Daily Practice Sheet 4 July 2021

Total Fertility Rate:

There are many reasons to celebrate India’s achievements on the population front. Our Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is 2.2 — slightly higher than the replacement level of 2.1, the state when a couple is replaced by two children. Twenty-five out of 28 states and six out of eight UTs and most urban areas report a replacement TFR of 2.1 and less.

Water:

Water availability in India remains on the mercy of erratic patterns of precipitation. The southwest monsoon alone accounts for 70-75 per cent of the total precipitation falling in India, especially in regions along the west coast, the north-eastern states, West Bengal and Odisha, which are characterised by patterns of heavy rainfall events within limited time duration.
It is estimated that India receives its total precipitation within a limited time duration of 100 hours out of 8,760 annual hours in total.
At least five Indian cities are already reported to have joined the list of world’s 20 largest water-stressed cities.

GS 1: History

GS 2: Governance

National Population Policy 2000 made a paradigm shift in India’s approach to population control. [Reference: Indian Express]
Should India adopt two child norms? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: IR

GS 3: Economy

Discuss the dynamics between economic growth and inflation in the context of fuel price.

GS 3: Environment

Why despite building large dams India has become a water stressed country? In this context, explain the need of water harvesting. [Reference: DownToEarth]