NGT issues notice to govt, agencies over rapid expansion of Himalayan glacial lakes
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Nov/27/ngt-issues-notice-to-govt-agencies-over-rapid-expansion-of-himalayan-glacial-lakes
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Nov/27/ngt-issues-notice-to-govt-agencies-over-rapid-expansion-of-himalayan-glacial-lakes
The New Indian Express
NGT issues notice to govt, agencies over rapid expansion of Himalayan glacial lakes
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to the Centre and its agencies regarding the rapid expansion of the Himalayan glacial lakes, rais
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Government of India
India proposes a dedicated Multilateral Fund for a new International Legally-Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, at the 5th…
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China's Anti-Corruption Campaign
Key Features:
Unprecedented Scope:
Targets over 4 million officials since 2013, indicating a strong commitment to combat corruption.
Top-Down Approach:
Utilizes the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and extrajudicial methods like shuanggui, raising due process concerns.
Political Motivations:
Critics suggest the campaign consolidates Xi Jinping's power, often targeting political rivals.
Evaluation:
Effectiveness: High-profile prosecutions have occurred, but systemic issues remain unaddressed due to a lack of institutional reforms.
Key Features:
Unprecedented Scope:
Targets over 4 million officials since 2013, indicating a strong commitment to combat corruption.
Top-Down Approach:
Utilizes the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and extrajudicial methods like shuanggui, raising due process concerns.
Political Motivations:
Critics suggest the campaign consolidates Xi Jinping's power, often targeting political rivals.
Evaluation:
Effectiveness: High-profile prosecutions have occurred, but systemic issues remain unaddressed due to a lack of institutional reforms.
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Agents of UPSC CSE 🚩
China's Anti-Corruption Campaign Key Features: Unprecedented Scope: Targets over 4 million officials since 2013, indicating a strong commitment to combat corruption. Top-Down Approach: Utilizes the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and…
Addressing corruption requires a dual focus on 'tigers' and 'flies,' ensuring accountability at every level of governance.
Here tigers are high-ranking officials and
Flies are lower-level bureaucrats, chaprasi ,Babu .
Here tigers are high-ranking officials and
Flies are lower-level bureaucrats, chaprasi ,Babu .
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⚡️Barasingha (swamp deer)
●Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal.
●It is extinct in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
●Swamp deer occur in the Kanha National Park of Madhya Pradesh (PYQ) in two localities in Assam, and in only 6 localities in Uttar Pradesh.
●In India, it is included under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
●IUCN status: Vulnerable
●Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal.
●It is extinct in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
●Swamp deer occur in the Kanha National Park of Madhya Pradesh (PYQ) in two localities in Assam, and in only 6 localities in Uttar Pradesh.
●In India, it is included under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
●IUCN status: Vulnerable
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An Expert Explains: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal 🔗
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#explained_global #express_explained #express_premium
The Indian Express
An Expert Explains: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon came into effect on Wednesday. Why did Israel agree to this deal? And what does this mean for the Israel-Lebanon frontier, and the region at large?
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What is the UNSC Resolution 1701 upon which the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is based? 🔗
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#explained_global #express_explained
The Indian Express
What is the UNSC Resolution 1701 upon which the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is based?
The current ceasefire proposal between Israel and Lebanon draws on the provisions of Resolution 1701 passed by the UN Security Council (UNSC) in 2006. Skirmishes across the border continued, and the resolution was never fully implemented at the time.
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How ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were inserted in the Preamble, why SC ruled they will stay 🔗
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#explained_law #express_explained #preamble
The Indian Express
How ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were inserted in the Preamble, why SC ruled they will stay
How did the Preamble as we know it today come into existence? And why did the court refuse to consider the challenges to how it is phrased?
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Event: UNCCD COP16
Date: December 2-13, 2024
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Theme: "Our Land. Our Future."
Significance: Largest UNCCD meeting; first in the Middle East; marks UNCCD's 30th anniversary.
Focus Areas:
Land restoration
Drought resilience
Women's land rights
Integration with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Key Dialogues:
Drought management strategies
Financial mechanisms for land restoration
Addressing migration due to land degradation
Objectives:
Accelerate restoration efforts by 2030
Enhance drought preparedness and resilience
Promote sustainable land management practices.
First COP in Middle East; marks UNCCD's 30th anniversary.
Urgency of Action:
40% of global land is degraded, impacting 3.2 billion people; droughts have increased by 29% since 2000.
Date: December 2-13, 2024
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Theme: "Our Land. Our Future."
Significance: Largest UNCCD meeting; first in the Middle East; marks UNCCD's 30th anniversary.
Focus Areas:
Land restoration
Drought resilience
Women's land rights
Integration with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Key Dialogues:
Drought management strategies
Financial mechanisms for land restoration
Addressing migration due to land degradation
Objectives:
Accelerate restoration efforts by 2030
Enhance drought preparedness and resilience
Promote sustainable land management practices.
First COP in Middle East; marks UNCCD's 30th anniversary.
Urgency of Action:
40% of global land is degraded, impacting 3.2 billion people; droughts have increased by 29% since 2000.
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