Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya,will inaugurate theIndia Chem 2022on 2ndNovember 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi with the themeVision 2030: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Build India. MoS for Chemicals and Fertilisers and New & Renewable Energy Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Minister of Industries, Infrastructure, IT & Electronics, Government of Andhra Pradesh Shri Gudivada Amarnath and SeniorOfficers of Central Ministries/Departments, Senior Captains of the Industry, Academicians and other stakeholders will also present in this occasion.

India Chem 2022 will showcase the Governments policy for sustainable Growth in the sector and provide a platform for national and international players to interact, exchange knowledge and forge alliances. The event will also highlight the opportunities especially in

Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) and focus on the Make in India initiative for making the country Atmanirbhar in sector.

India Sweden Innovation Day 2022

The 9thedition of the annual India-Sweden Innovation Day was organized in Stockholm, Sweden on October 27.

India-Sweden Innovation Day is observed every year to promote bilateral cooperation between India and Sweden in areas like sustainable industrial development and green transition via technological innovation. It is observed under the India-Sweden Innovation PARTNERSHIP. The first edition of this day was observed when the partnership was instituted in the year 2013. Its purpose is to ensure mutual commitment towards addressing global challenges like https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change and Sustainable Development and achieving prosperity for both the countries through innovation.

Draft Mediation Bill

The Indian government has released a draft mediation bill for public comment, which aims to protect petitioners’ rights to approach competent adjudicatory forums.

Highlights:

Pre-litigation mediation is included in the Draft Mediation Bill.

The bill protects litigants’ rights to seek urgent remedy from competent adjudicatory forums and courts.

The bill states that the successful outcome of mediation is now legally

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enforceable in the form of a Mediation Settlement Agreement.

The Mediation Settlement Agreement is the result of the parties’ mutual agreement. As a result, it has been allowed to be challenged on limited grounds.

According to the bill, the mediation process protects the confidentiality of the mediation.

It also grants immunity from disclosure in certain circumstances.

One Sun, One World, One Grid Initiative Launched By PM

At the COP 26 Climate Meeting in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Boris Johnson jointly inaugurated the ‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’ (OSOWOG) initiative.

Highlights:

The goal of this project is to create a “trans-national electrical grid” that will supply to people all over the world.

‘The Sun Never Sets,’ is OSOWOG’s vision. At any one time, it is a constant in some geographical region in the world.

This is India’s most ambitious project to date, and it has huge economic implications. It has been taken up as part of the World Bank‘s technical support program.

The International Solar Alliance will also be used in this strategy (ISA).

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Bharat Biotechs Covaxin Approved For Emergency Use By WHO

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has been approved by the WHO, with the technical advisory team recommending the India-made vaccine for emergency use in anyone aged 18 and up.

Highlights:

This is a significant step forward in India’s fight against Covid-19.

Covaxin is a vaccine developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research.

It is totally “made in India.” Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca-SK Bio/Serum Institute of India, Johnson 7 Johnson Janssen, Moderna, and Sinopharm have all had their Covid-19 Vaccines authorized by the WHO for emergency use.

Last month, the technical advisory panel requested additional clarity from Bharat Biotech for its final risk assessment, which caused the emergency listing to be postponed.

Covaxin has been recommended for emergency use listing by the technical advisory group, which met to make the final decision.

QS World University Rankings 2022 Announced

The QS World University Rankings for 2022 have been issued by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds).

Highlights:

For the fourth year in a row, the National University of Singapore (NUS) has topped the rankings.

Peking University in China is ranked second, followed by Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong.

The only two Indian institutes in the Top-50 are the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

(IITB) (42nd regionally) and IIT Delhi (45th regionally).

IIT Madras, which was ranked 50th last year, has dropped four places to 54th. India has 118 universities, followed by China, which has 126 institutions.

Indias Panchamrita concoction

PM Narendra Modi has proposed a five-fold strategy for India to play its role in helping the world to get closer to

1.5 degrees Celsius, in a global Climate meet (COP26) in Glasgow.

Highlights:

Prime Minister Modi dubbed his plan ‘Panchamrita,’ which literally translates to ‘five ambrosia.’

Panchamrita is a traditional method of combining five natural foods: milk, curd, ghee, honey, and jaggery.

In Ayurveda, a procedure known as panchmrita is used. It’s also employed in Hindu and Jain religious ceremonies.

India has a Population of 17% of the world’s population. However, it only accounts for 5% of total emissions. India is ranked fourth in the world in terms of capacity.

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By 2030, India plans to grow its non-fossil energy capacity to 500 gigawatts.

Until 2030, India will be able to cover 50% of its energy needs with renewable energy.

By 2030, India will have reduced carbon emissions by one billion tonnes.

By 2030, India will have reduced its carbon intensity by 45 percent.

By 2070, India will have achieved net-zero emissions.

Enrollment in Atal Pension Yojana

In Atal Pension Yojana, the total enrollment is more than 3.30 crore.

About Atal Pension Yojana:

The Atal Pension Yojana started to become active from June 1, 2015, and is accessible to all the residents of India in the age group of 18-40 years.

Under the scheme,

a subscriber would obtain a minimal assured pension of Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 per month, relying upon his contribution, from the age of 60.

The same pension to be paid to the subscriber’s spouse, and on the death of each subscriber and the spouse, the collected pension wealth is returned to the nominee.

The central government will also jointly contribute 50% of the total contribution or Rs. 1000 per year, whichever is lower. This is eligible to each subscriber account for a period of 5 years. Those who joined NPS before December 31, 2015 and are not members of any statutory social security scheme & are not payer are part of this.

MoU between DoRD and DAHD

A MoU has been signed between DoRD (Department of Rural Development) and DAHD (Department of Animal husbandry & Dairying)

Highlights:

The MoU is for leveraging the SHG platform for rural financial increase via the convergence of the Ministry of , the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and the National Rural Livelihoods Mission.

According to the memorandum of understanding, DAHD also decided to adopt a new accreditation

model called A-HELP (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production) to use SHG members as livestock resource personnel and major service providers.

This model will be carried out throughout the country using the current cadre developed under DAY-NRLM for livestock (Pashusakhis) by offering further training and accreditation as A-HELP workers.

Ladakh Adopts State Animal and Bird

Snow leopard and Black-necked crane to be the State animal and bird respectively.

Highlights:

The two endangered species, black-necked crane and snow leopard, were adopted as a State bird and State animal for Ladakh.

Black-necked cranes are only located in Ladakhs Changthang region. The bird is categorised as Near-Threatened, as per the Classification“>IUCN Classification, whereas Snow leopard has been categorised as vulnerable.

In India, the Snow leopards geographical range encompasses a massive part of the western Himalayas, which includes the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, UT of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand & Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern Himalayas.