Current Affair 1:

Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Industry Coalition (RECEIC)

 

Conceptualized under India's G20 Presidency, RECEIC is an industry-driven initiative aimed at promoting resource efficiency and circular economy practices globally.

Do read introduction to it, Mains main bhi help milegi..

39 companies headquartered in 11 different countries have joined the coalition as its founding members.

Current Affair 2:

Detail about No-Confidence Motion

 

A motion of “No Confidence Motion” against the Government can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha under rule 198.

In a parliamentary democracy, a government can be in power only if it enjoys the majority and confidence of the directly elected house i.e., Lok Sabha in the case of India. The rules of Lok Sabha allow for a motion of no-confidence, where-in any MP can garner the support of 50 MPs and introduce a motion of no-confidence against the government.

The Speaker then, once satisfied that the motion is in order, will ask the House if the motion can be adopted. If the motion is passed in the house, the Government is bound to vacate the office.

The Constitution of India does not mention about either a Confidence or a No Confidence Motion.

A no-confidence motion needs a majority vote to pass the House. If individuals or parties abstain from voting, those numbers will be removed from the overall strength of the House and then the majority will be taken into account.

Some important facts about Prelims Exam.

The first no-confidence motion was moved during the 3rd Lok Sabha. Acharya Kripalani moved this motion after Sino-India War when Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister. The motion garnered 62 votes in favour and 347 votes against and hence, it did not go through.

Overall, there have been 27 No-Confidence motions so far. The number of no-confidence motions has reduced in the more recent Lok-Sabha terms.

Indira Gandhi led Government faced the most No-Confidence motions

8 out of the 14 Prime Ministers of India have faced a no-confidence motion during their tenure.

More than half of the total no-confidence motions were moved against Indira Gandhi’s government who faced 15 of the 27 no-confidence motions. However, none of these 15 motions were successful, with all of them being defeated.

 

Voting after the discussion determines whether the motion is successful or not.  In case of a no-confidence motion, majority votes in favour of the motion mean that the government has lost the confidence of the house and must resign.

Only three Prime Ministers have lost the motion till date:

Vishvanath Pratap Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Current Affair 3:

Generation of E-waste AND Plastic waste

 

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) estimates the e-waste generation at national level based on the countrywide sales data provided by producers and average life of notified electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), as mandated under the E-waste Management Rules, 2016.

As per the information available with CPCB, e-waste generated in the country from twenty-one (21) types of EEE notified under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 since Financial Year (FY) 2017-18 is given below:

The import and export of hazardous and other wastes is regulated under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 notified by the Ministry.

For Plastics:

The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, provides the statutory framework for plastic waste management in an environmentally sound manner throughout the country. Considering the adverse effect of littered single use plastic items on terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems, the Ministry notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on 12th August 2021, prohibiting identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, from 1st July 2022.

As per Annual report of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the implementation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the plastic waste generated in the country during the last five years are given below:

Current Affair 4:

Self-Reliant India (SRI) Fund

 

 

In compliance with the announcement, Self-Reliant India (SRI) Fund has been set up to infuse Rs. 50,000 crore as equity funding in those MSMEs which have the potential and viability to grow and become large units.

Under this Fund of Rs. 50,000 crores, there is a provision of Rs.10,000 Crore from the Government of India and Rs.40,000 Crore through Private Equity / Venture Capital funds.

 

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