Highlights |UPSC Exam Current Affairs 27-01-2020
UPSC exam current affairs 27-01-2020 The following article contains all the updated events and news for IAS Preparation. Our daily IAS Current Affairs and News cover the most important topics to give precise information to the reader and IAS Aspirants.
- Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) – Showcased during Republic Day Parade
- Oslo Accord
- India-Brazil relationship
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Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) – Showcased during Republic Day Parade
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Science & Technology; Security
In News
- It is a rocket-based framework to assault moving satellites.
- India had tried the Anti-Satellite System(A-SAT) from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island, once known as Wheeler Island, an island off the shore of Odisha in March 2019. The test was named Mission Shakti.
- With such capacities, India is presently in the class of three nations after the U.S., Russia, and China to have such innovation.
Anthropological Survey of India (ANSI)
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I- Culture, Society
In News
- As a component of the celebration of Gandhi’s 150th birth commemoration, ANSI has committed a whole issue of its diary on what it calls “Gandhian bits of knowledge into applied human sciences”.
- I was framed in 1945 with its HQ at Kolkata
- Parent Ministry: Ministry of Culture.
Global Talent Competitiveness INDEX (GTCI)
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Economy
In News
- GTCI arranged by INSEAD in a joint effort with human asset firm Addeco and Google
- India has climbed eight spots to 72nd position in the 2020 GTCI which was beaten by Switzerland, the US and Singapore.
- The report additionally noticed that the hole between high salary, ability rich countries and the remainder of the world is enlarging.
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Polity, GS-I- Society
In News
- CARA is a statutory self-governing collection of Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- It is the nodal body for the appropriation of Indian kids and is ordered to screen and direct in-nation and between nation selections.
- CARA is assigned as the Central Authority to manage between nation receptions as per the arrangements of the Hague Convention on Inter-nation Adoption, 1993, sanctioned by Government of India in 2003.
Merchanting Trade Transactions (MTT) – Guidelines Revised
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Economy
In News
- Merchanting exchange is one which includes the shipment of products starting with one outside nation then onto the next remote nation including an Indian Intermediary. Henceforth, it is likewise called Intermediary Trade.
- As per reexamined rules, for an exchange to be delegated merchanting exchange, merchandise gained will not enter the Domestic Tariff Area. Likewise, the whole MTT will be finished inside a general time of nine months.
- Reconsidered rules were given by RBI under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.
Kolkata Port Tableau in Republic Day
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Infrastructure, Economy
In News
- 2020 is the 150th year of Kolkata Port Trust, Ministry of Shipping.
- It was as of late renamed as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port by the Prime Minister.
- Just because, a port is highlighted in the Republic Day scene.
- Sort of Harbor: Coastal Breakwater, River Natural, Medium Seaport
Oslo Accord
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- International Affairs
In News
- Significant fares are Iron metal, calfskin, cotton materials and significant imports are Wheat, Raw Cotton, Machinery, Iron and steel
- Palestine has taken steps to pull back from key arrangements of the Oslo Accords if the US reports its Middle East Peace Plan.
- Oslo Accords are a progression of understandings among Israel and the Palestinians marked during the 1990s.
- Oslo I (1993) officially known as the Declaration of Principles (DOP) set up a timetable for the Middle East harmony process. It anticipated a between time Palestinian government in Gaza and Jericho in the West Bank.
- Oslo II formally called the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza (1995), developed Oslo I. It included
- Provisions for the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from six West Bank cities and about 450 towns.
- Timetable for elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council.
- The between time settlement was just expected to most recent five years while a changeless understanding was concluded however it has implicitly been turned over for over two decades.
- The subject of Jerusalem was left unsure under the Oslo Accords
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International Affairs
Topic: General Studies 3:
- Two-sided, local and worldwide groupings and understandings including India and additionally influencing India’s inclinations.
- Impact of arrangements and governmental issues of created and creating nations on India’s inclinations
India-Brazil relationship
Context
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on a visit to India and furthermore as a boss visitor for 2020 Republic Day.
Introduction
India and Brazil set up conciliatory relations among India and Brazil in 1948. The long reciprocal vital organization depends on a typical worldwide vision, shared majority rule esteems, and a guarantee to encourage monetary development with social incorporation for the welfare of the individuals of the two nations.
Brazil and India formally declared each other ‘strategic partners’ way back in 2006.
Convergence of Interests
- The two India &Brazil have generally been pioneers of the Global South
- Brasilia and New Delhi together sought after yearnings of lasting seats in the UN Security Council
- Both yearn for a multipolar world where huge creating nations can outline worldwide guidelines and democratize universal foundations.
- Imaginative alliances like IBSA and BRICS were for the commonsense financial increase as well as a feature of a transformative development to multilaterally reorder the world.
Is there a shift in Brazil’s Foreign Policy in recent times (particularly after Bolsonaro)?
- Political Worldview
- Since the 1990s, Leftist Brazilian Presidents – Fernando Cardoso and Lula da Silva – had made India the mainstay of Brazil’s international strategy inside the setting of South-South collaboration and resistance to a Western-commanded world request.
- Be that as it may, Far-right Bolsonaro out of the blue raged to control in October 2018 after a delayed financial droop and administration breakdown.
- Ideologically, Bolsonaro’s group feel nearer to the Global North than to the Global South.
- This has made Brazil draw nearer to the USA regularly at the expense of Global South-South participation.
- For Example, Bolsonaro consented to relinquish Brazil’s assignment as a ‘creating nation’ and is charming USA in order to join OECD
- Trade
- Two-sided exchange among India and Brazil is $8.2 billion of every 2018-19. It involved $3.8 billion of Indian fares to Brazil and $4.4 million as imports by India
- In the interim, Brazil’s exchange with China is over $110 billion of every 2018-19.
- This demonstrates developing reliance on Brazil’s economy on China hence giving the political favourable position to china to seek after its inclinations regularly at the expense of Indian interests.
- Climate Change
- India has been at the bleeding edge with respect to taking activities to handle Climate Change Ex: International Solar Alliance and goal-oriented focuses under Paris Climate Deal
- Bolsonaro has been suspicious about Climate Change and has sanctioned approaches that organize advancement at the expense of natural corruption. Ex: The discussion over Amazon Forest Fires
Does that mean Brazil and India are on the path of divergence? – Not Necessarily
- Exchange protectionism offers irrelevant market access to Brazilian fares, Bolsonaro has no choice however to seek Asia for progressively particular exchange understandings.
- Brazil is very much set to be an elective hydrocarbon hotspot for India’s vitality security, particularly when there are political strains in neighbouring Venezuela (one of India’s significant oil import source)
- India is frequently observed by Brazil as a gentler benevolent force for lessening overdependence on China.
Key MoUs/Agreements exchanged during the Visit:
- MoU for setting up a nodal establishment in India to do inquire about on Bioenergy.
- Concurrence on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
- MoU on collaboration in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy.
- Social Exchange Program for the period 2020-2024.
- MoU between Invest India and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency.
Connecting the Dots:
- Non-Alignment Policy – Does India still pursue it
- India and overall Latin America relations
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Model questions: (You can now post your answers in the comment section)
Q.1) Consider the following statements about Child Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)
- It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Home Affairs
- CARA primarily deals with the adoption of the orphan, abandoned and surrendered children through its associated /recognised adoption agencies.
Which of the above statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Q.2) Consider the following statements about Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI)
- It is released annually by World Bank in collaboration with International Labour Organisation
- India has climbed eight places to 72nd rank in the 2020 report of GTCI
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Q.3) Consider the following statements about the Anthropological Survey of India (ANSI)
- It is a premier research institute in India for anthropological research in bio-cultural studies.
- It works under the overall control & guidance of the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Q.4) Oslo Accords often seen in the news is related to which region/countries?
- North Korea-South Korea
- Israel-Palestine
- India-Pakistan
- None of the above
Q.5) Consider the following statements about ASAT Weapons recently in the news
- It is a missile-based system to attack moving satellites.
- With such capabilities, India is now in the league of three countries after the U.S., Russia, and China to have such technology
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
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