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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS - 27TH FEBRUARY 2020
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Today’s Important Topic’s For UPSC Preparation
1. GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH CCPA.
2. RAKHIGARHI.
3. CABINET APPROVES BILL TO REGULATE SURROGACY.
4. ISRO TO LAUNCH GSAT-1.
5. TECHNICAL TEXTILES MISSION.
GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH CCPA: ABOUT CCPA
The authority is being constituted under section 10(1) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
The Act replaced The Consumer Protection Act, 1986, seeks to widen its scope in addressing
consumer concerns.
The new Act recognizes offences such as providing false information regarding the quality or
quantity of a good or service, and misleading advertisement.
It also specifies action to be taken if goods and services are found “dangerous , hazardous or
unsafe”.
The CCPA will have the powers to inquire or investigate into matters relating to violations of
consumer rights or unfair trade practices suo motu, or on a compliant received, or on a
direction from the central government.
Sources said the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is in the process of
finalising the rules relating to the composition and functioning of the CCPA, and these are
expected to be notified by
WHY IN NEWS?
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan announced
that a Central Consumer Protection Authority(CCPA) will be established by the first week of
April. this was after the Minister held consultations with industry representatives about the role
and functioning of a proposed
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RAKHIGARHI
Rakhigarhi is situated in Hisaar, Haryana.
It is the site of a Pre-Indus Valley Civilisation settlement going back to about 6500 BCE.Later, it
was also part of the mature Indus Valley Civilsation.
The site is located in the Ghaggar-Hakra river plain, some 27 km from the seasonal Ghaggar
Rakhigarhi encompasses a set of seven mounds, and there are many more settlement mounds
in the immediate vicinity Not all of them were occupied at the same time.Depending on which
mounds to include, the estimates of the size of Rakhigarhi have been given variously as
between 80 and 500 hectares.
In January 2014, the discovery of additional mounds resulted in it becoming the largest Indus
Valley Civilization site, overtaking Mohenjodaro (300 Hectares) by almost 50 hectares, resulting
in almost 350 hectares.
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In May 2012, the Global Heritage Fund declared Rakhigarhi one of the 10 most endangered
heritage sites in Asia.
WHY IN NEWS?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government’s plan to fund five on-site
museums, including the under-construction museum initiated by the Haryana government at
Rakhigarhi, in her Budget speach on February 1, there is excitement and concern
The Archaeological Survey of India has started planning the project.
Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel visited the site on Sunday and spoke to
villagers about their concerns.
But, many villagers say that is not enough and if the rehabilitation scheme is a sign of things to
come, there may be more tension over future
Patel ended his meeting with the villagers with the assurance that the government would not
make public its “action plan” for the site without telling the panchayat.
He said that all five archaeological sites mentioned in the Budget – Rakhigarhi, Hastinapur in
Uttar Pradesh, Shivsagar in Assam, Dholavira in Gujarat and Adichanallur in Tamil Nadu- would
be developed into “iconic sites” simultaneously.
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CABINET APPROVES BILL TO REGULATE SURROGACY
Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman (the
surrogate mother) agrees to bear a child for another person or persons, who will become the
child's parent(s) after
People may seek a surrogacy arrangement when pregnancy is medically impossible, when
pregnancy risks are too dangerous for the intended mother, or when a single man or a male
couple wish to have a child. Surrogacy is considered one of many assisted reproductive
technologies.
Receiving money for the arrangement is known as commercial surrogacy.
ALTRUISTIC SURROGACY:
Altruistic surrogacy refers to those surrogacy agreements where the surrogate does not
receive monetary compensation. In most altruistic surrogacy agreements, the surrogate is a
close relation to the intended parents (family member/close friend).
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WHY IN NEWS?
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, allowing a
“willing” woman to be a surrogate
The Bill would benefit widows and divorced women besides infertile Indian couples.
The Cabinet approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill after incorporating the recommendations
of a Rajya Sabha Select
The 15 major changes suggested by the 23-member committee to the Surrogacy (Regulation)
Bill, 2019, also included deleting the definition of “infertility” as the inability to conceive after
five years of unprotected intercourse on the ground that it was too long a period for a couple
to wait for a
“The Bill is aimed at banning commercial surrogacy and allowing altruistic surrogacy”.
The Bill proposes to regulate surrogacy by establishing a National Surrogacy Board and State
Surrogacy Boards and appropriate authorities in the States and Union Territories
The proposed insurance cover for a surrogate mother has now been increased to 36 months
from 16 months earlier.
ISRO TO LAUNCH GISAT-1
GISAT-1 is an Indian earth observation satellite to be launched in geostationary
It is tasked with continuous observation of Indian sub-continent and quick monitoring of natural
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hazards and disaster.
GISAT carries an imaging payload consisting of multi-spectral, multi- resolution from 50 m to
1.5 km.It will provide pictures of the area of interest on near real time basis including border
areas.
The GISAT-1 will be the first state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite to be placed in a
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit by GSLV-F10.It weighs around 2268 kg.
It will be able to carry out rapid surveillance .It will rotate the earth and return the same spot
every two hours and when needed, it can spend a longer time on certain
The GISAT-1 has a lifespan of 7 years.
The main equipment it is carrying is the multi- and hyper-spectral imager along with the 700
mm Ritchey-Chretien telescope to carry out its function of earth observation and data
collection.
It is powered by a deployable solar array and batteries.
WHY IN NEWS?
GISAT-1, the country’s first earth imaging satellite in a geostationary orbit, will be launched in
the evening of March 5 from the Sriharikota launch centre.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced late on Tuesday that its medium-lift
GSLV launcher numbered F10 would orbit the 2,275-kg spacecraft.
Geo Imaging Satellite-1 will be sent off from the Second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space
Centre,
“Operating from its geostationary orbit GISAT-1 will facilitate almost realtime observation of the
Indian subcontinent under cloud-free conditions and at frequent intervals”.
It will be the 14th flight of the GSLV. A 4-metre diametre ogive shaped payload fairing is being
flown for the first time in this Flight.
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TECHNICAL TEXTILES MISSION
This mission was announced in the 2020 Budget with a four-year implementation period from
2020-21 to 2023-24.
India imports a significant quantity of technical textiles worth USD 16 billion every year.
To increase productivity across various sectors like agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture
fields.
Better protection of the military, para-military, police and security forces.
Stronger and sturdier transportation infrastructure for highways, railways, ports and airports
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and in improving hygiene and healthcare of the general public.
ABOUT MISSION:
The first component will focus on research and development and innovation and will have an
outlay of ₹1,000 crore. The research will be at both, fibre level and application-based in geo,
agro, medical, sports and mobile textiles and development of bio-degradable technical
Textiles
The second component will be for promotion and development of market for technical textiles.
The release said the Indian technical textiles segment is estimated at $16 billion which is
approximately 6% of the $250 billion global technical textiles
The penetration level of technical textiles in India varies between 5% and 10% against the level
of 30% to 70% in developed countries.
The Mission will aim at taking domestic market size to $40 billion to $50 billion by 2024.
The third component will focus on export promotion so that technical textile exports from the
country reach from the ₹14,000 crore now to ₹20,000 crore by 2021-2022 and ensure 10%
average growth every year till the Mission ends.
The last component will be on education, training and skill
WHY IN NEWS?
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the setting up of a National
Technical Textiles Mission at an total outlay of ₹1,480 Crore.
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WORD OF THE DAY
Suo motu:
Suo motu means on its own motion is a Latin legal term.The term used where a government agency
acts on its own cognizance, as in the commission took suo motu control over the matter. This term
generally used in Indian legal parlance.A court takes suo motu action means it starts a legal process
on its own.
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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1. The ideal of Welfare state in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in its
Preamble
Directive Principles of State Policy
Fundamental rights
Seventh Schedule
2. In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?
Tropical moist deciduous forest
Tropical rain forest
Tropical thorn scrub forest
Temperate forest with grasslands
3. With reference to an organization known as ‘Birdlife International”, Which of the following
statements is/are correct?
4. It is a global Partnership of Conservation
5. The concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’ originated from this
6. It identifies the sites known/reffered to as ‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1,2 and 3
4. Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?
1. Gravitational force of the
2. Gravitational force of the
3. Centrifugal force of the earth
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1,2 and 3
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5. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National
Congress resulting in the emergence of “moderates” and “extremists”?
Swadeshi Movement
Quit India Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
CORRECT ANSWERS:
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
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