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The Union labour ministry has released a new series of Wage Rate Index (WRI). In this regard consider the following statement:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (c)
The Union labour ministry has released a new series of Wage Rate Index setting the base year at 2016, based on the recommendations of the International Labour Organization and the National Statistical Commission.
The Labour Bureau, which comes under the Union ministry of labour and employment, has decided to revise the base year of India’s wage rate index (WRI) to 2016 from 1963-65, a series which is nearly six decades old. The new series seeks to cover 700 occupations and makes the index more representative, expanding the number of industries, sample size and the weightage of industries. The index will be compiled twice a year, on the first of January and July every year on a point-to-point basis. The new series is expected to provide valuable insights to determine minimum wages.
While the previous series covered 21 industries, the new one covers 37, including 30 from the manufacturing sector and three each from the mining and plantation sectors.
What does this mean for stakeholders?
Determination of the latest wage patterns across occupations will play a key role in determining minimum wages and national floor wage policy. It provides useful tips to employers in deciding on the appropriate human resource strategy. Also, managements can use the data to finalize corporate strategies by comprehending the likely expenditure on employee compensation, consequent per unit cost, marketing strategy, and assess viability of the business.
Article Link:
https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/whats-new-in-the-revised-series-of-wage-rate-index-11638292491194.html
https://indianexpress.com/article/business/wage-rate-index-base-revised-to-2016-new-industries-added-7639942/
Solution (c)
The Union labour ministry has released a new series of Wage Rate Index setting the base year at 2016, based on the recommendations of the International Labour Organization and the National Statistical Commission.
The Labour Bureau, which comes under the Union ministry of labour and employment, has decided to revise the base year of India’s wage rate index (WRI) to 2016 from 1963-65, a series which is nearly six decades old. The new series seeks to cover 700 occupations and makes the index more representative, expanding the number of industries, sample size and the weightage of industries. The index will be compiled twice a year, on the first of January and July every year on a point-to-point basis. The new series is expected to provide valuable insights to determine minimum wages.
While the previous series covered 21 industries, the new one covers 37, including 30 from the manufacturing sector and three each from the mining and plantation sectors.
What does this mean for stakeholders?
Determination of the latest wage patterns across occupations will play a key role in determining minimum wages and national floor wage policy. It provides useful tips to employers in deciding on the appropriate human resource strategy. Also, managements can use the data to finalize corporate strategies by comprehending the likely expenditure on employee compensation, consequent per unit cost, marketing strategy, and assess viability of the business.
Article Link:
https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/whats-new-in-the-revised-series-of-wage-rate-index-11638292491194.html
https://indianexpress.com/article/business/wage-rate-index-base-revised-to-2016-new-industries-added-7639942/
Consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (c)
A specific wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light is not only extremely effective at killing the virus which causes COVID-19, but is also safer for use in public spaces, finds new CU Boulder research.
Ultraviolet (UV) is a type of light or radiation naturally emitted by the Sun. It covers a wavelength range of 100-400 nm. The human visible light ranges from 380–700 nm.
UV is divided into three bands: UV-C (100-280 nm), UV-B (280-315 nm) and UV-A (315-400 nm).
UV-A and UV-B rays from the Sun are transmitted through our atmosphere and all UV-C is filtered by the ozone layer. UV-B rays can only reach the outer layer of our skin or epidermis and can cause sunburns and are also associated with skin cancer. UV-A rays can penetrate the middle layer of your skin or the dermis and can cause aging of skin cells and indirect damage to cells’ DNA. UV-C radiation from man-made sources has been known to cause skin burns and eye injuries.
UV-C radiation (wavelength around 254 nm) has been used for decades to disinfect the air in hospitals, laboratories, and also in water treatment. But these conventional germicidal treatments are done in unoccupied rooms as they can cause health problems.
Article Link:
https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/10/04/specific-uv-light-wavelength-could-offer-low-cost-safe-way-curb-covid-19-spread
Solution (c)
A specific wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light is not only extremely effective at killing the virus which causes COVID-19, but is also safer for use in public spaces, finds new CU Boulder research.
Ultraviolet (UV) is a type of light or radiation naturally emitted by the Sun. It covers a wavelength range of 100-400 nm. The human visible light ranges from 380–700 nm.
UV is divided into three bands: UV-C (100-280 nm), UV-B (280-315 nm) and UV-A (315-400 nm).
UV-A and UV-B rays from the Sun are transmitted through our atmosphere and all UV-C is filtered by the ozone layer. UV-B rays can only reach the outer layer of our skin or epidermis and can cause sunburns and are also associated with skin cancer. UV-A rays can penetrate the middle layer of your skin or the dermis and can cause aging of skin cells and indirect damage to cells’ DNA. UV-C radiation from man-made sources has been known to cause skin burns and eye injuries.
UV-C radiation (wavelength around 254 nm) has been used for decades to disinfect the air in hospitals, laboratories, and also in water treatment. But these conventional germicidal treatments are done in unoccupied rooms as they can cause health problems.
Article Link:
https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/10/04/specific-uv-light-wavelength-could-offer-low-cost-safe-way-curb-covid-19-spread
Consider the following statements with respect to Niti Aayog’s first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report 2021.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (d)
Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, Kerala, Goa have lowest poverty according to Niti Aayog’s first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report.
Bihar is also placed at the bottom when it comes to the percentage of population deprived of maternal health, percentage of population deprived of years of schooling, school attendance and percentage of population deprived of cooking fuel and electricity.
Uttar Pradesh ranked the worst in the child and adolescent mortality category, followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, while Jharkhand performed the worst when it comes to the percentage of population deprived of sanitation, followed by Bihar and Odisha.
According to the report, India’s national MPI measure uses the globally accepted and robust methodology developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Importantly, as a measure of multidimensional poverty, it captures multiple and simultaneous deprivation faced by households, it added.
The report said India’s MPI has three equally weighted dimensions, health, education and standard of living – which are represented by 12 indicators namely nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, antenatal care, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets and bank accounts.
The National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report 2021 used health, education and standard of living indicator to determine the incidence and intensity of poverty experienced by a population.
The report also says that 25.01% of India’s population remains “multidimensionally poor.” Bihar has the largest segment of such population (51.91%) among states, while Kerala has the smallest (0.71%).
Article Link:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bihar-jharkhand-up-poorest-states-in-india-niti-aayog-7643398/
Solution (d)
Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, Kerala, Goa have lowest poverty according to Niti Aayog’s first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report.
Bihar is also placed at the bottom when it comes to the percentage of population deprived of maternal health, percentage of population deprived of years of schooling, school attendance and percentage of population deprived of cooking fuel and electricity.
Uttar Pradesh ranked the worst in the child and adolescent mortality category, followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, while Jharkhand performed the worst when it comes to the percentage of population deprived of sanitation, followed by Bihar and Odisha.
According to the report, India’s national MPI measure uses the globally accepted and robust methodology developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Importantly, as a measure of multidimensional poverty, it captures multiple and simultaneous deprivation faced by households, it added.
The report said India’s MPI has three equally weighted dimensions, health, education and standard of living – which are represented by 12 indicators namely nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, antenatal care, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets and bank accounts.
The National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report 2021 used health, education and standard of living indicator to determine the incidence and intensity of poverty experienced by a population.
The report also says that 25.01% of India’s population remains “multidimensionally poor.” Bihar has the largest segment of such population (51.91%) among states, while Kerala has the smallest (0.71%).
Article Link:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bihar-jharkhand-up-poorest-states-in-india-niti-aayog-7643398/
The Government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) model was the recommendations of which of the following committee?
Solution (d)
The Army’s ambitious plan for modernisation of the Army Base Workshops (ABWs) and implementation of ‘Government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO)’ model is “delayed”
ABWs carry out repairs and overhaul of weapons, vehicles and equipment of the Army. The GOCO model was meant to modernize the workshops as well free up Army personnel from maintenance work.
Under the proposed Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) model, private contractors were to operate the army’s base workshops that repair and overhaul equipment from guns and vehicles to tanks and helicopters.
The GOCO model was one of the recommendations of the Lt. Gen. DB Shekatkar (Retd.) committee to “enhance combat capability and re-balancing defence expenditure.”
Maintenance of complete infrastructure will be thereafter the responsibility of the service provider
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cag-flags-delays-in-armys-offloading-model/article37778033.ece
Solution (d)
The Army’s ambitious plan for modernisation of the Army Base Workshops (ABWs) and implementation of ‘Government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO)’ model is “delayed”
ABWs carry out repairs and overhaul of weapons, vehicles and equipment of the Army. The GOCO model was meant to modernize the workshops as well free up Army personnel from maintenance work.
Under the proposed Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) model, private contractors were to operate the army’s base workshops that repair and overhaul equipment from guns and vehicles to tanks and helicopters.
The GOCO model was one of the recommendations of the Lt. Gen. DB Shekatkar (Retd.) committee to “enhance combat capability and re-balancing defence expenditure.”
Maintenance of complete infrastructure will be thereafter the responsibility of the service provider
Article Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cag-flags-delays-in-armys-offloading-model/article37778033.ece
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (c)
CSIR-IIP Dehradun’s home-grown technology to produce bio-jet fuel has been formally approved for use on military aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
This clearance will enable Indian armed forces to use bio-jet fuel produced using indigenous technology across all its operational aircraft.
This will also enable early commercialization of the technology and its mass production.
Indian bio-jet fuel can be produced from used cooking oil, tree-borne oils, short gestation oilseed crops grown off-season by farmers, and waste extracts from edible oil processing units.
It will reduce air pollution by virtue of its ultralow sulphur content compared with conventional jet fuel and contribute to India’s Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions targets.
It will also enhance the livelihoods of farmers and tribals engaged in producing, collecting, and extracting non-edible oils.
Article Link:
Solution (c)
CSIR-IIP Dehradun’s home-grown technology to produce bio-jet fuel has been formally approved for use on military aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
This clearance will enable Indian armed forces to use bio-jet fuel produced using indigenous technology across all its operational aircraft.
This will also enable early commercialization of the technology and its mass production.
Indian bio-jet fuel can be produced from used cooking oil, tree-borne oils, short gestation oilseed crops grown off-season by farmers, and waste extracts from edible oil processing units.
It will reduce air pollution by virtue of its ultralow sulphur content compared with conventional jet fuel and contribute to India’s Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions targets.
It will also enhance the livelihoods of farmers and tribals engaged in producing, collecting, and extracting non-edible oils.
Article Link:
