Daily Practice Sheet 24 March 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

24 March 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• Women harder hit by job losses due to Pandemic
• Lachit Borphukan
• National Disaster Management Force
• DARPAN
• Relaxation of Valuation of AT1 bonds
• UNHRC vote on Sri Lanka’s Human right records
• Finance bill
• Sixth schedule
• Petrol and Diesel future inclusion in GST

Daily Constitution

• Art 217

DailyMapping

• Chabahar port

Daily Data

Job losses/Unemployment

• As per the Periodic Labour Force (PLFS 2018-19), four out of five rural women willing to work are unemployed.

Health

• India has 29 health workers per 10,000 population, while we need 60 such professionals per 10,000 people, as per WHO norms.

Railways

• Rail track coverage expanded by 5,000 km during 2010 to 2014-15, nearly 7,000 km of tracks were added between 2015 and 2020

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: Society

1. Secure employment and better livelihood opportunities — especially for women — are vital. In this context discuss women suffering disproportionately due to lockdown w.r.t employment and identify major causes. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 1: Geography

1. Discuss the ecological and economic significance of Sunderbans. [Reference: Millennium Post]

GS3: Polity

1. Universities are places of highest intellectual and academic standards and must remain so. Examine the statement w.r.t recent controversy in Ashoka University resignation saga. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS3: IR

1. Trace the history of Indus Water Treaty. Is there a need to review it? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS3: Economy

1. Discuss how India’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative is different from 1960s import substitution strategy. How self-reliance to health, infrastructure and green technologies can help India develop a true Atma Nirbhar Bharat. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS3: Environment

1. Getting back on Paris climate track not only entails environment benefits but also many other benefits to the society and countries. Elaborate. [Reference: Financial Express]