Important topics for 10 july 2019

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BY SUMIT BHARDWAJ                  10 JULY 2019


1. Supreme Court ……“substantial question” ………illegal immigrants……..‘refugee’ status.

• What are above key words related to?
• The above keywords are related to today’s news which says ……“SC to decide if illegal migrants can be given the status of refugees”

Important elements in the news items…..

NHRC…….proposed deportation……..

ABOUT NHRC……The National Human Rights Commission of India is a Statutory public body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993. It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.


2.CPCB …The Central Pollution Control
Board……….EPR………Extended Producers Responsibility……

• What are above key words related to?
• The above keywords are related to today’s news which says ……“CPCB pulls up 52 firmsover handling of waste”

Important elements in the news items…..

CPCB ……..The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India is a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974. CPCB is also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. It serves as a field formation and also provides technical services to the Ministry of Environment and Forests under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. It Co-ordinates the activities of the State Pollution Control Boards by providing technical assistance and guidance and also resolves disputes among them. It is the apex organisation in country in the field of pollution control, as a technical wing of MoEF. The concept was in the news recently.
Extended producer responsibility
 Description(EPR)….In the field of waste management, extended    producer responsibility is a strategy to add all of the environmental costs associated with a product throughout the product life cycle to the market price of that product.

3.Aadhaar and OtherLaws (Amendment) Bill,2019 ……Indian Telegraph Act……

• What are above key words related to?
• The above keywords are related to today’s news which says ….. “Ordinance on Aadhaar use doesn’t
• survive as House has cleared Bill”

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4. Goods and ServicesTax (GST) Council a cutin levy to 5% from the existing12% for ….“multimodal”…………..transport operators in MaharashtrA CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING IMAGE..

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5.INS HANSA…..
Is an Indian naval air station located near Dabolim in Goa, India.The military air base has a civil enclave, that operates as Dabolim Airport.
IT IS IN NEWS REGARDING A CONTROVERSY CREATED BY A PICTURE TAKEN AT THE GOA AIRPORT.

6.Herbicide Tolerant Bt (HTBT)……

The above keyword is related to today’s news which says …“Protesting farmers

sowed banned HTBt

cotton, says lab report”

What is HTBT…

herbicide-tolerant Bt (HTBT)

Bt cotton is a genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically modified pest resistant plant cotton variety, which produces an insecticide to combat bollworm.

ALSO……The farmers were

booked under the Environment

Protection Act (In the wake of the Bhopal Tragedy, the Government of India enacted the Environment Protection Act of 1986 under Article 253 of the Constitution. ... They relate to the protection and improvement of the human environment and the prevention of hazards to human beings, other living creatures, plants and property)and the

Seeds Act, apart from provisions

of the Indian Penal

Code for defying government

Orders.

7.Polavaram dam……..Godavari river…….EarthCum­Rock­Filled(ECRF)dam……

What are above key words related to?

The above keywords are related to today’s news which says …..“Flood at Polavaram dam site sets alarm bells ringing”……………

Polavaram dam…….Polavaram Project, is an under construction multi-purpose National project on the Godavari River in the West Godavari District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. The project has been accorded national project status by the Union Government of India and will be the last to be accorded the status

Godavari River…………The Godavari is India's second longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra. It flows east for 1,465 kilometres, draining the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, ultimately emptying into the Bay of Bengal through its extensive network of tributaries

8.DRDO …….Defence Research

and Development Organisation……Ministry ofEnvironment,
Forest and Climate

Change (MoEFCC) ….. Coastal
Regulatory Zone ……

• What are above key words related to?

The above keywords are related to today’s news which says “DRDO gets clearance for

missile test facility in A.P.”………

DRDO ….The Defence Research and Development Organisation is an agency of the Government of India, charged with the military's research and development, headquartered in New Delhi, India

Ministry ofEnvironment,Forest and ClimateChange (MoEFCC) …

The ministry is responsible for planning, promoting, coordinating, and overseeing the implementation of environmental and forestry programmes in the country. The main activities undertaken by the ministry include conservation and survey of the flora of India and fauna of India, forests and other wilderness areas; prevention and control of pollution; afforestation, and land degradation mitigation. It is responsible for the administration of the national parks of India.

Coastal Regulatory Zone 

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9.“Full rehearsal for Chandrayaan­2 conducted”……………..CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING IMAGE……

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10.“Plan Bee’…….

Plan Bee, an amplifying system

imitating the buzz of a swarm of

honey bees to keep wild

elephants away from railway

tracks, on Tuesday earned the

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)

the best innovation award in

Indian RaiLWAYS for the 2018­-19.

11.NITI Aayog…GST Council has been movEd
to cut the tax on e­vehicles to 5% from 12%…
FasterAdoption and Manufacturing (of Hybrid and) ElectricVehicles (FAME) plan of 10,000
Crore………

12.‘Food and Nutrition Security
Analysis, India, 2019.…….United
Nations World Food Programme…….poverty, malnutrition…….National Nutrition
Mission (renamed as Poshan Abhiyaan)………. stunting cases ……..

13.IRAN---USA CONTOVERSY…….JCPOA……P5+1 DEAL……….URANIUM BREACH…………PERSIAN GULF…….GULF OF OMAN………STRAIT OF HORMUZ……..ARABIAN SEA……….CHAHABAHAR PORT……..

14. Dongria Kondh tribe…….Niyamgiri
Hills ……..UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO)……….

15.“Order of Zayed’The Order of Zayed is the United Arab Emirates' highest civil decoration…..

16.    88 manual scavenging deaths in 3 years….
SOCIETAL ISSUE…

17.IRDAI….The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India is an autonomous, statutory body tasked with regulating and promoting the insurance and re-insurance industries in India

18.IMF…..The International Monetary Fund (IMF), also known as the Fund, is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world…

          

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