CURRENT AFFAIRS ORGANIC AND ORGANISED DECEMBERJUNE 2021 2019 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 June 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. Due to the ongoing unfortunate situation, we fully empathize with your anxiety related to the exam. This compilation aids you in your preparation, especially the soon approaching Prelims exam. This issue also carries information on INTERVIEW GUIDANCE PROGRAM conducted by IAS WINNISHERS, which has produced amazing results in the past. 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POLITY & CONSTITUTION ............................................................................................................ 8 1.1.LAST ‘D-VOTER’ WALKS OUT OF ASSAM DETENTION CENTRE ................................................................. 8 1.2.ANTICIPATORY BAIL ................................................................................................................................ 8 1.3.IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRST STEP TOWARDS ‘ONE NATION ONE STANDARD’ ....................................... 10 1.4.MODEL TENANCY ACT .......................................................................................................................... 10 1.5.CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION LAYS DOWN RULES FOR POST-RETIREMENT HIRING OF OFFICIALS BY GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS ................................................................................................................ 11 1.6.SERUM INSTITUTE SEEKS INDEMNITY FROM LIABILITY: SOURCES ......................................................... 12 1.7.SC PANEL RELEASES DRAFT RULES FOR LIVESTREAMING COURT PROCEEDINGS .................................... 13 1.8.WHY SIMULTANEOUS POLLS IS AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME? ...................................................... 14 1.9.CENTRAL DEPUTATION OF OFFICERS VERY LOW: DOPT ........................................................................ 15 1.10.SHOULD RETIRED OFFICIALS BE BARRED FROM DISCLOSING INFORMATION? ..................................... 16 1.11.ON REFORMS AND PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, LET’S NOT FORGET TO SCRUTINISE STATES ...................... 17 1.12.RENGMA NAGAS DEMAND AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT COUNCIL .......................................................... 18 1.13.VEHICLE SCRAPPAGE POLICY 2021: EXPECTATIONS AND CHALLENGES ................................................ 18 1.14.UN BODY LAUDS SUCCESS OF CENTRE’S ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS PROGRAMME ............................... 20 1.15.INDIA’S INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH UNSATISFACTORY: UNESCO REPORT ........................................... 21 1.16.DELHI HC CALLS OUT MISUSE OF UAPA, RAISES BAR FOR STATE TO SLAP TERROR TAG ....................... 22 1.17.ACQUITTED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ..................................................................................................... 23 1.18.HOW POLL RESULTS ARE CHALLENGED, AND WHEN COURTS HAVE SET THEM ASIDE? ........................ 24 1.19.SC JUDGE RECUSES HERSELF FROM BENGAL BJP ACTIVISTS’ KILLING CASE .......................................... 26 1.20.ECI RELEASES AN ATLAS ON GENERAL ELECTIONS 2019 ...................................................................... 26 1.21.AMENDMENTS IN CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT ................................................................................ 27 1.22.CINEMATOGRAPH AMENDMENT BILL ................................................................................................. 29 1.23.DELIMITATION IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR: HOW, WHY? ..................................................................... 30 1.24.HURDLES IN CLASS ACTION ................................................................................................................. 31 1.25.CABINET NOD FOR INLAND VESSELS BILL ............................................................................................ 33 1.26.EX-INFOSYS CEO TO HEAD TASK FORCE TO HELP GOVT IN BRINGING MAJOR REFORMS ..................... 33 1.27.WHAT IS RANKED CHOICE VOTING, WHICH MADE ITS DEBUT IN NEW YORK MAYORAL POLLS? .......... 34 1.28.WHAT ARE DMCA NOTICES FOR PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ONLINE? ........................ 35 1.29.RATION CARD REFORM, SO FAR.......................................................................................................... 37 2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ..................................................................................................... 39 2.1.74TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY OF WHO ........................................................................................... 40 2.2.CABINET APPROVES MOC BETWEEN INDIA & JAPAN ON SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT ............ 41 Copyright © by Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd. © Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd 2 2.3.EQUAL ACCESS TO GREEN CARDS FOR LEGAL EMPLOYMENT (EAGLE) ACT ............................................ 42 2.4.WORLD EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL OUTLOOK: TRENDS 2021 .............................................................. 43 2.5.SWITZERLAND REJECTS EU TREATY ....................................................................................................... 43 2.6.12TH CHIEF ENERGY MINISTERIAL 2021 & 6TH MISSION INNOVATION MINISTERIAL HOSTED BY CHILE 44 2.7.INDIA ELECTED TO UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL FOR THE 2022-24 TERM ............................... 46 2.8.GLOBAL WIND WORKFORCE OUTLOOK 2021-2025 ............................................................................... 47 2.9.ARAB-INDIA ENERGY FORUM ............................................................................................................... 47 2.10.INDIA, KUWAIT SIGN MOU FOR COOPERATION ON RECRUITMENT OF INDIAN WORKERS ................... 48 2.11.SMALL ISLAND STATES EXPERIENCED AN ESTIMATED 9% FALL IN GDP IN 2020: UNCTAD REPORT ...... 49 2.12.NEW ATLANTIC CHARTER ................................................................................................................... 49 2.13.47TH G7 LEADERS SUMMIT 2021 ........................................................................................................ 51 2.14.UN ‘HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON DESERTIFICATION, LAND DEGRADATION AND DROUGHT’ .................. 54 2.15.INDIA, PAKISTAN, CHINA APPEAR TO BE EXPANDING NUCLEAR ARSENALS: SWEDISH THINK TANK ..... 55 2.16.BIDEN-PUTIN SUMMIT........................................................................................................................ 56 2.17.NATO LEADERS DECLARE CHINA A CONSTANT GLOBAL SECURITY CHALLENGE .................................... 58 2.18.GLOBAL PEACE INDEX 2021 ................................................................................................................ 60 2.19.GLOBAL TRENDS IN FORCED DISPLACEMENT – 2020 REPORT UNHCR ................................................. 61 2.20.PM MODI VIRTUALLY ADDRESSES 5TH EDITION OF VIVATECH IN PARIS .............................................. 63 2.21.42ND SESSION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION’S (FAO) CONFERENCE .......................... 64 2.22.INDIA, FIJI SIGN MOU ON COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS .............................. 65 2.23.MINISTERIAL-LEVEL THEMATIC FORUM FOR UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON ENERGY 2021 ................. 65 2.24.G20 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTERS’ MEETING 2021 ............................................................ 67 2.25.JAPAN TO PROVIDE INDIA $ 9.3 MILLION AID TO BUILD COLD CHAIN SYSTEM TO FIGHT COVID .......... 68 3. ECONOMY ................................................................................................................................. 70 AGRICULTURE AND RELATED ISSUES ...................................................................................................... 71 3.1.INDEGENISATION OF UREA PRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 71 ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................. 72 3.2.SDG INDIA INDEX 2020-21 .................................................................................................................... 72 3.3.BOND WITH THE BEST TO STAY AHEAD OF INFLATION .......................................................................... 74 3.4.WORLD COMPETITIVENESS INDEX ........................................................................................................ 75 FISCAL POLICY& TAXATION ..................................................................................................................... 76 3.5.GLOBAL MINIMUM