Istanbul Convention:
● It is also known as the Council of Europe convention on combating and preventing violence against women and domestic violence.
● The convention was adopted in 2011 and came into force in 2014.
● The convention sets minimum standards for governments to meet when tackling violence against women.
● It is the world’s first binding instrument to prevent and tackle violence against women.
● As of March 2019, it has been signed by 45 countries and the European Union.India has not signed the convention.
● It is also known as the Council of Europe convention on combating and preventing violence against women and domestic violence.
● The convention was adopted in 2011 and came into force in 2014.
● The convention sets minimum standards for governments to meet when tackling violence against women.
● It is the world’s first binding instrument to prevent and tackle violence against women.
● As of March 2019, it has been signed by 45 countries and the European Union.India has not signed the convention.
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Group of Seven(G7)
● It is an intergovernmental organization that meets periodically to address international economic and monetary issues.
● G-7 countries consist of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan.
● The G-7 was formerly referred to as the G-8 until Russia was suspended from the group in 2014 after illegally annexing Crimea.
● The G-7 is not an official, formal entity and, therefore, has no legislative or authoritative power to enforce the recommended policies and plans it compiles.
D10 Group of Countries:
● D10 stands for 10 biggest democracies of the world.It has been proposed by the UK.
● It would include G7 countries – UK, US, Italy, Germany, France, Japan and Canada – plus Australia, South Korea and India.
● It is an intergovernmental organization that meets periodically to address international economic and monetary issues.
● G-7 countries consist of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan.
● The G-7 was formerly referred to as the G-8 until Russia was suspended from the group in 2014 after illegally annexing Crimea.
● The G-7 is not an official, formal entity and, therefore, has no legislative or authoritative power to enforce the recommended policies and plans it compiles.
D10 Group of Countries:
● D10 stands for 10 biggest democracies of the world.It has been proposed by the UK.
● It would include G7 countries – UK, US, Italy, Germany, France, Japan and Canada – plus Australia, South Korea and India.
Exercise Kavach:
● It is a Joint Military exercise involving assets of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard.
● Aim: To execute multi-domain, high-intensity offensive and defensive manoeuvres in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.
● The exercise will be conducted under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the only Joint Forces Command of the country.
● It is a Joint Military exercise involving assets of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard.
● Aim: To execute multi-domain, high-intensity offensive and defensive manoeuvres in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.
● The exercise will be conducted under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the only Joint Forces Command of the country.
Climate Solver Programme:
● Launched by: World Wildlife Fund for Nature(WWF)
● Aim: To strengthen development and widespread use of low carbon technologies developed by startups and Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions or provide clean energy access.
● Launched by: World Wildlife Fund for Nature(WWF)
● Aim: To strengthen development and widespread use of low carbon technologies developed by startups and Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions or provide clean energy access.
World Wide Fund for Nature
international non-governmental organization.
Founded in 1961
Headquarter — Gland (Switzerland)
1.Living Planet Report— published every two years by WWF
2.Earth hour – a worldwide movement organized by WWF annually, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on a specific day towards the end of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet.
3.Debt-for-nature swaps–financial transactions in which a portion of a developing nation’s foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation measures.
4.Tx2 programme
Launched by World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) at the 2010 St Petersburg Tiger Summit held in Russia.
5.TRAFFIC:
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants.
It is a strategic alliance of IUCN and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
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international non-governmental organization.
Founded in 1961
Headquarter — Gland (Switzerland)
1.Living Planet Report— published every two years by WWF
2.Earth hour – a worldwide movement organized by WWF annually, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on a specific day towards the end of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet.
3.Debt-for-nature swaps–financial transactions in which a portion of a developing nation’s foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation measures.
4.Tx2 programme
Launched by World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) at the 2010 St Petersburg Tiger Summit held in Russia.
5.TRAFFIC:
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants.
It is a strategic alliance of IUCN and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
#Prelim2021
Anti-Drug Action Plan 2020-21 by
Anonymous Quiz
27%
Mo Social Justice & Empowerment
40%
NARCOTICS CONTRAL BUREAU
20%
CENTRAL BUREAU OF NARCOTICS
13%
WHO
ShramShakti Portal:
● Launched by: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
● Purpose: It is a National Migration Support Portal that aims to collect data related to tribal migrant workers and link them with the existing welfare schemes.
● The various data that will be recorded via the portal include demographic profile, livelihood options, skill mapping and migration pattern.
● Launched by: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
● Purpose: It is a National Migration Support Portal that aims to collect data related to tribal migrant workers and link them with the existing welfare schemes.
● The various data that will be recorded via the portal include demographic profile, livelihood options, skill mapping and migration pattern.
Climate Adaptation Summit 2021:
● Hosted by: Netherlands Government.
● Purpose: To trigger the systemic change required to accelerate adaptation action globally for a climate resilient world.
1000 Cities Act Now initiative
● It was launched at the virtual Climate Adaptation Summit 2021.
● Aim: To see comprehensive climate resilience strategies and adaptation measures underway in 1,000 cities by 2030.
● To achieve this, the program is promoting a comprehensive package of measures including the implementation of nature-based solutions, urban water resilience solutions and a transformative capacity building program.
● Hosted by: Netherlands Government.
● Purpose: To trigger the systemic change required to accelerate adaptation action globally for a climate resilient world.
1000 Cities Act Now initiative
● It was launched at the virtual Climate Adaptation Summit 2021.
● Aim: To see comprehensive climate resilience strategies and adaptation measures underway in 1,000 cities by 2030.
● To achieve this, the program is promoting a comprehensive package of measures including the implementation of nature-based solutions, urban water resilience solutions and a transformative capacity building program.
Green Bonds:
● It is a debt instrument with which capital is being raised to fund ‘green’ projects which typically include those relating to renewable energy, emission reductions and so on.
● These bonds typically come with tax incentives to enhance their attractiveness to investors.
● The World Bank issued the first official green bond in 2009.
● Yes Bank was the first Indian Bank to issue Green Infrastructure Bonds (GIBs) in India in 2015.
● According to the RBI report, Green bonds constituted only 0.7% of all the bonds issued in India since 2018.
● It is a debt instrument with which capital is being raised to fund ‘green’ projects which typically include those relating to renewable energy, emission reductions and so on.
● These bonds typically come with tax incentives to enhance their attractiveness to investors.
● The World Bank issued the first official green bond in 2009.
● Yes Bank was the first Indian Bank to issue Green Infrastructure Bonds (GIBs) in India in 2015.
● According to the RBI report, Green bonds constituted only 0.7% of all the bonds issued in India since 2018.
Corruption Perceptions Index(CPI) 2020
● Released by: Transparency International
● Objective: It ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people.It uses a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean)
● Topped by: The index has been topped by New Zealand and Denmark (88 each), followed by Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and Singapore (85 each).
● India: India’s rank has slipped six places to 86th in the index with a score of 40.
● Released by: Transparency International
● Objective: It ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people.It uses a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean)
● Topped by: The index has been topped by New Zealand and Denmark (88 each), followed by Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and Singapore (85 each).
● India: India’s rank has slipped six places to 86th in the index with a score of 40.
#ethics #Target_Shots example #Empathy
Lack of empathy in Governance
Dumping of Elderly Homeless
In Indore - India's "cleanest city" for four consecutive years, as decided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs - a team of municipal workers have been caught on video trying to dump elderly homeless people, presumably gathered from within the city, by the side of a highway on the city's outskirts.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1355165644006715399
Lack of empathy in Governance
Dumping of Elderly Homeless
In Indore - India's "cleanest city" for four consecutive years, as decided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs - a team of municipal workers have been caught on video trying to dump elderly homeless people, presumably gathered from within the city, by the side of a highway on the city's outskirts.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1355165644006715399
India Justice Report 2020
● Released by: Tata Trusts along with the Centre for Social Justice, Common Cause, CHRI, DAKSH and TISS-Prayas and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.
● Objective: The report analysed the performance of 18 large and mid-sized states and eight smaller states based on four pillars of the justice delivery system: judiciary, police, prisons and legal aid.
Mains_shots from the report:
● Larger States: Maharashtra has retained the top spot on delivery of justice to people.
● Smaller States: Tripura has topped the list.
● Women’s representation: It has marginally increased in police, prisons and the judiciary.Women now accounts for a) 10% of all police personnel up from 7% in 2017 b) 13% prison staff (10% in 2016) and c) 29.3% of judges (26.5% in 2017-18).
● Police to People Ratio: For every 1,00,000 people, there are just 156 police personnel.
● Judges ratio per citizens: India has one judge per 50,000 citizens as against the recommended number of one per 20,000.
● Under trials: Two-thirds of all prisoners are undertrials awaiting a conviction.
● Released by: Tata Trusts along with the Centre for Social Justice, Common Cause, CHRI, DAKSH and TISS-Prayas and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.
● Objective: The report analysed the performance of 18 large and mid-sized states and eight smaller states based on four pillars of the justice delivery system: judiciary, police, prisons and legal aid.
Mains_shots from the report:
● Larger States: Maharashtra has retained the top spot on delivery of justice to people.
● Smaller States: Tripura has topped the list.
● Women’s representation: It has marginally increased in police, prisons and the judiciary.Women now accounts for a) 10% of all police personnel up from 7% in 2017 b) 13% prison staff (10% in 2016) and c) 29.3% of judges (26.5% in 2017-18).
● Police to People Ratio: For every 1,00,000 people, there are just 156 police personnel.
● Judges ratio per citizens: India has one judge per 50,000 citizens as against the recommended number of one per 20,000.
● Under trials: Two-thirds of all prisoners are undertrials awaiting a conviction.
Global Climate Risk Index 2021
● Released by: Germanwatch
● Purpose: The index analyses quantified impacts of extreme weather events both in terms of fatalities as well as economic losses that occurred.
● According to the index, India was the seventh worst-hit country due to extreme weather.In 2020, India was ranked fifth in the index.
● Released by: Germanwatch
● Purpose: The index analyses quantified impacts of extreme weather events both in terms of fatalities as well as economic losses that occurred.
● According to the index, India was the seventh worst-hit country due to extreme weather.In 2020, India was ranked fifth in the index.
Neglected tropical diseases(NTDs)
● These are a diverse group of tropical infections which are common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
● They are caused by a variety of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa and parasitic worms (helminths).
● They include dengue, rabies, blinding trachoma, Buruli ulcer, endemic treponematoses (yaws), leprosy (Hansen disease) etc.
● These diseases are contrasted with the big three infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria) which generally receive greater treatment and research funding.
● 1 in 5 people around the world are affected by NTDs.India is home to the world’s largest absolute burden of at least 11 of these major neglected tropical diseases.
● These are a diverse group of tropical infections which are common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
● They are caused by a variety of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa and parasitic worms (helminths).
● They include dengue, rabies, blinding trachoma, Buruli ulcer, endemic treponematoses (yaws), leprosy (Hansen disease) etc.
● These diseases are contrasted with the big three infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria) which generally receive greater treatment and research funding.
● 1 in 5 people around the world are affected by NTDs.India is home to the world’s largest absolute burden of at least 11 of these major neglected tropical diseases.
What are extra budgetary borrowings?
According the budget document, “Extra budgetary resources (EBRs) are those financial liabilities that are raised by Public Sector Undertakings for which repayment of entire principal and interest is done from Government budget,”
#budget_Terms
According the budget document, “Extra budgetary resources (EBRs) are those financial liabilities that are raised by Public Sector Undertakings for which repayment of entire principal and interest is done from Government budget,”
#budget_Terms
Zero-Coupon Bonds:
● A zero-coupon bond is a debt security instrument that does not pay interest.
● Zero-coupon bonds trade at deep discounts, offering full face value (par) profits at maturity.
● The difference between the purchase price of a zero-coupon bond and the par value, indicates the investor's return.
#budget_Terms
● A zero-coupon bond is a debt security instrument that does not pay interest.
● Zero-coupon bonds trade at deep discounts, offering full face value (par) profits at maturity.
● The difference between the purchase price of a zero-coupon bond and the par value, indicates the investor's return.
#budget_Terms
Mega Investment Textiles Parks(MITRA) Scheme
● Objective: To enable the textile industry to
○ attract large investments
○ boost employment generation and
○ become globally competitive.
● As part of the scheme, Seven textile parks will be established over three years to attract investments and boost employment in the textile sector.
● These parks will have world class infrastructure with plug-and-play facilities to enable and create global champions in exports in the textile sector.
#budget_terms
● Objective: To enable the textile industry to
○ attract large investments
○ boost employment generation and
○ become globally competitive.
● As part of the scheme, Seven textile parks will be established over three years to attract investments and boost employment in the textile sector.
● These parks will have world class infrastructure with plug-and-play facilities to enable and create global champions in exports in the textile sector.
#budget_terms