1MYAC
1MYAC (One Million Youth Actions Challenge) is promoted by the UN Climate Change Learning Partnership
- Aim – To encourage youth aged 10 to 30 years old to take concrete actions for a more sustainable future.
- Objective – Works to promote 4 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG 6 – Clean water and sanitation
- SDG 12 – Responsible consumption and production
- SDG 13 – Climate action
- SDG 15 – Life on land
- UN Climate Change Learning Partnership – Collaborative initiative of 36 multilateral organizations working together to help countries build the knowledge and skills they need to take action on climate change.
Tholu Bommalata
Sangeet Natak Akademi is reviving an ancient theatre performance of Tholu Bommalata puppetry which is on the brink of extinction.
- Also known as – Dance of leather dolls.
- Made from animal skin, they are projected on a small screen, like colour photographic transparencies.
- Mainly performed in – Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh.
- Major screen characters – Animals, birds, gods, and demons
- Major themes – Ramayana and Mahabharata.
LCA Tejas Mark 1A
First flight of Made in India indigenous LCA Tejas Mark 1A fighter aircraft has been completed in Bengaluru.
- LCA Tejas Mark 1A – It is an advanced variant of LCA Mk-1, which has already been inducted by Indian Airforce.
- Developed by- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Features – Advanced mission computer, high performance Digital Flight Control Computer (DFCC Mk1A), Smart Multi-Function Displays (SMFD), Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar, Advanced Self-protection Jammer, Electronic Warfare Suit etc.
CETP
Clean Energy Transitions Programme (CETP) Annual report 2023 released.
- Released by – International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Clean Energy Transitions Programme – It is leading the global fight against climate change by accelerating clean energy transitions.
- Launched in – 2017
- Features –
- Under CETP, IEA provides technical assistance, insights etc. for energy transition.
- Its objectives are aligned with 2015 Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Solar waste in India
A recent study says that India generated about 100 kilotonnes (kt) of solar waste in the financial year (FY) 2022-2023.
- Solar waste – Solar waste refers to the waste generated during the manufacturing of solar modules and waste from the field (project lifetime).
- Findings – India to generate 600 kilotonnes of solar waste by 2030.
- Current scenario – India’s current installed solar capacity will generate about 340 kt, 3 times more than the present by 2030.
- Major waste producing states – Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh.