{"id":54493,"date":"2020-02-06T21:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T15:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54493"},"modified":"2020-02-26T18:18:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T12:48:49","slug":"auto-draft-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/auto-draft-11\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 February 6th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/environment\/fishing-agriculture-impacted-by-burning-river-in-upper-assam-residents-69155\">Burhi\nDihing River<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Massive fire broke out on the Burhi Dihing River in Assam&#8217;s\nDibrugarh district allegedly due to an oil pipeline blast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dihing or Burhi Dihing is a\nlarge left bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River.<\/li><li>Source: the Patkai Hills,\nEastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh<\/li><li>Course: flows through Tinsukia\nand Dibrugarh Districts in Assam to its confluence with the Brahmaputra at\nDihingmukh<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other\nimportant Tributaries of River Brahmaputra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Major left bank tributaries<\/strong>: Burhi Dihing, Dhansari (South), Kalang, Lohit, Dibang<\/li><li><strong>Major right bank tributaries<\/strong>: Subansiri, Kameng, Manas, Sankosh, Teesta<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-11.png?resize=750%2C531&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"http:\/\/brahmaputrariversymposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/basin_map.png\" class=\"wp-image-54498\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/us-economist-backs-cong-on-misery-index\/article30719666.ece\">Global\nMisery Index<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Congress party claimed that the Indian economy should be measured\nin terms of the Global Misery Index (GMI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Misery\nIndex<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Origin:<\/strong> The first Misery Index was constructed by economist Art Okun in the\n1960s. It was a simple sum of a nation\u2019s annual inflation rate and its\nunemployment rate. The higher the index, the more is the misery felt by average\ncitizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Index has been modified\nseveral times, first by Robert Barro of Harvard and then by Prof. Steve Hanke\nof Johns Hopkins University<\/li><li>Hanke\u2019s Misery Index is the sum\nof the unemployment, inflation and bank lending rates, minus the percentage\nchange in real GDP per capita.<\/li><li>A higher Misery Index score reflects\na higher level of \u201cmisery.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=198976\"><strong>Soil Health\nCard scheme of Central Govt: A success story<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A study conducted by the National\nProductivity Council (NPC) has said that the application of Soil Health Card\nrecommendations has led to a decline of 8-10% in use of chemical fertilizers\nand also raised productivity by 5-6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Soil Health Card Scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Launched in 2015 by the Department of Agriculture &amp; Co-operation\nunder the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers&#8217; Welfare.\nIt is one of the most important\ninterventions under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implementation: <\/strong>Department of Agriculture of all\nthe State and Union Territory Governments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Provides for the analysis of soil composition by the State Governments\nonce in every two years.<\/li><li><strong>Soil Health Card (SHC): <\/strong><\/li><li>It is a printed report that a\nfarmer will be handed over for each of his holdings<\/li><li>It contains the status of his soil\nwith respect to 12 parameters: N, P, K (Macro-nutrients); S (Secondary-\nnutrient); Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Bo (Micro &#8211; nutrients); and pH, EC, OC (Physical\nparameters).<\/li><li>Based on this, the SHC indicates\nfertilizer recommendations and soil amendment required for the farm.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National\nMission for Sustainable Agriculture<\/strong>: It seeks to enhance\nagricultural productivity especially in rain fed areas focusing on integrated\nfarming, water use efficiency, soil health management and synergizing resource\nconservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Productivity Council: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a national level autonomous organization under the administrative\ncontrol of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade,\nMinistry of Commerce and Industry. <\/li><li>It was established in 1958 and is headquartered in New Delhi.<\/li><li>Its function is to promote and adopt the new and improved culture of\nproductivity in India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/surrogate-mother-need-not-be-a-close-relative-rajya-sabha-committee-recommends\/article30744022.ece\">Surrogate mother need not be a close\nrelative, Rajya Sabha committee recommends<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The\n23-member Rajya Sabha select committee set up to look into the Surrogacy\n(Regulation) Bill, 2019 has advocated 15 major changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aim:<\/strong> To regulate the practice and process of\nsurrogacy in India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Provisions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Prohibition of Commercial Surrogacy:<\/strong> The bill puts a complete ban\n on commercial surrogacy. It also bans surrogacy for producing children for\n sale, prostitution and other forms of exploitation.<\/li><li><strong>Permitted Purposes of Surrogacy:<\/strong> It allows altruistic surrogacy for\n intending couples who have proven infertility.<\/li><li><strong>Eligibility criteria for intending couple:<\/strong> An intending couple should\n have a \u201ccertificate of essentiality\u201d issued by the appropriate authority\n upon fulfilling the following criteria:<ul><li>Indian citizenship and\n married for at least 5 years<\/li><li>Aged between 23 to 50 years\n old (wife) and 26 to 55 years old (husband)<\/li><li>should not have any\n surviving child (biological, adopted or surrogate) {Exception: a child\n who is mentally or physically challenged or suffers from life-threatening\n disorder or fatal illness}<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Eligibility Criteria for surrogate mother:<\/strong><ul><li>A close relative of the\n intending couple<\/li><li>&nbsp;Married; having a\n child of her own<\/li><li>Aged 25-35 years<\/li><li>A surrogate only once in her\n lifetime<\/li><li>Possess a certificate of\n medical and psychological fitness for surrogacy<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Formation of National and State Surrogacy Boards:<\/strong> It proposes to regulate\n surrogacy in India by establishing a National Surrogacy Board at the\n central level and state surrogacy boards and appropriate authorities in\n the state and Union Territories.<\/li><li><strong>Parentage of the surrogate child:<\/strong> It states that any child born out of a\n surrogacy procedure shall be the biological child of the intending couple.\n Also, the child will be entitled to all rights and privileges that are\n available to a natural child<\/li><li><strong>Abortion of Surrogate Child:<\/strong> It states that in case of abortion of\n the surrogate child, written consent of the surrogate mother is mandatory.\n Also, there must be an authorization from appropriate authorities, in\n compliance with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.<\/li><li><strong>Offenses and Penalties:<\/strong> Any form of monetary transactions in\n the name of surrogacy has been made a criminal offense. It imposes a fine\n of up to Rs. 10 lakh and imprisonment of up to 10 years for the following\n offenses:<ul><li>Advertisement of the act of\n commercial surrogacy.<\/li><li>Exploitation of the\n surrogate mother.<\/li><li>Exploiting or abandoning the\n surrogate child.<\/li><li>Sale and Import gametes or\n human embryos.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Major Changes recommended in the bill by\nthe Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A surrogate mother need not be a \u201cclose relative\u201d<\/li><li>Omission of the five-year time limit before seeking surrogacy<\/li><li>allow single women (widow or a divorcee and Persons of Indian Origin) to\navail of surrogacy<\/li><li>Increase in insurance cover for the surrogate mother from the 16 months\nto 36 months.<\/li><li>Delete the definition of \u201cinfertility\u201d as \u201cthe inability to conceive\nafter five years of unprotected intercourse\u201d on grounds that it was too long a\nperiod for a couple to wait for a child.<\/li><li>The order regarding the parentage and custody of the child, issued by a\nMagistrate, should be the birth affidavit for the surrogate child.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/how-wuhan-outbreak-became-sixth-global-health-emergency-in-10-years\/articleshow\/73947640.cms\">How Wuhan outbreak became sixth global health\nemergency in 10 years<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The World Health Organization (WHO) has\ndeclared 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak in China as a public health\nemergency of international concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coronavirus:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These are viruses belonging to a family known as <strong>Coronaviridae<\/strong>.\nThey are <strong>zoonotic,<\/strong> meaning they are transmitted between animals and\npeople<\/li><li>They cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases\nsuch as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory\nSyndrome (SARS).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Novel Coronavirus: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a <strong>new strain of coronavirus<\/strong> that has not been previously\nidentified in humans. 2019-nCoV, had not previously detected before the outbreak was reported\nin Wuhan, China in December 2019.<\/li><li><strong>Transmission:<\/strong> It is a <strong>respiratory virus<\/strong>\nwhich spreads primarily through contact with an infected person through\nrespiratory droplets.<\/li><li><strong>Symptoms<\/strong>: fever, cough, shortness of\nbreath and breathing difficulties.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Public Health Emergency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Defined as an <em>extraordinary event\nthat constitutes a public health risk to other States through the international\nspread of the disease and potentially requires a coordinated international\nresponse.<\/em><\/li><li>Declared under <strong>International Health Regulations<\/strong> (IHR 2005) by Director-General of the\nWHO<\/li><li><strong>Previous Declarations:<\/strong><ul><li>H1N1 Influenza-2009<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Polio-2014<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Ebola-2014 and 2019<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Zika Virus: 2016<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International Health Regulations (IHR\n2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> prevent, protect against, control\nand provide a public health response to the international spread of disease<\/li><li><strong>Legally binding<\/strong> international law on <strong>196\nstates<\/strong> and countries must report events of international public health\nimportance<\/li><li>Entered into force in 2007<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Assist countries to work together to save lives and livelihoods\nendangered by the international spread of diseases and other health risks <\/li><li>Avoid unnecessary interference with international trade and travel.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/economy\/india-slips-to-40th-position-on-international-intellectual-property-index\/1857611\/\"><strong>International\nIntellectual Property Index<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>TheU.S Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) has\nreleased the International Intellectual Property Index 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the\nindex:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The index maps the Intellectual\nProperty(IP) ecosystem in 53 global economies representing over 90% of global\nGDP.<\/li><li>It uses 50 unique indicators which\nspan across nine categories of protection namely patents, copyrights,\ntrademarks, design rights, trade secrets, commercialization of IP assets,\nenforcement, systemic efficiency and membership and ratification of\ninternational treaties.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\ntakeaways from the index:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The US, the UK, Sweden, France and\nGermany remained the top five economies on the index.<\/li><li>India has been ranked at 40th out\nof 53 countries in the index.It was placed at 36th position among 50 countries\nin 2019.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenges\nfor India:<\/strong>The index has identified several challenges for India. Some of\nthem are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Patentability requirements<\/li><li>patent enforcement<\/li><li>compulsory licensing<\/li><li>patent opposition<\/li><li>regulatory data protection&nbsp;<\/li><li>transparency in reporting seizures\nby customs among others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/supreme-court-panel-recommends-several-prison-reforms\/article30746675.ece\"><strong>Supreme\nCourt panel recommends several prison reforms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The\nSupreme Court has issued notice to the central government seeking a reply on\nthe Justice Amitava Roy committee recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the\ncommittee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In 2018, the Supreme Court had\nconstituted a three-member committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge\nJustice Amitava Roy to look into issues of reforms in prison administration and\nmanagement.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key recommendations\nof the committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Every new prisoner should be\nallowed a free phone call a day to his family members to see him through his\nfirst week in jail.<\/li><li>There should be modern cooking\nfacilities,canteens to buy essential items.<\/li><li>Speedy trial remains one of the\nbest ways to remedy the unwarranted phenomenon of overcrowding.<\/li><li>There should be atleast one lawyer\nfor every 30 prisoners as under trial prisoners are languishing behind bars for\nyears without a hearing.<\/li><li>There should be use of\nvideo-conferencing for trial mainly because of unavailability of sufficient\npolice guards for escort and transportation.<\/li><li>Special fast-track courts should be\nset up to deal exclusively with petty offences which have been pending for more\nthan five years.<\/li><li>An adjournment should not be\ngranted in cases where witnesses are present and the concept of plea\nbargaining, in which accused admits guilt for a lesser sentence, should be\npromoted.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prison\nConditions in India:<\/strong>The India Justice Report 2019\nhighlighted the grim data on the prison conditions in India.As per the\nreport:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prisons in India are overcrowded\nwith a 114% occupancy rate where 17 out of 36 state and union territories have\nprison occupancy of 100 percent.&nbsp;<\/li><li>As per the data, Delhi prisons are\nmost occupied with 180% occupancy rate.The overcrowding in prisons is due to\nthe fact that nearly 68% of under-trials are waiting for investigation, inquiry\nor trial.<\/li><li>The report found vacancies to be a\nmajor challenge in the three institutions of the criminal justice system namely\npolice, prisons and the judiciary.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/mukti-caravan-mobilising-people-against-child-trafficking\/article30729041.ece\"><strong>Mukti\nCaravan mobilising people against child trafficking<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>A\nMukti Caravan has been flagged off in Rajasthan to mobilise people against\nchild trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Mukti\nCaravan:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Mukti(liberation) Caravan is a\nnationwide campaign launched by Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi.<\/li><li>The campaign aims to raise awareness\nabout evils like child trafficking, child labour and child sexual abuse.<\/li><li>Activists, government officials,\ntheatre artists, National Legal Services Authority representatives, judiciary\nand other stakeholders are part of this campaign.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Legislative\nProvisions related to Trafficking in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Immoral Traffic (Prevention)\nAct,1956(ITPA)<\/strong>: It is the premier legislation for prevention\nof trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.<\/li><li><strong>Criminal Law (amendment) Act 2013<\/strong>:It\nprovides for comprehensive measures to counter the menace of human trafficking\nincluding trafficking of children for exploitation in any form.<\/li><li><strong>Protection of Children from Sexual\noffences(POCSO) Act,2012<\/strong>:It is a special law to protect\nchildren from sexual abuse and exploitation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/cabinet-clears-major-port-in-maharashtra-at-a-cost-of-65000-crore\/article30742590.ece\"><strong>Cabinet\nclears major port in Maharashtra<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union\nCabinet has given its approval for setting up a Major Port at Vadhavan near\nDahanu in Maharashtra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nVadhavan Port:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Vadhavan port will be the 13th\nmajor port in the country.It will be developed on a landlord based model.<\/li><li>A special purpose vehicle (SPV)\nwill be formed with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust(JNPT) as the lead partner with\nthe government holding 51% stake.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nLandlord Based Model:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the landlord port model,the\npublicly governed port authority acts as a regulatory body and as landlord\nwhile private companies carry out port operations mainly cargo-handling\nactivities.<\/li><li>The port authority maintains\nownership of the port while the infrastructure is leased to private firms.<\/li><li>In return, the landlord port gets a\nshare of the revenue from the private entity.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nJawaharlal Nehru Port:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)\nwas established in 1989.It is located east of Mumbai in Navi Mumbai,\nMaharashtra.<\/li><li>It is the biggest container port in\nIndia and the 28th largest in the world. But with the development of Vadhavan\nport,India will be in the top 10 container ports in the world.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/telangana\/second-fire-in-four-days-in-amrabad-tiger-reserve\/article30735784.ece\"><strong>Amrabad\nTiger Reserve<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,a\nmajor forest fire was reported for a second time from the Amrabad Tiger Reserve\nin Nagarkurnool district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAmrabad Tiger Reserve:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Amrabad Tiger Reserve lies in the\nNallamala hills,Telangana.Earlier,it was part of the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam\nTiger reserve.<\/li><li>The tiger reserve has a large\npresence of the Chenchu tribe.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nChenchus Tribe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Chenchus are a Particularly\nVulnerable Tribal Group(PVTGs).They are forest dwellers whose home is the\nNallamala forest range.<\/li><li>They are an aboriginal tribe whose\ntraditional way of life has been based on hunting and gathering.<\/li><li>They speak the Chenchu language,a\nmember of the Dravidian language family.<\/li><li>They are found in the states of\nTelangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/business\/cabinet-clears-amendments-to-ensure-greater-rbi-control-over-cooperative-banks\"><strong>Cabinet\nClears Amendments To Ensure Greater RBI Control Over Cooperative Banks&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The\nUnion Cabinet has approved amendments to the Banking Regulation Act to give the\nReserve Bank of India greater control over cooperative banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\nprovisions of the amendments:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cooperative banks will be brought\nunder the regulation of the RBI.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The RBI will have the power to\nsupersede and take control of the cooperative banks if the bank\u2019s financial\nhealth deteriorates.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Cooperative banks will need RBI\npermission to appoint a CEO&nbsp;<\/li><li>Cooperative bank audits will have\nto be done as per RBI guidelines<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCo-operative bank:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Co-operative bank is a financial\nentity which belongs to its members, who are at the same time the owners and\nthe customers of their bank.<\/li><li>Cooperative Banks are registered\nunder the States Cooperative Societies Act.They are also regulated by the\nReserve Bank of India (RBI).<\/li><li>They are classified into two\ncategories namely Urban Co-operative Banks(UCBs) and rural co-operative banks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1602045\"><strong>International\nSeafood Show<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The\n22nd edition of India international seafood show(IISS) will be held in\nKochi,Kerala from 7 to 9 February 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the\nSeafood Show:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a biennial show which is\norganised once every two years.<\/li><li>It is organized by the Marine\nProducts Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in association with the Seafood\nExporters Association of India (SEAI).<\/li><li>Theme:Blue Revolution- Beyond\nProduction to Value Addition.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nMPEDA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It was established in 1972 through\nthe Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) Act 1972 under the\nMinistry of Commerce and Industry.<\/li><li>It is the nodal agency for the\nholistic development of the seafood industry in India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About SEAI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Seafood Exporters Association of\nIndia (SEAI) was established in 1973 as an organisation registered under the\nRegistrar of Companies Act, 1956.<\/li><li>It aims to protect and promote the\ninterests of the seafood industry and develop the international trade of\nseafood from India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fish\nProduction in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India is currently the second\nlargest producer of fisheries.It is also world number two in aquaculture\nproduction as well as in inland capture fisheries.<\/li><li>In 2017-18, Andhra Pradesh topped\nthe Indian States in Inland fisheries followed by West Bengal.Gujarat was\nranked number one in marine fisheries.<\/li><li>The contribution of fisheries to\nthe Gross Domestic Product is about 1% and about 5.37% to the Agricultural GDP.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/current-affairs\/karnataka-launches-janasevaka-scheme-for-home-delivery-of-govt-services-120020402035_1.html\"><strong>Janasevaka\nscheme<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The\nKarnataka government has launched a doorstep delivery scheme- called Jana\nSevaka scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the\nscheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Aim:<\/strong>To provide\ncitizens with easy access to important government services at a doorstep\ndelivery.<\/li><li>Under the scheme, the citizens will\nhave to place the request for the service through the website or mobile\nphones.&nbsp;<\/li><li>After the request is placed,a Jan\nSevak will be assigned to collect required documents and to deliver several\ngovernment services such as issuance of ration card, Health card among others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/photos\/india-news\/defexpo-2020-lucknow-made-in-india-pm-modi-photos-6253826\/6\/\"><strong>DefExpo\n2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>DefExpo\nis being held for the first time in Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh) from 5th February\n2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nDefExpo:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a biennial event organized by\nthe Department of Defence Production ,Ministry of Defence.<\/li><li>Theme: India-The Emerging Defence\nManufacturing Hub and the focus will be on Digital Transformation of Defence.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\nTakeaways from the DefExpo:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India aims to develop 25 defence\nproducts based on Artificial Intelligence in the next 5 years.<\/li><li>India will shift towards \u201cAssemble\nin India\u201d from \u201cMake in India\u201d.The new mantra will be \u201cMake in India, for India\nand for the world\u201d.This will aim at importing raw materials and assembling in\nIndia and exporting the finished goods to different parts of the world.<\/li><li>Under the Draft Defence Production\nPolicy 2018, the Indian government eyes $5 billion defence exports by\n2025.&nbsp;<\/li><li>India has also taken several\nmeasures to boost the defence sector.It has liberalized the FDI (Foreign Direct\nInvestment) to 49% through automatic route and above 49% under government\nroute.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burhi Dihing River News: Massive fire broke out on the Burhi Dihing River in Assam&#8217;s Dibrugarh district allegedly due to an oil pipeline blast Facts: Dihing or Burhi Dihing is a large left bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River. 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