Daily Practice Sheet 24 September 2020
- September 24, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPS
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Daily Prelims Topic
- Laser Guided ATGM
- Central Pollution Control Board
- National Rural Health Mission
- Plastic Parks
- National GIS-Enabled Land Bank System
- Hallmarking of precious metals
- Carbon neutral
- G4
- Cess
- Poverty
Daily Mapping
- Macquarie Harbour
- Lothal
Daily Facts
Renewable energy:
- The share of clean energy in India’s total power generation has risen rapidly to 30 per cent already this fiscal compared to 24.9 per cent in FY20.
- The share of clean energy in overall generation in India increased from 19.6 per cent in 2015-16 to 24.9 per cent in 2019-20 (see chart), according to official data.
MSP:
- Only 5-6% of the value of agricultural output is sold at MSP, and this is mainly restricted to a few north Indian states
Daily Mains Mantra
NEWSPAPER
GS 2: Polity
- Critically analyze the need for women reservation in elections of Parliament and state legislatures. [Reference: The Hindu]
GS 2: Governance
- Transparency is a cornerstone of democracy. Discuss the transparency regime of India. Do you think culture of secrecy still exists in India? [Reference: Indian Express]
- What do you understand by poverty? Discuss various ways to estimate poverty.
GS 3: Economy
- Make a case of making MSP a legal right of farmers. [Reference: Tribune India]
- What are social stock exchanges? Will it strengthen the social sector? [Reference: Indian Express]
- What do you understand by GI tags? How can they help in achieving inclusive growth? [Reference: Financial Express]
- While large size economic reforms may help India to recover from the woes induced by the coronavirus pandemic, transforming local economies is likely to be a game-changer in economic revival. In this context, discuss the concept of local economic development. [Reference: Financial Express, ILO]
GS 4: Ethics