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Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX)

(Ministry of Defence)

 

WHAT

Commanders-in-Chief of all the three naval Commands, along with senior operational commanders and representatives from Indian Army, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard attended and participated in the discussions held at the Naval Base, Kochi.

 

TROPEX 2019

  • It is large-scale coastal defence exercise to test robustness of entire coastal security apparatus. (January to March 2019).
  • It is yearly exercise that takes place on Western Seaboard.
  • It tests joint combat capabilities, war capabilities of three services (Army, Air force, Navy) in war like situation.
  • It will strengthen interoperability and joint operations in conflict situation.

It will see participation of more than 45 ships from both Western and Eastern Naval Commands of Indian Navy, including plane carrying warship INS Vikramaditya, submarines including atomic powered Chakra, maritime aircraft MiG-29K, helicopters and ships from Indian Coast Guard.

Source: PIB

 

 

Disaster Risk Reduction : 3rd Indo-Japan Workshop

(Ministry of Home Affairs)

WHAT

The 3rd Indo-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction was held in Delhi.

The Government of India and the Government of Japan had signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in September 2017.

 

OBJECTIVE

Enhancing collaboration between research institutes, cities and the private sector in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction.

 

BACKGROUND

  • 1st Indo-Japan Workshop on DRR held on March 18-19, 2018 in New Delhi.
  • 2nd 1st Indo-Japan Workshop on DRR held on October 13-15, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.

 

SENDAI FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (SFDRR)

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (Sendai Framework) is the first major agreement of the post-2015 development agenda, with seven targets and four priorities for action.

The Framework was adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, on March 18, 2015.

The Seven Global Targets

(a) Substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower average per 100,000 global mortality rate in the decade 2020-2030 compared to the period 2005-2015.

(b) Substantially reduce the number of affected people globally by 2030, aiming to lower average global figure per 100,000 in the decade 2020 -2030 compared to the period 2005-2015.

(c) Reduce direct disaster economic loss in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030.

(d) Substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, among them health and educational facilities, including through developing their resilience by 2030.

(e) Substantially increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020.

(f) Substantially enhance international cooperation to developing countries through adequate and sustainable support to complement their national actions for implementation of this Framework by 2030.

(g) Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to the people by 2030.

Source: PIB

 

 

 

Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme

(Ministry of New and Renewable Energy)

WHAT

The Government of India has recently approved scheme for farmers for installation of solar pumps and grid connected solar power plants.

 

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

DISCOMs and State Nodal agencies.

 

AIM

KUSUM aims to provide financial nand water security to farmers through harnessing solar energy capacities of 25.75 gigawatts (GW) by 2022.

 

COMPONENT OF SCHEME

The scheme has three core components

Component A: 10,000 MW, decentralised ground mounted grid-connected renewable power plants.

Component B: Installation of 17.50 lakh standalone solar powered agriculture pumps.

Component C: Solarisation of 10 lakh grid-connected solar powered agriculture pumps.

The plan will have a significant environmental impact as far as in terms of saving of CO2 emaissions. It is assessed that three components of the plan consolidated together would result in saving of around 27 million tons of CO2 outflow per annum.

Source: PIB