Daily Practice Sheet 24 June 2021
- June 24, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPS
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Daily Practice Sheet
24 June 2021
Daily Prelims Topic
- Grey matter
- Panging two lake
- Pangong Tso
- NISHTHA
- CWC
- Saint Vincent
- Ebola
- Hike minimum selling price of sugar to ₹34.50/kg: Mills urge Centre
- UN Global Sustainable Finance Observatory
- World Investment Report
Daily Mapping
- Ramgarh vishdari tiger reserve
Daily Facts
Gender Digital Divide:
- According to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) estimates, over 390 million women in low- and middle-income countries do not have Internet access. South Asia has more than half of these women with only 65% owning a mobile phone. In India, only 14.9% of women were reported to be using the Internet.
Digital Divide in Education:
- The latest All India Survey on Higher Education (2019-20) report shows that 60.56% of the 42,343 colleges in India are located in rural areas and 78.6% are privately managed.
- According to datareportal statistics, Internet penetration in India is only45% as of January 2021.
Global FDI:
- The foreign direct investment (FDI) flows dropped globally by 35 per cent to $1 trillion from $1.5 trillion in 2019 according to a World Investment Report.
Daily Mains Mantra
GS 2: Polity
- What do you understand by gender digital divide? How does it impact women empowerment? [Reference: The Hindu]
- Article 1 describes India as a ‘Union of States’. Discuss the reasons behind this term in the constitution. [Reference: The Hindu]
- Both the Union and the States are created by the Constitution, both derives their respective authority from the Constitution. The one is not subordinate to the other in its own field. The authority of one is coordinate with that of the other. Comment. [Reference: The Hindu]
- Discuss the challenge of exclusion
GS 3: Economy
- Critically assess how digital technologies can benefit Indian agriculture. Also discuss various concerns. [Reference: DownToEarth]
Daily Ethics: