03-06-2020 Daily One Liners

1. National Productivity Council (NPC)

• NPC is national level organization to promote productivity culture in India.
• Established by the Ministry of Industry, Government of India in 1958.
• It is an autonomous, multipartite, non-profit organization with equal representation from employers’ & workers’ organizations and Government, apart from technical & professional institutions and other interests.
• NPC is a constituent of the Tokyo-based Asian Productivity Organisation (APO),an Inter Governmental Body, of which the Government of India is a founder member.

2. National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC)

• For effective implementation of relief measures in the wake of natural calamities, the Government of India has set up a Standing National Crisis Management Committee with Cabinet Secretary as Chairman.
• Key functions: Oversee the Command, Control and Coordination of the disaster response and Give direction to the Crisis Management Group (CMG) as deemed necessary.

3. Depsang Plain

• It is an area at a crucial dip (called the Bulge) on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
• The Chinese Army occupied most of the plains in 1962.
• India controls the western portion of the plains as part of Ladakh, whereas the eastern portion is part of the Aksai Chin region, which is controlled by China and claimed by India.
• The “Depsang plain” is one of the few places in the Western Sector where light armour (vehicles) would have ease of manoeuvre, so any Chinese buildup there is a cause for concern.

4. Global Economic Prospects

• It is the World Bank’s semi-annual flagship publication on the state of the world economy.
• It examines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on emerging market and developing economies.
• It is issued twice a year, in January and June. The January edition includes in-depth analyses of topical policy challenges while the June edition contains shorter analytical pieces.

5. Changpa community

• The Chinese Army’s intrusion in Chumur and Demchok since January has left Ladakh’s nomadic herding Changpa community cut off from large parts of summer pastures.
• This has also resulted in a sharp rise in deaths of young Pashmina goats this year in the Korzok-Chumur belt of Changthang plateau in Ladakh.

6. Changthangi or Pashmina goat

• They are raised for ultra-fine cashmere wool, known as Pashmina once woven.
• These goats are generally domesticated and reared by nomadic communities called the Changpa in the Changthang region of Greater Ladakh.
• The Changthangi goats have revitalized the economy of Changthang, Leh and Ladakh region.

7. Sun’s Corona

• Scientists have recently discovered tiny flashes of radio light emanating from all over the Sun, which they say could help in explaining the long-pending coronal heating problem. The data was collected with the help of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope.
• The Sun’s corona is the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere. The corona is usually hidden by the bright light of the Sun’s surface. That makes it difficult to see without using special instruments. However, the corona can be viewed during a total solar eclipse.

8. Over the Top

• An “over-the-top” media service is any online content provider that offers streaming media as a standalone product. The term is commonly applied to video-on-demand platforms, but also refers to audio streaming, messaging services, or internet-based voice calling solutions.