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Question 1

committees which recommended privatisation of railways

Answer 1

bibek debroy committee,2015
sam pitroda committee-2011
rakesh mohan committee-international experience-exceedingly difficult and controversial

Question 2

standing committee on railways recommendations on enhancing passenger amenities

Answer 2

realistic budgets
robust monitoring mechanism for upkeep of assets
mechanised cleaning system

Question 3

international steps for land degradation

Answer 3

un convention to cmbat desertification

-land degradation neutrality target setting programme
-land degradation neutrality fund
-global land outlook-communications platform
-land for life programme[part of changwon initiative]
#bonn challenge-150 million ha by 2020 and 350 million ha by 2030
-india pledge-21 million ha by 2030
#global initiative on reducing land degrradation-within g20
#reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation-under unfccc
#great green wall initiative-sahel region

Question 4

partnership for clean fuels and vehicles initiative

Answer 4

by unep
launched in 2000
for cleaner fuels in vehicles—>reduce vehicular pollution in developing countries
graduated decline of sulphur

Question 5

gm crops guidelines-6 regulator under epa 1986

Answer 5

dna advisory committee
institutional bio safety committee
review committee on genetic manipulation.
genetic engieering approval committee
state biotechnology coordination committee
district level committee

Question 6

nato

Answer 6

intergovtmental military alliance
formed in 1949
washington treaty
headq-brussels
headq of allied command-mons,belgium

Question 7

enfuser

Answer 7

environmental information fusion service
air quality monitoring
for delhi
high utilization of measurement data such as air quality observations, a detailed description of the road network, buildings, land-use information, high resolution satellite images, ground elevation and population data.

Question 8

padma awards committee

Answer 8

constituted by pm every year
 headed by the Cabinet Secretary
includes home secy,secy to the president
4-6 eminent memebers
recommendations to pm and president for approval

Question 9

small satellite launch vehicles

Answer 9

110 ton
leo
72 hrs to integrate…only 6 persons req
carry capacity-500kg to leo and 300kg to sso
supports multiple orbital dropoffs—so launch multiple micro satellites