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PREFACE
The Current Affairs November-2017 eBook covers the current events that happened in the month of October. Current Affairs is a crucial component of any competitive exams including IAS|PCS, SSC, Banking and MBA.
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The Current Affairs November-2017 eBook is divided into different section keeping in
mind the need of various exams. The sections covered namely are International, National, Economy, Ecology and Environment, Science & Technology, Corporate, Sports, States News Makers and few others.
Every news item in each section is chosen on the basis of its importance in
competitive exams. We also kept a close eye on some of the recent analytical stories which may have direct impact on your understanding of the issue. Highlights of the issue are:
Saubhagya Scheme, BharatMala Project , National Nutrition Strategy, and Impact of festivals on pollution.
Presentation of the given current affairs has been planned meticulously. It has been planned in such a way that it remains in the minds of readers for a longer duration. Wherever necessary each news item is presented along with a background and analysis so as to help candidates contemplate all the important current events at the time of exam in an effective way.
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INDEX
Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
INDEX ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
cover story ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
National | India .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
News Capsule ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Economy .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Plan|Committee ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................93
Reports .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 98
CORPORATE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Defence | Security ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 104
Environment | Ecology .................................................................................................................................................................................................108
Science | Technology..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 123
International | World ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 130
Awards ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 149
Sports ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 162
Person Appointed ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 175
State.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 186
Day|Week|Month .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 203
Exam Boosters........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 218
Quizzes ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 230
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COVER STORY
Saubhagya Scheme: Features, Benefits and Challenges
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 September 2017 launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, which is alternatively known as -“Saubhagya”. The mandate of the scheme is to achieve universal household electrification in the country by the end of 2018. The scheme will benefit over 3 crore households across the length and breadth of the country.
It is against this backdrop, it is pertinent to know the key features of the Saubhagya Scheme and its benefits to the society and the challenges in its implementation.
Key features of the Saubhagya Scheme are -
Objective: The objective of the ‘Saubhagya’ is to provide energy access to all by last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all remaining un-electrified households in rural as well as urban areas of the country.
Goal: To provide universal access to power by December 2018. The scheme will be
executed at a cost of Rs 16,320 crores.
Beneficiaries: While poorer households would be provided electricity connections free of cost as part of the scheme, other households would also be provided electricity
connections under the scheme on payment of Rs.500. The amount is recovered by the DISCOMs/Power Departments in ten 10 instalments along with electricity bills.
The electricity connection to households include the release of electricity connections
by drawing a service cable from the nearest electricity pole to the household premise, installation of energy meter, wiring for a single light point with LED bulb and a mobile charging point.
For households located in remote and inaccessible areas, solar power packs of 200 to 300 Watt and battery back with 5 LED light, 1 DC Fan, 1 DC power plug along with repair and maintenance for 5 years would be provided.
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Convergence with other schemes: While the 24x7 Power for All is a joint initiative of the Union and State governments to prepare a road map and action plan to ensure 24x7 power for all, Saubhagya is a schematic support to address the issue of energy access. The saubhagya scheme was taken up by realizing the fact that providing connectivity to all households is a prerequisite to ensure 24x7 power supply.
Similarly, the Saubhayga scheme helps in comprehensively addressing the issues of
entry barrier, last mile connectivity and release of electricity connections under the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS). It should be noted that DDUGHY envisages the creation of basic electricity infrastructure in villages / habitations, strengthening & augmentation of existing
infrastructure, metering of existing feeders / distribution transformers / consumers to improve quality and reliability of power supply in rural areas, the IPDS provides for creation of necessary infrastructure to provide electricity in urban areas.
Budget: Rs. 16,320 crore allocated for the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana.
Benefits of Saubhagya: The scheme will benefit the consumers in the following manner.
• Access to electricity would substitute the use of Kerosene for lighting purposes,
resulting in reduction in indoor pollution thereby saving people from health
hazards.
• Electricity access would help in establishing efficient and modern health services
in all parts of the country.
• Lighting after the sunset also provides a sense of enhanced personal safety,
especially for women, and increase in post sunset social as well as economic
activities.
• Availability of electricity will boost education services across all areas and quality
lighting post sunset would facilitate children to spend more time on studies and
move ahead further in prospective careers. Household electrification also
increases the likelihood that women would study and earn income.
• Substitution of use of Kerosene with electricity for lighting purposes would
reduce annual subsidy on Kerosene and would also help reduce the import of
petroleum products.
• Electricity in each home would provide improved access to all kinds of
communications like Radio, Television, Internet, mobile, etc. through which
everyone would be able to access all kinds of important information available
through these communication mediums.
• Farmers can access information about new and improved agriculture
techniques, agro-machinery, quality seeds, etc. resulting in a significant increase
in agricultural production and consequently increase in income. Farmers and
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youths can also explore the possibilities of setting up agro based small
industries.
• Implementation of scheme itself would result in employment generation in view
of the requirement of semi-skilled / skilled manpower for execution of works of
household electrification. About 1000 lakh man-days works would be generated
for implementation of the scheme.
Challenges in implementation
The following are some of the challenges involved in the successful implementation of
the Saubhagya Scheme. • At present, the DISCOMs are under a huge debt burden running into thousands
of crores of rupees. Though the Ujwal Discom Awas Yojana (UDAY) has been
proving successful in improving the financial health of DISCOMs, the
implementation of the Saubhaygay by the end of 2018 is a major challenge for
them.
• The transmission and distribution losses of over 20% need to be reduced to a
negligent level to achieve the goals of the scheme.
• The corruption and the apathy of the lower officials in the power sector should
be corrected for its successful implementation. The involvement of Gram Sabhas
in the implementation of the scheme is a welcome step in this regard.
Conclusion
Access to electricity definitely has positive impact on quality of life of people in all aspects of daily household chores and human development. The Saubhagya Scheme is a significant initiative since it touches various aspects of human life – employment, health, education and education. Its successful implementation is key to building smart villages, achieving
energy security and improving the lives of people living in remote and inaccessible areas.
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National Nutrition Strategy: Necessity, Features and Benefits
To mark the National Nutrition Week
in the first week of September 2017, the
NITI Aayog released the National Nutrition
Strategy. The strategy seeks to bring
nutrition into the national development
agenda and to deal with problem of
nutrition in a comprehensive manner.
It is against this backdrop, it is
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pertinent to understand the vision, targets, implementation strategies and the expected outcomes of the National Nutrition Strategy. Besides, it is also necessary to understand the necessity to come out with a National Nutrition Strategy.
Necessity for National Nutrition Strategy
The National Nutrition Strategy was launched to correct the present pathetic nutrition
situation in the country, especially among the vulnerable sections like – women and children. The present nutrition situation can be assessed from the below given facts from the NFHS-3&4.
• In 2015-16, the percentage of stunted children under 5 was 38.4%.
• Between 2005-06 and 2015-16, there has been a rise in the percentage of
children who are wasted from 19.8% to 21%. High incidence of wasting was
recorded in Punjab, Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Sikkim.
• While the prevalence of underweight children was 38% in rural areas, it is 29% in
urban areas.
• According to WHO, infants weighing less than 2.5 Kg are 20 times more likely to
die than heavier babies.
• The national average weight at birth is less than 2.5 Kg for 19% of the children.
• As per an estimate, around 58% of children in India are anaemic. It is due to
nutritional deficiency of vitamins, iron and other essential minerals.
Key features of the National Nutrition Strategy are –
Vision: The vision of the National Nutrition Strategy is to achieve Kuposhan Mukt
Bharat (India free from malnutrition) by 2022.
Focus: The focus is on preventing and reducing undernutrition across the life cycle- as early as possible, especially in the first three years of life.
Goals: The National Nutrition Strategy seeks to contribute to key national
development goals for more inclusive growth, such as the reduction of maternal, infant and young child mortality, through its focus on the following two monitorable targets
i. Reduction in percentage age of underweight children below 5 years from the present 35.7% to 20.7% by 2022. ii. Reduction in prevalence of anemia in children (6-59 months) from the present 58.4% to 19.5% by 2022. iii. Reduction in prevalence of anemia in women and girls (15-49 years) from the present 53.1% to 17.7% 2022.
In a longer term perspective, the strategy will also aim to progressively reduce all
forms of undernutrition by 2030.
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Benefits
The achievement of the monitorable targets of the strategy will contribute to
improved learning outcomes in elementary education, improved adult productivity, women’s empowerment and gender equality and the National Development Agenda. Achievement of these national development goals will also significantly shape progress towards global sustainable development goals. Besides, following positive impacts can be seen from its successful implementation.
• One fifth of maternal mortality can be averted by addressing maternal stunting
and iron deficiency anemia.
• One fifth of neonatal mortality can be prevented by ensuring the universal
practice of early initiation of exclusive breastfeeding within the first hour of
birth.
• One fifth of child mortality (under 5 years) can be prevented by ensuring
universal exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and appropriate
complementary feeding practices after 6 months (along with continued
breastfeeding till 2 years and beyond).
• Deaths of children under five years can be reduced by 16% in India through the
universal practice of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and
another 5 % through the universal practice of appropriate complementary
feeding.
Conclusion
The rationale for investing in Nutrition is globally well recognized – both as a critical
development imperative, as well as crucial for the fulfillment of human rights- especially of the most vulnerable children, girls and women. It constitutes the foundation for human development, by reducing susceptibility to infections, related morbidity, disability and mortality burden, enhancing cumulative lifelong learning capacities and adult productivity. The NITI Aayog’s National Nutrition Strategy is a right in achieving the developmental obligations of the government.
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Impact of festivals on pollution: Analysis Impact of festivals on pollution: Analysis Ahead of Diwali, the Supreme Court banned
the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till 1 November 2017. The judgement was delivered by the apex court to protect the city from the recurrence of 2016-like incident. In the previous year, on the next
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day of Diwali, the air quality in Delhi 14 times more polluted than the safe limit. Smoke from firecrackers choked the air and also affected visibility in large parts of Delhi and the adjoining areas in Uttar Pradesh.
It is against this backdrop, it is pertinent to know the reasons for increased pollution during
festivals, its impact on the environment and health and also the steps to be taken to curtail this alarming situation.
Reasons for increased pollution during festivals are –
• Bursting of crackers on the occasion of various festivals like Dussehra and Diwali,
increase in usage of fuels as a result of travelling during festivals and high
consumption of ‘unclean’ fuels by eatery shops to meet the festive season
demands cause the air pollution to increase during festivals.
• Immersion of idols and related pooja material in nearby streams, lakes and rivers
after Ganesh Chaturthi and Dussehra are the primary reason behind pollution of
water bodies across the country.
• Unrestricted use of loudspeakers and burning of high decibel crackers causes the
noise levels go up compared to the normal times and cause the noise pollution
during festivals. The imported crackers, especially from China are found be to be
violating the norms of the land.
The air, water and noise pollution together have an adverse impacts on the environment and health. Some of them are –
• Increase in suspended particulars, especially PM 2.5, which are released into the
environment by the crackers have an adverse impact on children and elderly.
They lead to diseases like heart strokes and asthama and even impact the
mental health.
• Continuous exposure of water bodies to polluting material lead to decrease in
the purity of lakes and streams that satisfy irrigation and drinking water needs of
people. Contaminated water can cause many types of diarrheal diseases,
including cholera, and other serious illnesses such as guinea worm disease,
typhoid and dysentery.
• Noise pollution affects both health and behavior. Unwanted noise can damage
psychological health. Noise pollution can cause hypertension, high stress levels,
tinnitus, hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and other harmful effects.
• The high wastage during festivals also impact the health of ragpickers and
people living near the dumpyards.
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Way forward
In view of the above mentioned adverse impacts of festivals on the environment and public
health, the following reasonable restrictions can be taken by the government. • Imported crackers, which are at the centre of criticism, should be banned by the
government. This step even leads to consumption of safe crackers by the citizens
and more employment opportunities. Strict regulations should be enforced
against the domestic products to make them environmentally friendly. Further,
the products should mention the ingredients used and the noise it causes while
burning. This measure leads to greater awareness among people while
purchasing.
• Information and communication technologies and the social media should be
used to a great extent to spread the ill effects of high decibel crackers.
• The government should encourage the eco-friendly idols so that they will not
pollute water bodies after immersion. The government should consider taking
the help of educational institutions and celebrities in spreading the awareness in
this regard.
• The use of high decibel loudspeakers should be banned irrespective of the
community involved in its use.
Conclusion
Article 25 of the constitution provides for freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion by all the citizens of the country. But it should also be noted that the article also provides for reasonable restrictions like the practice of religion should be subject to public order, morality and health. This constitutional provision seeks to strike a balance between the fundamental right to freedom of religion of citizens and the need to secure public order and health by the State. The authorities must come up with proactive measures to curb pollution during the festivals by considering the Article 25 in letter and spirit.
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BharatMala Project: Union Government approves 7 lakh crore highway projects to develop 83000 km roads
The Union Government on 24 October 2017 approved mega highway projects to build 83677 km of highways over the next five years at a cost of Rs 7 lakh crore.
These highway projects include the ambitious Bharatmala project which is the second-largest highway project after National Highways Development Project (NHDP) that saw development of about 50000 km of roads.
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