21th June - AAJ KA QUALITY ENRICHMENT
KEYWORDS
Overcoming historical hesitations:
Four pillars of Energy sector: Access, Efficiency, Sustainability and Security:
Borderless World/ Global Village:
CASE STUDIES/ EXAMPLES
Steps taken for Solid waste management/Fighting Plastic menace:
Citizen/Civic participation in governance:
Conviction rate in case of UAPA:
PM/VP/PRESIDENT SPEECHES
PM Speech:
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs):
Heatwave:
Quote on India-USA relations: “Even though the United States and India are separated by half the globe, we are natural partners as we head into the 21st century. - GEORGE W BUSH
Overcoming historical hesitations:
- Meaning: The process of overcoming reluctance or resistance to change, progress, or innovation due to past experiences or historical patterns.
- Usage: It can be used in Uniform civil code, labour/land/agricultural reforms, caste and religious barriers, corruption and strong measures, use of hard power (India) in international relations etc.
Four pillars of Energy sector: Access, Efficiency, Sustainability and Security:
- Meaning: It signifies fundamental aspects that shape the development and management of energy systems worldwide.
- Access: Ensuring that all individuals and communities have reliable and affordable access to modern energy services.
- Efficiency: To minimize waste and maximize output.
- Sustainability: Energy sources and practices that minimize negative environmental impacts.
- Security: Ensuring a reliable and resilient energy supply that meets the needs of individuals, businesses, and nations.
- Usage: It Energy sources and security, use of renewable sources of energy.
- Extended Usage: Micro Finance, Food & Nutrition, Health, Internet access.
Borderless World/ Global Village:
- Meaning: It is a concept of globalization where the goods, services, technology, information, capital, people move/flow seamlessly through the borders, from one nation to other.
- Usage: Globalization, Global Economy, SDGs, Indian Art & Culture, Energy (One sun, one grid), Climate changes (impacts all the countries equally), Global Value/Supply Chain, Cybersecurity, etc.
- Light-touch regulatory approach:
- Meaning: It refers to the approach of the government and regulatory bodies to regulate certain sectors with minimal intervention. This approach is intended to promote innovation and economic growth while allowing businesses to operate with greater flexibility.
- Usage: FDI, Investments, Good Governance, Higher Education, Health, Infrastructure creation, Technology, Agriculture, R&D, Media etc.
CASE STUDIES/ EXAMPLES
Steps taken for Solid waste management/Fighting Plastic menace:
- Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC): It ran citizen participation campaigns and distributed two bins per household so that waste is segregated at source.
- Bengaluru: Setting up recycling units near the landfill to recover any material fit for recycling.
Citizen/Civic participation in governance:
- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched a ‘Knowledge Sharing’ platform:
- This initiative will help the authority to collaborate with experts and citizens who want to share knowledge and insights related to topics such as road design, construction, road safety, environment sustainability and related fields.
Conviction rate in case of UAPA:
- Conviction rate of people charged under UAPA is below 3%. (NCRB data)
- 53% of the people accused under UAPA between 2018 and 2020 were ages between 18 and 30.
PM/VP/PRESIDENT SPEECHES
PM Speech:
- On India-USA relations: There is an unprecedented trust and ties between New Delhi and Washington are stronger and deeper than ever.
- Need of reform: There is a need of restructuring of international organizations, including the United Nations, in keeping with the contemporary multipolar world.
- The failure to democratize international bodies had undermined their effectiveness in dealing with the challenges of terrorism and expansionism.
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs):
- Definition: It is a financial institution established by multiple member countries to provide financial support and technical guidance to member countries to facilitate economic growth and lower poverty levels.
- Primary objective: To offer financing and provide advisory services to support the efforts of member countries, especially developing nations.
- Example: World Bank, ADB, AIIB etc.
Heatwave:
- Definition: The Heatwaves are prolonged periods of abnormally high temperatures relative to the local climate conditions. They typically last for several days or even weeks.
- IMD recognises it as when the maximum temperature is 40°C or higher in the plains and 30°C or higher in hilly regions and the departure from normal temperature is 4.5°C to 6.4°C.
Quote on India-USA relations: “Even though the United States and India are separated by half the globe, we are natural partners as we head into the 21st century. - GEORGE W BUSH
- Meaning: It highlights the importance of India-USA relations in present time.
- Meaning: It signifies that when we actively engage in listening and observing, we become more attuned to our surroundings, the people around us, and the details that often go unnoticed. This increased awareness allows us to gather information, gain insights, and deepen our understanding of the world.
- Importance of Yoga: Yog aims to create complete awareness between the body and the mind.
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