Prelims – 11th Nov 23

East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project

East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, connecting the Tilenga and Kingfisher oilfields in western Uganda with the port of Tanga in eastern Tanzania, has raised concerns over its impact on ecosystems and exacerbating the global climate crisis.

East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline

ms and exacerbating the global climate crisis.

The pipeline’s construction will disrupt sensitive ecosystems, including Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park and the Murchison FallsAlbert Delta Ramsar site.

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation is supported by a partnership between UNESCO and Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation since 2021
Since 2000, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation have been recognizing the achievement of the private sector and public-private initiatives in successfully conserving or restoring structures, places and properties of heritage value in the region.
UNESCO introduced the new category, ‘Special Recognition for Sustainable Development’, in 2020, together with an updated set of Awards Criteria
Recently, the heritage Byculla Railway station (Mumbai, Maharashtra) which has been restored to its original glory, received the UNESCO award. Byculla Railway Station was originally built in 1853. The first train of the country passed through Byculla station almost one-and-a-half centuries ago.

Ministry of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Panchayati Raj Departments, State Revenue Departments and Survey of India
It is a scheme for mapping the land parcels in rural inhabited areas using drone technology and Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS). The mapping will be done across the country in a phase-wise manner over a period of four years – from 2020 to 2024
The scheme will help in streamlining planning and revenue collection in rural areas and ensuring clarity on property rights.