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To ensure easy accessibility to those who need it the most, relevant information must be made available in local languages and widely disseminated. In fact, this is a statutory obligation of public authorities under Section 4 of the RTI Act.
In the current scenario the role of information commissions is crucial. While in the midst of a pandemic it is reasonable to expect delays in processing information requests, public authorities must not be allowed to interpret the crisis as a justification for not complying with the RTI Act. Ex - an assessment of the functioning of the transparency
watchdogs revealed that 21 out of 29 commissions in the country
did not hold a single hearing during the first three stages of the
lockdown. While the Central Information Commission and some
State commissions used audio and video conferencing to hear and
dispose cases, most commissions did not make provision for hearing
even urgent matters.
At a time when incentives for secrecy are great, and the scope for
discretionary actions wide, it is critical to create a culture of
openness to empower people to participate meaningfully in the
decisions that have profound effects on their lives and livelihoods.
People must be able to obtain information about how and where
their money is being spent in the efforts to combat the pandemic
and whether funds are reaching the intended beneficiaries.
GS 3
Economic Development Q – Give an account of India-China trade deficit scenario. And
explain how India’s trade deficit with China can be reduced?
BACKGROUND = With an import of $65.1 billion and export of $16.6
billion, India recorded a trade deficit of $48.5 billion with China in
FY20.
While imports from China have moderately declined by 15% since
FY18 due to imposition of anti-dumping duties on some products, the
dependence of the domestic economy on Chinese imports remains
high with direct contribution to over 30% of India’s aggregate trade
deficit.
India can potentially reduce its trade deficit with China by $8.4 billion over FY21-22, which is equivalent to 17.3% of the deficit with China and 0.3% of India’s GDP
This can be achieved by the rationalisation of just a quarter of India’s imports from that country in select sectors where India has well-established manufacturing capabilities.
Over the past 3 decades, India’s exports to China grew at a CAGR of 30% but its imports expanded at 47%, leading to lower capacity utilisation of domestic players in a few sectors. We can consider certain measures to reduce the dependence gradually which will also have a positive impact on the Indian economy.
Nearly 40 sub-sectors of India had the potential to lower their import dependency on China – Such as chemicals, automotive components, bicycles parts, drug formulations, cosmetics, consumer electronics and leather-based goods.
Without any significant additional investments, the domestic manufacturing sector can substitute 25% of the total imports from specified sectors in the first phase.
Indian Culture & Heritage Kamakhya Festival Sans Fair
Ambubachi, the festival marking the annual ‘menstruation’ of the presiding Goddess, began at the Kamakhya temple on June 22 without mendicants, hermits and devotees for the first time in almost 500 years.
The Kamakhya temple administration decided to keep the
premises locked in view of the spike in COVID-19 positive cases in the State, primarily Guwahati. We decided not to risk community transmission of the novel coronavirus by allowing large-scale gathering during Ambubachi Mela.
As in previous years. Our priests are conducting the rituals behind locked gates. Only assigned priests and security personnel are being let in
After the rituals, the door of the sanctum sanctorum would be opened without the start of the ‘menstruation’-ending fair
GS 2
International Relations UN Arms Trade Treaty
The UN Arms Trade Treaty is designed to control the flow of weapons into conflict zones.
It comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans last year to pull the U.S. out of the agreement — which entered into force in 2014.
China is to join the treaty stating - it is committed to efforts to “enhance peace and stability” in the world.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told that joining the treaty was “another important measure for China to support multilateralism”. It is among the agreements reached under the Obama administration that Mr. Trump has moved to pull out of.
International Relations Japan to rename disputed Islands with China
The local assembly of Ishigaki city, Japan approved a plan to change the name of the area covering the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku Islands — known by Taiwan and China as the Diaoyus — from “Tonoshiro” to “Tonoshiro Senkaku”.
Ishigaki is also known as Tonoshiro, and the name change was cast as
a bid to avoid confusion. But the uninhabited islands are at the centre of a festering row
between Tokyo and Beijing and the move sparked anger in both Taiwan and mainland China.
Taiwan says the islands are part of its territory, and also protested the move. “The sovereignty of Diaoyu islands belongs to our country and any move attempting to alter this fact is invalid”.
With regard to Indian Commerce and Industry’s “Focus on
Growth and not Handout” for Exports and Imports. Which of
the following statements stand true?
1. Subsidies are never good for businesses and wouldn’t help domestic exporters in engaging with the world from a position of strength and power.
2. FDI is welcome, but we have to guard against capital that is opportunistic
3. The expectations from insurance companies was much more and deeper
4. Cash transfers to citizens as a measure is preferred over labor reforms
a. 1 alone b. 1,2 c. 1,2,3 d. 1,2,3,4
Hey from yesterday….
The endangered species of monkey – Golden Langur, are endemic to the semi-evergreen and mixed-deciduous forests straddling in? 1. Assam, India 2. Orinoco Basins, South America 3. Bhutan 4. Africa a. 4 alone b. 1,2 c. 2,4 d. 1,4 Answer: d