Thailand becomes first Asian country to legalise Marijuana

 Thailand becomes first Asian country to legalise Marijuana

Aegean Sea

 Aegean Sea

Mithali Raj

India and Vietnam sign mutual logistics agreement

Quad countries, France, Singapore, and South Korea beginning with the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. in 2016.

Food safety index

 Food safety index

• Tamil Nadu topped the State Food Safety Index (SFSI) this year, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra. Among the smaller States, Goa stood first, followed by Manipur and Sikkim.
• The rating is done by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

BIMSTEC

Bangkok Declaration, 1997 launched a modest grouping (of Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand), with the acronym, BIST­EC.

Three countries (Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar) joined it later to make it the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi­ Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).

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Update on Polity

1. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)         News: Nagaland

• Army led to the killing of more than a dozen civilians on December 4 in Nagaland’s Mon district.

2. Hate Speech-

• There is no specific legal definition of "hate speech".
• The Law Commission of India, in its 267th Report, says: hate speech is any word written or spoken, signs, visible representations within the hearing or sight of a person with the intention to cause fear or alarm, or incitement to violence.”
• Sections 153A and 505 of the Indian Penal Code

3. FCRA registration of 6,000 NGOs lapses

4. Reservation policy and EWS Quota

5. Governor

6. Uniform Civil Code(UCC)

7. EWS Quota

8.  Election -UP, Punjab, UK, Manipur, Goa

9.  The official language of HC and SC

• Article 348(1) of the Constitution provides that all proceedings in the Sc and in every HC shall be in the English Language until Parliament by law otherwise provides.

 10.  Dam Safety Act

 11. Suspension of MLA : Article 190 (4) of the Constitution which says that if for a period of 60 days, a member of a House, without its permission, is absent, the House may declare his or her seat vacant. 

Upadates on Kazakhstan

• The rise in fuel prices might have been the immediate trigger for the protest

Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO)

• The CSTO is a Russia ­dominated security alliance (Russia contributes 50% of its budget) which was established after the USSR’s fall when some members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) signed a mutual defence treaty named the Collective Security Treaty replacement for the Warsaw Pact. In 2002, it became the CSTO.
• The CSTO has six members today: Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan
• The principle of collective security or the idea of “one for all and all for one”.

Source: The Hindu Newspaper (11/01/2022)

Source: The Hindu Newspaper(12/01/2022)

Controlled Flight into Terrain(CFIT)

 CFIT means that the pilot is in full control of the aircraft but due to faulty situational awareness,

 the aircraft strikes the terrain.

Events of 2022

 

Source: The Hindu News Paper

SMILE

Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and enterprise(SMILE)

• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 

Tiger

• National tiger Conservation Authority - Statutory Body
• 126 death recorded in 2021
• Endangered 

PARIVESH Portal

• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
• 150 days to 90 days 

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi(PM-KISAN)

 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi(PM-KISAN)

• Financial benefit of Rs,6000 per Year
• 3 equal installments of  Rs.2000 

24th Financial stability Report(FSR)

• Released by RBI
• bi-annual report 
• reflects risks to financial stability 

Domestically Systemically important insures(D-SIIS)

• LIC,GIC, New India 
• SBI, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank are identified as D-SIBS  

National Family Health Survey (NFHS)­-5

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•  Basil Rajapaksa coming for ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ summit 

Sahitya Akademi

• The Sahitya Akademi was formally inaugurated by the Government of India on 12 March 1954.
• It was registered as a society on 7 January 1956, under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
• only institution that undertakes literary activities in 24 Indian languages, including English.
• The Head Office of the Sahitya Akademi is housed in Rabindra Bhavan, 35 Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi. This elegant building was constructed in 1961 to commemorate the birth centenary of Raindranath Tagore, and houses all the three National Akademies, namely, the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the Lalit Kala Akademi and the Sahitya Akademi.

Source:http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/

Indian pangolin

Status: 

Listed in Schedule I of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and as Endangered on IUCN Red List.

Ganga Sagar Mela: West Bengal :AN ENDLESS OCEAN, A TIMELESS TALE

Gangasagar Mela is the World's second largest human congregation at the confluence of holy river Ganga and Bay of Bengal after Kumbh.

Gangasagar Mela is held during the auspicious period of Makar Sankranti.

Source:https://www.gangasagar.in/

Arunachal Pradesh

 

What is AFSPA?

THE ARMED FORCES (SPECIAL POWERS) ACT,1958

An Act to enable certain special powers to be conferred upon members of the armed forces in disturbed areas in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.

Power to declare areas to be disturbed areas

The Governor of that State or the Administrator of that Union territory or the Central Government, as the case may be, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare the whole or such part of such State or Union territory to be a disturbed area.

Arrested persons to be made over to the police

Any person arrested and taken into custody under this Act shall be made over to the officer in charge of the nearest police station with the least possible delay, together with a report of the circumstances occasioning the arrest.

Protection to persons acting under Act

No prosecution, suit or other legal proceeding shall be instituted, except with the previous sanction of the Central Government, against any person in respect of anything done or purported to be done in exercise of the powers conferred by this Act.

Present :

• Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Assam, Parts of Manipur and Parts of Arunachal Pradesh

Source:https://legislative.gov.in/

News

• AFSPA extended  in Nagaland

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Reports

 Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA):

• The top rank has been bagged by the IIT, Madras
• Union Education Ministry

Nord Stream Pipeline 2, Syria: Syria’s Latakia port, Belagavi

Nord Stream Pipeline 2**

• Baltic Sea from the Russian city of Ust­-Luga to the German city of Lubmin.
• The construction of Nord Stream 2 began in 2015.

Syria: Syria’s Latakia port

• Capital: Damascus

Belagavi**

• States Reorganisation Act, 1956
• Maharashtra and Karnataka
• Mahajan Commission Report

Essay

• Do not use extreme views

Polity 2022

Election of Speaker in State Assembly:

• Article 178 provides for the speaker's election and legislative assembly of a state.
• notified by The Governor.

Environment

KEN-BETWA  RIVER Interlinking Project:

• 1st interlinking project
• transfer surplus water from the Ken river to Betwa river(UP).
• Helpful for Bundelkhand Region. 

Source: Indian Express

Panna Tiger Reserve(PTR) - Northern Vindhyan Range

• affect due to the Ken-Betwa interlinking project.

Schemes in News 2021-2022

Production linked Incentive(PLI) Scheme:

Textiles:

• to promote the production of man-made fiber(MMF) Apparel, MMF Fabrics, and products of technical textiles.
• Companies - invest between 100-300cr for manufacturing approved products for getting the incentive.

Facts:

• India is the 2nd largest producer of MMF Fibre.
• India is the largest producer of cotton and jute in the world.

Government Initiatives:

• 100% FDI allowed - Automatic route.
• PM MITRA  Parks(Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel).

Gram Ujala Programme(GUP):

• Ministry of Power
• Convergence Energy Service Limited(CESL) - 50 Lakhs LED Bulb.
• 7 and 12 Watt - 3 years - 10rs
• maximum 5 bulbs
• Bihar, UP, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

Science and Technology

Space Debris:

Kessler Syndrome:

If there is too much space junk in orbit, It creates a chain reaction where more and more objects collide and orbit becomes unstable.

Project NETRA :

 A warning system in space to detect debris and other hazards to Indian satellites.

ClearSpace-1 mission - European Space Agency

 

Art and Culture 2021-22

Konark Sun Temple :

• It was built by King Narasimhadeva I (Ganga Dynasty) -1238-1250CE.
• Kalingan Style Temple (Nagara Style)
• It represents a chariot of the Sun God.

Polity

Topic 1:Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions, and basic structure. 

1)Historical underpinnings:

1. The Company Rule (1773 – 1858)

2. The Crown Rule (1858 – 1947)

The Company Rule (1773 – 1858):

Regulating Act of 1773:

• recognized, for the first time, the political and administrative functions of the Company.
• Centralisation.

Features:

• Governor-General of Bengal: 1st Lord Warren Hastings
• Bombay and Madras presidencies subordinate to the governor-general of Bengal.
• Supreme Court at Calcutta (1774) comprising one chief justice and three other judges.
• prohibited private trade.
• Court of Directors to report on its revenue, civil and military affairs in India.