BEBE NN BBYY IASIAS January 2021 Monthly Current Affairs Magazine Add.: 4, East Park Road, Near New Rohtak Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005 Email Id: [email protected] I Website: www.beandbyias.com Ph. No. 9958826967, 9958274810 Telegram: https://t.me/beandbyias Facebook: https://bit.ly/3fvVNQg CONTENT GENERAL STUDIES-I 2. Governance………………………………...37 1. Art and Culture…………………………..….3 2.1 Institutions of Eminence get approval to open foreign campuses……………………………..…37 1.1 Kalaripayattu Academy Braces for Action............3 2.2 India Justice Report 2020……………………..…38 1.2 World’s oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia………………………………………….4 Editorial…………………………………………39 2. History……………………………………….…5 2.3 Getting vaccine from factory to frontline…………39 2.1 Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary to be 3. Social Justice……………………………...46 celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas’…………….…….5 3.1 Inclusion of 14 New Minor Forest produce…..…46 2.2 Centre gives green light to underwater study to 3.2 ‘High out-of-pocket expenses for health can lead to determine Ram Setu origins………………………6 poverty’………………………………………….47 3. Geography……………………………………..8 4. International Relations………………….48 3.1 Caribbean Volcanos Come Alive…………………8 4.1 MEA Launches Global Pravasi Rishta Portal and App To Connect With Global Indian 3.2 Indonesia's Merapi volcano spews hot clouds, 500 Diaspora…………………………………………48 evacuate…………………………………………...9 4.2 All member states of UN can now join 3.3 Indigenously built, first pair of weather radars International Solar Alliance: India……………....50 installed over Himalayas………………………...10 4.3 Russia to announce exit from Open Skies 3.4 Centre nod for Chenab hydel project despite Treaty……………………………………………50 Pakistan objections………………………………11 4.4 Boris Johnson invites PM Modi to G7 meet in 3.5 Harnessing Potash in Rajasthan…………………12 June…………………………………………...…51 GENERAL STUDIES-II 4.5 India begins vaccine diplomacy, first doses in 1. Polity and Constitution………………...14 Bhutan, Maldives………………………………..53 1.1 Supreme Court to hear plea to bar disqualified 4.6 India to expand research, tourism in Arctic……..54 lawmakers from by polls to same House……..…14 4.7 ‘A global challenge to deliver vaccine’…………55 1.2 Decide on Rajoana mercy plea by R-Day, SC tells Editorial………………………………………...56 govt. ……………………………………….……15 4.8 13TH All India Conference of China Studies-India 1.3 HC notice to Centre on PIL challenging contempt China relations…………………………………..56 Act……………………………………………….16 4.9 Pursuing national interests, at the UN high 1.4 Sabarimala all set for Makaravilakkuz festival….17 table…………………………………………...…58 1.5 ‘Media trial’ impacts probe; Press Council 4.10 Eye on permanent seat, India begins fresh stint at guidelines to apply to TV for now: Bombay UNSC…………………………………………....61 HC……………………………………………….18 4.11 Reclaiming SAARC from the ashes of 2020……63 1.6 Disclosure of interest in info under RTI necessary: GENERAL STUDIES-III Delhi HC……………………………………...…20 1.7 Bombay HC relief for inter-faith couple: ‘Woman 1. Economic Development…………………68 free to move as per wish’………………………..21 1.1 IFSCA becomes member of International 1.8 Supreme Court dismisses Aadhaar review Organization of Securities Commissions………..68 petitions………………………………………….22 1.2 KVIC Unveils E-Commerce Portal For Khadi, 1.9 When Parliament passed Bills but govt did not give Village Industry Products……………………….69 effect to those laws………………………...…….24 1.3 RBI launches Digital payments index to track 1.10 Election Commission to soon begin mock trials for transactions, measure growth…………………....70 remote voting: CEC……………………………..25 1.4 GST revenue collections hitting record prove economy is recovering: Fin Secy………………..71 1.11 ‘Gender Park’ to come up in Kerala…………….26 1.5 Manufacturing PMI: Inflation’s ugly comeback is 1.12 Time limit for Judicial appointments-Collegium an outcome of ultra-easing………………………72 System…………………………………………...28 1.6 India home to 21 unicorns valued at $73.2 Editorial……..………………………………….28 billion……………………………………………74 1.13 Separation of Power: Judiciary v. Executive…....28 1.7 PM Modi inaugurates 450 km Kochi-Mangaluru 1.14 Special Marriage Act and Anti Conversion natural gas pipeline…………………………...…75 laws……………………………………………...32 1.8 USTR slams India, Italy, Turkey on digital taxes 1.15 Death Penalty and Mercy petitions……………...35 but holds off on tariffs…………………………...76 YouTube: https://bit.ly/2CX1KHP www.beandbyias.com 1 Telegram: https://t.me/beandbyias Facebook: https://bit.ly/3fvVNQg 1.9 Nitin Gadkari to launch innovative, eco-friendly, 2. Environment and Bio-diversity…..…113 non-toxic wall paint tomorrow………………..…77 2.1 A Leopard Count With a Missing Benchmark 1.10 RBI Financial Stability Report…………………..79 Number…………………………………..…….113 1.11 Coal sector to be major contributor to $5-trillion 2.2 Dzukou Valley wildfire doused………………..114 economy goal, says Amit Shah……………….…80 2.3 Tirthan sanctuary, Great Himalayan National Park 1.12 India’s energy growth story will be driven by best performers among protected areas………...115 renewable energy: Amitabh Kant……………….81 2.4 Govt notifies modified scheme to produce 1G ethanol………………………………………….116 1.13 United States says India's digital services tax is discriminatory………………………………...…82 2.5 2020 among the three warmest years recorded on Earth: WMO…………………………………....118 1.14 Systemically Important Banks………………..…83 2.6 Campaign ‘SAKSHAM’ to spread awareness about 1.15 NITI Aayog's India Innovation Index ‘Green and Clean Energy’……………………..116 Report…................................................................84 2.7 Great Rann of Kutch-60k lesser flamingo chicks 1.16 Global Innovation Index (GII)………………..…86 emerge from new nesting ground……………...120 1.17 RBI proposes 4-tier structure for tighter regulation 2.8 Exposure to PM 2.5 Raises Anaemia Risk In Kids of NBFCs………………………………………..87 Under 5: -Delhi Study……………………….121 2.9 Conservationist joins SC panel on elephant corridor 1.18 The Inequality Virus Report: Oxfam case……………………………………………..122 International……………………………………..89 3. Science & Technology…………..……..123 1.19 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure rules changed for Indian companies……………91 3.1 FSSAI slashes limit for trans fat levels in foods……………………………………………123 1.20 ‘IMF On Indian Economy’- Fiscal Policy………92 3.2 Centre issues bird flu alert after H5N1 virus found 1.21 Cabinet increases Minimum Support Price of copra in samples from Himachal……………………..125 to Rs 10,335…………………………………..…93 3.3 Advanced Biodigester Mk-II Technology……..126 1.22 Economic Survey predicts 11 percent growth next 3.4 What is 5G and how prepared is India to adapt to fiscal……………………………………………..94 this tech?....................................................…….127 Editorial……………………………………...94 Editorial……………………………………….129 1.23 Food and Agri Produce Wastage………………..95 3.5 Electronic waste-management in India………...129 1.24 Balance sheet of a bad bank……………………..98 3.6 New draft science policy-Emphasising self-reliance in science……………………………………….130 1.25 Farm bill advocates should not ask farmers to 3.7 Eye on China, India looks at lithium reserves in choose between MSP and market……………...100 Argentina, Chile and Bolivia…………………..132 1.26 Recognition of Domestic Work-CARE 4. Disaster management………………….135 ECONOMY-Women’s Economic Rights…..….102 4.1 India to get UN tag of international disaster 1.27 Shipping & Port sector: Role in Indian response force for NDRF………………………135 Economy…………………………………….…104 5. Security…………………………………….136 1.28 Why Dedicated Freight Corridor Is Significant- For 5.1 More than half of Indian Army personnel seem to Railway, The Country……………………...…..106 be under severe stress: Study………………..…136 1.29 Cafe Economics: Fiscal Policy Must Play A Bigger 5.2 Maritime security, coastal defence exercise Role To Keep Our Economy Going…………....108 begins…………………………………………..138 1.30 NCLAT underlines IBC terms: can’t accept offer if 5.3 Curtain Raiser: Indo-French Exercise Desert it comes late……………………………………111 Knight-21………………………………………139 YouTube: https://bit.ly/2CX1KHP www.beandbyias.com 2 Telegram: https://t.me/beandbyias Facebook: https://bit.ly/3fvVNQg General Studies-I 1 Art and Culture 1.1 Kalaripayattu Academy Braces For Action Context: Kerala govt to set up Kalaripayattu Academy to boost traditional martial art form. To give a boost to the traditional martial art form of Kerala, the state government is setting up a Kalaripayattu Academy at Vellar Craft Village here, under the Department of Tourism. News in details: Kalaripayattu, also known as 'Kalari', is known for its long- standing history within Indian martial arts culture and is believed to be the oldest surviving martial art in the world. Classes by Kalari Asans (gurus):According to the Department of Tourism, the 3,500 square feet gallery is expected to be completed in two months, where Kalari Asans (gurus) led by Padma Shri Meenakshiamma will conduct classes. Syllabus of Kalaripayattu Academy: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is scheduled to release the syllabus of Kalaripayattu Academy on January 16, during the inauguration of the renovated Craft Village. The Kalaripayattu Academy plans to admit 100 students initially. ABOUT KALARIPAYATTU: Kalaripayattu is considered the oldest surviving martial art of the country, with a legacy of more than 3,000 years. Origin: Kerala Sangam literature: The word kalari first appears in Sangam literature to describe both a battlefield and combat arena. Mentioned in: Kalaripayattu is mentioned in the Vadakkan Pattu ballads about the Chekavars from Malabar. It is acknowledged and respected across