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2021-06-29 08:01:49 #Quote

"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value" - Albert Einstein Open / Comment

2021-06-29 07:25:29 Govt. unveils ₹6.28 lakh crore stimulus post 2nd COVID wave Open / Comment

2021-06-29 05:15:04 #Factseries #Post28

✓The annual report of the Civil Registration System for 2019, which is a part of the Census Department of India, has provided some good news about gender balance in the country. The report has shown that no state or Union Territory has a sex ratio at birth which was less than 900 girls for every 1,000 males.

✓WHO has estimated that the natural sex ratio at birth is about 952 females to every 1,000 males. Open / Comment

2021-06-28 17:01:49 Good Corruption

✓Cumbersome rules in India make market entry difficult & impose unnecessary costs on legitimate economic activity & tend to hamper growth by creating high barriers for new projects & investments. Therefore, ‘access money’ – in the form of kickbacks as seen in the defence deals in India results in faster decision making and approval.

✓Another form of corruption is the ‘speed money’ which helps move files along myriad administrative departments & helps get ahead in slow moving queues. It is like facilitation fees.

✓Petty corruption like ‘hafta’ paid by street vendors to the policemen benefits both. While vendors can circumvent the cumbersome process of registration, the underpaid & overworked policemen in India get some financial relief.

✓It is also argued that these petty corruption, unlike money laundering & grand theft, increases consumption in the economy, thus driving the cycle of demand and supply. Open / Comment

2021-06-28 13:09:34 The World Drug Report 2021: UNODC

✓Recently, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in its World Drug Report 2021, has highlighted that the lockdown restrictions during Covid-19 have accelerated drug trafficking using the Internet.

✓Drug traffickers have quickly recovered from initial setbacks caused by lockdown restrictions and are operating at pre-pandemic levels once again.

✓It is driven in part by a rise in the use of technology and cryptocurrency payments, operating outside the regular financial system.

✓Access to drugs has also become simpler than ever with online sales, and major drug markets on the dark web. Open / Comment

2021-06-28 03:24:06 Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPC)

✓It is a global partnership of govts, businesses, civil society, & Indigenous People focused on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, forest carbon stock conservation, the sustainable management of forests, & the enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries, activities commonly referred to as REDD+.

✓Launched in 2008, the FCPF now works with 47 developing countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean, along with 17 donors that have made contributions & commitments totaling $1.3 billion. Open / Comment

2021-06-27 16:32:06 #Factseries #Post27

✓The Indian Forest Act 1927 was amended in 2017 to remove bamboo from the category of trees. As a result, anyone can undertake cultivation & business in bamboo without the need of a felling and transit permission. Open / Comment

2021-06-27 16:05:59 Deepor Beel

✓Deepor Beel (Beel means wetland or large aquatic body in Assamese) located about 10 km Southwest of Guwahati city is considered one of the large and important riverine wetlands in the Brahmaputra Valley of lower Assam.

✓Because of the richness of avian fauna it enjoys, Deepor Beel has been selected as one of the Important Bird Area (IBA) sites by Birdlife International.

✓It has also been designated as a Ramsar Site in November 2002. Open / Comment

2021-06-27 00:26:50 Nicobar shrew

✓The Nicobar shrew or Nicobar white-tailed shrew (Crocidura nicobarica) is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae.

✓It is endemic to the Great Nicobar Island of India. Open / Comment

2021-06-26 22:13:53 Four Foundational Agreements between the US and its Partners:

General Security Of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA):

✓GSOMIA allows militaries to share the intelligence gathered by them.

✓Signed by India in 2002.

Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA):

✓LEMOA allows both countries to have access to each other’s designated military facilities for refueling and replenishment.

✓Signed by India in 2016.

Communications and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA):

✓COMCASA (Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement) is the India specific version of CISMOA.

✓Signed by India in 2018.

Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA):

✓BECA allows US military to share geospatial and satellite
data with its signatory countries.

✓India has not signed BECA yet. Open / Comment