be held onsite, 14 will be held offsite in Karnataka, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
✅The students will also participate in 9 exhibition skills such as Drone-Film making, Textile-Weaving, Leather-Shoemaking, and prosthetics-makeup.
✅Winners of IndiaSkills, with the help of the best industry trainers, will get prepared for the WorldSkills Competition scheduled to take place in Lyon, France in September 2024, which will bring together 1,500 competitors from over 70 countries.
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🔅 Biomass Cultivation on Degraded Land for Green Biohydrogen Production
Syllabus: GS-3, Environment & Ecology
Mains: Green biohydrogen production in India
Context:
♻️Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI Chairs Meeting to Discuss Biomass Cultivation on Degraded Land for Green Biohydrogen Production.
Details:
✅The meeting brought together key stakeholder government ministries, knowledge partners, and research institutes to explore the utilisation of degraded, barren, and uncultivated lands for biomass cultivation.
✅This biomass will be used to produce green biohydrogen, initiating a comprehensive discussion series among stakeholders to prepare an action plan for enhancing green hydrogen production from biomass.
Background:
✅One of the objectives of the National Green Hydrogen Mission is to initiate focused pilots for biomass-based green biohydrogen production.
✅The meeting aimed to gather inputs on biomass and degraded land availability, identify gaps and challenges in biomass cultivation, and strategise a roadmap for using degraded land for green hydrogen production.
♻️Generating green hydrogen from biomass:
✅Even though hydrogen is a clean fuel, when produced from fossil fuels, its significance as a clean fuel is limited.
✅However, hydrogen produced from renewable sources is emission-free and considered a green fuel.
✅One of the best ways to produce hydrogen from renewable sources is by using biomass.
✅Biomass includes agriculture crop residues, forest residues, special crops grown specifically for energy use (such as switchgrass or willow trees), organic municipal solid waste, and animal wastes.
✅This renewable resource can be used to produce hydrogen, along with other byproducts, by gasification.
✅In India, biomass is abundantly available since it is a predominantly agricultural country.
✅Apart from generating hydrogen, the other advantages of using biomass include supplementing farmer incomes, reducing air pollution (because of reduced stubble burning) and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Syllabus: GS-3, Environment & Ecology
Mains: Green biohydrogen production in India
Context:
♻️Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI Chairs Meeting to Discuss Biomass Cultivation on Degraded Land for Green Biohydrogen Production.
Details:
✅The meeting brought together key stakeholder government ministries, knowledge partners, and research institutes to explore the utilisation of degraded, barren, and uncultivated lands for biomass cultivation.
✅This biomass will be used to produce green biohydrogen, initiating a comprehensive discussion series among stakeholders to prepare an action plan for enhancing green hydrogen production from biomass.
Background:
✅One of the objectives of the National Green Hydrogen Mission is to initiate focused pilots for biomass-based green biohydrogen production.
✅The meeting aimed to gather inputs on biomass and degraded land availability, identify gaps and challenges in biomass cultivation, and strategise a roadmap for using degraded land for green hydrogen production.
♻️Generating green hydrogen from biomass:
✅Even though hydrogen is a clean fuel, when produced from fossil fuels, its significance as a clean fuel is limited.
✅However, hydrogen produced from renewable sources is emission-free and considered a green fuel.
✅One of the best ways to produce hydrogen from renewable sources is by using biomass.
✅Biomass includes agriculture crop residues, forest residues, special crops grown specifically for energy use (such as switchgrass or willow trees), organic municipal solid waste, and animal wastes.
✅This renewable resource can be used to produce hydrogen, along with other byproducts, by gasification.
✅In India, biomass is abundantly available since it is a predominantly agricultural country.
✅Apart from generating hydrogen, the other advantages of using biomass include supplementing farmer incomes, reducing air pollution (because of reduced stubble burning) and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
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🔅Prelims Facts
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd
✅Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) is celebrating its 250th Foundation Day on May 14, 2024.
♻️MDL started as a small dry dock in 1774.
✅It was incorporated in 1934 and brought under GOI’s stewardship in 1960.
♻️It is under the Ministry of Defence, GOI.
✅It is an ISO 9001: 2015 Company and one of the leading shipbuilding yards in India.
✅It has grown from a single-unit, small ship repair company, into a multi-unit and multi-product company, with a significant rise in production, use of modern technology and sophistication of products.
✅The company’s current portfolio of designs spans a wide range of products for both domestic and overseas clients.
✅Since 1960, MDL has built 801 vessels including 27 warships, from advanced destroyers to missile boats and 7 submarines.
✅MDL has also delivered cargo ships, passenger ships, supply vessels, multipurpose support vessels, water tankers, tugs, dredgers, fishing trawlers, barges & border outposts for various customers in India as well as abroad.
✅MDL has also fabricated and delivered jackets, main decks of wellhead platforms, process platforms, jack-up rigs, etc.
✅It is India’s only shipyard to have built destroyers and conventional submarines for the Navy.
✅It acquired the Mini Ratna I status in 2006
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Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd
✅Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) is celebrating its 250th Foundation Day on May 14, 2024.
♻️MDL started as a small dry dock in 1774.
✅It was incorporated in 1934 and brought under GOI’s stewardship in 1960.
♻️It is under the Ministry of Defence, GOI.
✅It is an ISO 9001: 2015 Company and one of the leading shipbuilding yards in India.
✅It has grown from a single-unit, small ship repair company, into a multi-unit and multi-product company, with a significant rise in production, use of modern technology and sophistication of products.
✅The company’s current portfolio of designs spans a wide range of products for both domestic and overseas clients.
✅Since 1960, MDL has built 801 vessels including 27 warships, from advanced destroyers to missile boats and 7 submarines.
✅MDL has also delivered cargo ships, passenger ships, supply vessels, multipurpose support vessels, water tankers, tugs, dredgers, fishing trawlers, barges & border outposts for various customers in India as well as abroad.
✅MDL has also fabricated and delivered jackets, main decks of wellhead platforms, process platforms, jack-up rigs, etc.
✅It is India’s only shipyard to have built destroyers and conventional submarines for the Navy.
✅It acquired the Mini Ratna I status in 2006
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🔅 India-Zimbabwe Joint Trade Committee
Syllabus: GS-2, International Relations
Mains: India – Zimbabwe relations
Context:
♻️3rd Session of India-Zimbabwe Joint Trade Committee held in New Delhi.
Details:
✅Both sides reviewed the bilateral trade and noted the vast potential between the two countries.
✅Both sides agreed to make concerted efforts towards enhancing bilateral trade.
✅Both sides agreed to explore the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for regulatory cooperation in digital transformation solutions, tele-medicines, rough diamonds, fast payment systems and traditional medicine among others.
✅Both sides identified several areas of focus for enhancing bilateral cooperation in pharmaceuticals, geospatial sector, healthcare, machinery and mechanical appliances, vehicles, electrical machinery, mineral fuels, etc.
✅Both sides also agreed on closer collaboration between the Investment Promotion Agencies and Chambers of Commerce of both sides.
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Syllabus: GS-2, International Relations
Mains: India – Zimbabwe relations
Context:
♻️3rd Session of India-Zimbabwe Joint Trade Committee held in New Delhi.
Details:
✅Both sides reviewed the bilateral trade and noted the vast potential between the two countries.
✅Both sides agreed to make concerted efforts towards enhancing bilateral trade.
✅Both sides agreed to explore the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for regulatory cooperation in digital transformation solutions, tele-medicines, rough diamonds, fast payment systems and traditional medicine among others.
✅Both sides identified several areas of focus for enhancing bilateral cooperation in pharmaceuticals, geospatial sector, healthcare, machinery and mechanical appliances, vehicles, electrical machinery, mineral fuels, etc.
✅Both sides also agreed on closer collaboration between the Investment Promotion Agencies and Chambers of Commerce of both sides.
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2. 🔅Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024
Syllabus: GS-2, Polity
Prelims/mains: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024
Context:
♻️The first set of citizenship certificates after notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 issued.
Details:
♻️The Government of India had notified Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 on 11th March 2024.
✅The Rules envisage the manner of application form, the procedure for processing applications by the District Level Committee (DLC) and the scrutiny and grant of citizenship by the State Level Empowered Committee (EC).
✅In pursuance of these rules, applications have been received from persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who have entered India up to 31.12.2014 on account of persecution on grounds of religion or fear of such persecution.
Tag:- #GS2 #political. #Prelims
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Syllabus: GS-2, Polity
Prelims/mains: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024
Context:
♻️The first set of citizenship certificates after notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 issued.
Details:
♻️The Government of India had notified Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 on 11th March 2024.
✅The Rules envisage the manner of application form, the procedure for processing applications by the District Level Committee (DLC) and the scrutiny and grant of citizenship by the State Level Empowered Committee (EC).
✅In pursuance of these rules, applications have been received from persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who have entered India up to 31.12.2014 on account of persecution on grounds of religion or fear of such persecution.
Tag:- #GS2 #political. #Prelims
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🔅Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)
Syllabus: GS-3, Economy
Prelims: Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)
Context:
♻️Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Quarterly Bulletin (January-March 2024).
Details:
♻️The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is a committee constituted under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoS&PI) on the recommendation of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) to develop the survey methodology including the sample design for generating monthly quarterly labour market data.
♻️The key findings of the Quarterly Bulletin (January-March 2024) are given below.
♻️Unemployment Rate (UR) in urban areas decreased from 6.8% to 6.7% during January – March 2023 to January – March 2024 for persons of age 15 years and above.
♻️Female UR decreased from 9.2% in January – March 2023 to 8.5% in January – March 2024.
♻️Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in urban areas has shown an increasing trend from 48.5% to 50.2% from January – March 2023 to January – March 2024 respectively for persons aged 15 years and above.
♻️Female Labour Force Participation Rate in urban areas rises from 22.7% to 25.6% from January – March 2023 to January – March 2024, reflecting the Overall Increasing Trend in LFPR.
✅Increasing Trend in Worker Population Ratio (WPR) for persons of age 15 years and above from 45.2% in January – March 2023 to 46.9% in January – March 2024.
✅The Female Worker Population Ratio in urban areas rises from 20.6% to 23.4% from January – March 2023 to January – March 2024, reflecting the Overall Increasing Trend in WPR.
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Syllabus: GS-3, Economy
Prelims: Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)
Context:
♻️Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Quarterly Bulletin (January-March 2024).
Details:
♻️The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is a committee constituted under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoS&PI) on the recommendation of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) to develop the survey methodology including the sample design for generating monthly quarterly labour market data.
♻️The key findings of the Quarterly Bulletin (January-March 2024) are given below.
♻️Unemployment Rate (UR) in urban areas decreased from 6.8% to 6.7% during January – March 2023 to January – March 2024 for persons of age 15 years and above.
♻️Female UR decreased from 9.2% in January – March 2023 to 8.5% in January – March 2024.
♻️Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in urban areas has shown an increasing trend from 48.5% to 50.2% from January – March 2023 to January – March 2024 respectively for persons aged 15 years and above.
♻️Female Labour Force Participation Rate in urban areas rises from 22.7% to 25.6% from January – March 2023 to January – March 2024, reflecting the Overall Increasing Trend in LFPR.
✅Increasing Trend in Worker Population Ratio (WPR) for persons of age 15 years and above from 45.2% in January – March 2023 to 46.9% in January – March 2024.
✅The Female Worker Population Ratio in urban areas rises from 20.6% to 23.4% from January – March 2023 to January – March 2024, reflecting the Overall Increasing Trend in WPR.
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1. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Syllabus: GS-3, Science and technology; Economy
Prelims: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Context:
17 May is observed as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
About World Telecommunication and Information Society Day:
World Telecommunication Day has been celebrated annually on 17 May since 1969, marking the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in March 2006 stipulating that World Information Society Day shall be celebrated every year on 17 May.
In November 2006, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, decided to celebrate both events on 17 May as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
17 May marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) can bring to societies and economies, as well as ways to bridge the digital divide.
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2024 theme: Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development.
Syllabus: GS-3, Science and technology; Economy
Prelims: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Context:
17 May is observed as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
About World Telecommunication and Information Society Day:
World Telecommunication Day has been celebrated annually on 17 May since 1969, marking the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in March 2006 stipulating that World Information Society Day shall be celebrated every year on 17 May.
In November 2006, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, decided to celebrate both events on 17 May as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
17 May marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) can bring to societies and economies, as well as ways to bridge the digital divide.
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2024 theme: Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development.
Indian Telecom Sector:
The Indian telecom sector has witnessed significant developments in recent years.
Today India has a 99% coverage footprint in 4G with over 6 lakh villages covered in 4G and around 4.42 lakh 5G BTS.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is also establishing strategic international partnerships and collaborations to build a world-class telecom ecosystem to enhance global connectivity and position India as a global leader in digital innovation and infrastructure.
The ‘US-India OpenRAN Acceleration Roadmap’ was formalised to foster OpenRAN adoption and mutual trust for trusted suppliers.
Partnerships with tech companies like Qualcomm resulted in finalising MOUs for access to chips for startups through C-DOT.
Support to 100 5G labs for developing use cases was also secured during the visits to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona.
Collaboration with the FCC and NSF of the USA enabled India to start a dialogue on international best practices in spectrum allocation, quality of service assurance, and future tech research.
India showcased CDoT’s solutions, especially the Cell broadcast and the QKD solutions to the World Bank and Mauritius, indicating potential deployment in other countries
At the World Radio Conference, held in Dubai in Dec 2023, India was able to secure benefits for her telecom and space sectors such as the use of 6 GHZ mid-band spectrum for IMT, ensuring that the Indian NAVIC – GPS system is protected from the other operators in the region, etc.
Telecom exports:
The gap between imports and exports has decreased in recent years.
Most of the 5G demands are being met from Made in India.
Indian companies exported Rs 25200 crores worth of telecom equipment and accessories in 2023.
Research and academia:
The DoT explored potential collaborations in Quantum Networks and Quantum Teleportation with the University of Chicago to elevate R&D, foster innovation, and fortify the startup ecosystem in Quantum Communications within India.
A quantum teleportation link between the US and India is being explored.
The Indian telecom sector has witnessed significant developments in recent years.
Today India has a 99% coverage footprint in 4G with over 6 lakh villages covered in 4G and around 4.42 lakh 5G BTS.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is also establishing strategic international partnerships and collaborations to build a world-class telecom ecosystem to enhance global connectivity and position India as a global leader in digital innovation and infrastructure.
The ‘US-India OpenRAN Acceleration Roadmap’ was formalised to foster OpenRAN adoption and mutual trust for trusted suppliers.
Partnerships with tech companies like Qualcomm resulted in finalising MOUs for access to chips for startups through C-DOT.
Support to 100 5G labs for developing use cases was also secured during the visits to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona.
Collaboration with the FCC and NSF of the USA enabled India to start a dialogue on international best practices in spectrum allocation, quality of service assurance, and future tech research.
India showcased CDoT’s solutions, especially the Cell broadcast and the QKD solutions to the World Bank and Mauritius, indicating potential deployment in other countries
At the World Radio Conference, held in Dubai in Dec 2023, India was able to secure benefits for her telecom and space sectors such as the use of 6 GHZ mid-band spectrum for IMT, ensuring that the Indian NAVIC – GPS system is protected from the other operators in the region, etc.
Telecom exports:
The gap between imports and exports has decreased in recent years.
Most of the 5G demands are being met from Made in India.
Indian companies exported Rs 25200 crores worth of telecom equipment and accessories in 2023.
Research and academia:
The DoT explored potential collaborations in Quantum Networks and Quantum Teleportation with the University of Chicago to elevate R&D, foster innovation, and fortify the startup ecosystem in Quantum Communications within India.
A quantum teleportation link between the US and India is being explored.
🔅World Hydrogen Summit 2024
Syllabus: GS-3, Environment and Ecology
Prelims: World Hydrogen Summit 2024
Mains: Hydrogen as a renewable resource
Context:
✅India attended the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
♻️About the World Hydrogen Summit:
✅India’s Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India addressed the summit.
✅In his address, he highlighted India’s strategic vision and capabilities in the domain of renewable energy and green hydrogen production.
✅The summit is the largest global hydrogen event. Around 15000 delegates attended the event.
✅The event is a global platform that gathers government representatives and private sector leaders to showcase, connect, discuss, collaborate and do business, driving the hydrogen industry forward.
✅For the first time, India has set up its pavilion, at the World Hydrogen Summit 2024.
#⃣Tag:- #GS3 #Environment #Pre
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Syllabus: GS-3, Environment and Ecology
Prelims: World Hydrogen Summit 2024
Mains: Hydrogen as a renewable resource
Context:
✅India attended the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
♻️About the World Hydrogen Summit:
✅India’s Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India addressed the summit.
✅In his address, he highlighted India’s strategic vision and capabilities in the domain of renewable energy and green hydrogen production.
✅The summit is the largest global hydrogen event. Around 15000 delegates attended the event.
✅The event is a global platform that gathers government representatives and private sector leaders to showcase, connect, discuss, collaborate and do business, driving the hydrogen industry forward.
✅For the first time, India has set up its pavilion, at the World Hydrogen Summit 2024.
#⃣Tag:- #GS3 #Environment #Pre
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