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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✍️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 Agreement 2015.


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