UPSC QUIZ 09.12.2023

Explanation:

• National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has recently unveiled its annual report titled "Crime in India for 2022," providing a comprehensive overview of crime trends across the nation.

National Crime Records Bureau

• NCRB was set up in 1986 to function as a repository of information on crime and criminals to assist the investigators in linking the crime to the perpetrators based on the recommendations of the Tandon Committee, National Police Commission (1977-1981) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Taskforce (1985).
• It is part of the MHA and is headquartered in New Delhi.
• It also acts as a “national warehouse” for the fingerprint records of Indian and foreign criminals, and assists in locating interstate criminals through fingerprint search.
• The NCRB has four divisions: Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), Crime Statistics, Finger Prints, and Training.

Explanation:

• World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has published a report titled- The Global Climate 2011-2020: A Decade of Acceleration, concerning the alarming acceleration of climate change and its multifaceted impacts across the planet.

WMO

• It is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 192 member nations and territories. India is also a member of it.
• It was formed from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was established after the Vienna International Meteorological Congress in 1873.
• Established by the ratification of the WMO Convention on March 23, 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.
• Geneva, Switzerland

Explanation:

• Coal India's arm South Eastern Coalfields Limited will use a popular Japanese technology in its operational areas "to increase forest cover in the coalfields of Chhattisgarh".
• The two-hectare Miyawaki Forest will witness a pilot project in collaboration with the corporation.
• The Miyawaki method, introduced by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, involves planting native trees, shrubs and groundcover plants within every square metre.
• This technology, suitable for small plots of land, creates a dense canopy layer of tall trees, allowing rapid growth of green cover.

Explanation:

• Ministry of Culture set up a web-based virtual museum at the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad to tell the story of the liberation movement and other immersive experiences at the National Museum.

key points

• New era museums are being established and technologies are being used in museums as per the current generation.
• The Indian Ministry of Culture administers the Museum Grant Scheme (MGS).
• It works for the development of new museums and upgradation of existing museums.
• While approving any museum projects the Expert Committee encourages the applicants to use technology in setting up new museums and upgradation of existing museums.
• Salarjung Museum was established in 1951.

Explanation:

• Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 have been passed in Lok Sabha.
• Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023 amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004.
• It has provisions regarding reservation in jobs and admission in professional institutions to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other socially and educationally backward classes.
• The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
• Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 amended the 2nd schedule of the 1950 Act to specify the total number of seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to be 83.
• Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 increases the total number of seats to 90.
• It reserves 7 seats for Scheduled Castes and 9 seats for Scheduled Tribes.
• As per the bill, the Lieutenant Governor may nominate up to two members from the Kashmiri migrant community to the Legislative Assembly.