InstaLinks : help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions in your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their static or theoretical background. This helps you study a topic holistically and add new dimensions to every current event to help you think analytically
1. Changing the age of consent
1. ILO: World Social Protection Report 2020-22
4. RBI guidelines for digital lending
7. India’s 1st LNG fuelled Green Truck
Note: The rest of the Articles will be covered along with tomorrow’s CA.
Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for the development of the social sector, Institutions and bodies constituted to protect vulnerable sections etc
In Rama Bande Rama v. the State of Karnataka, the Karnataka High Court quashed criminal proceedings of rape and kidnapping under the Indian Penal Code, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012:
It was enacted to protect the children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography with due regard for safeguarding the interest and well-being of children.
Need of Reforms in Law:
Other features of POCSO Act:
Q. Examine the main provisions of the National Child Policy and throw light on the status of its implementation. (UPSC 2016)
With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, consider the following: ( UPSC 2010)
Which of the above is/are the Rights of the child?
Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings involving India and Affecting Indian interests, India-Bangladesh relations etc
Directions: Important for Prelims (mapping, organization, trade between two countries) and mains (Indo-Bangladesh relation).
Context: On the occasion of, Sheikh Hasina’s much-anticipated visit to India, countries are expected to sign at least one major river agreement.
Projects to boost eastern India-Bangladesh connectivity:
Importance of Teesta for India and Bangladesh:
Earn the trust and confidence across the spectrum: The prevailing perception in Bangladesh is that India’s goodwill towards the country is aligned to one particular political ideology or school of thought as opposed to Bangladeshi society at large.
Q. Project ‘Mausam’ is considered a unique foreign policy initiative of the Indian Government to improve relationships with its neighbours. Does the project have a strategic dimension? Discuss. (UPSC 2015)
Which of the following is/are common rivers between India and Bangladesh?
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Syllabus: Indian Economy: Growth and Development
Direction: Go through it once. A few points can be noted, but be very selective, since there will be so many such reports.
Context: ILO recently released a report specific to Asia and the Pacific
Recommendation: Follow a ‘high-road’ development path and make social protection inclusive.
Social protection is designed to prevent deprivation, give assurance of a basic minimum income and protect the individual from any uncertainties.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY); National Health Policy 2017; Social Security Code 2020; PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY); One Nation One Ration Card; Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, and MGNREGA
Social security is an important topic for GS2, and GS3, as well as essays. Have a ready-made note on different aspects of it.
Q. “The universalization of social security remains an unsatisfied aspiration in the new code on social security”. Critically analyse. (250 Words)
What is/are the facility/facilities the beneficiaries can get from the services of Business Correspondent (Bank Saathi) in branchless areas? (UPSC 2014)
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Context: All female central government employees will have 60 days of maternity leave in case of the death of a child within 28 days after birth.
Condition: Women should have less than two surviving children and child delivery must be at an authorized hospital.
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 allows 26 weeks of paid leaves after childbirth
Direction: Read it once. Understand the basics of digital lending and current issues.
Context: RBI has tightened the norms for digital lending seeing a number of cases of fraud.
Digital lending involves giving and recovering loans through web platforms or mobile apps. It facilitates speedy disbursal and helps lower the costs of lending.
Context: As per the Exim Bank, India’s total exports of creative goods and services stood at close to $121 billion as of 2019.
Status: India ranks 6th globally, outside the US, with respect to the top international box office markets by revenue.
Background: When John Howkins popularized the term “creative economy” in 2001, he applied the term to the arts, cultural goods and services, toys and games, and research and development.
Recommendations for sustained ‘Creative Economy’:
Context: Nano urea fast-tracked for approval despite incomplete trials.
Nano urea is a patented and indigenously made liquid (developed and patented by IFFCO) that contains nanoparticles of urea, the most crucial chemical fertiliser for farmers in India.
Direction: Go through it once.
Context: A start-up backed by Blue Energy Motors, has made India’s 1st LNG–fuelled green truck at Chakan in Pune.
Heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles work much like gasoline-powered vehicles with a spark-ignited internal combustion engine. The natural gas is super-cooled and cryogenically (at – 260 degrees F) stored in liquid form, usually in a tank on the side of the truck.
Context: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has announced the setting up of India’s first Dark Sky Reserve in Hanle, Ladakh in the next three months. (See Map (in News))
A dark-sky reserve is an area, usually surrounding a park or observatory, that restricts artificial light pollution. The purpose of the dark-sky movement is generally to promote astronomy and avoid interference during astronomical observations.
The International Dark Sky Association is a U.S.-based non-profit that designates places as International Dark Sky Places, Parks, Sanctuaries and Reserves, depending on the criteria they meet.
Located atop Mt. Saraswati in the Nilamkhul Plain in the Hanle Valley of Changthang, it is a dry, cold desert with a sparse human population and has the Hanle monastery as its nearest neighbour. The cloudless skies and low atmospheric water vapour make it one of the best sites in the world for optical, infrared, sub-millimetre, and millimetre wavelengths.
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