11-06-2021

11-JUNE-2021

The Hindu News Analysis – 11th June 2021 – Shankar IAS Academy
S. Page Number*
News Articles
No. C B D H T

1 Terror in the Sahel (Editorial) 6 6 6 6 6

2 Should retired officials be barred from disclosing information? (OPED) 7 7 7 7 7

3 The bond between Annamayya and Kuchipudi (Friday Review) 1 1 1 1 1

4 Odisha’s tribals flee village fearing jab 1 - 1 1 1

5 Refused entry, MP moves against Lakshadweep Administrator 8 8 8 8 8

6 Making peace with nature (OPED) 7 7 7 7 7

7 Prelims Practice Questions

@ end of the video
8 Mains Practice Questions
*C – Chennai; B – Bengaluru; D – Delhi; H – Hyderabad; T – Thiruvananthapuram

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Part A—Preliminary Examination

Paper I - (200 marks)
 Current events of national and international importance.
Part B—Main Examination
PAPER-III
General Studies- II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice
and International relations.
 Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries
on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
PAPER-IV
General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio
diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management
• Linkages between development and spread of extremism
• Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to
internal security

Pg: 6 – C, B, D, H, T;

Islamic terrorism in Sahel region of Africa

• In global spotlight- famines, religious terrorism,
• Sahel region: arc-like land mass- immediate
anti-state rebellions, and arms, drugs and human
south of the Sahara Desert.
trafficking etc.
• Semiarid region of western and north-central
 Mali- threatened by Islamist extremism.
Africa- from Senegal to Sudan.
 Mauritania- traditional route for drug and
human trafficking between South America and
Europe.

 Nigeria- threatened by Boko Haram.

• In news: militants killed at least 160 people in

Burkina Faso- by the Islamic State in the
Greater Sahara (ISGS).

 A terrorist group based in Mali and Niger-

escalates Salafi-jihadist insurgency in Burkina
Faso.
Source: https://theconversation.com

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Burkina Faso

• Reasons for turmoil: Some of the policies of the • A landlocked country in western Africa.
West like the US and France. • Former French colony- gained its independence
 Assassination of Muammar Gaddafi of Libya- as Upper Volta in 1960; renamed as Burkina
jihadists came in Libya. Faso in 1984.

 Terrorism spilled over to other countries in

the region.

• Way forward:

 Major powers shall work together in Africa

- like how they defeated the IS in West
Asia.

 Role of UN- building institutions, ensuring

stable governance and in counter-insurgency
operations.
Source: https://www.britannica.com

Practice Question- Prelims

• Occupies an extensive plateau- characterized
by Savanna. Q. Arrange the following countries in Africa from
West to East direction:
• Principal rivers- the Black Volta, the Red
1. Mali
Volta, and the White Volta.
2. Nigeria
 converge in Ghana to form the Volta
3. Sudan
River.
4. Senegal
• Religion: More than half are Muslim; one-fifth
are Roman Catholic and one-sixth follow 5. Ethiopia
traditional religions. Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
• Economy: A low-income Sahelian country with
limited natural resources. (a) 1-4-2-3-5
(b) 4-1-2-3-5
• Economy largely based on agriculture- poor in
many developmental indicators. (c) 1-2-4-3-5
(d) 4-1-2-5-3

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Pg: 7 – C, B, D, H, T;

Part A—Preliminary Examination News

Paper I - (200 marks) Government prohibited retired officials of
 Current events of national and international security and intelligence organisations from
importance.. publishing anything about their work or
 Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political organisation, without prior clearance from the
System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, head of the organisation.
etc.

Part B—Main Examination • Amendment to the Central Civil Services

PAPER-III (Pension) Rules 1972.
General Studies- II:Governance, Constitution,
• Prohibits them from communicating to the media
Polity, Social Justice and International relations.
or publishing anything that falls within the
• Important aspects of governance, transparency and
accountability, e-governance- applications, models, “domain” of the organizations.
successes, limitations, and potential; citizens
charters, transparency & accountability and • Amendment in Rule 8: Rule 8 deals with ‘Pension
institutional and other measures. subject to future good conduct’

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• Organizations covered under RTI Act Rationale for decision

Schedule 2. • High profile information pertaining to national security

 List of 26 organizations are holy and need preservation

 Officers belonging to these 26 • Concerns arising out of the fact that some high-profile
organizations are prohibited from retired officers had written books on their tenure, and
writing or speaking about their job
some of these had revealed information
in public even after retirement.
Criticisms
Intelligence Bureau, the Research and Analysis
Wing of the Cabinet Secretariat, the • Runs counter to the democratic spirit of governance
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Central
Economic Intelligence Bureau, the Enforcement • Amendment to rule 8 that affects the pension of the
Directorate, Narcotics Control Bureau, Aviation
Research Centre, Special Frontier Force, Border retired bureaucrats.
Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force,
Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial • Overlapping decision: Already they have existing
Security Force, National Security Guards, Assam provisions that are will cater to such unwanted
Rifles, Special Service Bureau, Special Branch
(CID) of the Andaman and Nicobar islands, Crime disclosers of information - Official secrets Act (OSA)
Branch-C.I.D.-CB of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
the Special Branch, Lakshadweep Police. • Many secrets are worthy of disclosure without any
repercussion

Official Secrets Act, 1923  Disclosure of other secret information of the

• History traced to British colonial era government covered under Section 5

• Original version - Indian Official Secrets • Both the person communicating the information and

Act, 1889. the person receiving the information can be punished.

• Brought in with the main objective of • A guilty person could be charged with 14 years of

muzzling the voice. imprisonment, a fine, or both

• Later amended and made more stringent - • Criticism

Indian Official Secrets Act, 1904 (Lord

 Law Commission 43rd 1971 (‘Offences Against
Curzon’s tenure as Viceroy of India) National Security’) : every secret document should
• Indian Official Secrets Act, 1923 was not attract the provisions of this Act unless it is

extended to all matters of secrecy and of national emergency.

confidentiality in governance in the country.  Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) :

 Spying or espionage, covered under Act to repealed and included in a part of

Section 3 the National Security Act

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Practice Question – Mains

GS-II
Q. Official Secrets Act has conventionally
been used as a tool to stifle transparency.
In that context critically analyze Official
Securities Act.
(150 words, 10 Marks)

Pg: 7 – C, B, D, H, T;

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Tallapaka Annamacharya • Timmakka - Annamacharya’s wife- first poetess

in Telugu literature.
• A 15th century Hindu saint- born in 1408 in
Tallapaka, a village in Kadapa, AP.  Composed Subhadrakalyanam

• Favoured the lyrical style of poetry and • 1922 discovery in Tirupati- 2,500 copper plates

composed songs and psalms. with songs composed by Annamacharya.

• Known in Telugu as Pada Kavita Pitamaha. • Annamayya compositions- tuned and adapted to
Kuchipudi.
• Composed more than 32000 devotional hymns
in praise of the Lord Venkateswara of Kuchipudi
Tirumala. • One of the Indian classical dances- from Andhra
 Known as Sankeerthanas and were set Pradesh- a product of Bhakti movement.

to Carnatic style of music. • Siddhendra Yogi, a Vaishnava poet- Kuchipudi

style of Yakshagaana was conceived in 17th
century.

• Kuchipudi combines speech, Abhinaya (mime)

• A dance-drama of Nritta, Nritya and Natya. and pure dance- accompanied by Carnatic
Music.
 Nritta- teermanams and jatis; Nritya-
Sabdams; Natya- acting with Mudras for • Historically a dance drama; today performed
the songs. either as a solo, duet or as a group.

Classical dances in India:

1. Bharatanatyam from Tamil Nadu

2. Manipuri Dance from Manipur

3. Kathak from Northern India

4. Odissi Dance from Orissa

5. Kathakali and Mohiniattam from Kerala

6. Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh

Image source: https://yehaindia.com/kuchipudi-the-classical-dance-form-from-andhra-pradesh/

7. Sattriya dance from Assam

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Practice Question- Prelims

Q. With reference to Tallapaka Annamacharya, consider
the following statements:
1. Also known as Pada Kavita Pitamaha, he conceived
the Kuchipudi style of Yakshagaana.
2. He was a contemporary of Mughal emperor Akbar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

News

Vaccine hesitancy among

the tribals - Tribals in
Odisha’s Rayagada district
fled the village to avoid
taking the COVID-19
vaccine.

Pg: 1 – C, D, H, T;

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• Schemes
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group
✔ Directed towards all eligible person
✔ Declining or stagnant population
✔ Schemes of the Central and State Governments that
✔ Low level of literacy
are targeted towards the tribal populations as well.
✔ Pre-agricultural level of technology
✔ main schemes of Tribal Affairs Ministry.
✔ Economic backwardness.
Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
• Most vulnerable section of our society
• Centrally Sponsored Scheme
✔ Not attained any significant level
• 18 states and Union territory of Andaman & Nicobar
of social and economic
Islands
development.
• Funds - 2 major components
✔ inhabit remote localities having
poor infrastructure and ✔ Grant-in-Aid
administrative support
✔ Creation of Capital Assets.
✔ 75 such groups have been
• Gap filling intervention - targeted for upliftment of
identified and categorized
such communities.

Practice Question – Prelims

Q. Consider the following statements about the Particularly
Vulnerable Tribal Group.
1. They are among the most vulnerable section of our society
who have not attained any significant level of social and
economic development.
2. So far 75 such groups have been identified and categorized
as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
3. 'Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups is a
centrally sponsored scheme that covers 18 states and
Union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands where the
PVTGs reside.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Pg: 8 – C, B, D, H, T;

Parliamentary privileges What governs it?

• They are certain rights and immunities • According to the Constitution, the
enjoyed by members of Parliament powers, privileges and immunities of
Parliament and MPs are to be defined
• Enjoyed individually as well as collectively
by Parliament.
• To exercise effective control over the
• But no law has so far been enacted for
executive.
this- now governed by rule book and
• Breach of privilege : When any of these
parliamentary conventions
rights and immunities is disregarded
• In Lok sabha Rule No 222 in Chapter
• To that effect, a notice is moved in the
20 of Rule Book
form of a motion by any member of either
• Rule 187 in Chapter 16 of the Rajya
House against those being held guilty of
Sabha rulebook governs privilege.
breach of privilege

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• Privileges committee
Course of privilege motion
 Lok Sabha
• Speaker or RS chairperson is the first
level of scrutiny  Speaker nominates the committee of
privileges
• Speaker or Chair can decide on the
privilege motion himself or herself or refer  15 members

it to the privileges committee of  Rajya Sabha

Parliament
 Deputy chairperson heads the committee
• The decision of the presiding officer in of privileges.
this regard is final.
 10 members

Practice Question – Mains

GS-II
Q. What do you understand by parliamentary
privilege? Elucidate its role in upholding
the legislative independence.
(150 words, 10 Marks)

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Part A—Preliminary Examination

Paper I - (200 marks)
 Current events of national and international importance.
 General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity
and Climate Change - that do not require subject
specialization.
Part B—Main Examination
PAPER-III
General Studies- II: Governance, Constitution, Polity,
Social Justice and International relations.
• Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements
involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
PAPER-IV
General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development,
Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster
Management
• Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation,
Pg: 7 – C, B, D, H, T;
environmental impact assessment.

Corona Pandemic • Prevention - Healthier ecosystems and

• WHO - SARS-CoV-2 has a zoonotic source. healthier wild spaces leading to a healthier
planet and healthier people.
• Zoonotic diseases :
Environment Restoration
 Zoonotic pathogens transmitted between
animals and humans. • Land cultivation, soil usage, exploitation of
coastal and marine ecosystems, forest
 Ways of transmission - breathing air,
management.
drinking water, eating contaminated food,
or hand to mouth contact. UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

• Corona virus - direct result of the Ecosystem restoration

degradation of natural areas, species loss, • Reversing the degradation of ecosystems, such
and also exploitation as landscapes, lakes and oceans to regain
• Loss of the natural habitat - wild animals their ecological functionality.
in closer contact with humans. • To improve the productivity and capacity of
• Zoonotic pathogens - public health ecosystems in order to meet the needs of
emergencies. society.

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Objectives of this decade

• Done - allowing the natural regeneration of
overexploited ecosystems, like that of  To Showcase successful government-led and private
planting trees and other plants. initiatives to halt ecosystem degradation and to
restore those ecosystems that have already been
degraded
2021 – 2030 - UN Decade on Ecosystem
 To Enhance knowledge exchange on policy,
Restoration. economics and biophysical aspects, and on how to
implement restoration at scale
• Implementation - UN Environment Programme  To connect initiatives working in the same
and the UN Food and Agriculture landscape, region, or topic in order to increase
efficiency and impact
Organization
 To Create links between ecosystem restoration
• Aim - prevent, halt and reverse the opportunities and initiatives with those businesses
that are interested in building a robust portfolio of
degradation of ecosystems on every continent sustainable production and impact investment
and also in every ocean.  To Bring a broader spectrum of actors on board,
especially from sectors that are not traditionally
• Help - Ending poverty, combating climate involved. And this will be done by demonstrating the
change and preventing a mass extinction importance of ecosystem restoration to
conservation as well as generation of social and
economic benefits.

• India - Ecosystem restoration is Three steps –To build on the commitment.

mutually beneficial.
Coordinated effort to reduce carbon dioxide
• Help - ending poverty by enhancing emissions.
livelihoods.
• Adhere - reduce net carbon dioxide emissions
• Assists - combating climate change by 45% by 2030 compared to 2010.
by reviving natural carbon store.
• Reach net-zero emissions by 2050 - achieving
• Halt - collapse of biodiversity by the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target.
rebuilding homes for wildlife
• Contribution - transforming energy systems, land
• 2019 - area restored from its land use, agriculture, forest protection, urban
degradation status increased from development, infrastructure, and lifestyles.
twenty-one million hectares to
• Aligned - conserving and restoring biodiversity ,
twenty-six million hectares by 2030.
minimizing air, water pollution and waste.

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Adopt and transform towards a sustainable

economic, financial and production systems.
• Measures:
• Including natural capital in decision-making
 Empowering small-scale farmers
• Eliminating environmentally harmful subsidies and women farmers

• Investing in low-carbon and nature-friendly  By changing the patterns of

technologies consumption
Individual Responsibility  By challenging social norms and
• To revive our environment. business practices.

• Efforts - creating food systems that will • Needs - capacity building and
work with nature, reduce waste, and are education to be achieved.
also adaptive to change and resilient to
shocks.

Practice Question – Mains

GS-II
Q. Healthier ecosystems and a healthier respect
for the wild spaces of our world will give us a
healthier planet and healthier people. Discuss
in the light of the Covid – 19 Pandemic.
(150 words, 10 Marks)

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Practice Question- Prelims

Q. Arrange the following countries in Africa from
West to East direction:
1. Mali
2. Nigeria
3. Sudan
4. Senegal
5. Ethiopia
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1-4-2-3-5
(b) 4-1-2-3-5
(c) 1-2-4-3-5
(d) 4-1-2-5-3 Source: https://worldmapblank.com

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Practice Question- Prelims

Q. With reference to Tallapaka Annamacharya, consider
the following statements:
1. Also known as Pada Kavita Pitamaha, he conceived
the Kuchipudi style of Yakshagaana.
2. He was a contemporary of Mughal emperor Akbar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Practice Question – Prelims

Q. Consider the following statements about the Particularly
Vulnerable Tribal Group.
1. They are among the most vulnerable section of our society
who have not attained any significant level of social and
economic development.
2. So far 75 such groups have been identified and categorized
as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
3. 'Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups is a
centrally sponsored scheme that covers 18 states and
Union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands where the
PVTGs reside.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Practice Question –Prelims

Answers
Q1. Option (b) – 4-1-2-3-5
Q2. Option (d) – Neither 1 nor 2
Q3. Option (d) – 1, 2 and 3

Practice Question – Mains

Practice Question – Mains
GS-II
GS-II
Q. Official Secrets Act has conventionally
Q. What do you understand by parliamentary
been used as a tool to stifle transparency.
privilege? Elucidate its role in upholding
In that context critically analyze Official
the legislative independence.
Securities Act.
(150 words, 10 Marks)
(150 words, 10 Marks)

Practice Question – Mains

GS-II
Q. Healthier ecosystems and a healthier respect
for the wild spaces of our world will give us a
healthier planet and healthier people. Discuss
in the light of the Covid – 19 Pandemic.
(150 words, 10 Marks)

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