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NITI Aayog will seek to provide acritical directional and strategicinput into the development process.NITI Aayog will emerge as a “think­tank” that will provideGovernments at the central andstate levels with relevant strategicand technical advice across thespectrum of key elements of policy.The NITI Aayog will also seek to putan end to slow and tardyimplementation of policy, byfostering better Inter­Ministrycoordination and better Centre­State coordination. It will helpevolve a shared vision of nationaldevelopment priorities, and fostercooperative federalism,recognizing that strong states makea strong nation.The NITI Aayog will developmechanisms to formulate credibleplans to the village level andaggregate these progressively at

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higher levels of government. It willensure special attention to thesections of society that may be atrisk of not benefitting adequatelyfrom economic progress.The NITI Aayog will create aknowledge, innovation andentrepreneurial support systemthrough a collaborative communityof national and internationalexperts, practitioners and partners.It will offer a platform for resolutionof inter­sectoral and inter­departmental issues in order toaccelerate the implementation of thedevelopment agenda.In addition, the NITI Aayog willmonitor and evaluate theimplementation of programmes,and focus on technologyupgradation and capacity building.

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ARJUN V KARTHA on 2)

India recently launched National

Air Quality Index to provide real

time data on air quality in some

of India’s bigger cities. Write a

critical note on this policy

initiative and examine if

anything more needs to be done

to tackle air pollution in Indian

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An administration paradigm inwhich the Government is an“enabler” rather than a “provider offirst and last resort.”Progress from “food security” tofocus on a mix of agriculturalproduction, as well as actual returnsthat farmers get from their produce.Ensure that India is an active playerin the debates and deliberations onthe global commons.Ensure that the economicallyvibrant middle­class remainsengaged, and its potential is fullyrealized.Leverage India`s pool ofentrepreneurial, scientific andintellectual human capital.Incorporate the significant geo­economic and geo­political strengthof the Non­Resident IndianCommunity.Use urbanization as an opportunityto create a wholesome and secure

cities.

Roshan Tiwari on 4) “The

problem in establishing strategic

presence in the Indian Ocean

region is that India’s ambitions

seem to be running ahead of its

capacity.” In the light of slew of

projects announced by India in

the Indian Ocean region,

comment on the statement.

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Current Events, 11 April 2015

Ak on 9) Should happiness be

the ultimate goal in one’s life?

Where do you find happiness in

your daily life? In your opinion,

what constitutes real happiness

for you? Explain.

Ak on 9) Should happiness be

the ultimate goal in one’s life?

Where do you find happiness in

your daily life? In your opinion,

what constitutes real happiness

for you? Explain.

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habitat through the use of moderntechnology.Use technology to reduce opacityand potential for misadventures ingovernance.

The NITI Aayog will comprise thefollowing:

Prime Minister of India as theChairpersonGoverning Council comprising theChief Ministers of all the States andLt. Governors of Union TerritoriesRegional Councils will be formed toaddress specific issues andcontingencies impacting more thanone state or a region. These will beformed for a specified tenure. TheRegional Councils will be convenedby the Prime Minister and willcomprise of the Chief Ministers ofStates and Lt. Governors of UnionTerritories in the region. These will

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ThirdEye on 2) Recently, the

United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural

Organisation (UNESCO)

published the “Education for All”

Global Monitoring Report to

evaluate the progress of

countries on these goals.

Critically comment on its

findings on India’s performance.

geetanjali on 1) Little­

understood western disturbances

have been blamed for most of the

freak weather events in India in

the past decade. What do you

understand by these ‘Western

Disturbances’? How do they

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be chaired by the Chairperson of theNITI Aayog or his nominee.Experts, specialists andpractitioners with relevant domainknowledge as special inviteesnominated by the Prime MinisterThe full­time organizationalframework will comprise of, inaddition to the Prime Minister asthe Chairperson:Vice­Chairperson: To be appointedby the Prime MinisterMembers: Full­timePart­time members: Maximum of 2from leading universities researchorganizations and other relevantinstitutions in an ex­officio capacity.Part time members will be on arotational basis.Ex Officio members: Maximum of 4members of the Union Council ofMinisters to be nominated by thePrime Minister.Chief Executive Officer : To be

originate and what effect they

have on India’s economy?

Discuss.

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gajender on 9) Should

happiness be the ultimate goal in

one’s life? Where do you find

happiness in your daily life? In

your opinion, what constitutes

real happiness for you? Explain.

Abhishek sharma on 4) How

has recent election outcome in

Israel altered the possibility of

granting independent statehood

to Palestine? Also examine if

there is any change in India’s

policy towards Palestine in

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appointed by the Prime Minister fora fixed tenure, in the rank ofSecretary to the Government ofIndia.Secretariat as deemed necessary.

Sources: The Hindu, PIB.

Open­billed storks flock toRaiganj

As per records available the RaiganjWildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal’sUttar Dinajpur district, which attracteda record 68,000 birds in 2014, has themost Asian open­billed storks in thecountry.

The wildlife sanctuary at Raiganj isthe only place in the country whereone can find open­billed stork birdsin such a high concentration.Raiganj sanctuary is one of the 466IBA (important birds andbiodiversity sites) recognised by

recent months.

Sujata on 8) A new study has

found that the dispersant used

as a remedial measure to clean

the ocean basin after the 2010

Deepwater Horizon oil spill in

the Gulf of Mexico is more toxic

to corals than the spilled oil.

Examine why and what are its

adverse effects?

Sujata on 8) A new study has

found that the dispersant used

as a remedial measure to clean

the ocean basin after the 2010

Deepwater Horizon oil spill in

the Gulf of Mexico is more toxic

to corals than the spilled oil.

Examine why and what are its

adverse effects?

Sujata on 8) A new study has

found that the dispersant used

as a remedial measure to clean

the ocean basin after the 2010

Deepwater Horizon oil spill in

the Gulf of Mexico is more toxic

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Birdlife International.

Details:

Asian openbill stork is found mainlyin the Indian subcontinent andSoutheast Asia.Although resident within theirrange, they make long distancemovements in response to weatherand food availability.The usual foraging habitats areinland wetlands and are only rarelyseen along river banks and tidalflats. Birds may move widely inresponse to habitat conditions.They are classified as ‘Leastconcerned’ under IUCN list.

Sources: The Hindu, Wiki.

Forest Rights Act not delayingprojects: official

to corals than the spilled oil.

Examine why and what are its

adverse effects?

Danish Mohammad on 9)

Should happiness be the

ultimate goal in one’s life? Where

do you find happiness in your

daily life? In your opinion, what

constitutes real happiness for

you? Explain.

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Long Term Strategy to Increase Production

and Productivity in Agriculture SectorJULY 4, 2015

“Knowledge Based Information” To Farmers:

Technology Based Initiatives in Agriculture

SectorJULY 4, 2015

Monitoring one of the largest full

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Coal Auction Proceeds Cross Rs 1.93 Lakh

Crore; Shining Example of Policy Driven

Governance for Developing Graft Free &

Transparent System

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The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairssays that there is no evidence that theprocess under the Forest Rights Act(FRA) delays projects, even as there ispressure from the Ministry ofEnvironment to dilute the law and doaway with the condition that gramsabhas should give consent for projects.

FRA does not provide any scope toany executive agency for any kind ofrelaxation of the applicability of theAct. The responsibility is neithervested in the Environment Ministrynor in the Tribal Affairs Ministry.Tribal Affairs Ministry says that animpression is being created that theadministration/implementation ofthe FRA is hindering or delayingclearance of the developmentalprojects.

Forest Rights Act:

The legislation was passed on 18

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December 2006.It has also been called the ScheduledTribes and Other Traditional ForestDwellers (Recognition of ForestRights) Act, 2006,, the Tribal RightsAct, the Tribal Bill, and the TribalLand Act.The law concerns the rights offorest­dwelling communities toland and other resources, denied tothem over decades as a result of thecontinuance of colonial forest lawsin India.

Rights under the Act:

Title rights – i.e. ownership to landthat is being farmed by tribals orforest dwellers subject to amaximum of 4 hectares; ownershipis only for land that is actually beingcultivated by the concerned family,meaning that no new lands aregranted.

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Use rights – to minor forest produce(also including ownership), tograzing areas, to pastoralist routes,etc.Relief and development rights – torehabilitation in case of illegaleviction or forced displacement; andto basic amenities, subject torestrictions for forest protection.Forest management rights – toprotect forests and wildlife

The Act grants legal recognition to therights of traditional forest dwellingcommunities, partially correcting theinjustice caused by the forest laws.

Eligibility to get rights under the Act isconfined to those who “primarily residein forests” and who depend on forestsand forest land for a livelihood. Further,either the claimant must be a memberof the Scheduled Tribes scheduled inthat area or must have been residing in

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the forest for 75 years.

Process of recognition of rights:

The Act provides that the gram sabha,or village assembly, will initially pass aresolution recommending whose rightsto which resources should berecognised. This resolution is thenscreened and approved at the level ofthe sub­division (or taluka) andsubsequently at the district level. Thescreening committees consist of threegovernment officials (Forest, Revenueand Tribal Welfare departments) andthree elected members of the local bodyat that level. These committees alsohear appeals.

Sources: The Hindu, Wiki, fra.gov.in.

RBI relaxes ECB norms

The Reserve Bank of India hasintroduced changes in external

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commercial borrowings (ECB) normsunder which authorised moneychanging banks have been allowed tocreate a charge on securities.

Present situation:At present, the choice of security to beprovided to the overseas lender or thesupplier for securing ECB is left to theborrower.

Why this decision:

It was taken with a view to liberalising,expanding the options of securities andconsolidating various provisions relatedto creation of charge over securities forECB at one place.

Details:

It has been decided that AuthorisedDealer Category­I banks may allowcreation of charge on immovableassets, movable assets, financial

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securities and issue of corporateand/or personal guarantees infavour of overseas lender/securitytrustee, to secure the ECB to beraised/raised by the borrower.However, the new rules are subjectto certain conditions.The underlying ECB must be incompliance with extant ECBguidelines, there should be asecurity clause in the loanagreement, requiring the ECBborrower to create charge, and a noobjection certificate will have to beobtained from an existing domesticlender.Additionally, Authorised DealerCategory­I bank may permitcreation of charge on immovableassets, movable assets, financialsecurities and issue of corporateand/or personal guarantees.

Authorised Category banks are

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Authorised Money Changers (AMCs)which are entities, authorised by theReserve Bank under the ForeignExchange Management Act, 1999. AnAMC is a Full Fledged Money Changer(FFMC) authorised by the ReserveBank to deal in foreign exchange forspecified purposes.

Sources: The Hindu, RBI.

Plant Protection Code rolls out tomake tea a safer beverage

Plant Protection Code (PPC), a set ofguidelines for regulating the chemicalinputs in tea cultivation, was rolled outrecently.

The aim is to make Indian tea a safeand healthy drink.

PPC:

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The PPC is a comprehensivedocument, which deals with safeusage of crop protection productsand methodologies that would befollowed to reduce pesticideresidues in tea.The code encourages tea growers tocritically review their plantprotection formulations (PPF),which are a list of chemicals that areused in tea.The code is based on the CodexAlimentarius, which is a set ofinternational food standards andguidelines.

Plant protection formulations (PPF):

The PPF, evolved by Tea Board, hasdetailed the chemicals that can beused in tea plantations making someexceptions for South India. It saidthat chemical use should berestricted not only in tea estates, but

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also near water bodies, wildlifehabitats and human dwelling tocheck contamination.PPF covers insecticides, fungicides,herbicides and bio pesticides. TeaBoard noted that in spite of usingPPFs, the tea industry loses nearly30 per cent of its crop due to pests,weeds and diseases. The tearesearch institutes, which wereengaged in the PPF exercise, haveensured that their recommendationscomply with food safety standardsas stipulated by the Food Safety &Standards Authority of India.

Sources: The Hindu.

Deteriorating asset quality willput pressure on bank finances

The Associated Chambers of Commerceand Industry of India (Asscoham) in areport ‘Non performing assets: currentand expected scenario’ has said that the

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banking sector is faced withdowngrading of rating as deterioratingasset quality would put further pressureon its finances, make internationaloperations and funding much moredifficult during 2015.

The report also says that:

The banking sector would attractadditional provisioning, whichwould further put pressure on theprofits of banks, which are alreadyunder tremendous stress. Thiswould reduce the effective internalsource of increasing capital which iseven under a lot of pressure onaccount of the impending Basel­IIIguidelines and the capital adequacyratio is adversely affected.The gross non­performing assets(NPAs) of banks are expected to be4.4 to 4.7 per cent for public sectorbanks by March, 2015, (as against

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4.4 per cent as on March, 2014) and4­4.2 per cent for the whole bankingsector (as against 3.9 per cent forMarch, 2014).Standard assets incrementalrestructuring would continue in2014­15 and not much headway isexpected in sale of assets to assertreconstruction companies after theguidelines have been changed.

For reducing NPAs, Assocham hassuggested a four­pronged strategy forearly recognition of stress and remedialaction thereafter. The measures arecategorised under ‘preventive andcorrective Management.

Sources: The Hindu.

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nitingood initiative insights. can you also coverbusiness today?RahulWith NITI aayog, is there any change inFinance commission role ? Or its role willremains same as now ?Vivek Kumar Singhthere is no elaborate know how that how andwhat its functions would be. Also it is yet tounfold the critical functions that would beperformed by NITI. We need to hold tightwith wait and watch policy.RahulThanks Vivek.VibhuHi Insights,Thanks as always. I have few questions , ifyou can please take out time to answer them.What are the functions of Planningcommission? What were the problems withcurrent planning commission?How NITI

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Ayog will address these issues?OldtonFirst go through laxmikant polity forplanning commission..then go thru thesehttp://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/lead­article­an­ode­to­the­planning­commission/article6350850.ecehttp://m.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/time­to­axe­the­planning­commission/article6254738.ece/http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the­planning­commission­in­practice/These may help u..thank uVibhuThanks a lot Friend.OldyonWelcomeVibhuThanks a lot Man.Vikashttp://iastutorials.com/2015/01/planning­commission­to­niti­aayog/balluInsights … Sir can u plss tell about thechanges in land law. Its pro n conssachinRead newspaper and search googlesaurav

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sir why is there no Qs postedbillcan anyone plz make me understand thechange in norms for ecb’s by RBI

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