Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – June 05-06 2022
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June 05-06, 2022
World Environment Day 2022
The World Environment Day 2022 is observed every year on June 5. It is celebrated every year to raise awareness about the conservation of the environment as well as to encourage people worldwide to take positive environmental actions in order to help in creating a better future.
The theme for World Environment Day 2022 is “Only One Earth”. It focuses on living sustainably in harmony with nature. This year Sweden is the host country.
Background
The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Environment in Stockholm was the first world conference. It was the first world conference with environment as its major agenda. It declared “right to live in a healthy environment” as “basic human right”. With this, the idea of World Environment Day was formalized. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was created as a result of this conference.
World’s largest plant discovered in Australia
Scientists recently discovered the World’s Largest Plant growing underwater in Western Australia. Living in the shallow waters off the coast of Western Australia, the marine flowering plant known as Posidonia australis.
A group of researchers from Flinders University and The University of Western Australia have found that the plant is 4,500 years old. It is believe that the plant is large as 200 square kilometers (77sq miles),
It is a sea-grass which is measured to be 180 km in length. The scientists used genetic testing to identify the sprawling mass to be a single plant. It has double the number of chromosomes than other similar plants, and managed to survive the volatile atmosphere of the Shark Bay.
SC directed protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across India should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of minimum 1 km
The Supreme Court of India recently directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum one km starting from their demarcated boundaries.
Directions by the Court
- In case any national park or protected forest already has a buffer zone extending beyond one km, that would prevail.
- Mining within the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries shall not be permitted.
- In case the question of the extent of buffer zone was pending a statutory decision, then the court’s direction to maintain the one-km safety zone would be applicable until a final decision is arrived at under the law.
About Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ)
- Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) or Ecologically Fragile Areas (EFAs) are areas notified by the MoEFCC around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.
- The purpose of declaring ESZs around national parks, forests and sanctuaries is to create some kind of a “shock absorber” for the protected areas.
- These zones would act as a transition zone from areas of high protection to those involving lesser protection.
- An Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) could go up to 10 kilometres around a protected area as provided in the Wildlife Conservation Strategy, 2002.
- To minimize the impact of urbanization and other developmental activities, the areas adjacent to protected areas have been declared as Eco-Sensitive Zones.
- Activities like industries causing pollution Commercial mining, establishment of major hydroelectric projects (HEP), saw mills, commercial use of wood, Tourism, production of hazardous substances and discharge of effluents or any solid waste are all prohibited.
- Activities like agricultural or horticultural practices, organic farming, rainwater harvesting, use of renewable energy sources, adoption of green technology etc are permitted.
Turkey changes its official name to Turkiye
The United Nations has changed the Republic of Turkey’s country name at the organisation from “Turkey” to “Türkiye”, following a request from Ankara for the change.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric had been received from the Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addressed to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, requesting the use of “Türkiye” instead of “Turkey” for all affairs.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said that “Türkiye is the best representation and expression of the Turkish people’s culture, civilization, and values.”
The government of Turkey has started re-branding campaign. It will start featuring “Made in Türkiye” on all exported products.
Blue Duke declared as the state Butterfly of Sikkim
The Chief Minister of Sikkim, Prem Singh Tamang has declared Blue Duke as the state butterfly on the occasion of World Environment Day at Saramsa Garden near Ranipool during the event organized by the Forest department.
Blue Duke edged past Krishna Peacock, which was to be announced as State Butterfly of Sikkim. The two butterflies, among the 720-odd butterfly species, had been shortlisted for the State Butterfly nominations.
According to the Forest department, an online voting was conducted between April and September to select the State Butterfly. Among the 4036 votes, 57% of the votes went in favour of Blue Duke while 43% voted for Krishna Peacock.
About Blue Duke
- Blue Duke is a native butterfly species of Sikkim which was discovered in the state in 1858.
- It is also called Bassarona durga durga, which is unique to Sikkim and Eastern Himalayas
- It is found at an altitude below 1,500 metres in the Himalayas and is commonly found in places like Pakyong, Passingdong and Hee-Gyathang in Dzongu, Lingee in South Sikkim and Yangsum in West Sikkim and closer to the State capital in places like Tadong and Ranka.
- Blue Duke falls in Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and is a protected species in the Himalayas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches “Lifestyle for Environment Movement”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches a global initiative “Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement”, on the occasion of World Environment Day today through video conferencing.
The idea of LiFE was introduced by the Prime Minister during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP-26 in Glasgow last year.
Mission LiFE borrows from the past, operates in the present and focuses on the future.
The idea promotes an environment conscious lifestyle that focuses on mindful and deliberate utilisation instead of mindless and destructive consumption.
The launch will initiate the “LiFE Global Call for Papers” inviting ideas and suggestions from academics, universities and research institutions etc to influence and persuade individuals, communities and organisations across the world to adopt an environment-conscious lifestyle.
eSanjeevani integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
The National Health Authority (NHA) announced the successful integration of eSanjeevani with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
Significance of the integration of eSanjeevani with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
- The integration will help existing users of eSanjeevani to create their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA).
- This is one such example where the 22 crore ABHA holders can link and store their health records created via eSanjeevani in the health lockers of their choice.
- The users would also be able to share their health records with doctors on eSanjeevani leading to better clinical decision making and ensuring the continuum of care.
- ABHA beneficiaries will now be able to access medical facilities from the comforts of their houses through the eSanjeevani platform that provides telemedicine services.
About eSanjeevani
eSanjeevani is a telemedicine service of the telemedicine service of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
eSanjeevani service is available in two variants:
eSanjeevani Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centre (AB-HWC): It is a Doctor-to-Doctor telemedicine service under Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres scheme of the Government of India, to provide general and specialised health services in rural areas and isolated communities.
eSanjeevani OPD: It is serving patients across the country by connecting them directly to doctors from the comforts of their homes.
Both eSanjeevani AB-HWC and eSanjeevani OPD have been integrated with the ABDM platform and has now joined other 40 digital health applications that have completed their ABDM integration.
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