Uptick for India on sanitation in UN report

 

Topic Important for: General Studies - 2 I Environment & Health

 

Context

 

According to the recent monitoring report by UN organisations, there has been absolutely no growth in the population with access to piped water facilities.

 

Important finding of the report

 

• The report highlighted that in terms of access to piped water facilities there are large inequalities between rural and urban areas. 

 

• The report suggests that almost two-thirds of the 650 million people globally stopped practising open defecation between 2000 and 2017

 

• There has been major drop seen in open defecation in the country.

 

• India has made great gains in providing basic sanitation facilities since the start of the millennium.

 

• In terms of drinking water, the report shows India has increased the percentage of its population with access to a protected drinking water from 79% in 2000 to 93% in 2017.

 

India scenario

 

• The percentage of households getting piped water has remained stagnant at 44% over the last two decades.

 

• In rural India, only 32% of the population has access to piped water, less than half of the 68% who have access in urban India.

 

• The country is responsible for almost single-handedly dragging the world towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal of ending open defecation.

 

• In rural India, only 32% of the population have access to piped water, less than half of the 68% who have access in urban India.

 

• The government is planning to roll out a new scheme called Nal Se Jal.

 

• The Solid and liquid waste management will be the focus of Swachh Bharat phase 2.

 

Source Link: 

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/uptick-for-india-on-sanitation-in-un-report/article28069291.ece

 

India to be most populous by 2027: UN 

 

Topic Important for: General Studies - 1 I Population

 

Context

 

According to a recent report by a United Nations report India is expected to have 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050.

 

About

 

• India is set to overtake China as the most populous country by 2027 and will have almost 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050. 

 

• The report also suggests that South Asia’s opportunity to reap the “demographic dividend” will peak by 2047.

 

• According to the World Population Prospects 2019 report India is expected to add 273 million people by 2050,

 

• India will be the largest national increase in the world. China,

 

• Globally people aged above 65 are the fastest growing age group, putting pressure on social protection systems.

 

• The Central and Southern Asia region, of which India is a part, is expected to see a 25% increase in population between now and 2050.

 

• The rate of population growth is the highest in sub-Saharan Africa, where the fertility rate stand at 4.6 births per woman over a lifetime.

 

• The region is expected to double its population by mid-century.

 

• Nigeria is expected to add 200 million people over the next three decades and overtake the U.S. to become the third most populous nation.
• India is still among the countries where the working-age population (25-64 years) is growing faster than other groups

 

• Almost 50 countries are expected to have less than two working-age people to support every person above 65.

 

Source Link:  

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/india-to-be-most-populous-by-2027-un/article28069199.ece

 

Lunar orbiter spacecraft arrives in Sriharikota

 

Topic Important for: General Studies - 3 I Science and Technology  

 

Context

 

The Indian space research organisations scheduled the launch of Chandrayaan-2 on July 15.

 

About

 

• The mother obiter spacecraft of Mission Chandrayaan-2 has reached the launch port of Sriharikota from Bengaluru.

 

• The mission Chandrayaan-2 will be joined by its lander and rover companions

 

• The mission Chandrayaan-2 will complete the journey of 3.84 lakh km to Moon.