Daily Practice Sheet 8 December 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

8 December 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• NASA’s new communications system LCRD
• Kasturirangan Committee on Western Ghats
• Micro Labs for Genomic Sequencing
• Green-Ag project
• EU Regulators give Approval to Mix Vaccines
• US-Mexico Border
• Employment vs Unemployment Rate
• Hydrogen sulphide suppresses HIV

Daily Facts

Solid waste management

• As per the SBM 2.0 guidelines, the total quantity of waste generated by urban areas in India is about 1.32 lakh tonnes daily. This adds up to 4.8 crore tonnes per annum. Of this only about 25% is being processed; the rest is disposed of in landfills every year.
• Given that the waste dumpsites have been operational since the early 2000s, more than 72 crore tonnes of waste need to be processed

Health

• The National Health Accounts (NHA) report for 2017-18 is being celebrated widely as it shows that total public spending on health as a percentage of GDP has increased to a historic high of 1.35% of GDP, finally breaking through the 1%-1.2% mark of GDP. Out-of-pocket expenditure as a share of total health expenditure has come down to less than 50%.

CSE 2021

Day 31

1. What are values? Differentiate between progressive and traditional values?

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: Polity

1. Populism plunges democratic societies into an endless series of moralized zero-sum conflicts. In this context, critically examine the threat of populism for democracy. [Reference: Indian Express]
2. What do you understand by mediation? Analyze the Draft Mediation Bill 2021.

GS 2: IR

1. Discuss the present dynamics of India –Russia relationship. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Environment

1. Discuss the problem of solid waste management in India. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Security

1. Discuss the historical background of AFSPA. Make a case for its repeal. [Reference: Indian Express]