Report by United Nation Office of Drugs and Crime

UNITED NATION OFFICE OF DRUGS AND CRIME For: Mains Topics covered: Report on Homicide 2019 – Findings, UN Office on Drugs and Crime News Flash The Global Study on Homicide 2019 has been published by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Objective The Global Study on Homicide seeks to shed light on gender-related killings, lethal gang violence and other challenges, to support prevention and interventions to bring down homicide rates.…

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The U.S. has threatened to cut off intelligence sharing between Five Eyes

FIVE EYES For: Mains Topics covered: Five Eyes – issue and objections News Flash The Trump Administration has threatened to cut off intelligence sharing between Five Eyes Unless its members ban 5G equipment from Huawei, fearing it could be a vehicle for Chinese spy operations. Recent Developments In February 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Five Eyes members that the U.S. would not share information with them if they included Huawei…

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District-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities

DISTRICT-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITIES For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Environment Impact assessment, DEIAA, SEIAA News Flash State-level officers tasked with environmental assessment have objected to several clauses in a draft law. Draf Law proposes the creation of District-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (DEIAA). It is found that these authorities may have a conflict of interest and may not be technically competent. District-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities The proposed Environment…

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Rainwater Harvesting in India and multiple hurdles

RAINWATER HARVESTING IN INDIA AND MULTIPLE HURDLES For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Rainwater Harvesting related issues, multiple hurdles Rainwater Harvesting Rainwater harvesting is the collection and storage of rain water that runs off from rooftops, parks, roads, open grounds, etc. This water runs off can be either stored or recharged into the groundwater. Why do Rain water harvesting? Rain may soon be the only source of clean water. It helps meet…

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Urban Local Bodies to set up a Rainwater Harvesting Cell

URBAN LOCAL BODIES TO SET UP A RAINWATER HARVESTING CELL For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Rainwater harvesting, Significance, Role of Urban local bodies/ municipal corporations News Flash The Centre has asked all urban local bodies/ municipal corporations to set up a cell for effective monitoring of rainwater harvesting and revival of at least one water body in their respective areas. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry have issued ‘Guidelines for Urban…

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All about Kui Tribals in Odisha – Diligent IAS

KUI TRIBALS IN ODISHA For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: All about Kondh tribes in Odisha – Origin, Work, Culture, Religion News Flash The Kui Samaj Samanwaya Samiti, an organization of Kui tribals in south Odisha, has alleged police atrocities on a group of tribal families. Kondhs Tribes Kui tribals are one of the 18 Kondh tribes in the State list of the Orissa Government. According to Captain Macpherson (1846), the word…

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Drugs and Cosmetic Rules 1945 | Central Drugs Standard Control Organization

DRUGS AND COSMETIC RULES 1945 For: Mains Topics covered: Amendments to Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945, Generic Medicines, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization News Flash The Central Government is considering amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945. Background The matter was recently brought before the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) of the CDSCO. DCC was apprised that registered medical practitioners can supply different categories of medicines including vaccines. They do so to…

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First India- assisted model village opened in Sri Lanka

FIRST INDIA – ASSISTED MODEL VILLAGE OPENED IN SRI LANKS A model village built with Indian assistance as part of a housing project meant for war-affected people and estate workers was inaugurated in Sri Lanka. India has undertaken more than 70 people-oriented development projects in various fields including: Health, education, housing, skill development, infrastructure and vocational training across the country. Background India has partnered with the ministry of housing and construction and cultural…

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Deep-CEE: The Artificial Intelligence Tool for Identify Galaxy Cluster

Deep-CEE: The Artificial intelligence tool Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence-powered tool that has been trained to “look” at color images and identify galaxy clusters quickly. Deep-CEE Deep Learning for Galaxy Cluster Extraction and Evaluation. Deep-CEE builds on Abell’s approach for identifying galaxy clusters. It replaces the astronomer with an Artificial Intelligence model. Deep-CEE model is based on neural networks. These neural networks are designed to mimic the way a human brain learns…

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‘Immunocontraceptive measures’ for Four species of Wild Animals

‘Immunocontraceptive measures’ for wild animals The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) has launched a project. Support also has taken from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and National the Institute of Immunology (NII). About the Project The project aims to control the population of four species of wild animals. Species include- elephant, wild boar, monkey and blue bull (Nilgai). It is a pilot project and will begin in Uttarakhand. Only hitch…

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