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\u00a01. 4th edition of Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking Meetings of the SCO defence ministers and foreign ministers\u00a0were 3.The General Assembly of United Nations on 19 December 2019 4. Kesavananda Bharati, the man who lent his name to an 5. NITI Aayog is in the last stage for preparation of\u00a0Multidimensional 6. India has become\u00a0the fourth country after the United \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n 7. Noted broadcaster Sir David Attenborough to be presented 8. As per the\u00a0Reserve Bank of India (RBI)\u00a0data, 9. Recently the Director General of Forests has advocated 10. \u2018Health in India\u2019 report: Published by National 11. First World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS)\u00a0was 12. International Literacy Day (ILD) is\u00a0celebrated on 13. The centuries old tradition of Rogan art\u00a0(hand 14. The Prime Minister has inaugurated the\u00a0Patrika Gate
\nof states\u00a0announced recently by\u00a0the Department of Industrial
\nPromotion and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The top states under State Reform Action
\nPlan 2019 are: 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2. Uttar Pradesh, 3. Telangana<\/span><\/p>\n
\nrecently held in Russia. SCO is\u00a0a permanent intergovernmental
\ninternational organisation. It\u2019s creation was\u00a0announced on 15 June 2001 in
\nShanghai (China). <\/span><\/p>\n
\nadopted a resolution to observe\u00a0the International Day of Clean Air for
\nBlue Skies on 07th September every year starting from 2020. The\u00a0Climate
\nand Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)\u00a0worked with\u00a0UNEP and the Republic of
\nKorea\u00a0to advocate for the day in the lead up to the decision. In 2014,
\nthe\u00a0Air Quality Index\u00a0(AQI) was launched which currently tracks the
\nlevels of pollution on\u00a0eight parameters. These\u00a0parameters are\u00a0ground-level
\nozone,\u00a0Particulate Matter (PM) 10, PM 2.5,\u00a0carbon monoxide, sulfur
\ndioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ammonia and lead. <\/span><\/p>\n
\niconic case as the petitioner, died. The landmark ruling in which the Supreme
\nCourt announced the basic structure doctrine was in\u00a0the case of His
\nHoliness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors v State of Kerala. The case
\nwas primarily about\u00a0the extent of Parliament\u2019s power to amend the
\nConstitution. The Constitutional Bench ruled by a 7-6 verdict that\u00a0Parliament
\nshould be restrained from altering the \u2018basic structure\u2019 of the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nPoverty Index (MPI) parameter dashboard\u00a0and\u00a0a State Reform Action
\nPlan (SRAP). NITI Aayog is the Nodal agency for the MPI. Global MPI is an
\ninternational measure of multidimensional poverty. It was\u00a0first developed
\nin 2010\u00a0by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and
\nUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for UNDP\u2019s Human Development
\nReports. India is 62nd among 107 countries\u00a0with an MPI score of 0.123<\/span><\/p>\n
\nStates, Russia and China to develop and successfully test hypersonic
\ntechnology. India recently tested\u00a0the Hypersonic Test Demonstrator Vehicle
\n(HSTDV). Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). HSTDV
\nis an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft that can travel at\u00a0hypersonic
\nspeed. It uses\u00a0hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nwith Indira Gandhi peace prize 2019. The\u00a0Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
\nDisarmament and Development\u00a0was\u00a0instituted in the memory of the
\nformer prime minister by a trust in her name in 1986.\u00a0It\u00a0consists of
\na monetary award of Rs 25 lakh along with a citation.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIndia’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves touched a record high of USD 541.431
\nbillion. Foreign exchange reserves\u00a0are assets denominated in a foreign
\ncurrency that are held on reserve by a central bank. These may include foreign
\ncurrencies, bonds, treasury bills and other government securities. \u00a0Forex
\nreserves are external assets accumulated by India and controlled by the RBI in
\nthe form of: Gold, SDRs (special drawing rights of the\u00a0International
\nMonetary Fund\u00a0– IMF), Foreign currency assets\u00a0, Reserve Position with
\nIMF.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nfor the amendment of National Forest Policy, 1988. India\u2019s forests are
\ncurrently governed by the\u00a0National Forest Policy, 1988. Other Legislations
\nthat Govern Indian Forests: Indian Forest Act 1927, Forest Conservation Act 1980<\/a>, Wildlife Protection Act 1972<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nStatistical Organisation\u00a0(NSO). Among States, Manipur (75%), Andhra
\nPradesh (73.6%) and Mizoram (73.4%) recorded the highest rates of full
\nimmunisation. <\/span><\/p>\n
\norganized on 8th September, 2020 by The\u00a0Federation of Indian Chambers of
\nCommerce and Industry (FICCI),\u00a0as the convenor of ISA Global Leadership
\nTask Force on Innovation, worked with\u00a0the International Solar Alliance
\n(ISA)\u00a0in organizing the summit.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n8th September every year\u00a0all over the world. Theme for 2020:\u00a0\u201cLiteracy
\nteaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond\u201d. India\u2019s average
\nliteracy rate is 77.7%. Andhra Pradesh\u2019s literacy rate of 66.4% is the worst
\namong all states in India and significantly lower than Bihar\u2019s 70.9%. Kerala
\nhas the best literacy rate with 96.2%. Delhi stood second with 88.7%.<\/span><\/p>\n
\npainting on cloth),\u00a0is facing an unprecedented challenge due to pandemic. This
\nrare craft is practised by a lone Muslim family, the Khatris of\u00a0Nirona
\nVillage, Gujarat. Other Important Painting Styles of India: Kangra Miniature
\nPainting (Himachal Pradesh), Pattachitra Painting (Odisha)<\/a>, Kishangarh school of
\nPainting (Rajasthan), Kalamkari Painting (Andhra Pradesh)<\/a>, Madhubani Painting (Bihar)<\/a>, Warli Painting (Maharashtra)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nin Jaipur (Rajasthan)\u00a0through video conferencing. The construction of
\nPatrika Gate was in keeping with\u00a0Jaipur having recently been recognised as
\na UNESCO World Heritage Site. India has\u00a038 world heritage sites,\u00a0including\u00a030
\ncultural\u00a0properties,\u00a07 natural\u00a0properties and\u00a01 mixed\u00a0site.In
\n2019, Jaipur became the\u00a0second city of the country after Ahmedabad\u00a0to
\nget the recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n