Daily News Prescription - 21st July, 2021

The Hindu

GS2: Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure

• Sharing during scarcity: On Krishna and Godavari River Management boards A.P. and Telangana must focus on water and energy efficiency rather than on new projects
• SC annuls parts of co-op amendment A Bench of Justices R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph and B.R. Gavai which pronounced the verdict said, “We have struck down part IX B of the Constitution related to cooperative societies but we have saved the amendment”

GS2: Parliament and State Legislatures—Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers & Privileges and Issues Arising out of these.

• We will move privilege motion: Cong. He misled House over deaths because of shortage of oxygen, it says.

GS2: India and its Neighborhood- Relations.

• ‘India is welcome to join China-South Asia grouping’ India can join the China-led South Asian initiative for COVID-19 vaccines and poverty alleviation too if it so desires,

GS3: Indian Economy

• FinMin seeks nod for ₹1.87-lakh cr. expenditure The Finance Ministry has sought the Parliament’s approval for fresh gross additional expenditure of ₹1.87 lakh crore through the first supplementary.

GS3 : Science and Technology

• 4 new vaccines in human trials stage  (DNA Vaccine) The vaccines are in various stages of human trials, Rajya Sabha was informed.

GS3: Challenges to Internal Security through Communication Networks

• Pegasus is India’s Watergate moment Intelligence gathering needs to be professionalised, parliamentary oversight introduced, and liberties and law protected

Indian Express

GS3: Challenges to Internal Security through Communication Networks

• What the Pegasus surveillance scandal means for Indian democracy (Update) The Pegasus scandal is a matter of grave concern for Indian democracy. The widespread and unaccountable use of surveillance is morally disfiguring. Privacy is not about the wish to hide, as is often asserted.

GS2: Structure, Organization and Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary

• How lack of proper identification of arrested persons slows down legal process A recent judgment of the Delhi High Court in Sunil Tyagi vs Government of NCT has highlighted the infirmities in criminal law and the criminal justice system with respect to proclaimed offenders.

GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.

• Marine Aids to Navigation Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha in March, and seeks to repeal the Lighthouse Act of 1927, and, according to Sarbananda Sonowal, it is aimed at development, maintenance and management of marine aids to navigation across the country.

PIB Corner

GS3: Infrastructure

• "BharatNet Project: Tender invited for Public Private Partnership Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), on behalf of Department of Telecommunication, (the “Authority”) has invited global tender for the Development (Creation, Upgradation, Operation & Maintenance and Utilisation) of BharatNet through Public Private Partnership model in 9 separate packages across 16 states for a concession period of 30 years. Under this project, the government will provide a maximum Grant of Rs. 19041 Crore as Viability Gap Funding.

Down To Earth

GS2: Poverty and Hunger

• ‘One in three couldn’t afford food year-round in 2020’ The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 report has a grim reminder of this impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

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