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Daily News Discussion (DND) 2nd June 2021 Visit our website www.sleepyclasses.com or our YouTube channel for entire GS Course FREE of cost Also Available: Prelims Crash Course || Prelims Test Series T.me/SleepyClasses Table of Contents 1. Science & Technology ..........................................................................................1 1.1.Controlling NCD- key to fight Covid .................................................................................1 1.2.world’s first nano liquid urea ...............................................................................................3 2. Geography ...............................................................................................................7 2.1.IMD increases monsoon rain outlook to 101% ..............................................................7 3. Economy ..................................................................................................................8 3.1.Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) ................................................8 4. Polity .........................................................................................................................9 4.1.Disaster Management Act, 2005 ......................................................................................9 4.2.NCPCR tracks data on orphans .........................................................................................9 4.3.Legal issues involved in bringing Mehul Choksi back ...................................................10 Current affairs Worksheet ( 2nd June 2021) .........................................................................12 Note - • The Newspaper clippings pasted in PDF are important from Mains point of view as it contains the fodder material for Mains Answer Writing. • Also watch DND video lectures everyday @ 4 PM on Sleepy’s YouTube channel in order to understand how to get the most out of everyday’s Newspaper . T.me/SleepyClasses Click here to watch the following topics on YouTube 1. Science & Technology 1.1.Controlling NCD- key to fight Covid • A study led by the Defeat NCD team shows a relation between Noncommunicable disease and COVID. Highlights • Every 10 per cent decline in the underlying NCD mortality rate (an indicator that society is becoming healthier) leads to 20 per cent decline in Covid fatality rates, after factoring in variables like d e m o g ra p h i c s a n d p u b l i c h e a l t h expenditure • Many studies have shown that over 70 per cent of mortalities associated with Covid are due to underlying n o n c o m m u n i c a b l e diseases (NCD) like d i a b e t e s , cardiovascular ailments and cancer • Average Covid patient in India faces 50 per c e n t l e s s r i s k o f mortality compared to the global average. • India’s Covid case fatality at 1.16 per cent is nearly half of the global average of 2.17 per cent. • India’s NCD mortality rate at 558 per 1,00,000 population is significantly less than its neighbours and, correspondingly, the Covid case fatality rate in India is significantly better. www.sleepyclasses.com Available on App Store 1 Call 6280133177 and Play Store T.me/SleepyClasses Available on App Store www.sleepyclasses.com 2 and Play Store Call 6280133177 T.me/SleepyClasses • NIDHI PRAYAS Pgm-National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovation PRomoting and Accelerating Young and aspiring Innovators & startups. • Setting up of incubators, seed fund, accelerators and ‘Proof of concept’ grants for innovators and entrepreneurs have been launched. • PRAYAS grant to support innovators and entrepreneurs with grants for ‘Proof of Concept (PoC)’ and developing prototypes. 1.2.world’s first nano liquid urea • Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) on Monday launched the Nano Urea Liquid • Indigenously developed at Nano Biotechnology Research Centre, Kalol, Gujrat Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (1967) • cooperative societies which is wholly owned by Indian Cooperatives. • To enable Indian farmers to prosper through timely supply of reliable, high quality agricultural inputs and services in an environmentally sustainable manner www.sleepyclasses.com Available on App Store 3 Call 6280133177 and Play Store T.me/SleepyClasses Available on App Store www.sleepyclasses.com 4 and Play Store Call 6280133177 T.me/SleepyClasses Full year Current Affairs Revision through MCQs Science & technology -Day 3 1. Consider the following statements 1. High frequencies can travel at faster speeds but can go only short distances. 2. Recently china launched low frequency 6G satellite. Select the correct answer code: A. 1 only B. 2 only C. Both 1 and 2 D. None of the above 2. Consider the following statements 1. Plants take carbon dioxide as well as oxygen for their growth. 2. Single celled animal can live without oxygen whereas multicellular can not. Select the correct answer code: A. 1 only B. 2 only C. Both 1 and 2 D. None of the above www.sleepyclasses.com Available on App Store 5 Call 6280133177 and Play Store T.me/SleepyClasses 3. Which among the following is/are gene editing technologies: 1. CRISPR Cas 9 2. TALEN 3. Meganucleases 4. SHANEL Select the correct answer code: A. 1 and 2 only B. 1,2 and 3 only C. 1, 3 and 4 only D. All of the above 4. Which among the following is/are true in context to achievements in latest technologies: 1. Living robots from frog cells 2. Reconstruction of broken optic nerve 3. Yarn from human skin cell Select the correct answer code: A. 1 and 2 only B. 1 and 3 only C. 2 and 3 only D. All of the above 5. Consider the following matches : 1. Hope Mission Mars 2. Bepi colombo Mercury 3. Hayabusa Asteroid Select the correct answer code: A. 1 and 2 only B. 1 only C. 2 and 3 only D. All of the above Available on App Store www.sleepyclasses.com 6 and Play Store Call 6280133177 T.me/SleepyClasses 2. Geography 2.1.IMD increases monsoon rain outlook to 101% • The LPA refers to the average all-India monsoon rainfall of 88 cm, which is a 50- year mean. Long period average (LPA) • IMD maintains an independent LPA for every homogenous region of the country. They range from 71.6 cm to 143.83 cm. • The region-wise LPA figures are: ✓83 cm for East and Northeast India ✓55 cm for Central India ✓61 cm for South Peninsular India ✓50 for Northwest India • It puts the average of all-India figure to 88.75 cm. IMD maintains five rainfall distribution categories on an all-India scale. These are: • Normal or Near Normal ✓When per cent departure of actual rainfall is +/-10% of LPA, that is, between 96-104% of LPA. • Below normal ✓When departure of actual rainfall is less than 10% of LPA, that is 90-96% of LPA Above normal ✓When actual rainfall is 104-110% of LPA • Deficient ✓When departure of actual rainfall is less than 90% of LPA • Excess ✓When departure of actual rainfall is more www.sleepyclasses.com Available on App Store 7 Call 6280133177 and Play Store T.me/SleepyClasses 3. Economy 3.1.Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) • Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfaree Shri Narendra Singh Tomar virtually launched the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) in order to promote the export of horticultural produce Cluster Development Programme Objective • Develop horticulture clusters (regional/geographical concentration of targeted horticulture crops.) • Address issues like pre-production, production, post- harvest management, logistics, marketing and branding. • Geographical specialisation & market led development Implementation • By the National Horticulture Board (NHB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. • Pilot phase- in 12 horticulture clusters • Clusters will be implemented through Cluster Development Agencies (CDAs) which are appointed on the recommendations of the respective State/ UT Government. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) • Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root & tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo • Also provides technical advice and administrative support to State Governments/ State Horticulture Missions (SHMs) for the Saffron Mission and other horticulture related activities Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)/NMSA. Horticulture Sector (India) • 12% of the world’s production of fruits and vegetables in India • Second-largest producer of horticulture crops globally • Area under Horticulture- 20% of area under food-grain • Top states in fruit production-Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra • Top states in vegetable production- West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh Available on App Store www.sleepyclasses.com 8 and Play Store Call 6280133177 T.me/SleepyClasses 4. Polity 4.1.Disaster Management Act, 2005 • Recently former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay was served a show-cause notice by the Union Home Ministry under Section 51 o f t h e D i s a s t e r Management (DM) Act, 2005, punishable by imprisonment of up to two years or a fine or both. DM act 2005 • The DM Act, 2005, came into existence after the 2004 tsunami. It was invoked for the first time in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic Section 51 of the Act • Anyone refusing to comply with orders is liable for punishment with imprisonment up to one year, or fine, or both. In case this refusal leads to death of people, the person liable shall be punished with imprisonment up to two years • Section 51 of the Act has two important caveats. “Under the Act, the action on the part of the person