25-08-21 Daily -Goa- GPSC Current Affairs

A cause of concern for environmentalists is that while the National Centre for SustainableCoastalManagement (NCSCM) has used toposheets to prepare the draft CoastalZoneManagementPlan(CZMP), the agency has carried out no independent study to determine the states coastal geomorphology.

Environmentalists are of the view that this renders the draft plan inadequate as dressing or altering sand dunes, hills, natural features, including landscape changes for beautification, recreation and other such purposes, is among the prohibited activities within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) as per the CRZ

Hilly areas and natural features are prohibited from being altered as per the CRZ notification 2011. These have to be identified and marked by using topographic sheets.

Yuktahara is a geospatial planning portal for facilitating Gram Panchayat level planning of MGNREGA. The new portal under Bhuvan Yuktahara will enable the planning of MGNREGA assets, the use of far

Highlights:

The Yuktahara platform will serve as a repository of property (Geotags) created underneath a number of countrywide rural development programmes i.e. MGNREGA, Integrated Programme, Per Drop More Crop and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, etc.,

This G2G service for rural planning fosters decentralised selection making.

The Bhuvan geospatial portal has been developed by ISRO and it supports various authorities packages and initiatives reducing across ministries and sectors.

The Chief Minister of Delhi inaugurated the country’s first ‘smog tower in Connaught Place. It was once inaugurated months before the Air Pollution level spikes in the national capital due to burning of crop waste (stubble burning) with the aid of farmers.

Background:

In 2019, The Supreme Court directed the Central Pollution Control

IIT-Bombay then submitted a suggestion for the towers to the CPCB.

In January 2020, the Supreme Court directed that two towers need to be established through April as a pilot project.

The smog tower at Connaught Place (CP) is the first of these towers. The 2nd tower, being built at Anand Vihar in east Delhi with CPCB as the nodal agency, is nearing completion.

& World Resources Institute (WRI), India, collectively launched the Forum for Decarbonizing Transport in India. NITI Aayog is the imposing partner for India.

Highlights:

The intention of the venture is to reduce the height of GHG emissions (transport sector) in Asia (in line with a well beneath 2-degree pathway), resulting in issues like congestion and Air Pollution.

The Forum has been launched underneath the NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia project. The project NDC Transport

Asian (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $500 million loan to enlarge the metro rail community in Bengaluru with the development of two new metro lines totalling 56 km in length.

Highlights:

The undertaking will assemble two new metro lines, usually elevated, along Outer Ring Road and National Highway forty four between Central Silk Board and Kempegowda International Airport with 30

The new metro tracks will further toughen safe, affordable and green mobility in Bengaluru, having a positive effect on improving the great of life, sustainable increase in city habitat and livelihood opportunities.

The Annual Impact Summit of the World Economic Forum will take place on September 20-23, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. This years match will focus strongly on inclusively revitalizing economies.

Highlights:

The UN General Assembly, the summit convenes below the theme Shaping an Equitable, Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery.