Daily Current Affairs For UPSC IAS Prelims, 03 February 2023 Current Affairs For Civil Services

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is an initiative to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country by 2024. Topics for Daily Current Affairs For UPSC IAS Prelims are given below.

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Indian Space Debris and Payloads

Indian Space Debris and Payloads in News

Union Minister of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh informed that there are a total of 111 payloads and 105 Space Debris identified as Indian Objects orbiting the Earth. These details are tracked and catalogued by USSPACECOM and published in spacetrack website, as on 20 Jan. 2023.

Steps taken by ISRO for clearing Space Debris and Payloads

Indian Minister also informed that all orbiting debris will have impact on the sustainability of outer space and future missions. Indian Space Agency ISRO has been carrying out many studies on impacts of growing space debris on space environment.

Since, the early 1990, ISRO and Academia is carrying research and studies on the potential and emerging threats from space debris are carried out by ISRO and academia.
In 2022, ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Operations Management (IS 4 OM) has been established towards more focused efforts to-
- Continually monitor the objects posing collision threat,
- Improve prediction of evolution of space debris environment and concerted activities to mitigate the risk posed by space debris.
ISRO has carried out 21 collision avoidance manoeuvres of Indian Operational Space assets in 2022 to avoid collision threats from other space objects.
To deal with the threat of very small debris objects which are too small to be tracked, spacecraft needs to shielded against the impact risk.
Spacecraft shielding related studies and development are under progress in ISRO to improve the protection for the upcoming missions.

First Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting 2023

Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting in News

Recently, the Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy briefed the media on the First Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting to be held in Bengaluru on February 5-7, 2023.

Energy Transitions Working Group Priority Areas

Energy Transitions Working Group while retaining focus on achieving energy transition, will emphasize on addressing technology gaps and financing to ensure that it is delivered across countries in a time-bound and affordable manner without compromising the energy needs of the communities. The priority areas for the Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) include the following:

Energy Transition through Addressing Technology Gaps
Low-cost Financing for Energy Transition
Energy Security and Diversified Supply Chains
Energy Efficiency, Industrial Low Carbon Transitions and Responsible Consumption,
Fuels for Future (3F) and
Universal Access to Clean Energy and Just, Affordable, and Inclusive Energy Transition Pathways

Targets under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in News

Recently, the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha informed about Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and various targets associated with it.

What is Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)?

The Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country, including those in Andhra Pradesh, by 2024. The estimated outlay of the mission is Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore out of which the Central share is Rs. 2.08 lakh Crore.

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Features

The key features of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) are to make provision of potable water to every rural household through tap water connection at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500), on a regular and long-term basis.

Present Status of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)

The details of present status of tap water to households, as reported by States/UTs, is provided State/ UT wise. 7 States/UTs i.e., Gujarat, Telangana, Haryana, Goa, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Dadra &Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu, have reported 100% coverage. The remaining States/UTs are also making all efforts to cover the remaining households within the Mission Period.