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A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth - The Economic Times https://m.economictimes.com/industry/renewables/a-big-boost-for-a-climate-solution-electricity-made-from-the-heat-of-the-earth/articleshow/111261547.cms

People’s Climate Vote survey2024, conducted by the UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP), the UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD’S Department of Sociology, and GeoPoll were published on June 20. They show a general trend worldwide of the people of most countries wanting stronger climate commitments to address climate change. Around 33% of those surveyed in India said that they think about climate change every day, and more than half worry more about it in comparison to the last year. Only 26%, however, think India is addressing climate change “very well”. the majority indians supports replacing oil and gas, protecting people from weather events and restoring nature, transnational support to combat climate change, and gaining help from richer countries.

👉113 Countries Have Never Had Female Heads Of State Or Govt

✅ In 1893, New Zealand became 1st country to grant voting rights to women, and 47 years later, in 1940 Khertek Anchimaa Toka of the Tuvan People's Republic became the 1st female head of state. ✅ Despite progress, 113 countries have never had a female head of state or government. ✅ Currently, only 26 countries are currently led by a woman. ✅ According to a UN Women's global data on Women Political Leaders 2024, female political leaders represent 23.3% of Cabinet members heading Ministries in 2024, a slight increase from 2023. ✅ Women are primarily leading portfolios related to women and gender equality, family and children affairs, social affairs, and indigenous and minority affairs. ✅ Male dominance extends to Permanent Missions to the UN, with women holding only 25% of Permanent Representative posts in New York, 35% in Geneva, and 33.5% in Vienna. #upsc #GS1 #GS2 #mains2024

Rising water stress to hurt India's credit strength: Moody's https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/rising-water-stress-to-hurt-indias-credit-strength-moodys/articleshow/111246813.cms

First time since independence there will be election for speaker post Om Birla from the NDA and K Suresh from the opposition alliance file nominations for the Speaker's post https://www.livemint.com/politics/lok-sabha-speaker-elected-without-contest-since-independence-nda-vs-india-find-details-in-5-points-11718689785843.html

PESA OVERVIEW: ____ The Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) of 1996 extends local government councils to Scheduled Areas, primarily inhabited by Scheduled Tribes (STs). EMPOWERMENT THROUGH REPRESENTATION: PESA mandates political representation for STs, with quotas for chairperson positions and at least half the seats on local councils reserved for ST individuals. IMPACT ON FOREST CONSERVATION __ ECONOMIC INCENTIVES: ST communities depend on forests for non-timber forest produce and daily sustenance, making them inherently opposed to commercial timber and mining activities that lead to deforestation. FOREST STEWARDSHIP: Empowering STs as political actors leads to an increase in tree canopy by 3% per year and a reduction in deforestation rates. USE OF TECHNOLOGY: The study utilizes remote-sensing microdata from satellites to track changes in forest cover. MECHANISMS OF IMPACT ___ OPPOSITION TO MINING: Increased ST representation under PESA enables communities to resist mining and other large-scale commercial operations, reducing deforestation near mining areas. CONFLICT INCIDENCE: The introduction of PESA has led to increased conflicts around mining, indicating active resistance by ST communities. COMPARISON WITH OTHER LEGISLATION _________ FRA COMPARISON: The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) did not have additional impacts on conservation beyond those caused by PESA. ✍POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS _______ § DEMOCRATIC DECENTRALIZATION: Unlike administrative decentralization, democratic decentralization involves representative local actors with autonomous decision-making powers and resources for significant decisions. § SINGLE UMBRELLA INSTITUTION: A unified institution that consolidates power and balances development and conservation goals is more effective than multiple entities with fragmented mandates. § POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Mandated political representation for marginalized communities like STs not only advances conservation goals but also supports their economic development. § ROLE OF POLICYMAKERS: Ensuring the welfare and rights of forest-dwelling ST communities can achieve both conservation and development objectives.

How the PESA has boosted forest conservation in India https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/how-the-pesa-has-boosted-forest-conservation-in-india/article68327557.ece

Power markets in India: their working, advantages, and the road ahead 🔗 #explained_economics #express_explained

IAS Officer Built Science Parks & 75 Sports Complexes for Rural Kids https://thebetterindia.com/343042/ias-vivek-johnson-establishes-open-science-parks-sports-complexes-for-rural-children-transforms-chandrapur-maharashtra/

Will climate change make insurance too expensive? 🔗 #explained_climate #express_explained

Explained: Behind Kerala Assembly’s demand to rename state as Keralam 🔗 #explained_politics #express_explained #kerala

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