Daily Practice Sheet 9 August 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

9 August 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• The Constitutional 127th Amendment Bill
• Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO)
• Battery Cell Technologies
• IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
• The world’s climate change progress
• Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
• 8888 Uprising 
• Immunogenicity 
• Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
• Human rights
• The employment & unemployment status of India
• Variants of Covid 19
• National Policy on Biofuels

Daily Facts

Indian Ocean

• The Indian Ocean region transports 75 per cent of the world’s maritime trade and 50 per cent of daily global oil consumption

Unemployment

• The share of self-employment in total employment has increased to 53.5 per cent, up from 52.1 per cent as reported in the previous two PLFS rounds (2017-18 and 2018-19).
• The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) reveals a decline in the unemployment rate from 5.8 per cent in 2018-19 to 4.8 per cent in 2019-20.

Human Rights

• According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, 100 cases of custodial deaths were reported in 2017, 42 of which were in police custody. Thirty-three policemen were arrested while 27 were charge-sheeted. Forty-eight police personnel were charge-sheeted and three convicted in cases of human rights violation. Overall, 2,005 cases were registered against police personnel, 1,000 of whom were charge-sheeted. With 456 cases, Maharashtra topped the list, while Gujarat and Rajasthan followed with 191 and 169 cases, respectively; 128 personnel were convicted.

Daily Mapping

• Coal Fired Power Plants in India: Rihand, Singrauli, Vindhyachal

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. Discuss the significance of Quit India Movement.

GS 2: Polity

1. What are human rights? Discuss the various threats to human rights in India. Also critically examine the legal and institutional architecture of human rights in India. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 2: International Relations

1. Act East Policy (AEP) provides an interface between North East India and the ASEAN region. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. In the context of economic and strategic importance of Indian Ocean- discuss Mission SAGAR.

GS 3: Economy

1. Are famers reaping the benefits of PMFBY? Discuss the challenges in the implementation of the PMFBY. [Reference: Business Line]
2. Critically examine various facets of employment challenge faced by the economy. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Security

1. What is maritime security? Why it is significant? How big is presence of China a concern for maritime security of India? [Reference: India Times]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What is conflict of interest? [Reference: Indian Express]