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FORTUNE IAS NEWS DAILY EXPLAINER 05-08-2023

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AUGUST
2023

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SC stays Rahul’s conviction for Modi Incremental injustice

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Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1
Indian Polity & Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public
Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1 Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Indian Polity & Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public
Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Mains: General Studies Paper - 2
Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments,
Mains: General Studies Paper - 2 significant provisions and basic structure.
Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business,
powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.

Places of Worship Act, 1991

Disqualification of a Member of Parliament
• It is an Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship
• A MP can be disqualified if the member is convicted for and to provide for the maintenance of the religious
offences listed under Section 8(1) of the Representation character of any place of worship as it existed on the
of the People (RPA) Act of 1951. 15th day of August 1947.
Offence of promoting enmity Exemption to the Act
between different groups on 1. Ayodhya Temple was exempted from the Act
ground of religion, race, place 2. Any place of worship which is an ancient and historical
1 of birth, residence, language,
monument, or an archaeological site covered under
etc.
the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites
The section
and Remains Act, 1958.
includes
offences such 2 Offence of doing 3. Any dispute that has been settled by the concerned
as acts prejudicial to parties
maintenance of 4. Conversion of any place that took place by agreement
harmony.
3 before the Act commenced.
5. A court case that has been finally settled or disposed
of before the Act commenced.
Offence of bribery
America’s pursuit of Saudi-Israel
• As per Section 8(3) of the RPA, if an MP is convicted and rapprochement
sentenced to at least 2 years of imprisonment he can be Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1
Current events of National & International importance
disqualified.
• MPs can also be disqualified for the violation of the 10th
Mains: General Studies Paper - 2
Schedule of the constitution (Anti Defection Law). Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or
affecting India’s interests.

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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) • The central government may constitute new Inter-
Services Organisations which includes personnel from
• GCC is a political and economic alliance formed in 1981.
at least 2 of the 3 services - Army, Navy and Air Force.
• Members - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
• Current ISOs like Andaman and Nicobar Command,
and the United Arab Emirates.
the Defence Space Agency, and the National Defence
Academy will now come under this bill.
• The superintendence of ISOs will be with central
government
• Bill empowers the Commander-in-Chief or the Officer-
in-Command, appointed by the government, to exercise
command and control over the personnel serving the
ISO, irrespective of their service.
• The Bill provides for a Commanding Officer who will be
in command of a unit, ship, or establishment.

• Headquarters: Kuwait City NRF proposes an expansive definition of

• GCC nations account for 42% of India’s overall oil research
imports. Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1
• GCC is India’s largest regional-bloc trading partner. Indian Polity & Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public
Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

LS conducts business even as Opposition Mains: General Studies Paper - 2

continues protest Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and
issues arising out of their design and implementation

Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1

Indian Polity & Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Anusandhan National Research Foundation
Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Bill
Mains: General Studies Paper - 2
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and
Features of the bill
issues arising out of their design and implementation
• The bill, after approval in the Parliament, will establish
Inter-Services Organisations (Command, National Research Foundation (NRF), an apex body
Control and Discipline) Bill 2023 to provide high-level strategic direction of scientific
• The ISO bill seeks to reorganise the Indian military into research in India as per recommendations of National
integrated or joint commands rather than the current Education Policy (NEP)
separate military commands. • It will repeal the Science and Engineering Research
• In such joint commands all the manpower and assets Board (SERB)
will be under the operational control of a single three- • The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will
star general of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force be the administrative department of NRF which will be
governed by a Governing Board consisting of eminent
Key provisions of the bill researchers and professionals
• The system is likely to form five joint services • Prime Minister will be the ex-officio President of the
commands- western, eastern, northern, maritime and Board
air defence.

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• NRF’s functioning will be governed by an Executive offices of President and Vice President in the country
Council chaired by the Principal Scientific Advisor • It is not concerned with the elections to panchayats and
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 municipalities. For this, the Constitution provides for a
separate State Election Commission
• NEP aims to bring transformational reforms in school
• Part XV (Article 324-329) of the Constitution deals
and higher education and thus shape India into a global
with elections and establishes a commission for these
knowledge superpower.
matters.
• Five foundational pillars of NEP 2020: Access, Equity,
• The President appoints Chief Election Commissioner
Quality, Affordability and Accountability
and Election Commissioners. They have a fixed tenure
• This policy is aligned with the 2030 Agenda for
of six years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is
Sustainable Development
earlier
Science and Engineering Research Board
(SERB) PM to lay foundation stone for revamp of
508 railway stations
• Statutory body under the Department of Science and
Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1
Technology. Economic and Social Development- Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives etc
• Set up for promoting basic research in science and
engineering and to provide financial assistance Mains: General Studies Paper - 2
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and
to scientists, academic institutions, Research and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

Development laboratories, industrial concerns and

other agencies for such research Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS)
• It is chaired by the Secretary to the Government of • It envisages development of stations on a continuous
India in the Department of Science and Technology basis with a long-term vision
• The scheme will subsume all previous redevelopment
House panel bats for lowering minimum projects where work is yet to begin
age to contest polls • It aims at preparation of Master Plans of the Railway
Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1 stations and implementation of the master plan in
Indian Polity & Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public
Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
phases to enhance the facilities including and beyond
the minimum essential amenities.
Mains: General Studies Paper - 2
Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities • Zonal railways have been given the responsibility of
of various Constitutional Bodies
selecting stations
Election Commission of India
3 killed, 17 missing as landslip hits shops
• Election Commission of India is an autonomous on Kedarnath route
constitutional authority responsible for administering Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1
Union and State election processes in India Current events of National & International importance.

• Established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th

Mains: General Studies Paper - 3
January 1950 (celebrated as national voter’s day) Disaster and Disaster Management

• The body administers elections to Lok Sabha, Rajya

Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies in India and the

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Lanslips/Landslide Hindi is not in competition with local

languages, says Amit Shah
• The movement of a mass of rock,
debris or earth down a slope is Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1
Indian Polity & Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public
known as a landslide/ landslip. Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

• The entire hill tracts of Himalayas, Mains: General Studies Paper - 2

sub- Himalayan terrains of North- Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability.

East India, Western Ghats are major

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ca-63817378 landslide prone areas in India. Panch Pran of Amrit Kaal

• On the occasion of 76th Independence Day, the Prime

Minister of India Narendra Modi gave out the five
Natural: Manmade: resolves- “Panch Pran” to ensure a developed India in
Seismic activity, Mining, Construction
Weathering, activities, Agriculture and next 25 years.
Erosion,Volcanoes, Heavy Deforestation.
rain and Loose soil.

Causes of Landslips

Flash Floods
• The sudden surge in water levels due
to intense rainfall is known as flash
floods.
• Flash floods are highly localised in
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• Causes: Heavy rain associated with tropical storms,

meltwater from ice or snow, cloud bursts and dam Pakistan passes Bill to meet FATF
breakage,etc. demands

National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1

Current events of National & International importance.

• An Indian specialised force established under the

Disaster Management Act of 2005 for special response Mains: General Studies Paper - 2
Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or
to a threatening disaster. affecting India’s interests.

• It was formed in 2006. Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

• It functions under the National Disaster Management
• FATF is the global money laundering and terrorist
Authority(NDMA). The NDMA is chaired by the Prime
financing watchdog set up in 1989 out of a G-7 meeting
Minister of India.

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• India joined with ‘observer’ status in 2006 and became a Directorate General of Foreign Trade(DGFT)
full member of FATF in 2010
• An organisation attached to the Ministry of Commerce
and Industry.
Objectives
• It is responsible for formulating and implementing the
• Examine and develop measures to combat money
foreign trade policy with the main aim of promotion of
laundering
exports.
• Efforts to combat terror financing (added later)
• It also allocates licences for import and export trade
• Counter the financing of proliferation of Weapon of
and advises the government on measures related to
Mass Destruction (WMD)
domestic and international economic situations.
Grey and Black Lists of FATF
IRDAI lets insurers hold HDFC
investments till maturity
Grey list: Black list:
Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1
Includes countries Includes Non- Economic and Social Development- Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives etc
that are considered Cooperative
safe haven for Countries or Mains: General Studies Paper - 2
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and
supporting terror Territories (NCCTs) issues arising out of their design and implementation

funding and that support

money laundering. terror funding and Insurance Regulatory and Development
Currently, money laundering Authority of India
Democratic activities.
People’s Republic • A regulatory body founded in 1999 under the Insurance
of Korea, Iran, Regulatory and Development Authority of India Act
Myanmar are listed
1999.
under it.
• It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance,
with the aim of protecting the interests of insurance
Consequences of being enlisted in FATF lists customers.
• Economic sanctions from financial institutions • IRDAI also regulates and sees to the insurance industry
(IMF, World Bank etc) as well as monitors the insurance related activities.
• Problem in getting loans
• Reduction in international trade
• International boycott Key Words

DGFT suspends its laptop, PC import • Malabar River Festival of Kerala

curbs till November 1 • Abraham Accords
Prelims: General Studies Paper - 1 • UN Women joins hands with Kerala Tourism for women-
Economic and Social Development- Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,
Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives etc
friendly venture

Mains: General Studies Paper - 2

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and
issues arising out of their design and implementation

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Place in News Why in News

78th year after
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
nuclear bombing
Black Sea Port- Ukraine attack on
Novorossiysk Bay Russian ship
Communal Clashes
Nuh (Haryana)

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