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07 September, 2020

Mixed Messaging: India's Integration into Global Value Chains (GVCs) - Prospects and Challenges Indian Economy
Court's drift and Chinks in the Judiciary's Armour: Problems with the Master of Roster System - (Polity & Governance)
Research Paper calls for Change in India's Forest Policy - (Environment & Biodiversity)
Close old Power Plants: Prelims Pointer on Energy Sector (Environment & Biodiversity)
Government suspends FCRA licence of 4 Christian Groups ( Polity & Governance)
Policy lessons in Tamil Nadu's Language Formula- Reference
Question for the day

[{"explanation": "Explanation: The total share of Renewable energy, including Large Hydropower projects is around 36%.", "question": "Consider the following Statements:\n<ol>\n<li>Karnataka accounts for highest installed capacity of Solar Power.</li>\n<li>After declaration of Large hydropower projects as Renewable energy projects, India has met its target of 40% of installed capacity from non-fossil fuels.</li>\n</ol>\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?", "options": [{"option_id": "5f5649d57737d4473bcfe383", "is_correct_answer": true, "title": "1 only"}, {"option_id": "5f5649d57737d4473bcfe384", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "2 only"}, {"option_id": "5f5649d57737d4473bcfe385", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "Both 1 and 2"}, {"option_id": "5f5649d57737d4473bcfe386", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "Neither 1 nor 2"}], "question_id": "5f5649d57737d4473bcfe382"}, {"explanation": "Explanation: Thermal Power: 62%; Renewable Energy: 24%; Large Hydropower: 12%; Nuclear Energy: 2%", "question": "Consider the following sources of Electricity generation in India:\n<ol>\n<li>Thermal Power</li>\n<li>Large Hydropower Projects</li>\n<li>Renewable Energy</li>\n<li>Nuclear Energy</li>\n</ol>\nWhich among the following depicts the decreasing share of different sources in the total installed capacity?", "options": [{"option_id": "5f564a0e7737d4473bcfe38b", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "1, 2, 3, 4"}, {"option_id": "5f564a0e7737d4473bcfe38c", "is_correct_answer": true, "title": "1, 3, 2, 4"}, {"option_id": "5f564a0e7737d4473bcfe38d", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "2, 1, 3, 4"}, {"option_id": "5f564a0e7737d4473bcfe38e", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "3, 1, 2, 4"}], "question_id": "5f564a0e7737d4473bcfe38a"}, {"explanation": "Explanation: As per the FCRA Act 2010, all NGOs are required to be registered under the Act to receive foreign funding. According to terms stipulated in the FCRA, an organization cannot receive foreign funding unless it is registered under the 2010 Act, except when it gets government approval for a specific project. Under the FCRA Act, registered NGOs can receive foreign contributions for five purposes — social, educational, religious, economic and cultural.\n \nPM CARES Fund has got exemption under the FCRA and a separate account for receiving foreign donations has been opened. This enables PM CARES Fund to accept donations and contributions from individuals and organizations based in foreign countries. This is consistent with respect to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF). PMNRF has also received foreign contributions as a public trust since 2011.", "question": "Consider the following statements –\n<ol>\n<li>As per the FCRA Act 2010, all NGOs are required to be registered under the Act to receive foreign funding.</li>\n<li>PM CARES Fund has got exemption under the FCRA.</li>\n</ol>\nSelect the correct statement –", "options": [{"option_id": "5f564a4b7737d44741cc0fa1", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "1 only"}, {"option_id": "5f564a4b7737d44741cc0fa2", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "2 only"}, {"option_id": "5f564a4b7737d44741cc0fa3", "is_correct_answer": true, "title": "Both 1 and 2"}, {"option_id": "5f564a4b7737d44741cc0fa4", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "None of the above"}], "question_id": "5f564a4b7737d44741cc0fa0"}, {"explanation": "Mizoram has the largest percentage of area under Forests. However, in terms of absolute area, Madhya Pradesh ranks first.", "question": "Which among the following states has the largest percentage of its area under forests?", "options": [{"option_id": "5f564a837737d44741cc0fa7", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "Madhya Pradesh"}, {"option_id": "5f564a837737d44741cc0fa8", "is_correct_answer": true, "title": "Mizoram"}, {"option_id": "5f564a837737d44741cc0fa9", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "Chhattisgarh"}, {"option_id": "5f564a837737d44741cc0faa", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "Arunachal Pradesh"}], "question_id": "5f564a837737d44741cc0fa6"}]

Prelims Quiz

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Mixed messaging: India’s integration into global value chain (GVCs) – Prospects and challenges

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. In his speech, PM Modi pitched for greater investment into India from US-based Companies so that Indian Economy gets integrated into Global Supply Chains. Now, the call for Integration of Indian Economy into Global Value Chains has been appearing in the newspaper repeatedly and hence becomes extremely important from the perspective of Examination.

Understanding Global Value Chains (GVCs)
Measurement of Country's Integration into GVCs
Evolution of GVCs across the World
Why should India get Integrated into GVCs?
Reasons for India's Poor Integration into GVCs
Way Forward

Courts drift and chinks in the judiciary armour

As per the Indian Constitution, the Supreme Court is required to act as guarantor of FRs. It is required to keep a check on the powers of the executive and ensure basic rights to Indian Citizens. However, many legal scholars and legal luminaries have highlighted that in recent times, there has been marked shift in the stance of Supreme Court from Rights based court to Executive court.

What do you mean by Executive court?
Political interference in the functioning of Judiciary
Master of the roaster
Procedure to allocate cases:
Way Forward

Research paper calls for the change in the India’s Forest Policy

Domestic timber production has slumped while imports soared because of decades of policies which were focused on conservation instead of production. In this regard a paper has been published, which demands a relook at the forest policy.

So what is the Background?
So what was the impact of the shift in focus to conservation?
So what is Trees Outside Forests
Why were we not able to project the shortage?
Increase in demand of Timber:
Benefits of Timber production from trees outside forests (TOFs)
The changes which have been recommended?

Close old power plants: Prelims pointer on India’s energy sector

According to recent analysis carried out by Climate Research Horizon, shutting down thermal power plants which are more than 20 years old can lead to financial savings of around Rs 53,000 crores. These savings are on account on mainly 2 reasons -

Not having to spend on retrofitting these old power plants to reduce the toxicity of the emissions.
Savings due to shift towards Renewable Energy

Apart from that, the article also highlights that India has surplus power generation capacity wherein several states have installed capacity that is far higher than their actual requirements.

Share of different sources in installed capacity
Contribution of various renewable sources
Progress report on renewable energy

Government suspends FCRA liscence of four Christian group

Licence provided by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) under The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) is necessary or mandatory for a non-profit organisation to receive foreign funds in India. MHA has suspended FCRA licence of six NGOs out of which 4 are Christian Associations. Concerns have been raised regarding the impact of U.S.-based evangelical donors as they indulge in religious conversions in India.

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
To whom FCRA is applicable?
Who can receive foreign contribution?
Who are prohibited to receive foreign contribution?
How can permission to accept Foreign Contribution be obtained?
What are the eligibility criteria for grant of registration?
What are the eligibility criteria for grant of Prior Permission?
What are the conditions to be met for the grant of registration and prior permission?

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