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The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016

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The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 is a critical topic for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, particularly under GS Paper II (Social Justice and Governance) . It replaced the PwD Act of 1995 to comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Key Highlights of the RPwD Act, 2016 1. Expanded Definition of Disability The Act increased the number of recognized disabilities from 7 to 21.   Added Disabilities : Cerebral Palsy, Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy, Acid Attack victims, Speech and Language disability, Specific Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Chronic Neurological conditions (Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s), Blood Disorders (Haemophilia, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell disease), and Multiple Disabilities.   The Central Government maintains the power to add more types of disabilities to this list. 2. Rights and Entitlements  ✅  Education : Children with "benchmark disabilities...
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Namdapha National Park

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Image credits - google 🌟Namdapha National Park   ✍️ Located at 27° North of Equator in changlang district , Arunachal Pradesh. ✍️ Located at the turbulance of Noa- Dihing river which runs in north - south direction of Namdapha National Park and Namdapha is a river originating from the hill Daphabum {locally known as Dapha -hill and Bum - peak of the hill} , hence the name is given. ✍️It is a part of Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rainforests and  ranks as India's 4th largest national park after Hemmis in ladakh {1st}, Desert National Park in Rajasthan on 2nd and 3rd is Gangotri National Park in uttrakhand.  ✍️ It was declared as the 15th Tiger Reserve of India by government in 1983. ✍️ International borders - India -Myanmar {Burma}. ✍️ Important Hills and ranges - Dapha Bum ridge of Mishmi Hills and Patkai Ranges. #🌟{Kanha National Park in M.P. at 10th established in 1955 with an area of 940 sq.km.}
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🌟India's efforts to preventive measures toward Neglected Tropical Diseases

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🌟India's efforts to preventive measures toward Neglected Tropical Diseases 🌟Neglected Tropical Disease day is celebrated every year on 30th january declared by 74th world health assembly 2021. ✍️NTDs are the group of Parasitic , Bacterial , protozoan infections that are prevelent in tropical and sub-tropicsl regions. ✍️These diseases mainly affect improvised people of developing countries living in abject poverty. ✍️These are called "neglected" because they are often overlooked by the mainstream healthcare system despite  their significant affect on public health. ✍️ According to the database of Elsevier Science US and USA are predominant on NDTs. ✍️ Among global South Brazil and India ranked 3rd and 4th respectively. ✍️ India's contribution is 6% globally. ✍️ India carries the largest burden of at least 11 of these diseases with parasitic illness like kala azar and Lymphatic filariasis. 🌟 Important measures taken by India- ✍️ WHO - supported regional alliance esta...
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✍️India's National Cooling Action Plan

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🌟 India's National Cooling Action Plan {ICAP} - A 20 year roadmap towards sustainable management of cooling plan. ✍️Aims to reduce cooling demands , refrigerant transition through various schemes and programme s run by Government of India  Sustainably . ✍️Enhancing energy efficiency by 2037-38. ✍️Works towards promoting passive cooling in buildings ,Bureaue of Energy Efficiency (BEE), has brought out the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) for large non- residential buildings and Eco Niwas Samhita (ECBC-R) for the residential buildings. ✍️Studies in promotin✍️non-ozone depleting substance(ODSs) and low Global Warming Potential Chain. ✍️Up-skilling and certification of 43,450 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) under the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna  (PMKVY )of Minstry of skill development and Enterprises (MSDE). ✍️ The plan is in sync with India's commitment towards ▶️ Montreal Protocol 1987 ▶️Paris ...
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