Daily News Analysis 2021
Gender Roles in India
Date: 3rd March 2022
Relevance: G.S. Paper 1: Indian Society
7th January 2021
Anti Conversion Laws:
News: Supreme Court decide to study the anti-conversion Laws of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
Relevance:
• Prelims: Constitutional Articles belonging to fundamental rights.
• Mains: GS-2, can be used as an example in various questions. What’s the issue?
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Uttar Pradesh enacted the legislation named Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion
Ordinance 2020 and Uttarakhand enacted the legislation Freedom of religion Act 2018.
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They both criminalizes religious conversion via marriage and mandate prior official clearance
before marrying into another faith.
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The guilty will be punished with a 10- year prison sentence. And these offenses are non-
bailable.
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Outcome:
• Several petitions have been filed that mobs are lifting people in the middle of the marriage
• Supreme court for now have not put stay on these orders. Fundamental Rights involved:
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Article 21: Fundamental right to live with dignity.
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Hadiya Case Judgement: It recognize right to marry a person with own’s choice was a part of
an adult privacy.
Demand for autonomous state:
News: Lawmakers from Assam has submitted a memorandum to the centre for implementation of article 244A for creation of an autonomous state within Assam.
Relevance :
• Prelims:
• about article 244A
• Constitutional procedure for declaration of autonomous areas and • constituentareasofAutonomousstate
Issue:
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The demand for creating an autonomous state comprising of three hill district which includes
Karbi Anglong, West Karbi anglong and Dima Hasao.
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Article244A:
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Parliament can provide for creation of an autonomous state within Assam which can be comprised of any tribal area as mentioned in sixth Schedule.
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Legislature for autonomous state:
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It can be a elected or partly nominated or partly elected body.
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OR it can be a councils of Minister
• OR both
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Such law may specify the matter which are mentioned in state List or the concurrent list over
which the legislature of the autonomous state have power to make laws upon.
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Define the matters on which executive powers of the autonomous state lies and provide for
state taxes that will be assigned to the autonomous state
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It can be done by a Simple Majority.
New Entry norms to set up stock exchanges:
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A resident promoter setting up an Market infrastructure institutions (MII) may hold upto 100% shareholding, it will be brought down to not more than either 51% or 26% in next 10 years.
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A foreign promoter from FATF may hold upto 49% shareholdings which shall be brought down to 26% or 15% in coming 10 years.
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Foreign individuals other than from FATF may hold upto 10% shareholding in MII.
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Any person other than promoter may hold upto 25% shares in an MII.
Market Infrastructure Institutions: includes stock exchanges and depositors.
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Policy to boost journal access:
News: Recently, a new policy was proposed named as Science, Technology and innovation policy.
Aim of the policy:
• To develop a system whereby all the researchers can access the research published in top
international journal at no cost. Present issues:
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High subscription price: presently, it costs around Rs. 1500 crores annually to subscribe to
these journals.
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Individual colleges cannot negotiate with the publishers and only a small fraction of
researcher are able to benefit.
Expected benefits of the policy:
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It will aid in building strong foundation for the future which is going to be dependent on
science and technology.
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This policy will cost huge burden on the exchequer but will come with the benefit of increased
access.
Target of the policy:
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Doubling the number of full time equivalent researchers and gross domestic expenditure on
R&D (GERD) and private sector contribution to GERD every five years.
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Find out the loopholes and strengthen the S&T infrastructure for socioeconomic development.
Miscellaneous
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China denied the permission to WHO team of experts to visit China to investigate the origin of COVID-19.
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PongDam wildlife sanctuary situated in Himachal Pradesh is responsible for origin of Avian flu.
• National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (NIHASD) is situated in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Bird Flu
Date: 6-01-2021
Relevance: Preliminary exam and G.S. Paper 3: Science and Technology
News: Several states issued an alert to contain bird flu/ Avian influenza.
Issue:
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2000 migratory birds were found dead near the Himachal Pradesh.
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Deaths of the poultry animals and birds have been observed in various states such as
Rajasthan , Madhya Pradesh, Haryana etc.
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Kerala has been culling thousands of ducks. About Bird flu, H5N8:
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H5N8 strain impact poultry animals and birds and less likely to impact humans.
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It is highly lethal to birds and poultry animals.
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Its symptoms includes fever, chills, headache, coughing, and weakness.
Indian Economic recovery
Date: 6-01-2021
Relevance: Preliminary exam and G.S. Paper 3: Economics
News: finance Minister said Indian Economy is improving as an outcome of high-frequency indicators.
Indian Economy Review:
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Economic Indicators are showing a V-shaped curve.
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In 2021, COVID vaccine will be rolled out, which is a sign of optimism in both health and economic front.
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Easing lockdown restriction will help in economic growth.
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Accelerated tractor sales and increase in Rabi crop by more than 2 percent is another factor in
responsible for growth of the economy.
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Rise in minimum support prices, accelerated procurement and wage employment generation.
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Rise in rural incomes and sales of passenger vehicles etc.
V-shaped economic recovery
Date: 6-01-2021
Relevance: Preliminary exam and G.S. Paper 3: Economics
Definition:
A V-shaped economic recovery curve is characterized by a quick and sustained recovery in measures of economic performance after a sharp economic decline or an economic recession.
World Bank’s Global Economic prospects report
Date: 6-01-2021
Relevance: Prelims: factual information about the report.
Mains: the detail observation can be used in GS paper- 3 of UPSC -CSE mains examination
to substantiate the answer.
News: Global economic Prospects report was released
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Observation of the Global Economic Prospects report:
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Global economy: It is expected to grow 4% in the fiscal year of 2021 considering the widespread roll out of COVID vaccine.
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This projection is 5% below the expected pre-pandemic levels.
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Emerging market and developing economies are expected to grow at 4.6%.
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China’s Economy is expected to grow at 7.9%.
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Inequality in the economic growth:
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The lowest economic were most impacted by the pandemic and expected to take maximum time to recover.
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Investment in the economy will be the key element for growth of the economies.
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IndinaEconomy:
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Indian economy is expected to grow 5.4% in fiscal year of 2021-2022 and 5.2% in fiscal year of 2022-2023.
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It contracted 9.6% in 2020-2021.
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Reason for contraction of economy in 2020-2021 highlighted in the report:
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Sharp decline in household spending and private investment.
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Severe economic loss in informal sector of economy.
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Reason for rebound in the economy:
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Recovery in manufacturing and services.
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India-UK ties
Date: 6/01/2021
Relevance: Mains: GS-paper 2: International Relations
News: UK Prime Minister Mr. Borris Johnson denied to attend the Republic day celebration of 2021 due to Pand
U.K.-India ties:
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India and U.K. have shared their past and they need to chart out their future relations.
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India-U.K. collaboration:
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UN Security Council: Britain have a permanent seat in security council and India is a non permanent member in this council for this year and the next year.
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U.K. will host India in the G-7 meet for this year and UN climate change conference
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Potential of India-U.K. ties:
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IndianDiaspora:
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Britain is home to 1.5 million Indian Diaspora.
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15 Indians are the member of British parliament.
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Tourism sector:
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In Pre Pandemic times, Britain caters to half a million tourists from India na dIndia witnessed about a million of tourist from Britain.
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Education:
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Around 30000 students from India receive education from Britain despite restrictions.
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Investment:
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Britain is the among top investor in the Indian economy.
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India is the second biggest investor and job creator in the Britain.
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Trade:
• India has a trade surplus of $16 billion, but the trade is still under developed. • A trade agreement was signed in 2020.
• Issues with the ties between both countries:
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Prime Minister Modi visited U.K. in 2015 and six major agreements were concluded,
however hardly any assessment have been done for the projects.
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EU-Indiatradeagreement:
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It is under negotiation since 2007 in which major roadblock was Britain
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EU wanted some duty reductions on auto, wines and spirit and wanted India to open up
its financial sector.
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And, India wanted free travel of service professionals.
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