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2-Minute Series for May & June 2020 2-Minute Series For May & June 2020 Visit our website www.sleepyclasses.com or our YouTube channel for entire GS Course FREE of cost Also Available: Prelims Crash Course || Prelims Test Series T.me/SleepyClasses Table of Contents 1. Geography ........................................................................................................................1 1.1.Minor Forest Produce .................................................................................................................1 1.2.Standards And Labelling Programme (Star Labelling ) ......................................................2 1.3.Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 ..................................................................................................3 2. History ...............................................................................................................................4 2.1.The Pagal Panthis .......................................................................................................................4 2.2.Narkelberia Peasant Movement .............................................................................................5 2.3.Sohrai Khovar & Telia Rumal ...................................................................................................6 3. Polity & Governance .....................................................................................................7 3.1.Solar Charkha Cluster Mission ................................................................................................7 3.2.Personal Data Of Indian Job Seekers Leaked On Dark Net .............................................7 3.3.Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana ........................................................................................................8 4. International Relations ................................................................................................9 4.1.G7 or G12 .....................................................................................................................................9 5. Economy ...........................................................................................................................10 5.1.USTR Section 301 .......................................................................................................................10 5.2.One Nation One Ration Card ...................................................................................................11 5.3.TDS & TCS .....................................................................................................................................12 6. Environment ....................................................................................................................14 6.1.Namdapha Flying Squirrel ........................................................................................................14 6.2.Red Panda .....................................................................................................................................15 6.3.Chilika Lake ...................................................................................................................................16 7. Science & Technology .................................................................................................18 7.1.All about Serotonin .....................................................................................................................18 7.2.BS6 Norms ....................................................................................................................................19 www.sleepyclasses.com Call 6280133177 T.me/SleepyClasses 1. Geography 1.1.Minor Forest Produce Context • Recently, Centre revised the minimum support price (MSP) for minor forest produce. Minor Forest Produce (MFP)? • MFP is defined under The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, popularly known as the Forests Rights Act (FRA). • Minor Forest Produce (MFP) includes all non-timber forest produce of plant origin and includes bamboo, canes, fodder, leaves, gums, waxes, dyes, resins and many forms of food including nuts, wild fruits, Honey, Lac, Tusser etc. • Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 and Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2006 conferred ownership of MFP to forest dwellers. • Forest Rights Act also recognizes and vests individual forest-dwellers with forest rights to own and dispose minor forest products from forests where they had traditional access. Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) Through Minimum Support Price (MSP) • This is done under a Centrally Sponsored scheme known as “Mechanism for marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and development of value chain for MFP” as a measure of social safety for MFP gatherers. • The MSP for MFP scheme was started by the Centre in 2013 to ensure fair and remunerative prices to MFP gatherers. • The procurement of these MFPs will commence in haat bazars, where tribals bring their produce with the facilitation provided by state government agencies and district collectors. • The Scheme was been implemented in eight States having Schedule areas as listed in the Fifth Schedule of the constitution of India. • From November 2016, the scheme is applicable in all States. • Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India is the Nodal Ministry for implementation of the scheme which will announce Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the selected MFPs with the technical support from TRIFED. Note • Ministry of Tribal Affairs has announced Inclusion of 23 additional Minor Forest Produce (MFP) items and stipulation of their Minimum Support Price (MSP) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme titled "Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and development of value chain of MFP". www.sleepyclasses.com Available on App store Call 6280133177 and Play Store 1 T.me/SleepyClasses • This decision enhancing the coverage from 50 to 73 items comes in view of the exceptional and very difficult circumstances currently prevailing in the country on account of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the potential of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs scheme to offer the much needed support to the tribal MFP gatherers. Additional Info Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) • It is a national-level apex organization functioning under the administrative control of Ministry of Tribal Affairs. • It came into existence in 1987. • Its objective is socio-economic development of tribal people by marketing of their products. 1.2.Standards And Labelling Programme (Star Labelling ) • Ministry of Power, Government of India • Formulated : Bureau of Energy Efficiency • Act: Energy Conservation Act, 2001. • It provides informed choice to consumers through display of energy performance labels on high energy use equipment & appliances and lays down minimum energy performance standards. • A star rating, ranging from 1 to 5 in the ascending order of energy efficiency is provided to products registered with the Bureau. • It seeks to improve energy efficiency and also lower energy cost of appliances/equipment for the consumers. • Through launch of these two new appliances under voluntary regime, 26 appliances would now be covered under this programme. • 10 mandatory appliances: Room Air Conditioners, Frost Free Refrigerators, Tubular Florescent Lamp, Distribution Transformer, Room Air Conditioner (Cassettes, Floor Standing), Direct Cool Refrigerator, Colour TV, Electric Geysers, Variable Capacity Inverter Air conditioners, LED Lamps. • Voluntary appliances: Induction Motor, Pump Sets, Ceiling Fans, LPG -Stoves, Washing Machine, Computer (Notebooks/Laptops), Ballast (Electronic/ Magnetic), Office equipment's (Printer, Copier, Scanner, MFD's), Diesel Engine Driven Mono-set Pumps, Solid State Inverter, DG Sets, Chillers, Microwave Oven, Solar Water Heater. Why in News? • Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched star rating programme for Deep Freezer and Light Commercial Air Conditioners (LCAC) Bureau Of Energy Efficiency (Bee) • The BEE is a statutory body under the Ministry of Power, Government of India. Available on App store www.sleepyclasses.com 2 and Play Store Call 6280133177 T.me/SleepyClasses • The mission of Bureau of Energy Efficiency is to "institutionalise" energy efficiency services, enable delivery mechanisms in the country and provide leadership to energy efficiency in all sectors of the country. • BEE coordinates with designated consumers, designated agencies, and other organizations to identify and utilize the existing resources and infrastructure, in performing the functions assigned to it under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. 1.3.Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 The Tropical Forest Alliance is a global public-private partnership dedicated to collaborative action to realize sustainable rural development and better growth opportunities based on reduced deforestation and sustainable land use management in tropical forest countries. • The Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 was founded in 2012 at Rio+20. • The aim of the alliance is to halve deforestation by 2020 and end it by 2030. TFA 2020 and its partner countries, companies and civil society organisations work together to: • Improve planning and management related to tropical forest conservation, agricultural land use and land tenure. • Share best practices for tropical forest and ecosystem conservation and commodity production, including working
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