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DAILY NEWS DIARY 09.01.2021
DAILY NEWS DIARY
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09.01.2021
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INDEX
Essay Paper
Editorial
1. Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality ……………04
GS 2
Governance
1. Measures taken by affected and unaffected states likely in India to contain the impact of
Avian Flu …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...06
GS 3
Economic Development
1. Follow-on Public Offering …..………………………………………………………………………………………………07
Snippets:
1. Prevailing Stress Levels in Indian Army due to Prolonged Exposure to Counter
Insurgency/Counter Terrorism environment.…… ……………………………………………………………….09
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ESSAY PAPER
EDITORIAL
Q – Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality. How?
INTRODUCTION = Patriarchy is a social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles
of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. Some patriarchal societies
are also patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage.
Unnao. Hathras. And now Badaun. The dirge continues as news of another horrific alleged rape and
murder emerged from Uttar Pradesh.
A 50-year-old anganwadi worker, who visited a temple, was found brutally battered outside her home at
a village in Badaun district. After she succumbed to the injuries, a depressingly similar pattern came to
light: the police had dithered with both the post mortem and in registering an FIR. The culprits, a priest
and his two associates, were arrested by Thursday night, with the State government saying that stern
action would be taken.
What came as a shocker, however, was the reaction of a senior member of the National Commission for
Women who visited the family. Chandramukhi Devi was quoted as saying, “I tell women again and again
that they should never go out at odd hours under anyone’s influence… I think if she had not gone out in
the evening or was accompanied by any child of the family perhaps this incident could have been
avoided.”
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Such remarks worsen the situation for women who have to battle against skewed societal gender
conditioning. When insensitive utterances emanate from a national commission actually meant to uphold
women’s rights, it reeks of a primitive mindset wherein lawlessness is overlooked and responsibility
pinned, perversely, on the woman for ensuring her own well-being.
The Multidimensional effect it has on women’s world -
All the hard work put in by women in all spheres including science and technology comes undone by such
crude statements.
The equal rights movement means nothing if women are stopped from going out whenever they want to
or need to, day or night.
But it is also imperative that with society steeped in gender prejudices, the government, police and family
must step up to provide a safe environment. In 2019, the NCRB data show 88 rape cases were recorded
every day in India with U.P. reporting the second-highest number at 3,065 cases.
But records never tell the whole story for many rapes are not reported due to social stigma.
Although after the Nirbhaya incident in 2012, the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act laid down the rules
for stringent punishment, crimes against women continue, pointing at other issues that should be
addressed from patriarchal mindsets to poor policing.
For gender parity, more women must join the workforce, but thereby hangs another sorry tale.
According to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy data, women accounted for 10.7% of the workforce
in 2019-20 and many lost jobs due to the pandemic. By November 2020, the CMIE reported that men
recovered most of their lost jobs but not women.
It is a matter of shame that even in 2021, women are asked to stay indoors at night instead of reaching
for the moon. In more recent times there have been
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positive shifts in attitudes, legally and socially, however patriarchy still lives on, in unequal wages between
males and females that stop equal access to opportunities, failure to talk about women’s achievements,
unequal distribution of household tasks, and defined gender roles, to name a few.
Challenging patriarchy is something that has been happening for generations, and it will probably take
many more generations before it can be eliminated.
GS 2
Governance
Q – What are the measures taken by affected and unaffected states likely in India to contain the impact
of Avian Flu?
BACKGROUND = Avian influenza refers to the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza (flu)
Type A viruses. These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic
poultry and other bird and animal species. Avian flu viruses do not normally infect humans.
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Bird flu cases were confirmed in Haryana and Gujarat, in addition to Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
and Haryana where the disease has already been confirmed.
Measures taken are –
1. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. is also taking steps to restore consumer
confidence in poultry products such as eggs and chicken meat, enlisting the support of the Health Ministry
in this regard.
2. Positive samples for avian influenza were confirmed from two poultry farms in Haryana’s Panchkula
district, as well as among migratory birds in Gujarat’s Junagadh district. Positive samples were also
reported among crows in four districts of Rajasthan. It is mandated to take precautionary measures and
send samples to ICAR-NIHSAD.
3. Affected States have been directed to follow the avian influenza action plan to contain the disease.
4. Culling operations have been completed in both affected districts in Kerala, and the disinfection process
is underway.
5. Central teams have been dispatched to Kerala, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for monitoring and
epidemiological investigation.
6. Unaffected States have been requested to keep a look out for and immediately report unusual bird
mortality, so containment measures can be implemented quickly.
7. Awareness among poultry farmers and the general public (consumers of eggs and chicken) about the
disease is of foremost importance.
8. Appropriate advisories have been requested to be issued from the Health Ministry in this regard so that
consumer confidence affected by rumours is put to rest. Also, States have been requested to increase
awareness regarding safety of poultry or poultry products that were safe for consumption following
boiling or cooking procedures.
GS 3
Economic Development
Q – What is a Follow-on Public Offering and why is it in recent news?
BACKGROUND = Market participants like mutual funds, individuals, FIIs, etc can bid for an FPO. Follow-on
public offer is popularly known as FPO. It facilitates the promoters of an already listed company to sell or
dilute their existing shareholdings through an exchange based bidding platform.
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Post – Covid –
Capital markets watchdog SEBI relaxed the framework for follow-on public offers (FPOs), a move that will
help promoters of companies to raise funds more easily through this route.
1. The applicability of minimum promoters’ contribution norm
2. And the subsequent lock-in requirements for the issuers making the FPO have been done away with by
the regulator
Earlier, promoters were mandated to contribute 20% towards a FPO.
Besides, in case of any issue of capital to the public, the minimum promoters’ contribution was required
to be locked-in for three years.
SEBI said the relaxation would be available for those companies which are frequently traded on a stock
exchange for at least three years. Also, such firms should have redressed 95% of investor complaints.
Snippets
Security
Q - Write a brief note upon the Prevailing Stress Levels in Indian Army due to Prolonged Exposure to
Counter Insurgency/Counter Terrorism environment?
There has been a significant increase in stress levels amongst Indian Army personnel during approximately
last two decades due to operational and non-operational stressors.
While operational stressors are well understood and accepted by Army personnel, the study says that
non-operational stressors that add on “have compounding adverse effects on health and combat
efficiency of soldiers and thus affecting their respective units too.
More than half of Indian Army personnel seem to be under severe stress and the Army has been losing
more personnel every year due to suicides, fratricides and untoward incidents than in response to any
enemy or terrorist activities, according to the findings of a study by United Service Institution of India
(USI), a Service think tank.
Stress in the Levels - In this regard, officers experience comparatively much higher cumulative stress
levels, compared to the Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) and Other Ranks (OR) and the stress causative
factors are also different.
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Issues –
a. The study observes that the overall job satisfaction and pride in uniform remains high amongst JCOs
and ORs. “It seems to be a growing matter of concern amongst Officers, requiring urgent interventions
from the highest levels of government
b. Despite harsh and challenging service conditions, Indian Army personnel remain highly motivated to serve
in CI/ CT areas voluntarily... However, the Officers lack a similar level of trust, faith and confidence in their
leadership that JCOs and ORs demonstrate
c. The study highlights that various management measures implemented by the Army and Defence
Ministry in the last 15 years have not been able to achieve the desired results.
Units and sub-units under stress are likely to witness an increased number of incidents of indiscipline,
unsatisfactory state of training, inadequate maintenance of equipment and low morale, motivation and
esprit-de-corps, thereby, adversely affecting their combat preparedness and operational performance
Q – Consider the following statements regarding the “Anti-Terrorism Court”?
1. The Court brings to justice terrorists roaming free in Pakistan
2. It is one of the specialised agencies of the “United Nations”.
3. India can appeal its cases on suspected terror activities to the court.
Which of the statements given below are incorrect?
a. 1 alone
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. All of the above
Hey from yesterday….
India’s GDP is at 7.7% in 2020-21, with GVA (Gross Valued added) shrinking by 7.2%. Which
of the following formulae’s define or arrive at the GVA mentioned in the above statement?
a. GDP + Subsidies on Product – Taxes on Product
b. GNP – Subsidies on Product + Taxes on Product
c. GDP + Subsidies on Product – Indirect taxes on product
d. GNP – Subsidies on Product + Indirect taxes on product
Answer – A
NOTE: In economics, gross value added is the measure of the value of goods and services
produced in an area, industry or sector of an economy. GVA= GDP + Subsidies on products –
Taxes on products. As the total aggregates of taxes on products and subsidies on products
are only available at whole economy level, Gross value added is used for measuring
gross regional domestic product and other measures of the output of entities smaller than a
whole economy.
While GVA gives a picture of the state of economic activity from the producers' side or supply
side, the GDP gives the picture from the consumers' side or demand perspective. Both
measures need not match because of the difference in treatment of net taxes.
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