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📕# ES22Ch_11:- Tracking Development through Satellite Images and Cartography (उपग्रह चित्र तथा मानचित्रण द्वारा विकास की निगरानी)_ - by looking at the satellite data we can track the crop production, migration patterns, water storage, pollution level, air traffic, Urban Development, railway construction. - but he has mostly shown photographs and screenshots. Hardly anything illuminating. - similar thing was done long time back in old Economic Survey by showing Heat-maps, and urbanisation versus property tax collection etc. Source: Mrunal Sir

Gist of latest Economic Survey. 📕# ES22_Preface_ - the survey is not written by the chief economic advisor[] (CEA) but principal economic adviser Sanjeev Sanyal (because chief economic adviser was appointed just last week so he could not have done this।) - explained the rationale for combining two volumes into one i.e. to reduce the number of pages and to effectively connect the suggestions for future, with data from past year. - although in most cases it has shied away from giving any suggestions for future - simply just appreciating the initiatives taken by government and pouring lot of data tables and graphs about last year. 📕# ES22Ch_01:- State of the Economy (अर्थव्‍यवस्‍था की स्‍थिति) - basically listing various initiatives taken by government to revive the Indian economy after Corona - how V-shaped recovery is happening in most of the sectors and rivers of milk and honey are flowing. - and summary of the data sets which are given in the other remaining chapters. 📕# ES22Ch_02:- Fiscal Developments (राजकोषीय घटनाक्रम) - Tax collection is bouncing back - dividend from RBI and privatisation of India= Govt got good amount of money - lot of appreciation about the Atma Nirbhar stimuls package - Data related to tax income and expenditure government borrowing et cetera - reforms undertaken by CBDT for ease of tax paying taxes 📕# ES22Ch_03:- External Sector (वैदेशिक क्षेत्र) - 😥 commodity prices, Global liquidity (US Fed Tapering) are challenges. - we have accumulated enough forex reserve to handle any crisis after USA Fed Tapering. - Data related to import export, initiatives for boosting exports 📕# ES22Ch_04:- Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation (मौद्रिक प्रबंधन और वित्‍तीय मध्‍यस्‍थता) - 😍 appreciated RBI monetary policy reforms to increase the money supply & cheap loan rates - 😍 Banks non-performing assets are declining profitability is improving. - observations about insolvency bankruptcy code, Bad Bank (NARCL-IDRCL), Sharemarket, Insurance pension sector. 📕# ES22Ch_05:- Prices and Inflation (कीमतें और मुद्रास्‍फीति) - CPI: random shocks/uprisings observated. - WPI is high due to crude oil and global commodity prices. - reasons for the divergence between CPI and WPI data - reforms undertaken by government for combating inflation, a sensual commodities act - how to manage supply-side factors in the long run. 📕# ES22Ch_06:- Sustainable Development and Climate Change (संधारणीय विकास और जलवायु परिवर्तन) - NITI SDG index. Water availability, air pollution, and climate change COP 26 summit major initiatives ki chikni-chupdi baatein. 📕# ES22Ch_07:- Agriculture and Food Management (कृषि और खाद्य प्रबंधन) - Data related to crop production, minimum support prices, new mission for oilseeds - trying to justify that government's minimum support price policy is helping in crop diversification - NSO situation and assessment survey data = the average income of farmers (about 10k/per month) - Focus on sweet Revolution / honey products and natural /organic farming, food processing - ethanol blending, fertiliser subsidy data. 📕# ES22Ch_08:- Industry and Infrastructure (उद्योग एवं अवसंरचना) - appreciation of initiatives like national infrastructure pipeline (NIP), national monetisation pipeline - V shaped recovery in the industrial production. - data of IIP, eight core industry - reforms in the FDI policy, MSME definition to help the industries, PLI Scheme. 📕# ES22Ch_09:- Services (सेवाएं) - 😥 contact sensitive sectors like hotel tourism are suffering - 😍 but IT BPO is booming and attracting lot of FDI - lots of data about passenger travel tourism and various sectors. - reforms undertaken in the telecom sector, space technology, drone rules, patent applications et cetera 📕# ES22Ch_10:- Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development (सामाजिक अवसंरचना, रोजगार और मानव विकास) - Covid vaccination strategy, initiatives taken in health education - skill development employment generation - analysis of periodic labour force survey (PLFS) data - PM gram Sadak Yojana data

Context: India's 52nd Tiger Reserve will be coming up in Boondi district of Rajasthan, with Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the way to get notified as a TR. It will be 4th in the state of Rajasthan after Ranthambhore, Sariska and Mukundra. Background: On June 2, 2021, Govt. of Rajasthan has sent a proposal to NTCA to upgrade Ramgarh Vishdhari sanctuary into 4th tiger reserve. Currently, Rajasthan has three tiger reserves with over 90 big cats at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Sawai Madhopur, Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in Alwar, and Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) in Kota. It had first announced in 2020 the plan to develop the sanctuary as a tiger reserve to provide additional habitat to Ranthambore tigers, improve ecosystem and strengthen tourism in its budget last year. Why upgradation of WLS to TR?: a. Population of big cats at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is increasing and they need more space. b. It will allow them to connect the entire belt from Ranthambore to Ramgarh in Bundi and Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in Kota. Ramgarh Vishdhari sanctuary: 1. It is spread across 1,071 sq km, of which 302 sq km will be made critical tiger habitat of the tiger reserve and the rest, into a buffer zone. 2. It is located in Boondi district of Rajasthan. It has several species of poisonous snakes and the hence the name f the protected area — Vishdhari. 3. It has been known as a ‘breeding place of tigers’. 4. It acts like a buffer for Ranthambore National Park. 5. Flora: Its flora consists of Dhok (Angoeissus pendula), Khair (Acacia catechu), Salar (Boswellia serrata) Khirni (Manilkara hexandra) trees with some Mango and Ber trees. 6. Fauna: Tiger, Indian Wolf, Leopard, Striped Hyena, Sloth Bear, Golden Jackal, Chinkara, Nilgai & Fox. #PFAs #TigerReserves Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/jaipur-news/upgrade-ramgarh-vishdhari-sanctuary-into-4th-tiger-reserve-rajasthan-to-ntca-101622635508773.html

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Sea snakes along Konkan coast imperilled by bycatch, lack of enforcement of fishery regulations https://india.mongabay.com/2022/01/sea-snakes-along-konkan-coast-imperilled-by-bycatch-lack-of-enforcement-of-fishery-regulations/

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