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Global Energy Review Report 2020

- By International Energy Agency (IEA)

- Global energy demand declined by 3.8% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to that of 2019

- CO2 Emissions decline in 2020 could be 8% lower than in 2019, which would be the lowest level of emissions since 2010.

- India experienced a reduction in its energy demands by 30% as a result of the nation-wide lockdown.

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International Energy Agency (IEA)

-Intergovernmental autonomous organisation which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy.

- Established 1973 after the  oil crisis 

- Headquarter - Paris, France.
- World Enegry Outlook report annually
- Members - 30
- India became an associate member in 2017.

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Maharatna status to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Power Grid Corporation of India

- In October 2019
- by Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises

Total Maharatna Public Sector Enterprises (PSUs): 10 nos.

1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
2. Coal India Limited (CIL)
3. Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
4. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
5. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)
6. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
7. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
8. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
9. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
10. Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCI)

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Maharatna Status:

- introduced in 2009 

- objective to empower mega CPSEs to expand their operations and become Indian Multinational Companies (MNCs).

Criteria for Maharatna status

- Having Navratna status.

- Average annual turnover of more than Rs. 25,000 crore, during last 3 years.

- Average annual net worth of more than Rs. 15,000 crore, during last 3 years.

- Average annual net profit after tax of more than Rs. 5,000 crore, during last 3 years.

- Should have significant global presence and international operations.

- Listed on Indian stock exchange with minimum prescribed public shareholding limit under SEBI regulations.

Benefits 

- greater operational and financial autonomy 

- Boards of these PSUs can make equity investments to undertake financial joint ventures (JV) and wholly owned subsidiaries and undertake mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in India as well as abroad. ( subject  to a ceiling of 15% of net worth, and limited to Rs 5,000 crore in one project)

- The Boards can also structure and implement schemes relating to personnel as well as human resource management and training.

- Holding companies can float fresh equity, transfer assets, divest shareholding in subsidiaries. 

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Hariyali Mahotsav

The Mahotsav is a mass plantation drive that was conducted in New Delhi.

mass initiatives conducted during Mahotsav
- rain water harvesting
- Increasing people participation

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mHariyali App 

The mobile application was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to encourage public engagement in planting trees and Green drives. 

People can now upload information/photos of any plantation done by them

The application provides automatic geo–tagging of plants, hence enables periodically monitor the plantation.

 

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Important fold mountains:

       U ARe A Himalaya

      U :- Ural Mountain.

      A :- Alps Mountain.

      R :- Rocky Mountain.

      A :- Andes Mountain.

      H :-Himalaya.

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Tropic of Cancer Passes through eight states:

Trick:- West Me Gujarat Rajasthan, Mujhe Jharkhand Chahiye Tha.

W- West Bengal

M- Madhya Pradesh

G- Gujarat

R- Rajasthan

M- Mizoram

J- Jharkhand

C- Chattisgarh

T- Tripura

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Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2019

- Released by International Budget Partnership (IBP), biennialy.

- It rates the level of budget transparency across countries on a scale of 0-100, based on internationally comparable indicators.

- The survey covers 117 countries.

- New Zealand ranks first , India is placed at number 53.

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International Budget Partnership

- The International Budget Partnership (IBP) is a collaborative effort of multiple actors – civil society, state actors, international institutions and the private sector.

- formed in 1997

- Objective- to promote transparent and inclusive government budget processes as a means to improve governance and service delivery in the developing world.

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Kisan Sabha App 

- Developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi. 

- to connect farmers to the supply chain and freight transportation management system.

- It aims to provide the most economical and timely logistics support to the farmers amidst the Cobid-19 pandemic.

- It also intends to increase the profit margins for farmers by minimizing interference of middlemen.

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IDEAthon

- Organized by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)

- explore how the COVID-19 crisis can shape River Management strategies for the future.

- IDEAthon examined how the social angle of rivers can be leveraged to address other crises.

CSE Prelims 2020 Deferred

Official Statement by UPSC 

The Civil Services (Prel.) Examination-2020, scheduled to be held on 31/05/2020, stands deferred. Decision on fresh date of the Examination will be made available on 20/05/2020 after assessing the situation.  

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BharatMarket

- a national e-commerce marketplace

- to be launched by Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) for all retail traders in collaboration with several technology partners.

- It will provide end-to-end services in the logistics and supply chains, from manufacturers to end consumers.

- It aims to bring 95 per cent of retail traders onboard the platform, who will be the shareholders and the portal will be run exclusively by the traders

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eCovSens

It is a biosensor that can detect the novel coronavirus in saliva samples.

developed by National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad.

It consists of a carbon electrode and the coronavirus antibody. 

An electrical signal is generated when the antigen and antibody binds.

Gives result in just 30 seconds.