Daily Practice Sheet 21 July 2021

  • July 21, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Daily Practice Sheet

21 July 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • DNA vaccines
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Extreme weather events
  • Harela
  • Valmiki Tiger Reserve
  • PFRDA
  • 97th constitutional amendment
  • Supplementary demands for grants
  • Crop varieties developed in India
  • ‘India is welcome to join China-South Asia grouping’
  • Navy seeks bids to build submarines
  • Two-thirds of Indians have antibodies, shows ICMR survey
  • Aquaculture farmers to sell produce on e-Santa

Daily Facts

Health

  • The Economic Survey 2020-21 ranked India 179 out of 189 countries in priority given to health in public spending
  • According to the WHO, about 930 million people worldwide are at risk of falling into poverty due to rising out-of-pocket health spending. Scaling up primary healthcare interventions across low and middle-income countries could save 60 million lives and increase the average life expectancy by 3.7 years by 2030.
  • The Indian healthcare industry was valued at $194 billion at end-2020, of which, primary services accounted for $13 billion. According to the Rural Health Statistics 2018-19, the number of primary healthcare centres (PHCs) increased by only 1,619 to 24,855 during the 15 years from 2005 to 2019, with 60 per cent having only one doctor. Also, an average PHC covers 35,567 people and 120 sq. km in rural India

Daily Mapping

  • Valmiki Tiger Reserve

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

  1. The peasant movement of the second half of the nineteenth century lacked a positive conception of an alternative society — a conception which would unite the people in a common struggle on a wide regional and all-India plane and help develop long-term political developments. Critically analyze.

GS 1: Society

  1. Analyze the relation between TFR and Women empowerment. In this context critically examine UP Population Bill. [Reference: Economic Times]

GS 2: Polity

  1. The two big challenges of the healthcare industry — access and affordability. Discuss strategies to overcome them. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Discuss the determinants of adoption of E Vehicle in India.
  2. Critically examine the disconnect between stock market and the real economy. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Environment

  1. What do you understand by extreme climate events? Why are they increasing in frequency and intensity? How can we be prepared for them? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 4: Ethics

  1. What do you understand by tolerance? Why it is important for harmony? [Reference: The Hindu]
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