Prelim Bits 16-09-2018

Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile

• DRDO has recently successfully man-portable anti-tank guided missile from Ahmednagar range.
• It is the third - generation Anti-tank Missile which will be used by Indian Army.
• It has been developed by DRDO with private sector partnership.
• It is low weight missile with a range of 2500 metres.

ICGS Vijaya

• Ministry of Defence has initiated a project for building 7 offshore patrol vessels with private sector partnership.
• In 2017, the first in the series Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Vikram was commission.
• ICGS Vijaya, the second in the series of 98-metre offshore patrol vessels was commissioned recently.
• It is fitted with advanced technology, navigation and communication equipment, sensor and machinery
• The ship will be based at Paradip.
• It will be deployed extensively for Exclusive Economic Zone (EZ) surveillance and other duties
• It is designed to carry one twin-engine helicopter and four high speed boats.

Human Development Ranking

• Human Development Index (HDI) is a tool to measure country’s overall achievement social and economic dimensions.
• It considers 4 indicators –

1. life expectancy for health,
2. expected years of schooling,
3. mean of years of schooling for education and
4. Gross National Income per capita for standard of living.

• It is calculated by United Nation Development Programme (UNDP).
• In the latest ranking, India ranked 130 among 189 countries.
• The value of India’s HDI is 0.640, which denotes that India is in the medium human development category.
• In 2016, India's HDI value of 0.624 put it at 131 rank.
• Between 1990 and 2017, India’s HDI value increased from 0.427 to 0.640, an increase of nearly 50 per cent.
• Bangladesh and Pakistan, countries with similar population sizeranked 136 and 150 respectively.
• Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Ireland and Germany lead the ranking.
• Niger, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Chad and Burundi have the lowest scores.

UNDP

• UNDP, an UN organization formed in 1965, is to help countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainablehuman development.
• The status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly.
• It is working to strengthen new frameworks for development, disaster risk reduction and climate change.
• It also encourages the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women in all itsprogrammes.
• The UNDP Human Development Report Office also publishes an annual Human Development Report(since 1990) to measure and analyze developmental progress.
• In addition to a global Report, UNDP also publishes regional, national, and local Human DevelopmentReports.

Twin City Agreement

• Union Territory Delhi government and South Korea has signed a twin city agreement between Seoul and Delhi.
• It is for collaboration on waste management and reviving natural water sources in the National Capital.

Source: PIB, The Hindu, The New Indian Express