Commission on Population and Development
●Establishment: By the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1946.
● Renamed as the Commission on Population and Development by the General Assembly in 1994.
●Membership: 47 member countries.
● Members are elected for four-year terms based on geographic distribution.
- Functions:
● Three-tiered intergovernmental mechanism.
● Primary role in following up on the implementation of the programme of action at national, regional, and international levels.
● Provides advice to the Council.
●Meetings: Initially held every two or three years until 1994. Since 1994, meetings have been held annually.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA):
● Establishment: Created in 1968 as an international development agency.
●Role: Supports execution of projects and programs in population and sexual and reproductive health.
●Headquarters: New York.
Source : Times of India
●Establishment: By the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1946.
● Renamed as the Commission on Population and Development by the General Assembly in 1994.
●Membership: 47 member countries.
● Members are elected for four-year terms based on geographic distribution.
- Functions:
● Three-tiered intergovernmental mechanism.
● Primary role in following up on the implementation of the programme of action at national, regional, and international levels.
● Provides advice to the Council.
●Meetings: Initially held every two or three years until 1994. Since 1994, meetings have been held annually.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA):
● Establishment: Created in 1968 as an international development agency.
●Role: Supports execution of projects and programs in population and sexual and reproductive health.
●Headquarters: New York.
Source : Times of India
International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
- Established in : 1951
● It is a United Nations agency.
● Dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration.
- Definition of Migrant: "A person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence, whether within a country or across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons."
- Functions:
● Supports migrants, internally displaced persons, refugees, and other uprooted people.
● Areas of focus include migration and development, facilitating migration, regulating migration, and addressing forced migration.
- Membership: 175 member states and 8 states holding observer status.
● India is a member country.
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
Source : IOM
- Established in : 1951
● It is a United Nations agency.
● Dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration.
- Definition of Migrant: "A person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence, whether within a country or across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons."
- Functions:
● Supports migrants, internally displaced persons, refugees, and other uprooted people.
● Areas of focus include migration and development, facilitating migration, regulating migration, and addressing forced migration.
- Membership: 175 member states and 8 states holding observer status.
● India is a member country.
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
Source : IOM
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-Capital gains are profits derived from the sale of capital assets such as land, buildings, vehicles, intellectual property (patents, trademarks), leasehold rights, machinery, and jewellery.
-This category also extends to rights associated with Indian companies, including management, control, and other legal rights.
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-Unlisted Company Stocks: Long-Term Capital Gain (LTCG) applies if stocks are held for over 24 months.
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-Immovable Property: Properties held for more than 24 months fall under LTCG.
-Movable Property: Movable assets need to be held for over 36 months to qualify for LTCG.
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-Unlisted Stocks and Immovable Property:Taxed as STCG if sold within 24 months of acquisition.
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-Capital gains are profits derived from the sale of capital assets such as land, buildings, vehicles, intellectual property (patents, trademarks), leasehold rights, machinery, and jewellery.
-This category also extends to rights associated with Indian companies, including management, control, and other legal rights.
🔺Long Term Capital Gain Tax
-Unlisted Company Stocks: Long-Term Capital Gain (LTCG) applies if stocks are held for over 24 months.
-Listed Company Stocks: LTCG is applicable for stocks held for more than 12 months.
-Immovable Property: Properties held for more than 24 months fall under LTCG.
-Movable Property: Movable assets need to be held for over 36 months to qualify for LTCG.
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-Unlisted Stocks and Immovable Property:Taxed as STCG if sold within 24 months of acquisition.
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
- Establishment: Under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013.
● It serves as an appellate body.
- Purpose: Provides an efficient and specialized forum for addressing matters related to company law, insolvency, and competition law.
- Functions:
● Appeals under IBC: Hears appeals against orders passed by NCLT(s) under Section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
● Competition Law: Hears and disposes of appeals against directions, decisions, or orders issued by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
● Financial Reporting: Handles appeals against orders of the National Financial Reporting Authority.
- Composition: Consists of a chairperson, judicial members, and technical members.
- Appointment: By the Central Government based on their expertise and experience in fields such as law, finance, accountancy, management, and administration.
- Headquarters: New Delhi.
Source : Economic Times
- Establishment: Under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013.
● It serves as an appellate body.
- Purpose: Provides an efficient and specialized forum for addressing matters related to company law, insolvency, and competition law.
- Functions:
● Appeals under IBC: Hears appeals against orders passed by NCLT(s) under Section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
● Competition Law: Hears and disposes of appeals against directions, decisions, or orders issued by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
● Financial Reporting: Handles appeals against orders of the National Financial Reporting Authority.
- Composition: Consists of a chairperson, judicial members, and technical members.
- Appointment: By the Central Government based on their expertise and experience in fields such as law, finance, accountancy, management, and administration.
- Headquarters: New Delhi.
Source : Economic Times
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Carbon Farming
● Set of agricultural practices aimed at storing carbon in soil, plant material, wood, and leaves.
- Goal : To reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to mitigate climate change.
- Implementation:
● Rotational Grazing: Improves soil health and carbon sequestration.
● Agroforestry: Integrating trees and shrubs into agricultural landscapes to sequester carbon and diversify farm income.
● Conservation Agriculture: Like zero tillage, crop rotation, cover cropping, and residue management.
● Integrated Nutrient Management: Using organic fertilizers and compost.
● Agro-ecology: Practices like crop diversification and intercropping.
● Livestock Management: Rotational grazing, optimizing feed quality.
- Carbon Farming Schemes Worldwide: U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada to incentivize carbon mitigation activities in agriculture.
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● Set of agricultural practices aimed at storing carbon in soil, plant material, wood, and leaves.
- Goal : To reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to mitigate climate change.
- Implementation:
● Rotational Grazing: Improves soil health and carbon sequestration.
● Agroforestry: Integrating trees and shrubs into agricultural landscapes to sequester carbon and diversify farm income.
● Conservation Agriculture: Like zero tillage, crop rotation, cover cropping, and residue management.
● Integrated Nutrient Management: Using organic fertilizers and compost.
● Agro-ecology: Practices like crop diversification and intercropping.
● Livestock Management: Rotational grazing, optimizing feed quality.
- Carbon Farming Schemes Worldwide: U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada to incentivize carbon mitigation activities in agriculture.
Source : The Hindu
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Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
● CDSCO serves as the National Regulatory Authority of India for the medical devices industry.
● It operates under the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
- Responsibilities:
● Oversight of import, manufacture, sale, and distribution of medical devices in India.
● Ensures compliance with safety, quality, and efficacy standards.
- Structure: Operates under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
● Headed by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
- Headquarters : New Delhi.
- Functions:
● Regulatory Approvals
● Conducting clinical trials.
● Standards and Quality Control
● Ensuring the quality of imported drugs.
● Coordination
● Licensing
● Inspections and Audits:
Source : LiveMint
● CDSCO serves as the National Regulatory Authority of India for the medical devices industry.
● It operates under the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
- Responsibilities:
● Oversight of import, manufacture, sale, and distribution of medical devices in India.
● Ensures compliance with safety, quality, and efficacy standards.
- Structure: Operates under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
● Headed by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
- Headquarters : New Delhi.
- Functions:
● Regulatory Approvals
● Conducting clinical trials.
● Standards and Quality Control
● Ensuring the quality of imported drugs.
● Coordination
● Licensing
● Inspections and Audits:
Source : LiveMint
Cashew Crop
- Origin: Native to Brazil in Latin America.
- Introduction : To India by the Portuguese in the 16th century (1570).
- Climatic Conditions:
● Soil : Well-drained deep sandy loam soils ideally, although various soil types from sandy to laterite are suitable.
● Climate: Thrives in hot, humid conditions typical of Indian coastal areas.
● Temperature: 20 to 38 degrees Celsius.
● Humidity: 60 to 95%.
● Rainfall: Optimal annual precipitation: 2000 to 3500 mm.
- Expansion of Cultivation:
● Traditionally grown in Indian coastal areas
● New cultivation areas : Plains of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, and parts of the North East hill region.
- India's Role: Second-largest share in the world's cashew nut production and export.
- Major export destinations : UAE, the Netherlands, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.
Source : The Hindu
- Origin: Native to Brazil in Latin America.
- Introduction : To India by the Portuguese in the 16th century (1570).
- Climatic Conditions:
● Soil : Well-drained deep sandy loam soils ideally, although various soil types from sandy to laterite are suitable.
● Climate: Thrives in hot, humid conditions typical of Indian coastal areas.
● Temperature: 20 to 38 degrees Celsius.
● Humidity: 60 to 95%.
● Rainfall: Optimal annual precipitation: 2000 to 3500 mm.
- Expansion of Cultivation:
● Traditionally grown in Indian coastal areas
● New cultivation areas : Plains of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, and parts of the North East hill region.
- India's Role: Second-largest share in the world's cashew nut production and export.
- Major export destinations : UAE, the Netherlands, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.
Source : The Hindu
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Border Roads Organisation
- It is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Defence
- Aim : To secure India's borders and develop infrastructure in remote areas of the north and northeast states.
Border Roads Development Board (BRDB):
● Set up by the Government of India for coordination and expeditious execution of projects.
● Prime Minister : chairman of the board
● Defence Minister : Deputy Chairman.
- Functions:
● Develops and maintains road networks in India's border areas and neighboring countries.
● Operations in 19 states, and neighboring countries including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tajikistan, and Sri Lanka.
● Personnel: From the General Reserve Engineer Force form the parent cadre.
● Staffed by Officers and Troops from the Indian Army's Corps of Engineers on deputation.
● Inclusion in Armed Forces: In the Order of Battle of the Armed Forces.
- Motto: "Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam" (Everything is achievable through hard work).
Source : The Hindu
- It is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Defence
- Aim : To secure India's borders and develop infrastructure in remote areas of the north and northeast states.
Border Roads Development Board (BRDB):
● Set up by the Government of India for coordination and expeditious execution of projects.
● Prime Minister : chairman of the board
● Defence Minister : Deputy Chairman.
- Functions:
● Develops and maintains road networks in India's border areas and neighboring countries.
● Operations in 19 states, and neighboring countries including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tajikistan, and Sri Lanka.
● Personnel: From the General Reserve Engineer Force form the parent cadre.
● Staffed by Officers and Troops from the Indian Army's Corps of Engineers on deputation.
● Inclusion in Armed Forces: In the Order of Battle of the Armed Forces.
- Motto: "Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam" (Everything is achievable through hard work).
Source : The Hindu
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Global Biofuel Alliance
● Multi-stakeholder alliance of Governments, International Organizations, and Industries.
- Launched : By India at the 2023 G20 summit (New Delhi).
- Objectives:
● Development and deployment of biofuels.
● Position biofuels as key to energy transition and contribute to jobs and economic growth.
- Significance :
● Market Strengthening: Sharing concrete policy lessons and providing technical support for national biofuels programs worldwide.
● Capacity Building: Promote technology advancements and sustainable biofuel utilization.
● Standardization: Facilitate development, adoption, and implementation of internationally recognized standards, codes, and sustainability principles.
● Knowledge Repository: Serve as an expert hub.
- Membership: 24 countries and 12 international organizations.
Source : The Hindu
● Multi-stakeholder alliance of Governments, International Organizations, and Industries.
- Launched : By India at the 2023 G20 summit (New Delhi).
- Objectives:
● Development and deployment of biofuels.
● Position biofuels as key to energy transition and contribute to jobs and economic growth.
- Significance :
● Market Strengthening: Sharing concrete policy lessons and providing technical support for national biofuels programs worldwide.
● Capacity Building: Promote technology advancements and sustainable biofuel utilization.
● Standardization: Facilitate development, adoption, and implementation of internationally recognized standards, codes, and sustainability principles.
● Knowledge Repository: Serve as an expert hub.
- Membership: 24 countries and 12 international organizations.
Source : The Hindu
United Nations Forum on Forests
- Establishment: In 2000 by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
- Purpose : Promotes management, conservation, and sustainable development of all forest types.
- Annual Meetings: At UN Headquarters, New York.
● High-level dialogue on technical matters in odd years, policy matters in even years.
- Membership: Comprising all UN Member States and specialized agencies.
● India is a founding member.
UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030
- Aim: To sustainably manage all forest types and trees outside forests.
- Alignment with Global Agreements:
● 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
● Paris Agreement under UNFCCC.
● Convention on Biological Diversity.
● UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Source : The Hindu
- Establishment: In 2000 by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
- Purpose : Promotes management, conservation, and sustainable development of all forest types.
- Annual Meetings: At UN Headquarters, New York.
● High-level dialogue on technical matters in odd years, policy matters in even years.
- Membership: Comprising all UN Member States and specialized agencies.
● India is a founding member.
UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030
- Aim: To sustainably manage all forest types and trees outside forests.
- Alignment with Global Agreements:
● 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
● Paris Agreement under UNFCCC.
● Convention on Biological Diversity.
● UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Source : The Hindu