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Species in news: Himalayan Brown Bear A recent study has predicted massive habitat decline for the Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) by 2050 due to climate change. Himalayan Brown Bear The Himalayan brown bear is one of the largest carnivores in the highlands of Himalayas. It occupies the higher reaches of the Himalayas in remote, mountainous areas of Pakistan and India, in small and isolated populations, and is extremely rare in many of its ranges. While the brown bear as a species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, this subspecies is highly endangered and populations are dwindling. It is 'Endangered' in the Himalayas and Critically Endangered in the Hindu Kush. What did the study say? The study carried out in the western Himalayas by scientists of Zoological Survey of India, predicted a massive decline of about 73% of the bear's habitat by the year 2050. These losses in habitat will also result in loss of habitat from 13 protected areas (PAs), and eight of them will become completely uninhabitable by the year 2050, followed by loss of connectivity in the majority of PAs. The study highlights for the need to adopt preemptive spatial planning of PAs in the Himalayan region for the long-term viability of the species. 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 Join >> @dailynewscom

Japan aims for zero emissions, carbon neutral society by 2050 - PM • Japan is aiming to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050 and become a carbon-neutral society. • Japan had previously said it would be carbon neutral as soon as possible in the second half of the century, rather than set an explicit date. • Its target of no greenhouse gases emissions on a net basis by 2050 brings it into line with the European Union, which set a target of being carbon neutral by that same date last year. Details: • Japan is the world's fifth-biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, and while steps are being taken to increase renewable energy, it also plans to roll out new coal-burning power stations. • To achieve its goals, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that new solar cells and carbon recycling would be key, and Japan would intensify research and development in those areas, along with digitalising society - a policy he has pushed since taking over from Shinzo Abe.

India celebrates 73rd anniversary of J&K's accession • October 26 marks the occasion of successful accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India. • Today, India is celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the Accession Day and this year's celebrations hold great significance as they come after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A. What is the J&K Accession? • According to the Indian Independence Act, 1947, British India was divided into India and Pakistan and around 580 princely states that had a subsidiary alliance with the British and had agreed to restore their sovereignty by joining the Dominion of India. • Initially, Maharaja Hari Singh, then ruler of the princely state of J&K, had decided to remain independent and sign standstill instruments with India and Pakistan, but after tribesmen and army men from Pakistan invaded, he sought India’s help, which sought the accession of the state to India. • The Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir), a treaty between the state of Jammu and Kashmir and India, was signed on October 26, 1947, by Maharaja Hari Singh. Lord Mountbatten accepted it a day later. Bone of contention between India and Pakistan • In a letter sent to Maharaja Hari Singh on 27 October 1947, Lord Mountbatten accepted the accession with a remark, "It is my Government's wish that as soon as law and order have been restored in Jammu and Kashmir and her soil cleared of the invader (Pakistan) the question of the State's accession should be settled by a reference to the people." • Lord Mountbatten's remark and the offer made by the Government of India to conduct a referendum to determine the future status of Kashmir led to a dispute between India and Pakistan regarding the legality of the accession of J&K to India. • India maintains that the accession is unconditional and final while Pakistan claims that the accession is fraudulent and continues to remain at loggerheads with India over the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.

Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement • India and the United States are close to signing the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA) during the 2 + 2 India-US ministerial dialogue on October 27. • The agreement will give India access to extremely accurate geo-spatial data that will have several military applications. WHAT IS BECA? • It is the final of the three basic agreements that the US signs with close partners, enabling interoperability of forces and exchange of sensitive and classified information. • While the other two relate to sharing military logistics and enabling secure communications, BECA is aimed at sharing geospatial information, including nautical and aeronautical charts. • The complete data, supplemented by highly accurate US satellites, aids in navigation as well as targeting military assets. WHAT ALL IS SHARED? • Items that can be exchanged include maps, nautical and aeronautical charts, commercial and other unclassified imagery, geodetic, geophysical, geomagnetic and gravity data. • This could be in digital or printed format. While most of the information to be shared will be in the unclassified category to bring about standardisation, BECA includes the provision of sharing classified information as well, with safeguards in place to ensure that it is not shared with any third party. WHAT STOPPED IT? • BECA had been under discussion for over a decade but had been blocked by the UPA government over concerns raised by security forces on protection of classified information and access to classified laboratories in India. • Over time, these concerns have been addressed after multiple rounds of talks and trust levels with Washington DC reaching at an all-time high. • India earlier came aboard on the agreement to share military logistics, which was considered to have the most political concerns. HOW WILL IT HELP INDIA? • Data sharing is a two-way street but would be of higher advantage to India as it would get access to military grade data that can help draw up target coordinates. • For example, military grade coordinates could help direct missiles of air-launched bombs to a terror location in the neighbourhood with high accuracy. • Data received under the agreement will be useful for long-range navigation and missile-targeting with enhanced accuracy. Given the current geo-political situation, this data will be relevant on both the northern and western borders of India. • As this is a bilateral agreement, India will also be expected to share similar data with the US.

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