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DAILY NEWS DIARY 15.09.2021
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THE HINDU - TH
INDIAN EXPRESS - IE
BUSINESS LINE - BL
ECONOMIC TIMES - ET
TIMES OF INDIA - TOI
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INDEX
Essay Paper
1. Net zero plan under the Paris pact…………………………………………..………………………………………………..04
GS 1
1. Indian National Anthem with a renewed Indigenous touch…………………………………………………….…05
GS 2
1. Implementation of Forest Rights Act in Jammu and Kashmir……….……………………………..…………….06
GS 3
1. Mu or C.1.2 that may pose a global threat……………………………………………………………….………………07
2. Causative factor for the rise in Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Inflation……………………………………………………..09
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ESSAY PAPER
Editorial
Q- Analyse India’s goals to be achieved before the Conference of Parties (COP 26) and the steps
taken thus far?
INTRODUCTION = India’s front-line position as third highest emitter of greenhouse gases has
sharpened focus on its future policy course to mitigate carbon emissions under the Paris
Agreement. It has an irrefutable claim to a big part of the remaining global carbon budget, along
with other smaller nations with low historical emissions, but room for manoeuvring has shrunk
in a world facing record temperatures and calamitous weather events. There is escalating
pressure for India to commit itself to a date when it can achieve net zero — removing as much
GHGs as it emits — on the lines of the goal set by the U.S. and the European Union for mid-
century, and 2060 by China.
Action Plan -
Declaring a net zero plan under the Paris pact is a disquieting prospect since it would impose
expensive choices, particularly in energy production.
▪ That conundrum has been addressed, at least partially, by visiting U.S. Special Presidential
Envoy for Climate John Kerry, with the promise of financing and technology to make
renewable energy the core of future development.
▪ Specific areas of cooperation to bring down emissions — in the expansion of transport,
buildings and industry — and facilitating funding for 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030
can advance the India-U.S. Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership.
▪ India, meanwhile, needs to get all States to mitigate emissions and help them adapt to
climate-linked extreme weather and atmospheric pollution caused by fossil fuels.
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Actions taken thus far -
▪ At the end of 2020, a year marked by COVID-19 and many destructive storms, the
Union Environment Ministry declared that the country had achieved 21% of its
33%-35% target to cut emissions intensity of GDP by 2030, and, similarly, was
generating 37.9% of the 40% of power from renewables.
Way Forward -
Though encouraging, the immediate challenge lies in coming up with an adaptation framework
to help those at highest risk — the millions living in the path of annual cyclones, including
residents of populous coastal cities.
1. Raising the ability of city administrations to handle tens of millions of litres of water
regularly dumped in just a few days requires planning, funding and political commitment.
2. Making low-cost insurance available for houses against climate-related losses will raise
resilience, and lead to audits, encouraging governments to reduce risks.
The Paris Agreement can easily fund much-needed urban retrofitting and boost employment.
There is also a health imperative. Heat stress has a severe impact, causing higher mortality among
the vulnerable elderly. These are growing problems, but they also represent an opportunity to
steer post-COVID-19 policies towards benign, green development. For a low-emissions future,
policies must put nature at the centre.
GS 1
❖ Art & Culture
Q- Is the Indian National Anthem with a renewed Indigenous touch to take up a new form?
▪ Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Meghalaya’s Statehood in 2022, the State Assembly has
given an indigenous touch to the National Anthem.
▪ Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh had thought of giving ‘Jana Gana Mana’a local flavour more
than six months ago. The Anthem sung by non-Hindi speakers to the accompaniment of
folk instruments would underline the country’s diversity.
▪ The Shillong-based Lamphang Syiemlieh a musician who could undertake the project. The
latter made sure the new version did not violate any legal or constitutional stipulations.
And started working on the project after confirming what is permitted and what is not.
He is one of the 10 vocalists who rendered the anthem.
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▪ The touched-up National Anthem was played on September 10, the first day of the
autumn session of the Assem- bly. The outcome of the project was up to the expectations
— a different sound to the same lyrics and the original tune.
▪ The traditional instruments used for the rendition include the ‘bom’, a single-headed
large kettledrum played by Banshai Mukhim, the two-string ‘duitara’ played by Haniel
Reuel Kharlukhi, the ‘ksing’, a percussion instrument played by Franky Mylliemngap
and ‘chigring’, a bamboo stump with strings played by Phrangsngi Wahlang. The guitar
and Indian classical instruments such as the sitar and cymbals were also used for the
traditional version.
GS 2
❖ Governance
Q- What does the long delayed Implementation of Forest Rights Act mean for the status of
tribes in Jammu and Kashmir?
BACKGROUND = After a long delay, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to
implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which will elevate the socio-economic status of a sizeable
section of the 14 lakh population of tribals and nomadic communities, including Gujjar-Bakerwals
and Gaddi-Sippis in the Union Territory.
After a wait of more than 14 years, due rights have been conferred upon the tribal community
by implementing the Forest Rights Act, 2006, keeping in mind the basic spirit of social equality
and harmony as guided by the Constitution of our country and Parliament
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Tribal people have close ties with forests and sadly
there was no legal framework. The move will address
the prolonged suffering of tribal people and also
ensure forest conservation.
In the past few years, there were growing cases of
eviction of tribals from forest land in parts of the
Kashmir Valley and Jammu region. The government
termed them “illegal encroachers” but the regional
parties accused the Forest Department of acting
above the law in these cases. The Union Territory
saw the arbitrary demolition of Gujjar and Bakerwal
houses during a forest reclamation drive in
contravention of the Forest Rights Act of 2006.
In the latest drive in Shopian on August 3, around 30
FIRs were lodged against encroachers, and seven
booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in south
Kashmir.
GS 3
❖ Science & Technology
Q- Write a brief note on the new variants of the Covid-19 and their prevalence in India?
BACKGROUND = Neither of the two coronavirus variants recently identified by the World Health
Organization (WHO) – Mu or C.1.2 that may pose a global threat has been found in India, the
Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) stated.
The INSACOG is a consortium of laboratories tasked with analysing emerging coronavirus
variants.
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1. The WHO recently added B.1.621 (including B.1.621.1) to its list of variants of interest
(VoI) and named it “Mu”. VoI is a step lower than VoC, or variants of concern. Mu has
mutations that potentially allow it to evade the protection conferred by vaccines.
The global prevalence of the Mu variant has declined and is currently below 0.1%. However, the
prevalence in Colombia (39%) and Ecuador (13%) has consistently increased.
1. According to the WHO. The agency has also added C.1.2 as a new variant of concern. C.1.2
is a sub-lineage of the C.1 variant identified in South Africa. It did not spread globally.
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Neither Mu nor C.1.2 is seen in India so far. Existing recommendations on sequencing of positive
samples from international travellers may be more strongly implemented. Monitoring and
evaluation of further data appears to be adequate at this time. The C.1.2 variant contains
mutations of all the three types known to increase transmissibility and aid immune escape.
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❖ Economic Development
Q- Make a note on the causative factor for the rise in Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Inflation?
▪ Inflation in wholesale prices resurged to 11.39% in August, staying in the double digits for
the fifth month in a row.
▪ Inflation in manufactured products escalated for the fourth month in a row to 11.4%, as
the second order effects of high fuel prices kicked in.
▪ Fuel and power inflation firmed up to 26.1% in August after a dip in July, even though
food price inflation moderated to 3.43% from 4.46% .
▪ LPG, petrol and diesel witnessed inflation of 48.1%, 61.5% and 50.7% respectively,
stressing that high fuel inflation tends to transmit across sectors as they push up
transport, input and wage costs.
▪ Core WPI inflation, which leaves out fuel and food, hit an all-time high of 11.1%,
continuing an uninterrupted hardening streak of 15 months.
▪ Overall wholesale inflation had moderated to 11.16% in July after hitting a record high of
13.11% in May.
▪ On a month-on-month basis, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) rose 1.04% in August, after
three months of sequential increases around 0.6%.
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Q- Consider the following statements as to what would India-Singapore’s UPI-PayNow linkage
mean?
1. Will enable users of each of the two fast-payment systems to make instant, low-cost
fund transfers on a reciprocal basis without a need to get onboarded onto the other
payment system.
2. These platforms enable virtual payment address created by the customer for peer-to-
peer fund-transfer service.
Select the correct answer using the code below –
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both
d. Neither
Q- Which of the following are correctly matched?
Work Author
1. Nil Darpan Dinabandhu Mitra
2. Devi Chaudhurani Prem Chand
3. Anandmath Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a. 1 and 2 only b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only d. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: C
Nil Darpan is a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. The play was published from
Dhaka in 1860, under a pseudonym of the author. The play was essential to Nilbidraha, better known as
the Indigo revolt of February–March 1859 in Bengal, when farmers refused to sow indigo in their fields
to protest against exploitative farming under the British Raj. Hence, pair (1) is correctly matched. Devi
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Chaudhurani is a Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and published in 1884. In this
novel, Bankim Chandra reinforced his belief that armed face-to-face conflict with the Royal Army is the
only way to win independence. Since it fuelled the patriotic struggle for Indian independence from the
British Empire, the novel was banned by the British. The ban was lifted later by the Government of India
after independence. Hence, pair (2) is NOT correctly matched. Anandamath is a Bengali fiction,
written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and published in 1882. Set in the background of the Sannyasi
Rebellion in the late 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important novels in the history
of Bengali and Indian literature. Hence, pair (3) is correctly matched.
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