Vision IAS Current Affairs – Monthly Magazine June 2021 – English Medium
Table of Contents
- POLITY AND GOVERNANCE ____________ 3
1. Rule of Law __________________________3
1.2. Citizen’s Charter ______________________5
2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ___________ 9
2.1. Nuclear Disarmament _________________9
2.2. India’s Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation _11
2.3. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 14
3. ECONOMY_________________________ 17
3.1. 4 Years of GST_______________________17
3.2. Direct Monetisation of The Fiscal Deficit _19
3.3. Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate ____22
3.4. Microfinance Regulations _____________24
3.5. Urban Transformation ________________26
3.6. Tourism Sector in India _______________30
3.6.1. Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for
Sustainable Tourism ________________________ 31
3.6.2. Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for
Development of Rural Tourism _______________ 32
3.6.3. Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for
Medical and Wellness Tourism _______________ 34
3.6.4. Draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Mice
________________________________________ 36
3.7. Reforms-Based and Results-Linked,
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme ______37
3.8. India’s Agricultural Export _____________40
3.9. AgriStack___________________________42
3.10. Horticulture _______________________45
3.11. Cotton Cultivation __________________47
3.12. Semiconductor Manufacturing in India__49
3.13. One Nation One Standard ____________51
3.14. Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules,
2020 __________________________________53
4. SECURITY__________________________ 56
4.1. Integrated Theatre Commands _________56
5. ENVIRONMENT_____________________ 59
5.1. Gross Environment Product____________59
5.2. Ethanol Blending in India______________60
5.3. Glacial Lake Atlas of Ganga River Basin___63
5.4. Organic Farming _____________________64
5.5. Droughts in India ____________________67
6. SOCIAL ISSUES______________________ 71
6.1. Higher Education in India______________71
6.2. Child Labour ________________________74
6.3. Model Tenancy Act 2021 ______________77
6.4. SDG India Index 2021: NITI Aayog _______79
7. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY___________ 82
7.1. Genome Editing _____________________82
7.2. Lidar Survey Reports _________________84
8. CULTURE __________________________ 86
8.1. Official Language Status_______________86
9. ETHICS ____________________________ 89
9.1. Custodial Crimes: Should Human Rights be
the Cost of Justice? ______________________89
10. GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS ____ 91
- 1. Jiyo Parsi Scheme ___________________91
11. NEWS IN SHORTS ___________________92
11.1. Digital Media Content Regulatory Council
(DMCRC) _________________________________ 92
11.2. Cable Television Networks (Amendment)
Rules, 2021 _______________________________ 92
11.3. Ministry Of Communications Liberalized
Guidelines For Other Service Providers (OSPs) ___ 92
11.4. Government Bar Retired Officials From
Publishing Sensitive Information ______________ 93
11.5. Centre Approves Policy On Archiving,
Declassification & Compilation Of War/Operations
Histories _________________________________ 93
11.6. World Investment Report 2021 by the UN
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)93
11.7. Separate Budget Heads For Sc And St
Categories Under MGNREGS _________________ 94
11.8. Debt to GDP ratio _____________________ 94
11.9. Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) ____ 94
11.10. Itat-e-Dwar _________________________ 94
11.11. Mission Innovation- CleanTech Exchange _ 94
11.12. AIM-iLEAP (Innovative Leadership For
Entrepreneurial Agility And Profitability) Initiative 95
11.13. Enforcing Contracts Portal _____________ 95
11.14. India’s First International Maritime Services
Cluster (IMSC) _____________________________ 95
11.15. Global Cybersecurity index (GCI) ________ 95
11.16. Agni Prime __________________________ 95
11.17. Exercises in News ____________________ 95
11.18. World Energy Investment Report 2021 ___ 96
11.19. Dihing Patkai National Park_____________ 96
11.20. The Leaf Coalition ____________________ 96
11.21. Forest Carbon Credit Stamps ___________ 97
11.22. Genetically Modified (GM) Rubber_______ 97
11.23. India Plastic Challenge – Hackathon 2021
Announced By Environment Ministry __________ 97
11.24. State of Finance for Nature Report ______ 97
11.25. United Nations Global Compact’s CEO Water
Mandate _________________________________ 98
11.26. Heat Dome in Northern America ________ 98
11.27. Mahseer____________________________ 98
11.28. Bharitalasuchus tapani ________________ 98
11.29. Release of Performance Grading Index (PGI)
2019-20__________________________________ 98
11.30. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University
Rankings (WUR) ___________________________ 99
11.31. Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan
launched in 112 Aspirational Districts __________ 99
11.32. Global Food Price Index Soars To 10-Year
Peak_____________________________________ 99
11.33. Ban on Blending of Mustard Oil ________ 100
11.34. Seniorcare Ageing Growth Engine (Sage)
Initiative And Sage Portal To Support India’s Elderly
Launched________________________________ 100
11.35. Extension of Hospitals’ Project _________ 100
11.36. Birth, Death Registrations Up In 2019 ___ 101
11.37. Global Report On Internal Displacement
(GRID) 2021______________________________ 101
11.38. Biotech-KISAN extended to North East __ 101