Daily Practice Sheet 25 March 2021
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Daily Practice Sheet
25 March 2021
Daily Prelims Topic
- Double mutant variant
- Appointment of the CJI
- Thallium
- Pandaram land
- National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill6. UNHRC vote on Sri Lanka’s Human right records
- PakalDul and Lower Kalnai project
- SARS-CoV-2 in animals and Myocarditis
- Suez canal
- Digital Tax
Daily Constitution
- Art 226
Daily Mapping
- Lakshadweep
- Suez Canal
Daily Data
Job losses/Unemployment rate for women
- In 2019-20, female labour participation rate (FLPR) among urban women was 9.7 per cent against 11.3 per cent among rural women.
- In April 2020, the urban FLPR, according to CMIE, fell to 7.35 per cent — over 200 basis points lower than its average of 9.7 per cent in 2019-20.
- In October 2020, female labour participation in urban India dropped to 7.2 per cent — the lowest since CMIE began measuring this indicator in 2016. In November 2020, it fell further to 6.9 per cent.
- Aging of India’s workforce post-lockdown: With the share of those over 40 years of age — which was 56% in 2019-20 — increasing to 60% by December 2020.
Road
Daily Mains Mantra
GS2: Polity
- What do you understand by cooperative federalism? Do you think Indian federal tilt towards the Union pushes it towards coercive federalism? [Reference: Indian Express]
- What is electoral bond? How far it has made election financing transparent? Also discuss possible misuse of funds received through electoral fund in the wake of Supreme Court observations. [Reference: New Indian Express]
GS3: Economy
- Banks already facing NPA and credit slowdown issues are also facing interference and encroachment on freedom from govt, judiciary and the Central Bank. Comment. [Reference: Financial Express]
- What do you understand by unfair trade practices? [Reference: The Hindu]
GS3: Environment
- Critically examine the impact of inter-linking of river. [Reference: Indian Express]
- Discuss the problem of water pollution in India. [Reference: The Hindu]
Daily Ethics: