17.09.21 Daily [Uttar Pradesh] UPPSC Current Affairs

As many as 67,947 firearms were seized under the Arms Act in the country in 2020, with UP topping the list (32,776 seizures), the data states.

Madhya Pradesh follows UP with a distant 10,841 illegal arms seizures.

Even in the licensed category, UP held the distinction with 65% of the total seizures in the country.

In numerical terms, out of 2,126 licensed weapons seized in the country, UP accounted for 1,400.

However, when it comes to seizure of illegal ammunition, Jammu & Kashmir topped the chart with 27,103 ammunition, including bullets of all calibers that account for more than 50% seized in the entire country. However, only 474 arms were seized in the troubled state.

The NCRB data also reveals arms seizure from anti-national Elements, where UP again accounts for 77% of total seizures in the country. Out of 5,631 such weapons, 4,313 came from UP. Out of 27,103 ammunition seized in J&K, 27,083 was in possession of anti-national elements.

The organization of CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) has declared Kushinagar Airport as a Customs notified airport. This would also facilitate global passenger actions which include that of Buddhist pilgrims.

Highlights:

The Kushinagar airport is a global airport unfolding throughout a location of 600 acres. It was granted the licence to operate global flights by using DGCA remaining February. In the month of August, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) prolonged the validity of the licence to function worldwide flights till February 21, 2023. The licence was once due to expire on August 21, 2021.

The Building Urban Planning Capacity in India report comprises of a set of recommendations on several aspects of urban planning like:

Interventions for planning healthy cities

Optimum utilization of urban land

Ramping up human-resource capacities

Strengthening urban Governance

Building local Leadership

Enhancing the role of private sector and

Advancing the urban planning Education system.

As per report, India needs a Central sector scheme to build 500 healthy cities over the next five years as well as a thorough revamp of town-planning acts in states in order to meet future challenges of Urbanisation.

As per the NITIAayog, the Central sector scheme for building 500 healthy cities will have to be initiated by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs in association with the states & Union Territories.

launches the Report on Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India. The report is titled Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India.

Highlights:

The report was developed by NITI Aayog, in session with worried ministries and eminent experts in the domain of city and regional planning.

It provides a condensed effect of the significant deliberations and consultations conducted over a period of 9 months.

India is Home to about 11% of the total world urban Population. By 2027, India will surpass China as the most populous united states in the world. Unplanned Urbanization, however, exerts exceptional Stress on our cities.

, RMI, and RMI India Launch Shoonya Campaign. It is an initiative to promote zero-pollution shipping vehicles by working with customers and Industry.

Highlights:

The Marketing campaign aims to speed up the adoption of electric powered automobiles (EVs) in the urban deliveries segment and create customer attention about the advantages of zero-pollution delivery.

Industry stakeholders such as E-Commerce companies, fleet aggregators, unique gear manufacturers (OEMs) and Logistics corporations have been scaling up their efforts towards final-mile shipping electrification.

As part of the campaign, a corporate branding and certification programme is being launched to realise and promote industrys efforts toward transitioning to EVs for final-mile deliveries.

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) record on Crime in India was launched.

Highlights:

The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown resulted in a drop in regular crimes like theft, robbery, and assault on ladies and children in 2020.

There was a 28% increase in the registration of cases in 2020 in the country in contrast to 2019, especially owing to the violation of COVID-19 norms.

An nearly 21-fold bounce was recorded in instances of disobedience to the order duly promulgated by means of public servants.

Crimes against Scheduled Castes showed an increase of 9.4%. offences towards the Scheduled Tribe communities showed an increase of 9.3% over 2019.

Indian Military Contingent participates in the sixth Edition of Exercise SCO Peaceful Mission 2021 at Orenburg, Russia.

Highlights:

Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION is a Multilateral Exercise, which is performed biennially as section of navy diplomacy between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states.

The 6th version of Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION is being hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South West Russia in September 2021.

The focus of the exercise is to foster shut family members between SCO member states and to enhance abilities of the army leaders to command multinational military contingents.

The exercise will enable sharing of quality practices between the Armed Forces of SCO nations.