Daily Practice Sheet 24 August 2021

Daily Practice Sheet

24 August 2021

Daily Prelims Topic

• Competition Commission of India
• Sree Narayana Guru
• e-Emergency X-Misc
• National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
• Ujjwala Scheme
• Bhima Koregaon
• Corbett Tiger Reserve
• Natural Gas
• Urban Co-operative Banks
• Potash
• Hallmark Unique Identification
• The Major Port Authorities Act, 2020
• Cabinet Minister Arrest Procedure in India
• Delhi’s New Smog Tower
• Delta variant of Covid-19
• Delimitation
• Greece and Turkey

Daily Facts

Disaster:

• An estimated 199 people died, 37 million people were affected, and economic losses stood at ₹320 billion
• (U.S. $4.3 billion). In addition, crop area of 0.24 million hectares was affected, and around 0.45 million houses were damaged. Moreover, 2.5 million people were evacuated to cyclone shelters and relief camps in these two States
• The Indian coastline is around 7,500 km; there are 96 coastal districts (which touch the coast or are close to it), with 262 million people exposed to cyclones and tsunamis. The World Bank and the United Nations (2010) estimate that around 200 million city residents would be exposed to storms and earthquakes by 2050 in India. Between 1891 and 2020, out of the 313 cyclones crossing India’s eastern and western coasts, 130 were classified as severe cyclonic storms. The west coast experienced 31 cyclones, while 282 cyclones crossed the east coast. The Odisha coast witnessed 97 cyclones, followed by
• Andhra Pradesh (79), Tamil Nadu (58), West Bengal (48), Gujarat(22), Maharashtra/Goa (7), and Kerala (2).
• Among the natural disasters, cyclones constituted the second most frequent phenomena that occurred in 15% of India’s total natural disasters over 1999-2020. During the same period, 12,388 people were killed, and the damage was estimated at $32,615 million. Cyclones are the second most expensive in terms of the costs incurred in damage, accounting for 29% of the total disaster-related damages after floods (62%). In addition, they are the third most lethal disaster in India after Earthquakes (42%) and floods (33%). However, fatalities due to cyclones declined from 10,378 in1999 to 110 in 2020.
• Between 1999 and 2020, cyclones inflicted substantial damage to public and private properties, amounting to an increase in losses from $2,990 million to $14,920 million in the absence of long-term mitigation measures. In addition, damages caused due to cyclones increased nine times during the same period.
• The Asian Development Bank’s report in 2014 estimated that India would suffer a loss of around 1.8% of GDP annually by 2050 from climate-related events. India lost around 2% of GDP and 15% of total revenue over 1999- 2020. According to the Global Climate Risk Index report 2021, India ranks the seventh worst-hit country globally in 2019 due to the frequency occurrence of extreme weather-related events. Moreover, the report showed that India lost around 2,267 human lives, while damages stood at $68,812 million in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms in 2019.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: History

1. Discuss the contribution of Sree Narayana Guru.

GS 1: Geography

1. What has led to a rise in the frequency of devastating cyclones in the coastal States of India? [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: Polity

1. Discuss the role and function of Competition Commission of India. [Reference: Hindustan Times]

GS 3: Environment

1. Discuss the science of smog? What are the implications of smog? How will smog tower help the cities? [Reference: News18]

GS 3: Disaster Management

1. Cyclone Disaster Management encompasses mitigation and preparedness measures for cyclones. Discuss the NDMA guideline for cyclone management. [Reference: The Hindu]