Daily Practice Sheet 21 November 2020

Daily Prelims Topic

• MASHEER SPECIES
• INNER LINE PERMIT
• AMENDMENT TO BANKING LAW
• IPO ISSUE
• BAN ON ONLINE GAMING
• SPREAD OVER TIME
• LNG FUELLING STATIONS
• MEGHALAYA INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PROJECT (MITP)
• VATAYAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• ONE WEB SATELLITE
• NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES

Daily Facts

Land Degradation:

• The Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas (2016) by Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, identifies 96.4 m ha as undergoing the process of desertification/land degradation. This is almost 30 per cent of India’s geographical area.
• India joined the Bonn Challenge in 2015 with a pledge to restore 21 mha of degraded and deforested land. This was raised to target of 26 mha by 2030 during the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification Conference held in Delhi in September 2019.

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 2: Governance

1. The true measure of digitalisation would be seamless delivery of all citizen services. In this context, assess how far India has succeeded in this. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Economy

1. What do you understand by the term “Innovation”? Why India needs to focus on innovation. List out the steps taken by India to become an innovation driven economy.

GS 3: Science and Tech

1. What are sero-surveys? Explain its significance in managing pandemics. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Environment

1. Forest landscapes play a critical role in tackling climate change and provide a broad range of ecosystem services. Discuss India’s effort in forest landscape restoration. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Security

1. What is NATGRID? How it will help security agencies? [Reference: The Hindu, Medianama]
2. Discuss the mandate of Narcotics Control Bureau. [Reference: Narcotics India]