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Current Affairs - 25 June 2021

6th Anniversary of Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT and PMAY-U

Nests of Cattle Egrets destroyed due to misconception of Corona Carriers

IFSCA Committee on Global Best Practices in Ship Financing & Leasing

Cinque Islands

GIMAC: India’s First Maritime Arbitration Centre

Oneliner Current Affairs

 The US has barred some solar products made in China’s ________region, alleging human rights abuses? -- Xinjiang
 Name the last pro-democracy newspaper of Hong Kong owned by Jimmy Lai that stopped publishing after 26-year journey amid a national security crackdown that froze the company's funds? -- Apple Daily
 Name the Asian Games gold medallist from India who won a Bronze medal in the air pistol event of Shooting World Cup held in Osijek, Croatia? -- Saurabh Chaudhary
 Who has been appointed as the first director of the Directorate of Religious Affairs, Uttar Pradesh? -- Deepak Agarwal

Parliament Q & A

Definition Of Poverty Line

Question by: P.R. Natarajan

  1. whether the Government is having any official definition and norms fixed for urban/ rural poverty line across the country;
  2. if so, the details thereof;
  3. whether any review has been taken by the Government on the norms and cap for poverty line; and
  4. if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer by: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (Rao Inderjit Singh)

  • The erstwhile Planning Commission estimated poverty line and poverty ratio based on the recommendations made by the experts in the field from time to time.
  • The erstwhile Planning Commission had constituted Task Force under the Chairmanship of Dr. Y.K.Alagh in 1977, Expert Group under the Chairmanship of Prof D.T. Lakdawala in 1989, and the Expert Group under the Chairmanship of Prof. Suresh Tendulkar in 2005.
  • The last poverty estimates were released by the erstwhile Planning Commission following the methodology recommended by Tendulkar Committee in 2013 for the year 2011-12 through a Press Note.
  • The poverty line was defined on the basis of Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) as the criterion.
  • For the year 2011-12, the poverty line at all India level has been estimated as Monthly Per-capita Consumption Expenditure of Rs. 816 for rural areas and Rs. 1000 for urban areas.

Hydrogen Production

Consider the following hydrogen production options:

  1. Blue hydrogen is made from CH4 where CO2 is captured and stored.
  2. Green Hydrogen is made from renewable energy and no CO2 is emitted.
  3. Brown Hydrogen is made from coal where CO2 is emitted to the atmosphere.
  4. Grey hydrogen is made from CH4 and CO2 is captured and liquefied.

Which of the above statements are correct?

A
1, 2 and 3 only
B
1, 2 and 4 only
C
2, 3 and 4 only
D
All are correct
Right ans is A

Explanation :

  • Blue hydrogen is made from CH4 and CO2 is stored underground to prevent them causing climate change.
  • Green hydrogen is produced using renewable energy and electrolysis to split water. It does not emit CO2.
  • Brown hydrogen is created through coal gasification and CO2 is emitted to the atmosphere.
  • Grey hydrogen is produced from methane and releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.