Daily Practice Sheet 31 March 2021

  • March 31, 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet

31 March 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • NFSA
  • International Criminal Court:
  • Integrated Circuits (ICs)
  • T cells
  • DGCA
  • Foreign portfolio Investment
  • Inflation

Daily Mapping

  • Barak valley
  • Slovakia (First European govt to collapse due to pandemic handling)
  • Rivers between India and Bangladesh
  • Tipaimukh Dam

Daily Data

Data leak

  • Cybersecurity experts claim that data of as many as 10 crore Mobiwik users have been leaked and put up for sale on the darkweb.

Borrowing by states

  • The states and Union Territories have collectively borrowed ₹7.98 lakh crore from the markets in 2020-21 ending March which is ₹25,393 crore or around 3% less than the indicated debt for the fiscal.

Water crisis

  • India’s per capita water availability has fallen from 5,178 cubic meters per day in 1951 to 1,544 in 2011 and is projected to fall to 1,140 by 2050.
  • NITI Aayog pointed out some years ago, water stress could shave off around 6% of India’s potential growth by 2030.
  • While Bihar needs just 799 litres to produce one kg of sugar, Maharashtra, a major cane-growing state, needs 2.7 times as much water. In the case of paddy, Punjab has the highest productivity in the country when it comes to the amount of crop that is grown per acre of land, but when the same exercise is done for water, Punjab is the worst

Daily Mains Mantra

GS2: History

  1. Discuss the role of cooperatives in empowering women. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS2: Governance

  1. Why is India one of the unhappy countries in the world? Discuss in the context of World Happiness Report. [Reference: The Hindu, Qrius]

GS2: International Relations

  1. The recent coup and violence in Myanmar is both a humanitarian crisis as well security concerns. In this context discuss Indo-Myanmar relations challenges and what should be India’s approach in current situation. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Discuss the role of geoeconomics in foreign policy. Also, explain potential of foreign policy guided by geoeconomics acting as starting point of reset of Indo-Pak ties. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS3: Environment

  1. Without getting prices right, water scarcity can’t be tackled. Comment. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS3: Ethics

  1. What is conflict of interest? Explain with the help of examples. Also Suggest ways to address conflict in interest in administration. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. What do you understand by integrity? [Reference: The Hindu]
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