DAILY NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS THE HINDU & THE INDIAN EXPRESS (04 th JULY,2018)

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MAINS WARM-UP( 03 rd JULY 2018) QUESTION. What are the challenges & concerns for Indian economy in the wake of different policies of USA like H1B visa policy & President Trump s JCPOA withdrawal. Examine { 250 WORDS, 15 MARKS }

A good beginning: on the Cauvery Water Management Authority The CWMA has been formed by the Centre to implement the water-sharing award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal. It asked Karnataka to release 31.24 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of water in July. The quantum is based on the monthly schedule drawn up by the Tribunal, and excludes the surplus realised on the Tamil Nadu side in June. Cooperation of the States in gathering data on rainfall, inflows and outflows, cropping patterns and periodic withdrawals from reservoirs will led to effective successfully performing it s role. As the south-west monsoon forecast to be normal this year & CWMA meeting in every 10 days a year thus there may not be any major problem in overseeing the release of water to Tamil Nadu. It is only in a distress year that the CWMA will face a significant challenge, as determining the extent of distress, and dividing the shortfall among the States on a pro rata basis can be tricky exercises. How unfortunate will be another round of litigation? i. Karnataka is about to challenge in the Supreme Court the Centre s notification constituting the Authority which will be against the provisions of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, which says it is the Centre s duty to notify a scheme to implement the award of a Tribunal. ii. Karnataka s claim that the scheme requires parliamentary approval before it is implemented is questionable as Parliament has the power to modify the scheme, or leave it as it stands.

Way forward? States need to adopt the issue of sharing the waters of the inter-state river in a spirit of cooperation. Parties concerned should leave behind the era of litigation. A non-political mechanism available to make sound professional decisions on water availability and sharing of distress. After having been locked in a contentious legal dispute for so long, all parties concerned must embark on a new era of mutually beneficial water-sharing.

LIKED IT?- WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE & SHARE? Q 1. Consider the following statements about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 1. It is designed by International Telecommunications Union (ITU) 2. It has been designed to protect the personal data of E.U. residents. Select the correct statements a) 1 Only b) 2 Only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Q 2. Consider the following statements regarding Mobile App c-vigil a) Launched by Civil vigilance commission. b) The app consist of list & assests of various offenders found guilty under Fugitive economic offenders Bill. Optionsi. A only ii. B only iii. Both A & B iv. Niether A nor B NOTE - NOTES- OF EDITORIAL + MAINS Q & A + DAILY MCQs- - NOTE

LIKED IT?- WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE & SHARE? Q 3. The continental rise is an underwater feature found between a) The continental shelf and continental slope b) The continental slope and abyssal plain c) The abyssal plain and oceanic trench d) None of the above. Q 4. Which of the following Biosphere Reserves in India is/are located south of the Tropic of Cancer? i. Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve ii. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve iii. Simlipal Biosphere Reserve iv. Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve Select the correct answer using codes below: a) 2 Only b) 2 and 3 Only c) 1,2 and 3 Only d) 1,2,3 and 4 NOTE - NOTES- OF EDITORIAL + MAINS Q & A + DAILY MCQs- - NOTE

LIKED IT?- WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE & SHARE? Q 1. Solution (b) European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been designed to protect the personal data of E.U. residents. Q 2.(4) Niether A nor B. Q 3.(B). The continental rise is an underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain. This feature can be found all around the world, and it represents the final stage in the boundary between continents and the deepest part of the ocean. The environment in the continental rise is quite unique, and many oceanographers study it extensively in the hopes of learning more about the ocean and geologic history. Q 4. Solution: d) All four are located south of the tropic of cancer The Sundarbans is a vast forest in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal and considered one of the natural wonders of the world. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats and Nilgiri Hills ranges of South India. The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a non-use conservation area and biosphere reserve in the Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. NOTE - NOTES- OF EDITORIAL + MAINS Q & A + DAILY MCQs- - NOTE

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