11-03-23 Daily -Goa- GPSC Current Affairs

Given domestic households reluctance to install rooftop solar power systems, Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) plans to introduce a new scheme under which the government will foot the bill to install the rooftop Plants. Instead of a lump sum amount, a monthly fee will be collected from residents till the installation cost is recovered.
Currently, the Union ministry for new and (MNRE) and the State Government offer subsidies for the installation ofrooftop solar plantswith a capacity of up to 10kW. However, the steep initial cost and the delay in disbursement of the subsidies have deterred many from signing up.

At present, the MNRE gives 40% subsidy for domestic consumers who install 1kW to 3kW rooftop solar power plants with the state government providing an additional 10% subsidy.
Rooftopsolar plantswith a capacity between 4kW and 10 kW attract 20% subsidy from MNRE with Goa providing an additional 30% subsidy. The Union ministry is now shifting to a fixed subsidy which GEDA will also adopt.

The Minister further stated that the Ministry of Labour and EMPLOYMENT (MoLE) had conducted a large sample survey at the national level to assess employment generation under PMMY. As per the survey results, PMMY helped in generating 1.12 crore net additional employment in the country during a period of approximately 3 years (i.e. from 2015 to 2018).

Minister of State for Environment, Forest and <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed that the Government has started Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) movement with a view to sensitize all stakeholders, including the public at large, about the need for mindful utilization instead of mindless consumption of Resources. A comprehensive and non-exhaustive list of 75 individual environment-friendly actions (LiFE actions) across 7 categories has been identified for nudging individuals, communities and institutions as a part of this movement.

The update to NDC submitted to UNFCCC in August 2022 includes India’s commitment to reduce Emissions Intensity of its GDP by 45 percent by 2030, from 2005 level; achieve about 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based Energy Resources by 2030.

Government of India has formulated a Greenfield Policy, 2008 which provides detailed guidelines, procedures and steps related to construction of Greenfield airports across the country, including in Bihar. Under the GFA Policy, the project proponent- an airport developer or the respective State Government willing to establish a Greenfield airport is required to send a proposal to the Ministry of Civil Aviation in the prescribed format for 2-stage approval process i.e., ‘Site Clearance’ followed by ‘In-Principle’ approval.

Government of India has also granted the first stage clearance i.e. site clearance for construction of three Greenfield airports namely Alwar in Rajasthan, Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh and Mandi in Himachal Pradesh.

The responsibility of implementation of airport projects including funding of the projects rests with the concerned airport developer including the respective State Government (in case the State Government is the project proponent).

The first foreign university to establish a campus in India will be Deakin University of Australia. The autonomous campus will be built in Gujarat International Financial Tec-City (GIFT) City.

The announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last year that she would allow top-tier foreign universities and institutions to establish campuses in GIFT City to provide courses in financial management, FinTech, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics free from domestic regulations has led to the current development.