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In News: On the side lines of the annual conference of United Planters Association of Southern India, The Coffee Board is coming out with a sustainability code for Indian coffee.
About Coffee Board:
About coffee and its cultivation:
Types of Coffees in India
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Q.1) Consider the following States: (2022)
How many of the above are generally known as tea-producing States?
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Context:
What Is the World Bank?
Historical Overview:
Two major Goals:
Currently, the World Bank has two stated goals that it aims to achieve by 2030.
Shareholding:
How the World Bank is organized?
The World Bank has created new organizations within itself that specialize in different activities. All these organizations together are called the World Bank Group. It consists of:
Reports published by World Bank:
About: International Finance Corporation
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Q.1) “Rapid Financing Instrument” and “Rapid Credit Facility” are related to the provisions of lending by which of the following: (2022)
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In news: After reviewing the performance of the Central Bank of India, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) removed it from its Prompt Corrective Action Framework (PCAF) after the lender showed improvement in various financial ratios, including minimum regulatory capital and net non-performing assets (NNPAs).
About PCAF:
MUST READ: Bad bank: NARCL and IDRCL
Source: Indian Express
Previous Year Question
Q.1) Which of the following statements best describes the term ‘Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A)’, recently seen in the news? (2022)
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In News: In the eight years from 2014, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has investigated 121 prominent politicians and has arrested, questioned, raided, or filed FIRs against 115 major Opposition leaders.
About ED:
MUST READ: Prevention of Money Laundering Act
Source: Indian Express
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In News: The Delhi government will spray a bio-decomposer free of cost over 5,000 acres of paddy fields in the city this year, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday.
About Pusa Decomposer:
Causes of air pollution in Delhi in winters:
Every winter air pollution spikes in the national capital and adjoining areas due to multiple reasons
Actions taken:
Graded Response Action Plan
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Q.1) In the context of solving pollution problems, what is/are the advantage/advantages of bioremediation technique? (2017)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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In News: No negotiation is possible at the cost of food security, announced Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare at the ninth session of the governing body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on Monday
Crop diversity and plant genetic resources being the source of solution to breeding challenges caused by climate change.
About:
Food security in India:
Challenges:
Sustainable Solutions:
Initiatives to ensure food security:
Way forward:
About ITPGRFA:
Source: The Hindu
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Context: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting (September 2022) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, was a test case for governments on how to deal with current conflicts and attempt new guidelines for the future.
About Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO):
Structure of the SCO:
New version of non-alignment:
Ties with China:
Nuclear dimension
Conclusion:
Hence, navigating the coming decade necessitates giving up many of the existing policy constructs, providing for a wider outreach, and ensuring that our policy is not merely in step with current needs but is always a step ahead.
Source: The Hindu
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Context: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) submitted a report to the city government pointing out the sorry state of affairs in the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act in the union territory.
The Law:
Genesis of Vishaka guidelines:
Guidelines and the law
The 2013 Act broadened these guidelines.
Definition of sexual harassment:
Procedure for complaint:
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Context: The Supreme Court’s decision to frame uniform norms for trial courts in awarding the death sentence is a welcome intervention. This is a case that a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India U U Lalit had taken up on its own and has now referred to a larger Constitution bench of five judges.
What are the kinds of punishment awarded for Crimes in India?
What is the current status of Death Penalties awarded in India?
What is the Judicial view on Death Penalty?
Ediga Anamma v. the State of Andhra Pradesh, (1974): The Supreme Court (SC) laid down the principle that life imprisonment for the offence of murder is the rule and capital punishment is the exception in certain cases.
Bachan Singh v. the State of Punjab, (1980):The SC stated that the death penalty should be awarded only in ‘rarest of rare‘ cases. A case becomes rarest of rare when there is extreme culpability of the offender in committing the offence of murder; and an extreme cause of the offender in committing the offence of murder.
What are arguments in favour of Death Penalty?
Maintaining Deterrence: The foremost argument given in support is the level of deterrence maintained in society by awarding death penalty. Many people believe that a person may restrain himself from committing a heinous crime like murder if death penalty is awarded for it.
National Security: Some acts like waging war against the State, terrorism etc. erodes the sanctity of our National Security framework. Such acts threaten the very existence of the country and its people. For instance, Ajmal Kasab was awarded the death sentence for carrying out 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Acts that shake the collective conscience: Supporters of Death Penalty says that there are some acts which shakes the collective conscience of society and deserves nothing except death penalty.
Safety of Citizens: Proponents of capital punishment argue that some criminals commit most terrible of crimes and are beyond redemption (e.g., some accused of multiple rape cases). They show no remorse or repentance. There is no change of reform and should be awarded death sentence for safety of citizens.
What are the arguments in favour of abolition of Death Penalty?
Global Precedent – No correlation with low crime rates:
What lies ahead?
Conclusion:
The Law Commission in its 262nd report proposed that the death penalty should be abolished for all crimes excluding terrorism-related offences and war. The experience of the Scandinavian countries also supports this view. However, till the time it happens, there should be proper implementation of the Bachan Singh Judgment by the Indian Courts.
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Previous Year Questions
Q.1) Consider the following statements: (2022)
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.2) With reference to India, consider the following statements: (2021)
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Context: Sweden’s right-wing coalition led by Moderate Party and Sweden Democrats(SD) has defeated the centre-left bloc coalition led by Social Democrats Party (that had emerged as the single largest party).
Q.1) With reference to the “Prompt Corrective Action Framework”, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.2) Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.3) Consider the following statements about ‘Pusa bio-decomposer’:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Comment the answers to the above questions in the comment section below!!
ANSWERS FOR ’21st September 2022 – Daily Practice MCQs’ will be updated along with tomorrow’s Daily Current Affairs.
Q.1) – d
Q.2) – c
Q.3) – a