Option (a)

Explanation:

• India is embarking on launching its maiden National Framework for Climate Services towards providing climate services and information.
• Statement 1 is correct: It is based on the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS).
  • GFCS envisages to generate high-quality data from national and international databases on temperature, rainfall, wind, soil moisture and ocean conditions and other vital weather parameters. 
• Statement 2 is not correct: Unlike the GFCS, the nodal agency for the formulation and implementation of the national framework in India will be the Meteorological Department (IMD).
• Mandate of NFCS: To support efforts to prepare for new climate conditions and adapt to their impacts on water supplies, health risks, extreme events, farm productivity, infrastructure placement, power and energy generation and others.
• Countries where the NFCS implementation is in the advanced stages include:
  • Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Madagascar, Moldova, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, Vanuatu and South Africa.

Option (a)

Explanation:

• The International Conference on Dam Safety (ICDS) was recently organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti at the Rajasthan International Centre (RIC) in Jaipur which laid emphasis on the issue of dam health and safety.
• Statement 1 is correct: The Dam Safety Act 2021 provides for constituting the committees on dam safety at national and state level.
• It requires the Central Government to constitute the National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) and the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA). 
• Statement 2 is not correct: The NCDS functions under the Chairmanship of the Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC) to help evolve uniform dam safety policies, protocols and procedures. 
  • The NDSA functions as a regulating body for ensuring the nationwide implementation of dam safety policies and standards. 
• Statement 3 is not correct: It is headed by an officer not below the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India or equivalent to be appointed by the Central Government who have knowledge of, and adequate qualification, experience and capacity in, dealing with problems relating to the dam engineering and dam safety management.
  • The State Governments are to establish the State Committee On Dam Safety and State Dam Safety Organisation (SDSO). 
  • Every SDSO is required to keep perpetual surveillance, carry out inspections and monitor the operation and maintenance of dams under its jurisdiction. 

Option (b) is correct 

Explanation: 

• The President of the United Republic of Tanzania recently undertook a State Visit to India.
• Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro as well as a number of major lakes known collectively as the African Great Lakes. 
• Tanzania is bordered by seven countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Mali, Mozambique, and Rwanda. 

Option (c) is correct.

Explanation:

Sri Lanka is set to take over the chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) during the 23rd Council of Ministers’ (CoM) Meeting.

• Established in 1997 as an intergovernmental organisation of States on the rim of the Indian Ocean, the IORA has members from Asia, Africa and Oceania.
  • Asia: India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
  • Africa: Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia , South Africa, Tanzania, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles, French Republic.
  • Oceania: Australia.
• Dialogue partners for 23rd CoM Meeting: China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Turkiye, United Kingdom and United States of America.

Option (b) is correct.

Explanation: 

The quarterly bulletin (April-June quarter) of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was recently released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

• Statement 1 is not correct: Considering the importance of availability of labour force data at more frequent time intervals, National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017.
• Statement 2 is correct: The objective of PLFS is to estimate the key employment and unemployment indicators:
  • Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): LFPR is defined as the percentage of persons in the labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the population.
  • Worker Population Ratio (WPR): WPR is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population.
  • Unemployment Rate (UR): UR is defined as the percentage of persons unemployed among the persons in the labour force.
  • Current Weekly Status (CWS): The activity status determined on the basis of a reference period of last 7 days preceding the date of survey is known as the CWS of the person.