Junior Science Refresher

Junior Science Refresher

Junior Science Refresher Published this article page no 30 these sites are nominated by unesco as embodied in an international treaty called the convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage adopted in 1972.nomination process o tentative list it is the first step a country must take by making an inventory of its important natural and cultural heritage sites located within its boundaries.  the nomination file after unesco includes a property in the tentative list that country has to prepare a nomination document with necessary documentation and maps. this is sent for evaluation to the advisory bodies. o final inscription once a site has been nominated and evaluated it is up to the world heritage committee to make the final decision on its inscription on the world heritage lists Junior Science Refresher buy.

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shine india monthly magazine

shine india monthly magazine

shine india monthly magazine Published this article page no 16 reclining buddha why in news? indias largest statue of the reclining buddha is being installed at the buddha international welfare mission temple in bodh gaya bihar. about reclining buddhaa reclining buddha statue represents the buddha during his last illness about to enter parinirvana  the stage of great salvation after death that can only be attained by enlightened souls shine india monthly magazine buy. 

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pratiyogita darpan hindi

pratiyogita darpan hindi

pratiyogita darpan hindi Published this article page no 118  It will make medical device companies accountable for quality and safety of their products.  It will lead to recruiting competent resources that cater to the additional workload that these new regulations will bring in.  It will also provide an additional assurance of safety to the customers. Further these rules could be changed now as per the evolving technologies and needs of people. Negative Implications  The local micro and small scale device manufacturers will have to comply with standards and procedures considered too costly for them. o The Association of Indian Medical Device Industry has stated that most small manufacturers would find it t ough to comply with and to have qualified regulatory staff to meet the Medical Device and Diagnostic Rules (MDR). Related news  Health Ministry also released Medical Devices Amendment Rules 2020 by amending the Medical Devices Rules 2017 for mandatory registration of medical devices.  Medical devices shall be registered with Central Licensing Authority through an identified online portal established by CDSCO.  The registration will remain voluntary for 18 months. NITI Aayog Health Ministry reach consensus on Medical Devices Bill being drafted  Consensus was reached over various provisions of Medical Devices (Safety Effectiveness and Innovation) Bill 2019. Bill is being drafted for Cabinet approval.  So far finalised draft of Bill proposes that medical devices should be regulated by a separate division under Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). o Division will be headed by a technical expert and there will be no separate regulator as conceptualized by NITI Aayog earlier pratiyogita darpan hindi buy.

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Banking services chronicle

Banking services chronicle

Banking services chronicle Published this article page no   95  Movement of insurgents across the border to safe havens in Bangladesh Mostly from north eastern outfits in India such as United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Dina Halim Daigah (DHD) United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV) etc.  Demarcating territorial waters It has led to serious differences between the two countries. Establishing ownership of the newly created territories for example the 1980s controversy surrounding sovereignty over New Moore Island in South Talpatty Bangladesh.   Cross Border Water Disputessuch as sharing of Teesta River construction of dam by India on Barak River have plagued the border management and bilateral relations. Problems of Border Management  Inadequate border fencing due to issues such as riverine areas protests by residing population and jungle areas where patrolling is difficult.  Porous border Shared ancestry linguistic and ethnic ties and social and familial linkages make the border porous and difficult to manage. It allows free movement of nationals including criminals of both the countries Banking services chronicle buy.

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Banking service chronicle Monthly Magazine by bsc academy-subscribe Published this article page no  56   VANDE BHARAT MISSION  It is Indias largest repatriation operation to bring home Indian nationals stranded abroad due to COVID19 lockdown.  People are brought back in flights by Air India and also by Indian Navy (from Sri Lanka and Maldives)  More than 1.5 lakhs Indians stranded across world have been brought back. . EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD BETWEEN AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA IS WEAKENING  Recently European Space Agency (ESA) scientists have warned that the earths geomagnetic field is weakening in some areas area between Africa and South America. o ESA has termed the phenomenon of this change of geomagnetic field or the surface magnetic field as South Atlantic Anomaly.  The area of the South Atlantic Anomaly is characterized by a significant reduction in the strength of Earths magnetic field compared with areas at similar geographic latitudes o The data gathered by the European Space Agencys satellites reveals that the area of the anomaly dropped in strength by over 8 per cent between 1970 and 2020.  Though the reasons for this are still not clear a possible explanation could be a shift in Earths magnetic field whereby North Pole and South Pole switch places as field reverses. o This reversal last happened 7.8 lakh years ago with scientists believing that a shift is long overdue. These reversals usually happen at an interval of 250000 years.  If a reversal takes place the consequences could be significant and could cause major issues for telecommunications and satellite systems. Certain mobile phones and satellites may stop working banking service chronicle monthly magazine buy. 

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Junior Science refresher

Junior Science refresher

Junior Science refresher Published this article page no  144 Reduce criminalisation of politics A large number of candidates with criminal background as party nominees has come to the forefront in the recent times. This may get rectified with growth in innerparty democracy.Lack of transparency and accountability in the inner functioning of the political parties This has serious consequences for the steady functioning of parliamentary democracy in the country.No Law regulating appointments Though RPA disqualifies a sitting legislator or a candidate on certain grounds there is nothing regulating the appointments to offices within the party. A politician may be disqualified from being a legislator but (s)he may continue to hold high positions within hisher party. Challenges in setting up in Party Democracy  Inadequate power with Election Commission Election Commission of India (ECI) is also not equipped to regulate the functioning of the political parties. In the case of Indian National Congress vs Institute of Social Welfare & Others of 2002 the Supreme Court held that the ECI cannot take punitive action against registered political parties for violating the principles of innerparty democracy o The court acknowledging the deregistering powers of the registering authority maintained that the issue of political parties is different from other forms of registration. o This makes the regulation of the conduct and functioning of the political parties extremely difficult reducing the chances of democratic working of parties in the country.Resistance by Dynastic caste and religion parties Most of the parties are openly caste or religiousbased and also their finances are dubious and opaque. o Almost all parties are family fiefdoms and there are no periodical inparty elections in Indian parties Junior Science refresher buy.

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Drishti ias books

Drishti ias books

Drishti ias books Published this article page no 31  Lack of Predictability The algorithms taking over social functions must be predictable to those they govern. The local specific behavior of the AI may not be predictable apart from its safety even if the programmers do everything right. Way Forward  International agencies could be guided by the Asilomar AI Principles (by Future of Life Institute a nonprofit organization) which are 23 guidelines for the research and development of AI.  Need for a responsible AI Resolutions can be brought to regulate Robotics and code of ethical conducts can be brought for Robotic engineers as well as Research ethics committees. Following set of ethical principles could be adopted likeo Minimize Biasedness and arrest inequalities and discrimination arising out of it o Robots should act in the best interests of humans. o Human interactions with robots should be voluntary. o Ensuring equitable benefits to all  AI systems should be made legally liable for their actions through making their programmers and users accountable.  Regulation must be continuous and adapt with evolution of technology.  There is need to find country specific data trained workforce finetuned algorithms and technology suited to local needs Drishti ias books buy.

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arihant current affairs magazine

arihant current affairs magazine

arihant current affairs magazine Published this article page no 14  POLITY & GOVERNANCE 1.1. ARTICLE 131 OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION Why in news? Recently Kerala and Chhattisgarh have filed a suit in the Supreme court challenging the constitutional validity of various central laws such as Citizenship Amendment Act (Kerala) and the National Investigation Agency Act (Chhattisgarh) under Article 131 of the Indian Constitution. Kerala o Kerala has filed a suit to challenge the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 stating that it is violative of Articles 14 (equality before the law) (protection of life and personal liberty) and 25 (freedom of religion) as well as against the secular fabric of the nation. o It also challenges the Passport (Entry to India) Amendment Rules 2015 and Foreigners (Amendment) Order 2015 which had regularised the stay of nonMuslim migrants from Pakistan Bangladesh and Afghanistan who had entered India before December 31 2014 on the condition that they had fled religious persecution from their home countries.  Chhattisgarh o It has sought a declaration that the NIA Act 2008 is unconstitutional on the ground that it is beyond the legislative competence of Parliament. o As Police is a subject reserved for the States having a central police agency which has overriding powers over the State police with no provision for consent from the State government for its operations is against the division of legislative powers between the Centre and the States. o And thus NIA is against the federal spirit of the Constitution arihant current affairs magazine buy.

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arihant current affairs magazine Published this article page no 13   This is expected to protect them from falling in the clutches of moneylenders for meeting such expenses and ensure their continuance in the farming activities.  It is a Central Sector Scheme under Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.  Income support of Rs.6000 per year is provided to all farmer families across the country in three equal installments of Rs.2000 every four months.  Definition of family for the Scheme is husband wife and minor children.  Responsibility of identification of beneficiary farmer families rests with the State  UT Governments.  Fund is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.  Farmers can do their selfregistration through the Farmers Corner in the portal or through Common Service Centers.  Farmers can know status of their payment through the Farmers Corner in the portal.  Excluded categories under PM KISAN o All Institutional Land holders o Farmer families with one or more members with  former or present Constitutional posts  Serving and retired employees of PSEs  Pensioners whose monthly pension is Rs.10000or more  Persons who paid Income Tax in last assessment year  Professionals like Doctors Engineers registered with Professional bodies and carrying out profession.  PMKISAN Mobile App was launched on 1st Anniversary of PM KISAN on which farmers can view the status of their application update or carry out corrections of their Aadhaar cards and also check history of credits to their bank accounts arihant current affairs magazine buy.

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