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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…
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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Foxconn is likely to open its second-largest battery plant in Tamil Nadu
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The India-Singapore bilateral military exercise, AgniWarrior 2024 will take place in Maharashtra from November 28 to November 30
The exercise is scheduled to take place at the Devlali Field Firing Ranges, part of the School of Artillery in Maharasrashtra.
The exercise is scheduled to take place at the Devlali Field Firing Ranges, part of the School of Artillery in Maharasrashtra.
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Consider the following statements -
•It is the largest National Park in Central India.
•It lies in the Maikal range of the Satpura Mountains.
•It is the first tiger reserve in India to have an official mascot named 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha'.
•Swamp deer are widely recognized for their association with the conservation success of this site .
These qualities belongs to -
•It is the largest National Park in Central India.
•It lies in the Maikal range of the Satpura Mountains.
•It is the first tiger reserve in India to have an official mascot named 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha'.
•Swamp deer are widely recognized for their association with the conservation success of this site .
These qualities belongs to -
Waste colonialism: The real reason why poor countries are blamed for plastic pollution
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Waste colonialism: The real reason why poorer countries are blamed for plastic pollution
Several South East Asian countries, including India, receive billions in plastic waste from former coloniser nations.