The NITI Aayog will leverage the monitoring mechanism of the Global MPI to push forward reforms in the nation. The Global MPI is part of the government's decision to monitor the performance of the country on 29 select global indices.
Global MPI Covers 107 nations
Developed by OPHI and UNDP in 2010
According to WWF’s biennial Living Planet report 2020, drastic changes in land and sea use, overexploitation of species, high pollution levels and climate change has led to an average decline of 68% in the global vertebrate population b/w 1970 and 2016.
Living Planet report: Biennial Report
WWF Founded in 1961
According to UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), In the next 5 years, the world has a nearly 25% chance of experiencing a year that's hot enough to put the global temperature at 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial times.
UN WMO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Founded in: 1950
Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal through video conferencing inaugurated Organic India Pvt Ltd''s plant at Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh that has been set up at a cost of Rs 55 crore. The food processing sector is growing at 8.5 percent annually.
CM: Yogi Adityanath
Governor: Anandiben Patel
Capital: Lucknow
The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, and the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurgaon, have signed an MoU, a 'strategic association', to bolster the solar energy sector, skill development of stakeholders.
CSIR Founded in 1942.
Headquarters: New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Patrika Gate in Jaipur through video conferencing. The iconic gate has been built by the Patrika Group of Newspapers on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
CM: Ashok Gehlot
Governor: Kalraj Mishra
Capital: Jaipur
HP and the World Bank signed $82 million loan for the implementation of HP State Roads Transformation Project. It aims to strengthen transport and road safety by improving the condition, safety, resilience, and engineering standards of state road network.
World Bank Founded in: 1944
Headquarters: Washington D.C., USA.
Orix Corp would invest $980 mn. in Greenko Energy Holdings. It will take a stake of more than 20% in Greenko within 2020. India has pledged to increase renewable energy, setting a target of producing 175 GW by 2022, compared with a planned 113 GW in 2020.
Japan’s Capital: Tokyo
Currency: Yen
The policy has provisions to permit use of pre-1950 historical buildings such as heritage palaces and forts, as heritage hotels, heritage museums, heritage banquet halls and heritage restaurants, provided that basic heritage structure is not disturbed.
Capital: Gandhinagar
CM: Vijay Rupani
Governor: Acharya Devvrat
MoHUA has launched CSCAF 2.0, along with Streets for People Challenge in a virtual event organized by the Smart Cities Mission. CSCAF is to provide a clear roadmap for cities towards combating Climate Change while planning and implementing their actions.
Smart Cities Mission: 2015
Total No. of cities selected: 100
RBI has issued guidelines for the appointment of Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) in banks to ensure a uniform approach with regard to compliance and risk management culture across the banking industry. A person should be a senior executive of the bank.
CCO must be appointed for a minimum fixed period of three years
He founded Bonded Labour Liberation Front in 1981 and worked against bonded labour. He also led numerous movements against alcoholism. Swami Agnivesh also served as president of the Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, World Council of Arya Samaj.
He served as a Haryana’s Cabinet Minister for Education in 1979.
States were awarded according to performances across 7 categories: Institutional Support, Easing Compliances, Relaxation in Public Procurement norms, Incubation support, Seed Funding Support, Venture Funding Support, and Awareness & Outreach.
Released by: DPIIT
Top Performer: Karnataka, Kerala.
PM Inaugurated 1.75 lakh houses built under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin in Madhya Pradesh. The scheme has provisions for convergence with other schemes of Central and States for providing LPG & electricity connection and safe drinking water.
Under PMAY-G, beneficiary is given a 100% grant of Rs 1.20 lakh.
Home Minister Amit Shah e-dedicated and e-launched development projects worth Rs 221 crore in Ahmedabad district. The works e-dedicated include Rs 130.91 crore pipeline network to carry water from Vaishnavdevi Circle to Shantipura and Sarkhej.
GIFT City located on the banks of the Sabarmati River.
While BMRCL will construct the airport metro section, along with civil, electro-mechanical, other associated facilities, works and related assets, BIAL will develop, manage and maintain the two metro stations, located within the airport boundary.
Hari Marar, managing director and chief executive officer, BIAL.