India Joins Paris Climate Change Agreement, Submits Instrument Of Ratification At UN Headquarters

India formally joined the Paris Climate Change Agreement by submitting its instrument of ratification at UN Headquarters in New York on October 2, 2016. The instrument of ratification was deposited by India's Permanent Representative to the UN, \ Ir. Sved Akbaruddin. By putting the seal on the climate deal, the country will now urge the global community to adopt 'Gandhian way of life' (shun extravagant lifestyles) to reduce their carbon footprints and protect the earth from adverse impact of climate change. Environment Minister Mr. Anil Niadhav Dave said that India had led from the front to ensure the inclusion of climate justice and sustainable lifestyles in the Paris Agreement. He said that apart from emission cuts, India also focuses on measures that involve broader participation. People in the developed countries live extravagant lifestyles with high carbon footprint. Simple everyday changes in lifestyles, when practised by a large number of people around the globe collectively would make a huge impact, he said.
Congratulatirg, India for its climate leadership anti building a strong momentum for the agreement to enter into force as quickly as possible in 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon said that India's ratification of the agreement moved the world an important step closer toward achieving that goal. The UN Secretary-General also acknowledged India's decision to submit its instrument of ratification on the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi which also coincides with the International Day of Non-Violence. India, accounting for 4.1% of the total global emission, has become the 62nd country to ratify the Paris Agreement. With India on board, the total emission share of these countries reached 51.89% mark—just 3.11% less than the emission threshold to bring the Agreement into force. Once EU (28 nations), accounting for 12.1% of the total Global Emission, joins it, the deal will enter into force after 30 days

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MILAN CONFERS HONORARY CITIZENSHIP ON DALAI LAMA Milan city council on 20 October 2016 bestowed honorary citizenship on the lai Lama, a move that was strongly opposed by China. Lambert6^-13ertole, man•tf the Council of Milan, honoured the Dalai Lama with the Milan Ho Citizeaship award at a ceremony held at the Arcimboldi Theafre=in Milan, Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school, the new 6i school betan Buddhism, which is nominally headed by the Ganden Ttk;pes.

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DELHI'S AIR QUALITY • VERY POOR

SAFAR: According to 'a re­cent report of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), national ,capital NeW Delhi's air quality was recorded in the 'very poor' category in October 2016. The average (24-hour rolling) of PM2.5 and PM 10, suspended respirable pol­lutants, were recorded as 120.8 and 248 micrograms per cubic metre as against safe limits of 60 and 100. The poor air quality may lead to respiratory problems, irritation to eyes and  skin, blurring of vision  and headache. The major reasons for the poor air quality may due to the favourable cold weather conditions coupled with very light wind, vehicular pollution and farm fires in neighbouring states of punjab , Haryana.

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T.N. TOPS LIST OF ENDEMIC FLOWERING PLANTS

A recent publication by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), in October 2016, revealed that almost one of every four species of flowering plants found in India is en­demic to the country. Of these, Tamil Nadu accounts for the highest number of species with 410, followed by Kera­la with 357 and Maharashtra with 278. Of the 18,259 flowering plants report­ed in the country, 4,303 (over 23 per cent) are found only in India. When it comes to the geographical distribution of endemic plants, the Western Ghats tops the list with about 2,116 species, followed by the Eastern Himalayas with 466 species. According to scien­tists, these two regions are among the biodiversity hot spots of the country..

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INDIA 39TH MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY IN THE WORLD

WEF: As per the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) Report 2016-17, released by the World Economic Forum in September 2016, for the second year in a row, India climbed 16vositions to occupy the 39th spot in the index. While it stood at 71th position out of the 144 nations ranked in 2014-15, in 2015-16 its ranking climbed to 55th spot. In 2016-17, it has again climbed 16 places to move to the 39th spot. The betterment of India's ranking marks an improvement in competitiveness on several fronts including efficiency in goods market, business sophistication, and innovation.



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NEARLY 80% OF DIVORCED INDIAN MUSL WOMEN

As per a recent Census 2011 data on m tus of Indians, for every divorced Muslim man, four divorced Muslim women. Across religious nities, except Sikhs, there are more divorced woi men. But the gender skew is particularly sharp am^, lims (79:21), followed by 'other religions' (72:28), dhists (70:30). Among divorced Indian women, N are Hindu, and 23.3 per cent, Muslims. Among men, Hindus account for 76 per cent, and Muslims cent. Both Christian women and men cover 4.1 p^, their gender-respective divorced groups.




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8.4CRORE INDIAN CHILDREN D,QN'T SCHOOL

Census data: Freshly released. Census has revealed two alarming facts: as many as 78 lal children are forced to earn a livelihood even as th schools while 8.4 crore children don't go to school though the share of working students is low, con the whole student population, the nursers are si big to show how much importance is placed on edi families and the children themselves. the highlig data are as follows:

·       Among students who work, 57 per cent are bo^, maining 43 per cent are girls.

·       Of working students, some of them aS'young a! old, 68 per cent are into marginal work.

·       Main work, or work that continues year round,

of the remaining 32 per cent.       ,

·       The other equally shocking dimension is that children don't go to school at all -that's nearly 21 of the age group covered under the Right to I Act.

·       Boys and girls make up nearly the same prop

the out-of-school segment. But, contrary to poi ception that children don't go to school becaus forced to work, the Census data shows that ju cent of them are working somewhere.






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