Global Peace Index 2019

GLOBAL PEACE INDEX 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topic cover: GPI 2019, Highlights, India vs. Global Performance News Flash The recently released Global Peace Index shows India’s rank at 141 among 163 countries. The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) prepares the GPI report that presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to date on peace, its economic value, trends, and how to develop peaceful societies. Global Peace Index (GPI) Global Peace Index…

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Anthropocene Epoch

ANTHROPOCENE EPOCH Recently (May 21), panel of the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) voted in favour of designating a new geological epoch — the Anthropocene. Arrival of new epoch signals the end of the Holocene Epoch, which began 11,700 years ago. The panel plans to submit a formal proposal for the new epoch by 2021 to the International Commission on Stratigraphy, which oversees the official geologic time chart. The final ratification will be made by…

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Redefined Units of Kilogram, Kelvin, Mole and Ampere across the World

THE KILOGRAM HAS CHANGED For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: New Definitions, Why the change, What does not change, National Physical Laboratory, International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) News Flash The kilogram is no longer what it used to be. It still means the same amount of mass as before, but the way it is defined changed across the world on, World Metrology Day – 20 May, 2019. Along with the kilogram,…

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Christchurch Call to Action

CHRISTCHURCH CALL TO ACTION For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: Christchurch attack, Christchurch Call To Action, US refuse, Commitments, India’s support, Masood Azhar News Flash To combat online extremism, India signed on to a new global anti-terror initiative that is spearheaded by the governments of France and New Zealand along with top social media companies after the Christchurch attacks. What had happened at Christchurch? On March 15, four gunmen stormed two mosques…

Illegal Wildlife Trade

Illegal wildlife trade (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) WHAT Campaign launched by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India and UN Environment aimed at airports across India. Tiger, Pangolin, Star Tortoise and Tokay Gecko featured in the campaign. In India, illegal trade in wildlife has seen a sharp rise in recent years. The International Day of Biological Diversity celebrated on May 22. UN Environment India and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of India launched…

Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Rules

COASTAL REGULATION ZONE RULES For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: CRZ, News Rules News Flash The Supreme Court recently ordered the demolition of five apartments in Ernakulam’s Maradu municipality for violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules/norms. Regulation Zone In all Coastal Regulation Zone Rules, regulation zone has been defined as the area up to 500 m from the high-tide line. Several kinds of restrictions apply, depending on criteria such as population,…

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Indian Ocean is spawning strong

WHY THE INDIAN OCEAN IS SPAWNING STRONG For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Cyclones (Fani, Idai, Eline, Kenneth), Causes News Flash The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have made landfall in Mozambique. After Idai, Eline was the strongest — though not the deadliest — cyclone to have hit the southern…

Sub-Categorisation of Other Backward Classes

Sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes For: Mains Topics covered: G. Rohini Commission, OBC, Sub-categorisation, Creamy layer, National Commission News Flash The central government had appointed the Commission under Justice (Retd) G.Rohini on October 2, 2017, under article 340 to examine the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes. The commission is now all set to recommend a fixed quota, possibly between 8 and 10 per cent of the 27 per cent OBC quota for about 1,900…

India – U.S ties are not progressing

India – U.S ties are not progressing The U.S.’s decision to not extend Iran sanctions waivers, including the one provided to India, has notable implications for India-U.S. relations, given the importance of New Delhi’s energy relationship with Tehran. Deleterious developments for bilateral ties It comes on the heels of many other deleterious developments for bilateral ties including the U.S.’s decision to withdraw GSP benefits for Indian exports (in retaliation for Indian tariffs that…

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