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  • Govt. mulls allowing local sales by SEZ units sans import tag

    The government is considering a proposal to allow producers in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to sell their output to the domestic market without treating them as imports.

    What are SEZs?

    • A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country.
    • SEZs are located within a country’s national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increased investment, job creation, and effective administration.
    • To encourage businesses to set up in the zone, financial policies are introduced.
    • These policies typically encompass investing, taxation, trading, quotas, customs, and labor regulations.
    • Additionally, companies may be offered tax holidays, where upon establishing themselves in a zone, they are granted a period of lower taxation.

    SEZs in India

    • The SEZ policy in India first came into inception on April 1, 2000.
    • The prime objective was to enhance foreign investment and provide an internationally competitive and hassle-free environment for exports.
    • The idea was to promote exports from the country and realizing the need for a level playing field must be made available to the domestic enterprises and manufacturers to be competitive globally.
    • Subsequently, the SEZ Act 2005, was enacted to provide the umbrella legal framework, covering all important legal and regulatory aspects of SEZ development as well as for units operating in SEZs.

    Who can set up SEZs? Can foreign companies set up SEZs?

    • Any private/public/joint sector or state government or its agencies can set up an SEZ.
    • Yes, a foreign agency can set up SEZs in India.

    What is the role of state governments in establishing SEZs?

    • State governments will have a very important role to play in the establishment of SEZs.
    • A representative of the state government, who is a member of the inter-ministerial committee on private SEZ, is consulted while considering the proposal.
    • Before recommending any proposals to the ministry of commerce and industry (department of commerce), the states must satisfy themselves that they are in a position to supply basic inputs like water, electricity, etc.

    Are SEZs controlled by the government?

    • In all SEZs, the statutory functions are controlled by the government.
    • The government also controls the operation and maintenance function in the central government-controlled SEZs. The rest of the operations and maintenance are privatized.

    Are SEZs exempt from labor laws?

    • Normal labor laws are applicable to SEZs, which are enforced by the respective state governments.
    • The state governments have been requested to simplify the procedures/returns and for the introduction of a single-window clearance mechanism by delegating appropriate powers to development commissioners of SEZs.

    Who monitors the functioning of the units in SEZ?

    • The performance of the SEZ units is monitored by a unit approval committee consisting of a development commissioner, custom, and representative of the state government on an annual basis.

    What are the special features for business units that come to the zone?

    • Business units that set up establishments in an SEZ would be entitled to a package of incentives and a simplified operating environment.
    • Besides, no license is required for imports, including second-hand machinery.

    How do SEZs help a country’s economy?

    • SEZs play a key role in the rapid economic development of a country.
    • In the early 1990s, it helped China and there were hopes that the establishment in India of similar export-processing zones could offer similar benefits – provided, however, that the zones offered attractive enough concessions.
    • Traditionally the biggest deterrents to foreign investment in India have been high tariffs and taxes, red-tapism, and strict labor laws.
    • To date, these restrictions have ensured that India has been unable to compete with China’s massively successful light-industrial export machine.

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  • Crypto is not currency, must regulate it as asset: Former RBI DG

    Former RBI Deputy Governor R. Gandhi made a case for treating and regulating crypto as a separate asset class with a view to enabling governments around the world to effectively deal with illegal activities associated with virtual currencies.

    Why in news?

    • After quite a lot of debate over the years, people have fully understood that crypto cannot be a currency because the fundamental element of a currency that it should be a legal tender is missing in this case.
    • The general consensus among many policymakers is that it should be deemed as an asset, not as a currency, not as a payment instrument, and not as a financial instrument as there is no clear identified issuer.

    What are Cryptocurrencies?

    • A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange wherein individual coin ownership records are stored in a ledger existing in a form of a computerized database.
    • It uses strong cryptography to secure transaction records, control the creation of additional coins, and verify the transfer of coin ownership.
    • It typically does not exist in physical form (like paper money) and is typically not issued by a central authority.
    • Cryptocurrencies typically use decentralized control as opposed to centralized digital currency and central banking systems.

    How does it work?

    • Cryptocurrencies work using a technology called the blockchain.
    • Blockchain is a decentralized technology spread across many computers that manage and record transactions.

    What is Blockchain Technology?

    • Simply, blockchain is a decentralized, distributed, and public digital ledger.
    • Blockchains are a new type of network infrastructure (a way to organize how information and value move around on the internet) that creates ‘trust’ in networks by introducing distributed verifiability, auditability, and consensus.
    • Blockchains create trust by acting as a shared database, distributed across vast peer-to-peer networks that have no single point of failure and no single source of truth.
    • No individual entity can own a blockchain network, and no single entity can modify the data stored on it unilaterally without the consensus of its peers.

    Also read

    Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021

    Back2Basics: Legal Tender Money

    • A legal tender is a coin or a banknote that is legally tenderable for discharge of debt or obligation.
    • Coin of any denomination not lower than one rupee shall be legal tender for any sum not exceeding one thousand rupees.
    • Fifty paise (a half rupee) coins shall be legal tender for any sum not exceeding ten rupees.
    • While anyone cannot be forced to accept coins beyond the limits mentioned above, voluntarily accepting coins for amounts exceeding the limits mentioned above is not prohibited.
    • Every banknote issued by the Reserve Bank of India unless withdrawn from circulation shall be legal tender at any place in India.
    • ₹1 notes issued by the Government of India are also Legal Tender.

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  • [pib] What is Pollen Calendar?

    Chandigarh now has its first pollen calendar, which can identify potential allergy triggers and provide a clear understanding for clinicians as well as allergy sufferers about their causes to help limit their exposure during high pollen loads.

    What is a Pollen Calendar?

    • Pollen calendars represent the time dynamics of airborne pollen present in a particular geographical area.
    • They yield readily accessible visual details about various airborne pollen present throughout the year in a single picture.

    Is this a new concept in India? Where else in the west has this calendar been used?

    • Though the concept is not essentially new, this is one of the major environmental concerns that had not been addressed for the Indian cities.
    • Such calendars are location-specific, as pollen concentrations are closely related to locally distributed flora.
    • Europe, UK and the US are using regional pollen calendars in a big way to prevent and diagnose allergic rhinitis/hay fever and predict the timing and severity of the pollen season.

    Why is it important to study pollen?

    • Pollen grains are male biological structures with the primary role of fertilization, but when inhaled by humans, they may strain the respiratory system and cause allergies.
    • Pollen found suspended in air can cause widespread upper respiratory tract and naso-bronchial allergy with manifestations like asthma, seasonal rhinitis, and bronchial irritation.
    • About 20-30 percent of the population suffers from allergic rhinitis/hay fever in India, and approximately 15 percent develop asthma.
    • Pollen is considered a major outdoor airborne allergen responsible for allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis in humans.

    What were the key findings?

    • The study highlights the variability of crucial pollen types in different seasons.
    • Spring and autumn are two seasons when airborne pollen dominate.
    • The findings will enhance the understanding of pollen seasons, which will in turn help minimize pollen allergies.

    How will a pollen calendar benefit people, especially those who have respiratory issues?

    • A pollen calendar provides a clear understanding for clinicians, as well as people with allergies to identify the potential allergy triggers and help to limit their exposure during high pollen load season.
    • The early advisories can be prepared and disseminated through media channels to the citizens so that they can use protective gear during the period when the concentration of allergic pollen will be high.

    Does the study infer that gardens and parks in the city contribute to the pollen and thus there must be proper scientific tree plantation?

    • It is important to involve experts while designing parks.
    • We should try to plant trees/shrubs that release no or little pollen.
    • Trees such as palms, nettle, safeda, white mulberry (shahtoot), congress grass, pine, have a high incidence of pollen.

    What kind of trees must be grown alongside our roads or in parks?

    • Plant monoecious plants (male and female flowers on the same plant).
    • Hibiscus, lilies, and holly that are grown widely in Chandigarh are examples of such plants.
    • Cucumbers and squashes are also monoecious. Select plants with low to moderate pollen production.
    • Non-allergic or entomophilous plant species should be chosen to provide an allergen-free atmosphere.
    • Examples of such plants include rose, jasmine, salvia, Bougainvillea, Raat Rani, and sunflower.

    With inputs from:

    Indian Express

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  • Places in news: Gulf of Mexico

    An oil spill spanning at least 10 miles has been captured by satellite imagery in waters off the Louisiana coast near the Gulf of Mexico.

    Gulf of Mexico

    • The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.
    • It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southwest and south by the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo; and on the southeast by Cuba.
    • The US states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, which border the Gulf on the north, are often referred to as the “Third Coast” of the United States (in addition to its Atlantic and Pacific coasts).
    • It is covered with a tangle of pipes, wells and other energy infrastructure, much of it no longer used, as a result of generations of oil extraction there.

    Its formation

    • The Gulf of Mexico took shape approximately 300 million years ago as a result of plate tectonics.
    • Its floor consists of sedimentary rocks and recent sediments.
    • It is connected to the part of the Atlantic Ocean through the Florida Straits between the US and Cuba, and with the Caribbean Sea via the Yucatán Channel between Mexico and Cuba.
    • Because of its narrow connection to the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf experiences very small tidal ranges.

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  • [RSTV Archive] Indigenous Military Doctrine

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    The Indian Armed forces are considering introducing Bhagwad Gita and Kautilya’s Arthashastra as part of the curriculum for Officers.

    A few weeks back, the Prime Minister had stressed the importance of enhancing indigenization in the national security system, not only in sourcing equipment and weapons but also in the doctrines, procedures and customs practised in the armed forces.

    What is a Military Doctrine?

    • Military doctrine is the expression of how military forces contribute to campaigns, major operations, battles, and engagements.
    • It is a guide to action, rather than being hard and fast rules. Doctrine provides a common frame of reference across the military.

    Why do we need such a doctrine?

    • It helps standardize operations, facilitating readiness by establishing common ways of accomplishing military tasks.
    • It decides what you buy, produce, or prioritize, all of which flows from deciding your best fighting foot.

    Definitions worldwide

    • Russia defines it as “a system of officially adopted State views on the preparation for armed defence and armed protection of the Russian Federation”.
    • The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) defines it as “fundamental principles by which the military forces guide their actions in support of objectives”.

    Objectives of a military doctrine

    • Doctrine links theory, history, experimentation, and practice.
    • Its objective is to foster initiative and creative thinking.
    • It provides the military with an authoritative body of statements on how military forces conduct operations and provides a common lexicon for use by military planners and leaders.

    India’s Military Doctrine

    • The current combat doctrine of the Indian Army is based on the effective combined utilization of holding formations and strike formations.
    • In the case of an attack, the holding formations would contain the enemy and strike formations would counter-attack to neutralize enemy forces.
    • In the case of an Indian attack, the holding formations would pin enemy forces down whilst the strike formations attack at a point of Indian choosing.
    • India’s nuclear doctrine follows the policy of credible minimum deterrence, No first strike, No use of nuclear weapons on Non-nuclear states and Massive nuclear retaliation in case deterrence fails.

    India has (since 2004) adopted a new war doctrine known as “Cold Start” and its military has conducted exercises several times since then based on this doctrine.

    India’s own: Cold Start Doctrine

    • “Cold Start” involves joint operations between India’s three services and integrated battle groups for offensive operations.
    • A key component is the preparation of India’s forces to be able to quickly mobilize and take offensive actions without crossing the enemy’s nuclear-use threshold.

    Need for Indigenization of Military Doctrine

    • To learn from others is laudable, but it prevents clarity on our innate strengths and capabilities.
    • For instance, re-evaluate how the Himalayas remained India’s true frontier for decades.
    • Using it as an advantage could translate into a series of airfields to quickly bring up men and material, while removing roads altogether.
    • Let the enemy battle it out in the forests. Our advantage is in bringing forces to bear against a China with incredibly long logistics lines.

    Decisive factors in India’s doctrine

    • India is a country of continental size with land borders shared with a large number of countries, 1197 islands and a coastline of 7516 kilometres with a vast Exclusive Economic Zone.
    • Despite her historically developed racial, cultural, linguistic and religious diversity, India is a nation with an innately all-embracing, secular polity that has welcomed and assimilated various cultures into her existing milieu.
    • Her modern values are rooted in democratic governance and profound respect for human life.
    • Defending India calls for defending her physical, economic and cultural identity in the prevalent geo-political milieu.

    (a) Geopolitical scenario

    • The geo-political scenario is fast changing and is likely to continue to do so in the coming decades.
    • Although the USA remains the only super power today, the world is witnessing the emergence of various centres of power, with India emerging as one of the leading global players.
    • Each centre of power is attempting to achieve a ‘balance of interest’ as opposed to the erstwhile ‘balance of power’.

    (b) Economic scenario

    • With market forces playing an important role, economic strength is likely to become the currency of power. National economies are undergoing liberalization to cater to globalization.
    • The dominance of the developed world over the global economy is, nonetheless, likely to continue.
    • Even so, China and India have been acknowledged as emerging economic powers.
    • Economic linkages and inter-dependence amongst countries are likely to result in mutual security becoming an important issue.
    • Water, energy sources (mainly oil) and even environmental issues may emerge as causes of future conflict between states.

    (c) Security Scenario

    • The security challenges facing India are varied and complex as it has two unsettled borders.
    • The country has experienced four major conventional border wars besides an undeclared war fought in Kargil in 1999.
    • It is engaged in an externally abetted proxy war for the last several years in Jammu and Kashmir and has been combating terrorism perpetuated by militant and terrorist groups sponsored by a foreign State.
    • At the same time, a number of insurgencies, spurred by tribal and ethnic aspirations in addition to left wing ideologies are being tackled in various parts of the country.
    • A number of nuclear weapon states are in India’s neighbourhood; hostile, radical or fundamentalist elements gaining access to and posing a threat with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) is also a possibility.

    Way forward

    • The first step in this process is of course the visualization of how the next conflict and future wars will unfold.
    • The challenges are myriad and the views to meet these challenges are varied both in the manner it is to be done and the timing.
    • It is also a fact that a template which is applicable to a particular country cannot be applied across the board as we are dictated by our own peculiarities of terrain, resources and adversaries.
    • Major restructuring is the need of the hour and it would take time.
    • However, let us not forget that of the four wars we have fought since Independence, we were victorious in three – surely, there are some good fundamentals on which Indian military and strategic thought have evolved.

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  • Revolution unfolding in data regulation

    Context

    A number of countries have been looking to extend their existing data protection frameworks to ensure that users have more effective control over their data than their regulations currently allow.

    Measures to unlock the data silos

    • Benefits: These measures aimed at unlocking data silos will make it easier for data to flow from the entity that currently holds it to any other data business that might want to use it with the permission of the data subject.
    • In Australia, Consumer Data Right framework will allow consumers in Australia to require any business with which they have a commercial relationship to transfer that data to any other business of their choice.
    • The first sector in which this new data right is being rolled out in the banking sector, with power set to follow close on its heels.
    • The EU’s proposed Data Act will create a fairer data economy by ensuring better access to and use of data and is intended to cover both business-to-business and business-to-government transfers of data.
    • Along similar lines, the EU has also drafted a Data Governance Act to govern the data exchanges and platforms.
    • It will thus both enable and regulate new data-sharing arrangements that will intermediate the transfer of data from data businesses that currently hold it to those that have been permitted to use it.
    • Data regulation to protect and utilize data: Regulatory activity seems to suggest that it is not enough to protect data if you cannot also ensure that this data is effectively utilized.

    What are the issues with regulation measures?

    1) Law and regulation cannot keep pace with technology

    • Technology determines how data is collected, processed and used, and, by extension, the manner in which it is transferred.
    • Decades of trying to regulate technology businesses have taught us that laws and regulation simply cannot keep pace with changes in technology.
    • No matter how fast we move, if the only weapon we are using to regulate technology is the law, we will be doomed to play catch-up forever.
    • These new consumer-centric measures are likely to fail if they are to be implemented solely through legislation.

    2) Data transfers in the absence of a legal framework can lead to problems in India

    • India has adopted a slightly different approach to data transfers known as the Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA).
    • DEPA offers a technology-based solution for consent-based data flows, allowing users to transfer their data from data businesses that currently hold them to those that want to use them.
    •  Last week, the country’s Account Aggregator framework—the first implementation of DEPA—went live in the financial sector.
    •  It too suffers from infirmities that could threaten its success.
    • India still does not have a data protection regulation and implementing a technological solution for data transfers in the absence of a legal framework could lead to new problems.

    Way forward: Techno-legal approach

    • Use techno-legal approach to regulate: Technology businesses are most effectively regulated through a judicious mix of law and technology—strong, principle-based laws to provide the regulatory foundation, with protocol-based guardrails to ensure compliance.
    • Seven countries came together to endorse a techno-legal approach to data regulation.
    • If successful, this would be the first global attempt to adopt a techno-legal solution for data-transfer regulation.

    Consider the question “There is growing appreciation in regulatory circles that it is not enough to protect data if you cannot also ensure that this data is effectively utilized” In light of this, examine the challenges in regulation of data while ensuring its safe transfer for utilisation.” 

    Conclusion

    Techno-legal solution offers effective ways to deal with the problems of data regulation and data transfer.

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    UPSC PRELIMS-2021 || Current Affairs Based Most Probable Questions on Polity – by Sukanya Rana

    Q1) Consider the following statements with respect to State Election Commission 

    1. The functions of delimitation, reservation and rotation of local body election seats should be vested with the State Election Commission. 

    2. It should submit its annual or special reports to the Election Commission of India and to the Governor. 

    Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

    a. 1 only 

    b. 2 only 

    c. Both 1 and 2 

    d. Neither 1 nor 2

    Q2) With respect to Schedules of Indian Constitution, consider the following statements: 

    1. Fifth Schedule asks for annual reports from the Governors of each State having Scheduled Areas to the President. 

    2. Sixth Schedule contains recommendations relating to the ability of the autonomous regions to frame land-use policies and policies related to reserved forests. 

    Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

    a. 1 only 

    b. 2 only 

    c. Both 1 and 2 

    d. Neither 1 nor 2

    Q3) Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNCs) works under the aegis of? 

    a. Ministry of Home Affairs 

    b. Ministry of Tribal Affairs 

    c. Ministry of Rural Development 

    d. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

    Q4) With respect to One Nation One Ration Card Scheme, consider the following statements: 

    a. The scheme is being implemented for nationwide portability of ration cards under National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 

    b. This system allows all NFSA beneficiaries, particularly migrant beneficiaries, to claim either full or part foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) in the country 

    c. The system also allows their family members back home, if any, to claim the balance foodgrains on same the ration card 

    d. None of the above

    Q5) With respect to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, consider the following statements: 

    1. Bill provides that the term government referred to in any law made by the Legislative Assembly will imply Lieutenant Governor. 

    2. The Bill prohibits the Legislative Assembly from making any rule to enable itself to consider the matters of day-to-day administration of the NCT of Delhi.

    3. The bill states that the Lieutenant Governor‟s opinion must be obtained on every matter, before taking any executive action on the decisions of the Minister/ Council of Ministers. 

    Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

    3 only 

    1 and 2 only 

    2 and 3 only 

    1, 2 and 3

    UPSC PRELIMS-2021 || Most Probable Questions on Environment and Ecology – by Santosh Gupta

    Q1) Consider the following statements regarding Global-Warming potential (GWP) 

    1. It’s a relative measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere. 
    2. It is expressed as a factor of carbon dioxide. 
    3. A high GWP correlates with a low infrared absorption and a long atmospheric lifetime. 

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a. 1 AND 2 

    b. 2 AND 3 

    c. 1 AND 3 

    d. ALL OF THEM

    Q2) Consider the following statements

    1. While Clean  Development Mechanism(CDM) works under Kyoto Protocol, Sustainable development mechanism(SDM) is a mechanism to ensure implementation of SDGs targets. 
    2. While Kyoto protocol ensure binding targets only for developed countries, Paris accord makes no such distinction. 

    Which of the above statement/s  is/are true?

    a. 1 only

    b. 2 only

    c. Both 1 and 2

    d. None of them

    Q3) Consider the following statements regarding United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD): 

    1. It was formed on the recommendations of the World Commission on Environment and Development. 
    2. It is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. 
    3. It has established the Global Mechanism (GM) to assist countries for mobilization of financial resources to address land degradation and drought. 

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a. 1 and 3 only

    b. 2 and 3 only

    c. 1 and 2 only

    d. All of them

    Q4) Consider the following statements regarding GHG Platform India: 

    1. 1. It is a joint initiative of NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 
    2. It will provide an estimation and analysis of India‘s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across key sectors. 

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a. 1 and 2

    b. 1 only

    c. 2 only

    d. None of them

    Q5) With reference to the Project Predator, consider the following statements: 

    1. It is an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme. 
    2. It aims to enhance governance and law enforcement capacity for the conservation of Asian big cats and other wildlife species. 
    3. The project has its focus on the tiger range countries, including India. 

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

    a. 1 and 2 only

    b. 2 and 3 only

    c. 1 and 3 only

    d. All of them 

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