The Living Planet Index (LPI) is an indicator of the state of global biological diversity, based on trends in vertebrate populations of species from around the world.
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) manages the index in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) a.k.a. the World Wildlife Federation.
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) manages the index in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) a.k.a. the World Wildlife Federation.
Climate Ambition Alliance (CAA)
• Around 73 countries have joined the Climate Ambition Alliance at the COP25.
• The alliance is led by Chile and was launched at the Climate Action Summit, New York in 2019.
• Both Chile and UK will work together to mobilize additional actors to join the alliance.
• The CAA will focus on Nationally Determined Contributions in order to achieve Net Zero by 2050.
• It will focus in resilience in infrastructure, management of water and sustainability of cities.
• The main purpose of the alliance is to upscale 2020 targets of members of UN and to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050.
• Around 73 countries have joined the Climate Ambition Alliance at the COP25.
• The alliance is led by Chile and was launched at the Climate Action Summit, New York in 2019.
• Both Chile and UK will work together to mobilize additional actors to join the alliance.
• The CAA will focus on Nationally Determined Contributions in order to achieve Net Zero by 2050.
• It will focus in resilience in infrastructure, management of water and sustainability of cities.
• The main purpose of the alliance is to upscale 2020 targets of members of UN and to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050.
The Changwon Declaration on human well being and wetlands
The Changwon declaration highlights the positive actions to ensure the human well being and security in future under the themes - water, climate change, people's health and livelihood, changes in land use and biological diversity.
The Changwon declaration highlights the positive actions to ensure the human well being and security in future under the themes - water, climate change, people's health and livelihood, changes in land use and biological diversity.
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture BY FAO
Objective:
Farmers’ Contribution: To recognize the contribution of farmers to the diversity of crops,
Access and Benefit Sharing: Establish a global system to provide farmers, plant breeders and scientists with access to plant genetic materials,
Sustainability: To conserve and sustainably use plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their use, in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity.
It is also known as Seed Treaty as it is a comprehensive international agreement for ensuring food security through the conservation, exchange and sustainable use of the world's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA).
India is a signatory to the treaty
Objective:
Farmers’ Contribution: To recognize the contribution of farmers to the diversity of crops,
Access and Benefit Sharing: Establish a global system to provide farmers, plant breeders and scientists with access to plant genetic materials,
Sustainability: To conserve and sustainably use plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their use, in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity.
It is also known as Seed Treaty as it is a comprehensive international agreement for ensuring food security through the conservation, exchange and sustainable use of the world's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA).
India is a signatory to the treaty
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WHAT IS CA|TS?
CA|TS is a set of criteria which allows tiger sites to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation. CA|TS is organised under seven pillars and 17 elements of critical management activity.
CA|TS is a set of criteria which allows tiger sites to check if their management will lead to successful tiger conservation. CA|TS is organised under seven pillars and 17 elements of critical management activity.
Financial Stability Report
The Reserve Bank of released
Financial Stability Report (FSR).
FSR is a biannual publication.
#Economy
The Reserve Bank of released
Financial Stability Report (FSR).
FSR is a biannual publication.
#Economy
Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) It refers to the net increase in physical assets (investment minus
disposals).
It does not take into account consumption (depreciation) of fixed capital.
It is a component of expenditure approach to calculating
Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
GFCF is not a measure of total investment, because only the value of net additions to fixed assets is
measured, and all kinds of financial assets, as well as stocks of inventories and other operating costs are excluded.
disposals).
It does not take into account consumption (depreciation) of fixed capital.
It is a component of expenditure approach to calculating
Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
GFCF is not a measure of total investment, because only the value of net additions to fixed assets is
measured, and all kinds of financial assets, as well as stocks of inventories and other operating costs are excluded.
Export Promotion Council (EPC)
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME) has recently established an Export Promotion
Cell (EPC) with an aim to create a sustainable ecosystem
for entire MSME development.
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME) has recently established an Export Promotion
Cell (EPC) with an aim to create a sustainable ecosystem
for entire MSME development.
International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
IMO is responsible for measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent pollution from ships.
It is also involved in legal matters, including liability and compensation issues and the facilitation of international maritime traffic.
Its headquarters are located at London, United Kingdom
The International Maritime Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
IMO is responsible for measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent pollution from ships.
It is also involved in legal matters, including liability and compensation issues and the facilitation of international maritime traffic.
Its headquarters are located at London, United Kingdom
Basel III Norms
Basel III norms aim at making most banking activities more
capital-intensive and promoting
a more resilient banking system by focusing on four vital banking parameters viz. capital, leverage,
funding and liquidity.
The Reserve Bank of India has extended the timeline for implementation of the Basel III capital regulations by March 31, 2019
#Economy
Basel III norms aim at making most banking activities more
capital-intensive and promoting
a more resilient banking system by focusing on four vital banking parameters viz. capital, leverage,
funding and liquidity.
The Reserve Bank of India has extended the timeline for implementation of the Basel III capital regulations by March 31, 2019
#Economy
Prompt Corrective Action (PCA)
PCA norms allow the RBI to place certain restrictions such as halting branch expansion and stopping dividend payment. It can even cap a bank’s lending limit to one entity or sector.
Other corrective actions that can be imposed on banks include special audit, restructuring operations
and activation of the recovery plan. Banks’ promoters can be asked to bring in new management, too. The
RBI can also supersede the bank’s board, under PCA.
#Economy
PCA norms allow the RBI to place certain restrictions such as halting branch expansion and stopping dividend payment. It can even cap a bank’s lending limit to one entity or sector.
Other corrective actions that can be imposed on banks include special audit, restructuring operations
and activation of the recovery plan. Banks’ promoters can be asked to bring in new management, too. The
RBI can also supersede the bank’s board, under PCA.
#Economy
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY)
Under the scheme, the government incentivizes employers for generation of new employment.
The Government of India pays the full employer's contribution of 12% (towards Employees’ Provident
Fund and Employees’ Pension Scheme), for the new employment generated with salary up to Rs. 15,000 per month.
Under the scheme, the government incentivizes employers for generation of new employment.
The Government of India pays the full employer's contribution of 12% (towards Employees’ Provident
Fund and Employees’ Pension Scheme), for the new employment generated with salary up to Rs. 15,000 per month.
Tokenization service
Tokenization involves a process in which a unique token masks sensitive card details.
The token is then used to perform card transactions in contact-
less mode at Point Of Sale (POS) terminals
Tokenization involves a process in which a unique token masks sensitive card details.
The token is then used to perform card transactions in contact-
less mode at Point Of Sale (POS) terminals
Rooppur nuclear power plant- Bangladesh
FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE MOVEMENT
-Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, associated with Fridays for Future movement, was
honoured at a Stockholm ceremony held by the Nordic Council.
Fridays for Future (FFF) is also known variously as the school strike for the climate, Youth for Climate,
Climate Strike, Youth Strike for Climate.
It is an international movement of school students who take time off from class to participate in
demonstrations to demand action to prevent further global warming
-Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, associated with Fridays for Future movement, was
honoured at a Stockholm ceremony held by the Nordic Council.
Fridays for Future (FFF) is also known variously as the school strike for the climate, Youth for Climate,
Climate Strike, Youth Strike for Climate.
It is an international movement of school students who take time off from class to participate in
demonstrations to demand action to prevent further global warming