What's the NEWS

• Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah presided as Chief Guest over the Foundation Stone laying ceremony of Janganana Bhawan

• A scientific Census process is seminal in the development of not only the social flow in the Nation, but also for laying out the future plan of development for the last man in the society.
• 130 crore Indians need to be made aware about the importance of Census, as it is the foundation for long-term future planning for growth and development in the country.
• The valuable data generated from the Census exercise is useful for multifarious developmental activities.
• Each citizen would be able to participate in country's development process only when they are aware of the multidimensionality of the Census process and the data it generates
• The 2021 census would be, inter alia, an exercise in the study of human resources, public life, culture and economic infrastructure in the country. It would function as the building block for scientific planning of the future economic development in the country

Know! the Census 2021 Process

• The process of a 'Pen-Paper Census' would be transformed to a 'Digital Census' in the upcoming Census exercise by using the latest technology.
• People would be able to upload the details of self and family on the newly developed mobile app themselves.
• Availability of data in digital form would help in its detailed multi-dimensional analysis and utilisation for public welfare, using latest software.
• The Centre is ready with a list of states and Union Territories for the first digital National Population Register (NPR) under census 2021 putting newly created Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir on top where the mammoth exercise would start in September 2020.
• Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India -- founded in 1961 by Ministry of Home Affairs for arranging, conducting and analysing the results of the demographic surveys of India, including census and linguistic survey - has put Jammu and Kashmir on the top of the list as it is a hilly area.
• The 2021 census would begin from all hilly areas in which Jammu and Kashmir is on the top followed by Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
• Jammu and Kashmir people would be registered in the digital NPR data under the census 2021 within the 20-day exercise.
• According to the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, the census 2021 will be done on different survey grounds such as NPR, Household, House Listing and Linguistic, and that all will be done through a mobile-based App 'Census 2021-NPR', which can be downloaded from Google Play Store.
• The App can only be used by the government enumerators who will be employed in taking census of the population.
• It will be mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR. A usual resident is defined for the NPR purposes as a person who has resided in a local area for the past six months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next six months or more.
• The NPR, a register of usual residents, will be prepared under the Citizenship Act 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.

National Population Register (NPR)

• For the first time that the National Population Register (NPR) would come into being as the result of the Census exercise.
• This is a new initiative altogether which would be a solution to multifarious problems facing the country that range from effective maintenance of law and order to efficient implantation of welfare schemes like MGNREGS, food security and nutrition campaigns etc.

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Miscellaneous Factoids
The second edition of tourism and hospitality buyer-seller meet the ‘India Tourism Mart 2019' inaugurated

Relevance IN - Prelims (about India's tourism mart)
What's the NEWS

• The Central government recently inaugurated the India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2019
• The Ministry of Tourism and the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) have jointly organized this Mart.

Know! about ITM 2019 and its objective

• Over 240 international delegates from 51 countries and 160 exhibitors from across the country are taking part in the second edition of ITM.
• The collaboration of Ministry of Tourism and FAITH will increase the trust of tourists.
• The objective of the Mart is to provide a platform at the national level for the trade and hospitality service providers to interact and conduct business with their counterparts from overseas.

Know! about FAITH

• FAITH is the apex organization of important trade and hospitality associations of the country and will drive the event, with support of the Ministry of Tourism, with the objective of positioning the tourism destinations and products of the country in international source markets.

Know! more about ITM 2019

• This is the second edition of the Mart being organized on lines of major international travel marts held annually in countries across the world.
• The Mart will provide a platform at the national level for trade and hospitality service providers in the country to interact and conduct business with their counterparts from overseas.
• The event will provide an opportunity for the buyer delegates to see for themselves the world class tourism facilities available in the country - the Airports, Hotels, tourist destinations and products, MICE facilities, etc., which will enable them to promote the same more effectively amongst potential consumers in their respective countries. The State of Gujarat is the Partner State at ITM 2019

Disaster Management
Prime Minister announces Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure at UN Climate Action Summit 2019
Relevance IN - Prelims (about Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) + Mains (GS III Disaster Management)
What's the NEWS

•  Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi announced a global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019 held in New York City, USA.
  

Know! about the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)

• The partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks, financing mechanisms, private sector, and knowledge institutions will promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring sustainable development.
• Developed through consultations with more than 35 countries, CDRI envisions enabling measurable reduction in infrastructure losses from disasters, including extreme climate events.
• CDRI thus aims to enable the achievement of objectives of expanding universal access to basic services and enabling prosperity as enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals, while also working at the intersection of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Paris Climate Agreement.
• Established as a platform for generating and exchanging knowledge, CDRI will conduct country-specific and global activities.
• CDRI will provide member countries technical support and capacity development, research and knowledge management, and advocacy and partnerships to facilitate and encourage investment in disaster resilient infrastructure systems.

Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Government launches two agriculture related Mobile Apps
Relevance IN - Prelims (about the agriculture related mobile apps) + Mains ( GS II Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation + GS III e-technology in the aid of farmers

What's the NEWS

• Farmers will now have easy access to high value and technical agricultural equipment at their doorstep
• The Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched the two mobile Apps - CHC Farm Machinery and Krishi Kisan App for Geo Tagging

CHC Farm Machinery App

• The Minister said that through CHC Farm Machinery App, farmers can select and order the required machinery at the rates feasible for them from the Custom Hiring Centres located in the radius of 50 Kms.

Krishi Kisan App

• The Krishi Kisan App will provide farmers the information of best demonstration of high-yielding crops and seeds in their nearby area.
• Any farmer with high quality of crops can utilise this platform to demonstrate best practices of cultivation to other farmers so that this will help other farmers also to adopt these methods.
• The App will also help in geo-tagging and geo-fencing of crop and give weather forecast message to farmers.

Science & Technology
5^th India International Science Festival to be held in Kolkata from 5^th to 8^th November, 2019.
Relevance IN - Prelims ( about India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 + Mains ( GS III Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life + Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology
What's the NEWS

• The 5^th edition of India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 will be held at Kolkata from 5^th to 8^th November, 2019.
• IISF 2019 will play a crucial role in promoting love and passion of science among students by bringing science outside the lab.
• Thetheme for this year's festival is RISEN India - Research, Innovation, and Science Empowering the Nation.

Know! the objective of IISF

• IISF encourages young minds towards the field of science and promoting networking of stakeholders working towards the propagation of science.
• IISF is the largest science festival in the world; Focus on youth to inspire and motivate them to learn real science in motion.
• The IISF 2019 is the fifth edition since its inception in 2015. The first and second IISF were held in New Delhi, the third in Chennai and the fourth IISF was held in Lucknow, which witnessed a Footfall from over 10 lakh people worldwide.
• India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019, an annual event organised jointly by science & technology- related Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and Vijnana Bharati (Vibha), 2019.

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