Today in History (December 11^th, 1930)

In 1930, Sir C.V. Raman became the first non-white, Asian, and Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on Light Scattering and the discovery of the Raman Effect. India celebrates National Science Day on February 28th every year to commemorate the day he made this groundbreaking discovery.

Summary of Today’s News

National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO)

Why in news?

• NOTTO has ordered an inquiry into ‘Cash-for-kidney racket allegations
• There is a wide gap between patients and the organs that are available in India

About NOTTO:

• It is a National level organization set up under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• It functions as apex centre for coordination and networking for procurement and distribution of organs and tissues and registry of Organs and Tissues Donation and Transplantation in country.

Jute Packaging Materials (JPM) – JPM Act, 1987

• Mandatory packaging norms approved for Jute Year 2023-24 provide for
  • 100% reservation of food-grains and
  • 20% of sugar to be compulsorily packed in jute bags.

Benefits of reservation for JPM

• Protect environment as jute is natural, bio- degradable, renewable and reusable fibre and hence fulfils all sustainability parameters.
• Jute (golden fiber) is one of major industries in India’s eastern region. India is world’s biggest producer of jute, followed by Bangladesh.

About Jute Crop

• Climate: Humid.
• Temperature: Between 24 to 38 degree Celsius.
• Minimum rainfall: 1000 mm.
• Soil: New grey alluvial soil of good depth receiving silt from annual floods.
• Major Jute producing states: West Bengal (largest), Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Green Rising Initiative

• By Generation Unlimited of UNICEF in collaboration with India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, has introduced “Green Rising” initiative at COP28.
• Aim to empower youth-led climate actions and solutions.
• It was launched at Dubai Cares (philanthropic organization) hosted by RewirEd
• RewirEd Summit at COP28 is first ever global summit on education and climate.

Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2024

• CCPI is Released by German watch.
• CCPI is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance.
• It assesses countries performance in four categories:
  • GHG emissions (40% of the overall score),
  • Renewable energy (20%),
  • Energy use (20%)
  • Climate policy (20%).
• Top three places i.e 1-3 is vacant in CCPI.
• German watch also releases The Global Climate Risk Index
• India this year improved its global CCPI ranking by securing 7th position (last year it was 8th).