{"id":54633,"date":"2020-02-21T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T15:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54633"},"modified":"2020-02-27T09:54:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T04:24:08","slug":"auto-draft-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/auto-draft-19\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 February 21st, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/newsscroll\/sweden-creates-usd-1-mn-prizes-for-sustainable-food-solutions\/1739430\"><strong>Food Planet\nPrize<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Sweden has created two $1 million prizes named \u201cFood Planet Prize\u201d for\nsolutions to feed billions of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe Prize:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Prize will be presented\nannually by the Curt Bergfors Foundation in Sweden.<\/li><li><strong>Aim:<\/strong>To recognize ground-breaking initiatives\nfrom around the world that addresses the climate change threats towards food\nsupply.<\/li><li>The prize will be given for two\ncategories namely the a) existing scalable solution for sustainable foods and\nb) innovative initiatives that could transform the global food sector.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/science\/csir-tops-scientific-research-institutional-ranking\/article30862488.ece\"><strong>Nature Ranking\nIndex-2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Nature Ranking Index 2020 has been released by the Nature Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe Index:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The rankings are based on the\ntotal research output which the institutions have carried out from\nDecember,2018 to November,2019.<\/li><li>The research output means the\ntotal citations in numbers and sharing percentage per article.<\/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 Council of Scientific and\nIndustrial Research(CSIR) has topped the index.<\/li><li>The Indian Institute of Science\n(IISc),Bangalore has been ranked second.<\/li><li>The third place has been secured\nby the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research(TIFR-Mumbai).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/shaheen-bagh-supreme-court-mediation-6275990\/\"><strong>Alternative\nDisputes Resolution (ADR) mechanisms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,the Supreme Court has appointed interlocutors for mediation\nwith the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters to end their blockade of a\npublic road.Mediation is a part of Alternative Disputes Resolution(ADR)\nmechanisms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAlternative Disputes Resolution(ADR):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alternative dispute resolution\nincludes dispute resolution process and techniques that act as a means for\ndisagreeing parties to come to an agreement short of litigation. <\/li><li>ADR is mentioned under Section 89\nof the Civil Procedure Code.The several ADR mechanisms are: (a) Arbitration (b)\nConciliation (c)Mediation and (d) Lok Adalats.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADR\nmechanisms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Arbitration:<\/strong>It is a method of resolution in\nwhich dispute is submitted to an arbitral tribunal which makes a decision on\nthe dispute that is mostly binding on the parties.<\/li><li><strong>Mediation:<\/strong>It is a non-binding procedure in\nwhich an impartial third party known as a mediator tries to facilitate the\nresolution process but he cannot impose the resolution and the parties are free\nto decide according to their convenience and terms.<\/li><li><strong>Conciliation:<\/strong>It is also a non-binding\nprocedure in which the conciliator assists the parties to a dispute to arrive\nat a mutually satisfactory and agreed settlement of the dispute.<\/li><li><strong>Lok Adalats:<\/strong>It is a forum where disputes\/cases\npending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled\/ compromised\namicably.Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services\nAuthorities Act,1987.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/can-dams-to-control-rising-sea-levels-work-6274997\/\"><strong>Northern\nEuropean Enclosure Dam(NEED)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,Scientists have proposed the construction of the Northern\nEuropean Enclosure Dam(NEED) enclosing all of the North Sea to protect Northern\nEuropean countries from Sea-level Rise(SLR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNEED:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Northern European Enclosure\nDam(NEED) project involves the construction of dams of a combined length of 637\nkm enclosing all of the North Sea.<\/li><li>The first dam will be between a)\nFrance and England and the second dam between b) Scotland and Norway.<\/li><li>The dams will hence separate the\nNorth and Baltic Seas from the Atlantic Ocean to protect Northern European\ncountries against Sea level Rise(SLR).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-20.png?resize=529%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54635\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNorth Sea:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The North Sea is a sea that is\npart of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Europe. <\/li><li>It is surrounded by Norway and\nDenmark in the east, Scotland and England in the west, Germany, the\nNetherlands, Belgium and France in the south.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2-16.png?resize=485%2C485&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54636\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/one-in-10-calls-on-abuse-to-helpline-made-by-children-study\/article30863277.ece\"><strong>CHILDLINE India\nFoundation(CIF)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>According to the data from Childline India Foundation,one in every 10\ncalls made to the child emergency helpline 1098 was of child abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\ntakeaways from the data:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The largest number of phone calls\nwere made to seek intervention for Child abuse cases followed by those\npertaining to child labour , education , runaways and missing children.<\/li><li>The nature of abuse children\nsuffered shows that 37% of the complaints were about child marriage, 27% about\nphysical abuse , 13% regarding sexual abuse among others.<\/li><li>The data also shows that 35% of\nthe total cases of sexual abuse were committed by neighbours, 25% by strangers\nand 11% by family members. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCHILDLINE India Foundation(CIF):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>CHILDLINE India Foundation(CIF) is\nthe nodal agency of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.<\/li><li>It acts as the parent organisation\nfor setting up, managing and monitoring the childline 1098 service all over the\ncountry. <\/li><li>It is also the sole agency responsible\nfor monitoring childline service delivery and finance, training, research and\ndocumentation, creating awareness, advocacy as well as resource generation for\nthe service.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1603885\"><strong>Shyama Prasad\nMukherji Rurban Mission(SPMRM)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The 4th Anniversary of the launch of Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban\nMission (SPMRM) will be observed on 21st February,2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe SPMRM:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Launched in 2016 by the Union\nMinistry of Rural Development.<\/li><li><strong>Aim:<\/strong>To stimulate local economic development,\nenhance basic services, and create well planned Rurban clusters.<\/li><li>Under the mission,300 Rurban\nclusters are envisaged to be developed in a time bound manner.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How\nwill the Rurban Clusters be selected?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The State Governments would\nidentify the clusters in accordance with the Framework for Implementation\nprepared by the Ministry of Rural Development.<\/li><li>The clusters will be\ngeographically contiguous Gram Panchayats with a population of about 25000 to\n50000 in plain and coastal areas and a population of 5000 to 15000 in desert,\nhilly or tribal areas.<\/li><li>As far as possible, clusters of\nvillages would follow administrative convergence units of Gram Panchayats.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Funding:<\/strong>The mission is a Core Centrally Sponsored Scheme with two fund streams\nnamely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Convergence through various\nCentral sector schemes, centrally sponsored schemes, State sector\/ sponsored\nschemes\/ programmes, CSR funds and <\/li><li>Critical Gap Funds(CGF) of upto\nRs. 30 crore per cluster for Non-tribal clusters and upto Rs. 15 crore per\ncluster for Tribal and Hilly State clusters.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mission\nOutcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To bridge the rural-urban\ndivide-economically, technologically and those related to facilities and\nservices.<\/li><li>Spreading development in the\nregion.<\/li><li>Attracting investments in the\nrural areas.<\/li><li>Stimulating local economic\ndevelopment with emphasis on reduction of poverty and unemployment in the rural\nareas.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/national\/project-tej-to-help-medtech-firms-test-ideas\/article30867276.ece\"><strong>Project Tej<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Government of Telangana in association with the MedTechConnect has\nlaunched Project Tej.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nProject Tej:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a platform to help\nentrepreneurs test their innovative ideas in the field of medical technologies.<\/li><li>Under this,medical technology innovators\nand device manufacturers can validate the usability of their devices in public\nhealth settings and gain access to public health channels.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nMedTechConnect:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>MedTechConnect was set up by\nengineering services company Cyient and Xynteo\u2019s India2022 Coalition.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1603900\"><strong>HRMS Mobile App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Railway Board Chairman has launched the HRMS Mobile App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe app:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The mobile application has been\ndeveloped by the Centre for Railway Information System(CRIS).<\/li><li>The app allows railway employees\nto see the data related to their service and communicate with administration\nfor any changes required.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCRIS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Ministry of Railways had set\nup Centre for Railway Information System(CRIS) as a society in July 1986.It is\nheadquartered in New Delhi.<\/li><li>Its area of work includes\ninformation systems from all disciplines and functions of the Indian Railways.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/credit-debit-card-details-of-4-lakh-indians-up-for-sale-on-dark-net\/article30766138.ece\"><strong>Credit, debit\ncard details of 4 lakh Indians up for sale on darknet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>According to Singapore-based cybersecurity company,around 98% of\nsensitive credit card details that are there on the darknet are of Indian\ncustomers.These details could have been stolen through phishing, malware or\nJS-sniffers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phishing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is the act of sending an email\nto a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an\nattempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be\nused for identity theft.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Malware:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Malware (malicious software)\nrefers to any kind of software that is designed to cause damage to a single\ncomputer, server or computer network.<\/li><li>It is an umbrella term used to\nrefer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive malicious software\nincluding computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware and ransomware among\nothers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JavaScript\nor JS-Sniffers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>JavaScript or JS-Sniffers are\nprogrammes used for stealing credit and debit card information from e-commerce\nwebsites. <\/li><li>Under this,instead of physically\nattaching a device to an ATM, a JS sniffer uses a few lines of code injected\nonto an e-commerce site to skim data that consumers use to buy goods.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Planet Prize News:Sweden has created two $1 million prizes named \u201cFood Planet Prize\u201d for solutions to feed billions of people. Facts: About the Prize: The Prize will be presented annually by the Curt Bergfors Foundation in Sweden. 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