Context: Presidential elections are scheduled in Taiwan on 13th January in which Kinmen residents are preparing to vote.
About:
Governance: Kinmen, also known as Quemoy, comprises a cluster of islands under the jurisdiction of Taiwan.
Location in Relation to China:
Location in Relation to Taiwan:
Context: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has set up a task force to identify and resolve trade barriers being faced by foreign exporters.
News:
Objectives:
Identify Trade Barriers:
Enhance Systems and Standards:
Negotiate Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs):
About Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs): NTMs constitute domestic regulations implemented to safeguard human, animal, or plant health and the environment. They can be categorized as technical or non-technical:
Context: Prime Minister of India has inaugurated Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.
About:
Recent summit:
Context: Recently, after a record 1,111 NGOs got Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) nod in 2023, 30 get clearance in January. Situated in Delhi, a Buddhist monastic order originating from Taiwan has secured approval under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) of 2010, enabling them to access foreign funds.
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)
FCRA registration
FCRA requirements:
Despite the regulatory framework, challenges persist, including administrative delays, stringent compliance requirements, potential political interference, ambiguity in the law, and a lack of clarity.
Context: Manipur Chief Minister has said that the state government may consider setting up a committee to discuss the Scheduled Tribe status of Kukis in the state.
Background:
Need for Review:
Government's Response:
Kuki-Zo Tribe's Perspective:
Zomi Council Steering Committee's Opposition:
Kuki-Zo Tribe:
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) stressed on the need for the implementation of the Idate Commission report.
The Commission
Nomadic and semi-nomadic communities are defined as those who move from one place to another rather than living at one place all the time.
The committee had to submit its report identifying the above communities state wise, assessing their development status, and recommending ways to uplift them.
The commission has studied the earlier report of Renke Commission.
Recommendations
A National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) was first set up in 2003 and later reconstituted in 2005.
Over 24.8 crore people moved out of poverty in India in nine years: NITI report.
The Index
SDG 1.2. - By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to regional definitions.
Multidimensional Poverty - Poverty – According to the World Bank, those who are unable to earn 2.15 dollar per day are living in extreme poverty.
Indicators of National MPI - India’s national MPI has 3 equally weighted dimensions, which are then represented by 12 other indicators.
Global MPI Report - It is jointly published by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Findings
Prime Minister will inaugurate the Ram temple in Ayodhya, 73 years ago; the President of India inaugurated another temple in a grand ceremony.
The temple faced several attacks from raiders, with the most damaging by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026 CE.
The contemporary Somnath temple's reconstruction was started under the orders of the first Home Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel and completed in May 1951 after his death.
Maru-Gurjara Style
A 9-member panel headed by the former principal scientific advisor to the government Prof. Vijay Raghavan have submitted its report.
Aim of the committee - To review the functioning of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Reasons - Several projects of DRDO suffer from huge delays and cost overruns.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) has set an ambitious defence exports target of Rs 35,000 crore by 2025.
Recommendations of the committee
The Defence Acquisition Coucil (DAC) is an apex body for clearing major capital acquisitions for defence and it has been headed by the Union Defence Minister.
Earlier in 2008, Dr P Rama Rao Committee was constituted to review the functioning of the DRDO and all the recommendations by the Committee were accepted by the DRDO except the creation of a Board of Research for Advanced Defence Sciences (BRADS).
The initiative aims to reduce the use of antibiotics by conducting surprise raids on retail medical shops to detect the sale of antibiotics without a prescription.
January 23, 2024 was commemorated as the 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
The exercise focuses on desert operations and includes 3 phases.
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