DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS ANALYSIS

05^th February 2022

No.	Topic Name	Prelims/Mains
1.	GROWING DIGITAL DIVIDE IN INDIA	Prelims & Mains
2.	ABOUT THE ROHINGYA CRISIS	Prelims & Mains
3.	CLIMATE RESILIENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND PLANNING TOOL	Prelims Specific
4.	ABOUT THE DEFENCE ACQUISITION COUNCIL (DAC)	Prelims Specific
5.	ABOUT THE ANTI-TERROR AGENCY SET-UP IN J & K	Prelims Specific

 

1. GROWING DIGITAL DIVIDE IN INDIA: 

GS II

Topic – Protection of vulnerable sections of the society:

• What is a Digital Divide:
• It means the difference between people who have access to and the resources to use new information and communication tools, such as the Internet, and people who do not have the resources and access to technology.
• It also means the difference between those who have the skills, knowledge and skills to use technology and those who do not.
• Where is it:
• Digital diversity can exist between those living in rural areas and those living in cities, between gender, between educated and uneducated people, between economic sectors, and globally between the most developed countries.
• Status in India:
• Although India has 220 million smartphone users and is the second largest market for smartphones in the world, global penetration is still 30 percent of the population.
• There is great diversity in rural and urban areas and in India.
• Statistically, more than 75 percent of the country’s broadband connections are in the top 30 cities.
• Similarly, many states like the north eastern states, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Assam are lagging behind other provinces in the use and development of ICT.
• Globally 12% of men use the Internet more than women in 2017, while in India only 29% of total Internet users are women.
• Another important reason for the digital divide in India is the sharing of information.
• The division of information is directly related to the segregation of digital.
• The Impact of this Digital Division:
• Low gender representation: Due to high gender diversity, thousands of Indian girls in these remote areas have been denied access to Information and Communications Technology (ICTs), which is a major cause of women’s representation in the workplace.
• Denial of knowledge / knowledge: This lack of equal access to online resources and information deprives people of higher / higher education and skills training that can help them contribute to the economy and become world-class leaders.
• Non-delivery of social services: As more schemes have started using ICT in their delivery, simultaneously due to digital segregation will create a major problem.
• Source – The Hindu

2. ABOUT THE ROHINGYA CRISIS:

GS II

Topic – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests:

• Background:
• Bangladesh plans to send more than 80,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island – Basan Char located in Bay of Bengal after concluding a United Nations aid agreement.
• About 19,000 Muslim refugees from Myanmar have already moved from the mainland camps to the island of Bashan Char, despite concerns raised by aid groups.
• Bhashan Char is a specially developed island to accommodate 1,00,000 of the 1 million Rohingya refugees in neighbouring Myanmar.
• While human rights groups have condemned the move and some have been forced to do something against their will, the government has insisted that refugees migrating to the island do so voluntarily.
• Who are the Rohingyas:
• They are a racial group, especially Muslims.
• They were not given full citizenship by Myanmar.
• They are classified as “foreign nationals or joint citizens”.
• Geographically they are closer to the Indo-Aryan peoples of India and Bangladesh than the Sino-Tibetan people of the country.
• He has been described by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as “one of the most discriminating people in the world”.
• Source – The Hindu

3. CLIMATE RESILIENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND PLANNING TOOL:

Prelims Specific Topic:

• of India has introduced the Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA initiative.
• It will lead to integration of climatic information with the Geographic Information System (GIS) based watershed planning.
• It will also create new opportunities in our rural communities to address the challenges of climate change – to address climate change and thus protect the rural areas from climate-related disasters.
• Source – Press Information Bureau

4. About the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC):

Prelims Specific Topic:

• To combat corruption and speed up military decision-making, the Indian government in 2001 decided to establish an integrated DAC.
• It is leaded by the Minister of Defence.
• Purpose: The purpose of the DAC is to ensure the immediate procurement of mandated Military requirements, in accordance with the required skills, and for a limited period of time, through the full utilization of allocated budget resources.
• Functions: DAC is responsible for providing procurement policy guidelines, based on long-term procurement plans. It also cancels all purchases, including both imports and those produced locally or under an external license.
• Source – Press Information Bureau

5. About the Anti-Terror Agency set-up in J & K:

Prelims Specific Topic:

• The J&K government has established a new State Investigation Agency (SIA) for “rapid and effective investigation and prosecution of military-related crimes in the Union area”.
• The SIA will be an important liaison with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other Central Institutions.
• The head of this unit will be a former SIA Director.
• Source – Press Information Bureau