Weekly Current Affairs Mains (16th to 22nd DECMBER, 2019)
Topic : Climate of inaction
Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3: Ecology & Environment
Context:
The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded without any major progress or announcement regarding the global effort against climate change.
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Topic : Invasive Alien species and its threat to ecosystem.
Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3: Ecology & Environment
Context:
Climate change and unprecedented floods resulting from cloud bursts have facilitated the introduction of aquatic invasive alien species into new habitats in India. This phenomenon threatens ecosystems, habitats and native species. Recently, a study by Biju Kumar and others from the Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, revealed the role of the 2018 floods in introducing the most dangerous fish species into Kerala’s wetlands.
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Topic : Water planning failures
Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 1: Indian Society
Context:
In the absence of scientific planning and implementation, measures like Jal Shakti Abhiyan may not be successful.
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Topic : The distinct cry of an imperilled frontier
Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 2: Indian Polity
Context:
Recently, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India. It amends the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for religious minorities from the predominantly Muslim countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. This act has very important multiple issues regarding the northeast states of India and thus, northeast states are opposing this act.
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Topic : The widening fissure in India’s rule of law
Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 2: Indian Governance
Context:
The two recent incidents in the state of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh show that even after decades of Independence, the relationship between the individual and the state is marked by a deep and pervasive imbalance of power.
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