Good evening viewers and aspirants welcome to the hindi news analysis brought to you by Shankara Ice Academy. Today we will be covering the hindi news edition dated 29th of March 2022. These are the articles I have chosen for today's discussion. Now without wasting much time let us get to the discussion now. So now let us take up this news article. It is a front page article which talks about the Criminal Procedure Identification Bill of 2022. See this bill is in use because yesterday it was introduced in Lok Sabha and when it was introduced the opposition demanded division of votes regarding the bill and the opposition also said that the bill is unconstitutional and it violates the fundamental rights of citizens. So it becomes important for us to know about the important provisions of the bill from example spectrum. Let us see that today and here I have given you the syllabus so that you can know how relevant this topic is for our preparation. Now first what is the purpose of this bill. Any bill has a purpose right. See this bill has been enacted to authorize for taking measurements of convicts and other persons. Now these measurements are taken for identification of the convicts in the criminal matters and such measurements will also help with the investigation criminal matters plus it will be taken so as it could be preserved as a record. So for these purposes the bill authorizes for taking measurements of convicts and other persons. Now you would have heard that normally if a person is convicted her or his measurements are taken. Actually currently it is being done based on the identification of prisoners act of 1920. See this act was the one that authorizes the taking of measurements and photographs of convicts and others and as per the 1920 act measurements include finger impressions that is fingerprints and food print impressions. So in the same way now the 2022 bill also authorizes to take measurements of convicts and other persons. So therefore if this bill becomes an act then it will repeal the 1920 act which is the identification of prisoners act. Now here you may think that taking measurements of convicts is justified to a level but what about other persons. Can government take measurements of every citizen citing the reason of investigation? Actually it is not so. For this the bill prescribes who all are required to give measurements. See as per the bill three kinds of individuals are required to give measurements. First is the person who has been convicted for any offence punishable under any law enforce. This is the person who we call it as the convicted person. Okay now the second kind of person is the one who has been ordered to give security for his good behavior or for maintaining peace and here sure he has been ordered so under section 117 of CRPC that is Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and this security is taken for proceedings under other sections of the CRPC. But what is security here? It refers to furnishing guarantee to the satisfaction of the court and this guarantee will be in a manner like you know a certain conduct is mandatory and this mandatory conduct has to be maintained for a certain period by a certain person concerning a certain thing and this procedure of furnishing the guarantee takes place in the shape of a bond and this bond is to be executed by such a person from whom the security is demanded and note that such a bond may occur with sureties or even without sureties. So it is just a guarantee provided by the person from whom the security is demanded. So if a person has been ordered to give security under section 117 of CRPC then measurements of that person shall be taken. Along with this the person who has been arrested in connection with an offense punishable under any law for the time being enforced should also give his or her measurements. Along with this a person who is detained under any preventive detention law is also required to do so. So all these kinds of persons have to give measurements under this bill. But who will take those measurements? It will be taken by the police officer or a prison officer in such a manner as prescribed by the central government or the state government. But there is a major difference between what we can call measurements under the 1920 act and this 2022 bill because I said that under the 1920 act the measurements included the fingerprint and food print impressions but measurements under this new bill covers a wide range of measurements. For example it includes finger impressions, palm print impressions, food print impressions, photographs, iris and retina scan, then physical biological samples along with their analysis. Then it also includes the behavioral attributes such as signatures, handwriting plus the measurements also include any other examination referred in section 53 or 53 A of CRPC. So what is this section 53 or 53 A? See section 53 deals with examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police officer. Now let us not go into the details of this section but just know that under this section examination will include examination of blood, blood stains, semen, swabs in case of sexual offenses, then sputum and sweat, hair samples and fingernail clippings etc.  So this examination also includes you know as I said the semen samples, swab, hair samples etc. So all these have been brought under the ambit of measurements under this particular bill. But who can order to take such measurements or to ask a person to give this measurement? The authority lies with the magistrate and if the magistrate is satisfied that for the purpose of any investigation or for the proceeding under the CRPC or for proceeding under any law the measurement is required then the magistrate shall direct that person to give measurements. But can we resist or refuse to give measurement? Actually the bill also deals with this kind of provision that is if any person resists or refuses to allow the taking of such measurements then it is lawful for the police officer or the prison officer to take such measurements. That is they can still take your measurements and as per the bill such a resistance or refusal will amount to penal actions under section 186 of Indian Penal Code. Actually you'd have heard about this section in many movies. You'd have heard about the term obstruction of justice right? And this section deals with that particularly the section 186 deals with obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions. So if there is such obstruction then that person can be punished with imprisonment for a term up to three months. So if you have been ordered by the magistrate to give your measurements and you refuse it then it will be obstruction of justice under section 186 of Indian Penal Code. So far we saw about the purposes of the bill then what measurements should be taken, who will take it and who has the authority to order that. Now let us see what will happen once the measurements are taken. See as per the bill the measurements will be under the administration of the National Crime Records Bureau. It has the authority to collect, store, preserve the measurements. It will also share, disseminate, destruct and dispose the records of those measurements. Particularly it will collect the record of measurements from state government or unitary administration or any other law enforcement agencies. It will also store, preserve and destroy the record of measurement at national level and it will also process the records with relevant crime and criminal records. Along with that whenever necessary it will share and disseminate the records with any law enforcement agency. But for how long such a measurement will be stored as a record? As per the bill the record will be retained in a digital format or in an electronic form for a period of 75 years from the date of collection. Now here after that the records will be destroyed. But can the records be destroyed before the end of 75 years? Yes actually but it is under certain circumstances. Like you know if any person who has not been previously convicted of an offense is released without trial or is discharged or is acquitted by the court after exhausting all legal remedies then the record of measurements of such person may be destroyed. See why this provision is important because when we saw that whose measurements can be taken we saw that a person who is arrested in connection of an offense will be asked to give his or her measurements. But if you are discharged without any charges that is if you are acquitted then there is no meaning in keeping your records. So at that time the measurements have to be destroyed. So overall what you have to remember is the Criminal Procedure Identification Bill provides for legal sanction for taking appropriate body measurements and behavioral attributes of persons who are required to give such measurements. The purpose behind it is to make the investigation of crime more efficient and expeditious. And it is expected that this will help in increasing the conviction rate. But I said in the beginning that opposition has called this bill as unconstitutional because it violates fundamental rights. Now today we are not going to cover this aspect. We will be covering this in the coming days along with the editorial discussions. So just today you have an idea about what this act is about and what are all the important provisions. So what is the purpose of the act? It is to authorize the collection of measurements from the convicts as well as from other persons. And here measurements will include fingerprint, food print impressions, your retinal scan, your handwriting, signature etc etc. Then here other persons would include those persons who has been asked to give security under section 117 of CRPC and it also includes those persons who have been arrested for any offense or those persons who have been detained under preventive detention provision. Then the measurements can be taken by a police officer or a prison officer as per the rules or regulations of central government or state government. Then we saw that the magistrate has the authority to order such taking of measurements. Then resisting or refusing to give measurements will amount to punishment under IPC. Then we saw that after the measurements are taken it will be stored and preserved and disseminated whenever required by the NCRB that is National Crime Records Bureau. Then it will be preserved or stored for a period of 75 years but before that also it can be destroyed under the circumstances when you know if a person who has not been previously convicted is released from a trial or when that person is acquitted without any charges. Then in such a scenario the records will be destroyed. So these are few points that you have to remember about this bill. Now let us get to the next discussion. So now let us take up this news article. As you can see here it mentions that a city in Kerala is contending to become the Unesco city of literature. See this city of literature tag is given by Unesco under its creative cities network. So taking this opportunity let us understand and revise what is creative cities network then we'll see the news. Let us begin with the understanding of creative cities network. See it is a Unesco international program for cities. This is a network created by Unesco in 2004 and its main objective is to promote the cooperation among the cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor or a main factor for sustainable urban development. And along with this these are all the other objectives of creative cities network. Just go through it. So in this way the creative cities network acts as a ground of action and innovation especially for the implementation of 2030 agenda for sustainable development. So which is the goal that is related to cities. It is goal number 11 sustainable cities and communities. It aims to make cities and human settlements more inclusive safe resilient and sustainable. And under this target 11.4 is to strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritage. But we cannot confine the creative cities network objective into just this one goal and target of STG. Rather it also comes under many other goals. For example the cities of literature they aim to ensure freedom of expression and literacy for all. So it is in line with the STG4 that deals with quality education. Like that we can link all of the categories with certain goals and targets. Now here note that as per Unesco 246 cities around the world are part of this network. And all these cities work together towards a common objective at the local level and international level. Now at the local level the objective is to place or to have the creativity and cultural industries at the heart of development plans. That is the urban development plans. And at the international level these cities will cooperate actively for the same purpose. So by joining this network the cities commit to sharing their best practices and they also commit to develop partnerships which will involve the public and private sectors as well as the participation of civil society. Now we know that creativity is present in all the fields. But this creative cities network majorly covers seven creative fields. They are the fields of crafts and folk art, media arts, film, design, gastronomy, literature and music. So these are the seven creative fields under Creative Cities Network Remover This. Here you should also note that every year there is also World Cities Day. It is celebrated on 31st of October. And the general theme of this World Cities Day is Better City Better Life. So now coming to India which are all the cities under this network from India. So we have six cities under it as of now under various categories. For example we have the city of Varanasi under the music category and Jaipur under the category of crafts and folk arts. They received this recognition in 2015. Then Chennai became the creative city of music in 2017. And if you remember in 2019 Hyderabad became part of Creative Cities Network in the Gastronomy category. And then in the same year Mumbai was designated as a creative city in the film category. And very recently last year in 2021 Srinagar was recognized as the creative city of crafts and folk art. So these are the six cities Chennai, Varanasi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Srinagar. And remember under the crafts and folk arts category we have two cities. One is Jaipur and the other is Srinagar. And under the category of music also we have two cities they are Varanasi and Chennai. So from this you'd have understood that there are three remaining categories under which no other city from India has been designated so far. These are the categories of literature, designs and then the media arts category. But now the news is that under the literature category a city from Kerala is being proposed to the UNESCO for this tag. See here we are talking about the Kauri Kauri city from Kerala. See this city is known for its rich literary works and has a legacy of writers such as Vaika Muhammad Bashir, Sanjayan, SK Potikard, M. T. Vasudevan Nair etc. And if you see from the Asian Pacific region there are only seven cities so far in the literature category. So if Kauri Kauri city gets this tag then it will become eight. And as you can see here Lahore is one of those cities. Now along with Kauri Kauri few other cities are contending from Kerala under various categories. For example the city of Kochi is aiming for the city of design. Then the city of Kannur is vying for the recognition as city of crafts and four cards etc. So we'll see the specialty of each of these cities once they get the recognition from UNESCO. Today we are ending this discussion with this. Remember that the creative cities network belongs to UNESCO. The main aim of this network is to promote cooperation among cities that has creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. And so far 246 cities around the globe are part of this network. And there are seven fields under this. Crafts and four cards, media arts, film, design, gastronomy, literature and then music. And from India six cities have got recognition so far. Two in the music category they are Varanasi and Chennai. Then two in the crafts and four cards category they are Jaipur and Srinagar. And then one in the gastronomy category it is the city of Hyderabad and then one in the category of film. It is the city of Mumbai. So these are the facts you have to remember from this discussion. Let us get to the next one. So now let us take up this editorial article for discussion. What is it about? It is about the regional organization BEAMSTEC. See BEAMSTEC is in use because the fifth BEAMSTEC summit will happen tomorrow that is on 30th March and Indian Prime Minister will be attending this summit. It is going to be a virtual mood summit and it is hosted by Sri Lanka because it is the current BEAMSTEC chair. Now according to the author this upcoming summit is an opportunity for BEAMSTEC leaders to go beyond generalized statements and to take concrete steps to address critical challenges that is confronting the Bay of Bengal region. So that is why in this regard author has discussed about the significance of BEAMSTEC especially about the Bay of Bengal and the challenges faced by the region and the author has also suggested certain solutions to address the issues. We'll see all these today and before that this is the syllabus that is relevant to the discussion and take note that this discussion will be important from problems as well as main's perspective because we will be seeing certain facts about BEAMSTEC and Bay of Bengal also. Let us start the discussion now. See first BEAMSTEC stands for the Bay of Bengal initiative for multi-sectoral technical and economic cooperation. That is a long name I know. Now this BEAMSTEC is a regional organization. It came into being in the year 1997 through the Bangkok declaration. Now this organization comprises of seven member states and these member states are the states lying in the littoral areas and adjacent areas of Bay of Bengal and five of these states are from South Asia and two from Southeast Asia. The five South Asian members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka and the two Southeast Asian members are Myanmar and Thailand. So in this way it could also be called as a sub-regional organization. Now here you should remember that initially BEAMSTEC was Anisa's Jackson economic bloc with four member states only. So at that time it had the acronym BISTEC and here BIST stood for Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand and EC represented economic cooperation but later only Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan joined the grouping and this led to the change in the name of the grouping to the Bay of Bengal initiative for multi-sectoral technical and economic cooperation. So remember before BEAST stood for Bangladesh but now BEAST stands for Bay of Bengal. Don't get confused. So now what makes BEAMSTEC special? See this regional group that is BEAMSTEC constitutes a bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia as we just saw and it also has established a platform for intrarational cooperation between SARC members and ASEAN members. Along with that the BEAMSTEC region is home to around 1.5 billion people so they constitute around 22 percentage of the global population and together they have a combined gross domestic product of 2.7 trillion economy. Particularly note that in the last five years BEAMSTEC member states have been able to sustain an average 6.5 percentage economic growth trajectory despite global financial meltdown. So from this you should understand that the basic objective of building this alliance was to harness the shared and accelerated growth through mutual cooperation in different areas of common interests. So in this regard BEAMSTEC is a sector driven cooperative organization and each country in the BEAMSTEC lead different sectors. For example as you can see here India leads the security sector and this has the sub sector of counter-terrorism and transnational crime, disaster management and energy. So this was the basics that you need to know about BEAMSTEC. Now let us come to the importance of Bay of Bengal and the challenges faced by it and through that we'll see the relevance of BEAMSTEC. So basically Bay of Bengal is home to large network of beautiful estuaries, mangrove forests, coral reefs, seagrass meadows and it also holds mass nesting sites of sea turtles. So from the biodiversity perspective Bay of Bengal holds significance plus the Bay is an important source of natural resources for the coastal population of approximately 185 million people that is 18.5 crore people and among them the fishermen population alone is around 3.7 million and they contribute to an annual fish catch of around 6 million tons. Now the 6 million tons is about 7 percentage of world's catch and it is valued at 4 billion US dollars plus around 4 lakh fishing boards operate in the Bay of Bengal. So economically also Bay of Bengal is quite important so from the side of marine ecology and fishery sector Bay of Bengal holds significance but there are certain challenges faced by the Bay of Bengal and the most pressing of them is the emergence of dead zone in the Bay of Bengal. So what is a dead zone? It is a common term for hypoxia. Hypoxia means reduced level of oxygen and this hypoxia occurs in the water. Now in a region where there is reduced level of oxygen in the water here most marine life either dies or if that marine life is mobile then they leave the area. Now since the marine life dies in such a region it is called as dead zone. So dead zone has zero oxygen where no fish survives. Now here you should note that such hypoxic zones or dead zones can occur naturally but scientists are also concerned about the areas that are created or enhanced by human activity. It is because there are many physical factors chemical and biological factors that combine to create dead zones and among them nutrient pollution is the primary cause of dead zones created by humans. So how this nutrient pollution happens? It happens due to the excess nutrients runoff from the land or the runoffs of wastewater into the rivers and coasts. All these stimulate an overgrowth of algae and this algae sinks and decomposes in the water. Now this decomposition consumes oxygen and it depletes the supply of oxygen which is available to the healthy marine life and that is why it becomes a dead zone. So dead zone is a major problem in Bay of Bengal along with this leaching of plastic from rivers and from the Indian ocean is also another reason then destruction of natural protection against floods such as destruction of mangroves and coral reefs is another reason. See actually the annual loss of mangrove areas is estimated at 0.4 percentage to 1.7 percentage and the loss of coral reefs is at the rate of 0.7 percentage and we know that there is a prediction of sea level rise of 0.5 meters in the next 50 years. So this will increase the dangers along these coastal regions and moreover already we have witnessed many cyclonic storms that have originated from Bay of Bengal in the last five years and these happened mainly due to the destruction of natural protection like mangroves and coral reefs. Along with this sea erosion is a problem growing population pressure is a problem and industrial growth is a problem along with this huge quantities of untreated waste flow into the ocean is also a problem. So these are the ecological issues now there are also certain security threats in the Bay of Bengal region such as terrorism and piracy plus in the recent times we also have tensions between countries that are caused by arrests of fishermen who cross maritime boundaries so these also contribute to additional problems in the Bay of Bengal region. Now to address all these challenges the answer lies in the regional integration of the region. Why regional integration? It is because the blue economy potential of Bay of Bengal is huge. What is blue economy? It is a sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth improved livelihoods and jobs while at the same time preserving the health of the ocean ecosystem. So the blue economy potential of Bay of Bengal is huge and that is why Bay of Bengal provides many opportunities to develop maritime trade, shipping, aquaculture and tourism. So tapping these opportunities requires coordinated and concerted action by the government, scientists and other experts. And this is where the Beamstech and the upcoming Beamstech summit hold significance because according to the author the Beamstech summit must create a new regional mechanism for coordinated activities on maritime issues of trans boundary nature. See this new regional mechanism according to the author must initiate urgent measures to strengthen fisheries management along with that it should also promote sustainable fishing methods it should establish protected areas and it should develop frameworks to prevent and manage pollution especially pollution due to industrial and agricultural waste and oil spills. Along with this the mechanism should also promote greater scientific research on the impact of climate change in general and on fisheries in particular. Now author is saying this because at present there is limited cooperation between the countries of the region in the maritime research. See most Beamstech countries have premier institutions and excellent scientists but their interaction within the region is far less if you compare with what they have with the western region. And if there will be more interaction then there will be improved use of modern technology and there will be improved fishing practices that could be shared among these countries and they could work together in restoring the health of the Bay of Bengal. So basically regional integration is the answer for all the issues according to the author but what can be done by the Beamstech countries for regional integration what they have to do see primarily the countries must prioritize certain areas for achieving regional integration. Let us see what constitute those certain areas. First marine environmental protection must become a priority area for cooperation. Along with this enforcement mechanism must be strengthened and information should be shared on best practices. Then most importantly decision making must be based on science and reliable data and there is also need for home grown solutions based on the capabilities of local institutions and they should give birth to mutual learning through regional success stories. So in this way Beamstech must promote sustainable fishing. Now if we talk about the upcoming Beamstech summit according to the author it must mandate officials to come up with measures to curtail unsustainable as well as IOU fishing. What is IOU fishing? It stands for illegal unreported and unregulated fishing. So unsustainable fishing along with IOU fishing must be curtailed and for this the Beamstech countries could set up an international vessel tracking system and they could make it mandatory for vessels to be equipped with automatic identification system trackers. Then the summit should also establish a regional fishing vessel registry system and it should publish vessel license lists to help identify legal vessels. Then proper information sharing is necessary and for that the summit must enable regular meeting of officials supported by scientists and experts so that they can tackle illegal and unsustainable fishing. So by taking all these measures we can aim to prevent the environmental degradation of Bay of Bengal. So the conclusion is Beamstech must arise awake and act before it is too late. So that is all. In this discussion we saw about Beamstech why is it important then we saw about Bay of Bengal its significance then the issues in the Bay of Bengal and finally we saw that those issues could be resolved with the use of regional integration of the Beamstech countries and we also saw what should be done to achieve regional integration. With these points in mind now let us get to the next discussion. So now let us check up this news article it talks about a bill passed by the Lok Sabha. Now this bill aims to amend the list of Scheduled Tribes of Tripura. This bill is called the Constitution Scheduled Tribes Order Second Amendment Bill of 2022. And this amendment aims to include the Darlang community as a sub-tribe of the Kuki tribe in the list of Scheduled Tribes of Tripura. So that is why today we are going to cover few facts about the Darlang community and we will also see the procedure to amend the Scheduled Tribes list. And this is the syllabus relevant to this discussion. But before going into the discussion I would like to say that there are going to be many terms in the discussion that I am unfamiliar with. So there may be mispronunciations also. So I apologize in advance. So let us start the discussion now. See the Darlangs of Tripura they belong to one among the many communities of the Zomi. See here Zomi is the name of the major tribe that is found in various parts of South and Southeast Asia. They are a tribe of larger ethnic group which the Britishers called with many names. They called them as Chin in Myanmar. They called them as Kuki in Manipur and they were called as Lushai in Mizoram. And this is the reason why this ethnic group is also known as Kuki Chin group. And note that in Burma that is in the present day Myanmar Zomis are found to have been geographically located in Tonzang district the Tedem district the Somrat tracks the Kamthi district and the Kail Kabao valley. And particularly in India the tribe is concentrated in the northeast of Mizoram the Naga Hills and the North Kachar Hills and the Karbi Anglong districts of Assam. Now note that the close ethnicity of this tribal group is proved by the peculiarity that though there are variations in dialects of the language they speak but still the Zomi can converse with one another in their respective dialects with 70 percentage comprehension or understanding and this is unlike any other tribe. And also the Zo people have a common primordial name. They have common history common cultural affinities belief systems economic life and they also have a common dream of restoring their glorious past. So as a result their relationship is bound not just by geographical boundaries but also by racial unity. So in this manner the Darlongs are one of the communities in the Zomi major tribe and note that Darlong is another tribe that is known as cookies. See some sources say that cookie is a word that is used by outside people to refer groups of tribes like Darlong and Lushai. So it seems like cookie is a general term. So this is the reason why now the government is aiming to include Darlong tribe as a sub tribe under the cookie community. Now coming to the Darlong tribe particularly it has two sub tribes. They are Amroy and Fatle. The Amroy tribe is concentrated in Unakuti and North District of Tripura and the Fatle tribe is concentrated in the village called Kallai Giri. It is located in the Unakuti district in the present state of Tripura. But note that except for the state of Tripura in India the existence of Darlongs in some other location is a mystery. Now coming to their economic activities note that they majorly indulge in zoom cultivation that is the slash and burn cultivation and they also undertake hunting and fishing for their livelihood. So these are few facts that you need to know about Darlong community. Now let us come to the procedure to amend the schedule tribes list. So basically as you know to realize the objectives of equality and justice as laid down in the preamble the constitution made special provisions for the schedule cast schedule tribes backward classes and the Anglo Indians. And these provisions are contained in part 16 of the constitution under articles 332 342a and these articles are related to reservation in legislatures special representation in legislatures educational grants etc. And particularly if you talk about schedule tribes here the constitution does not specify the cast or the tribes which are to be called as schedule cast or schedule tribes. Rather it leaves it to the president the power to specify any caste or tribe in each state and unit territory to be treated as schedule cast and schedule tribe. Therefore the list of schedule tribes or schedule cast vary from state to state and the union territory to union territory. And in case of the states the president issues the notification of the list of schedule tribes after consulting the governor of the state. But note that any inclusion or exclusion of any caste or tribe from the presidential notification can be done only by the parliament and it could not be done by a subsequent presidential notification. So several orders have been issued specifying the schedule tribes and schedule cast in different states and unit territories and they have been also amended by the parliament after that. So what are all the constitutional provisions regarding these procedures? Here you have to remember article 342 because this article is the one that empowers the president to specify the schedule tribes in various states and union territories. Now the order that is made by the president specifying the schedule tribes is called as the constitution schedule tribes order and initially it was notified in there 1950. So currently the bill the 2022 bill aims to amend this constitution schedule tribes order of 1950 only. And this order is as per clause 1 of article 342. So remember these facts regarding the amending of list of schedule tribes in a state. Now let us get to the next discussion. So last discussion for the day is going to be based on this news article. It mentions that India is about to sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with United Arab Emirates that is UAE. And with the signing of this agreement the German jewelry export promotion council has said that India's German jewelry sector would achieve annual exports of more than 10 billion dollars to the UAE. So it is said that India's German jewelry export would increase further. So in this background let us quickly go through what is comprehensive economic partnership agreement and then we'll also see about India's German jewelry sector. See first what is comprehensive economic partnership agreement or SEPA. It is the free trade agreement between two countries. See it is a type of trade agreement that covers services and investment and even other areas of economic partnership. It may even cover areas such as trade facilitation and customs cooperation competition and intellectual property rights. Now this SEPA also looks into the regulatory side of trade and it includes an agreement that covers all these problems. So on those lines India is going to sign a SEPA with UAE. And now let us see about India's German jewelry sector from the export perspective today. See as you know Indians always have a fondness for precious stones and jewelry and thereby they are the major collectors of these precious stones and jewelry. So traditionally trade secrets of the jewelry business have been handed down over generations which has ensured the continuity of the traditional craft of making jewelry. As a result today India is the world's largest diamond cutting and polishing center. Actually according to the available data in the financial year 2021-22 until October India actually exported gems and jewelry worth 23.65 billion US dollars. This is comparatively more if you see the previous year records because previous year we exported gems and jewelry worth 11.4 billion US dollars. Apart from this also note that India ranks first among the top exporters in cut and polish diamonds and India is second in position in gold jewelry, silver jewelry and lab grown diamonds. Now especially the Indian gems and jewelry sector is one of the largest in the world. Actually it contributes to around 29 percentage to the global jewelry consumption. And this sector also employs over 4.64 million employees and it is home to over 3 lakh gems and jewelry players. Now coming to the data for the last year according to the data from gem and jewelry export promotion council during the period April 2021 to January 2022 gem and jewelry exports have increased by around 70 percentage because as you can see here last year it was worth only 19.14 billion US dollars but now it is 32.37 billion US dollars. So in this regard let us know the top 10 export destinations for India in the gem and jewelry sector. These destinations include USA, Hong Kong, UAE, Belgium, Israel, Thailand, Singapore, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Japan. And among them as you can see here US accounts for nearly one fourth of our country's total gem and jewelry export. So in this way this sector that is gem and jewelry sector contributes 7 percentage to the GDP of our country. So to further promote this sector government is taking many number of initiatives and one such initiative is permitting 100% FDI in the sector under the automatic route. So these are the few facts that is relevant from prince perspective regarding the gem and jewelry sector of India especially from the exports angle. So with these facts in mind now let us get to the next discussion which is the practice questions discussion session. So now before taking up the questions I have two news articles which I am not going to discuss in detail. This news article is from the text and context page. As you know text and context almost explains major facts relevant to a topic. Now this particular one talks about coral bleaching and this is in reference to Australia's great barrier reef. So what you have to do is read this article and take note of important points and go and revise about great barrier reef also. See it is difficult for us to cover all the important news articles in a day. So I am just going to tell you what you should note from this article. First you have to note what are coral reefs then what do we mean by bleaching, how it occurs or what are all the causes and if possible also note down the points in the context of how to prevent coral bleaching and then note the facts relevant to great barrier reef such as where it is located, how significant it is for Australia etc etc. Now on these same lines you have this second text and context article it talks about microplastics. If you remember just four to five days before we talked about a brand audit report of 2021 in which we saw about the plastic pollution especially the plastic wastes and on that day we discussed about multilate plastics, low density polyethylene that is LDPE and then HDPE high density polyethylene. But this particular article talks about microplastics in human blood. So from this article what you have to note is the definition of microplastic and what are all the microplastics that are found in blood especially it talks about the PET that is polyethylene teraphthalate and then finally note down what are all the possible health impacts because of plastics in human blood. Now since both these articles are quite elaborate too I did not cover it today and if time permits in my next class I might cover one of these articles. So now let us take up the first question in the practice question discussion session. Now this first question asks which of the following are the creative fields covered by the Unesco Creative Cities Network. First one crafts and folk arts then film, gastronomy, literature and then peace. We know that Unesco Creative Cities Network covers seven fields but peace is not one among them. The remaining three are media arts, design and then music. So five should not be in answer and one, two, three and four are correct. So the correct answer to this question is option D, one, two, three and four only. Now let us take up this next question. It is a two statement question. First statement is the constitution has not specified the classes of citizens who are to be called the social and educationally backward classes. That is the statement says constitution does not define who are socially and educationally backward classes. This statement is correct because constitution does not specify who are to be called as SEBCs. Now let us take up the second statement. Unlike in the case of Kedulkar, Kedulkar tribes and other backward classes, the constitution has defined the persons who belong to the Anglo-Indian community. She just know we saw that SEBCs are not defined and they include the Kedulkar, Kedulkar tribes and other backward classes. So SEBCs are not defined but Anglo-Indians have been defined under the constitution. According to article 366, Anglo-Indian means a person whose father or any of whose other male progenitors in the male line is of European descent or was of European descent. So statement 2 is also correct. And here the question asks us to choose the correct statement. So correct answer is option C both 1 and 2. So with these two practice questions, let us take up this main question for today. Interested aspirants can write answer to this question and post the answer in the comment section. And whenever we will get time, we will review your answer. So with this we have come to the end of today's Hindi news analysis sessions. If you like this video, don't forget to like, comment and share. And also subscribe to Shankar Isha Academy YouTube channel for receiving regular updates. Thank you.


What's going on guys, today I bring you another Destiny 2 video and today I bring you some great tips in getting as high a level in power as possible. Now I have seen guys from many people talking of such ways to get a high power level but not really many on the fastest way and that's what I'm going to show you guys in today's video. The grind will be real but that's the point. This in my opinion though is the quickest grind route. It does come with a few barriers though but before we get into them if you guys want to be in with a chance of winning a Rockstar Destiny 2 in Game Gear Cold, simply drop a like on the video and leave a comment down below. Ok so if you are watching this video, no doubt you were like me, stuck in terms of climbing the power level ladder up to that 300 or above. The tips today I will discuss are great and will help you but there are barriers which you might not want to do and it will take a grind. So if you are stuck at around a power level of 265, you will notice less and less ways of improving your power level, exotics the nightfall, the flashpoint weekly activity, weapon quests and a few other things will help you. Issue is, no doubt you have already done them here which is fair enough. So what I suggest you do is and because it's early days, I suggest you start a new character, make this character the same class as your first character and simply run the full campaign story again. If you do this with the help of friends at a higher power level it won't take you too long at all, even do it in a fresh started fire team, it still won't take you too long either. Now if I'm doing this and completing the story, here is what you want to do, apply all your highest gear from your first character onto your second character and start from this point. Firstly the exotic engram safala as for you when you complete the story, this will be a higher level no one initially would be if you didn't apply your highest level gear so this will help you out. From here you can do quests on each planet, these again will drop at great high levels that being a mida mini-tool and mida multi-tool from the EDZ, the manor war from IO, the rat king from titan and the drang and stirb from neccess, all these will offer you great gear at a higher level than what you currently are. You then have exotic engrams which you can grind for and I'm currently working on a complete guide to exotic engrams which will be uploaded soon, it might even be already on my channel by the time you watch this so check the top of the video description. You then have the nightfall which you can do, then the prestige version, these both will give you great high level loot and obviously the higher you are going into these the easier they will be. Flash points as well are normally a great thing but I am hearing people say that for the second time of them doing it you have a chance of getting lower level gear which is weird but it's still worth the risk and your time trying it though. You can also do the weekly crucible milestone which gives you a powerful engram and also guys if you're in a clan, your clan objectives you can earn powerful engrams which do also help you out big time. But this whole process isn't an easy one but if you ask anyone who has a higher power level than 280 this is what they're doing. I'm just about to start my third character but I have friends who have done this up to four times now, on the screen now you will see my power easy now as Warlock. This was before he started his fourth character and you can see the level of some of his gear is immense, it seriously is. At the end of the day it will be limited if you don't do this but for those of you who are serious and want to be a higher level than what you are this is the way forward but it does take a grind. But yeah guys here are the tips I suggest you do to level up as fast as possible. What puts most people off though is the fact you will have to have multiple of the same character. That actually is only a set time thing, once you reach a level of really high gear nothing is stopping you creating a new character, reaching a level 20 on that character and infusing some of your spare armor from your highest level character into that newly freshly made character. You then in turn will have a high leveled different classed character. For me I'm going to make three or four hunters first, once I get that real high power leveled gear I will then start with a Titan and then make a Warlock but it does make sense making multiple characters of the same character class first, taking advantage of all three of these to get as higher power level as possible then deleting one which you won't need obviously take all these gear off him though and create a new character and then once you complete the story and reach that level 20 you can simply transfer spare armor across infuse it into whatever he's got and you are done there simple as that but yes guys I hope this helped you out if you are new around here and enjoy daily destiny videos be sure to subscribe and hopefully people I will see you on the next one.


This has very beautifully found manifestation in the planetary system in which we live, the diameter of the earth, the diameter of the sun, the distance between moon and earth and in terms of how the earth's orbit is divided. Based on this, knowing the connection between the celestial system and the human system, many things were evolved and developed. So a journalist was interviewing me and he asked me, Sadhguru, in India, so many people in the ancient past have worked for human consciousness. Who do you think has contributed significantly in the western hemisphere? Not hesitation. I said Charles Darwin. So he said, how is Charles Darwin is a biologist? No, no, in the western hemisphere, he is the one who put this idea, if a life strives, it can go beyond its limitations. These limitations are not God-given. These limitations are not absolute. If one is willing to strive, he can go beyond his limitations.  Not a small change, isn't it? I will not talk about the monkeys, okay? So this possibility that if a human being strives, he can go beyond his limitations, then this is close to fifteen thousand years ago, they asked this question, does it mean to say we can change our physicality, that we can evolve? So Adiyogi said, your physical evolution is complete and he gave mathematical references as to why it is so. So when they asked, can our bodies evolve, he referred to their bodies and he said, there are one hundred and fourteen junction points of energy in the system, which in yogic systems we are referring to as chakras. There are hundred and fourteen chakras. Out of this, two are outside the body, one hundred and twelve in the body. Out of this one hundred and twelve, there are four about which you can do nothing. They will blossom if everything else is activated. There are one hundred and eight that you can work with. So because of this, you will see traditionally, if you wear beads, it's one or eight. If you chant a mantra, it's one or eight. If you go around an energy space, one or eight. This is because there are hundred and eight things that one needs to do if he wants to have a complete mastery over the human mechanism itself. This has very beautifully found manifestation in the planetary system in which we live. Hundred and eight times the diameter of the earth is the diameter of the sun. The diameter of the sun hundred and eight times is the distance between the sun and the earth. Diameter of the moon into hundred and eight times is the distance between moon and earth. And in terms of how the earth's orbit is divided, even that amounts to hundred and eight for example, the positions that the earth takes around the sun is called one nakshatra. There are twenty-seven nakshatras, nakshatra is not a star, it is a measuring unit here. There are twenty-seven nakshatras and these twenty-seven also indicate one half of the lunar cycle. The twenty-seven nakshatras means thirteen and a half lunar months and that's how the lunar calendar functions. The nakshatra is divided into four padhas, that means one-eighth of the moon cycle which is approximately three point five days. Twenty-seven nakshatras into four padhas is one out eight padhas in one year. So with the completion of one year, there are one hundred and eight padhas. So this is almost like the beads that you wear, hundred and eight. Right now the planet earth is arranging itself in the form of hundred and eight beads around the sun and accordingly you use hundred and eight beads whenever you wear. This is almost like beads around the sun's circumference. Based on this, knowing the connection between the celestial system and the human system, many things were evolved and developed. It's very uncanny that now in the last six years, the neuroscientists in the world are saying the same things. This has been a search, can we evolve human brain beyond its present limitations. So neuroscientists today are saying that you cannot evolve the human brain any further not because of neurological principles but because of physical loss on the planet. The only way you can evolve this is increase the size of the neurons, that is one way or increase the number of neurons, that's another way. If you increase the number of neurons in your brain, the clarity will go away, lot of children are born like this. They're brilliant but they can't figure anything because there's no clarity.  If they don't, they'll always be scattered. Another way is to increase the size of the neuron. If you increase the size of the neuron, the volume of energy that an individual neuron consumes will be so high.  It's a very high energy consuming part of your body. This much of body consumes eighty percent. This much of brain consume…  This much of brain is consuming twenty percent of the energy. If you increase the size of the neuron, it will consume thirty to forty percent. That means it'll become unsustainable. So today neuroscientists are saying physical loss on the planet will not allow further growth of human brain. We can only learn to use it better but we cannot grow a bigger brain. This Adiyogi said fifteen thousand years ago, he said, your physical evolution is complete because the solar system will not allow unless some dramatic changes happen in the solar system. You cannot physically evolve but there are other ways to evolve and he thought the methods as to how a human being can evolve beyond his limitations and it need not be a physical evolution. It does not mean you lost your tail and you have to grow horns. It means that there are other ways to evolve which need not be physical.


Okay. We do want to make, let y'all know that Nowcast is here up there too. We are filming this and it will be aired so they can just go to NowcastSA.com. NowcastSA.com. So wave to the cameras. Okay. One, just one quick thing on the, in your packets you'll find some green sheets. It's an evaluation form. Please take some time to fill that out. Let us know what topics that you would like to see for next year and future years. So that's real important that we know. This topic today has become a very popular one. So we would like to hear from you as far as what else you would like to see us cover. We would like to announce on page seven of your program is a one page announcement of our neighborhood awards program. We are holding it again this year. So please take some time to read through that and submit your award entries. Okay. We'll go ahead and start with the program. Just a quick announcement too. After the panelists, we're going to have time for our round tables from one to one thirty or their bouts and they are located over on this end of the gym. They are, there's some signs that have each of the safe officer substation locations and then we have some city and county program tables in the back and our panelists will refer to that. We have the pleasure of having one of our longtime NRC friends of county commissioner Tommy Ackerson who would like to say a few remarks remarks. Thank you, sir. Thank you very much, Sylvia. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Congratulations to each and every one of you for having the enlightened self interest or the motivation, the inspiration to be here. I want to, of course, congratulate the leadership team of the neighborhood resource center. It is, I founded my own neighborhood association about, about almost 35 years ago and I know that you probably will find this really remarkable and hard to believe that I'm still an officer in that association. Anybody been an officer for more than one year? It just seems to go with the turf. But when people say, why are you still an officer?  I don't want anybody to take my office and end up doing nothing or bobbling the ball or saying, oh, what the heck? It's optional. You don't really need a neighborhood association after all. You know, that's bull. Well, let me just say that is heifer dust. That is heifer dust. We need neighborhood association so that we can take care of the territory, right? You know, good neighborhoods don't just happen. They are, they are the end product of a process of people pulling themselves together, educating themselves, being good and decent people, carrying deeply and not treating it like a disposable thing in our life where you just like a handkerchief or a Kleenex where you just throw it away after you use it. No. No, this neighborhood has real people in it. This neighborhood has people who are hoping to achieve their dreams of having a great place to live and raise their children in. But when I mentioned the neighborhood resource center team, they are Susan Schopp, Sylvia Mendiola. Thank you, Sylvia. Wendell Davis, who's out of town here this morning, Tom Newton, who is a lawyer and a great resource for this NRC, Don Arispe, Natalie Biggers, Michael Montoya, Jackie Pepper, Susan Sheeran, and on the staff Rosalind Chavez. Let's have a round of applause for all those great people. Thank you. See, I believe the Neighborhood Resource Center is a great overarching organization that we all need to make sure that neighborhoods are respected across the city. When we send a person to the city council or commissioner's court, it is very important that you be able to reach not only that individual that you directly elect, but the colleagues that they are sitting with so that they will resonate with these issues. And I look at animal control and code compliance as good examples of where I think there's probably a couple of council districts that it's not so very critical to. But I can tell you in the older areas of the city it's very critical. As one person said, some people move up to the neighborhood and some people move into the neighborhood. And I would like to think that people move up to my neighborhood, not just into it, so that they'll come in and do some great things. But when it comes to leading neighborhoods, I think of the Theodore Roosevelt quote, he said in his quote called The Arena. It's not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strongman stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs, and this is where I think of you, the leadership, the membership as well as the leadership. Many of you have been in office and you're out of office, but you may even actually be the de facto leader, or you don't need a title, because everybody knows that you're one of the leaders, if not the leader. And so that's an important deal. Not everybody who holds an office really makes the same impact as some who don't hold an office, but who do a lot of work do. But he says, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who's actually in the arena, who's faced as marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs, who comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming. But who does actually strive to do the deeds, who knows the great enthusiasm, who's a great devotion, who spends him or herself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement. Putting a neighborhood association together, keeping it together is an act of high achievement. You know that. It's a big deal.  Stand up. This guy is on his neighborhood association board, and he is 19, 18.  I don't want anybody else taking my place, and you know, you see them kind of struggling, and you think, come on, come on, let the fresh blood come into the process, acknowledge, appreciate them, ask them to go out and get more young people. I think that is the essence of some of the leadership that we have got to have in our neighborhoods, because what's not sustainable is merely extendable. If you don't, if you, if you don't get new folks in, and I know of several neighborhood associations, I've got 60 unincorporated areas in my precinct, but I will tell you, we have a lot of neighborhood associations, our number that have gone out of existence. They're out of existence because they did not fulfill the John Maxwell 21st Irrefutable Law of Leadership, the Law of Succession, the Law of Succession. So anyway, uh, Theodore Roosevelt left us with these, uh, words who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, who at the worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be among those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. So with that, I say, keep up your great work, support the Neighborhood Resource Center against the backdrop of your support for your own neighborhood association, and let's have not a good but a great community. So ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to you for being here. Thank you so much. Thank you, Commissioner Atticus, and we are always happy to have you here at our conference. Before we start the panel, we're going to have our, drawing of the one hour with our attorney, Tom Newton, and we'll go ahead and make that get the winner chosen. Somebody would like to pick a winning ticket. Ms. Jeannie Russell would have the pleasure. All right, congratulations. We can start our afternoon panel on Neighborhood Safety. Our moderator today is Jeannie Russell. She is with SA 2020, and I'd like to just kind of briefly describe her background. She's, Jeannie received her bachelor's in anthropology from UC Berkeley and her master's in education from UC Davis. She also received her joint master's in journalism and Latin American studies from New York University. She has spent several years as a teacher in New York City, Tokyo, and Guatemala City. So she's very well educated and traveled. She has also been involved as a staff and advisor to two of our mayors, Mayor Hartberger and Mayor Castro. At this time, I'd like to go ahead and turn the program over to Jeannie Russell with SA 2020. She participated in the SA 2020 meeting. So that's great. Thank you for being there. Thank you for being a part of our community vision. For those of you who were not part of the community meetings, I just wanted to set the stage by giving you a little context of SA 2020 and where things stand now. So SA 2020 was a citywide community visioning process where we set really ambitious goals for our city in 11 areas, one of which is super relevant for today, which is community safety. There are a number of others that also touch on what you're talking about today, like neighborhoods, for example. So just this week, we had the first progress report on how we were doing on those goals, and I'm really enthused to tell you that in the area of community safety, we've actually made some very impressive progress largely because of the great support we've gotten from the law enforcement agencies represented here. So thanks to both of you for that. The big goals that the community set in the area of community safety were around, of course, the overall crime rates. That's not surprising. Also, really important to people was police response times, and I'm sure we'll hear a little bit more about that, but the police response times have improved dramatically since that goal was set, and so thanks to Chief McManus and all of SAPD for that. Another really significant goal that the community set and was reinforced this week when we came together again was around community involvement in public safety, and I think that really gets at the heart of what you're talking about today here at this conference. So increasing the number of folks who are really taking control of their own safety in their own communities through programs like Citizens on Patrol, am I getting that name right? See the program that trains folks to really work in tandem with law enforcement in their own neighborhoods programs like that, and we've also seen some really significant increases in the number of folks engaging those types of programs. So across the board on community safety, we've seen some really important strides. So I'm really happy to be here today and to be joined by two men who have a wealth of experience in law enforcement, a tremendous history, unlike me who's popped around and lived in lots of different places and done a lot of different things. These guys have been doing the work for a really long time and bring tremendous expertise to this panel. So we're going to start out, I think, with Deputy Chief Joe Hamilton, who's to my right, and who is with the Bear County Sheriff's Department, and then we're going to move over to Assistant Chief Jose Vaneles. Did I get that right? And hear a little bit about what's happening in each of those law enforcement agencies as it relates to neighborhood safety. So thank you so much for joining us. Thank you very much. On behalf of the sheriff who is in class this morning, she loves to come to functions and to speak. So I am a fill in. We love to come to your neighborhood association meetings. So please call us and invite us. Where's Leonard? Leonard's at the back and he handles all in RB. They handle all tough questions and they'll be part of the part of the group discussion afterwards. It's great to be here. Also, I keep running into the commissioner everywhere. It's so cool that he's involved in so much. And he's everywhere. And the reason is that he cares. And I just think we're blessed to have that commissioner in here. A couple of things to talk about at BCSO, the Sheriff's Office. Our primary responsibility is in the unincorporated area of the county. If you're in a city, then normally you would go through them and most may live in the city of San Antonio and they have excellent programs. And I'm sure Joe will address some of those things. The biggest thing is to be involved and you are involved. So I commend you for being here. We want you to be a difference maker and not a victim. The county is divided into 16 districts and we have officers. Now that's the unincorporated area and we have deputies assigned to each of those districts. Typically have 30 to 40 on duty at a time, 24-7. Mainly they answer calls for service, patrolling residential areas, traffic law enforcement and business patrol. Those four key areas primarily what they do. What can you do to help? We can't see, if we witness something, we can take action. But we can't see or hear everything that's going on. And one real important thing, when you see something in your neighborhood, somebody doing something that's a little suspicious, write something down. It's a link that tells us where to start looking. So write it down, write down the date, time and location that you see something and that gives us a starting place to start an investigation. And when you see something that just seems a little different or a little odd, trust your instincts. And it may be an unfamiliar vehicle in your neighborhood, it may be parked at a neighbor's house. And if you just blow it off and don't do anything, you could be the next victim. In one instance, we had a person knocking on a door and came to the door and said they were there to do some work. And the resident said, now you must have the wrong house. This was a burglar. He was checking to make sure that nobody was home. And the person didn't capture any information from that person. So if they come to your door, ask for a business card, get some identification, they're very likely to be legitimate. But they're also very likely to be casing out your residence and to see if anybody is home. So write down that information. Don't take action on your own. If you're in the city, call the other city. If you're in the unincorporated area, then call the county. There are some key numbers. Everybody knows the 911. And the chief will share with you the city's number. But our non-emergency number is 3356,000. And you should have that number written next to your phone somewhere. 335 is 210, 3356,000. And you'll get a menu, depending on what your need is, and you can punch in one, two, three, or four, whatever, and an officer will be dispatched or deputy will be dispatched to your location to check that out. But have those numbers handy and be very wary and cautious. Now this is not just when you're at your home, but if you're at Walmart or if you're at HEB, be cautious and stay in groups and watch what's going on around you. Look for anything suspicious so that you don't become a victim. Want you to be a difference maker and not a victim. Check out our website for the county. And there's all kinds of programs from neighborhood watch to cops program and many opportunities. But the main thing is to be involved and that you care about your community. And that's because you're here. I think I've covered everything that I have on my list. I would give you one example. If you have stuff in your home that's of value, we had five guns stolen from a residence one time and we tried to get an inventory. The owner didn't have any numbers written down. So it was hard to track something that's stolen if you don't have any numbers written down. So get your little spiral notebook or use your computer and write down what you have value in the serial numbers so that if it is stolen then we kind of know what we're looking for. That'd be a good thing to do. Thank you very much for the invitation and thank you on behalf of our of our sheriff and if we she's busy talking all the time and talking to groups and she's gifted at that. But I'm a fill in and it's an honor to be here. Thank you much. Good afternoon. Jose Villanuellis and assistant chief for the police department overseeing the operations support bureau. That's encompassing three of the divisions which is the investigations division terrorism intelligence division and the tactical support division. On behalf of chief of menace I want to thank you for the opportunity of being out here like Joe Hamilton said I commend you for being involved as Commissioner Atkinson also said that that's the source of those those that will follow you in your roles as you are taking those leadership roles in your neighborhood and that's a very important statement he made because for us we know with the large area that we have to provide services is something that we cannot do on our own. We rely heavily on the eyes and ears from you to report those those activities that you see that you might consider suspicion. Even if it's if it's not suspicious at a time just like Joe Hamilton said writing down the license plate number date and time we can always correlate that information with other leads that we might have that others are reporting to pinpoint that individual or vehicle involvement and criminal activity. Again there's various programs in which you all can participate in assistant Santa Police Department and Bear County Sheriff's office in allowing us to provide you better services and as I see the cellular patrol the neighborhood watch programs there's other programs that are sponsored through our safe program that you all can get involved our VIPs have been instrumental in providing surveillance over the holidays those high crime areas in the neighborhoods. A couple that I know of for sure is like England Park Mall the downtown area Central Park Mall North Star Mall those areas they've always provided surveillance for the police officers to be on hand in case they see or witness some criminal activity. The police department is really broken up into six service areas and within those six service areas each one of them is commanded by police captain and he has anywhere between two to three hundred police officers assigned to that service area that patrols and gives you your your patrol availability for that area 24-7. At any one point in time we will have approximately 150 police officers patrolling the entire city in addition to the other special units that we have such as a pop our DWI enforcement our traffic enforcement detail our SWAT detail and a couple other specialized units narcotics vise and rope so we do we do feel that we're comfortable in the numbers that are out there providing service however we also want to push out like Joe said see something say something if you see something that really caught your eye for some reason reported say something to somebody that we recently stood up a southwest Texas fusion center and that's the repository for all the intelligence coming in to the police department whether it be through the police department bear county sheriff's office FBI DEA we're all interconnected at that fusion center so in fact Joe didn't mention it but he has a bear county sheriff's officer assigned to the southwest Texas fusion center so we're right next door like we are right here in the fusion center so we can talk and exchange information exchange intelligence so it doesn't matter who you report that to whether it's bear county or sapd we will get that information out to the the field units again on behalf of chief menace thank you for allowing us to be participating in neighborhood research community uh meeting uh it's our privilege to be here thank you um i'd like to just make a just a quick announcement somebody lost their car keys um the the keychain is a james avry keychain with that says very special dad on it it's with the alarm clicker so if anybody finds or sees a um a set of car keys uh please let us know thank you go ahead go ahead with the q and a session so we're gonna we like to try and use the mic so everyone can can hear you the other day i was watching the city council meeting and i seen where the chief said that the crime is way down the same token the next day i get an email that says the crime is way up every day when i go and check the crime statistics in my neighborhood every day i see at least one assault and one a burglary and we see a lot of these goals we buy gold we buy silver whatever are these places regulated like uh pawn shop should be and are they required to record whoever pawn something or sell something to them because my neighbors are telling me when they get burglarized they're not taking tvs they're not taking those types items they're taking gold and silver and things like this that they can get rid of quickly and stick it in their pocket and walk away so so two questions right first about whether the crime rights are up and are down and second question about um what sort of regulation there is of the pawn shops i don't know if that's something sapd as far as the daily crime report that we get and that we utilize to deploy our resources and strategically and tactically try to address crime areas our property crime numbers overall citywide is down 15 percent uh and that's not to be confused with the ucr data the fbi puts out this data that i just told you that we're down 15 percent is the numbers that we use on a daily basis to to gauge the crime rate in specific service areas citywide we're down 15 percent and and if i want to know the specific service area where your your residences i'll be able to tell you what the crime rate is for that area if it's central service area we show a 21 decrease in property crime in that area again you may be hearing that a burglary or an offense going on in your area but compared to the numbers that we compared to last year we're still showing a decrease in the crime what neighborhoods are that's a west service area and we're showing a 12 percent decrease in property crimes with with the only exception in in the service area that has a increase in crimes arson and we're showing an eight percent increase in crime and arson for the west service area your second question regarding pawn shops they are somewhat regulated however uh the reporting responsibilities for the pawn shops to report the items that they take in are as an involuntary basis we have a program here in san antonio called leads online and pawn shops are can report all the the items they take in on a volunteer basis on leads online electronically so that we can cross-reference whether those items have been reported stolen but that like i said that will take legislature changes at the state level for us to regulate a minimum okay i believe we have a question back here yes sir you mentioned for us to make sure that when we see it we call it in um i'm wondering first of all what kind of training the dispatchers have and also what can we do if they refuse to take a report because that's happened to us numerous times we call a non-emergency number sometimes they'll refuse to take it sometimes they'll say oh that's a co-compliance issue even though it's something that our safe officers already told us it's not a co-compliance issue it's something we need to call about then one time um for instance something that's happened numerous times is that the trailer will pull up on the highway right away they start unloading furniture they have no license plate they start selling it right there our safe officer had told us that they were having problems with the roosevelt flea market with that they captured several people who were selling stolen goods and they and that this might be tied to this that they were instead just coming to our neighborhood and trying to sell them on the street there and sometimes you know i would tell the dispatcher no this is a police matter we need someone to come out and check in and our safe officer specifically asked us to call you and sometimes they would take the report for that reason sometimes they would refuse to take the report one time i called up sometimes i called up it back and asked to speak to the supervisor and one time i called and it happened the same person answered the phone and she hung up on me because i asked to speak to our supervisor so it's very frustrating when you're trying to encourage people in your neighborhood as a cellular and patrol coordinator to call and report things and then they say well we try to call and they wouldn't take the report okay so that sounds like what can we do for SAPD can i just add to that i think um i maybe have had the opposite issue of not being sure when you should call so is there a good place for maybe citizens to inform themselves about what we should be calling about and what really is a nuisance call it's a fortunate to hear that one of our call tickers hung up on you and i will address that with our staff however through the strategic management for accelerated response times which is our smart initiative in order for us to improve our response times to actual uh crime activity we have taken efforts to uh what we call expedite reports for those uh incidents that do not require a police officer to make the scene uh so that and again uh those those are the kind of things that we try to do to be able to be available to respond to the emergencies and those uh incidents in which do require police officer to make the scenes we have tried to improve the coordination with 311 our co-compliance number that they they get all the info their calls through is a 311 line however from what i understand that 311 is not available 24-7 so at a certain point in time those calls do roll into our dispatch center and we have instructed our call takers to try to take that report over the phone so that we're not tying up resources police officers in handling non-law enforcement activities but if you really need a police officer we will send a police officer to the location where you're requesting it uh but i will try to uh recently the 311 call center was placed under new uh director uh which i got banned for the city now uh so we will try to touch base with her to improve the service delivery that you're talking about when you call 311 or the non-emergency number for SAPD so that uh those kind of things don't happen i'll also comment on that if it's in the unincorporated area and you call our dispatch and if you have a problem or not getting some kind of service call me and i'll give you my phone number it's uh<PHONE_NUMBER> now i'm not going to be there midnight you can leave a message because it's an administrative number or you can shoot me an email at joe.hamilton at bare.org and we'll check it out it may be a perfectly reasonable reasonable explanation it may not be but if if you're victimized you don't care what the stats are whether they're up or down you're a victim and you need assistance so you can also send a message or an email to the sheriff on on the website and she'll hand it to me if it's a patrol matter because i'm over the patrol division and also special operations but call us and let us know uh we'll try to we'll try to fix it or address it with you individually and then uh hopefully provide better service the code compliance is a little different in the county than it is in the city the city has generally have much more authority to regulate those issues than than the county but we'll try to do our best to uh to help you out chief chief could you repeat that number please br549 no the phone number is that's a joke for those of you remember that old laugh in show it's uh<PHONE_NUMBER> and leave a message which is fine if if i'm not in because i'm not in today i'm i'm here or the email i do tons of of email so it's joe dot hamilton at bare.org would you have a question another question over here yes my name is henry edel agrange and i live in the woollong lake uh neighborhood my uh i really don't know what it's a it's hard to explain this but my neighbor had their bicycle stolen and we provided the information to the safe officer and uh which was the driver's the license plate he comes back and tells me because we have an alley where you know trucks can go or vehicles in and out and he said that's your neighbor so what does he think that my neighbor does not commit crimes and he wouldn't give us any more information just says that's your neighbor but the the license plate was given to him by the name or the person that had the bicycle stolen and all he says is that is your neighbor but it means that my neighbor is not capable of committing a crime the thing is the safe officer didn't come back and give us any information where he lived or anything you know there's no accountability there she had her refrigerator stolen from her carport and one of my neighbors was taking a bath and she had her air conditioning stole from the window thank you so again sapd and maybe um what would be helpful here is to just talk about if you have issues like this what are some of the places you should contact whenever you have a concern such as yours and you're not getting response that you you think you should be getting from the police officers out in the field you can always call the respective service area substation in which they report to and speak to a supervisor and again if you don't get results or response there they do they do have a captain uh each service area has a captain overseeing that that substation and you can talk to the captain if no if you're not satisfied with that level I'll do the same thing chief Hamilton that is you can send me an email directly and and I will make sure that we follow up uh I don't like hearing about things that we did not follow up but we failed to follow up I think you all deserve at least some feedback on your concerns and that's one thing we do stress that we at least follow up with the citizen and address your issues or your concerns so my number is<PHONE_NUMBER><PHONE_NUMBER> and email address is josejose.banalesba.les at san Antonio.gov again no if you have issues with officers out in the field and they're not uh being responsive uh the first person you should try to talk to is their immediate supervisor out in the field and every police officer reports to a sergeant out in the field and you can be they can be contacted the substation number okay we have a couple of more questions I know Ms Eckert had her hand up and then one more I don't have a question I just have a statement uh we we are very appreciative of our safe officer in almas park terrace uh I know commissioner adkinson was asking for young people to come into the neighborhoods and step up to the plate but um about a week ago I decided that maybe I needed to set the example so I went out to patrol my neighborhood so the young people could see that even even as you get older you can still patrol and look and see as I made the first street in my neighborhood I noticed a police car so I drove to the end roll my window down and they rolled their window down and one of the officers leaned over in the car and I'm pretty sure it was my safe officer but when I saw two police officers in the car I knew that something wasn't right so I just said I'm patrolling the neighborhood and I left as I turned the corner and got on the next street the police car was there and they were in front of my house my home both doors were open to the police car and they had apprehended somebody they were in pursuit at that time I can't tell you how much we appreciate it we're in a historic district an older part of San Antonio crime has not it has not been a high crime rate but we appreciate our officer we appreciate Alfred Gomez we appreciate Martinez we appreciate all of the central safe officers and I know all of their names and they've all been as far as I'm concerned perform above and beyond please do not do away with our safe department they attend neighborhood association meetings at night when I know they'd rather be at home they listen to all the gripes about dogs barking and everything else so whatever you do Sandra wherever you are don't do away with our safe department because we truly appreciate our officers thank you San Antonio police department one more question thank you very much for the kind words ma'am thank you we appreciate your support mine isn't a question mine is a thank you very much I was just we were getting complaints and I wanted to tell you we're very happy our we we have somebody policing he goes he waves at us and he's very nice but when we call him he's also very tough so he's controlling the neighborhood safe officers are really important part and I want to thank you for what you do for us in our city thank you thank you so much for your willingness to come out and take the tough questions and also share some um tips I don't know if either of you want to end on any kind of final tips for the how we sort of strengthen this community partnership because it sounds like that's really what it's all about I want to acknowledge our uh COP program cellular on patrol and our volunteers when we have a disaster or something major we have X number of people when we have just routinely it's X number of people that they're not extended well when you have volunteers the volunteers actually make a difference and so I commend our in various programs and hear the COPs program for those volunteers that are doing this on their own time and they're just really an asset to our community we thank you both in the city and the outside outside the city for the volunteers that are participating in various programs and I have to echo the same sentiments for volunteers and our COP people and our also our police explorers that they provide uh so much for the police department in terms of their dedication and commitment of all their time in assisting us in different many venues that they participate in lastly uh again as we move forward to trying to reach the goals for SA 2020 I think it's very important that we continue the partnerships that we can create with the community and the police department and the sheriff's department working together uh any any any way that we can increase or create a force multiplier for us it is a tremendous help and by utilizing you all as our eyes and ears with you all knowing about the programs that we have in place to see something say something and all the various programs that are are actually administered by our safe officers uh there's so many other programs that you could be involved in that would assist us in our efforts to reach our SA 2020 goals thank you okay at this time we're going to break into the oh first we're gonna do some door prizes sorry oh I'm sorry thank you guys very much thank you genie thank you thank you chief


I am proud to call myself a second generation Mormon transhumanist. My earliest memories of the MTA include one night at a discussion group back when they were at Lincoln's house, where I got in trouble for starting a pillow fight. And after that, shortly after that, they decided not to have young people at the discussions as much. Since then, I've loved participating in the monthly meetups. My mind has expanded every time I go. I've cried every year reading and watching the transhumanist advent at Christmastime. I've sung in the MTA Barbershop quartet. And I've poured over our conference talks, our blog posts. Most recently, I've been looking at the Mormon transhumanist affirmation pretty closely. It's strong stuff. We are disciples of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is to trust in, change toward, and fully immerse our bodies and minds in the role of Christ to become compassionate creators as exemplified and invited by Jesus. We understand the gospel to be compatible with and complementary to many religions and philosophies, particularly those that provoke strenuous pursuit of compassionate and creative exaltation. We seek the spiritual and physical exaltation of individuals and their anatomies, as well as communities in their environments, according to their wills, desires, and laws, to the extent they are not oppressive. We believe that scientific knowledge and technological power are among the means ordained of God to enable such exaltation, including realization of diverse prophetic visions of transfiguration, immortality, resurrection, renewal of this world, and the discovery and creation of worlds without end. We feel a duty to use science and technology according to wisdom and inspiration, to identify and prepare for risks and responsibilities associated with future advances, and to persuade others to do likewise. We practice our discipleship when we offer friendship that all may be many and one, when we receive truth, let it come from whence it may, and when we send relief, consolation, and healing that raises each other together. Every member of the MTA affirms these words, as well as the transhumanist declaration. We believe in this stuff. The MTA's purpose is to promote the transhumanist declaration and the Mormon transhumanist affirmation. And with good reason. Imagine the future we propose, an end to violence, fear, and death, replaced by resurrection, atonement, and infinitely increasing knowledge, power, joy, and love. I've been inspired and I share this stuff with my friends and family often, so have many of you. And it's exciting to talk about the future in this way and to draw connections between science and religion. But it shouldn't end there. To what end do we preach? Why do we invite others to come partake of the MTA? Why is the mission of the MTA to promote these ideas? I submit that it is so that we will live by them, and together build Zion. Our gospel cannot be passively received, or it would never be fulfilled. Our prophecies should not simply be foretellings, but foretellings. We should strive to bring about our hopes. We should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and not only in the speculation of it. As Don Bradley said, if you are eager for the work of exaltation, of creating worlds, you need not wait. It begins here. We live in an exciting time, with advances in science and technology and new rises in religion. Things once defined as miracles are now commonplace and understood by children. We're not far from living in a world of artificial general intelligence, affordable genetic editing, mind enhancement, and immortality. We have a ways to go on our trek to Zion, but with the destination in mind, it's only a matter of time. To build a city of Zion populated by a post-human body of Christ, we need to develop in knowledge, power, and love alongside each other. Heaven is defined by the people in it, and we need every willing hand to build Zion. What stands between you, as you are now, and the divine potential you've yet to realize? Perhaps it is a higher standard of health, or a more thorough education, or an increase in charity. What stands between other people and their divine potential yet to be realized? Perhaps it is a higher standard of health, or a more thorough education, or an increase in charity. We will not fulfill our discipleship without taking steps together to Godward. Now the MTA is systemically best suited for advocacy. We don't have the structure to directly address the problems of the world, at least not yet. We are currently in the process of creating opportunities within the MTA and exploring new ways that the MTA can engage more directly. However, nothing is stopping you or me or any of us from wrestling with the monsters of our day and days to come now. In embracing a radiant Mormonism, Richard Bushman suggests that the biggest impact the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had is in the influence of its membership. The contributions they've made in business, scholarship, philanthropy, technology, and the arts are vast and varied. I think we can apply this to ourselves and perhaps being conscious of the phenomenon, we can better use it. We all have different strengths and weaknesses and different approaches to building Zion. Some of us may feel a little less suited to the task than others. I think our diversity is something we can really be proud of and maybe even put to use. Look around you. There are programmers, engineers, professors, students, parents, doctors, writers, activists, and artists. Think of your friends and family and their talents and passions. The future is going to depend on how we presently use our skills, time, and resources. We have great aspirations and it will take great collaborative efforts to fulfill them. I would love to see the membership of the MTA working with each other often, even if it's just two or three gathered together. Here are a few first steps that could help us in our formative efforts to transfigure ourselves and others into Christ and our world into Zion. All of these things can be done as an individual or an ensemble and they can all start being done today. Become familiar with religious and transhumanist ideas, genealogy, and important conversations from the past and those that are going on right now. Envision Zion in specific ways and reflect on Christ often. We can look to past conferences and outside our own sphere to places like the Christian Transhumanist Association, other religious transhumanist organizations, Foresight Institute, Humanity Plus, and many others. Many of us are already doing this one. Engage in important dialogue. Invite others to study as you have. Write blogs, comments, letters to government officials, books, and articles. Make artwork and music. Talk about this stuff at home, at work, at school, and church. Invite your friends to come and see. If you're unsure as to how to go about bringing up these topics with others, I can recommend my dad's talk, Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves, from the 2012 MTA conference, which offers a few tips on handling conversations with non-members. I think many of us are also doing pretty well here. There are many opportunities to serve, for the short or the long term, for the skilled and the unskilled. There are many causes where your time is far more valuable than your money. We're brainstorming as an association for projects we can sponsor, but you don't have to wait for the MTA to launch something. Look for and pray for opportunities to lift the hands that hang down. Especially here in Utah, just serve as a great place to find ways to lift others' burdens. There are hundreds of opportunities within 10 miles of this conference alone. Additionally, you can filter these projects to find ones that let you use your talents. There are countless opportunities to serve within our spheres of influence. Our service to the world is our most communicable of our good qualities. I think this is an area in which many of us could stand to improve. Many of us have been drawn to the MTA because it values our skill sets and encourages us to use them. We have such potential in this community for good work. Look for opportunities throughout your career and education to advance the cause. I found an organization called 80,000 Hours that offers career planning so that you can have the biggest impact to the causes you believe in through your work. They also have a job board listing several openings around the world for interns, research fellows, developers, engineers, managers, etc. that you could fill. Becoming conscious of the difference we can make through our work can drive us to new heights of achievement. I prophesy that this generation shall live to see a day in the near future when religious transhumanists contribute to policy and government, technological advancement, education, literature and art in remarkable, world-shifting ways. Many of the advances of technology we all enjoy have yet to reach many people around the world. Additionally, research into many potential existential risks requires funding. There is a fear that the future will be bleak for those who are already behind. I say that the best way to prepare for and prevent the dystopian futures we dread is to live with charity today. We should demonstrate to the world the promise of advanced technology by showing the blessings wrought by today's tools. There are ways that we can influence countless lives. To learn how to give well, I'd recommend looking into a movement called Effective Altruism. It is a movement made up of groups that encourage giving to the most effective and efficient causes. They also promote an altruistic forward-thinking lifestyle. And though they have their shortcomings, which I would recommend becoming familiar with, it's a great place to start. The Life You Can Save has calculators on their website that help you determine how much you could give based on your income and your country's taxes and what kind of an impact your donations could have for different causes. Some of my favorites include a site restoring or giving surgery that costs $50 and the deworming of a child for 50 cents. The Center for Effective Altruism has a great donation page with detailed descriptions of each cause they recommend. Many of these causes are existential risk prevention, like preventing engineered pandemics addressing global climate change and developing AGI. Reasons for and against donating to these different causes and a tool to help you divide your donation among your choices. Giving What We Can lets you try giving, where you decide on a percentage of your income that you're willing to give to any charities of your choice. You don't have to pick ones that they offer on their website.  And then they will occasionally ask where you gave and why. If you're feeling particularly brave, then you can also sign the pledge to give at least 10% of your income to the causes you believe will have the biggest impact. We should be examples of thoughtful, liberal giving. As many of us are aware, some of the greatest potential for good lies in developing technologies. This will, in my opinion, and should look different for everyone where we give and how we give. These suggestions are not novel. This list is not exhaustive. There are many ways we can start implementing atonement with our brothers and sisters and parents and children. My prayer is that every action taken, every word spoken, every wish held will be with the vision of this peculiar people in mind. We are to fulfill prophecy, save ourselves with all our dead, and build Zion. Mormon transhumanists affirm a duty to expand the work of Christ before us with what means we have, and to realize greater means to even greater works. In this lone and dreary world, our hands are stretched out still. We reach to the prodigal, the blind, the mute, the deaf, the lame, the poor, the sick, the imprisoned, the alien, the fearful, the unseen, the outcast, the forgotten, even the dead. It is possible that years from now, when we awake from our sleep of death, the hands that lift us will be familiar.   We will recognize our redeemers as the children of those we lifted. Thank you.