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विश्व आत्महत्या रोकथाम दिवस 2019 (10 सितंबर) के लिए विषय - टुगेदर टू प्रिव्हेंट सूइसाइड

अंतरराष्ट्रीय

10 सितंबर को भारत ने इस देश में मोतिहारी-अमलेखगंज पेट्रोलियम प्रॉडक्ट पाइपलाइन (दक्षिण एशिया क्षेत्र में पहली 60 किलोमीटर लंबी क्रॉस-बॉर्डर पेट्रोलियम प्रॉडक्ट पाइपलाइन) का संयुक्त रूप से उद्घाटन किया – नेपाल

10 सितंबर 2019 को इस जगह 8 वां एशियाई मंत्रिस्तरीय ऊर्जा गोलमेज सम्मेलन (AMER8) शुरू हुवाँ - अबू धाबी, संयुक्त अरब अमीरात

वह व्यक्ति जो अंतरराष्ट्रीय मुद्रा कोष (आईएमएफ़) का नेतृत्व करने वाली केवल दूसरी महिला है - क्रिस्टालिना जॉर्जीवा (बुल्गारिया)

एबीसीडी के '2018 कैनबिस प्राइस इंडेक्स' के अनुसार, भांग का विश्व का सबसे बड़ा उपभोक्ता - न्यूयॉर्क (अमरीका)(कराची दूसरा)

राष्ट्रीय

60 वर्ष की आयु प्राप्त करने के बाद प्रति माह न्यूनतम 3000 रुपये पेंशन प्रदान करने के लिए, प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी 12 सितंबर को रांची (झारखंड) में इस योजना का शुभारंभ करेंगे - किसान मान धन योजना

एबीसीडी के '2018 कैनबिस प्राइस इंडेक्स' में दिल्ली का क्रमांक - तीसरा (38,260 किलोग्राम की खपत के साथ) (मुंबई 6 वां)

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प्रेस ट्रस्ट ऑफ इंडिया (पीटीआई) के नए अध्यक्ष - विजय कुमार चोपड़ा

क्रीड़ा

27 सितंबर से 6 अक्टूबर तक इंटरनेशनल एसोसिएशन ऑफ एथलेटिक्स फेडरेशन्स (आईएएएफ़) वर्ल्ड चैंपियनशिप यहाँ आयोजित की जाएगी - दोहा, कतर

सामान्य ज्ञान

संयुक्त राष्ट्र मरुस्थलीकरण उपशमन व्यवस्था (यूएनसीसीडी) - स्थापना वर्ष: 1994

इंटरनेशनल एसोसिएशन ऑफ एथलेटिक्स फेडरेशन (आईएएएफ़) - स्थापना वर्ष: 1912; मुख्यालय: मोंटे कार्लो (मोनाको).

प्रेस ट्रस्ट ऑफ़ इंडिया (पीटीआई) - स्थापना वर्ष: 1947 (27 अगस्त); मुख्यालय: नई दिल्ली

संयुक्त राष्ट्र विकलांग व्यक्ति अधिकार सम्मेलन (यूएनसीआरपीडी) लागू हुआ वह दिन - 3 मई 2008

More Current Affairs for Today;

👉 Market Intervention Price Scheme(MIPS):

1. It is a price support mechanism implemented on the request of State Governments.
2. It is for procurement of perishable and horticultural commodities in the event of a fall in market prices.
3. The Scheme is implemented when there is at least 10% increase in production or 10% decrease in the ruling rates over the previous normal year.
4. Its objective is to protect the growers of these horticultural/agricultural commodities from making distress sale in the event of bumper crop during the peak arrival period when prices fall to very low level.

👉 AITIGA:

The ASEAN–India Free Trade Area (AIFTA) is a free trade area among the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India. It came into force from January 2010.

Under the pact, two trading partners set timelines for eliminating duties on the maximum number of goods traded between the two regions.

Need for review:

1. India is not happy about the fact that its trade deficit with ASEAN has widened significantly since the pact was implemented.
2. A NITI Aayog study reveals that India’s trade deficit with ASEAN doubled to $10 billion in 2017 from $5 billion in 2011.
3. One of the reasons for the growing deficit is the low utilisation of the FTA route by Indian exporters to ASEAN countries because of difficulties faced in negotiating the rules.
4. A review of the India-ASEAN FTA could help improve utilisation in India by making the pact simpler and more user-friendly.

👉 Maize crops falling victim to Fall Armyworm in Bihar. Reports of the pest attacking crops have been reported from a number of districts in the state, India’s third-largest maize producer.

👉 Sardar Sarovar Dam

The height of the dam was increased to 138.68 metres in 2017. 

Power generated from the dam would be shared among three states — Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Various issues present:

1. Compensation amounts.
2. Formation of islands due to submergence.
3. Inadequate number of plots and rehabilitation sites.
4. Leveling of land for house construction.
5. Action on people involved in fake registry of land for homes.
6. Rights for the fishing community on the reservoir.
7. Cases of oustees settled in Gujarat.
8. Issues of farmers who have lost land for rehabilitation sites.

Why is this project significant and what benefits has it got?

Unused Water from Narmada river, which would otherwise flow into the sea, could be used for serving many dry towns, villages and districts of Gujarat.

The project would employ about one million people starting from the start to end of the project.

Provide electricity to the unserved regions and also to the farmers.

Provide water for irrigation and for drinking purpose.

Provide flood protection to an area of about 30,000 hectares which is prone to the fury of floods.

What needs to be done?

1. Task of rehabilitation and resettlement of affected people should be completed immediately.
2. Need of an independent review of the project on continuous basis to fulfil the real objectives of the project.
3. Studies should take into consideration the seasonal temporal variations in the climate and many other important parameters.
4. Environment safeguards should be put in place.

 👉 Framework for the Assessment of Benefits of Action/Cost of Inaction for Drought Preparedness report has been released at the ongoing 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) at Delhi/Noida.

10 points of framework:

1. Appoint a national drought management policy commission
2. Define the goals and objectives of risk-based national drought management policy
3. Seek stakeholder participation, define and resolve conflicts between key water use sectors
4. Inventory data and financial resources available and broadly identify groups at risk
5. Prepare the key tenets of the national drought management policy and preparedness plans
6. Identify research needs and fill institutional gaps
7. Integrate science and policy aspects of drought management
8. Publicise the policy and preparedness plans, build public awareness
9. Develop education programs for all age and stakeholder groups
10. Evaluate and revise policy and supporting plans

 Challenges;

Lack of a holistic approach; integrating analysis and action across sectors and agencies and the political economy of aid.

What India can learn from this?

The way to combat frequent droughts lies in evaluating their impacts.

Losses due to droughts need proper estimation.

More and better economic analysis could be a decisive factor in moving countries from crisis management to risk management.

👉 The 1995 Basel Ban Amendment:

Adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995. 

To protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes.

The amendment prohibits all export of hazardous wastes, including electronic wastes and obsolete ships from 29 wealthiest countries of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to non-OECD countries.

Basel Convention —  Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal: