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The index is developed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in association with the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE). It incorporates qualitative, quantitative and outcome-based indicators to assess energy efficiency initiatives, programs and outcomes in five distinct sectors – buildings, industry, municipalities, transport, agriculture, and DISCOMs.
There are no ‘Front Runner’ states, and the top performing states Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala are in the ‘Achiever’ category.
The indicator helps achieve the following SDGs: SDG 7- Affordable and Clean Energy; SDG 12- Responsible Consumption and Production and SDG 13- Climate Action.

Article 124(7) provides that a retired Supreme Court judge cannot “plead or act in any court or before any authority within the territory of India”. This provision only restricts post-retirement appointments in Judiciary itself, but not in posts of president, governor, member of parliament, etc. There is no cooling off period before a Judge following his/her retirement. The Indian constitution does not provide for a strict separation of powers as available in the American constitution.
Recently, former CJI Ranjan Gogoi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President under Art 80(1)(a).

A four-party agreement among the Centre, Mizoram government, Tripura government, and leaders of Bru community was signed to end the 23-year old Bru-Reang refugee crisis. The Bru community, also referred to as Reangs, reside in Mizoram, Tripura, and parts of southern Assam, and are ethnically distinct from the Mizos of Mizoram. Reangs in Tripura are categorised as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
There are over 40,000 Brus living in four districts of Mizoram. At present, over 30000 Brus are living in the refugee camps in Tripura after they fled Mizoram following ethnic clashes with the Mizo tribes in 1997.
Around 34,000 Internally Displaced Brus will be settled in Tripura and would be given aid from the Centre to help with their rehabilitation and all-round development, through a package of around Rs 600 crores. These people would get all the rights that normal residents of the States get, and they would now be able to enjoy the benefits of social welfare schemes of Centre and State governments.

Ease of Living Index is launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Key objectives
. Generate information to guide evidence-based policy making
. Catalyse action to achieve broader developmental outcomes including the SDG
. Assess and compare the outcomes achieved from various urban policies and schemes
. Obtain the perception of citizens about their view of the services provided by the city administration.
Assessment is based on 50 indicators based on 14 categories: Education, Health, Housing & Shelter, WASH, Mobility, Safety & Security, Recreation, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Gini coefficient, Environment, Green spaces & building, Energy Consumption and City Resilience.

The paradigm shift is from ‘Building systems’ to ‘Enabling ecosystems’. It establishes design principles that can help realize the full potential of open digital ecosystems to create transformative impact across sectors.
Advantages of NODE:
. Increased efficiency and reliability of service delivery(convenient, fast and affordable) for the citizens.
. Increased delivery capacity (scale and speed) for government bodies.
. Enhanced ease of doing business for entrepreneurs.

Art 31A-provides for acquisition of estate/ taking over management of property/ modification of rights of shareholders of corporations/ cancellation of agreements. It is based on the Doctrine of Eminent Domain, which is a concept in the American Constitution. It relates to acquisition of private property by the state for a public purpose with paying certain amount of compensation.
Art 31C-provides for passing of laws to secure principles of social and economic justice provided in the directive principles.
However in the Minerva mills v Union of India , it was held that extending the immunity of Article 31C to all the Directives of Part IV by the 42nd amendment was unconstitutional. Because by giving primacy to all Directive Principles over the Fundamental Rights in articles 14 and 19, the basic features of the constitution would be destroyed.
There are two conditions which must be fulfilled for the application of Article 31C:
. A law for giving effect to the policy of the state to implement a Directive Principle in Article 39(b) or (c).
. The Legislature making a declaration to that effect.

Participatory notes are offshore derivative instruments with Indian shares as underlying assets. Brokers and foreign institutional investors registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issue the participatory notes and invest on behalf of the foreign investors.
However, because of the anonymity, Indian regulators face difficulty determining a participatory note’s original owner and end owner. Therefore, substantial amounts of unaccounted for money enters the country through participatory notes.
Recently, SEBI mandated that some of the existing FPIs will have to get separate registrations if they want to issue p-notes based on derivatives. Issuers will also have to file suspicious transaction reports with the Indian Financial Intelligence Unit on P-Notes.

Technical textiles (TT) are textiles materials and products manufactured primarily for technical performance and functional properties rather than aesthetic or decorative characteristics. They are used in sectors such as sports, medicines, agriculture, construction, geology and manufacturing industries.
The aim of the mission is to position the country as a global leader in technical textiles and increase domestic use as well. It envisages a domestic market size to reach $40- 50 billion by 2024, which is valued at $16 billion presently.
The focus of the mission will also be on usage of technical textiles in key flagship mission and programmes of the country, including the strategic sectors of agriculture, defence, water and infrastructure, along with Jal Jivan Mission; Swachh Bharat Mission; Ayushman Bharat among others.

Established in 1973, it is one of the oldest international environmental awards, recognizing individuals who have contributed in an outstanding manner to the scientific knowledge and public leadership to preserve and enhance the global environment.
Recently, renowned environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev was awarded the 2020 Tyler Prize for his work in the domain of green economy. As per the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Green Economy is the one that “improves human well-being and builds social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.” Pavan Sukhdev’s ground-breaking 2008 report on The Economics of Environment and Biodiversity (TEEB), was hosted by UNEP and became the foundation for the Green Economy movement.

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was mentioned in TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most powerful women who defined the last century.
In 1927, she helped in founding All India Women’s Conference along with Margaret Cousins. She also founded the Delhi Women’s League (the Delhi branch of AIWC) alongwith Rameshwari Nehru. She ensured that maternity and child welfare centres were set up all over the country. She campaigned to prevent malaria post independence, likely saving hundreds of thousands of lives. She contributed to the establishment of constitutional equality of men and women which is guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, and 16. She also played a crucial role in the inclusion of Uniform Civil Code as a part of Directive Principles of State Policy.