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Daily Current Affairs July 4, 2024 (1)

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  1. DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS July5,2024 ECONOMY / SCHEMES (PRELIMS) Sampoornata Abhiyan Context What is the ‘Aspirational District Recently, Sampoornata Abhiyan has been Program’? launched by NITI Aayog. ●The Aspirational Districts Programme About (ADP) covering 112 Districts was launched in the year 2018. ●‘SampoornataAbhiyan’ is a 3-month ●It aims to ensure the speedy campaign from 4th July – 30th development of the relatively backward September 2024. and remote areas of the country. ●It aims to undertake a sustained effort to ●ADP has had a measurable and tangible achieve saturation of 6 key indicators in impact on improving key indicators that Aspirational Districts and 6 key uplift the lives of its citizens. indicators in Aspirational Blocks across the country. What is the ‘Aspirational Block ●The saturation in these 6 indicators will Program’? be achieved in the 112 Aspirational ●The Aspirational Blocks Programme Districts and 500 Aspirational Blocks (ABP) was launched in 2023. It aims for under the Aspirational Districts the saturation of essential government Programme and Aspirational Blocks services in 500 Blocks. Programme. ●It will cater across the country in multiple domains such as health, nutrition,

  2. ●Percentage of persons screened for education, drinking water and sanitation, agriculture, water resources, financial Hypertension against the targeted inclusion, and basic infrastructure. population in the Block ●Percentage of pregnant women taking Identified Targets in Aspirational Districts Supplementary Nutrition under the ICDS Programme regularly ●Percentage of pregnant women ●Percentage of Soil Health Cards registered for Antenatal Care (ANC) generated against the soil sample within the first trimester collection target ●Percentage of pregnant women taking ●Percentage of SHGs that have received a Supplementary Nutrition under the Revolving Fund against the total SHGs ICDS Programme regularly in the block ●Percentage of children fully immunised (9-11 months) (BCG+DPT3+OPV3+Measles 1) Source: PIB ●Number of Soil Health Cards distributed ●Percentage of schools with functional electricity at the secondary level ●Percentage of schools providing textbooks to children within 1 month of the start of the academic session Identified Targets in Aspirational Blocks ●Percentage of pregnant women registered for Antenatal Care (ANC) within the first trimester ●Percentage of persons screened for Diabetes against the targeted population in the Block

  3. ENVIRONMENT (MAINS) Air Pollution and Impact on Death Rates in Cities Context ●Cities that had high pollution loads saw a greater fraction of annual deaths Air pollution spikes may raise death rates attributable to air pollution. in cities with cleaner air as compared to the ●11.5% of Delhi’s annual deaths are Cities with polluted air. It was shown in a attributable to air pollution while only study showing multi-city analysis. 4.8% of Bengaluru’s deaths are attributed to air pollution. About ●The Bengaluru residents are exposed to ●According to a study, a spike in air only 30% of the air pollution as compared pollution in Indian cities that have cleaner to Delhi residents. air may raise death rates higher than in Comparative analysis of Death in different cities that have higher pollution loads. Cities due to PM 2.5 Exposure ●The study has indicated that cities like Delhi which already have polluted air may ●According to the study, nearly 30,000 experience lower death rates due to deaths, or 7.2% of the annual deaths in increasing pollution. the 10 cities have been attributed to short- ●Cities like Bengaluru which has term PM 2.5. comparatively cleaner air may see a higher ●The total daily deaths in these cities have death rate on increasing pollution. risen by 1.42% for every 10 microgram ●The study has been peer-reviewed and per cubic meter increase in the average published in Lancet Planet Health. PM 2.5 exposures over a two-day period. ●The total number of deaths in Delhi was Deaths due to Daily Exposure to Air around 12,000 deaths per year which is the Pollution

  4. ●It was introduced as an emergency highest among the 10 cities between 2008 response mechanism, which is triggered and 2019. ●While Shimla had 59 deaths a year which when the AQI reaches "poor" levels. is the lowest among the 10 cities between Implementation of GRAP 2008 and 2019. In the same period, Bengaluru had 2,102 deaths. ●The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Initiatives Taken to Combat Air Pollution adjoining areas oversees the National Air Quality Monitoring Program implementation of GRAP. ●It collaborates with the Ministry of (NAMP) Environment, Forest and Climate ●The National Air Quality Monitoring Change (MoEFCC) for the Program (NAMP) is implemented by the implementation of GRAP. Central Pollution Control Board. Stages of GRAP ●It is a comprehensive initiative which is aimed at monitoring ambient air quality ●This year the GRAP was revised as the across the nation. CAQM "anticipated deterioration of ●Its network is comprised of 804 active air quality in NCR during winter stations and covers 344 cities and towns months", spanning 28 states and 6 union ●GRAP consists of four stages each territories. having targeted actions to be taken by the necessary authorities and agencies. These are the following: Graded Response Action Plan ●Stage I: Enforced when air quality is "Poor" (Delhi AQI: 201-300). It includes ●The Graded Response Action Plan Strict enforcement of regulations on (GRAP) is a framework which has been overaged diesel/petrol vehicles. designed to combat air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region.

  5. ●Stage II: Enforced when air quality is Conclusion "Very Poor". (Delhi AQI: 301-400). It Increasing air pollution in Indian cities has includes focused action in identified created a health crisis across the country. On pollution hotspots. It limits the operation the one hand, it has increased the out-of- hours for certain diesel generators. pocket health expenditures while on the ●Stage III: Enforced when air quality is other hand, it has increased the mortality rate "Severe" air quality (Delhi AQI: 401- in the country. Overall, controlling the air 450). It includes restrictions on specific pollution has become one of the main vehicles in certain districts. It includes objectives for Indian Policymakers in line of the possible shift to online classes for achieving Sustainable Development Goals younger students. and ensuring Right to Life (Article 21) of the ●Stage IV: Enforced when air quality is constitution. "Severe+" air quality (Delhi AQI > 450). The measures include stringent entry Source: The Hindu restrictions for vehicles from outside Delhi. PRANA Portal ●“PRANA” is a portal for the Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment Cities. ●It aims to monitor the implementation of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). ●It will support tracking of the physical as well as financial status of the city’s air action plan as well as implementation and dissemination of information on air quality management.

  6. DEFENCE / ECONOMY (PRELIMS) The Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme Context Source: The Hindu TDF scheme plays a crucial role in promoting defence. Visit us: https://avadhojhaclasses.com/ ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in About ●TDF Scheme aims to encourage the participation of public/private industries, especially start-ups and MSMEs to create a defence ecosystem with cutting-edge technologies. ●It aimed at enhancing the capabilities of cutting-edge technology and promoting ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence. ●Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Defence ●Executed By: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) ●There are a total of 77 projects with a commitment of over Rs 300 crore that have been sanctioned to various industries under the scheme. ●There are 27 defence technologies which have been successfully realized under the scheme.

  7. QUESTIONS Which of the following statements is/are Correct? 1)“Increasing Air Pollution in the Indian Cities has increased the health expenditure as well as mortality among the Indians.” Elucidate. A.One Only B.Two Only C.All Three D.None 2) 1.Consider the following statements with reference Abhiyan; 1)It will cover the Aspirational District Only. 2)It will cover Aspirational Blocks only. 3)It will intensify the implementation of the same 6 key indicators Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks. Answer: C to Sampoornata 4) Consider the following statements with respect to PRANA Portal: 1) It is a portal for the Regulation of Air- in both pollution in Non-Attainment Cities.. 2) It aims to monitor the implementation of Which of the following statements is/are Correct? the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). A.One Only B.Two Only C.All Three D.None It supports tracking of the physical as 3) well as financial status of the city’s air action plan. Answer: D Which of the following statements is/are Correct? 3) Consider the following statements with respect to the Graded Response Action Plan: 1)It is implemented across the country when there is an increase in air pollution. 2)It is implemented by the Central Pollution Control Board. 3)It is implemented in four different stages based on the severity of the air pollution. A.One Only B.Two Only C.All Three D.None Answer: C

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