{"id":54643,"date":"2019-12-01T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54643"},"modified":"2020-02-27T11:27:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T05:57:14","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-1st-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-1st-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 December 1st, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/jjp-gets-state-party-status\/article30118172.ece\"><strong>JJP gets State\nparty status<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Election Commission of India has granted the Jannayak Janta Party\nthe status of a recognised State party in Haryana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conditions\nfor recognition as a state party:<\/strong>For any political\nparty to be eligible for recognition as a State Party in a state, it has to\nsatisfy any of the five conditions listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Secure at least 6% of the valid\nvote &amp; win at least 2 seats in an Assembly General Election.<\/li><li>Secure at least 6% of the valid\nvote &amp; win at least 1 seats in the Lok Sabha General Election<\/li><li>Win at least 3% of the seats or at\nleast 3 seats , whichever is more, in an Assembly General Election<\/li><li>Win at least 1 out of every 25\nseats from a state in a Lok Sabha General Election<\/li><li>Secure at least 8% of the total\nvalid vote in an Assembly or Lok Sabha General Elections.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significance\nof recognition:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The political parties are given\nrecognition as national or state parties by the election commission of India on\nthe basis of their poll performance.<\/li><li>The recognition determines their\nright to certain privileges like allocation of the party symbols, provision of\ntime for political broadcasts on television and radio stations and access to\nelectoral rolls.<\/li><li>Every national party and every\nstate party is allotted a symbol exclusively reserved for its use throughout\nthe country and the states respectively. <\/li><li>In other words, the Commission\nspecifies certain symbols as \u2018reserved symbols\u2019 which are meant for the\ncandidates set up by the recognised parties.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conditions\nfor recognition as a national party:<\/strong>A party is\nrecognised as a national party if any of the following conditions is fulfilled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If it secures 6% of valid votes\npolled in any four or more states at a general election to the Lok Sabha or to\nthe legislative assembly and in addition if it wins four seats in the Lok Sabha\nfrom any state or states or <\/li><li>If it wins 2% of seats in the Lok\nSabha at a general election and these candidates are elected from three states\nor <\/li><li>If it is recognised as a state\nparty in four states.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1593939\"><strong>Development of\nLoktak Inland Waterways Project in Manipur<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Ministry of Shipping have given approval for the development of\nLoktak Inland Waterways improvement project in Manipur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The project will develop the\nInland water transport connectivity in North East States and give a boost to\nthe tourism sector.<\/li><li>The project is approved under the\nCentral Sector Scheme(CSS).<\/li><li>The project will be implemented\nunder the Ministry of Shipping.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe Loktak lake:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Loktak lake is the largest\nfreshwater lake in North east located at Moirang in Manipur.<\/li><li>The lake is famous for its phumdis\nfloating over it which are formed naturally.<\/li><li>Phumdis are the floating mass of\nentangled vegetation formed by the accumulation of organic debris and biomass\nwith soil.<\/li><li>Keibul Lamjao National Park which\nis the only floating National Park in the world is located on the Loktak Lake.<\/li><li>The sangai deer which is an\nendemic and endangered subspecies of brow-antlered deer is found only in the\nKeibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur.<\/li><li>The species is listed as\nEndangered(EN) in IUCN Red list.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/antibiotic-prescription-rate-high-in-private-sector\/article30125756.ece\"><strong>Antibiotic\nprescription rate high in private sector<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>According to a study by the researchers of Public Health Foundation of\nIndia (PHFI), antibiotic prescription rate is high in the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe study:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This study is the first ever\nestimate of outpatient antibiotic prescription rates and patterns in the\nprivate sector.<\/li><li>It has been published with the\ntitle \u2014 \u201cOutpatient antibiotic prescription rate and pattern in the private\nsector in India\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\ntakeaways from the study:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The private sector has clocked\nhigh levels of antibiotic prescription rates (412 per 1,000 persons per year).<\/li><li>Of the 519 million antibiotic\nprescriptions,the majority were dispensed for the diseases of the respiratory\nsystem(55%).<\/li><li>The highest rate was seen among\nchildren aged 0\u20134 years (636 per 1,000 persons) and the lowest in the age group\n10\u201319 years (280 per 1,000 persons).<\/li><li>The percentage of prescriptions\nfor wide-spectrum antibiotics like cephalosporins and quinolones was\nsignificantly higher than the U.S. and Greece.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAntibiotic resistance:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is the ability of a\nmicroorganism like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites to stop an\nantimicrobial such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals and antimalarial\nfrom working against it.The term antibiotic resistance specifically covers\nresistance to antibiotics.<\/li><li>As a result, the medicines become\nineffective and infections persist in the body, increasing the risk of spread\nto others.<\/li><li>India is considered to be one of\nthe top users of antibiotics and there is a growing problem of antimicrobial\nresistance. <\/li><li>The per capita antibiotic consumption\nin the retail sector has increased by around 22% in five years from 2012 to\n2016.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/news-ani\/dpiit-invites-applications-for-first-ever-national-startup-awards-2020-119113000785_1.html\"><strong>DPIIT invites\napplications for first-ever National Startup Awards 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has\nannounced the institution of the first ever National Startup Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNational Startup awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The first ever National Startup\nAwards has been announced by the Department for Promotion of Industry and\nInternal Trade(DPIIT).<\/li><li>The awards seek to recognize\noutstanding startups and ecosystem enablers that are building innovative\nsolutions and scalable enterprises, with high potential of employment\ngeneration or wealth creation, demonstrating measurable social impact.<\/li><li>The awards for startups will be\ngiven in 35 areas classified into 12 broad sectors like agriculture, education,\nenterprise technology, energy, finance, food, health, Industry 4.0, space,\nsecurity, tourism, and urban services. <\/li><li>In addition,there are three\nspecial awards for startups from educational institutions making an impact in\nrural areas and women entrepreneurs.<\/li><li>A cash prize of Rs 5 lakh each will\nbe awarded to the winning startup in each area.A cash prize of Rs 15 lakh each\nwill also be awarded to one winning Incubator and one winning Accelerator as\nwell.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nStartup India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Startup India is a flagship\ninitiative of the Government of India launched in 2016.<\/li><li>It is intended to catalyse startup\nculture and build a strong and inclusive ecosystem for innovation and\nentrepreneurship in India.<\/li><li>Since the launch of the\ninitiative, Government has rolled out several programs with the objective of\nsupporting entrepreneurs, and transforming India into a country of job creators\ninstead of job seekers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/photogallery\/india\/most-corrupt-states-in-india-2019-rajasthan-tops-delhi-odisha-among-least-2405167-1.html\"><strong>India\nCorruption Survey 2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>India Corruption Survey 2019 has been released by the Local Circles,a\nsocial media firm and the Transparency International India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\ntakeaways from the survey:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rajasthan tops corruption chart in\nIndia.As per Survey, 78% of people in Rajasthan, participating in the survey\nadmitted to paying a bribe to get work done.<\/li><li>Bihar follows Rajasthan and was\nplaced at second spot.In Bihar, 75 % of citizens admitted to paying a bribe to\nget their work done.<\/li><li>Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand were\nranked third in the list with 74 % of citizens admitted to paying a bribe to\nget their work done. <\/li><li>In South India,Telangana has\ntopped with 67% of citizens admitted to paying a bribe to get their work done.<\/li><li>On the other hand,Kerala was\nranked as the least corrupt states where only 10% of people admitted to paying\na bribe to get their work done.<\/li><li>Besides Kerala, Goa, Gujarat,\nOdisha, West Bengal, Haryana and Delhi were among the least corrupt states.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCorruption Perceptions Index 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India has been ranked at 78th\nplace out of 180 countries in \u2018Corruption Perception Index(CPI),2018.<\/li><li>The index is released by the\nTransparency International.It ranks countries by their perceived levels of\npublic sector corruption according to experts and business people.<\/li><li>It uses a scale of 0 to 100 where\n0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.<\/li><li>Denmark has topped the index\nfollowed by New Zealand and Finland.On the other hand,Somalia has been ranked\nlast in the index.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nTransparency International:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Transparency International is an\ninternational non-governmental organization.It was founded in 1993 based in\nBerlin, Germany.<\/li><li>Its purpose is to take action to\ncombat corruption and prevent criminal activities arising from corruption.<\/li><li>It publishes various reports such\nas the Global Corruption Barometer and the Corruption Perceptions Index.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/india-conducts-1st-night-trial-of-nuclear-capable-agni-iii-missile-11575169616977.html\"><strong>India conducts\n1st night trial of nuclear capable Agni-III missile<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>India has conducted the first night trial of nuclear capable long-range\nballistic missile Agni-III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAgni-III:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Agni-III is an intermediate range\nnuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile.<\/li><li>The missile has been developed by\nDRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization).<\/li><li>The missile has a strike range of\n3,000 km to 5,000 km and is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear\nwarheads weighing up to 1.5 tonnes.<\/li><li>The missile is powered by a\ntwo-stage solid propellant engine.It is 17 metres long with two-metre diameter\nand weighs around 2,200 kg.<\/li><li>It is equipped with a hybrid\nnavigation, guidance and control systems along with advanced on-board computer.<\/li><li>The trial was carried out by the\nStrategic Forces Command of the Indian Army with logistic support from the\nDRDO.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nStrategic Forces Command:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Strategic Forces Command(SFC)\nwas created in 2003.It is a part of India&#8217;s Nuclear Command Authority(NCA). <\/li><li>It is responsible for the\nmanagement and administration of the country&#8217;s tactical and strategic nuclear\nweapons stockpile.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNuclear Command Authority(NCA):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nuclear Command Authority is\nIndia\u2019s nodal authority responsible for command, control and operational\ndecisions regarding India\u2019s nuclear weapons programme. <\/li><li>It has an Executive Council which\nis headed by National Security Advisor. <\/li><li>It gives input to the Political\nCouncil headed by the Prime Minister.The Political Council authorizes a nuclear\nattack if need be.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/govt-appoints-soma-roy-burman-as-new-controller-general-of-accounts\/article30129236.ece\"><strong>Govt appoints\nSoma Roy Burman as new Controller General of Accounts<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Government has appointed Soma Roy Burman as the new Controller General\nof Accounts(CGA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nController General of Accounts(CGA):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Controller General of Accounts\n(CGA) is the Principal Advisor on Accounting matters to the Union Government.<\/li><li>It comes under the Department of\nExpenditure,Ministry of Finance.<\/li><li>The Office of CGA prepares monthly\nand annual analysis of the expenditures, revenues, borrowings and various\nfiscal indicators for the Union Government.<\/li><li>Under Article 150 of the\nConstitution, the Annual Appropriation Account (Civil) and Union Finance\nAccounts are submitted to Parliament on the advice of the Comptroller and\nAuditor General of India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Functions\nof CGA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Responsible for establishing and\nmanaging a technically sound Management Accounting System <\/li><li>Responsible for preparation and\nsubmission of the accounts of the Union Government <\/li><li>Responsible for exchequer control\nand internal audits.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nComptroller and Auditor General(CAG):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Comptroller and Auditor\nGeneral (CAG) of India is a constitutional body established under Article 148\nof the Constitution of India.<\/li><li>The CAG is appointed by the\nPresident following a recommendation by the Prime Minister.<\/li><li>CAG audits all receipts and\nexpenditure of the Government of India and the state governments,including\nthose of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government.<\/li><li>CAG is also the head of the Indian\nAudit and Accounts Department,the affairs of which are managed by officers of\nIndian Audit and Accounts Service.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/govt-seeks-house-nod-for-additional-spending-of-over-rs-21000-crore-in-current-fiscal-6141790\/\"><strong>Govt seeks\nHouse nod for additional spending of over Rs 21,000 crore in current fiscal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,the Finance Minister has tabled the first batch of\nSupplementary Grants for the financial year 2019-20 in both the Houses of\nParliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\nare Supplementary Grants:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Supplementary grants are\nadditional grant required to meet the required expenditure of the government<\/li><li>Supplementary, additional or\nexcess grants are mentioned under Article 115 of the Constitution.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When\nare Supplementary grants needed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When grants authorised by the\nParliament has fallen short of the required expenditure, an estimate is\npresented before the Parliament for Supplementary or Additional grants. <\/li><li>The Comptroller and Auditor\nGeneral of India bring such excesses to the notice of the Parliament. <\/li><li>The Public Accounts Committee\nexamines these excesses and gives recommendations to the Parliament.<\/li><li>These grants are then presented\nand passed by the Parliament before the end of the financial year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAdditional Grant:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is granted when a need has\narisen during the current financial year for additional expenditure upon some\nnew service not contemplated in the budget for that year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nExcess Grant:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is granted when money has been\nspent on any service during a financial year in excess of the amount granted\nfor that service in the budget for that year.It is voted by Lok Sabha after the\nfinancial year.<\/li><li>Before the demands for excess\ngrants are submitted to the Lok Sabha for voting,they must be approved by the\nPublic Accounts Committee of Parliament.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vote of\ncredit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is granted for meeting an unexpected\ndemand upon resources of India when on account of the magnitude or the\nindefinite character of the service,the demand cannot be stated with the\ndetails ordinary given in a budget.<\/li><li>Hence,it is like a blank cheque\ngiven to the Executive by the Lok Sabha.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exceptional\nGrants: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is granted for a special\npurpose and forms no part of the current service of any financial year,<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Token\nGrant:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is granted when funds to meet\nthe proposed expenditure on a new service can be made available by\nreappropriation.<\/li><li>Reappropriation involves transfer\nof funds from one head to another.It does not involve any additional\nexpenditure.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nPublic account committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Public Accounts Committee\n(PAC) was set up first in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India\nAct,1919.<\/li><li>It is a committee of selected\nmembers of Parliament constituted by the Parliament of India.<\/li><li>The PAC is formed every year with\na strength of not more than 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha and 7\nfrom Rajya Sabha.The term of office of the members is one year.<\/li><li>The Chairman is appointed by the\nSpeaker of Lok Sabha.Since 1967, the chairman of the committee is selected from\nthe opposition.<\/li><li>The committee examines the audit\nreport of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) after it is laid in the\nParliament. <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JJP gets State party status News:The Election Commission of India has granted the Jannayak Janta Party the status of a recognised State party in Haryana. Facts: Conditions for recognition as a state party:For any political party to be eligible for recognition as a State Party in a state, it has to satisfy any of the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-1st-2020\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 December 1st, 2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":48116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-brief","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9-PM-Brief.png?fit=1000%2C500&ssl=1","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704156823},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}