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Magazine Science SEPTEMBER-2018 IASJNANA Monthly Current Affairs www.iasjnana.com 1 SEPTEMBER-2018 IASJNANA Monthly Current Affairs „GDP growth‟ (GS3: Indian Economy) personal laws based on their religion or caste or Issue: The Indian economy grew 8.2% — the tribe. Such codes are in place in most modern highest in two years — in the April-June quarter, nations. driven by robust growth in the manufacturing, Though Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was an extensive construction and farm sectors. The figures raised supporter of the Uniform Civil Code, he couldn‘t hopes of a higher than estimated annual growth of get it through more than a status of Directive 7.5%. Principle due to opposition from the members The pace of growth was the highest since the 9.3% Codification of laws dates back to the Colonial rise reported for the January-March quarter of 2016. Period. The Colonial Masters played an What the data says? instrumental role in shaping the legislative literature The manufacturing sector grew 13.5% in the first of our country. The Lex Loci Report of October, quarter of 2018-19, as against a contraction of 1.8% 1840 emphasized on the necessity for codification a year earlier, while the construction sector grew of Indian law relating to crimes, evidences, contract 8.7% as compared to a growth of 1.8% in the first etc., but it recommended that personal law quarter of last year. of Hindus and Muslims should be kept outside such Despite an uncertain international environment and codification. A formal declaration of the policy was volatile crude oil prices, India‘s sustained growth made by Warren Hastings in the Administration of reflects its strong resilience to adverse global Justice Regulation, 1780, where it was pronounced conditions, because of strong economic that while dealing with disputes of marriage, fundamentals divorce or inheritance, people would be governed Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/at- by their personal laws. 82-april-june-gdp-growth-touches-two-year- The Supreme Court has directed the Parliament to high/article24837044.ece frame a Uniform Civil Code in the year 1985 in the „Uniform Civil Code‟ (GS2: Directive principles case of Md. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum, of State policy) popularly known as the Shah Bano case. In this Issue: The Law Commission of India on Friday said case, a Muslim women claimed for maintenance a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is ―neither necessary form her husband under S.125 of Cr.P.C. after she nor desirable at this stage.‖ was given triple talaq pronouncements by her Reasons cited by Law commission of India for husband. The Supreme Court held that Muslim not preferring UCC at this stage Women have a right to get maintenance from her In a 185-page consultation paper, the commission husband under s.125 and commented that Art.44(3) said secularism cannot contradict the plurality of the Constitution of India has remained in the prevalent in the country. dead light. However, the then Rajiv Gandhi led The commission, led by former Supreme Court government has overturned the Shah Bano case judge Justice B.S. Chauhan, said ―cultural diversity decision by Muslim Women (Right to Protection on cannot be compromised to the extent that our urge Divorce) Act, 1890 which curtailed the right to for uniformity itself becomes a reason for threat to maintenance of a Muslim Woman. the territorial integrity of the nation.‖ Goa is the only state in India which has enforced It suggested certain measures in marriage and Uniform Civil Code for all citizens. The Portuguese divorce which should be uniformly accepted in the Civil Code that remains in force even today which personal laws of all religions. was introduced in the 19th century in Goa and What is Uniform Civil Code? wasn‘t replaced after liberation. Article 44 of the Constitution of India declares that The Uniform civil code in Goa is a progressive law ―The State shall endeavor to secure for the citizens that allows equal division of income and property a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of regardless of gender between husband and wife and India.‖ also between children. A uniform civil code administers the same set of Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays- secular civil laws to govern all people irrespective paper/no-need-for-uniform-civil-code-now-says- of their religion, caste and tribe. This supersedes the law- right of citizens to be governed under different www.iasjnana.com 2 SEPTEMBER-2018 IASJNANA Monthly Current Affairs panel/article24837046.ece „AADHAR‟ (GS3: Indian Economy) Issue: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), slapped monetary penalty on 13 banks for violating norms pertaining to authentication of Aadhaar. Reason behind the fine According to UIDAI sources, the measures taken include disincentives against a few authentication user agencies and banks that did not comply with the directions of UIDAI issued under Aadhaar Act/Regulations from time to time. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industr y/aadhaar-authentication-13-banks-fined-face- penalties/article24835382.ece „Asia‟s Nobel‟ (Facts that could be asked in Prelims) Issue: Two Indians, Bharat Vatwani and Sonam „Census 2021‟ (GS2: Government policies for Wangchuk, on Friday received the Ramon development in various sectors) Magsaysay award, popularly known as Asia‘s Issue: Census 2021 will for the first time collect Nobel Prize. data on Other Backward Classes (OBC), the Centre. Mr. Vatwani has dedicated his life to rescuing The decennial exercise will involve 25 lakh trained mentally ill people from the streets and providing enumerators and the use of maps/geo-referencing at them with shelter and treatment through his the time of house listing is also under consideration Shraddha Rehabilitaion Foundation. About Census organization in India Mr. Wangchuk has been recognised for ―his The responsibility of conducting the decennial uniquely systematic, collaborative and community- Census rests with the Office of the Registrar driven reform of learning systems in remote General and Census Commissioner, India under northern India, thus improving the life opportunities Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. It of Ladakhi youth, and his constructive engagement may be of historical interest that though the of all sectors in local society to harness science and population census of India is a major administrative culture creatively for economic progress function; the Census Organisation was set up on an About the award ad-hoc basis for each Census till the 1951 Census. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award The Census Act was enacted in 1948 to provide for established to perpetuate former Philippine the scheme of conducting population census with President Ramon Magsaysay‘s example of integrity duties and responsibilities of census officers. The in governance, courageous service to the people, Government of India decided in May 1949 to and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. initiate steps for developing systematic collection of The prize was established in April 1957 by the statistics on the size of population, its growth, etc., trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in and established an organisation in the Ministry of New York City with the concurrence of the Home Affairs under Registrar General and ex- Philippine government. The award is Officio Census Commissioner, India. This internationally-recognized as Asia‘s Nobel Prize organisation was made responsible for generating counterpart and is the highest award given to Asian data on population statistics including Vital individuals and organizations Statistics and Census. Later, this office was also The winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards entrusted with the responsibility of implementation come from different parts of Asia, although there of Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 in are some instances where the winners came from the country. countries outside Asia who had served, worked or Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news accomplished something in different Asian /politics-and-nation/census-2021-will-collect-data- on-obcs/articleshow/65623895.cms www.iasjnana.com 3 SEPTEMBER-2018 IASJNANA Monthly Current Affairs countries. As of 2016, recipients have come from enable small businesses to accept digital twenty-two Asian countries. payments, thus closing the loop. Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp- Source: http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PR life/asias-nobel-celebrates-social- ID=1544735 heroes/article24836887.ece „India Post payments bank‟ (GS3: Indian Economy) Issue: The Prime The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. The function was witnessed at over 3000 locations across the country, which were connected to the main event in Delhi. About IIPB India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) was setup under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication with 100% equity owned by Government of India. IPPB was launched as a pilot project on 30 January 2017 in Ranchi (Jharkhand) „World‟s oldest zero‟ (GS1: Indian History) and Raipur (Chhattisgarh), with the objective of Issue: In India that concept of emptiness or being present across India by the FY 2018-2019. void, shunya, had long been established in IPPB will expand in phases across India covering philosophy and discussed extensively in treatises all post offices, through a network of 650 IPPB written as early as the fifth century branches/controlling offices, working on a hub and The idea was translated into a symbol somewhere spoke model. not too far away from Gwalior, within the Gupta IPPB will be leveraging the vast postal network of Empire, which was known for its appreciation of nearly 1.55 lakh post offices and 3.0 lakh postal knowledge and learning. employees in every district, town and village of the History of zero in India country to serve Pingala (c.
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