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CURRENT AFFAIRS – 03/07/2023

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The master plan and the slaves Srinivas Chokkakula is the MoJS Research Chair at Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Views are personal. Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa, stressed at a recent Urban-20 City Sherpas’ meet that a master plan is crucial for any city to manage urbanisation. There have been similar calls in the past. Are master plans really a panacea? A master plan is an instrument of governance for urban local bodies (ULBs). It has recently received extensive attention in national policy discussions, and rightly so. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has recommended that master plans…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 01/07/2023

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A new chapter in India-Africa ties can be written Rajiv Bhatia is Distinguished Fellow, Gateway House and a former High Commissioner to Kenya, Lesotho and South Africa There is a slow realisation that Africa, a continent, accounting for nearly 17% of the world’s population today and reaching 25% in 2050, needs to be studied closely. Why? Because India’s rise as a global player is inevitably linked to the kind of partnership it enjoys with Africa. In the past 15 years and especially since 2014, India-Africa relations have developed steadily but more progress is achievable. In this context, the 20-member Africa…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 30/06/2023

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As humans exit, wildlife has the Nrun of Debrigarh A family of wild boars crossing a forest road inside Debrigarh Sanctuary. Special Arrangement SATYASUNDAR BARIK BHUBANESWAR Debrigarh, a wildlife sanctuary in Bargarh district of Odisha, has been made completely free of any human settlement following one of the country’s largest ‘peaceful’ relocations of forest-dwellers. As many as 400 families have moved out of their villages after a series of consultations. In a State where permanent human settlements are common even within wildlife sanctuaries, Debrigarh now stands out as an exception alongside the Nalabana Bird Sanctuary in Chilika Lake. The positive…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 29/06/2023

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Biofertilizer scheme gets Central govt.’s green light THE HINDU BUREAU NEW DELHI The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the PM-PRANAM (PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Generation, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth) scheme, a promise made in the last Budget. Union Fertilizer Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told reporters after the meeting that the new scheme would promote use of nutrient-based biofertilizers for sustainable agriculture and it would have a total outlay of ₹3,70,128.7 crore. Mr. Mandaviya said the scheme was aimed at saving the soil and promoting sustainable, balanced use of fertilizers, and it involved the participation…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 28/06/2023

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Tracing the arc of American ‘exception-ism’ for India Suhasini Haidar The growth of the relationship between India and the United States is often traced from its nadir 25 years ago, when the U.S. imposed sanctions against India (and Pakistan) after they tested their nuclear weapons in May 1998. Since then the arc of the relationship between India and America has grown year-on-year, some years more than others, built by five American Presidents (Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden) and three Indian Prime Ministers (Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh, Narendra Modi) over the first two decades…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 26/06/2023

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Jharkhand tribal bodies to urge law panel to drop UCC plan At a gathering in the State capital, they express apprehensions that the Uniform Civil Code might dilute several tribal customary laws and rights THE HINDU BUREAU PATNA Representatives of more than 30 tribal bodies in Jharkhand gathered in Ranchi under the banner of Adivasi Samanwai Samiti (ASS) to discuss the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Sunday and resolved that the UCC might dilute tribal customary laws and rights. The tribal bodies have decided to urge the Law Commission to withdraw UCC as it may put their identity in danger.…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 24/06/2023

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Strike a fine balance, have a just civil code Faizan Mustafa is an expert in constitutional law On June 14, the Law Commission of India decided to solicit views and proposals from the public about the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). After a hiatus of just five years, when the Commission had concluded that the ‘UCC is neither necessary nor desirable’, the move now is one that keeps the pot boiling on one of India’s most ideologically as well as politically rivalled issue. Though we believe that the enactment of the UCC in piecemeal manner would be in tune with the…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 23/06/2023

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Centre grants approval for Kalaignar pen monument in Bay of Bengal Screengrab of a video showing the proposed design of Kalaignar pen monument to be built in the Bay of Bengal, off Marina beach at Chennai. Special Arrangement K. LAKSHMI CHENNAI The Union Ministry of Environment has given Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for the Tamil Nadu government’s proposal to construct Muthamizh Arignar Dr. Kalaignar pen monument in Bay of Bengal, off the Marina beach in Chennai, but with 15 conditions. With this final approval, the State government may begin the process to implement the proposal. In a letter to…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 22/06/2023

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Overkill The Manipur government’s decision to extend net shutdowns lacks merit The Manipur High Court, on Tuesday, granted limited Internet access in designated places in the State after a petition seeking the restoration of net access. Shutdowns began following the violent conflagration on May 3 and there were extensions of restrictions since then, the last one being an extension order on Wednesday, till June 25. The request made is legitimate as shutdowns have a crippling effect on many an economic activity and livelihoods. Citizens have been unable to access vital services such as e-commerce-related activities, except for those who can…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 21/06/2023

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Semiconductor fab: the unfinished agenda Ajay Kumar, former Defence Secretary, is Distinguished Visiting Professor, IIT Kanpur To set up a semiconductor fabrication plant in India is not mere hubris. There is a growing market. There are also strategic reasons: India’s susceptibility to coercion increases due to its dependence on the import of semiconductors. Therefore, the government’s 2022 Semiconductor Mission is laudable. But today, there is still uncertainty about whether India will have a fab. In this context, it is important to understand why earlier attempts failed and examine alternate approaches. Earlier attempts The first serious attempt was made in 2007…