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Chhau is found in three styles named after the location where they are
performed, i.e. the Purulia Chau of Bengal, the Seraikella Chau of
Jharkhand, and the Mayurbhanj Chau of Odisha.
A legislation which confers on the
एककािि ू जोकायवकारीयाप्रशासनिक
executive or administrative authority an
प्राधिकरिकोकािूिकेआवेदिकेमामिेमें
unguided and uncontrolled discretionary
एकअनियंबितऔरअनियंबितवववेकािीि
power in the matter of application of law
शस्क्तप्रदािकरताहै , भारतकेसंवविािके
violates which one of the following
निम्िलिखितमेंसेककसअिुच्छे दका
Articles of the Constitution of India?
उल्िंघिकरताहै ?
(a) Article 14
(a) अिुच्छे द14
(b) Article 28
(b) अिुच्छे द28
(c) Article 32
(c) अिुच्छे द32
(d) Article 44
(d) अिुच्छे द44
Answer: (a)
• The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) annual report available for 2020-
21 shows that though the participation of women in the total labour
force grew, i.e., Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) has gradually
increased from 17.5% in 2017-18 to 25.1% in 2020-21, and the Worker
Population Ratio (WPR) from 16.5% in 2017-18 to 24.2% in 2020-21, it is still
much less when compared to men.
• It is a joint forum of the Centre and the states which was set up by the
President as per Article 279A (1) of the amended Constitution.
• Members
• the Union Finance Minister (chairperson), the Union Minister of State
(Finance) from the Centre.
• Each state can nominate a minister in-charge of finance or taxation or
any other minister as a member.
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has drafted a Digital Personal
Data Protection (DPDP) Bill.
First, the Bill seeks to dilute the provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, which
has empowered citizens to access information and hold governments accountable.
The RTI Act includes a provision to protect privacy through Section 8(1)(j). In order to
invoke this Section to deny personal information, at least one of the following grounds
has to be proven: the information sought has no relationship to any public activity or
public interest or is such that it would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy and the
Public Information Officer is satisfied that there is no larger public interest that justifies
disclosure. The proposed Bill seeks to amend this Section to expand its purview and
exempt all personal information from the ambit of the RTI Act.
Justice A.P. Shah Report on privacy that the “Privacy Act should clarify that publication
of personal data for public interest… and disclosure of information as required by the
Right to Information Act should not constitute an infringement of Privacy.”
• Second, by empowering the executive to draft rules on a range of
issues, the proposed Bill creates wide discretionary powers for the
Central government and thus fails to safeguard people’s right to
privacy. For instance, under Section 18, it empowers the Central
government to exempt any government, or even private sector
entities, from the provisions of the Bill by merely issuing a
notification.
• The Bill does not ensure autonomy of the Data Protection Board,
the institution responsible for enforcement of provisions of the law.
The Central government is empowered to determine the strength
and composition of the Board and the process of selection and
removal of its chairperson and other members.
•Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd) vs Union of India 2017:
• In August 2017, a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court
in Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd) Vs Union of
India unanimously held that Indians have a constitutionally
protected fundamental right to privacy that is an intrinsic part
of life and liberty under Article 21.
•B.N. Srikrishna Committee 2017:
• Government appointed a committee of experts for Data
protection under the chairmanship of Justice B N
Srikrishna in August 2017, that submitted its report in July
2018 along with a draft Data Protection Bill.
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• On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to increase
the minimum age of marriage of women in India from 18 years to 21
years. The Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, noted that the
power to amend the law lies with Parliament.
Blocking one to two per cent of the Sun's rays is all it would take to
lower Earth's surface by a degree or two Celsius -- roughly the
amount it has warmed over the last century.
The solar radiation technique with the most traction so far is the 24/7
injection of billions of shiny sulphur particles into the upper
atmosphere.
• The Philippines invoked the dispute settlement mechanism of the UN Convention
on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 2013 to test the legality of China’s ‘nine-dash
line’ regarding the disputed Spratlys. In response, the Permanent Court of
Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague decreed in its July 12, 2016 judgment that the line
had “no legal basis.” China dismissed the judgment as “null and void.”
• The South China Sea (SCS) is important not just to its littoral countries. It has
been a transit point for trade since early medieval times, contains abundantly
rich fisheries, and is a repository of mineral deposits and hydrocarbon reserves.
• Vietnam has added six Kilo-class, Russian-origin submarines to its navy. France,
Germany and the Netherlands, respectively, have supplied Formidable-class
stealth ships to Singapore, patrol boats to Brunei Darussalam, and corvettes to
Indonesia.
• Japan is partially funding the upgradation of the Indonesian coast guard.
Indonesia and the Philippines are in early stages of exploring procurement of the
BrahMos missile from India. The other ASEAN countries that have shown interest
are Thailand and Vietnam.
•The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),
1982 is an international agreement that establishes the legal
framework for marine and maritime activities.
•It is also known as Law of the Sea. It divides marine areas into five
main zones namely- Internal Waters, Territorial Sea, Contiguous
Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the High Seas.
•It is the only international convention which stipulates a framework
for state jurisdiction in maritime spaces. It provides a different legal
status to different maritime zones.
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