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Highlights of Current Affairs 14 May 2026
- The UN Global Forest Goals Report 2026 revealed that over 40 million hectares of forests were lost globally between 2015 and 2025 despite conservation efforts.
- Major reasons for forest degradation include agricultural expansion, climate change, wildfires, illegal logging, pest attacks, and unsustainable resource extraction.
- The report stated that progress on reversing deforestation and reducing poverty among forest-dependent communities remains very slow, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Global investment in sustainable forest management reached about $84 billion in 2023, while nearly $300 billion annually is needed to achieve 2030 forest targets.
- The United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests (2017–2030) aims to prevent deforestation, restore degraded forests, and support sustainable forest management worldwide.
- The National Jute Board has been implementing the Jute Crop Information System (JCIS) since 2023 to monitor and forecast jute cultivation using satellite technology and GIS mapping.
- JCIS includes tools like BHUVAN JUMP for geo-tagged field monitoring and PATSAN for real-time crop surveillance and production assessment.
- The appointment of the CBI Director is made under the DSPE Act, 1946, through a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition, and Chief Justice of India or nominee judge.
- The Thousand Pillar Temple in Telangana, built in 1163 CE by the Kakatiya dynasty, is famous for its Trikutalaya design and advanced “Sandbox Technology” foundation.
- Assam’s Baska Honey was exported to the United States for the first time with APEDA support, and the product is recognized under the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative.
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