DAILY GK 25 JULY 2020
1.
“VRIKSHAROPAN ABHIYAN” OF THE COAL MINISTRY
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Amit
Shah launched ‘Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ the tree plantation campaign of the Coal
Ministry in the presence of Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Coal, Mines
and Parliamentary Affairs.
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6
lakh seedlings have been planted across 600 acres.The Plantation campaign
coincides the anniversaries of Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak and Chandrashekhar
Azad, who devoted their life for service of the nation.
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The
Government has set a target of one billion tonnes production
of coal per annum by 2023-24.
2. INDIA’S
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO DECLINED TO 113 IN 2016-18
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In
accordance with the “Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India 2016-18”,
released by the Office of the Registrar General’s Sample Registration
System (SRS), the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India has declined to
113 in 2016-18 from 122 in 2015-17 and 130 in 2014-2016 and almost 100 deaths
lesser than in the period of 2007-2009.
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The southern
States registered a lower MMR — Andhra Pradesh (65), Telangana (63),
Karnataka (92), Kerala (43) and Tamil Nadu (60) as compared to states of Assam
& EAG viz. Assam (215), Bihar (149), Madhya Pradesh (173), Chhattisgarh
(159), Odisha (150), Rajasthan (164), Uttar Pradesh (197), Uttarakhand (99) and
Jharkhand (71).
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The
target of United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of 3.1 is to
reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 1,00,000 live births.
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Maternal
Mortality Ratio (MMR)
is defined as the proportion of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births,
reported under the SRS.
3. APSEZ
BECOMES THE 1ST INDIAN PORT TO SIGN UP FOR THE SBTi
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Adani
Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) becomes the 1st
Indian port and 7th Port globally to sign up for the
Science-Based Targets initiative(SBTi).
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By
signing the commitment letter to SBTi, APSEZ is committed to set science-based
emissions reduction targets(across their entire value chain) that keep global
warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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The
science based targets are greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets that are
in line with the level of decarbonisation required to meet the goals of the
Paris Climate Agreement ie., to control global warming below 2°C above
pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
4. ‘COVID-19
LAW LAB’ INITIATIVE LAUNCHED
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The
World Health Organization (WHO) along with other key bodies had launched COVID-19
Law Lab(www.COVIDLawLab.org).
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It
is a database of laws that countries had implemented in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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This
will help countries to establish and implement strong legal frameworks to
manage the pandemic across the world.
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This
is the 1st initiative to start studying governance response to
a pandemic and to measure what works and what not.
5. WORLD’S
LARGEST 1ST GLOBAL FINTECH FEST
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The
1st edition of two days long) world’s largest Global Fintech Fest (GFF)
was held virtually, which was organized by Payments Council of India (PCI) and
Fintech Convergence Council (FCC) at National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI) under the theme “Fintech : With and Beyond COVID”. The aim of the
fest was to bring together the global FinTech and Banking, financial services
and insurance (BFSI) sector.
6. SPACE
STARTUP DIGANTARA SELECTED FOR SID INCUBATION PROGRAM
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A
Space start up namely Digantara Research and Technology (DRT)
which has developed India’s first in-orbit space debris monitoring and
tracking system that works on LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)
technology has been selected by SID (Society for Innovation and Development)
incubation program at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore.
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In
this regard, the startup has received a grant of Rs 25 lakhs which
will be used to develop space debris monitoring systems and the company’s
expansion.
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The
In-orbit Space Debris Monitoring and tracking system provides global real-time
earth coverage by deploying a constellation of cost-efficient nanosatellites in
LEO (Low Earth Orbit) and a space-based air surveillance payload for accurate
tracking of both aircraft and space objects.
