Daily Current Capsules
30 November 2022

NITI Aayog releases study report on Carbon Capture

 

What's the NEWS

• A study report, titled ‘Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage Policy Framework and its Deployment Mechanism in India', was released

 

Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) Policy Highlights

• The report explores the importance of Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage as an emission reduction strategy to achieve deep decarbonization from the hard-to-abate sectors.
• The report outlines broad level policy interventions needed across various sectors for its application.
• As, India has updated its NDC targets for achieving 50% of its total installed capacity from non-fossil-based energy sources, 45% reduction in emission intensity by 2030 and taking steps towards achieving Net Zero by 2070, the role of Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) becomes important as reduction strategy to achieve decarbonization from the hard-to abate sectors.
• CCUS can enable the production of clean products while still utilizing our rich endowments of coal, reducing imports and thus leading to an Atmanirbhar Indian economy
• The report indicates that CCUS can provide a wide variety of opportunities to convert the captured CO2 to different value-added products like green urea, food and beverage form application, building materials (concrete and aggregates), chemicals (methanol and ethanol), polymers (including bio-plastics) and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) with wide market opportunities in India, thus contributing substantially to a circular economy.

 

Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG)

 

What's the NEWS

• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG)'.

The salient features of these Recommendations are as follows:

• There shall be a separate Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG) License under the Section 4 of Indian Telegraph Act. The SESG License will not form part of the Unified License (UL). The Service Area for the SESG License shall be at National Level.
• The SESG Licensee may establish, maintain, and work SESGs anywhere within the territory of India for all types of satellite systems for which the Government has given the permission.
• The SESG Licensee may provide satellite-based resources to any entity, which holds license/ permission granted by DoT
• The SESG Licensee may establish SESGs in respect of one or more Government approved satellite systems.
• The SESG Licensee shall not be permitted to provide any kind of telecommunication service or broadcasting service directly to the consumers, for provision of which, a separate license/ authorization/ permission is required from the Government.
• The SESG license shall be valid for a period of 20 years from the effective date of the license with a provision of renewal for 10 years.
• The Licensee shall adhere to the instructions/ guidelines issued by the Government in respect of connecting Trusted Products in its network.
• The SESG Licensee shall meet the instructions/ directions of the Licensor (i.e. DoT) issued from time to time in the interest of national security.
• Only the companies registered under the Companies Act, 2013 of India shall be eligible to apply for grant of SESG License.

 

International Jaguar Day

What's the NEWS

• The National Zoological Park, New Delhi (Delhi Zoo) celebrated the International Jaguar Day

Know! about International Jaguar Day:

• International Jaguar Day was created to raise awareness about the increasing threats facing the jaguar and the critical conservation efforts ensuring its survival.
• Observed annually on November 29, International Jaguar Day celebrates the Americas' largest wild cat as an umbrella species for biodiversity conservation and an icon for sustainable development and the centuries-old cultural heritage of Central and South America.
• This is the third largest Cat Predator of the World and an important species of Amazon Rainforest.
• Jaguars (Panthera onca) are often mistaken for leopards, but can be differentiated due to the spots within the rosettes on their coats.
• While many cats avoid water, jaguars are great swimmers, and have even been known to swim the Panama Canal.

 

Know! about Jaguar

• It is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas.
• It is the largest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world.
• It has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2002.

 

Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL)

 

What's the NEWS

 

• A mob comprising anti-seaport protesters attacked the Vizhinjam police station after one person was arrested in connection with violent protests that took place against the construction of the Adani port

 

Know! about adani port

 

• The Government of Kerala has identified to develop Vizhinjam International deep water Multipurpose Seaport.
• It has formed a separate company, viz. Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL) as a special purpose Government company (fully owned by Government of Kerala) that would act as implementing agency for development of the greenfield port at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala.

 

Imphal's Ima market - a great example of Nari Shakti

 

What's the NEWS

• External Affairs minister S Jaishankar tweeted pictures of his visit to Manipur's Ima market, calling it a "great example of nari shakti (women's power) powering economic growth".

 

Know! about the market

 

• Ima Keithel, or Mothers' Market, is an all-women market
• It is the largest shopping complex in Asia.
• It is a unique all women's market, having 3,000 "Imas" or mothers who run the stalls
• Vegetables, fruits, fish and household groceries are sold on one side and exquisite handlooms and household tools on the other.
• Not far away is a street where beautiful wicker works and basketry are sold.
• Male vendors and shopkeepers are barred here.
•  In 2018, the state government announced that legal action would be taken under the Manipur Municipalities Act, 2004 if any male vendor was found selling goods at the market.
• The Ima Market is centuries-old, and has its origins in Lallup Kaba, an ancient bonded labour system.
• Under the system, Meitei men had to compulsorily serve some time working in the military and on other civil projects, keeping them away from home.
• The women, thus, were left to manage on their own, and they developed a market system which is today the Ima Keithel.
• While the system is centuries-old, it had continued till the time of the British.
• Policies of the British government had interfered with the functioning of the Ima market too, but were met with stiff resistance from the women.

 

Dhamma Dipa International Buddhist University (DDIBU)

 

What's the NEWS

 

• Shakya Gasan, the chief monk of the World Buddhist Pope Organisation of South Korea, laid the foundation stone for the International Buddhist University at Manu Bankul in Sabroom of South Tripura district in presence of delegates from seven nations, including Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

 

Know! about DDIBU

 

• The Dhamma Dipa International Buddhist University (DDIBU) is expected to become the first Buddhist-run university in India to offer Buddhist education along with courses in other disciplines of modern education as well.
• This university will set a precedent in the history of Indian-Buddhism in promoting and reviving Buddhist culture in India, the birthplace of Buddhism.
• It will be the first Buddhist University in India to be headed by Buddhist monastics and run and monitored by Buddhists.
• The word, Dhammadipa, describes both a core principle and a guiding force, which seeks the light of Dharma, its international scope and measure.
• The University contributes to the highest level of knowledge and education.
• DD IBU hopes to better engage the contemporary world through the insight and depth of Buddhist words.
• At the same time, it is keen to prepare students and youth with knowledge and skills, so that they can live healthy, peaceful and contented lives, able to lead the way of life.
• Students from 31 countries will get a chance to study as well as carry out research on Buddhist literature, culture and tradition in the proposed varsity.

 

PM Modi launches various new initiatives under e-court project

 

What's the NEWS

 

• Prime Minister launched various new initiatives under the e-court project on the occasion of Constitution Day in the national capital.
• The initiatives launched by the Prime Minister include Virtual Justice Clock, JustIS mobile App 2.0, Digital court and S3WaaS Websites.
• The day has been celebrated as Constitution Day since 2015, to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly in 1949,

 

 

Know! about the initiatives

Virtual Justice Clock

 

• It is an initiative to exhibit vital statistics of the justice delivery system at the Court level giving the details of the cases instituted, cases disposed and pendency of cases on day/week/month basis at the Court level.
• The effort is to make the functioning of the courts accountable and transparent by sharing with the public the status of case disposals by the court.
• Public can access the Virtual Justice Clock of any court establishment on the District Court's website.

 

JustIS Mobile App 2.0

 

• It is a tool available to judicial officers for effective court and case management by monitoring pendency and disposal of not only his court but also for individual judges working under them.
• This App is also made available to High Court and Supreme Court Judges who can now monitor pendency and disposal of all the States and Districts under their jurisdiction.

 

Digital Court

• It is an initiative to make the court records available to the judge in digitised form to enable the transition to Paperless Courts.

 

S3WaaS Websites

 

• It is a framework to generate, configure, deploy and manage websites for publishing specified information and services related to district judiciary.
• S3WaaS is a cloud service developed for government entities to generate Secure, Scalable & Sugamya (Accessible) websites.
• It is multilingual, citizen friendly and disability friendly.

 

 

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