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Daily Current Capsules -04th November
2019
National Affairs
India Gets a New Map: Boundary of UTs of J&K and Ladakh Declared
Relevance IN – Prelims ( facts about the bifurcation )
What’s the NEWS
The government on Saturday, 2 November, issued a notification
specifying the newly marked boundaries of the Union Territories of
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The notification results in a new
political map of India.
The development comes two days after the erstwhile state of Jammu and
Kashmir was officially bifurcated into the two UTs.
Following the bifurcation, India now has 28 states and nine Union
Territories.
According to the notification, the UT of Ladakh will comprise the
territories of Kargil and Leh districts, while all the other districts of the
erstwhile state will fall under the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
The bifurcation of the state also marked the end of President's rule
imposed in the undivided Jammu and Kashmir.
Know! about New Map of India
According to the new map, Mirpur and Muzaffarabad districts of Pakistan
Occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been described as part of Jammu and
Kashmir. There will be a total of 22 districts in Jammu and Kashmir
regarding these two districts.
Ladakh includes two districts Kargil and Leh, while the Jammu and
Kashmir Union Territory has 22 districts included.
This map was prepared by the Survey General of India depicting the new
Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
The new map of the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory includes 22
districts, including areas of Muzaffarabad and Mirpur which were under
the PoK in the previous map.
Apart from this, Kupwara, Bandipora, Baramulla, Poonch, Budgaam,
Shopian, Kulgam, Kishtwar, Udhampur, Doda, Samba, Jammu, Kathua,
Ramban, Rajouri, Anantnag, Pulwama, Srinagar, Reasi and Ganderbal
districts will be a part of Jammu and Kashm
Bilateral Relations
India and Germany sign 17 MoUs, five joint declarations of intent exchanged
Relevance IN – Prelims ( about the MoUs signed) + Manis ( GS II Bilateral
relations)
What’s the NEWS
Seventeen agreements have been signed between India and Germany in
the fields of agriculture, maritime technology, ayurveda and yoga among
others
Know! more about the agreements
The joint declarations of intent included cooperation on strategic projects,
partnership for green urban mobility, research and development on
artificial intelligence and cooperation in the field of prevention of marine
litter
Agreements have a been signed to promote, establish and expand
scientific and technological research cooperation, academic collaboration
in ayurveda, yoga and meditation
An MoU has also been signed in the field of occupational diseases,
rehabilitation and vocational training of insured persons and workers with
disabilities
Another pact was signed for cooperation in inland, coastal and maritime
technology.
Other agreements signed between the two countries include collaboration
in agricultural technical and professional training, cooperation between
the National Museum, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the Indian
Museum, Kolkata, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and the
Stiftung Humboldt Forum in Berliner Schloss and between All India
Football Federation (AIFF) and Deutscher Fu ball-Bund e.V (DFB)
The Indo German Energy Forum (IGEF) 2019 meets
The 8th meeting of the Indo – German Energy Forum concluded on
1stNovember, 2019 in New Delhi.
The Forum took note of the ongoing cooperation under the following four sub-
groups:
Sub Group-I : Flexibilization in Thermal Power Plants.
Sub Group-II : Renewable Energies
Sub Group-III : Demand side energy efficiency and low carbon growth
strategies
Sub Group-IV : Green Energy Corridors
The Forum also finalized the roadmap for future collaboration between
the two countries which, inter-alia, include Flexibilisation of existing coal
fired power plants, promoting niche markets for Solar Energy, promotion
of energy efficiency in buildings through ECBC, building materials and
credit lines for financing corresponding measures and RE evacuation
through state-of-the-art intra-state and inter-state transmission grid
infrastructure.
Ministry of Power and Ministry of New & Renewable Energy signed 8
Implementation Agreements/ MoUs with the German counterparts.
Prelims Factoids
UNESCO has designated Mumbai as a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
Relevance IN – Prelims ( about UCCN)
What’s the NEWS
UNESCO has designated Mumbai as a member of UNESCO Creative
Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of FILM and Hyderabad in the field
of GASTRONOMY
Know! about UCCN
UCCN, created in 2004, is a network of cities which are thriving, active
centres of cultural activities in their respective countries. The UNESCO
Creative Cities Network now counts a total of 246 cities.
The member cities that form part of the Network come from all
continents and regions with different income levels and populations.
They work together towards a common mission: placing creativity and
the creative economy at the core of their urban development plans to
make cities safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable, in line with the
United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Ministry of Culture is the nodal Ministry of Government of India for all
matters in UNESCO relating to culture.
The 7 categories for recognition under UCCN are as follows-
Crafts and Folk Arts
Design
Film
Gastronomy
Music
Media Arts
Literature
Previously, 3 Indian cities were recognized as members of UCCN, namely-
Jaipur-Crafts and Folk Arts(2015)
Varanasi-Creative city of Music (2015)
Chennai-Creative city of Music(2017)
Defence
Curtain Raiser of the first-ever India-Uzbekistan Joint Exercise ‘Dustlik 2019’
Relevance IN – Prelims ( about Dustlik 2019)
What’s the NEWS
The first-ever India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise - Dustlik-
2019 will begin at Chirchiq Training Area near Tashkent .
Know! more about the exercise
The exercise, which will focused on counter-terrorism, will continue
till November 13.
During the exercise, an Indian Army contingent will train along with
Uzbekistan Army.
The exercise will enable sharing of best practices and experiences
between the Armed Forces of the two countries and will lead to
greater operational effectiveness.
India and Uzbekistan have signed three Memoranda of
Understanding in the fields of Military Medicine and Military
Education.
The MoUs were signed following a meeting between Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh and his Uzbekistan counterpart in Tashkent
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