1. In PMKSY, the new funding pattern ithas been modified to
60:40 for States and 90:10 for the North Eastern States.
2. the low oil prices are a challenge to the upstream
industry but it has also resulted in lowering the cost of exploration and
related services and we need to convert this challenge into opportunity to upscale production. only half
of India’s sedimentary basins have been explored and there is an immense
potential in the remaining half. Exploration of the remaining half should be
taken up on top priority in order to curb imports by ten percent by 2022
3. consequent to higher devolution of funds to the States as
per the recommendations of 14th Finance Commission, the Sub-Group of Chief
Ministers on Rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes was constituted and
it has submitted its Report wherein it has recommended that fund sharing
pattern of PMGSY will be in the ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and States
for all States except for 8 North Eastern and 3 Himalayan States for which it
will be 90:10.
4. He said the history of Indian journalism is intertwined
with that of the freedom movement. From the time of Hickey’s Gazette which came
out during the days of East India Company, the media has highlighted problems
faced by the common people. Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in October 1937 in The
Modern Review of Calcutta under a pseudonym and criticised himself for having dictatorial
tendencies. People wondered who had dared criticize Nehru. It was only much
later that people realised Nehru himself had written the article in order to
encourage criticism.
5. The first South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise
(SAADMEx -2015) hosted by Government of India, was successfully conducted from
23rd to 26th November 2015 in the National Capital Region. The dimensions,
frequency, and complexity of natural disasters are increasing. No country is
immune from this trend. In such a scenario – local, national, regional and
international cooperation and coordination are more vital than ever before(in
matters of disaster risk reduction and sharing of best practices). “One SAARC,
One Response” & “Collective response better than individual response”
6. National award winning film ‘I Cannot Give You My Forest’
inspired by the issues of Niyamgiri Adivasis(Kondh tribes). It highlights
environmental issues and focus on struggle of tribals in day-today life. Nandan
Saxena and Kavita Bahl’s film
7. Seeking to improve basic infrastructure in urban areas,
the Ministry of Urban Development today approved an investment of Rs.3,120 cr
for enhancing water supply, sewerage network services, storm water drains,
non-motorised transport and availability of public spaces in 102 cities, under
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
8. Today we need to develop such strategies that will lead
to sustainable productivity gains and also profitability of farming. Indian
agriculture was given begging bowl status in the world. out foodgrain
production that was 82 MT in 1960-61 has touched 264 MT by 2013-14. The success
of green revolution in India proved wrong the theories of Malthus and
economists who said that India would suffer on account of poverty and
technological backwardness. . The rainfed areas today contribute about 60% to
the agricultural production. Therefore, we need to focus on water management
and conservation in these areas. It is time for second green revolution in the
country and we believe that this can happen from the eastern states of our
country.
9. DRDO is developing many state-of-the art technologies,
some of these can be adopted for future disaster management solution. It may be
noted that due to variations in geography and climates, India is susceptible to
various calamities/disasters like earthquakes, floods, droughts, tsunamis,
cyclones, landslides and avalanches which may be man-made or of natural origin.
Apart from these, vulnerability to emergencies arising out of Chemical,
Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) material also exists. Disaster
management broadly comprises the pre-disaster phase which includes prevention,
mitigation and preparedness, while the post-disaster phase includes response,
rehabilitation, reconstruction and recovery. DRDO has in the past contributed
to the various disaster management operations like Tsunami disaster in 2004,
Uttarakhand flash floods in 2013 and J&K floods in 2014.
10. SAARC Regional Workshop on Sharing Best Practices on
"Disaster Risk Reduction" inaugurated. He said that countries
responding collectively are more important than responding individually. fund-
mobilization is not an issue these days, which used to be for decades earlier..
Now different countries pledge funds in case of disasters. at the time of
appraisal of a project, Disaster Risk Impact should be done along with the
environment and social impact assessment. Our target should be to prevent the
future risk and mitigate the existing risk. If the ‘recovery and
reconstruction’ issue is addressed, less efforts will be required in future for
response.
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