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Daily News
Discussion
(DND)
23rd & 24t h June 2021
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Table of Contents
1. Environment ...........................................................................................................1
1.1.Fourth tiger reserve in Rajasthan ......................................................................................1
1.2.Great Barrier Reef ..................................................................................................................2
2. Science & Technology ..........................................................................................6
2.1.Grey matter loss seen after COVID ...................................................................................6
2.2.Doppler Radar.........................................................................................................................6
3. Economy ..................................................................................................................9
3.1.Drone Survey Mandatory for All National Highways Projects ..................................9
4. Polity .........................................................................................................................11
4.1.BJP got 76% of donations by electoral trusts: ADR ......................................................11
5. International Relations .......................................................................................12
5.1.Passage exercise (PASSEX)...................................................................................................12
Current affairs Worksheet ( 23rd & 24th June 2021) .......................................................13
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1. Environment
1.1.Fourth tiger reserve in Rajasthan
• Rajasthan is poised to get its fourth tiger reserve after Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary received
a nod from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)’s technical committee
Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary
• Located near Village Ramgarh, District Bundi, Rajasthan.
• spread over an area of 252.79 Sq. Km.
• Tiger reserve area-1,017 sq. km comprising two forest blocks of Bhilwara, territorial forest block of
Bundi and Indargarh, which falls under the buffer zone of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR).
• Fauna like Leopard, Sambhar, Wild boar, Chinkara, Sloth bear, Indian Wolf, Hyena, Jackal, Fox, deer
and Crocodile.
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• Flora like Dhok, Khair, Salar, Khirni trees with some Mango and Ber trees.
• Other tiger reserve in Rajasthan
✓Sariska Tiger Reserve -Alwar
✓Ranthambore Tiger Reserve -Sawai Madhopur,
✓Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) -Kota.
National Tiger Conservation Authority
• Statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
• Constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006
1.2.Great Barrier Reef
• UN committee recommended recently to include the Great Barrier Reef to a list of “in danger” World
Heritage Sites
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Full year Current Affairs Revision through MCQs
Environment & Ecology –Day 6
1. Consider the following statements in context to Indian forest right act 1927
1. In reserved forests, local people are prohibited, unless speci cally allowed by a Forest
Of cer.
2. In protected forest activities allowed unless prohibited
3. It does not recognise right of village communities in forest area.
Select the correct answer code:
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. None of the above
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2. Consider the following statements regarding Escert.
1. Escerts were issued under Kyoto protocol
2. It is equivalent to one metric ton of carbon dioxide.
3. It is administered under Bureau of energy ef ciency.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 3 only
D. 1 , 2 and 3
3. The scienti c view is that increase in global temperature should not exceed 2deg C above pre-
industrial level.If the global temperature increases beyond 3degC, What can be possible impact
on the world?
1. Terrestrial biosphere tend toward a net carbon source.
2. Increase chances of tropical diseases in European region
3. All the global wetland will permanently disappear.
4. Wheat cultivation can decrease in India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 , 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2 and 4 only
4. Consider the following statements :
1. UV-A is strongly linked to skin cancer
2. UV-C normally does not reach the earth’s surface
3. Generally 5 % of total UV-A reaches the earth.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
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D. All of the above
5. Consider the following pairs:
1. Annex-1 countries : Cartagena Protocol
2. Certi ed emission reduction : Nagoya Protocol
3. Clean development Mechanism : Kyoto protocol
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
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2. Science & Technology
2.1.Grey matter loss seen after COVID
• Recently study was conducted on impact of COVID on regions associated with smell and taste
Key ndings
• As per recent study, there is a distinct loss of grey matter, in regions of the brain associated with
smell and taste in those who had tested positive for the coronavirus compared to those who hadn’t
• The grey matter loss might represent a more deleterious impact of COVID-19, or be due to risk
factors (as hospitalised patients were older, had higher Body Mass Index) and blood pressure, and
higher risk of diabetes), or an interaction of both
• The loss of grey matter in memory-related regions of the brain may in turn increase the risk of these
patients of developing dementia
in the longer term
• Although It’s harder to say that it
was due to COVID and in
particular due to the novel
coronavirus attacking the neurons.
• It may be due to secondary effects
of the loss of olfactory functioning,
which itself is likely due to the
virus impacting other non-neural
support cells in olfactory
epithelium
2.2.Doppler Radar
• The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will install seven new doppler radars in Maharashtra,
including Mumbai, this year
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3. Economy
3.1.Drone Survey Mandatory for All National Highways Projects
• The National Highways Authority of India, under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has made
mandatory use of drones for monthly video recording of National Highway projects during all stages
of development, construction, operation and maintenance.
About
• Contractors and Concessionaires shall carry out the drone video recording in presence of Team
Leader of the Supervision Consultant
• The comparative project videos of the current and last month should be uploaded on NHAI’s portal
‘Data Lake.
• Supervision Consultants shall analyse these videos and will provide their comments on the digital
monthly progress reports covering various aspects of the project development.
• These videos will also be used by NHAI of cials during the physical inspection of the projects to
check the discrepancies and recti cations made basis the earlier observations
• Additionally, Project Directors of NHAI shall undertake monthly drone survey from the date of
signing of contract agreement till start of construction of the project at site and also on completion
of the project.
• NHAI will also undertake monthly drone survey in all developed projects where NHAI is responsible
for operation and maintenance
• Mandatory deployment of Network Survey Vehicle (NSV) to carry out road condition survey on the
National Highways
Data lake Software
• NHAI has gone fully digital, with the launch of cloud-based and Arti cial Intelligence powered Big
Data Analytics platform, Data Lake and Project Management Software.
• Data Lake Software will forecast delays, likely disputes and give advance alerts.
• The Data Lake Software has provisions to keep track and check on all the constraints and will ensure
work is carried out within the deadlines in a transparent manner.
• Data Lake’ linked with GIS tagging and Unique Project ID, so that the project data can be easily
retrieved as and when required from any location.
National Highways Authority of India
• was set up by an act of the Parliament, NHAI Act, 1988
• It has been entrusted with National Highways Development Project, which alongwith other minor
projects, has vested in it 50329 kms of National Highways for development, maintenance and
management.
• National Highways are the arterial roads of the country for inter- state movement of passengers and
goods.
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• They traverse the length and width of the country connecting the National and State capitals, major
ports and rail junctions and link up with border roads and foreign highways.
• The total length of NH (including expressways) in the country at present is 1,32,499 kms.
• While Highways/Expressways constitute only about 1.7% of the length of all roads, they carry about
40% of the road traf c.
• NHs in the country are noti ed under the National Highways Act, 1956
• Highways declared by or under law made by Parliament to be national highways - Union List under
Seventh Schedule.
• Article 257 (2): The executive power of the Union shall also extend to the giving of directions to a
State as to the construction and maintenance of means of communication declared in the direction to
be of national or military importance
Signi cance
• Enhance transparency, uniformity in project development
• Videos can also be used as evidence during the dispute resolution process before Arbitral Tribunals
and Courts.
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4. Polity
4.1.BJP got 76% of donations by electoral trusts: ADR
• Over 76% of the donations made by the electoral trusts, which submitted their annual reports for
2019-20 to the Election Commission of India and declared to have received funding, went to the BJP,
a report of the Association for Democratic Reforms.
• While the BJP got the largest share, the Congress received ₹31 crore, followed by the Aam Aadmi
Party with ₹11.26 crore
• Out of the 21 registered trusts, 14 submitted their annual reports to the ECI
• Paribartan Electoral Trust declared ₹3 crore donation to a party through electoral bonds, but the
name of the party was not mentioned
Issue of Paribartan Electoral Trust
• Funded by the MP Birla Group has declared a donation of Rs 3 crore through electoral bonds in
2019-20.
• The Trust hasn’t revealed the names of the political parties that received this money, citing
anonymity guaranteed under the electoral bond scheme.
• According to the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), this practice is against the spirit of the
Electoral Trusts Scheme, 2013 and Rule 17CA of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 which make it
mandatory for trusts to furnish each and every detail about the donor contributing to the trust
• This practice leads to total anonymity, unchecked and unlimited funding, free ow of black money
circulation, corruption, foreign funding, corporate donations and related con ict of interest etc.
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5. International Relations
5.1.Passage exercise (PASSEX)
• The Indian Navy and the Air Force began a two-day passage exercise recently with U.S. Navy Carrier
Strike Group (CSG) Ronald Reagan during its transit through the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
✓The exercise aims to strengthen the bilateral relationship and cooperation by demonstrating the
ability to integrate and coordinate comprehensively in maritime operations.
✓The Navy’s INS Kochi and Teg, along with P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft and MiG 29K
ghters, are participating in the exercise.
Past exercises
• In past Indian Navy had also conducted similar PASSEXs with the Japanese Navy and the French Navy.
Indian naval ships conducted another PASSEX with the USS Nimitz in July 2020.
• The Indian Navy conducted as PASSEX with the USS Ronald Reagan in October 2020.
• Other exercise with US
✓Army-Yudh Abhyas and Vajra prahar
✓Air force-Cope India
✓Multilateral-MALABAR, Red ag, RIMPAC
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