1)Chennai has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for its rich musical tradition.
Jaipur and Varansi are the other cities with Chennai.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
2)COP23:- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is hosting the 23rd annual conference at Bonn, Germany.
While the aim of the event is much larger, nations attending the COP23 are scheduled to finalise the
rulebook of the Paris Agreement. This process was started in Marrakesh 2016 meet. These rules will
dictate how the Agreement would be monitored and executed.
3)India to contribute USD 100 million to UN partnership fund:- The India-UN Development
Partnership Fund was set up as a partnership between India and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).
This Fund wwill be Managed by UNOSSC.
Aims and objectives of the Fund:- The fund will support Southern-owned and led, demand-driven, and transformational sustainable development projects across the developing world.
Focusing on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States, United Nations
agencies will implement the Fund’s projects in close collaboration with partnering governments.
The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) was established to promote, coordinate and support South-South and triangular cooperation globally and within the United Nations system.
UNOSSC, hosted by UNDP since 1974, was established by the UN General Assembly with a mandate to advocate for and coordinate South-South and triangular cooperation on a global and UN system-wide basis.
4)International Energy Agency :-
What is it?
It wasFounded in 1974, the IEA was initially designed to help countries co-ordinate a collective response to major disruptions in the supply of oil, such as the crisis of 1973/4.
four main areas of IEA focus are:=
Energy Security: Promoting diversity, efficiency, flexibility and reliability for all fuels and energy
sources;
Economic Development: Supporting free markets to foster economic growth and eliminate energy poverty;
Environmental Awareness: Analysing policy options to offset the impact of energy production and use on the environment, especially for tackling climate change and air pollution; and
Engagement Worldwide: Working closely with partner countries, especially major emerging economies, to find solutions to shared energy and environmental concerns.
5)Composition scheme:- The composition scheme is an alternative method of levy of tax designed for small taxpayers whose turnover is up to Rs 75 lakh — Rs 50 lakh in the case of eight north-eastern states and the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh.
The objective behind it is to bring simplicity and reduce the compliance cost for small taxpayers.
Advantages:- While a regular taxpayer has to pay taxes on a monthly basis, a composition supplier is
required to file only one return and pay taxes on a quarterly basis. Also, a composition taxpayer is not required to keep detailed records that a normal taxpayer is supposed to maintain.
6)MARY KOM: won Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championship in 48kg category. She won the Asian Boxing Championship for fifth time.
7)TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION SUPPORT CENTER (TISC):- DIPP Ministry of Commerce and Industry has signed an institutional agreement with Anna University to establish India’s second TISC at the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Anna University,
Chennai under the WIPO’s TISC programme. WIPO’s TISC program provides innovators in developing countries with access to locally based, high quality technology information and related services, helping them to exploit their innovative potential and to create, protect and manage their IPR.
First TISC center was set up at Patent Information Centre Punjab.
Jaipur and Varansi are the other cities with Chennai.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
2)COP23:- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is hosting the 23rd annual conference at Bonn, Germany.
While the aim of the event is much larger, nations attending the COP23 are scheduled to finalise the
rulebook of the Paris Agreement. This process was started in Marrakesh 2016 meet. These rules will
dictate how the Agreement would be monitored and executed.
3)India to contribute USD 100 million to UN partnership fund:- The India-UN Development
Partnership Fund was set up as a partnership between India and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC).
This Fund wwill be Managed by UNOSSC.
Aims and objectives of the Fund:- The fund will support Southern-owned and led, demand-driven, and transformational sustainable development projects across the developing world.
Focusing on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States, United Nations
agencies will implement the Fund’s projects in close collaboration with partnering governments.
The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) was established to promote, coordinate and support South-South and triangular cooperation globally and within the United Nations system.
UNOSSC, hosted by UNDP since 1974, was established by the UN General Assembly with a mandate to advocate for and coordinate South-South and triangular cooperation on a global and UN system-wide basis.
4)International Energy Agency :-
What is it?
It wasFounded in 1974, the IEA was initially designed to help countries co-ordinate a collective response to major disruptions in the supply of oil, such as the crisis of 1973/4.
four main areas of IEA focus are:=
Energy Security: Promoting diversity, efficiency, flexibility and reliability for all fuels and energy
sources;
Economic Development: Supporting free markets to foster economic growth and eliminate energy poverty;
Environmental Awareness: Analysing policy options to offset the impact of energy production and use on the environment, especially for tackling climate change and air pollution; and
Engagement Worldwide: Working closely with partner countries, especially major emerging economies, to find solutions to shared energy and environmental concerns.
5)Composition scheme:- The composition scheme is an alternative method of levy of tax designed for small taxpayers whose turnover is up to Rs 75 lakh — Rs 50 lakh in the case of eight north-eastern states and the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh.
The objective behind it is to bring simplicity and reduce the compliance cost for small taxpayers.
Advantages:- While a regular taxpayer has to pay taxes on a monthly basis, a composition supplier is
required to file only one return and pay taxes on a quarterly basis. Also, a composition taxpayer is not required to keep detailed records that a normal taxpayer is supposed to maintain.
6)MARY KOM: won Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championship in 48kg category. She won the Asian Boxing Championship for fifth time.
7)TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION SUPPORT CENTER (TISC):- DIPP Ministry of Commerce and Industry has signed an institutional agreement with Anna University to establish India’s second TISC at the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Anna University,
Chennai under the WIPO’s TISC programme. WIPO’s TISC program provides innovators in developing countries with access to locally based, high quality technology information and related services, helping them to exploit their innovative potential and to create, protect and manage their IPR.
First TISC center was set up at Patent Information Centre Punjab.
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