26-05-23 Daily-Haryana-HPSC Current Affairs

The has cut down the District Development Plan Scheme (D-Plan) budget by 50% during the financial year 2023-24.

The Department of Economic and Statistical Affairs (DESA) releases the funds under the DDP scheme every year which is distributed among all districts as per the set criteria of the government.

According to information, the state government had released a budget of Rs 400 crore during the financial year 2022-23. The DESA stated that Rs 120 crore has been earmarked for the General Component, while Rs 80 crore is meant for the Scheduled Castes Sub Plan component.

The department stated that the parking of funds in the banks had been prohibited and the funds would be released to all districts online. It should be ensured that all approved works are completed within this financial year whether they belong to the current financial year or to the previous financial year. The state government would not reallocate any fund which would remain unutilised on March 31, 2024, it stated.

A national campaign for updation and verification of Peoples Register was launched in Goa, marking a significant step towards the documentation and preservation of India’s rich biological diversity.

The Peoples Biodiversity Register (PBR) serves as a comprehensive record of various aspects of biodiversity, including the conservation of habitats, preservation of land races, domesticated stocks and breeds of animals, micro-organisms, and the accumulation of knowledge related to the area’s biological diversity.

So far, 2,67,608 PBRs have been prepared by Biodiversity Management Committees in different states. There is a plan to set up PBR in every village across the country under Mission LiFE (lifestyle for Environment) which is conceived to conserve the planet earth through mindful utilisation of <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/natural-Resources“>Natural Resources and various other actions at individual and community levels in the country.

As per the Biological Diversity Act 2002, Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC) are created for promoting conservation, sustainable use and documentation of biological diversity by local bodies across the country. BMCs have been constituted by the local bodies in the States and Union Territories and are entrusted with preparation of the PBRs in consultation with local communities.

PBR is designed as a tool for formal recording and maintenance of comprehensive information on availability and knowledge of local biological resources, their medicinal or any other use. It’s also a record of knowledge, perception and Attitude of people about natural resources, Plants and animals, their utilization and conservation in a village.
PBR is considered as the first step towards bridging the gap between Intellectual Property Rights of local people and benefits derived from genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge and enabling them to share those benefits.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to the US next month, a Congressional committee has recommended the addition of India to the list of five non-European nations that comprise NATO Plus.

The House Select Committee, also called the China committee, has reasoned that winning the strategic competition with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and ensuring the security of Taiwan demands the US strengthen ties to our allies and security partners, including India. Including India in NATO Plus security arrangements would build upon the US and Indias close PARTNERSHIP to strengthen global security and deter the aggression of the CCP across the Indo-Pacific region.

Bringing India on board will facilitate seamless intelligence sharing among these countries and India would access the latest military technology without a time lag

India has always been at the forefront in supporting its neighbors during such disasters, highlighting its commitment to ensuring security and Growth for all in the region.

Cyclone Mocha, which recently hit Myanmar, has been classified as an extremely severe cyclonic storm by the IMD and a Super Cyclone by the global weather website Zoom Earth.