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Daily Current Affairs 12 September 2020 With Video Lecture

What is the Shangri-La Dialogue? It is a Track One inter-governmental security forum. It is held annually by an independent think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Attended...

What is the Shangri-La Dialogue?

  • It is a Track One inter-governmental security forum.
  • It is held annually by an independent think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
  • Attended by defense ministers, permanent heads of ministries and military chiefs of 28 Asia-Pacific states.
  • Summit was initiated in 2002
  • Originally known as the Asia Security Summit
  • Aimed at building confidence and fostering practical cooperation between Asia-Pacific.
  • The forum gets its name from the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore where it has been held

Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0

  • Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0, along with the ‘Streets for People Challenge’
  • Virtual event organized by the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
  • Objective: To provide a clear roadmap for cities towards combating Climate Change while planning and implementing their actions, including investments.
  • Initiative intends to inculcate a climate-sensitive approach to urban planning and development in India.
  • Implementation: The Climate Centre for Cities under National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is supporting MoHUA in implementation.
  • The framework has 28 indicators across five categories namely;
  • Energy and Green Buildings
  • Urban Planning, Green Cover & Biodiversity
  • Mobility and Air Quality
  • Water Management
  • Waste Management.
  • Streets for People Challenge
  • It is the response to the need for making our cities more walkable and pedestrian friendly.
  • The Challenge will support cities across the country to develop a unified vision of streets for people in consultation with stakeholders and citizens.
  • Cities will also be guided to launch their own designs to gather innovative ideas from professionals for quick, innovative, and low-cost tactical solutions.

Ranking of States 2019 on support to Startup Ecosystems

  • Recently, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways Shri Piyush Goyal released the Results of the second edition of Ranking of States on Support to Startup Ecosystems.
  • Conducted by: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
  • Objective: To foster competitiveness and propel States and Union Territories to work proactively towards uplifting the startup ecosystem.
  • Ranking has 7 broad reform area, ranging from Institutional Support, Easing Compliances, Relaxation in Public Procurement norms, Incubation support, Seed Funding Support, Venture Funding Support, and Awareness & Outreach.
  • States are classified into 5 Categories: Best Performers, Top Performers, Leaders, Aspiring Leaders and Emerging Startup Ecosystems.
  • Best Performer: Gujarat
  • Top Performers: Karnataka and Kerala
  • Leaders: Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan.
  • Aspiring Leaders: Haryana, Jharkhand, Punjab, Telangana and Uttarakhand.
  • Emerging Startup Ecosystems: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh.

Global Economic Freedom Index, 2020

  • Recently, an annual report on The Economic Freedom of the World, 2020 has been released which was prepared by Fraser Institute in Canada.
  • In India, the report was co-published by Delhi-based Centre for Civil Society.
  • The report measures the ‘economic freedom’, or the ability of individuals to make their own economic decisions in a country, by analyzing policies and institutions of these countries.
  • The report is based on the 2018 data.
  • Topped by Hongkong and Singapore.
  • India slipped 26 places to 105 among 162 countries and territories on the index of global economic freedom.
  • India was at 79th position in the 2019 edition of the report.
  • 10 lowest ranked countries are African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Republic of Congo, Algeria, Iran, Angola, Libya, Sudan and Venezuela.
  • India has reported reduction in size of,
  • Government from 8.22 to 7.16.
  • legal system and property rights from 5.17 to 5.06.
  • Freedom to trade internationally from 6.08 to 5.71 and
  • Regulation of credit, labour and business from 6.63 to 6.53.

SAROD-Ports launched

  • Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes – Ports launched by the Union Shipping Ministry.
  • It is established under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
  • ‘SAROD-Ports’ is similar to provision available in Highway Sector in the form of SAROD-Roads constituted by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
  • It is Affordable Dispute Redressal Mechanism for all kind of disputes of maritime sector.
  • Objectives:
  • Affordable and timely resolution of disputes in fair manner.
  • Enrichment of Dispute Resolution Mechanism with the panel of technical experts as arbitrators.

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QUIZ TIME

Ranking of States 2019 on support to Startup Ecosystems conducted By:

  1. NITI Ayog
  2. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Answer – B

Which state ranked as Best Performer in Ranking of States 2019 on support to Startup Ecosystems?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Kerala

Answer – A

What is India’s rank in Global Economic Freedom Index, 2020?

  1. 102
  2. 104
  3. 105
  4. 109

Answer – C

Which country secured top position in Global Economic Freedom Index, 2020?

  1. Hongkong
  2. Singapore
  3. India
  4. China

Answer – A

Question of the Day

What is Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme?

Answer in next session…

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