Syllabus subtopic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
News: The Mizoram government has passed a resolution revoking the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA).
Prelims focus: Key features of Forest Rights Act 2006.
Mains focus: Challenges in implementation of the Act and Tribal concerns
Special powers Under Article 371 (G):
Concerns
About Forest Rights Act (FRA):
Rights under the Act:
Eligibility:
Eligibility to get rights under the Act is confined to those who “primarily reside in forests” and who depend on forests and forest land for a livelihood.
Further, either the claimant must be a member of the Scheduled Tribes scheduled in that area or must have been residing in the forest for 75 years.
How are Rights recognized?
Source: The Hindu
Syllabus subtopic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
News: The United States has told that it no longer thinks Israeli settlements in the West Bank violate international law. The new US view is different from that of most countries’ on this issue.
Prelims focus: Locations of Gaza strip, West Bank, Sinai peninsula and others neighbouring regions
Mains focus: about the Israel-Palestine dispute, role of USA policies in the region and their repercussions for the world
Location of West Bank
About the disputed settlements in West Bank
Are these settlements illegal?
About Jerusalem
Source: Indian Express
Syllabus subtopic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
News: International concern has been growing about what China is doing to its Uighur population. Reports have emerged of China ‘homogenising’ the Uighurs.
Prelims focus: About Uighurs and their issue with Chinese govt.
Mains focus: Ethnic conflicts in China and its consequences for the world order.
Issues
Around a million Uighurs, Kazakhs and other Muslims have been bundled into internment camps, where they are allegedly being schooled into giving up their identity, and assimilate better in the communist country dominated by the Han Chinese.
China resolutely denies all such allegations, claiming the camps to be ‘educational centres’ where the Uighurs are being cured of “extremist thoughts” and radicalisation, and learning vocational skills.
About Uighurs
Why is China targeting the Uighurs?
Xinjiang is technically an autonomous region within China — its largest region, rich in minerals, and sharing borders with eight countries, including India, Pakistan, Russia and Afghanistan.
Source: Indian Express
Syllabus subtopic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
News: With the failure of the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank reigniting the debate on the low level of insurance for deposits held by customers in banks in India, the central government now plans to raise the cover. A legislation in this regard is likely in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.
Prelims focus: About Deposit Insurance and its regulation
Mains focus: The need for reforms in the banking sector
About deposit insurance an its regulation in India
What happens to depositors’ money when a bank fails?
Procedure for depositors to claim the money on bank’s liquidation
The DICGC does not deal directly with depositors.
In FY19, it took an average 1,425 days for the DICGC to receive and settle the first claims on a de-registered bank.
Who are insured by the DICGC?
The corporation covers all commercial and co-operative banks, except in Meghalaya, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Besides, Only primary cooperative societies are not insured by the DICGC.
The DICGC does not include the following types of deposits:
Necessary reforms
Source: The Hindu
Syllabus subtopic: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges.
News: The ambitious National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) project will be operational by December 31, 2020.
Prelims focus: About NATGRID and its features.
Mains focus: Significance and its criticisms
About NATGRID
Who can access the data?
The database would be accessible to authorised persons from 11 agencies on a case-to-case basis, and only for professional investigations into suspected cases of terrorism.
Criticisms:
Need for NATGRID
Source: The Hindu
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