Abhishek Srivastava

Monthly Current Affair Magazine for UPSC CSE examination. This course is an exhaustive compilation of September 2018 current affairs which are segregated into National issues, Polity, and governance-related issues, etc. This will be highly beneficial for not only Prelims 2018 but also for Mains examination.

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(Hindi) IAS Express: September 2018

Overview of the course (in Hindi)

nternationally, the issue of wrongful prosecution, incarceration, and conviction of innocent persons is identified as ‘miscarriage of justice’ that takes place after a person has been wrongfully convicted but is later found to be factually innocent basis a new fact / proof coming to light.
 
The Law Commission of India has submitted its Report titled ‘Wrongful Prosecution (Miscarriage of Justice): Legal Remedies’ to the Government of India.
 
 
Highlights of the report:
 
This report looks at the issue from the context of Indian Criminal Justice system and recommends ‘wrongful prosecution’ to be the standards of miscarriage of justice, as against ‘wrongful conviction’ and ‘wrongful incarceration’

Wrongful prosecution & UCC (in Hindi)

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and

The six Asia-Pacific states with which ASEAN has existing free trade agreements (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand).
 
RCEP negotiations were formally launched in November 2012 at the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia.
 
 RCEP is viewed as an alternative to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed trade agreement which includes several Asian and American nations but excludes China and India.

Census 21, Roman Magsaysay, ASEAN and RCEP (in Hindi)

United Nations kicked-off talks on a 2020 treaty.
 
With the goal of protecting marine biodiversity and avoiding further pillaging of the oceans.
Talk will focus on “the high seas and the international zone of marine waters, or about 46% of the planet’s surface,”
 
Other convention on sea:
 
In 1982, the UN adopted the Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The convention took effect in 1994, without the participation of the U.S.
 It left the high seas free from restrictions.“All States enjoy the traditional freedoms of navigation, overflight, scientific research and fishing on the high seas.
The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar or imago of the domestic silkmoth, Bombyx mori.

It is an economically important insect, being a primary producer of silk.
 
A silkworm's preferred food is white mulberry leaves, though they may eat other mulberry species and even osage orange.

Domestic silkmoths are closely dependent on humans for reproduction, as a result of millennia of selective breeding.
 
Wild silkmoths (vanya ) are different from their domestic cousins as they have not been selectively bred; they are not as commercially viable in the production of silk.
 
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+) 
first negotiated under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2005, with the objective of mitigating climate change through reducing net emissions of greenhouse gases through enhanced forest management in developing countries. 
Most of the key REDD+ decisions were completed by 2013, with the final pieces of the rulebook finished in 2015.

UNCLOS, Silkworm, REDD+ (in Hindi)

The Supreme Court said it was “pathetic” that some States and Union Territories had not bothered to frame a solid waste management policy.

The court ordered that further construction activities be stopped in some States and Union Territories that remained unmindful of the interests of their people to live in a clean environment.
 
Imposed fines on some States and the Union Territory of Chandigarh for not placing on record their respective policies under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
 
While Andhra Pradesh was ordered to pay ₹5 lakh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh were imposed costs of ₹3 lakh each.

Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (in Hindi)

At the start of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Mr. Xi announced $60 billion in funds for eight initiatives over the next three years, in areas ranging from industrial promotion, infrastructure construction and scholarships for young
 
Critics warns
The Chinese leader's pet project is burying some countries under massive debt.
 
China’s view :
Africa's least developed, heavily indebted and poor countries will be exempt from debt they have incurred in the form of interest-free Chinese loans due to mature by the end of 2018.
 
Belt and Road, “is not a scheme to form an exclusive club or bloc against others. Rather it is about greater openness, sharing and mutual benefit.”

China Africa & Springs in Himalayas (in Hindi)

A superbug resistant to all known antibiotics is spreading undetected through hospital wards across the world, Researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia warned.
 
The bacteria, known as Staphylococcus epidermidis, is related to the better-known and more deadly MRSA superbug.
 
It’s found naturally on human skin and most commonly infects the elderly or patients who have had prosthetic materials implanted, such as catheters and joint replacements.
 
They found that some strains of the bug made a small change in its DNA that led to resistance to two of the most common antibiotics.
 
Another Australian study, published last month, suggested some hospital superbugs are growing increasingly tolerant to alcohol-based disinfectants found in handwashes and sanitisers used on hospital wards.

Beneficial Ownership, AMR & Logistics agreement (in Hindi)

'KAZIND' will be conducted between the Indian and Kazakhstan Army from 10 to 23 Sep 2018 in Otar region, Kazakhstan.

This is the third joint military exercise between the two countries which have a history of extensive cooperation in the defence arena.

The aim of the exercise is to build and promote bilateral Army to Army relations and exchange skills and experiences .
 
To achieve optimum integration among the two contingents through enhanced mutual comprehension of each other’s tactics, techniques and procedures.

The vast experience and expertise of Indian troops in counter insurgency operations holds special importance to the Kazakhstan Army.

ISA, Spain Catalan & KAZIND (in Hindi)

Qatar amended its residency laws  to allow most foreign workers to leave the country without exit permits from their employers.

To show it is tackling allegations of worker exploitation as it prepares to host the 2022 soccer World Cup, which it has presented as a showcase of its progress and development.

Employers will still be allowed to require up to 5% of their workforce to request permission to leave, after submitting their names to the government “with justifications based on the nature of the work.

Physical activity, experiential learning, Qatar residency laws, CSS (in Hindi)

“Whoever voluntarily has carnal inter­course against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with [imprisonment for life], or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.”

It is British law dates back to 1861 and criminalize sexual activities against the order of nature.

Earlier judgement :

In 2009, the Delhi High Court described Section 377 as a violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

The Supreme Court in 2013(Suresh Koushal case.) overruled the Delhi High Court’s order and reinforced criminalisation of homosexuality.

Online frauds and Section 377 (in Hindi)

It is one of the four foundational agreements that the U.S. signs with allies and close partners to facilitate interoperability between militaries and sale of high end technology.

COMCASA is an India-specific version of the Communication and Information on Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA).

It comes into force immediately, and is valid for a period 10 years.

COMCASA allows India to procure transfer specialised equipment for encrypted communications for US origin military platforms like the C-17, C-130 and P-8Is.

Currently, these platforms use commercially available communication systems.

COMCASA (in Hindi)

India, along with 23 other Indian Ocean Nations, participated in a major Indian ocean­wide tsunami mock exercise (drill) on 4th& 5thSeptember, 2018.

Organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, which coordinated the setting up of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) in the aftermath of the 26 December 2004 tsunami.

Overall over the 2-day exercise, all coastal states tested communication modes for receipt of bulletins from INCOIS.

The end-to-end warning system from tsunami detection and forecast, threat evaluation and alert formulation, alert

dissemination to public and their awareness and response was put to test during this exercise.

Where possible states participated up to community-level with practice evacuations.

Swach Bharat, Bulgaria visit and Tsunami drill (in Hindi)

The G-20 Labour& Employment Ministers’ Meeting, at Argentina

India’s Minister’s view :

The coordination between these Ministries is needed to strike a right balance between the supply and demand of the labour in a country.

India is committed to job security, wage security and social security to all workers in the country.

All round efforts have been made to promote job creation in India through various schemes and programmes.

Stressed on inclusive development and signing of Social Security Agreements amongst the G-20 countries for ensuring portability of social security benefits to its workers.

Stressed on design and implementation of policies for greater and easier participation of women in the labour market

G20 (in Hindi)

India said Iran has stuck to the agreed timeframe in its plans to hand over the operational responsibility of a part of the Chabahar port to an Indian entity in October.

The smooth movement regarding the strategically important port came a day after official sources indicated that the United States would give a ‘carve out’to India’s investment in the project.

Chabahar Port (in Hindi)

India and France have signed an implementation agreement on “MOBILISE YOUR CITY” (MYC).

Mobilise Your City (MYC) is part of an international initiative which is supported by the French and the German Governments and was launched at 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) meeting in December, 2015.

The European Union has agreed to provide funds of Euro 3.5 million to contribute to specific investments and technical assistance components within the Mobilise Your City (MYC) programme in India.

The MYC aims at supporting three pilot cities viz. Nagpur, Kochi and Ahmedabad in their efforts to reduce their Green House Gas (GHG) emissions related to urban transport by implementing urban mobility plans at local level.

To help India at national level to improve their sustainable transport policy.

Indian-Czech & Mobilise Your City (in Hindi)

Minor survivors of rape or sexual assault will get compensation on par with women victims.

National Legal Services Authority’s (NALSA) compensation scheme shall be extended to minor children.

Special Judges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act should disburse compensation to minor victims.

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Overview of the course (in Hindi)

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Wrongful prosecution & UCC (in Hindi)

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Census 21, Roman Magsaysay, ASEAN and RCEP (in Hindi)

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UNCLOS, Silkworm, REDD+ (in Hindi)

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Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (in Hindi)

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China Africa & Springs in Himalayas (in Hindi)

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Beneficial Ownership, AMR & Logistics agreement (in Hindi)

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ISA, Spain Catalan & KAZIND (in Hindi)

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Physical activity, experiential learning, Qatar residency laws, CSS (in Hindi)

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Online frauds and Section 377 (in Hindi)

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