Daily Practice Sheet 30 June 2022

Payments for ecosystem services (PES)
Forest Fires
Dark Fibre
Foreign Portfolio Investors and commodity market
Crude oil regulation
Composition Scheme
PM Modi’s gifts to G7 leaders, who gets what
Maharashtra government renamed Aurangabad city as Shambhaji Nagar
Twitter will lose its intermediary status if it does not comply with the new IT rules
CAPSTONE- NASA’s new satellite
Dutch farmers protesting over emissions
Bandhwari Landfill Harming Aravalli Forest
The legend and significance of the Amarnath Yatra
mRNA and it’s working
Global attention on moratorium on deep-sea mining
Uddhav resigns after SC denies stay on floor test
No clarity on GST compensation to States as Council meet ends
GST Council meeting
Rupee plunging a new low
‘Heal in India’ & ‘Heal by India’ initiatives
Russia- Sweden & Finland
Attorney General (AG) tenure extended

GS 2: Polity

Paragraph 4 of 10^th Schedule in its current form yields undesirable result. Comment. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: IR

India – UAE ties are not only comprehensive but strategic. [Reference: Indian Express, Business Line]

GS 3 : Economy

Has GST delivered? [Reference: Business Line, Indian Express]
Any extension of GST compensation to states must be linked to clear performance benchmarks. Discuss in the context of GST Act. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS 3: Environment

What do you understand by deep sea mining? [Reference: Mongabay]
What are ecosystem services? Discuss its types and significance. [Reference: CGIAR, BirdLife]
What do you understand by Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)? Discuss its significance in ecosystem conservation. [Reference: The Hindu]
What is net zero? Discuss India’s strategy for achieving Net Zero. [Reference: Financial Express]
Forest fires have emerged as major threat to ecology. What are major causes of forest fires? Also discuss the implications of forest fire. How vulnerable India is to forest fire. [Reference: Mongabay]

GS 4: Ethics