CONTENTS
- Indian Antarctic Bill
- Direct Seeding of Rice
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Private Member’s Bill
Indian Antarctic Bill 2022
Context:
Recently, Lok Sabha passed the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 amid clamour from the Opposition to have more discussion.
Relevance:
GS II- Government policies and Interventions
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is the Antarctica Bill?
- What is the Antarctica Treaty?
- What are the main provisions of the Bill?
- What are the prohibitions?
- What is the penalty system that has been introduced?
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Direct Seeding of Rice
Context:
Punjab is not only a long way away from its target of Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) for this year (as it could only achieve 6.7% of the total target) but also the state has seen 85.7% decline in DSR area from the last season.
Relevance:
GS III- Agriculture
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is DSR?
- How much water can DSR help save?
- Advantages of DSR tech
- Disadvantages of DSR tech
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Environmental Impact Assessment
Context:
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has notified amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Rules, making several exemptions to gaining environmental clearance.
- In order to analyse (and subsequently mitigate) a project or activity’s possible negative consequences on the ecology of a region, the MoEFCC promulgated a new EIA Notification in 2006. This notification requires review of all pertinent facts concerning a project or activity. The years 2016, 2020, and 2021 saw amendments.
Relevance:
GS III- Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What are the Exemptions?
- What is Environment Impact Assessment?
- Importance of Environment Impact Assessment:
- Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC)
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Private Member’s Bill
Context:
Opposition members protested against the introduction of a private member’s Bill on the repeal of The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, in the Rajya Sabha.
Relevance:
GS II- Polity and Governance
Dimensions of the Article:
- Private Member’s Bill
- Difference between private and government Bills
- What is the Places of Worship Act?
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