Friday Factly 3 July 2020

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TB:

India has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world.

Drug Abuse:

According to the latest United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Drug Report about 26.9 crore people used drugs in 2018, which was 30% more than the 2009 figure, with adolescents and young adults accounting for the largest share of users.

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Drug Trade:

• According to 2018 annual report by United Nations-backed International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) India is one of the major hubs for illicit drug trade.
• India alone accounted for six per cent of the world’s cannabis herb (ganja) seizures in 2016 (nearly 300 tonnes), and reported seizing even higher quantities in 2017 (353 tonnes) — a 20 per cent increase compared to 2016, the report by UN office of Drugs and Crime said.
• India produced 66 tonnes of opium in all forms, including morphine.
• There are 10 suicides every day due to alcohol abuse.
• United Nation’s latest report on drug use revealed a 30 per cent increase on 2009 with regards to the consumption of narcotics with some 35 million people worldwide suffering from drug disorders.

MGNREGA:

An analysis of data on the MGNREGA portal shows that the number of households availing MGNREGA work in these districts jumped to 89.83 lakh during May — 86.27 per cent up from 48.22 lakh in the same month last year.

Food processing:

• The unorganized food processing sector comprising nearly 25 lakh units contribute to 74% of employment in food processing sector.
• Nearly 66% of these units are located in rural areas and about 80% of them are family-based enterprises supporting livelihood rural household and minimizing their migration to urban areas.

MSMEs:

There are 63 million MSMEs in this country employing 124 million people.

FCI:

• FCI incurs an average cost of Rs 37.27 on procuring, bagging, transporting, handling, storing and distributing every kg of rice, and Rs 26.84 for wheat.
• This carrying cost is estimated at Rs 5.40 per kg during 2020-21.
• Rice and wheat stocks in government granaries stood at 73.85 million tonnes (mt) as on April. It is 3.5 times the normative operational-cum-strategic reserve requirement for this date.

India-China Trade

• In 2003-04, Chinese products had relatively minor presence in India’s import basket totalling just less than $3 billion and India’s trade deficit vis-à-visChina was less than $1 billion.
• In the next five years, India’s imports from China increased to $32.3 billion, and the trade imbalance jumped to $23.1 billion. China continued to expand its market in India, increasing it to $76 billion in 2017-18. Trade deficit
• India’s trade deficit with China was a massive $63 billion in 2017-18, or nearly 40 per cent of its overall trade deficit. In the past three years, the trends have shifted somewhat, as imports from China have declined to $65 billion in 2019-20, and exports have increased to $16 billion

Chinese Investments in India:

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade puts the figure at over $2 billion, the China’s official agencies have put the figure at $8 billion. 

Telecom Infrastructure:

• According to industry estimates, the telecom sector is supporting 30%-35% of the country’s gross domestic product amidst the lockdown.
• Since March 2020, mobile data consumption increased 20%-25% and the time spent on smartphones has risen 27% to an average 4.3 hours per day. Indians are spending 40% more-time streaming video.