25th January 2017
1)Union Cabinet approves ratification of the Second Commitment Period of Kyoto Protocol.
The second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 2012 and is set to expire in 2020. So far, 75 countries have ratified the Second Commitment Period.SIGNIFICANCE:-
This decision is considered as token measure to put pressure on developed countries to deliver on climate change commitments.
It further underlines India’s leadership in the comity of countries committed to global cause of environmental protection and climate justice.
India’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol will encourage other developing countries also to undertake this exercise.
It will attract some investments in implementation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects under this commitment period in accordance with Sustainable Development priorities.
2)The Union Ministry of Women & Child Development (WCD) has released National Action Plan for Children (NPAC), 2016 on the occasion of National Girl Child Day (24th January).
The Action Plan has four key priority areas. They are
survival, health and nutrition;
education and development;
participation and
protection.
It puts focus on new and emerging concerns for children such as children affected by natural and man-made disasters, climate change and online child abuse etc.
3)Seventeen States and Six Central Ministries to showcase their tableaux in Republic Day Parade – 2017.
4)Pakistan Test Fired 2200 KM Range Surface - to - Surface Ballistic Missile.
Name: Ababeel
Capability: Can deliver multiple warheads , using MIRV(Multiple Independent Re-Entry Vehicle) Technology.
Earlier to this they tested BABUR - 3 , sea variant of Cruise missile(SLCM)
Range : 450
5)Mt. Everest will be Re-measured by Survey of India.
Last Measured Height Declaration was done in : 1855
6)Climate Change Plans will get 3 New Missions.
NAPCC (National Action Plan on Climate Change)
Earlier : 8 Missions were there
National Water Mission,
Green India Mission,
National Solar Mission,
National Mission on Sustainable Habitat,
National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency,
National Mission for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem,
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, and a
National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change
New Three Missions are related to impact of Climate Change on health , Coastal Zones and Waste -to-Energy.
7) Today is National Voters Day : 25th January
MAINS QUESTION:
Do you think the addition of Dialects of Hindi (i.e Bhojpuri and Rajasthani) will have detrimental effect on the Position Hindi itself?
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