Daily Current Affairs For UPSC IAS Prelims, 5 April 2023 Current Affairs For Civil Services

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Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Achieves 60% Coverage

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in News

With Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the helm, 60% of rural households now have access to clean drinking water delivered through taps under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Coverage

In India, over 1.55 lakh villages, which constitutes 25% of the total number of villages, have achieved the ‘Har Ghar Jal’ status, indicating that each household in these villages has access to clean drinking water through taps located within their premises.

• Additionally, during the first three months of 2023, the Jal Jeevan Mission has accomplished a noteworthy feat of providing one tap connection every second, resulting in an average of 86,894 new tap water connections daily.
• The states of Gujarat, Telangana, Goa, Haryana, and Punjab, along with three Union Territories, namely Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Daman Diu & Dadra Nagar Haveli, and Puducherry, have reported full coverage of clean drinking water through taps for all rural households.
• This indicates that the country is making consistent progress towards providing safe drinking water through taps to all rural households.

What is Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)?

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) aims to ensure that every rural household has a drinking water supply in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on a regular and long-term basis at affordable service delivery charges.

• Jal Jeevan Mission aims to deliver sufficient quantities of water (55 liters per capita per day) of the prescribed quality at adequate pressure, on a regular and long-term basis to all rural households.
• With an overall financial commitment of INR 3600 billion (equivalent to US $ 43.80 billion), this program stands out as one of the world’s largest welfare initiatives.

• Affordable access to quality drinking water will lead to improvement in the living standards of rural communities.

 Exercise SLINEX-23

Exercise SLINEX-23 in News

SLINEX-23, the tenth iteration of the IN-SLN bilateral maritime exercise, is set to take place in Colombo between April 3rd and April 8th, 2023.

Ex SLINEX 2023

The ongoing IN-SLN bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX-23, is being conducted in two phases: the Harbour Phase from April 3-5, 2023, and the Sea Phase from April 6-8, 2023.

• The Indian Navy’s representation comprises INS Kiltan, an indigenous Kamorta class ASW corvette, and INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel.
• Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Navy is being represented by SLNS Gajabahu and SLNS Sagara.
• Both sides will also deploy Maritime Patrol Aircraft, helicopters, and Special Forces for the exercise.
• Notably, the preceding SLINEX exercise was held from March 7-12, 2022, off the coast of Visakhapatnam.

Exercise SLINEX Significance

The primary goal of SLINEX is to enhance interoperability, mutual understanding, and the exchange of best practices between the Indian and Sri Lankan navies while conducting diverse maritime operations collaboratively. In addition to the maritime operations, the harbour phase also includes professional, cultural, and sporting events, as well as social exchanges to strengthen the bonds of friendship and camaraderie between the two navies.

5th International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2023

International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) in News

Recently through a video message, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered a speech at the 5th International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2023.

• The Prime Minister expressed that the concept of CDRI emerged from a global perspective that recognizes the far-reaching consequences of disasters in an interconnected world.
• Consequently, he emphasized that our approach towards such incidents must be comprehensive rather than fragmented, promoting an integrated response.

International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2023

ICDRI is an annual event hosted by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and its affiliates.

• International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2023 aims to bring together member nations, organizations, institutions, and stakeholders involved in infrastructure to enhance the worldwide dialogue on disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure.
• The upcoming ICDRI in 2023 will be centered on developing practical solutions and a call to action towards achieving resilient infrastructure.
• Like the previous edition, the conference will adopt a hybrid format, and it is scheduled to take place on April 4-5, 2023, in New Delhi, India.

ICDRI 2023 Objectives

ICDRI 2023 aims to achieve the following objectives:

• To offer a forum for Member Countries to participate and contribute to developing solutions for disaster resilient infrastructure.
• To unite infrastructure stakeholders, encouraging partnerships, sharing knowledge, and promoting complementary solutions towards disaster resilience infrastructure.
• To bring together DRI stakeholders to increase collective efforts towards improving infrastructure resilience.

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