Daily Practice Sheet 26 August 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

26 August 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• Gorakhnath
• China’s Missile Silos
• Dr Gail Omvedt 
• Deficit Rainfall
• Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)
• Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
• Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
• Section 321 CrPC
• Sujalam Campaign
• Fair and Remunerative Prices for Sugarcane
• Manthan 2021
• Be Internet Awesome
• Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
• Industry 4.0

Daily Facts

E waste:

• India is the third-largest contributor of e-waste at 3.2 million tonnes

Climate Change:

• The world’s per capita greenhouse gas emissions are 6.55 tonnes of carbon dioxide. India’s per capita emission at 1.96 tonnes is less than one-third; emissions of the United States, Canada and Australia are more than two-a-half times; Germany, the United Kingdom and France are above, and China, at 6.4 tonnes, is just below the global average.

MSME:

• MSMEs form more than 95% of the industries in India, produce more than 45% of the total manufacturing output and employ more than 40% of the workforce. According to the Economic Survey 2020-21, over 6 crore MSMEs employ more than 11 crore people and contribute roughly 30% to the GDP and half of the country’s export

Judiciary Vacancy:

• The India Justice Report 2020 pegs vacancies in the High Court at 38% (2018-19) and in lower courts at 22% for the same period. More than four out of every 10 posts of High Court judges remain vacant as on August 1 this year

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. Write a short note on the Dalit movement in India. [Reference: The Wire]

GS 3: Economy

1. What is a development bank? What role does it play in the economy? [Reference: Business Line]
2. What do you understand by Industry 4.0? Are Indian MSMEs ready for it? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Environment

1. Circular economy is key to combat climate change. In this context discuss the challenges in creating circular economy with emphasis on E –Waste. [Reference: Business Line]
2. In the wake of recent IPCC report discuss the need for a new global climate change treaty. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Security

1. What is cybercrime? Discuss its types and laws governing cybercrime in India. [Reference: Business Line, News18, Cyber Crime]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What do you understand by climate justice? What implications it has for the combating climate change. [Reference: The Hindu]