{"id":185392,"date":"2022-05-19T17:27:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T11:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=185392"},"modified":"2022-05-19T17:27:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T11:57:47","slug":"upsc-ias-prelims-2022-material-current-affairs-miscellaneous-topics-in-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-ias-prelims-2022-material-current-affairs-miscellaneous-topics-in-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC IAS Prelims 2022 Material| Current Affairs | Miscellaneous topics in news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p aria-level=\"1\">Dear Friends,<\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">This post is a part of our current affairs series for the UPSC IAS Prelims 2022. In this post, we have covered all of the current affairs linked to<strong> Miscellaneous topics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"1\"><strong>To Read Other Current Affairs Compilations<\/strong>\u00a0for UPSC Prelims 2022\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/current-affairs-compilations-for-upsc-ias-prelims-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine(WHO GCTM).<\/p>\n<h5>About WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM)<\/h5>\n<p>WHO GCTM will be the first and only global outposted Centre (office) for traditional medicine across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>It will be established under the <strong>Ministry of AYUSH.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Jamnagar, Gujarat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose: <\/strong>The Centre will help <strong>1) <\/strong>To position AYUSH systems across the globe, <strong>2) <\/strong>To ensure quality, safety and efficacy, accessibility and rational use of traditional medicine, <strong>3) <\/strong>To help develop norms, standards and guidelines, tools and methodologies for collecting data, undertaking analytics and assessing impact, <strong>4) <\/strong>To develop specific capacity building and training programmes in the areas of relevance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sagar Parikrama<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Union Minister for Fisheries inaugurated the \u2018Sagar Parikrama\u2019.<\/p>\n<h5>About Sagar Parikrama<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Organized by: <\/strong>Ministry of Fisheries, National Fisheries Development Board along with Government of Gujarat, Indian Coast Guard, Fishery Survey of India and Gujarat Maritime Board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose: <\/strong>It is a navigation journey to be conducted in all coastal states\/UTs through a pre-decided sea route to demonstrate solidarity with all fisherfolk, fish farmers and concerned stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The journey shall focus <\/strong>on the sustainable balance between the utilization of marine fisheries resources for food security of the nation and livelihoods of coastal fisher communities and protection of marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part of:<\/strong> This initiative has been launched as a part of \u2018Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava\u2019 (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava is one of the significant initiatives of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Oceans are vital to the economies, security and livelihoods of Indian coastal states. India has a coastline of 8118 km covering 9 maritime States\/4 UTs and providing livelihood support to millions of coastal fisherfolk.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Water Awards<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Announced by<\/strong>:\u00a0 Ministry of Jal Shakti<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Significance<\/strong>: It is the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> National Water Awards-2020.<\/h5>\n<p>Objective:<\/p>\n<p>-To recognize and encourage meritorious work and efforts made by States, individuals, organizations, etc across India in attaining the government\u2019s vision of a \u2018Jal Samridh Bharat\u2019. Under this, stakeholders are encouraged to adopt a holistic approach towards water resources management in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; To create awareness among the people about the importance of water and attempts to motivate them to adopt best water usage practices.<\/p>\n<h5>About National Water Awards<\/h5>\n<p>It was <strong>first launched by the Jal Shakti Ministry in 2018<\/strong>. Award has been given under 11 different categories \u2013 Best State, Best District, Best Village Panchayat, Best Urban Local Body, Best Media (Print &amp; Electronic), Best School, etc. Winners will be awarded a citation, trophy and cash prize.<\/p>\n<p>Under the 3rd National Water Awards, <strong>Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu<\/strong> enlisted as top three under the <strong>Best State <\/strong>category.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">FASTER Platform<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Chief Justice of India has launched the FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records) platform.<\/p>\n<h5>About FASTER Platform<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Purpose<\/strong>: It is a digital platform to communicate interim orders, stay orders, and bail orders of the Supreme Court to authorities concerned through a secured electronic communication channel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developed by:<\/strong>\u00a0Registry of the Supreme Court in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre(NIC).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need:<\/strong>\u00a0The idea of creating this platform came after CJI came across a report about the delay in the release of prisoners owing to the delay in physical orders reaching the prison authorities.<\/p>\n<h5>Working of\u00a0 FASTER Platform<\/h5>\n<p><strong>FASTER Cell:\u00a0<\/strong>It has been established in the Registry of the Supreme Court. The cell will transmit digitally signed records of proceedings or orders related to bail and release passed by the court to the nodal officers and duty holders concerned through email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nodal Officers:\u00a0<\/strong>To reach all districts of India, 73 nodal officers have been nominated at various levels. All nodal officers have been connected through a specific Judicial Communication Network(JCN) by creating a secured pathway.<\/p>\n<h5>Significance of FASTER Platform<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Firstly<\/strong>, it will\u00a0ensure that undertrials are not made to wait for days on end behind bars to be released because the certified hard copies of their bail orders took time to reach the prison.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secondly,<\/strong>\u00a0it will help in preventing unnecessary arrests and custody of people even after the court had already granted them its protection.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ADIGRAMS (Adivasi Grants Management System) Portal<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Launched by:<\/strong>\u00a0Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim:<\/strong>\u00a0To provide a central database for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the State Tribal Development\/ Welfare Department to access, interact and analyze up-to-date scheme-wise Physical and financial information and progress.<\/p>\n<p>The portal will also\u00a0<strong>completely digitize the process\u00a0<\/strong>of proposal submission and approval under various schemes of MoTA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schemes covered under the portal:<\/strong>\u00a0The portal covers the following schemes of MoTA:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub-Scheme (TSS).<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Scheme for development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Produce.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP (MSP for MFPs).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Behaviour Change Communication Framework for Garbage Free Cities<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the \u2018National Behaviour Change Communication Framework for Garbage Free Cities\u2019.<\/p>\n<h5>About the National Behaviour Change Communication Framework for Garbage Free Cities<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Launched by:\u00a0<\/strong>Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pm-launches-swachh-bharat-mission-urban-2-0-and-amrut-2-0\/\">Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim:\u00a0<\/strong>To strengthen the ongoing Jan Andolan for \u2018Garbage Free Cities\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0The framework serves as a guiding document and blueprint for States and Cities to undertake large scale multimedia campaigns along with intensive and focused interpersonal communication campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus Areas:\u00a0<\/strong>The framework focuses on intensifying messaging around the key focus areas of source segregation, collection, transportation, and processing of waste, plastic waste management, and remediation of legacy dumpsites to truly transform the urban landscape of India.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Atal New India Challenge 2.0 (ANIC 2.0)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>Atal Innovation Mission has launched the phase 1 of the 2nd\u00a0edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0)<\/p>\n<h5>About Atal New India Challenge<\/h5>\n<p>Atal New India Challenge is a\u00a0<strong>flagship program of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim<\/strong>: To seek, select, support and nurture technology-based innovations that solve sectoral challenges of national importance and societal relevance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal:\u00a0<\/strong>To\u00a0support innovations in areas critical to India\u2019s development and growth \u2013 Education, Health, Water and Sanitation, Housing, Energy, Mobility, and Space Application among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The challenge\u00a0addresses the second Commercialization Valley of Death\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 supporting innovators scale over the risks associated with access to resources for testing, piloting and market creation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding:<\/strong>\u00a0The challenge supports selected start-ups through the commercialization stage over a course of 12 \u2013 18 months\u00a0with a funding of up to INR 1 crore along with other associated support from the AIM\u2019s innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h5>About Valley of Death<\/h5>\n<p>The Valley of death is an expression used by Venture Capitalists(VCs) to describe the critical initial phase of a startup company.<\/p>\n<p>During this period, startup companies operate without any existing revenue, relying on their initial invested capital.<\/p>\n<p>Surviving the Death Valley curve means beginning to generate sufficient revenue to become self-sustainable before the initial invested capital runs dry. This is a significant milestone for startup companies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting has launched \u2018<em>Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<h5>About Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Launched by:\u00a0<\/strong>Ministry of Information and Broadcasting(I&amp;B) in collaboration with major OTT platform Netflix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim<\/strong>: To bring out beautiful stories of inspirational Indians on various themes including Women Empowerment, Environment &amp; Sustainability and others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the first phase,<\/strong>\u00a0short videos featuring seven Women Changemakers from across the country will be released.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Seven Changemakers<\/strong>\u00a0include<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>a)<\/strong>Poonam Nautiyal, a healthcare worker who walked miles across the Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand to vaccinate everyone;\u00a0<strong>b)<\/strong>Tessy Thomas, the first woman scientist to head a missile project in India;\u00a0\u00a0<strong>c)<\/strong>\u00a0Tanvi Jagadish, India\u2019s first competitive woman stand-up paddleboarder among others.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Significance:\u00a0<\/strong>The diverse set of stories will help motivate and empower Indians from every corner of the country.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Broadcast Seva Portal<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Launched by:\u00a0<\/strong>Ministry of Information and Broadcasting(I&amp;B).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose<\/strong>: It is an online portal aimed at improving the ease of doing business in the broadcast industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong>\u00a0The portal can be used by broadcasters for speedy filing and processing of applications, various kinds of licences, permissions, registrations,\u00a0 tracking applications, calculating fees and executing payments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Significance of the Portal:\u00a0<\/strong>The portal will reduce the turnaround time of applications and at the same time will help applicants track their progress.<\/p>\n<p>It will also reduce the human interface that was required earlier and thus add to the capacity building of the Ministry and will be a major step towards ease of doing business.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Integrated Command and Control Centre(ICCCs)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister has announced that 80 Integrated Command and Control Centres(ICCCs) have already been set up while the remaining 20 will be completed by August 15, 2022.<\/p>\n<h5>About the Integrated Command and Control Centre(ICCCs)<\/h5>\n<figure style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-21-at-12.31.41-PM.png?resize=572%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"ICCC\" width=\"572\" height=\"427\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: smartnet.niua<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ICCCs are an integral component of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/smart-city-mission\/\">Smart Cities Mission.<\/a>\u00a0The mission aims to set up ICCCs for each city.<\/p>\n<p>These ICCCs are designed to enable authorities to monitor the status of various amenities in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>They are aimed at controlling and monitoring water and power supply, sanitation, traffic movement, integrated building management, city connectivity and Internet infrastructure among other parameters.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, they basically act as a \u201cnerve center\u201d of a Smart City for operations management.<\/p>\n<h5>Services provided by\u00a0ICCCs<\/h5>\n<p>ICCCs act as the nodal point of availability of all online data and information relating to smart services included in a smart city. Such as LED street lighting, CCTV surveillance cameras, and air quality sensors among others.<\/p>\n<p>They are a source for integrated traffic management monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>They are now also linked to the<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cctns\/\">\u00a0CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems)\u00a0<\/a>network under the Ministry of Home Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>During the Covid-19 pandemic, they also served as war rooms for Covid-19 management.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise(NCX India)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The National Security Advisor has inaugurated the National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise(NCX India).<\/p>\n<h5>About the National\u00a0Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise(NCX India)<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Conducted by:\u00a0<\/strong>National Security Council Secretariat(NSCS) in association with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/techsagar\/\">Data Security Council of India (DSCI)\u00a0<\/a>as the knowledge partner and supported by the Defence Research and Development Organization(DRDO).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0It aims to train senior management and technical personnel of Government\/Critical Sector organizations and agencies on contemporary cyber threats and handling cyber incidents and response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas:\u00a0<\/strong>The participants will be trained on various key cyber security areas such as Intrusion Detection Techniques, Malware Information Sharing platforms (MISP), Vulnerability Handling &amp; Penetration Testing, Network Protocols &amp; Data Flows among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Significance:<\/strong>\u00a0The exercise will help strategic leaders to better understand cyber threats, assess readiness and develop skills for cyber crisis management and cooperation.<\/p>\n<h5>About the National\u00a0Security Council(NSC)<\/h5>\n<p>NSC is an executive government agency tasked with advising the Prime Minister\u2019s Office on matters of national security and strategic interest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Established in:<\/strong>\u00a0It was established by the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Structure:\u00a0<\/strong>NSC is a three-tier structure body. The three tiers are the Strategic Policy Group, the National Security Advisory Board and a secretariat from the Joint Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">e-Detailed Accident Report portal<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in consultation with the insurance companies has developed a\u00a0portal named \u2018e-DAR\u2019 (e-Detailed Accident Report).<\/p>\n<h5>About the e-DAR Portal<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Aim:\u00a0<\/strong>To provide instant information on road accidents with a few clicks to help accelerate accident compensation claims and also check fake claims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:\u00a0<\/strong>The portal can be used by the police to upload the accident reports on it. The portal will alert the concerned insurance company and the details of the vehicles and owners can be fetched as it is linked to the Vaahan portal. Hence, the portal can reduce the paperwork related to the accident claim process.<\/p>\n<p>The portal \u200b\u200bwill be linked to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/govt-launches-road-accident-database\/\"><strong>Integrated Road Accident Database(iRAD)<\/strong>.<\/a>\u00a0It\u00a0will also be linked to other government portals like\u00a0<strong>Vaahan<\/strong>\u00a0as it would help get access to information on driving license details and registration of vehicles.<\/p>\n<h5>Features of the portal<\/h5>\n<p>The portal will have features to geo-tag the accident locations, giving automatic alerts to the concerned investigating officer.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it has provisions to upload photos and videos relating to the accident and damaged vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the state police, an engineer from the Public Works Department or the local body will receive an alert on his mobile device. The concerned official will then visit the accident site, examine it and feed the required details such as the road design.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, there will be multiple checks in the portal to restrict fake claims by linking the check with FIR No, vehicles involved in the accident and the date of the accident.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Utsav Portal<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Union Minister for Tourism has launched Utsav Portal at the Amrit Samagam Conference.<\/p>\n<h5>About Utsav Portal<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Launched by:\u00a0<\/strong>Ministry of Tourism<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim:<\/strong>\u00a0It is a digital initiative that aims to<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Showcase all the events, festivals and live darshans across India to promote different regions of the country as popular tourist destinations worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Let the devotees and travellers experience and view the sights of some of the well-known religious divine shrines in India in the form of Live Darshan.<\/p>\n<h5>About Amrit Samagam<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Organized by:<\/strong>\u00a0Ministry of Culture<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim:\u00a0<\/strong>To reflect on the progress of\u00a0Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav(AKAM)\u00a0so far, gather best practices and ideate on the strategies to be adopted for the remaining period of the celebration, especially for upcoming crucial initiatives.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Parliamentary Committee on Official Language<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Union Home Minister has presided over the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee.<\/p>\n<h5>About the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Setup in:<\/strong>\u00a01976 under section 4 of the Official Languages Act,1963.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandate<\/strong>: The Committee shall review the progress made in the use of Hindi for the Official purposes of the Union and submit a report to the President making recommendations. The President shall then lay the report before each House of Parliament and send it to all the State Governments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Composition:<\/strong>\u00a0The Committee comprises 30 members of Parliament, 20 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha. These members are\u00a0to be elected respectively by the members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairman<\/strong>: As a convention, the Union Home Minister has been the Chairman of the Committee from time to time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Official Language of the Union<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Article 343 of the Constitution of India stated that the official language of the Union is Hindi in Devanagari script, with the official use of English to continue for 15 years from 1947.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the Official Languages Act of 1963 allowed for the continuation of English alongside Hindi in the Indian government indefinitely until legislation decides to change it.<\/p>\n<h5>Key highlights from the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee<\/h5>\n<p>During the meeting, Union Home Minister suggested that:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English and not to local languages.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Elementary knowledge of Hindi should be given to students up to Class 9 and pay more attention to Hindi teaching examinations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Republish the Hindi dictionary by revising it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Currently,\u00a070% of the agenda of the Cabinet is prepared in Hindi. Nine tribal communities of the North East have converted their dialects\u2019 scripts to Devanagari. Apart from this, all the eight states of the North East have agreed to make Hindi compulsory in schools up to Class X.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GO 111<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>Environmentalists and activists are criticizing the Telangana government for withdrawing a Government Order(GO) 111 protecting the historic Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs in Hyderabad, which they say will destroy the fragile surrounding ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h5>About GO 111<\/h5>\n<p>In 1996, the Government of erstwhile (undivided) Andhra Pradesh issued GO 111 prohibiting development or construction works in the catchment area of the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar lakes up to a radius of 10 km.<\/p>\n<p>The GO prohibited the setting up of industries, residential colonies, and hotels among others which cause pollution.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the restrictions was to protect the catchment area and to keep reservoirs pollution-free. The lakes had been supplying water to Hyderabad for nearly 70 years and were the main source of drinking water for the city at the time.<\/p>\n<h5>History of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar<\/h5>\n<p>Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar were built in 1920 and 1927, respectively, under the last Nizam-era ruler Mir Osman Ali Khan, after the devastating 1908 floods in Hyderabad.<\/p>\n<p>The reservoirs were created by building dams on the River Musi (Musi is also known as Moosa or Muchkunda and is a major tributary of the Krishna River).<\/p>\n<h5>Reason for withdrawing GO 111<\/h5>\n<p>Hyderabad city no longer depends on these two reservoirs for water supply, and there was no need to continue with the restrictions on development in the catchment radius.<\/p>\n<h5>Criticism of withdrawal<\/h5>\n<p>Environmentalists have said that these reservoirs\u00a0are still an important water source for the city.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Murugavani National Park<\/strong>\u00a0between the twin reservoirs and the entire area acts as a heat absorption unit for the city and if that is allowed to get concretised, the city would become a furnace.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Exercise NATPOLREX<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>Defence Secretary has inaugurated the 8th\u00a0edition of the two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise, \u2018NATPOLREX-VIII\u2019.<\/p>\n<h5>About Exercise NATPOLREX<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Conducted by:<\/strong>\u00a0Indian Coast Guard(ICG).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0It is a marine spill preparedness exercise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objective<\/strong>: To enhance the preparedness and response capability of all the stakeholders in combating marine spills.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 To validate the procedures and guidelines as contained in the<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-oil-spill-disaster-contingency-plannosdcp\/\">\u00a0National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP)\u00a0<\/a>at the national and regional levels under the aegis of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/south-asia-co-operative-environment-programmesacep\/\">South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme(SACEP).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>During the exercise<\/strong>, various components of NOSDCP were invoked to validate and improve the contingency plans and evaluate the preparedness of the resource agencies as well as stakeholders to meet any marine spill disaster at sea.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">UGC\u2019s Dual Degree Programme<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The University Grants Commission(UGC) has issued guidelines to allow students to pursue two academic programmes simultaneously at higher education institutes recognised by it or statutory councils or the Government of India.<\/p>\n<h5>About the UGC Dual Degree Programme<\/h5>\n<p>The UGC Dual Degree Programmes allow students to pursue two physical degrees from two different universities or institutions at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim<\/strong>: The rationale behind the decision is to help students gain diverse skills.\u00a0It is also aimed at translating the\u00a0New Education Policy(NEP) vision of breaking down interdisciplinary separations.<\/p>\n<h5>Applicability of the Programme<\/h5>\n<p>The\u00a0Dual Degree Programme\u00a0will be allowed for physical degrees, online degrees and even diploma programmes. It\u00a0will be applicable for all academic programmes other than PhD.<\/p>\n<p>But the students cannot claim the retrospective benefits of the programme.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the time schedule for classes and other academic activities for both degree programmes do not clash with each other.<\/p>\n<p>This means that if a student is pursuing B.Tech from IIT Delhi in the morning or regular session, he can opt for a BA in Sanskrit from Delhi University, provided it is offered in the evening session.<\/p>\n<h5>Challenges associated with Dual Degree Programme<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Increase Burden on Universities:\u00a0<\/strong>This decision will increase the load on universities. It also doesn\u2019t increase the number of students enrolling in universities because the same student will study two courses. So, the gross enrolment ratio [GER] in higher education will not go up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Note:\u00a0<\/strong>According to the All India Survey on Higher Education(AISHE) 2019-20, GER for higher education is at 27.1%. The NEP has set the target of raising this to 50% by 2035.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Demand for Teachers:<\/strong>\u00a0It will also lead to a demand for more teachers in universities when thousands of vacancies for current needs haven\u2019t been filled.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kanya CRISP-M tool<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Union Minister of Rural Development has launched the Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool.<\/p>\n<h5>About the CRISP-M tool<\/h5>\n<p>CRISP-M is a web and mobile phone-based\u00a0Geographic Information System(GIS) aided\u00a0tool that has been designed to help communities make climate-smart decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The tool\u00a0will help integrate climate information in the GIS-based planning and implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.<\/p>\n<p>This tool will be used in seven states where the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Government of UK and Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India are jointly working towards climate resilience.<\/p>\n<p>The states are Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Rajasthan.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Earth shot Prize<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>Delhi-based company Takachar is one among five winners of the first-ever Earth shot Prize, also called \u201c<strong>Eco Oscar<\/strong>\u201d. They won the prize in the \u201cClean Our Air\u201d category for their technology to create fuel, fertiliser and other speciality chemicals from agricultural waste.<\/p>\n<h5>About the Earth shot Prize<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Earthshot Prize<\/strong>\u00a0is also called the\u00a0\u201cEco Oscars\u201d. It is an award set up by Prince William and the Royal Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0To honour five finalists between 2021 and 2030 for developing solutions to fight the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The prize is inspired by US President John F Kennedy\u2019s\u00a0<strong>\u201cMoonshot\u201d programme<\/strong>, which resulted in the\u00a0<strong>US Apollo lunar launches<\/strong>\u00a0and the first man setting foot on the Moon in 1969.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories:<\/strong>\u00a0The year\u00a02021 was the first year when awards were handed out to five finalists for their contributions towards the five UN Sustainable Development Goals \u2014\u00a0<strong>restoration and protection of nature, air cleanliness, ocean revival, waste-free living and climate action.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prize Money:<\/strong>\u00a0The winner will receive prize money of \u00a31 million. Each winner will also receive a global platform and prestigious profile, with their stories being showcased over the decade with the ambition that their solutions lead to mass adoption, replication and scaling.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ayush Van<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>Union Minister of AYUSH has inaugurated Ayush Van.<\/p>\n<h5>About Ayush Van<\/h5>\n<p>Ayush Van is a dedicated forest for Ayurvedic plants. It is located at the Deendayal Port Trust (DPT) in Kutch, Gujarat.<\/p>\n<p>The Ayush Van was\u00a0set up in 30 acres of land allotted by DPT in a green-belt area The tree plantation is done to improve greenery in urban areas and increase the density of tree cover in the Kutch region.<\/p>\n<p>The Ayush Van will help to realise the huge potential and benefits of the medicinal plants in India.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">SAKSHAM Centres<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, a total of 152 Centre for Financial Literacy &amp; Service Delivery (SAKSHAM) Centres have been launched under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/union-minister-inaugurates-saras-aajeevika-mela-2021\/\">Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana \u2013 National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<strong>Ministry of Rural Development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5>About SAKSHAM Centres<\/h5>\n<p>SAKSHAM Centres\u00a0are also known as\u00a0Centre for Financial Literacy &amp; Service Delivery. They are a one-stop solution\/single window system for the basic financial needs of Self-Help Group (SHG) households in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0To provide financial literacy &amp; facilitate delivery of financial services (savings, credit, insurance, pensions etc) to SHG members and rural poor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Managed by:<\/strong>\u00a0These Centers will be managed by the SHG network, largely at the level of the Cluster Level Federations (CLFs) with the help of trained Community Resource Persons(CRPs).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training of CRPs:<\/strong>\u00a0These CRPs will be provided residential training at Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) established by the Lead Bank of the district.<\/p>\n<h5>About SAKSHAM App<\/h5>\n<p><strong>The SAKSHAM is a mobile &amp; web-based application<\/strong>\u00a0launched by the\u00a0Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0The app will be used by the community resource person of the Centre to know the penetration of various financial services for each SHG &amp; village, identify major gaps and accordingly provide training and deliver the required financial services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The application will also measure<\/strong>\u00a0the impact of the programme on regular intervals for mid-course correction in strategy if any.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Fund to Control Drug Abuse<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recently recommended that the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse be used to carry out de-addiction programmes, rather than just policing activities.<\/p>\n<h5>About the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse<\/h5>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>National Fund to Control Drug Abuse<\/strong>\u00a0was created in accordance with a provision of the<strong>\u00a0Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0The Act states that the fund would be used to combat illicit trafficking of narcotics, rehabilitate addicts and prevent drug abuse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding:\u00a0<\/strong>Under the NDPS Act, the sale proceeds of any property forfeited, grants made by any person and institution and income from the investments of the fund go towards the fund.<\/p>\n<h5>Data on Usage of Drugs<\/h5>\n<p><strong>According to World Drug Report 2021,<\/strong>\u00a0around 275 million people used drugs worldwide last year, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders. Opioids continue to account for the largest burden of disease attributed to drug use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In India,\u00a0<\/strong>the number of drug users is in the crores. According to the Social Justice Ministry report on the magnitude of substance use in 2019, there were 3.1 crore cannabis users (of which 25 lakh were dependent users) and 2.3 crore opioid users (of which 28 lakh were dependent users).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">AI Pe Charcha (AI Dialogue)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>National e Governance Division(NeGD) of the Ministry of Electronics and IT is organising AI Pe Charcha (AI Dialogue).<\/p>\n<h5>About AI Pe Charcha (AI Dialogue)<\/h5>\n<p><strong>AI Pe Charcha<\/strong>\u00a0is a series of panel discussions involving various global and domestic leaders from the Government and industry, researchers and academicians sharing their views &amp; experiences and challenges around Artificial Intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theme:\u00a0<\/strong>AI for Date Driven Governance.<\/p>\n<h5>About the National\u00a0e-Governance Division<\/h5>\n<p>National e-Governance Division was created in 2009 by the Ministry of Electronics &amp; Information Technology as an Independent Business Division under the Digital India Corporation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandate:\u00a0<\/strong>To support the Ministry of Electronics &amp; Information Technology in Programme Management and implementation of e-Governance projects and initiatives undertaken by Ministries\/ Departments, both at the Central and State levels.<\/p>\n<h5>About Digital\u00a0India Corporation<\/h5>\n<p>Digital\u00a0India Corporation is a not for profit company set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under Section 8 of Companies Act 2013.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\u00a0It provides strategic support to Ministries\/ States for carrying forward the mission of Digital India by way of Capacity Building for e-Governance projects, promoting best practises, etc.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bharat series (BH-series) vehicle registration system<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified Bharat series of \u201cBH\u201d series of registration to ensure seamless transfer of vehicles across states.<\/p>\n<h5>About the Existing system<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Currently,\u00a0<\/strong>under\u00a0Section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, a vehicle can reside in another state with the same registration for 12 months during which it has to be re-registered in the new state.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To get re-registered,\u00a0<\/strong>the vehicle has to first get a No Objection Certificate(NOC) from the state where the vehicle is currently registered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moreover,\u00a0<\/strong>when one had earlier bought and registered a new personal vehicle in the parent state, the state had charged the road tax up front for the whole registered life of the vehicle, which is 15 years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>But when this same vehicle\u00a0<\/strong>relocates to another state after say five years, the parent state has to refund the remaining 10 years of road tax it has already received. This provision to get a refund from the parent state is a very cumbersome process and varies from one state to another.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5>About the BH Series<\/h5>\n<p><strong>BH number series\u00a0<\/strong>is a newly introduced number series for vehicle registration across India. It is specifically meant for those vehicle owners who shift from one state to another on a regular basis due to their transferable nature of jobs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The BH signifies Bharat\u00a0<\/strong>and will replace the state letters in the number plate denoting the state of vehicle registration, like UP or DL.<\/p>\n<h5>Eligible condition to apply for BH Series<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>The vehicle registration facility under the \u2018BH\u2019 series will be available to defence personnel, employees of Central government, state governments, Central\/State PSUs<\/li>\n<li>Further, individuals working in private sector companies\/organisations, which have their offices in five or more states\/Union Territories can also avail of this registration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>As the employees in these services have a transferable job, moving from one state to another every 2-3 years.<\/p>\n<h5>Difference between BH series and the existing system<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The new system<\/strong>\u00a0amends Rule 47 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. It now says that vehicles bearing the BH registration mark will not require to be re-registered in a new state once it relocates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moreover,<\/strong>\u00a0vehicles registered under the BH system will be levied road tax for two years and in multiple of two thereafter, instead of the owner paying for the whole amount of 15 years\u2019 worth of road tax upfront. This frees the owner from having to seek a refund before or after relocation because the tax has not been prepaid.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">President\u2019s Colour<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The President of India awarded the\u00a0<strong>President\u2019s Colour<\/strong>\u00a0to Indian Naval Aviation at the ceremonial parade to be held at INS Hansa, Goa.<\/p>\n<h5>About President\u2019s Colour<\/h5>\n<p>President\u2019s Colour is the\u00a0<strong>highest honour bestowed on a military unit<\/strong>\u00a0in recognition of its exceptional service to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Indian Navy was the first amongst the Indian Armed Forces to be awarded<\/strong>\u00a0the President\u2019s Colour in 1951.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequent recipients of the President\u2019s Colour in the Navy include\u00a0<strong>Southern Naval Command, Eastern Naval Command, Western Naval Command, Eastern Fleet, Western Fleet, Submarine Arm, INS Shivaji and the Indian Naval Academy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5>About Naval Aviation<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Indian Naval Aviation<\/strong>\u00a0came into existence in 1951, with the acquisition of the first Sealand aircraft, and commissioning of INS Garuda, the first Naval Air Station in 1953.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Currently,<\/strong>\u00a0Indian Naval Aviation has nine air stations and three naval air enclaves along the Indian coastline and in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Karbi Anglong Agreement<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Government of India has signed a tripartite Karbi Anglong agreement\u00a0with five insurgent groups to put an\u00a0end to years of violence and bring peace and prosperity in the state of Assam.<\/p>\n<h5>About Karbi Anglong<\/h5>\n<p>Karbi Anglong\u00a0is the largest district in Assam.\u00a0The district is administered by Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council according to the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India.<\/p>\n<p>The district comprises various tribal and ethnic groups including the Kukis, Dimasas, Garos, Rengma Nagas, Tiwas and Karbis.<\/p>\n<p>This diversity also\u00a0led to different outfits and fuelled an insurgency that did not allow the region to develop. This agreement hopes to set aside the insurgency.<\/p>\n<h5>Key Features of the\u00a0Karbi Anglong\u00a0Agreement<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Under the agreement,<\/strong>\u00a05 militant organizations laid down arms and more than 1000 of their armed cadres have given up violence and joined the mainstream society in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Development Package:<\/strong>\u00a0A special development package of \u20b91000 crore will be allocated over five years by the Central Government and the Assam Government to take up special projects for the development of Karbi areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greater Autonomy:\u00a0<\/strong>This agreement will transfer as much autonomy as possible in exercising their rights to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, without affecting the territorial and administrative integrity of Assam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protection of Culture:<\/strong>\u00a0This agreement will ensure the protection of the culture, identity, language, etc. of the Karbi people and all-round development of the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Karbi Welfare Council<\/strong>: The Government of Assam will set up a Karbi Welfare Council to focus on the development of the Karbi people living outside the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finance:\u00a0<\/strong>The Consolidated Fund of the State will be amended to meet the resources of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Naga peace process<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi resigned as interlocutor for the Naga peace talks. The government is understood to be unhappy over the handling of the Naga peace process by Ravi over the past year and a half, during which time he disagreed openly with the insurgent group NSCN(IM).<\/p>\n<p>Naga sources have said the NSCN(IM) views Ravi\u2019s removal as Governor of Nagaland and interlocutor as a victory.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>About the Naga peace process<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>It refers to ongoing talks between the Indian government and Naga insurgent groups, in particular the NSCN(IM), since 1997 with the aim to sign a Naga Peace Accord.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Naga Peace accord was signed in 2015 between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland(Isak-Muivah).<\/li>\n<li>The content of the agreement has not been disclosed but it contains the broad principles that would guide the future deliberations between the Government of India and NSCN(IM).<\/li>\n<li>The agreement recognises the uniqueness of Naga history and culture by the Indian Government.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Rise of Naga nationalism<\/h5>\n<p>The British had annexed Assam in 1826, in which they subsequently created the Naga Hills district and went on to extend its boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>The assertion of Naga nationalism, which began during British rule, has continued after Independence, and even after Nagaland became a state.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, the unresolved issues gave rise to decades of insurgency that claimed thousands of lives, including of civilians.<\/p>\n<h5>About NSCN(IM)<\/h5>\n<p>The NSCN-IM is an insurgent group of Nagas operating in Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p>Its objective is to establish Greater Nagaland (Nagalim) consisting of all Naga inhabited areas in Northeast India<\/p>\n<p>NSCN-IM has also demanded a separate flag and constitution for the Nagas.<\/p>\n<h5>About the Government\u2019s stand<\/h5>\n<p>The Centre has ruled out any disintegration of the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur in order to merge the Naga-inhabited areas with the existing State of Nagaland.<\/p>\n<p>The Central government has also ruled out a separate flag and Constitution for the Nagas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Left Wing Extremism<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Union Minister of Home Affairs chaired a review meeting on Left Wing Extremism in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<h5>About Left Wing Extremism<\/h5>\n<p>LWE organizations are the groups that try to\u00a0<strong>bring change through violent revolution.<\/strong>\u00a0They are against democratic institutions and use violence to subvert the democratic processes at the ground level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These groups prevent the developmental processes\u00a0<\/strong>in the least developed regions of the country &amp; try to misguide the people by keeping them ignorant of current happenings.<\/p>\n<h5>Incidents of Left Wing Extremism at present<\/h5>\n<figure style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/LWE-incidents.png?resize=575%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"LWE incidents\" width=\"575\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The incidents of Left Wing Extremism has come down by 70% from an all-time high of 2258 in 2009 to 665 in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The resultant deaths have also come down by 82% from an all-time high of 1005 in 2010 to 183 in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The area under Maoist\u2019s influence was also restricted with the geographical spread shrunk from 96 in 2010 to just 53 districts in 2020.<\/p>\n<h5>About the government initiatives taken to curb Left Wing Extremism<\/h5>\n<p><strong>The National Policy and Action Plan\u00a0<\/strong>was launched in 2015 to address the Left Wing Extremism (LWE). The significant features of the policy are zero tolerance towards violence coupled with a big push to developmental activities, so that benefits of development reach the poor and vulnerable in the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operation \u2018SAMADHAN<\/strong>\u2019: It is the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)\u2019s initiative to deal with the Naxal problem. The acronym SAMADHAN stands for Smart leadership, Aggressive strategy, Motivation and training, Actionable Intelligence, Dashboard Based KPIs (key performance indicators) and KRAs (key result areas), harnessing technology, action plan for each theater, and No access to financing.<\/p>\n<h5>Development Initiatives in Left Wing Extremism Areas<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Special Central Assistance (SCA):\u00a0<\/strong>for filling critical gaps in public infrastructure and services of emergent nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R<\/strong><strong>oad Connectivity Project\u00a0<\/strong>for construction of 5,412 km roads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Mobile Towers<\/strong>\u00a0have been installed, and 2542 additional towers will be installed in the next 18 months<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening of Schools:<\/strong>\u00a0For imparting quality education to the youth in areas affected by LWE, special focus is given to the opening of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/govt-signs-mou-with-microsoft-for-the-digital-transformation-of-tribal-schools\/\"><strong>Eklavya Model Residential Schools<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(EMRS).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial inclusion-<\/strong>\u00a0for ensuring the presence of banking facilities within 5 km to all citizens residing in LWE affected areas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Single Window System (NSWS)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry\u00a0has launched the National Single Window System (NSWS) for investors and businesses.<\/p>\n<h5>About the National Single Window System (NSWS)<\/h5>\n<p>National Single Window System is a\u00a0one-stop digital platform that aims at allowing investors to apply for various pre-operations approvals required for commencing a business in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The system aims to make the business registration process easier, allowing the beneficiary to get significant approvals online, without having to run to the government offices for approvals and can avail themselves of services with just a click.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the platform hosts\u00a0approvals across 18 Central Departments &amp; 9 States. Another 14 Central depts &amp; 5 states will be added by December 2021.<\/p>\n<h5>Services offered by NCWS<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Know Your Approval (KYA) Service:<\/strong>\u00a0This feature generates a list of approvals that must be obtained before a business may begin operations. It does it by asking the investor a series of questions about their anticipated business operations, and then determining which permissions are required based on the answers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common Registration Form:\u00a0<\/strong>Unified information\u00a0capturing system and a universal registration form has been intended to guarantee a single point of submission of information and documents across Ministries and States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>State registration form<\/strong>: It allows investors to access the corresponding State Single Window System with a single click.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applicant dashboard<\/strong>: Provides a single online interface to apply, track and respond to the queries pertaining to approvals and registrations across ministries and States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Document repository<\/strong>: An online centralized storage service for investors to enable one-time document submission and use the same across multiple approvals. This eliminates the need to submit documents at multiple portals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-Communication module<\/strong>: It enables online response to queries and clarification requests related to applications by Ministries and States.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Elder Line<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5>News<\/h5>\n<p>The government of India has\u00a0launched the first pan-India toll-free helpline\u201314567\u2013for senior citizens called the \u2018Elder Line\u2019.<\/p>\n<h5>About the Elder Line<\/h5>\n<p>Elder Line is the first pan-India toll-free helpline\u201314567\u2013for senior citizens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim<\/strong>: To\u00a0<strong>provide free information and guidance<\/strong>\u00a0on pension and legal issues, extend emotional support and intervene in cases of abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The intent is basically to provide senior citizens or their well-wishers with one platform to connect and share their concerns, get information and guidance on problems that they face on a day-to-day basis without having to struggle for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Launched by<\/strong>: <strong>Ministry of Social Justice &amp; Empowerment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical support<\/strong>: Tata Trusts and National Stock Exchange (NSE) Foundation.<\/p>\n<h5>Reason for launching Elderline<\/h5>\n<p>India is expected to have nearly 20% elderly population, i.e. over 300 million senior citizens by 2050. This is significant as many countries have a population less than this number.<\/p>\n<p>This age group faces various mental, emotional, financial, legal and physical challenges, and the pandemic has further exacerbated it.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, taking cognisance of the growing need to support the elderlies in the country, the Government of India has launched the Elder Line.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, This post is a part of our current affairs series for the UPSC IAS Prelims 2022. In this post, we have covered all of the current affairs linked to Miscellaneous topics. 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