Uttar Pradesh Affairs
A recent report on Uttar Pradeshs economy released by State Planning Institute (Economic and Statistics Division) does not paint a rosy picture of the state and claims that the states economy has grown at less than 5 per cent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the last four-and-a-half years of the Yogi Raj. The survey report does not augur well as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had earlier set the target of taking Uttar Pradesh to a one-trillion-dollar economy in the next five years. At present, the nominal GDP of the state for the year 2020-21 is Rs 17.05 lakh crore (US$ 240 billion).
There is no denying the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the states economy as UPs Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has shrunk by 5.9 per cent in 2020-2021. But the worrying sign is that the states economy grew at less than 5 per cent in the last four-and-half-year tenure of the Yogi Adityanath regime. The revised data released for 2018-19 (revised provisional), 2019-20 (revised quick) and 2020-21 (revised advance) also indicate that the economy of Uttar Pradesh grew at a lesser rate than expected.
The revised estimates of the states income that the State Planning Institute (Economics and Statistics Division) released last week show a systemic decline in the Health of the economy. The GSDP Growth in 2017-18 was 4.9 per cent. However in 2018-19 and 2019-20 fiscals, it remained at about 4.3 per cent only. As per these estimates, the rate of economic growth was less than 5 per cent during 2017-20 and -5.9 per cent in the COVID-19 affected 2020-21.
The advance estimates for 2020-21 (released in March 2021) indicated a contraction of about 6.4 per cent in the GSDP. The UP government can take solace because the national economy too contracted by 7.3 per cent in the 2020-21 fiscal, as per GDP statistics released by National Statistical Office (NSO) of the Union Government on May 31, 2021.
The worrisome fact is that sectors like manufacturing registered negative rates of growth over the last four years and its share in GSDP is also declining and is less than 15 per cent. For a state which is yearning for industrialisation, this is not a good sign. On the contrary, the performance of the <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture sector has been encouraging as even during the pandemic-affected 2020-21, the sector showed a positive growth of 2.7 per cent. Services, or tertiary, sector has done well except in 2020-21 wherein it shrunk to 7.9 per cent.
The data shows that UPs GSDP (at current prices) is estimated to have reached Rs 15.82 lakh crore in 2018-19, Rs 17.25 lakh crore in 2019-20, and Rs 17.39 lakh crore in 2020-21. The had recently claimed that the GSDP had peaked from Rs 17.91 lakh crore to Rs 19.40 lakh crore (revised estimates) on March 31, 2021.
The above facts should be a sobering reminder to the state government that much needs to be done to put Uttar Pradesh on the fast trajectory of growth. If it really wants to become a one-trillion-dollar economy, the state has to come up with a clear roadmap. The poor GSDP does not enthuse confidence that the state will be able to achieve the target within the stipulated timeline and it would be better that the state government goes back to the drawing board and revises its strategy.
National and International Affairs
National Conference on Agriculture For Rabi Campaign 2021-22 Inaugurated By Government Of India
The Govt. Of India launched National Conference On <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture For Rabi Campaign 2021-22 on 21 September.
Highlights
National Conference On Agriculture for Rabi Campaign for the year 2021-22 happened through video conference on 21 September.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi campaign.
The objective is to review and assess crop performance during the preceding crop season.
It also aims to fix crop-wise targets for Rabi season in consultation with State Governments and facilitate the adoption of innovative technologies, to enhance the production and productivity of the crops.
Indias clean energy commitments at UN summit
India has also committed to develop and implement a National Hydrogen Energy Mission in order to boost the annual green hydrogen production to 1 MT by 2030.
It also announced to start a Production Linked Incentive Scheme which will help in adding 10 GW solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2025.
Indias commitments were the part of new multi-billion-dollar commitments that countries made in order to increase renewables and access to electricity & clean cooking technologies at the critical summit.
The summit was aimed at boosting efforts towards reducing the ranks of about 800 million people living in energy POVERTY. It also seeks to set the world on a trajectory towards net-zero-emissions by 2050.
India also announced to establish a 15 MMT production capacity of compressed biogas by 2024 and achieve 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by the year 2025-26. It seeks to enhance Energy Efficiency in <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, , buildings and transport sectors besides promoting energy-efficient appliances & equipment in a bid to reduce Indias emissions intensity of GDP by 33-35 per cent by 2030.
The first in-person meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) of India, Australia, the United States and Japan, was held in Washington.
Meeting was participated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with leaders of the US, Japan, and Australia. US President Joe Biden is hosting all of them at the White House.
During the meeting, leaders also agreed to keep a careful eye on Pakistan, as its historic rival has been an instigator of trouble in Afghanistan.
PM Modi shared concerns regarding extremist Elements in Afghanistan
During the meeting, PM Modi noted that, four nations of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue came together in the interest of humanity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
He added that Quad vaccine initiative will help Indo-Pacific nations.
It is a strategic dialogue between India, United States, Japan and Australia. This dialogue was initiated in 2007 by Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. It was paralleled by joint military exercise called Exercise Malabar.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has published a new report titled Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections.
Release of the WMO report coincides with the annual session ofUnited NationsGeneral Assembly and the opening of the SDG Action Zone, dedicated to accelerating action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The report also examines the implications of latest data & scientific research on the state of global climate for sustainable development in order to highlight how climate is changing and how these changes will help in achieving the SDGs.
World Giving Index by CAF
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Index 2021 was published, in which India found the place among top-20 generous countries.
Highlights:
India has been ranked at the 14th spot. Its rank has elevated up from the 10-year world rank of 82.
CAF report notes that India is one of the fastest climbers on the Index.
According to the report, 61% Indians have helped a stranger in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, 36% of Indians donated , 34% Indians volunteered for social Motives in India.
According to a CAF survey, communities across the world have mobilised to help fellow citizens all through covid-19 pandemic. It resulted in the perfect helped a stranger figures since 2009, 55% of the worlds adults (that is three billion people) had said supporting any person they didnt understand in 2020, 31% of human beings donated money in 2020 as in contrast to donations in the last five years.
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