Daily Practice Sheet 30 June 2021

  • June 30, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Daily Practice Sheet

30 June 2021

 

Daily Prelims Topic

  • US Heat Wave
  • Monsoon pours it down over Cherrapunji, Mawsynram
  • Kochi based firm to promote Pokkali Farming
  • India jumps 3 spots in global start up ecosystem rankings
  • Govt gives nod for Cipla to import Modern’a Vaccine
  • Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Artefacts
  • Association of Cloud Bursts with Forest Fires
  • Indo – Sri Lanka Current Swap Agreement
  • Chamoli disaster due to avalanche
  • Iran gets its new president

Daily Facts

Forex Reserve:

  • In terms of hierarchy, India now has the 4th or 5th highest reserves, competing closely with Russia (China, Japan and Switzerland have higher assets). 

India Coastline:

  • India has a coastline of 7,517 km situated in the 10 maritime States and union territory.

Daily Constitution

  • Article 246 of the Constitution confers exclusive powers to make laws with respect to the matters enumerated in the union list, contained in the seventh schedule thereof, on the Parliament. Entry 27 of the union list mentions ports declared by or under law made by Parliament or existing law to be major ports, including their delimitation and the Constitution and powers of the Port authorities therein a responsibility of the Centre.

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 1: Geography

  1. How can forest help increase human immunity against pandemics? [Reference: DownToEarth]

GS 2: Polity

  1. The pandemic-induced learning crisis and the Fourth Industrial Revolution have made it necessary to reimagine education and align it with the unprecedented technological transformation. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Economy

  1. Discuss the need for National Policy on Ports. [Reference: Business Line]
  2. Analyze how the Major Port Authorities Bill 2021 will help in  maximum utilization of the Ports assets in India along with providing a mechanism for regulation, operation, and planning of Major Ports in India. [Reference: PRS India, Mondaq]
  3. Discuss the significance of forex reserve in the backdrop of Indian forex reserve reaching $600bn. [Reference: Business Line]

GS 3: Security

  1. The exponential proliferation of new technologies and Artificial Intelligence, vertically and horizontally, will make the task of combating terror even more challenging. [Reference: The Hindu]

Daily Ethics:

  1. What can be learnt from the life of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? [Reference: Indian Express]
  2. Can politics and ethics come together? [Reference: Indian Express]
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