23-24-01-22 Daily-Karnataka-KPSC Current Affairs

An analysis of winter Air Pollution in South India, conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE, New Delhi), has revealed thatKarnatakashows major data gaps from the automated air-quality monitoring stations in the region under Continous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) program of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The analysis, covering 63 CAAQMS spread across the 39 cities in five southern states, has observed challenge of data gaps and data quality despite automation in Karnataka and Nadu. The situation relatively better in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala. Among Bengaluru stations,Silk Boardhas only 61% while Peenya andJayanagarwith 64% and 68%. Only 12 out of 21 stations of Karnataka outside Bengaluru meet the minimum requirement of 75%. Its not clear why these stations have such poor data availability, this requires additional assessment, the analysis stressed.

Analysis has also stated that data availability calculated as number of days with adequate PM2.5 data for computation of a valid 24hr-Average has been low in 19 of 39 cities of 5 states.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology established the Digital Government Mission.

Highlights:

The mission will provide citizens with government Services. The services will be delivered using machine Learning and .

It incorporates automated processes. For example, a student applying for a Scholarship will receive an alert directly from the relevant department.

He or she is not required to inquire. It also makes food grains available to the public through the Public Distribution System.

It includes driver license renewals as well as reminders to renew government-issued documents.

The mission seeks to provide benefits to citizens before they inquire about a scheme or subsidiary.

Jerri settlement in Reasi district was designated as the Union Territory’s first ‘Milk Village,’ with 57 additional farms sanctioned under the Integrated Dairy Development Scheme (IDDS) for the hamlet.

The administration of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has designated Jerri settlement in Reasi district as the first ‘Milk Village’ of the Union Territory.

It was Also officially recognized 57 more dairy farms for the hamlet under the Integrated Dairy Development Scheme (IDDS).

The village, which has 73 individual dairy units and 370 cows, will provide financial security to the local farmers.

Following the village’s designation as a ‘Milk Village,’ a total of 57 units have indeed been approved under the IDDS.

Under the IDDS, dairy units with five animals receive a 50% subsidy.

The Supreme Court asked the Centre whether it was planning a dedicated Indian Environment Service in Indias bureaucratic set-up.

In 2014, a committee headed by former Cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian had recommended to set up Indian Environment Service.

Petition was filed by a lawyer Samar Vijay Singh, for the creation of an independent Indian Environment Services at all-India level.

However, prima facie it is doubtful if a can be issued. Though, an enquiry can be made on whether the government proposes to follow the recommendation of TSR Subramanian committee.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) released its “Climate of India during 2021″ report.

Highlights:

According to reports, the year 2021 was the fifth warmest in India since national records began in 1901.

In 2021, India posted a loss of 1,750 lives due to extreme weather events. With 350 deaths, Maharashtra was the worst-affected state.

Among extreme weather events, lightning and thunderstorms claimed the most lives (787), followed by floods, heavy rains, and landslides, which killed 759 people.

In 2021, 172 people died as a result of in various states.

According to the report, 11 of the 15 hottest years in India occurred during the last fifteen years, from 2007 to 2021.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) published the bi-annual Electricity Market Report in early 2022.

Highlights:

According to the report, countries are increasingly turning to fossil fuels to meet rising electricity demand as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease.

In 2021, global electricity demand is expected to rise by 6% year on year. It was the IEA’s steepest year-on-year increase since the 2008 financial crash.

Year on year, global energy intensity fell by 1.9 percent. This drop was only half of what was needed to lay the groundwork for net-zero energy by 2050.

Renewable electricity generation will increase by 6% year on year in 2021. Coal-fired power generation has increased by 9%.