11 states/ UTs have laws on lifts, Centre urges others to follow suit

Flagging that only 11 states and UTs have Acts and Rules in place for lifts which mandate compliance of standards, the consumer affairs ministry has urged all the state and UT governments to frame laws and notify the rules specifying a robust audit mechanism.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (Bis) has published several Indian standards on lifts covering various aspects for ensuring safe travel in lifts. The letter said, However, it has been noted that only 11 states have Lift Acts/ Rules in place which mandate (or

are in the process of mandating) compliance to Indian Standards on lifts.

The states which have the compliance mechanism in place are Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Kerala, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Assam.

Efforts to Enhance Production under Mission Coking Coal

Government has launched ‘Mission Coking Coal’ in August, 2021 to suggest roadmap to augment the production and utilization of domestic coking coal in India by 2030. Mission Coking Coal document has made recommendations majorly relating to new exploration, enhancing production, enhancing washing capacity, auction of new

coking coal mines.

CIL undertakes constant efforts to enhance coking coal production by capacity enhancement through expansion of existing coking coal producing mines and from implementation

of new coking coal blocks. Mass Production Technology has been introduced in UG mines of CIL to enhance the domestic raw coking coal production. CIL is taking steps regarding offering of coking coal mines for production to investors on revenue sharing basis.

Global recession 2023 and its impact on India

According to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), a global will start in 2023. A global recession is predicted by other agencies as well to begin in 2023. New borrowing costs put in place to fight Inflation cause several economies to shrink. According to the British consultancys annual World Economic League Table, the global economy topped $100 trillion for the first time in 2022 but will halt in 2023 as governments continue to struggle against growing costs.

The global gross domestic product will have doubled by 2037 as developing economies catch up to the wealthier ones. According

to Bloomberg, the East Asia and Pacific region will produce more than a third of the worlds output by 2037, while Europes share will drop to less than a fifth as a result of changing power dynamics.

The data from the IMFs World Economic Outlook and an internal model serve as the foundation for the Centre for Economics and Business Researchs estimates of Growth, inflation, and currency rates.

Indias Cuisine Ranked Fifth in the list of best Cuisines of the World

India is ranked fifth on the global list of the best cuisines for 2022, according to Taste Atlas. The ranking is based on audience votes

for ingredients, dishes, and beverages. Italys food came in first place followed by Greece and Spain. India received 4.54 points and the best rated foods of the country include garam masala, malai, ghee, butter garlic naan, keema, the rating said. Ithas a total of 460 items in the list. Furthermore, the best restaurants to try Indian cuisine are Shree Thaker Bhojanalay (Mumbai), Karavalli (Bengaluru), Bukhara (New Delhi), Dum Pukht (New Delhi), Comorin (Gurugram) and 450 others, according to the list.

Concerns over delayed implementation

Delayed implementation of the projects in India increases the project cost as well as disturb the pace of development. This portal will help in mitigating this concern. Because

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of ranking available to all the States, it will be easier to monitor the progress of developmental projects. This in turn will increase the speed of projects.

MIS portal for rankings of States & UTs in Land Acquisition Projects

Union Minister for Rural Development & , Giriraj Singh, launched MIS (Management Information System) portal to ranking of States/UTs in Land Acquisition Projects.

With the launch of this portal, states/UTs will be ranked in Land Acquisition Projects under RFCTLARR Act, 2013, which is dubbed as Right to Fair Compensation

and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Based on the ranking and performance, the top 3 States and top 3 districts will be awarded.

Haitis freedom soup added to UNESCO Cultural Heritage List

The United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO placed a traditional Haitian soup called Joumou Soup in the intangible cultural heritage list.

Haitian soup is widely considered as a symbol of Indias independence.

Joumou soup is much more than a dish. It tells the story of heroes & heroines of Haitian independence as well as their struggle for Human Rights and hard-won freedom.

It is a squash-based soup and it became a symbol of things long forbidden

to slaves under the French domination until Haiti became independent on January 1, 1804.

Haitians celebrated their freedom by consuming the soup.

They traditionally serve the soup on New

Years Day for commemorating the anniversary of liberation from slavery.

New-Gen Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile ‘Agni P’ Test Fired By India

A new generation Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile called Agni P was test-fired by DRDO.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam‘s island off the coast of Odisha was the launch site for Agni P.

Several telemetries, electro-optical stations, radar, and downrange ships positioned along the eastern coast followed and monitored the missile’s trajectory and parameters.

Agni P followed a

textbook trajectory and met the mission’s goals with great precision.

Agni P is a two-stage solid-propellant ballistic missile with a redundant and guidance system.

It is the successor to the Agni-I and Agni-II missiles, created by the DEFENCE Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

India And Vietnam To Collaborate in Postal Sector

India and Vietnam signed a statement of intent for improved postal cooperation on 17 December.

Highlights:

It was signed to recognize the two countries’ extensive

strategic and economic connections.

India-Vietnam relations have been extraordinarily amicable and cordial. Prime Minister Nehru and President Ho Chi Minh created the foundations for the relationship 50 years ago. Cultural and commercial ties between the two countries, on the other hand, extend back to the second century.

Since 1992, bilateral ties have grown significantly in economics, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, and .

The relationship is not solely based on economic considerations; there has also been substantial development of bilateral military cooperation.