Mrunal's Daily Current Affairs:UPSC-Feb-18-2021:
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Time Codes
00:00 - Jobs and admission
01:46 - MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani
05:22 - Twitter diplomacy
10:17 - Columns
11:58 - Maharaja Suheldev
13:14 - Hydrogen cells
16:02 - World news
18:24 - Economy news
**⏩Jobs **
→ UT Dadra: 1) Teachers in science stream english medium Higher Secondary Schools 2) Lab Assistants https://ddd.gov.in
→ Gujarat - Various jobs for lecturers and assistant professors in architecture, MBA engineering branches, computer science, maths, physics, chemistry, English communication @Ahmedabad Navsari Valsad Junagadh (Ref p7 of A'bad Edition)
→ Mrunal's Full Economy Course for UPSC Prelims and mains starting from 18th Feb- Thursday to Sunday night 9 p.m. classes, Weekly quiz, Rapid revision handouts, Colourful PowerPoint.
*⏩ Polity⚖️*
→ #Me-Too: Ex-Journalist & Ex-Union Minister MJ Akbar vs Journalist Priya Ramani- Sexual misconduct and harassment allegations on social media → Akbar filled Criminal defamation. Verdict: “woman cannot be punished for raising voice against sex-abuse on the pretext of criminal complaint of defamation. right of reputation cannot be protected at the cost of the right of life and dignity of woman. Woman has the right to put her grievance on any platform of her choice… even after decades." 1997- SC's Vishaka guidelines for or sexual harassment of women at workplace → Act in 2013. + IPC amendment to criminalize sexual harassment. Akbar abuse case happened in 1993 so Priya didn't have mechanism to complaint / Social stigma, but 20 other Journalists also testified in her favour so, Court relied Preponderance of probability= legal principle- probability to lean towards one side being more than to lean to the other side. Judgement will enables countless more women to call their violators to account.
→ Celebrity activism and Twitter diplomacy: To grab attention of the ordinary young masses, Government and business organisations becoming heavily reliant on The world of celebrities — actors, sports heroes, prominent authors, media personalities, global public citizens, Nobel winners, etc. To win opinion of such celebrities, the political parties shower them with Rajya Sabha Nomination, funding to their NGO etc. United Nation routinely deploys goodwill ambassadors etc. growing public trust in the image of the “celebrity-as-rescuer-of-victim” (Bollywood actor Sonu Sood helping migrants during Corona lockdown). But, celebrity activism challenges? 1) offers band-aid solutions 2) capsule knowledge- Like Climate activist Greta Thunberg on coal based thermal power plants & farmer protests. But due to celebrities' large social media followers = govts & courts across the world are becoming more vulnerable to global public opinion campaigns-Which are shaped by celebrities.
→ 1) Anticipatory transit bail: sought by the accused, when police from another state is coming to arrest him. 2) Transit remand: other state's police will present arrested person to local court of the given state- Because long travel time involved in Going to other state's Court, while Art22 Mandate that arrested person must be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours (Excluding journey time)
*⏩ Culture🗿*
→ Chittaura lake, Eastern UP, Bahraich District: Modi inaugurates Postal Stamp & Statute for Medieval king Maharaja Suheldev's birth anniversary (c.1000AD) defeated nephew of Turk conqueror Mahmud Ghazni. Column on how BJP reviving Medieval Hindu kings like Raja Suheldev, Gokul Jaat, Baldeo Pasee Who had fought against Muslim intruders.
*⏩ Environment🌿*
→ Grey hydrogen =Produced from fossil fuel. Blue hydrogen=Produced from fossil fuel with carbon capture and storage option. Green hydrogen=Produced from renewable energy. Hydrogen cell → Platinum catalyst → Oxidation reduction reaction → Chemical energy converted to electric energy. No combustion so no carbon footprint. Hydrogen electric cars are much faster to recharge than normal electric Lithium battery operated cars. India's hydrogen energy mission 2021-22 in budget 2021.
→ Climate Change → Winter storm in Texas USA → Power Grid failed. 24 died in freezing temperature.
*⏩ PIN-GK🏋️*
→ Death: Dr. Jarnail Singh- Indian origin aviation medicine expert in Singapore. Played important role in 2003 SARS outbreak
→ World's biggest cricket stadium: Motera, Ahmedabad - seating capacity of 1.10 lakh people.
→ Home ministry proposes to sports ministry merge Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards, into a single national award.
*⏩ Economy💳*
→ Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI: उत्पादन आधारित प्रोत्साहन)
→ India Mauritius Free trade agreement:
→ ⚾️📻⚾️🎓✋ SEBI relaxes Technical norms on minimum public offer to facilitate LIC IPO.