Daily Practice Sheet 20 September 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

20 September 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• Covid’s ‘hidden heroes’
• 12-digit unique ID for farmers
• National Company Law Tribunals (NCLT)
• National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)
• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC)
• National E-Governance Services Ltd. (NeSL)
• World Health Organization
• Transboundary Climate Risks (TCR)
• Wildmeat consumption – greater threat to protected terrestrial animals
• Front of-Pack (FOP) Labelling
• National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA)
• Common Services Centers (CSCs)
• National Register of Citizens (NRC)
• This is why CAA is necessary
• NIPUN Bharat Scheme
• ‘Crime India’ Report
• Coffee Act 1942
• Anti-Tank Guided Missile Helina
• Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019

Daily Facts

Urbanization:

• In India, the urban population amounts to 461 million people. This number is growing by 2.3 per cent each year. By 2031, 75 per cent of India’s national income is estimated to come from cities.
• Providing the necessary urban infrastructure is a big challenge: 70 to 80 per cent of the infrastructure that will be needed by 2050 has not been built yet, and the estimated investment gap amounts to approximately 827 billion US dollars.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. Discuss the factors that led to the growth of nationalism in India in the 19^th century.

GS 1: Society

1. Good urbanization is important for social justice. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. Discuss the concept of Nationalism. Is Indian Nationalism similar to European nationalism? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Polity

1. The 73rd and 74th Amendments of the Constitution, which aimed at a fundamental shift in the nature of governance, were passed in 1992 and came into effect in 1993 with great hope and anticipation. However, the past experience of over a decade shows that creating structures of elected local governments and ensuring regular elections do not necessarily guarantee effective local empowerment. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. The local self-government system in India has not proved to be an effective instrument of governance. Critically examine the statement and give your views to improve the situation. [Reference: Indian Express]
3. Critically examine the CAA in the light of Indian constitution and international laws. [Reference: Indian Express]