{"id":57480,"date":"2020-03-20T21:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=57480"},"modified":"2020-03-20T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T11:04:14","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-march-20th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-march-20th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 March 20th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Evening Friends<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are posting Todays 9pm Current Affair Brief<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About 9pm Current Affair Brief<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This initiative provides a brief of all the relevant articles of day in a clear, concise and easily consumable format. Students don\u2019t need to look anywhere more for your daily news bytes. It will help students in their prelims and mains preparation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For old Archives of 9pm Current Affair Brief, Click on \u201cArchives\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-brief\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9pm Current Affair Briefs Archives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsonair.com\/News?title=Rajya-Sabha-passes-National-Commission-for-Indian-System-of-Medicine-Bill-2019&amp;id=383231\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill 2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Rajya Sabha has passed the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seeks to repeal the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Objectives:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals of Indian System of Medicine,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure adoption of the latest medical research by medical professionals of Indian System of Medicine,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure periodic assessment of medical institutions,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure an effective grievance redressal mechanism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key features:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides for the establishment of the <\/span><b>National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The NCISM will have the following functions:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">framing policies for regulating medical institutions and medical professionals of Indian System of Medicine,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">assessing the requirements of healthcare related human resources and infrastructure,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensuring compliance by the State Medical Councils of Indian System of Medicine of the regulations made under the Bill,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensuring coordination among the autonomous boards set up under the Bill.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sets up certain autonomous boards under the supervision of the NCISM.These boards are:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board of Ayurveda and the Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethics and Medical Registration Board.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The central government will constitute an A<\/span><b>dvisory Council for Indian System of Medicine. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The Council will be the primary platform through which the states\/union territories can put forth their views and concerns before the NCISM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be a uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to under-graduate education in each of the disciplines of the Indian System of Medicine in all medical institutions regulated by the Bill.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[read more]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsonair.com\/News?title=Rajya-Sabha-passes-National-Commission-for-Indian-System-of-Medicine-Bill-2019&amp;id=383231\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Commission for Homoeopathy Medicine Bill 2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rajya Sabha has passed National Commission for Homoeopathy Medicine Bill 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About National Commission for Homoeopathy Medicine Bill 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seeks to repeal the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Objectives:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure availability of adequate and high quality homoeopathic medical professionals,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure adoption of the latest medical research by homoeopathic medical professionals,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure periodic assessment of medical institutions,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure an effective grievance redressal mechanism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key Features<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sets up the <\/span><b>National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The functions of NCH will include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">framing policies for regulating medical institutions and homoeopathic medical professionals,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">assessing the requirements of healthcare related human resources and infrastructure,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensuring compliance by the State Medical Councils of Homoeopathy of the regulations made under the Bill<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensuring coordination among the autonomous boards set up under the Bill.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It sets up certain autonomous boards under the supervision of the NCH.\u00a0 These boards are:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Homoeopathy Education Board<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 It will be responsible for formulating standards, curriculum, guidelines for setting up of medical institutions, and granting recognition to medical qualifications at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels respectively,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Homoeopathy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It determine the process of rating and assessment of medical institutions and have the power to levy monetary penalties on institutions which fail to maintain the minimum standards\u00a0 It will also grant permission for establishing a new medical institution,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Board of Ethics and Medical Registration for Homoeopathy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It will maintain a National Register of all licensed homoeopathic medical practitioners, and regulate their professional conduct.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be a uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to under-graduate homoeopathy education in all medical institutions regulated by the Bill.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsonair.com\/News?title=Lok-Sabha-passes-Aircraft-(Amendment)-Bill%2C-2020-through-voice-vote&amp;id=383164\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lok Sabha passes Aircraft (Amendment) bill, 2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Lok Sabha has passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seeks to amend the Aircraft Act, 1934 which regulates the manufacture, possession, use, operation, sale, import and export of civil aircrafts, and licensing of aerodromes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key Features:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides statutory status to 3 bodies under ministry of civil Aviation. These include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau (AAIB).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill adds air navigation services to the list for which the central government can make rules.The other matters include registration of aircraft, regulating air transport services, and prohibition of flight over any specified area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional Information:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Directorate General of Civil Aviation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is the regulatory body in the field of Civil Aviation, primarily dealing with safety issues. It is responsible for regulation of air transport services and for enforcement of civil air regulations, air safety, and airworthiness standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Bureau of Civil Aviation Security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It lays down standards and measures with respect to security of civil flights at international and domestic airports in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is responsible for classification of \u201cSafety Occurrences\u201d involving aircraft operating in the Indian Airspace into Accidents, Serious Incidents and Incidents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/sc-grants-permanent-commission-to-women-in-indian-navy-11584423945637.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SC rules in favour of permanent commission for women officers in Navy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled in favour of permanent commission to female officers in the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>SC Judgement:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruled that women naval officers cannot be denied the right to equal opportunity and dignity entitled to under the Constitution on specious grounds such as physiology, motherhood and physical attributes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to SSC women officers within three months.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Implications:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All serving women short service commission (SSC) officers in at least seven wings, including the executive, engineering, electrical, education, law and logistics, will be eligible to apply.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The grant of PCs will be subject to: (i) availability of vacancies in the stabilised cadre; (ii) Suitability of the candidate; and (iii) recommendation by the chief of Naval Staff.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grants pension benefits to retired women officers who were not granted permanent commission<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional Information:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Permanent Commission: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It means an officer can serve the Navy till he\/she retires.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Short service commission:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One can serve for 10 years and can be extended by four more years, or a total of 14 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/bjp-rs-member-to-move-resolution-for-removal-of-socialist-from-preamble-6321033\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resolution to be moved in Rajya Sabha to remove the word \u201cSocialism\u201d in the Constitution<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A BJP member of the Rajya Sabha is set to move a resolution in the House seeking the removal of the phrase \u201csocialism\u201d from the preamble of the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Preamble to the Indian Constitution:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It serves as a brief introductory statement of the Constitution that sets out the guiding purpose, principles and philosophy of the Indian Constitution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The preamble of the Constitution declares India to be a s<\/span><b>overeign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As originally enacted the preamble described India as a \u201csovereign democratic republic\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term \u2018Socialist\u2019 and \u2018Secular\u2019 were added in the Preamble by <\/span><b>42nd Amendment, 1976.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Socialist means the achievement of socialist ends through democratic means. It is basically a \u2018Democratic Socialism\u2019 that holds faith in a mixed economy where both private and public sectors co-exist side by side.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1607151\"><b>Indo-U.S. Science &amp; Technology Forum(IUSSTF)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indo-U.S. Science &amp; Technology Forum(IUSSTF) has created long-term Science and Technology(S&amp;T) linkages between India &amp; US.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About IUSSTF:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indo-U.S Science and Technology Forum(IUSSTF) was established under an agreement between the Governments of India and the United States of America in March 2000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an autonomous bilateral organization jointly funded by both Governments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation through substantive interaction among government, academia and industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department of Science &amp; Technology, Governments of India and the U.S. Department of States are respective nodal departments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/defence\/defence-ministry-signs-contract-for-16479-light-machine-guns-for-frontline-troops-with-israel-weapons-industries\/articleshow\/74716149.cms\"><b>India-Israel sign agreement for Negev Light Machine Guns(LMG)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has signed an agreement with Israel for procurement of Negev light machine guns(LMG).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Negev Light Machine Guns(LMG):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negev is a light machine gun(LMG) with powerful target acquisition.It was adopted by the Israeli Defence Forces in 1997.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has semi-automatic mode to provide accurate, controlled fire in close quarter battle.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Other Defence Deals by India from Israel:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Spike missile: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile and anti-personnel missile.It can hit targets at a range of 4 kilometres.It can be deployed in both mountains and plains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Heron<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance purposes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SPYDER:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a low-level quick reaction missile(LLQRM) which is used to protect critical infrastructure in ground-to-air missions from a wide spectrum of incoming air-borne threats.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Python-5:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a fifth generation air-to-air missile(AAM) that can engage enemy aircraft from very short ranges and near beyond visual range.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-international\/london-march-19-2020-afp\/article31113623.ece\"><b>Windrush scandal<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UK Government has apologised for the Windrush Scandal which involved Windrush generation being wrongly detained or deported for being illegal immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Windrush Generation:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Windrush generation refers to the immigrants who came to the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The immigrants came at the invitation of the British government which was facing a labour shortage due to the destruction caused by World War II.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are referred to as Windrush Generation which relates to a ship named &#8216;Windrush&#8217;, which brought them to the UK shores in 1948.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While a large proportion of them were of Jamaican\/Caribbean descent, they also included Indians and other South Asians.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Windrush Scandal:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Windrush scandal is a 2018 British political scandal concerning the Windrush Generation who were wrongly detained, denied legal rights, and some were wrongly deported from the UK.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1606877\"><b>Coal Bed Methane(CBM)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Coal has asked Coal India Limited (CIL) to produce 2 MMSCB((million metric standard cubic meters) per day of coalbed methane (CBM) gas in the next 2 to 3 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Coal Bed Methane:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coal bed methane(CBM) is an unconventional form of natural gas found in coal deposits or coal seams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered as an alternative source for augmenting India\u2019s energy resource.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Coal Bed Methane in India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s CBM resources are estimated at around 92 trillion cubic feet (TCF) or 2,600 billion cubic metres(BCM).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has the fifth largest proven coal reserves in the world and thus holds significant prospects for exploration and exploitation of CBM.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country\u2019s coal and CBM reserves are found in 12 states of India, with the Gondwana sediments of eastern India holding the bulk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Damodar Koel valley and Son valley are prospective areas for CBM development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Significance of CBM:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be used for power generation,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As compressed natural gas (CNG) auto fuel,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a feedstock for fertilizers,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industrial uses such as in cement production, rolling mills, steel plants, and methanol production.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indiaeducationdiary.in\/govt-taking-positive-steps-for-listing-bhojpuri-rajasthani-bhoti-into-8th-schedule-of-constitution\/\"><b>Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government has said that it is taking positive steps for the listing of three languages namely Bhojpuri, Rajasthani and Bhoti into the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Constitutional provisions related to Eight Schedule:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Constitutional provisions relating to the Eighth Schedule occur in article 344(1) and 351 of the Constitution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Eight Schedule consists of the 22 languages namely (1) Assamese, (2) Bengali, (3) Gujarati, (4) Hindi, (5) Kannada, (6) Kashmiri, (7) Konkani, (8) Malayalam, (9) Manipuri, (10) Marathi, (11) Nepali, (12) Oriya, (13) Punjabi, (14) Sanskrit, (15) Sindhi, (16) Tamil, (17) Telugu, (18) Urdu (19) Bodo, (20) Santhali, (21) Maithili and (22) Dogri.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of these languages,14 were initially included in the Constitution.Sindhi language was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were included by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional information:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Article 344(1):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides for the establishment of a Commission by the President on the expiration of 5 years and then after 10 years from the commencement of the Constitution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The commission should have members which should represent the various languages specified in the 8th Schedule.They should make recommendations to the President for the dynamic use of Hindi for official purposes of the Government of India and restriction on the use of English language for official purposes among others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Article 351:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides for the spread of the Hindi language to develop so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India without interfering with the other languages of India specified in the 8th Schedule.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1606714\"><b>ARCI scientists develop friction-reducing nanocomposite coatings<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy &amp; New Materials(ARCI), an autonomous R&amp;D center of the Department of Science &amp; Technology(DST) have developed a process for size-selective deposition of nanocomposite coatings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Nanocomposite coatings:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nanocomposite coatings are formed by mixing two or more dissimilar materials at nanoscale to improve the physical, chemical and physicochemical properties of the new materials.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unique characteristics of nanocomposite coatings include enhanced mechanical strength, weight reduction, improved barrier properties and increased heat, wear, and scratch resistance for lifelong performance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsonair.nic.in\/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=382274\"><b>China assumes presidency of UN Security Council for March 2020<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China has taken over as president of the UN Security Council for the month of March 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Facts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>UN Security Council (UNSC):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UN Security Council was established by the UN Charter in 1945.It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other 5 organs of the United Nations are\u2014the General Assembly, the Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice and the Secretariat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary responsibility of UNSC is to work to maintain international peace and security.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Members:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Council consists of ten elected members and five permanent members who have veto power (P-5) \u2013 China, the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Russia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ten non-permanent members are elected on a regional basis by the General Assembly, 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