Daily Practice Sheet 3 July 2020

July 3, 2020
Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
Category: DPS

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Daily Prelims Topic

Nationality and Immigration Act of 1965
Soyabean
ITER
Draft National statistics Commission Bill
UN Convention against Torture
Article 21 and Right against Torture

Daily Mapping

Natanz

Daily Facts

India-China Trade

In 2003-04, Chinese products had relatively minor presence in India’s import basket totalling just less than $3 billion and India’s trade deficit vis-à-vis China was less than $1 billion.
In the next five years, India’s imports from China increased to $32.3 billion, and the trade imbalance jumped to $23.1 billion. China continued to expand its market in India, increasing it to $76 billion in 2017-18. Trade deficit
India’s trade deficit with China was a massive $63 billion in 2017-18, or nearly 40 per cent of its overall trade deficit. In the past three years, the trends have shifted somewhat, as imports from China have declined to $65 billion in 2019-20, and exports have increased to $16 billion

Chinese Investments in India:

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade puts the figure at over $2 billion, the China’s official agencies have put the figure at $8 billion.

Source: Business Line

Telecom Infrastructure:

According to industry estimates, the telecom sector is supporting 30%-35% of the country’s gross domestic product amidst the lockdown.
Since March 2020, mobile data consumption increased 20%-25% and the time spent on smartphones has risen 27% to an average 4.3 hours per day. Indians are spending 40% more-time streaming video.

Daily Constitution:

Article 21 has been interpreted to include right against torture

Daily Supreme Court Judgements:

In Raghbir Singh v. State of Haryana (1980)

Francis Coralie Mullin v. Union Territory of Delhi (1981)

Sheela Barse v. State of Maharashtra (1987)

In all above cases the Supreme Court condemned cruelty and torture as violative of Article 21.

Source: The Hindu