Daily Practice Sheet 5 January 2021

  • January 5, 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet 5 January 2021

By

Santosh Sir

All 6 Prelims qualified

4 CSE Mains qualified

If I can do it, you can too

Daily Prelims Topic

  • Agri-export body drops ‘halal’ from meat manual: no role for govt (APEDA)
  • NGMA calendar to focus on retrospectives of Nandalal Bose, Ramkinker Baij and Amrita Sher Gil
  • Epizootic
  • Ajanta caves painting
  • FPI (Foreign portfolio Investment)
  • Budget Session
  • EXIM Bank
  • MEA cautions Commerce Ministry about increasing phishing attacks against exporters
  • Digital life certificate
  • La Nina to take hold of agri markets in 2021

Daily Mapping

  • Greece

Daily Facts

Global Warming

2020 WAS the eighth warmest year India recorded in the last 121 years (IMD).

Power losses

There is loss of Rs 0.72 per unit of power sold in the country, resulting in bankrupt power distribution companies.

Investments/PPPs

According to the Private Participation in Infrastructure database of the World Bank, India is second in the developing world both by the number of public-private partnership (PPP) contracts as well as the associated investments

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 1: Society

  1. Pandemic has deepened the social and economic divide throughout the world. Comment. [Reference: Business Line]
  2. Community action with a focus on women’s well-being can fight malnutrition effectively. Comment. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: Polity

  1. Is Indian federailsm under strain? Discuss all issues with emphasis on the role of Governor. Is it time to have a relook? [Reference: The Hindu]

Approach: 

Introduction: Explain how Indian constitution adopted parliamentary system at both levels Indian polity with a quasi-federal structure with Governor being the  link between the state and the centre has been a content of debate due to the lopsided exercise of power

Body

Issues in Indian federalism

1) Governor (Ar.152-162)

a. Appointment

* Spoil system- party workers

* Appointment retired bureaucrats and judges

b. Discretionary powers

 * Misuse of discretionary powers in convening legislature-Kerala legislature issue

* Taking central party lines assent to bills

*Appointment of Chief Minister-Maharashtra issue in

*Misuse of recommendation of president’s rule- SR bommai case

c. Removal

*Committed governor 1999 NDA remove Governor INC criticized, 2004 UPA removed Governor BJP criticized (Quote BP singhal case)

2)Legislative powers (schedule 7)

*Residual powers with centre *issue of recent farm bills a constitutional adventurism

*Failure of rajya Sabha (Ar.249) to protect the subjects of state list

3) Executive powers

*All India services

*role of CBI as investigation agency

*president rule

*promoting Hindi language *proposal of national counter terrorism centre

*Issue of IPS officers deputation in West Bengal

4) Financial relations

*Poor fiscal environment of state governments

*issue of GST compensation

*issues of centrally sponsored scheme

Suggestions,

Quote punchhi commission and sarkaria commission

Conclusion

Mention the importance of coordination and cooperation in the era of globalisation

Need for holistic approach towards the issues of pandemic disaster management and environmental issues have made cooperative and competitive federalism an urgent need for India

G S 2: Governance

  1. What do you understand by gig workers? Discuss the need to provide them social security.

GS 2: IR

  1. Discuss the commonalities driving India-USA together in recent years. What are irritants in developing relationships and strategy India should adopt to address it. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. India begins its journey as member of UNSC in a changed circumstance. In this context discuss priorities and approach India should follow in this stint. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Discuss the problem of urban employment in India. Is gig economy a viable solution?
  2. What is asset monetisation? Discuss with the examples how India and world have used it to attract investment in infrastructure. What more India needs to do for boost asset monetisation for infrastructure investments? [Reference: Financial Express]
  3. Skill, not chance is the dominating factor in Online gaming industry”. In this context challenges online gaming industry faces in India. Should it be banned? [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Science

  1. Discuss the regulatory regime for vaccine approval in India. In this context, explain Emergency Use Authorization(EUA). [Reference: The Hindu]

Daily Ethics:

  1. What do you understand by transparency? Why it is important in vaccine trial and approval? [Reference: FT.COM]
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