CURRENT AFFAIRS ORGANIC AND ORGANISED DECEMBERJANUARY 20212019 A LETTER FROM MY HEART Dear IAS Aspirant Friends, It gives me immense pleasure to present to you the 360º Current Affairs Magazine for the month of January 2021. The dedicated team that compiles and edits Current Affairs at IAS WINNISHERS has made sincere efforts to provide to you the most relevant and important news from the point of view of Interview, Mains and especially the soon approaching Prelims. Our mission is to build IAS aspirants into human beings who can become IAS officers. In that direction, we strive to facilitate the current affairs knowledge that is ORGANIC and ORGANISED. The present issue carries information on two important signature programs conducted by IAS WINNISHERS, both of which have produced amazing results in the past. Get more information on GEOGRAPHY MADE EASY AND INTERVIEW GUIDANCE PROGRAM on our website and benefit immensely from them. Wishing You Success Vinay Kumar R Founder & CEO, IAS WINNISHERS Vinay Kumar R International NLP & IAS Coach 9036113902 | 9886273325 www.iaswinnishers.com © Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd Vinay Kumar R International NLP & IAS Coach 9036113902|9886273325 www.iaswinnishers.com © Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd 1 Contents 1. POLITY & CONSTITUTION......................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1.FSSAI SLASHES LIMIT FOR TRANS FAT LEVELS IN FOODS .......................................................................................... 8 1.2.CENTRE MERGES J&K CADRE OFFICERS WITH AGMUT ............................................................................................ 9 1.3.SECTION 66A’ ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.4.NATIONAL STARTUP ADVISORY COUNCIL ............................................................................................................. 11 1.5.REVIEW OF AADHAAR ORDER ............................................................................................................................... 12 1.6.DATA PROTECTION LAW....................................................................................................................................... 14 1.7.DRAFT POLICY TO HELP GROW NANO, MICRO ENTERPRISES ................................................................................. 16 1.8.MOCK TRIALS OF REMOTE VOTING PROJECT SOON .............................................................................................. 17 1.10.INDIA JUSTICE REPORT 2020 ............................................................................................................................... 18 1.11.STATE RAISES MARATHA QUOTA, BORDER DISPUTE WITH KARNATAKA .............................................................. 19 2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 23 2.1.ASIA PROTECTED AREAS PARTNERSHIP (APAP) ..................................................................................................... 23 2.2.ONE PLANET SUMMIT 2021 .................................................................................................................................. 24 2.3.INDIA’S PROPOSAL TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO COMBAT TERRORISM ............................................................... 26 2.4.INDIA, VIETNAM HOLD 13TH DEFENCE SECURITY DIALOGUE .................................................................................. 27 2.5.FIFTH UNEP ADAPTATION GAP REPORT, 2020 ...................................................................................................... 27 2.6.INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REPORT 2020 - UNDESA .......................................................................................... 28 2.8.WORKING FROM HOME: FROM INVISIBILITY TO DECENT WORK - ILO REPORT ...................................................... 30 2.9.SEVEN UN MEMBERS LOSE RIGHT TO VOTE OVER UNPAID DUES .......................................................................... 33 2.10.GLOBAL FIREPOWER INDEX 2021 ........................................................................................................................ 34 2.11.TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (TPNW) .......................................................................... 35 2.12.INDIA ANNOUNCES PLEDGE OF USD 150,000 TO UN PEACEBUILDING ................................................................. 37 2.13.INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IEA) .............................................................................................................. 38 2.14.CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX (CPI) 2020 .................................................................................................... 39 3. ECONOMY ............................................................................................................................................................. 43 AGRICULTURE ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 3.1.AGRI TRANSFORMATION IS NEXT GROWTH FRONTIER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP .................................................. 43 3.2.BRING PULSES UNDER PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 44 3.3.IN AGRI-CREDIT .................................................................................................................................................... 46 3.4.FOCUS ON FARM POLICY FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................ 47 3.5.AGRI FINANCING AND AGRI STORAGE .................................................................................................................. 49 FINANCIAL SECTOR ................................................................................................................................................ 50 3.6.RBI DEVISES INDEX TO TRACK DIGITAL PAYMENTS ................................................................................................ 50 3.7.DOMESTIC SYSTEMICALLY IMPORTANT BANKS ..................................................................................................... 50 3.8.SEBI TO ALLOW NEW PLAYERS TO SET UP STOCK EXCHANGES .............................................................................. 51 3.9.BANK INVESTMENT COMPANY ............................................................................................................................. 52 Copyright © by Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd All rights are reserved. 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Vinay Kumar R International NLP & IAS Coach 9036113902|9886273325 www.iaswinnishers.com © Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd 2 3.10.PANEL FOR LEEWAY FOR LLPs ............................................................................................................................. 54 3.11.AADHAAR ENABLED PAYMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 56 3.12.DIGITAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION .......................................................................................................................... 57 FISCAL POLICY ....................................................................................................................................................... 58 3.13.FACELESS TAX SCHEME....................................................................................................................................... 58 3.14.DIGITAL SERVICES TAX ........................................................................................................................................ 59 3.15.EXISTING TAX LAWS SHOULD BE LIBERALISED ..................................................................................................... 60 3.16.REDUCING TAX GAP ........................................................................................................................................... 62 3.17.OFF BUDGET BORROWING ................................................................................................................................. 62 3.18.THE FLYPAPER EFFECT ........................................................................................................................................ 63 INDUSTRY &INFRASTRUCTURE............................................................................................................................... 64 3.19.PM LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF LIGHT HOUSE PROJECTS ................................................................................ 64 3.20.EMBRACING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ....................................................................................................................... 65 3.21.FIRST INDIA-EU IPR DIALOGUE 2021 ................................................................................................................... 66 3.22.NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTIVE ON TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR .................................................................