The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an annual publication by Germanwatch, and Climate Action Network Europe. It evaluates the climate protection performance of 58 countries, responsible for over 90% of global energy-related CO₂ emissions. "

The Barak River rises from the Manipur hills, in Senapati district of Manipur. It flows then along Nagaland-Manipur border, the Manipur-Mizoram border and the Manipur-Assam border before it enters Assam and then Bangladesh.

http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Barak ;

http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Barak_and_others ;

Improvisation (Vikaspedia November 2017 Current Affairs): A 3-day Namami Barak festival was held in Assam last November.

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The Parliament, till now, has not made any special law to exhaustively codify all the privileges. They are based on five sources, namely,

1. Constitutional provisions,
2. Various laws made by Parliament,
3. Rules of both the Houses,
4. Parliamentary conventions, and
5. Judicial interpretations.

Improvisation: TH: Whose privilege? ; "

• Statement 1 is correct: NISHTHA is the world's largest teachers' training programme of its kind in the world. It has been launched to improve Learning Outcomes at the Elementary level. The basic objective of this massive training programme is to motivate and equip teachers to encourage and foster critical thinking in students. The initiative is first of its kind wherein standardized training modules are developed at national level for all States and UTs.
• Statement 2 is not correct: In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in class I to VIII, vide its Notification dated August 23, 2010.
• Statement 3 is correct: One of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the primary schools is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government.
• Statement 4 is not correct: From the mid-1960s to 1993, the number of TEIs in India went up from about 1,200 to about 1,500. After the NCTE was set up, the number of TEIs exploded, to about 16,000 (over 90% private) by 2011

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The temperature required for wheat during growing season is around 15.5$^\circ$C. The weather should be warm and moist during the early stage of growth and sunny and dry in the later stages. The average temperature of the hottest month should not exceed 20$^\circ$C. A frost-free period of 100 days is usually required but some fast-ripening varieties may mature only in 90 days. The soil suitable for wheat is either light clay or heavy loam. The world's best wheat comes from the chernozem soils in the 'Black Earth' region of the Ukrainian Steppes, the dark brown soil of North America and also the grey brown podzolic soils of the deciduous forest region. "