Daily Practice Sheet 23 September 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

23 September 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• Arctic Sea Ice Minimum
• WHO global air quality norms
• ‘Possibly Extinct’ in IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species
• Cheetah
• Bauxite
• India’s sewage treatment plants
• Rare species of Sundarbans
• Single-window portal for investors launched
• Trojan Malware
• Secretaries In Central Ministries
• Final Bound Total Aggregate Measurement of Support (FBTAMS)
• Gig Workers
• PM – CARES
• Havana Syndrome
• Early Harvest Deal
• Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
• National Disaster Management Authority

Daily Facts

Malnutrition:

• Two in every three children between six months and two years didn’t get the nutritious diet needed for healthy growth, according to a new report. 

Air pollution:

• Air pollution is the world’s fourth leading cause of death, contributing to about 13 premature deaths every minute
• According to World Bank estimates lowering the health burden associated with air pollution exposure like this could save US$5 trillion annually in health-related costs and $225 billion in labor productivity.                                 

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: Polity

1. Discuss the significance of right of citizenship. In this context critically imagine CAA 2019. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. Critically examine policies legal measures and programmes for fighting malnutrition. [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 2: IR

1. Discuss the importance of QUAD amidst current geo political flux. [Reference: Indian Express, The Hindu]

GS 3: Economy

1. Examine the dynamics of the present inflation. [Reference: The Hindu]
2. Climate change is biggest roadblock for achievement of SDGs. Comment. [Reference: DownToEarth]