Daily Practice Sheet 8 September 2020

On this Day

8 September was declared international literacy day by UNESCO on 26 October 1966 at 14th session of UNESCO’s General conference. It was celebrated for the first time in 1967. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.

Daily Prelims Topic

• Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
• Critical wildlife habitat
• IPO of LIC
• Air Suvidha
• Under trial vaccines in India
• Typhoon Haishen
• FSSAI notification on food marketing 

Daily Facts

• The Gross Fixed Capital Formation (as % of GDP) had been on a constant decline (except in 2018) between 2014 and 2019, falling from 30.1% to 27.4%. 

Daily Mains Mantra

NEWSPAPER

GS 2: Polity

1. Discuss the significance of question hour in the functioning of Parliament. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 2: Governance

1. Will National Education Policy help in mainstreaming of the vocational education? [Reference: Orfonline, Deccanherald]
2. India has just a decade’s time to seize the opportunity and realize this youth demographic dividend. In this context, critically analyse the national youth policy. [Reference: The Hindu]
3. Education policy and education system are important means of fulfilling the aspirations of the country. In this context critically analyze the National Education Policy 2020. [Reference: NDTV]
4. Will the NEP 2020 transform India into a knowledge economy? [Reference: NDTV]
5. Discuss the role of FSSAI in promoting healthy food habits. [Reference: Business Line] 

GS 3: Economy

1. Discuss the need for coordination between fiscal and monetary policy to overcome the covid crisis. [Reference: Indian Express]

GS 3: Disaster Management

1. Excessive rainfall has led to floods in 256 districts across 13 states; on the other hand a large part of India is under drought-like conditions. In the context, analyse the causes behind this conundrum and suggest measures to overcome it. [Reference: DownToEarth]