20-21-02-22 Daily-Karnataka-KPSC Current Affairs

Government of Karnataka moved to Supreme Court and sought to set up of a bench to hear a plea related to dispute over allocation of water of Krishna River.

The Krishna River flows in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and .

SC bench comprising of Justice D Y Chandrachud from Maharashtra, and Justice A S Bopanna from Karnataka, had recused from the case on January 10, 2022, arising out of the decision of water tribunal

The judges recused themselves, because they were upset with the tone of mails and letters against them for being part of this bench on water dispute.

Karnataka had sought the vacation on a SC order of November 16, 2011, that restrained Central government from publishing the final order of Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal II (KWDT) in official gazette. This order was pronounced in 2010 and allocated the river water to Karnataka, Maharashtra and erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. KWDT had further modified its final order and reported on in November 2013, to allocate surplus water to Karnataka, Maharashtra, and erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, while preserving the allocation of 2,130 TMC. However, after the bifurcation of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh had moved to The Supreme Court and challenged the allocation share of the KWDT.

Karnataka argued that its dam and Irrigation projects to provide water in its parched northern areas were stalled for all these years due to 2011 order of not publishing KWDT decisions in Official Gazette in line with Section 6(1) of the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956.

The Krishna Water dispute started with erstwhile Hyderabad and Mysore states. It later continued between successors Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Following the dispute, Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT) was set up in 1969, in line with Inter-State River Water Dispute Act, 1956. The tribunal presented its report in 1973 and was published in 1976. Tribunal divided the 2060 TMC of Krishna water into three parts, at 75 per cent dependability: 560 TMC for Maharashtra, 700 TMC for Karnataka while 800 TMC for Andhra Pradesh.

Second KWDT was set up in 2004, as new grievances arose between the states. It presented its report in 2010. The tribunal made allocations of the Krishna water at 65 per cent dependability and surplus flows as- 81 TMC for Maharashtra, 177 TMC for Karnataka, while 190 TMC for Andhra Pradesh. Now, with the creation of Telangana as a separate state, Andhra Pradesh is in favour to include Telangana as a separate party at KWDT and is asking to allocate Krishna waters among four states, instead of three.

The government has announced a replacement doorstep crop Insurance distribution policy called ”Meri Policy Mere Hath”.

Highlights:

The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is entering the seventh year of implementation within the upcoming Kharif season.

The ”Meri Policy Mere Hath’Hath’ doorstep campaign has been launched to ensure that each farmer is well informed about their land records, policies, and therefore the PMFBY’sPMFBY’s claim and grievance redressal process.

In the upcoming Kharif season, which can be beginning in June, the doorstep campaign will be launched altogether, implementing states.

Under “Operation Nanhe Farishte,” the RAILWAY Protection Force (RPF) has rescued quite 1,000 kids from Railway stations across India within January 2022.

Highlights

The RPF is entrusted with providing safety to passengers. It saved 1,045 children found alone or abandoned at the railway stations. Out of all, 701 were boys, and 344 were girls.

According to the RPF, many children are kidnapped from railway stations per annum. They’re later exploited and trafficked.

Child Help Desks are currently functional across 132 railway stations within the country.

diversified energy significant Indian Oil announced that It’d installed 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) in India.

Highlights

Indian Oil has achieved the primary of the many milestones in enabling the E.V. revolution in India, with the successful deployment of quite 1,000 EV charging points.

Indian Oil is ready to supply E.V. charging facilities at 10,000 fuel stations in the upcoming three years.

This will provide confidence to customers for an uninterrupted drive and to automobile manufacturers in enhancing the production of electric vehicles.

National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage was launched to promote clean, shared, connected, sustainable, and holistic mobility initiatives. It is valid for five years, until 2024.

The Mission coordinates with critical stakeholders in Ministries or Departments and states for integrating several initiatives in transforming mobility in India.

Indias new green hydrogen policy was unveiled, promising cheaper , a 25-year fee waiver for inter-state power transmission for projects completed before June 2025, land in renewable energy parks, and mega manufacturing zones to help local industries move away from fossil fuels.

The policy aims to boost green hydrogen and ammonia, also making it easier for green power producers to bank their surplus renewable energy with an electrical distribution business for up to 30 days. It also proposes the construction of bunkers near Ports for the storage of green ammonia for export.

The race for green energy takes is very important as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis has pushed up energy prices around the world, particularly in India, which imports 85 percent of its oil and 53 percent of its natural gas. A transformation to large-scale hydrogen fuel use could assist Indias geopolitical influence as well as its Energy Security. Indias strategy is to use its vast landmass and low solar and wind tariffs to manufacture low-cost green hydrogen and ammonia for export.

Karnataka will receive USD 60 million, Odisha will receive USD 49 million while the remaining USD 6 million will be utilized by the Indian governments Department of Land Resources.

To improve water and land conservations as well as preventing run-off, harvesting rainwater, regenerating natural vegetation, and replenishing the groundwater table.

The project also aims to improve the capacities of the state and the central institutions so that they can develop and deliver better Watershed Management and development programs.

Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) is a project which is being implemented in three-four Indian states. It is planned as a six-year project and is one of the largest water management programs around the world.