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INDEX

Essay Paper

1. ‘Unlock Phase 1’………………………………………………………………….03

GS 2

International Relations

1. Nepal’s Constitution Amendment Bill…………………………………..05

GS 3

Biodiversity

1. ‘Rare Scorpion fish’ found in the waters of

the Gulf of Manner……………………………………………………………..07

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GS 2


1. G7 list of invitees to be expanded………………………………………..08

GS 3

Environment

1. Side-effects of aerial spraying of pesticides………………………….08

Biodiversity

2. Surge in rescue of wandering wildlife…………………………………..09

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Essay Paper Editorial

Q – What does “vigil on virus and opening with caution” of the

phase ‘Unlock 1’ mean?

INTRO = The Centre’s move for a phased unlocking of public

activity after the rigorous lockdown since March 25 sets the stage

for people to resume their jobs and undertake some travel. The

‘Unlock 1’ plan should ensure a careful restarting of activities.

Latest data since the virus surfaced in the country show that 13

cities, including some of the biggest metros, host 70% of the case

and many of the earlier restrictions will continue there.

Retaining curbs on big gatherings, such as in religious places, is

reasonable, given the history of these sites unwittingly becoming

super spreaders.

But States must show diligence in actively testing and quarantining

individuals in cities with high incidence to significantly control the

spread. Such as the delivery of goods and everyday services,

including health services unrelated to COVID-19 infections.

Opening with Caution means –

Immediate need for CIVIL measures such as,

1) A genuinely universal PDS with adequate supplies of food grain,

ensuring that no one is left behind, must be provided in all States.

Cash supplements should reach all intended beneficiaries. This

needs to be underscored, as surveys of workers who lost jobs after

the pandemic indicate rising hunger levels and missing financial

support.

2) Some sections, such as Dalit’s, women, and low-skilled workers are

even worse off.

3) Or the elderly, vulnerable individuals and children below 10, the

Centre’s advice is to shelter in place even during the relaxation

phase. This is medically sound advice, but can be implemented for

the short run given the logistical difficulties.

The course of COVID-19 in the weeks ahead is by no means

predictable, and the Centre recognizes the possibility of new rural

clusters emerging due to large-scale return of migrants.

Whether in the cities or the countryside, ‘Unlock 1’ must

prioritise some actions:

Create public awareness that the virus is present,

Ramp up testing,

Provide health services,

And intensively monitor relief measures.

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GS 2


Q – All about tabling Nepal’s Constitution Amendment Bill to

formalize the country’s new map?

BACKGROUND = The Constitution Second Amendment Bill will

change the Schedule 3 of the Nepalese Constitution and replace

the existing map with the map that was unveiled on May 20. The

new map depicts the sliver of strategically important land covering

Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani as part of Nepal. The area is

currently part of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand but Nepal has

disputed the Indian position based on historical documents and

bilateral understanding of Sugauli treaty.

The Parliament showed the deep division within Nepal’s polity as

the parties from the plains. But the Bill will get the required two-

thirds majority in the Parliament. The process is expected to take

around a week.

Friend Turned Foe – Nepal wooed by US & China.

The perception of Mr. Oli as anti-India only goes back about five

years. “Prior to 2015, if you were to ask which Nepalese politician

had worked most consistently towards strengthening ties with

India, the answer would be K.P. Sharma Oli –

1) In 1996, for example, Mr. Oli split from his own party, the

Communist Party of Nepal’s Unified Maoist-Leninist (CPN-UML)

faction, in order to support the Nepal-India agreement over the

Mahakali river water sharing treaty.

2) That [perception] changed in 2015,”, referring to the events that

led up to the promulgation of the Nepali Constitution, one that

India felt was unfair to Madhesis living in the south and

unrepresentative of India’s interests in the country.

3) Later, Mr. Oli faced the blockade at the India-Nepal border that saw

supplies into landlocked Nepal stopped on the Indian side for

months.

4) That’s when China stepped in for Mr. Oli, referring to an eight-point

transit and transport facilitation agreement Mr. Oli signed with

Beijing in March 2016.

5) With the Opposition subdued, Madhesi activists co-opted or jailed,

and a largely uncritical media, Mr. Oli coasted along for the first two

years, until he faced protests in Kathmandu last year over India’s

new political map of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Recent triggers -

India has also hardened its position with Mr. Oli. Despite PM Modi agreeing in 2014 that the Foreign Secretaries would meet on the Kalapani and Susta disputes, no meeting on the disputes has been held in six years. The government dismissed Mr. Oli’s demand to release the report of an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) that was due to suggest some solutions on the border issues. In December, New Delhi cancelled a visit by Mr. Oli’s envoy, and Nepal’s Ambassador to Delhi has not had a meeting scheduled by the Ministry of External Affairs for months, despite requests.

In that sense, Mr. Oli’s latest move on the maps maybe a fait accompli. The ball is in New Delhi’s court.

For Prelims

Tabling of a Bill/an amendment means = to postpone or suspend

consideration of a pending motion. In other words, to

"table" means to begin consideration (or reconsideration) of a

proposal.

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Biodiversity

Q – Give an account of the ‘Rare Scorpion fish’ found in the

waters of the Gulf of Mannar?

BACKGROUND = Researchers at the Central Marine Fisheries

Research Institute (CMFRI) have found a rare fish from Sethukarai

coast in the Gulf of Mannar.

This was the first time that the particular species was found alive

in Indian waters.

The fish has the ability to change color and blend with its

surrounding environment to escape from predators and while

preying.

On first look, its appearance is totally confusing and would be

doubted if it was a fish or fossilized coral skeleton covered with

bivalve shells.

The fish is called ‘scorpion fish’ because its spines contain

neurotoxic venom. When the spines pierce an individual, the

venom gets injected immediately and it can be extremely painful

and eating the fish would lead to death.

Snippets

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G7 list of invitees to be expanded, post postponement

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he would postpone a Group

of Seven summit he had hoped to hold next month until September

or later and expand the list of invitees to include Australia, Russia,

South Korea and India.

The G7, which groups the world’s most advanced economies, was a

“very outdated group of countries” in its current format. “I’m

postponing it because I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents

what’s going on in the world,” Mr. Trump said.

Russia was expelled from what was then the G8 in 2014 when Mr.

Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, was U.S. President, after

Moscow annexed the Crimea region from Ukraine. Russia still holds

the territory, and various G7 governments have rebuffed previous

calls from Mr. Trump to readmit Moscow, given its global strategic

importance.

GS 3

Environment

Non-chemical measures IGNORED to control the locust

Swamp

Haryana’s professor has expressed disappointment over the fact

that despite the known side-effects of aerial spraying of pesticides,

the government’s locust control policy was focused only on

chemical spray.

Prof. Rajinder Chaudhary, has suggested number of effective non

chemical remedies. Including, Chintala Venkata Reddy, an organic

farmer from Telangana, who was awarded the Padma Shri this

year, to control locusts without serious side-effects.

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If chemical methods cannot be junked all together, then at least

in the areas near the population and close to catchment and

storage areas of waterbodies, the government must adopt the

safer non-chemical measures, as requested in his letter.

It must also be ensured that locust control measures do not

pollute air, water, environment and food chain.

Biodiversity

Bangalore’s account of surge in rescue of wandering wildlife

during lockdown

The wildlife that ventured into urban spaces because of their

unusual quietness during the lockdown: “Was rescued, by over 20

different species of snakes, an Indian terrapin turtle, an Indian

softshell turtle, black kites, rose-ringed parakeets, Brahminy

kites, baby squirrels and peacocks.”

Conservationists say urban wildlife is every citizen’s responsibility.

They are important to the urban ecological balance as, for

example, reptiles control the rat population, and kites eat chicken

waste, they explain.

Despite governments spending crores, lakes haven’t been cleaned

because effluents continue to flow in. But two months of

lockdown showed what radical construction had caused and what

lack of traffic, noise pollution and interference can do. The

pandemic has affected everyone. The world is one organism and it is

time we make space for forests and wildlife.

How about this today!?

The current storm brewing in the Arabian Sea, expected

to make a landfall in either Gujarat or Maharashtra has

been classified as which of the following intensities in the

4 rung system that culminates into a Cyclonic Storm?

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a. Low Pressure area

b. High temperature area

c. High pressure area

d. Low temperature area

Hey from yesterday….

According to the Ministry of Commerce, which

amongst the following core sectors has witnessed the

least affect due to the decline in production in the 4th

Quarter of the Financial Year 2020?

1. Petrol Refinery

2. Fertilizers

3. Crude Oil

4. Electricity

a. 1, 2

b. 2, 3

c. 3, 4

d. 4, 1

Answer: b


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