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July 2021 – Prelims MONTHLY NEWS DIARY NOVEMBER -2020 MONTHLY NEWS DIARY (MnD) (FOR UPSC – PRELIMS) JULY -2021 1 www.sosinclasses.com +91 90000 36699 [email protected] Page MONTHLY NEWS DIARY JULY-2021 Dear Student, Warm Greetings. MnD aims to provide news analysis of monthly events in sync with the UPSC pattern. It is targeted at UPSC – Prelims The articles are provided in the form of Newspaper articles and additional information for comprehensive learning. Enjoy reading. THE HINDU- TH INDIAN EXPRESS - IE BUSINESS LINE- BL ECONOMIC TIMES - ET TIMES OF INDIA - TOI 1 www.sosinclasses.com +91 90000 36699 [email protected] Page MONTHLY NEWS DIARY JULY-2021 PRELIMS INDEX INTERNATIONAL EVENTS: 1. ‘green pass’ issue………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..05 2. SII jab………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....05 3. Donald Trump era……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….06 4. Four cuts strategy…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..07 5. Mango diplomacy…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..07 6. New Quad group……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….08 7. Custodial death……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……08 8. Right to repair…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...09 9. Taiwan………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……...09 10. Maglev train……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….10 11. PM of Haiti……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……......11 12. Indo – China talks…………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….11 13. Crisis in Tunis…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………....12 14. US and Iraq……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….13 15. Militarizing education……………………………………………………………………………………………..………….14 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE: 1. World heritage tag………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14 2. Art works return to India…………………………………………………………………………………………………….15 POLITY & GOVERNANCE: 1. Andhra launches IT policy …………………………………………………………………………………………………..16 2. NIPUN Bharat Initiative……………………………………………………………………………………………………….16 3. Street children welfare………………………………………………………………………………………………………..18 4. Financial literacy curriculum ……………………………………………………………………………………………….18 5. Matsya setu…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19 6. Ministry of co-operation……………………………………………………………………………………………………..20 7. New population policy………………………………………………………………………………………………………..20 8. Identity in sexual offence ……………………………………………………………………………………………………21 9. Anganwadis – tap water………………………………………………………………………………………………………22 10. Project BOLD……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….22 2 www.sosinclasses.com +91 90000 36699 [email protected] Page MONTHLY NEWS DIARY JULY-2021 11. National quota for medical seats…………………………………………………………………………………………22 12. Drink from tap facility………………………………………………………………………………………………………….23 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: 1. Current account deficit……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 2. Non-food bank credit growth……………………………………………………………………………………………..24 3. Core sector output………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....24 4. Fiscal deficit………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..24 5. Infrastructure spending…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…25 6. Forex reserves…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….25 7. DICGC bill…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….26 ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY: 1. Tiger corridor in Rajasthan………………………………………………………………………………………………….26 2. Gravelyia boro and Dexippus kleini……………………………………………………………………………………..27 3. Sikkim blossoms………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….28 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: 1. All WHO-approved jabs must be recognised for travel: UN…………………………………………………26 2. PDS 70c……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….29 3. New drug for Hepatitis C……………………………………………………………………………………………………..30 4. Biodiesel from chicken waste………………………………………………………………………………………………30 AWARDS & REPORTS: 1. Cybersecurity Index…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….31 2. Coalition for Negative Emissions (CNE) & McKinsey report…………………………………………………31 3. Schools and Internet……………………………………………………………………………………………………………32 4. Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar……………………………………………………………………………………………….33 5. ILO report……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………34 6. Trafficking in persons report……………………………………………………………………………………………….36 7. Sustainable development goals report……………………………………………………………………………..…36 8. Midday meals program…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…37 9. Oxfam report………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………38 10. UNDP Equator Prize…………………………………………………………………………………………………………....39 3 www.sosinclasses.com +91 90000 36699 [email protected] Page MONTHLY NEWS DIARY JULY-2021 11. Amazon rainforest – CO2 emission…………………………………………………………………………………......40 MISCELLANEOUS: 1. Drones, flying toys ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....41 2. Google – Transparency report…………………………………………………………………………………………....41 3. CM of Uttarakhand……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..42 4. Private LNG facility………………………………………………………………………………………………………………42 5. First green hydrogen plant………………………………………………………………………………………………….42 6. Peru’s new president……………………………………………………………………………..……………………………43 7. World heritage status……………………………………………………………………………….…………………………43 8. Karnataka CM…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………44 9. Additions in Tokyo Olympics…………………………………………………………………………………….…………44 4 www.sosinclasses.com +91 90000 36699 [email protected] Page MONTHLY NEWS DIARY JULY-2021 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS: 1. India flags ‘green pass’ issue The European Union’s decision not to include Covishield in the list of approved vaccines for the digital green certificate, an EU-wide travel pass, has many worried in India. Amid allegations of racism, sources in the European Union (EU) clarified its stand on the exclusion of Serum Institute’s Covishield, saying the EU Digital Covid Certificate is meant to facilitate safe free movement within the European Union during the pandemic. The green pass, launched to enable hassle-free travel into and between the member states, is not necessary for those travelling from outside of the European Union. The aim of the EU Digital Covid Certificate is to facilitate free movement inside the member nations. It is not a pre-condition to travel. It will serve as proof that a person was vaccinated against Covid-19, received a negative test result or recovered from Covid-19. So far, four vaccines -- Comirnaty of Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Vaxzervria by AstraZeneca- Oxford and, Johnson & Johnson's Janssen -- have been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the EU Digital Covid Certificate. Temporary restrictions on non-essential travel to the EU are currently in place from many non-EU countries, including India, due to Covid-19 cases. The EU member states shall gradually lift these temporary travel restrictions at the external borders, based on developments of the health situation. 2. 9 European nations clear SII jab Nine European countries have given recognition to the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII), informed sources said. The confirmation came when the European Union (EU) started the “Green Pass” facility, which will allow people vaccinated with an authorised set of vaccines to travel within its zone, covering 27 countries. The nine countries’ move is a “national” move by them and not by the EU, headquartered in Brussels. The EU member-states that have recognised Covishield include Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain. Estonia has confirmed that it would recognise all the vaccines authorised by the Government of India for travel of Indians, said an informed source. As a Schengen state, Switzerland, though not a EU member, allows Covishield. Germany, however, has a travel ban in place for Indians as India has been recognised as a “virus variant country.” 5 www.sosinclasses.com +91 90000 36699 [email protected] Page MONTHLY NEWS DIARY JULY-2021 The nine European countries’ clearance, however, is unlikely to translate into an automatic clearance of Covishield as an equivalent to the “Green Pass” that recognises Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty, Moderna’s Spikevax, Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen. The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which created the authorised list, is yet to include Covishield, which is based on AstraZeneca’s formula, as an acceptable vaccine. The nine countries’ move showed that some EU member-states are making individual policies that are suitable to their health and international requirements. Air France has declared that Indian passengers who have taken doses cleared by the EMA are required to undergo seven days of “mandatory quarantine”. “The passengers must present a COVID-19 vaccination certificate demonstrating that at least four weeks have elapsed since the first dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or two weeks have elapsed since the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccine, or since the first dose of these vaccines if the passenger holds proof that they previously have been infected with COVID-19,” said Air France, laying down the domestic requirement, which places additional conditions on even those Indian passengers who have taken doses of the vaccines meant for the “Green Pass”. 3. Three Bills to change Trump-era rules President Joe Biden has signed three separate bills that dismantle part of Donald Trump era. These laws, Block payday lenders from avoiding caps on interest rates, Restrict climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil & gas drilling
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