Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – July 13-15, 2022
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July 13-15, 2022
Government of Assam and Arunachal sign ‘Namsai Declaration’ to resolve vexed boundary dispute
The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma inked the ‘Namsai Declaration’ for resolving the vexed inter-state boundary dispute between the two states.
The declaration was signed by the two chief ministers in the presence of several cabinet ministers of both states.
Key Points
- The Chief Minister of both the states agreed in principle on restricting the number of contested villages to 86 instead of 123. Of the 123 disputed villages, a consensus has been reached on 37 and 86 others are left.
- According to the Namsai Declaration’, both the Chief ministers agreed that out of the 37 disputed villages, 28 which are within the constitutional boundary of Arunachal Pradesh shall remain with the state while, three villages on which claims were withdrawn by Arunachal Pradesh, will be with Assam.
- Six other villages which could not be located on the Assam side would also remain with the frontier state if they exist in Arunachal Pradesh, the agreement stated.
- Both the states have agreed to form 12 regional committees to resolve the border issues. These committees will submit their report on 15th September. The draft MoU will be referred to the union government for its approval.
Mizoram has the highest ratio of women working as legislators and managers
As per the latest additional data of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for July 2020-June 2021, Mizoram has the highest proportion of women workers working as legislators, senior officials and managers, followed by Sikkim and Manipur.
In Mizoram, there was a 70.9% ratio of female-to-male workers who were working as legislators, senior officials and managers. Sikkim with 48.2% and Manipur at 45.1%, Meghalaya at 44.8% Andhra Pradesh recorded 43%.
The other northeastern state among Assam had 16.1% while Nagaland had a ratio of 9.1%.
Among the larger states and Union Territories with a low ratio were Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Punjab and Andaman and Nicobar. Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu had the lowest ratio of 1.8%.
In terms of senior managerial jobs, Mizoram again topped the charts with 40.8%, followed by Sikkim with 32.5 and Meghalaya at 31%. Andhra Pradesh with a ratio of 30.4%.
Bonn Global Biodiversity Conclave 2022
Bonn Global Biodiversity Conclave is being organised in Bonn, Germany. This conclave is mainly focusing on sustainable use of wild species.
Assessment on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species report will be published at the 9th conference of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
New Assessment on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species report
- It will incorporate the details on diverse uses of wild species and practices that are connected with them, these practices include, Gathering, Logging, Fishing, observing and Terrestrial animal harvesting (shearing and hunting).
- It will investigate what ‘sustainable use’ implies and how it is associated with United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals.
- Authors of the report will also look after tools and methods to assess, measure and manage the sustainable use of wild species.
- They will also read about the effectiveness of policy options, in order to govern the sustainable use of wild species in a better manner. Such policies include trade & incentives, and governance.
- They would also highlight why and for whom the sustainable use of wild species is unavoidable.
- Report will also explore the links between sustainable use of wild species and challenges associated with it, including climate change & land use.
India’s first floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Maharashtra
India’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) has arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, on the west coast of India.
The port is the first deep water, 24×7 operational private port in Maharashtra. This will be the first year-round Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Maharashtra.
Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) based LNG Terminals aims at providing the ability to enhance the pace of natural gas import capability in an environment friendly and efficient manner.
Key Points
- The LNG terminal built in 2017, has a storage capacity of 170,000 cubic metres and installed regasification capacity of 750 million cubic feet per day.
- Höegh Giant will deliver regasified LNG to the 56-km long Jaigarh-Dabhol natural gas pipeline, thereby connecting the LNG terminal to the national gas grid.
- The facility is capable of reloading LNG onto small-scale LNG vessels for bunkering services and delivering LNG through truck loading facilities for onshore distribution.
- H-Energy plans to further develop small-scale LNG markets in the region and use the floating storage and regasification unit for storage and reloading LNG onto smaller vessels.
NASA released James Webb Space Telescope’s first images
National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) released James Webb Space Telescope’s first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington.
This first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date.
Key points
- It is a joint venture of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency.
- Thousands of galaxies including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared have appeared in Webb’s view for the first time.
- The James Webb Space telescope first photo covers a patch of sky that is approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground.
- It is a composite made from images at different wavelengths, totaling 12.5 hours.
- The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope achieves depths at infrared wavelengths beyond the Hubble Space Telescope’s deepest fields, which took weeks.
- It will be able to study Old and distant galaxies, which is not currently possible with Hubble.
- It will show images from 250 million years after the Big Bang- taking us closer to the starting point of the Universe.
India ranks 135 in the Global Gender Gap Index 2022
Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in its Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index for 2022.
In 2021, India was ranked 140 out of 156 countries. India’s overall score has improved from 0.625 (in 2021) to 0.629.
About Global Gender Gap Report
- The Global Gender Gap Index is an index designed to measure gender equality.
- It was first published in 2006 by the World Economic Forum.
- It assesses countries on how well they are dividing their resources and opportunities among their male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources and opportunities.
- It is an index designed to measure gender equality by tracking progress towards closing gender gaps over time.
- The Global Gender Gap index “benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions–
- Economic Participation and Opportunity,
- Educational Attainment,
- Health and Survival, and
- Political Empowerment.
India’s Performance on Global Gender Gap Index 2022
- Economic Participation and Opportunity: India ranks 143 out of the 146 countries. (In 2021, India was pegged at 151 out of the 156 countries.)
- Educational Attainment: India ranks 107th out of 146. (In 2021, India was ranked 114 out of 156.)
- Health and Survival: India ranks 146 in health and survival
- Political Empowerment: India ranks the highest (48th out of 146).
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