27 July 2023 PIB
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 2. Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023 3. Rising incidents of extreme weather events 4. Ministry of Earth Sciences
1. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Syllabus: GS-3, Internal Security
Prelims: CRPF
Context:
CRPF Raising Day.
About CRPF:
- The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a reserve gendarmerie and internal combat force in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India.
- It is a part of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).
- It was founded on 27 July 1939.
- It is primarily engaged in counter-insurgency operations.
Read more about the security forces of India in the linked article.
2. Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023
Syllabus: GS-2, Polity
Prelims: Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023
Mains: Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023
Context:
Lok Sabha passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023.
Details:
- After being introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2022, the bill was referred to the Joint Committee of the Parliament.
- The committee had made 7 recommendations out of which 6 have been accepted by all ministries/departments concerned.
- The bill proposes the decriminalisation of 183 provisions in 42 Central Acts administered by 19 Ministries/Departments.
- Decriminalisation, in the bill, will be done by removing or partially removing fines and/or imprisonment.
- It is also ensured that the degree and nature of punishment are commensurate with the severity of the offence.
Benefits of the amendment bill:
- Rationalizing criminal provisions and ensuring that citizens, businesses and government departments operate without fear of imprisonment for minor, technical or procedural defaults.
- Establishing a balance between the severity of the offence/violation committed and the gravity of the prescribed punishment.
- Helping reduce pressure on the judiciary by ensuring that criminal consequences prescribed for technical/procedural lapses and minor defaults do not clog the justice delivery system and put adjudication of serious offences on the back burner. This will reduce the pendency of cases.
- Helping citizens and government employees live without fear of imprisonment for minor violations.
- The enactment of this legislation would be a landmark in the journey of rationalizing laws, eliminating barriers and bolstering the growth of businesses.
3. Rising incidents of extreme weather events
Syllabus: GS-3, Environment and Ecology
Prelims: Heatwaves, cyclones, IMD, INCOIS, NIOT
Mains: Climate change, extreme weather events, measures to mitigate adverse effects of climate change
Context:
Rising incidents of extreme weather events and related information.
Details:
- Vulnerability to climate change is reflected with the increase in the frequency of extreme weather events due to which several parts of the country are affected with meteorological hazardous events.
- IMD releases forecasts for weather-related events both for the public and disaster management authorities.
- IMD started issuing Impact Based Forecast (IBF) which give details of what the weather will do rather than what the weather will be.
- It contains the details of impacts expected from the severe weather elements and guidelines to general public about do’s and don’ts while getting exposed to severe weather.
- The met dept has also brought out a web-based online “Climate Hazard & Vulnerability Atlas of India” prepared for the thirteen most hazardous meteorological events, which cause extensive damages, economic, human, and animal losses.
- The IMD also introduced a heat index.
Syllabus: GS-2, Polity & Governance
Prelims: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Context:
17th anniversary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
About the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES):
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- The MoES officially came into being in 2008 by re-organising the then Ministry of Ocean Development, formerly known as the Department of Ocean Development (set up in 1981).
- Mandates of the MoES:
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- To provide services for weather and climate, ocean and coastal state, hydrology, seismology, and natural hazards
- To explore and harness marine living and non-living resources in a sustainable manner for the country
- To explore the three poles of the Earth (Arctic, Antarctic and Himalayas)
- To explore and harness resources of the deep oceans
Read the previous PIB articles here.
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