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March 15th current affairs Update
TOPIC : G2 2 Functions and Responsibilities of the Union and the States, Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure, Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local Levels and Challenges Therein
Centre likely to allow residents to fill their NPR details online
What is the news?
The centre will allow residents to fill the National Population Register form on their own through the online mood, a month before the door-to door enumeration by census officials
Process of the NPR
- After filling the form online, residents will get a reference code that they can mention to field enumerated at the time of her or his visit
- The details of respondent will be displayed on a mobile application developed for conducting the exercise
- The first phase of the decennial census exercise the house listing and house census are also scheduled
National population register
It is a list of “usual residents of the country”. A “usual resident of the country” is one who has been residing in a local area for at least the last six months, or intends to stay in a particular location for the next six months. NPR is a document which contains all the details of persons, not only citizens, who live in an area in a village
Legality of NPR
These rules were framed under sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955. The NPR is defined under rule 2(l) of the said rules.
History
Government prepared the NPR of all the “usual residents” in the country in 2010 by collecting specific information of each citizen .The Registrar General of India is presently conducting field trails
Scope
NPR is not a citizenship enumeration drive, as it would record even a foreigner staying in a locality for more than six months. It will help the government formulate its policies better and also aid national security.
Mains question:
What is NPR? Discuss its significance
TOPIC : GS 2 Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
The job crunch and the growing fires of nativism
What is the news?
The Haryana government has recently passed legislation that mandates companies in Haryana to provide jobs to local Haryana first before hiring people from other side
Many factors, control jobs
- World History warns that when vast majority of adults are jobless ,it inevitable leads to social revolution and political upheavals
- Many states in India have embarked on nativism adventure to protect the interest of vast number of jobless locals. Eg: DMK in Tamil Nadu
- Creation of new jobs is not entirely in the control of state government , that needs support of Central government
- Lack of skilled workers, high land prices and inadequate infrastructure are the main reasons
- After introduction of GST state government have lost their fiscal autonomy and have no power to provide tax concession to the businesses
- 3-3-3 effect the states like Karnataka , Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra are three times richer than Uttar Pradesh ,Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
- Inter state inequality , an impending demographic disaster and shrinking fiscal autonomy will inevitable nativist sub nationalism among the states
- Increased migration across the state borders
Solutions
Abundant high quality skilled and unskilled labour, land at affordable prices, uninterrupted supply of electricity, water and other such as “ease of business” facilities. So state government must use land and local infrastructure as tool for attraction of investment while they do not have control over immediate availability to use taxes as tool.
Mains question
Critically examine reasons of migration? Mention the steps taken by government
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PRELIMS PUNCHERS
- Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care. It is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and averaging them. Changes in the CPI are used to assess price changes associated with the cost of living. The CPI is one of the most frequently used statistics for identifying periods of inflation or deflation.
- Shadow Pad
Shadow path is depicted as ‘backdoor Trojan ‘ malware which creates a secret path from a targeted system to a command and control server to extract the information . The Power Ministry has said that an email was received from CERT-In on 19th of November last year on the threat of malware called Shadow Pad at some Control Centres of POSOCO. National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre, NCIIPC informed through mail about the threat by Red Echo through a malware called Shadow Pad.
- E3 scheme
Energy Efficient Enterprise (E3) Certification is an initiative to recognize burnt clay brick manufacturers who adopt energy-efficient manufacturing and encourage customers to source bricks from such E3 certified manufacturing units. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) shall initially pilot the E3 certification scheme in accordance with the guidance provided in this document. Post pilot, the final scheme will be notified by way of formulating necessary regulations for the same under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
The Final scheme shall also carry provisions for E3 certificate application fees and in case of non-compliance, Penalties. The criterion for awarding E3 certification is based on a national benchmark for energy consumption in the brick manufacturing sector
Sources: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1704417
- Hydrogen Fuel
A fuel cell uses the chemical energy of hydrogen or another fuel to cleanly and efficiently produce electricity. If hydrogen is the fuel, electricity, water, and heat are the only products. Fuel cells are unique in terms of the variety of their potential applications; they can provide power for systems as large as a utility power station and as small as a laptop computer.
- International criminal court
The International Criminal Court (ICC ) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. It is intended to complement existing national judicial systems and it may therefore exercise its jurisdiction only when national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute criminals. The ICC began operations on 1 July 2002, upon the entry into force of the Rome Statute, a multilateral treaty that serves as the court’s foundational and governing document.
The ICC lacks universal territorial jurisdiction, and may only investigate and prosecute crimes committed within member states, crimes committed by nationals of member states, or crimes in situations referred to the Court by the United Nations Security Council.
PRELIMS QUESTION
- Consider the following statement with reference to International court of justice
- ICC is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide
- It is intended to complement existing national judicial systems
Select the correct statement using code given below.
(a). 1only (b) 2 only
(c). Both (d). None of the above
Answer : C
The International Criminal Court (ICC ) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. It is intended to complement existing national judicial systems and it may therefore exercise its jurisdiction only when national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute criminals. The ICC began operations on 1 July 2002, upon the entry into force of the Rome Statute, a multilateral treaty that serves as the court’s foundational and governing document.
The ICC lacks universal territorial jurisdiction, and may only investigate and prosecute crimes committed within member states, crimes committed by nationals of member states, or crimes in situations referred to the Court by the United Nations Security Council.
2.Consider the following statement with reference to Hydrogen fuel
- A fuel cell uses the chemical energy of hydrogen or another fuel to cleanly and efficiently produce electricity
- They can provide power for systems as large as a utility power station only
Select the correct statement using code given below.
(a). 1 only (b) 2 only
(c). Both (d). None of the above
Answer : A
A fuel cell uses the chemical energy of hydrogen or another fuel to cleanly and efficiently produce electricity. If hydrogen is the fuel, electricity, water, and heat are the only products. Fuel cells are unique in terms of the variety of their potential applications; they can provide power for systems as large as a utility power station and as small as a laptop computer.