Daily Current Affairs Dated on 14Feb2020

Daily Current Affairs Dated on 14-Feb-2020
Contents:
1. Publish Criminal History of Candidates, SC Orders Parties
2. Ustr Takes India off the Developing Country List
3. Experts Meet to Discuss Restoration of Sun Temple
4. Time is Running Out to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
PUBLISH CRIMINAL HISTORY OF
CANDIDATES, SC ORDERS PARTIES
Why in news?
The Supreme Court ordered political parties to publish the entire criminal
history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections along with
the reasons that goaded them to field suspected criminals over decent people
The information should be published in a local as well as a national newspaper
as well as the parties social media handles.
It should mandatorily be published either within 48 hours of the selection of
candidates or less than two weeks before the first date for filing of nominations,
whichever is earlier.
Information should be detailed
The published information on the criminal antecedents of a candidate should be
detailed and include the nature of their offences, charges framed against him, the court
concerned, case number, etc.
Daily Current Affairs Dated on 14-Feb-2020
USTR TAKES INDIA OFF DEVELOPING
COUNTRY LIST
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has published a
notice, amending lists of developing and least-developed countries that are
eligible for preferential treatment with respect to CVD investigations.
The U.S. government has changed an administrative rule making it easier for it
to impose countervailing duties (CVDs) on goods from India and certain other
countries
India was, until February 10, on the developing country list and therefore
eligible for these more relaxed standards. It has now been taken off of that list.
Daily Current Affairs Dated on 14-Feb-2020
The new lists consist of 36 developing countries and 44 least developed
countries
EXPERTS MEET TO DISCUSS
RESTORATION OF SUN TEMPLE
Why in news?
A plan to restore and preserve the nearly 800 Year old Konark Sun temple in Odisha
would be drawn up soon, after a two day conference of experts at the end of the month
The 13th century temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, had been filled with sand
and sealed by the British authorities in 1903 to stabilize the structure
Daily Current Affairs Dated on 14-Feb-2020
TIME RUNNING OUT TO REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Why in news?
The Future of Earth, 2020, which was released here on Thursday by the South Asia
Future Earth Regional Office, DIVECHA Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute
of Science lists
1. Failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation
2. Extreme weather events
3. Major biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse
4. Food crises
5. Water crises
as the five global risks that can potentially impact the planet.
Offering examples of how the interrelation of risk factors play a role, scientists say
extreme heat waves can accelerate global warming by releasing large amounts of
stored carbon from affected ecosystems, and at the same time intensify water crises
and/ or food scarcity.
The loss of biodiversity also weakens the capacity of natural and agricultural systems
to cope with climate extremes