{"id":54673,"date":"2019-12-14T21:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T15:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54673"},"modified":"2020-02-27T11:54:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T06:24:52","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-14th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-14th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 December 14th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1596374\">Economic Census\nFlagged off in Delhi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The\nSeventh Economic Census was launched in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nEconomic Census<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Economic Census is a complete\ncount of all economic establishments located within the geographical boundary\nof India.<\/li><li>It is conducted every five\nyears by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The\nfirst Economic census was held in 1978.<\/li><li>The MoSPI has partnered with\nCommon Service Centres e-Governance Services India Limited, Special Purpose\nVehicle (SPV) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)\nas the implementing agency for 7th Economic Census.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other\nImportant Censuses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Population Census<\/strong>: It provides\ninformation on size, distribution and socio-economic, demographic and other\ncharacteristics of India\u2019s population. It is conducted every 10 years by the Office\nof the Registrar General &amp; Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs.\nThe first synchronous census in India was held in 1881.<\/li><li><strong>Socio-Economic Caste Census<\/strong>: It is a\nstudy of socio economic status of rural and urban households and allows ranking\nof households based on predefined parameters. It is conducted by Ministry of\nRural Development in rural areas and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty\nAlleviation in urban areas. The census is under the administrative control of\nMinistry of Home Affairs: Registrar General of India (RGI) and Census\nCommissioner of India.<\/li><li><strong>Agriculture Census:<\/strong> It provides\ninformation on basic characteristics of operational holdings such as land use\nand cropping patterns, irrigation status, tenancy particulars and the terms of\nleasing. It is conducted every 5 years by the Ministry of Agriculture.<\/li><li><strong>Livestock Census<\/strong>: It provides\ninformation on all domesticated animals. It is conducted every 5 years by Department\nof Animal Husbandry &amp; Dairying under Ministry of Fisheries, Animal\nHusbandry &amp; Dairying<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/targets-missed-accessible-india-campaigns-deadline-extended\/article30300230.ece\">Targets\nmissed, Accessible India campaign\u2019s deadline extended<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The deadline for the Accessible India\ncampaign has been extended&nbsp;to March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accessible India Campaign- Sugamaya\nBharat Abhiyan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;It is a nation-wide Campaign launched by the Department\n of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) of the Ministry of\n Social Justice &amp; Empowerment in 2015.<\/li><li>It aims to provide universal accessibility to persons with\n disabilities.&nbsp;<\/li><li>It focuses on developing an accessible physical environment,\n transportation system, and Information &amp; communication ecosystem.<\/li><li>The campaign targeted to complete accessibility audit of 25-50\n of the most important government buildings in 50 cities by 2016 and making\n them completely accessible by 2018.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,\n2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Rights of Persons with\n Disabilities Act 2016 replaced the PwD Act, 1995<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the Act, the types of\n disabilities have been increased from 7 (as in PwD Act, 1995) to 21 and\n the Central Government has been empowered to add more types of\n disabilities.<\/li><li>It states that every child\n with benchmark disability between the age group of 6 and 18 years have been\n given the right to free education.<\/li><li>The Act also calls to ensure\n accessibility in public buildings (both Government and private) in a\n prescribed time-frame.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana for Disabled\nPersons: <\/strong>It is a scheme for providing Physical Aids\nand Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to the BPL category.\nIt was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/home\/science\/44000-year-old-cave-art-in-indonesia-is-worlds-oldest\/articleshow\/72518663.cms\">44,000-year-old\ncave art in Indonesia is \u2018world\u2019s oldest\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> According to a study published in the journal \u201cNature\u201d, oldest\nanimal drawing has been found in Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n<strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The painting has been discovered in a cave called Leang Bulu&#8217;Sipong 4 in\nthe south of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It has been found to be 44,000 years old.<\/li><li>Until now, the oldest rock art showing\nanimals, dating back to 40000 year, had been an ivory sculpture found in a cave\nin Germany. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-27.png?resize=475%2C628&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54680\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pre-historic\npaintings in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pre-historic\n paintings were first discovered in Bhimbetaka caves in Madhya Pradesh in\n 1957\u201358 by eminent archaeologist V.S. Wakankar.<\/li><li>Some of\n the examples of sites early rock paintings are Lakhudiyar in Uttarakhand,\n Kupgallu in Telangana, Piklihal and Tekkalkotta in Karnataka, Bhimbetka\n and Jogimara in Madhya Pradesh.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Classification\nof Pre-historic paintings in India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The pre-historic rock paintings\nin India can be classified into various groups on the basis of style, technique\nand superimposition<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>\n <strong>Period<\/strong>\n <\/td><td>\n <strong>Characteristics<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Upper Palaeolithic\n <\/td><td>\n \n Use of\n minerals for pigments\n Ochre or\n geru mixed with lime and water- one of most common minerals\n Linear\n representations in green and dark red for large animals\n For human\n figurines, red was used for hunters and green for dancers\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Mesolithic Period\n <\/td><td>\n \n Themes\n multiply\n Size of\n painting smaller than Upper Palaeolithic\n Hunting\n scenes predominate\n Wide\n prevalence in the use of red colour\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Chalcolithic Period\n <\/td><td>\n \n The\n paintings of this period reveal the association, contact, and mutual<br>\n exchange of requirements of the cave dwellers\n Most\n paintings depict battle scenes\n Paintings\n bear common motifs such as cross-hatched squares, lattices\n Pottery and\n metals tools are also shown\n \n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/india\/international-universal-health-coverage-2019-date-theme-and-significance-2421505.html\">International\nUniversal Health Coverage Day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated on 12<sup>th<\/sup>\nDecember. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Universal health Coverage (UHC):<\/strong> It is\ndefined as ensuring that all people have access to needed health services of\nsufficient quality without suffering financial hardship. It includes health\npromotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care.<\/li><li><strong>Background<\/strong>: UHC Day was proclaimed by\nthe United Nations in 2017. It marks the day when in 2012 the UNGA endorsed a\nresolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward UHC.<\/li><li><strong>Aim<\/strong>: To raise awareness of the need for\nstrong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage with\nmulti-stakeholder partners.<\/li><li><strong>2019 Theme:<\/strong> \u2018Keep the Promise\u2019.<\/li><li><strong>UHC and Sustainable Development Goal<\/strong>: SDG\n3.8 calls for achieving universal health coverage. This includes financial risk\nprotection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to\nsafe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for\nall by 2030.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayushman Bharat:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The scheme was launched in 2018 as recommended by the National\n Health Policy 2017, to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage\n (UHC). The scheme is under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.<\/li><li>The main aim of the scheme is to provide universal health care\n to the poor, needy and vulnerable sections of the country. The scheme\n covers both prevention and health promotion.<\/li><li>National Health Authority is the apex body responsible for\n implementing \u2018Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana\u2019.<\/li><li>The two flagship programmes under Ayushman Bharat programme are\n (a) Health and Wellness Centre and (b) Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana\n (PM-JAY).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health and Wellness Centre:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Under this, 1.5 lakh health care centres will be established.<\/li><li>These centres will provide comprehensive health care (including\n for non-communicable diseases and maternal and child health services), free\n essential drugs and diagnostic services.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana\n(PM-JAY):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is the world\u2019s largest health insurance scheme fully\n financed by the government.<\/li><li>PM-JAY provides cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year, for\n secondary and tertiary care hospitalization across public and private\n empaneled hospitals in India.<\/li><li>It provides cashless access to health care services for the\n beneficiary at the point of service, that is, the hospital. It covers up\n to 3 days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days post-hospitalization expenses\n such as diagnostics and medicines<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/art-and-culture\/click-on-culture-6160582\/\"><strong>The\ngovernment launches a portal to showcase Indian culture<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Ministry of Culturehas unveiled\nthe Indian culture web portal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the portal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a digital resource of documents, artefacts, paintings and other\nitems available in the archive.<\/li><li>The Indian Culture portal was envisioned by the Ministry of Culture and\nwas created by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, in collaboration with\nIGNOU<\/li><li>It is the first government authorized portal where knowledge and cultural\nresources of various organizations of Ministry of Culture are available in\npublic domain on a single platform<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/pm-modi-chairs-national-ganga-council-meeting\/articleshow\/72592175.cms\"><strong>PM Modi chairs National Ganga Council meeting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The National Ganga Council will meet on 14<sup>th<\/sup> December in\nKanpur, Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNational Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga\n(National Ganga Council)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It has been established as an\nAuthority under National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and\nManagement) Act, 2016. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Composition:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It comprises the chief\nministers of 5 states along the Ganga \u2014 Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand,\nBihar and Jharkhand. Other members include nine Union ministers and the NITI\nAayog vice-chairman.<\/li><li>Prime minister of India is the\nchairperson of the Council. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mandate:<\/strong> Superintendence, direction, development and control of River Ganga\nand the entire River Basin for prevention, control and abatement of environmental\npollution in river Ganga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Namami Gange:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It was launched in 2014. It is an Integrated Conservation\n Mission under Ministry of Jal Shakti.<\/li><li>Aim: achieve effective abatement of pollution, conservation and\n rejuvenation of National River Ganga.<\/li><li><strong>Main Pillars:<\/strong><ul><li>Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure,<\/li><li>River-Surface Cleaning,<\/li><li>Afforestation,<\/li><li>Industrial Effluent Monitoring,<\/li><li>River-Front Development,<\/li><li>Bio-Diversity,<\/li><li>Ganga Gram and<\/li><li>Public Awareness<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Institutional structure for policy and\nimplementation<\/strong>: A 5 tier structure was put forward\nby National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management)\nAct, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>National Ganga Council<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Empowered Task Force (ETF)\non river Ganga:<\/strong> It functions under chairmanship of\nUnion Minister of Jal Shakti. It ensures that states, ministries, departments\nhave an action plan with specific activities, milestones, and timeliness for\nimplementing the programme.<\/li><li><strong>National Mission for Clean\nGanga (NMCG): <\/strong>It has been established as an\nAuthority under National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and\nManagement) Act, 2016. It is the implementing agency of the Namami Gange\nProgramme at the national level.<\/li><li><strong>State Ganga Committees <\/strong>oversee the implementation of the programme in respective states. <\/li><li><strong>District Ganga Committees<\/strong> in every specified districts through which river Ganga and its\ntributaries pass <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.nic.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1596332\">National\nAfforestation Programme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Ministry of Environment, Forest &amp; Climate Change informed Lok\nSabha about National Afforestation Programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNational Afforestation Programme (2000):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aim<\/strong>: Sustainable development and management of forest resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives:\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ecological restoration of\ndegraded forests<\/li><li>Improve livelihoods of the\nforest-fringe communities<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implementation:<\/strong> It is implemented by three tier institutional setup through<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>State Forest Development Agency\n(SFDA) at the state level, <\/li><li>Forest Development Agency (FDA)\nat the forest division level&nbsp;<\/li><li>Joint Forest Management\nCommittees (JFMCs) at village level.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>National Forest Policy, 1988<\/strong>: It aims to\nmaintain 33% of total geographical area under forest and tree cover to prevent soil erosion,\nland degradation&nbsp;and maintain ecological balance.<\/li><li><strong>National Mission for a Green India (GIM), 2015:<\/strong> It is one of the eight missions launched under the National Action\nPlan on Climate Change (NAPCC). It targets increasing the forest and tree cover\nby 5 million ha, and increasing the quality of the existing forest and tree\ncover in another 5 million ha of forest\/ non forest lands in 10 years.<\/li><li><strong>National Green Highways Mission, 2016: <\/strong>It aims to provide a green canopy along\n100,000km of highways.<\/li><li><strong>Nagar Van-udyan Yojana,\n2015: <\/strong>It aims to\ncreate \u201ccity forest\u201d in each City with Municipal Council.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-nuad-thai-massage-unesco-heritage-list-6165815\/\">UNESCO&#8217;s\nlist of Intangible culture heritage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> UNESCO has included 20 intangible cultural\nheritages in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of\nHumanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Intangible\ncultural heritage:<\/strong> Intangible culture is the\nimmaterial part of the culture. It\nis made up of oral traditions, performing arts, social\npractices, rituals and festive events, knowledge and practices and traditional\ncraftsmanship techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Convention\nfor the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, 2003<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives\nof the Convention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>to\n safeguard the intangible cultural heritage;<\/li><li>to\n ensure respect for the intangible cultural heritage of the communities,\n groups and individuals concerned;<\/li><li>to\n raise awareness at the local, national and international levels of the\n importance of the intangible cultural heritage<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong> UNESCO publishes three lists of intangible cultural heritage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Representative List of the\nIntangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity<\/li><li>List of Intangible Cultural\nHeritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding<\/li><li>Register of good safeguarding\npractices<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Intangible\nCultural Heritages from India in the Representative List of the Intangible\nCultural Heritage of Humanity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>\n <strong>Name<\/strong>\n <\/td><td>\n <strong>Characteristics<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Kutiyattam\n <\/td><td>\n \n Form of Sanskrit theatre, practised in\n Kerala\n Performed in theatres called\n Kuttampalams, which are located in Hindu temples.\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Tradition of Vedic chanting\n <\/td><td>\n \n The Vedic heritage embraces a\n multitude of texts and interpretations collected in four Vedas\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Ramlila\n <\/td><td>\n \n Form of theatre performed across\n northern India during the festival of Dussehra\n Staging of the Ramayana is based on\n the Ramacharitmanas by Tulsidas\n \n &nbsp;\n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Ramman\n <\/td><td>\n \n It is a religious festival and ritual\n theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand \n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Mudiyettu\n <\/td><td>\n \n It is a ritual theatre and dance\n drama of Kerala\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Kalbelia folk songs and dances\n <\/td><td>\n \n Performed by kalbelia community of\n Rajasthan\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Chauu Dance\n <\/td><td>\n \n Performed in Eastern India\n Theme:\n episodes from epics including the Mahabharata and Ramayana, local\n folklore and abstract themes\n Three distinct styles: Seraikella,\n Purulia and Mayurbhanj- the first two uses masks\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Buddhist chanting of Ladakh\n <\/td><td>\n \n It is the recitation of sacred\n Buddhist texts by major sects viz. Nyngma, Kagyud, Shakya and Geluk\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Sankritana\n <\/td><td>\n \n It is ritual singing, dancing,\n drumming of Manipur\n Theme:\n lives and deeds of Krishna\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Craft of the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru&nbsp;\n <\/td><td>\n \n Constitutes the traditional technique\n of manufacturing brass and copper utensils in Punjab. \n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Nowruz\n <\/td><td>\n \n Persian new year-celebrated on March\n 21<sup>st<\/sup>\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Yoga\n <\/td><td>\n \n consists of a series of poses,\n meditation, controlled breathing, word chanting and other techniques\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Kumbh Mela\n <\/td><td>\n \n It&nbsp;is the largest peaceful\n congregation of pilgrims on earth\n During the festival pilgrims bathe or\n take a dip in the holy Ganges\n It is held at Allahabad, Hardwar,\n Ujjain and Nasik every four years by rotation\n \n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/climate-change\/climate-emergency-cop-25-the-european-green-deal-is-far-from-good-enough-68403\">EU&#8217;s\nClimate Neutrality 2050 plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: European Union has put forward European Green Deal at UNFCC CoP25\nin Madrid, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nEuropean Green Deal: <\/strong>It commits to climate\nneutrality by 2050. EU\u2019s NDC under the Paris Agreement is to reduce its\nemissions by 40 % by 2030 from the 1990 levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Climate\nneutrality: <\/strong>It is when CO2 emissions do not have\nnegative impact on climate. It can be achieved through reducing emissions to a\nminimum and balancing remaining emissions with climate protection measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>India\u2019s\nNationally Determined Contributions under Paris Agreement: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>reduce the emissions intensity\nof its GDP by 33% to 35% by 2030 from 2005 level,<\/li><li>increase total cumulative\nelectricity generation from fossil free energy sources to 40% by 2030,<\/li><li>Create additional carbon sink\nof 2.5 to 3 billion tons through additional forest and tree cover.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Economic Census Flagged off in Delhi News: The Seventh Economic Census was launched in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Facts: About Economic Census Economic Census is a complete count of all economic establishments located within the geographical boundary of India. It is conducted every five years by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-december-14th-2019\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 December 14th, 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-54673","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":1704785563},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54673","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=54673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54673\/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=54673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}