TNPSC Current Affairs December 26, 2019

www.tnpsc.academy – TNPSC Current Affairs Dec 26, 2019 (26/12/2019)

Topic: Latest Reports and Events, General Administration

Government launched Good Governance Index

Latest edition of the ‘Good Governance Index’ has been launched on the occasion of ‘Good Governance Day’.

Good Governance Day is observed on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25th December). It was observed for the first time in 2014.

What is the Good Governance Index (GGI)?

It is a tool to assess the status of governance and the impact of various interventions taken up by the State Government and UTs. Tamil Nadu topped in Good Governance Index.

Key facts:

The States and Union Territories were divided into 3 groups namely Big states, North East and hill states and union territories. Tamil Nadu topped in Good Governance Index in the “Big States” category. It was followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.

The report also said that among the big states the poor performers were Odisha, Bihar, Goa and Uttar Pradesh. Jharkhand was ranked the last in good governance index.

In the North East and hill states category, Himachal Pradesh ranked first. It was followed by Uttarakhand, Tripura, Mizoram and Sikkim. The bad performers of the category include Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

Topic: Historical Diary of Events, Latest Diary of Events

Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya

The Prime Minister of India paid tribute to Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya on his 158th birth anniversary (25th December, 2019).

Key facts:

Madan Mohan Malaviya was a freedom fighter and social reformer. He had served as the President of the INC on four occasions. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2014. He was the editor of a Hindi magazine, ‘Hindosthan’.

Topic: Welfare Oriented Govt Schemes and their Utilities, Profile of States

Jal Jeevan Mission

Operational guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission have been released.

About Jal Jeevan Mission:

The Mission was announced in August 2019. The chief objective of the Mission is to provide piped water supply (Har Ghar Jal) to all rural and urban households by 2024. It also aims to create local infrastructure for rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household waste water for reuse in agriculture.

The Mission will converge with other Central and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives of sustainable water supply management across the country.

Topic: Profile of States, Latest Diary of Events

India’s first Transgender University to come up in UP

India’s first university for transgender community will be opened in Fazilnagar block of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh. It is the first of its kind University in country, where transgender community members will be able to get education.

The university is being built by Akhil Bhartiya Kinnar Siksha Seva Trust (All-India transgender education service trust).

Topic: Profile of States, Latest Diary of Events

Massive Locust Invasion in Gujarat

The farmlands in Gujarat border are in great threat from locust invasion. The insects were flying from Pakistan Sindh province and spread in the villages of Gujarat and Rajasthan. The locusts emerged from Sudan and Eritrea in the coast of Red Sea.

The invasion of the locust was alerted from UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The trajectory of the swarms was tracked and the invasion was also predicted by Locust Warning Organization (LWO) in Jodhpur. However, precautionary measures were not taken.