PIB report 2

1. Disaster Management should not only involve relief operation, rescue, rehabilitation, reconstruction but also strike the root cause of it and prevent the disaster. That is where the research should be precise. Shri Rijiju appealed the private sector to take part in the Disaster Management. The country has understood how to deal with disaster management and disaster preparedness and we have to integrate the same with the research.

2. Parrikar Asks DRDO to Focus on Core Defence Technology Areas. close interface of DRDO with Navy in developing technology products is well matured. DRDO should now develop similar level of interface with Army and IAF.

3. Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yonaja (PMKKKY). This is the new programme meant to provide for the welfare of areas and people affected by mining related operations. The most productive mining areas in the country are largely areas inhabited by scheduled tribes. They also are mainly located in the areas covered by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. The PMKKKY is, therefore, very sharply focused on safeguarding the health, environment and economic conditions of the tribals and providing them with opportunities to benefit from the vast mineral resources that are extracted from the areas where they live. The PMKKKY envisions to substantially raising the all-round standard of living of mining affected people by utilising 60% of its fund for sustained high priority areas like drinking water supply, health care, education etc. and the balance amount for creating a supportive and conducive infrastructural environment. Also District Mineral Foundation. Planned development of Mineral Sector in India is need of the hour. One big shortcoming in our mining sector has been very small scale of exploration. To overcome this, we have established National Mineral Exploration Trust. To achieve our common goal of sustainable and inclusive growth, government, planners, policymakers, mining industry, technology suppliers, service providers and communities will have to work together.

4. 100 smart cities which would include in its blueprint adequate provisions for power generation, usage of renewables and energy efficiency technologies, comprehensive waste management programme; usage of waste to energy technologies etc.

5. Collaboration in the area of fracking of shale gas, especially water less fracking in India were identified as areas of future cooperation under the Energy Dialogue. challenges of greening the grid, i.e., to integrate large scale renewable energy sources into the electricity grid. off-grid clean energy access, The Indian delegation urged the US to share technology related to supercritical coal plants as well as share best practices and tools to improve efficiency and carbon footprint of existing power plants.

6.The key to “Good Governance”, said Dr. Jitendra Singh, lies in reducing red-tapism, expediting procedures through electronic and digital means, riddance from rules which are obstructionist and providing an environment which enables officers to perform their best.

7. The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a significant initiative by the Government to secure bank finance to the vast segment of the population occupied in the informal sector which does not have access to formal bank credit and is forced to rely on informal sources of finance at high cost.

8. The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country as on September 23, 2015 was 95.313 BCM, which is 60% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs.