UPSC Quiz – 2020: IAS Daily Current Affairs Quiz Day 137

Solution (c)

Led by Chile, the Climate Ambition Alliance was launched at the Climate Action Summit in New York

‘Climate Ambition Alliance’ aims to accelerate the transformation needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change and stabilize the global average temperature rise at 1.5°C above preindustrial levels.

For mitigation, the Climate Ambition Alliance will focus on the submission of enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions; reaching new commitments to achieve Net Zero by 2050; and the implementation of measures to strengthen the protection of forests and oceans. 

For adaptation, the Climate Ambition Alliance, will focus on strong actions to improve the management of water, resilience in infrastructure and the sustainability of cities.  

Solution (d)

Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission “JAGA” is a society under Housing & Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha, headed by the Chief Secretary, Odisha as Chairman and Principal Secretary, H&UD as Member Secretary. Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission (OLHM) – “JAGA” aims at transforming the slums into liveable habitat with all necessary civic infrastructure and services at par with the better off areas within the same urban local body (ULB) and to continuously improve the standard of the infrastructure and services and access to livelihood opportunities. This Mission also aims at leveraging and converging various schemes/ programs/ funding opportunities by strengthening collaboration among various Departments/ Urban Bodies/ Non-Government Organisations/ Financial Institutions/ International Agencies/ Trusts/ Communities and other Stakeholders. It will also provide advisory support to Government of Odisha to examine options for policy reforms required for the sustainable transformation of lives of urban poor.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/crime/how-odishas-slum-rehabilitation-project-is-transforming-lives-winning-awards-6168930/

Solution (b)

In July a new “East Mediterranean Gas Forum” (EMGF) was launched by those three countries, plus Egypt, Jordan, Italy and the Palestinian Authority. However, Turkey was excluded.

The Eastern Mediterranean is reckoned to be rich in natural gas: the US Geological Survey estimates the deposits to run into trillions of cubic metres, worth hundreds of billions of dollars, besides millions of barrels of oil.

Source (Applied): https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/turkey-to-sign-off-on-military-pledge-to-libya/article30315243.ece

Solution (a)

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/destruction-of-public-property-what-law-says-what-top-court-directed-6170546/

Solution (a)

India has moved down the ladder from its 108th position last year on the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-slips-to-112th-place-on-gender-gap-in-bottom-5-on-health-economic-fronts-6170999/