Daily Practice Sheet 27 June 2020

Daily Prelims Topic

• Debt and fiscal consolidation:
• RBI board meeting highlights:
• Coccolithophores
• Bhitarkanika fishing cats
• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
• Raw material for rechargeable batteries
• Rate transmission and loan restructuring
• Nasha Mukt Bharat
• World Drug report 2020

Daily Mapping

• Senkaku Islands

Daily Constitution

• Role of Speaker in 10^th Schedule

Daily Facts

• According to 2018 annual report by United Nations-backed International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) India is one of the major hubs for illicit drug trade.
• India alone accounted for six per cent of the world’s cannabis herb (ganja) seizures in 2016 (nearly 300 tonnes), and reported seizing even higher quantities in 2017 (353 tonnes) — a 20 per cent increase compared to 2016, the report by UN office of Drugs and Crime said.
• India produced 66 tonnes of opium in all forms, including morphine.
• There are 10 suicides every day due to alcohol abuse.
• United Nation’s latest report on drug use revealed a 30 per cent increase on 2009 with regards to the consumption of narcotics with some 35 million people worldwide suffering from drug disorders.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: Geography

1. The geographical location has forced India to become the transit point of many illegal drugs to the world. Discuss [Reference: IDSA, The Week]

GS 2: Governance

1. Discuss the problem of drug abuse in India. Critically examine measures taken by government to fight this pandemic. [Reference: PIB]
2. Corona pandemic has drastically affected the education sector. Comment. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3: Economy

1. India today faces multiple crisis. Comment. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 4: Ethics

1. What do you understand by reformative justice? How effective it is in today’s world? [Reference: Indian Express]