Daily Practice Sheet 23 December 2020

  • December 23, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic

  • Masinagudi elephant corridor
  • Atal Incubation Centres
  • Seed Replacement Rate
  • Electoral bonds
  • National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
  • Gir Wild Life sanctuary
  • Hawaii’s Kilaueavolcano
  • NIH-CoVnb-112 (nanobody)
  • Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
  • Social Commerce

Daily Facts

Food Subsidy

  • The subsidy burden for rice and wheat (2020-21) alone is estimated to be Rs 1.8 lakh crore; Rs 35,000 crore will be added on account of free/additional food distributed on account of Covid-19.

Environment: India’s achievements in INDCs

  • LPG penetration is at 97.5% vs 56% in 2015
  • India’s Emissions are down 21% vs 2005 levels, non-fossil capacity at 33%.

Daily mapping

  1. Nilgiris
  2. Hawaii

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS2: International Relations

  1. Loosely structured multipolar global order currently is an opportunity as well as challenge for India. Discuss. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS2: Polity

  1. In the context of recommendations of the panel constituted to look into reservations for students and faculty at IITs, discuss the need of balance between autonomy and regulations Institutes of National Importance. [Reference: Financial Express]

GS3: Economy

  1. Fixing accountability of DISCOMS and promoting competition is the need of the reforms in electricity sector. Elaborate. [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. The burgeoning food subsidy bill needs urgent attention and reforms. Comment. [Reference: Financial Express]
  3. What is MSP? Should we do away with the MSP regime? [Reference: Financial Express]
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