Reports Compilation
CA Database
Subject: Mains LIsts: Compilation Status: Sorted Once
The Global Expert Review on Debt, Nature and Climate
- Initiative : Kenya Colombia & France - Debt & Climate Change
- Aim : Structural Economic Effort FOR Low Carbon Growth
- Review : How Soverign Debt affect sdeveloping countries, especially Low and Middle Income Countries
- At : COP 28, United Nations Climate Change Coference
Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023 by WHO
- 2/3rd death amongst people of working age
- Risk of Death is three times higher in low income than high income countries, where as low income countries have just 1% of worlds motor vehicles
- Over All Road Fatality Decreased but India saw 15% Increase in Fatalities
- Road Crash Cost Indain Economy 3 to 5 percent of GDP Acc to World Bank
- Reason : Traffic Congestion, Poor Road Infra, Vehicle Condition, Paucity of Traffic Police, Weather Condition, Inadequate Emergency Response, Low Awareness
- Weak Vehicle Safety Standard
- Indian Crash Test at : 56 kmph
- New Car Assesment Porgramme : 64 kmph
- Inadequate Licensing & Training - in 2018, 26% of all road accdient drivers did not have license
- Global Road Safety Report 2018
- India 3 and 4 out of 10
- Chine 8 & 9 out of 10
- Sri Lanka
- Paucity of Police : 30% of Positions and 39% of Sanctin was vacant in 2018 by Bureau of Police Research and Development
- Work by Govt
- Bharat New Car Assesment Program
- MVA 2019
- Auotmated Fitness Testing
- creation of Solatium Fund (for victims of Hit & Run Accidents)
- Protection of good samaritan from Civil and Criminal Liability
- Creation of National Road Safety Board
- Integrated Road Accident Data Base System by MoRTH funded by World Bank
- National Road Safety Policy 2010 on reccomendation of S Sundar Committee → Creation of National Road Safety Council
- District Road Safety Committee - Estab for each dis under MVA 1988
- Vehicle Scraping Policy
- Global Agreements
- Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road,
- Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodic Technical Inspection of Wheeled Vehicles and Reciprocal Recognition of Such Inspections
- Agreement concerning the Establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts
- Way Forward
- K S Radhakrishnan Panel on Road Safety and Sundar Committee
- Mexico Model : Road Safety & Sustainable Mobility is a FR for its Citizens
Impact of Climate Change on Indian Health
- Source: 4th Assessment Report of the Governmental Panel on Climate Change.
- Findings: 298 districts have high or very high levels of exposure to climate change effects.
Global Land Out Look Report by UNCCD - United Nations Consortium to Combat Deseritification
Trade Policy Tools for Climate Action by WTO
UN DESA - World Economic Situation & Prospects 2024
Now Seen as Key Alternative Manufacturing Base, Making up for Indian Pre Mature De Industrialisation