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VISIONIAS

28th MAY, 2021

Also, States on the western coast contributed 46% of India’s manufacturing GVA in 2018-19, while east coast states contributed 22%. 

NTP systems offer greater flexibility for deep space missions. They can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and, more importantly, limit a flight crew’s exposure to cosmic radiation.

Progress made so far

About NDHM

Opportunities

Recently government has informed that nearly 11.9 lakh health IDs have been generated under the NDHM and 3,106 doctors and 1,490 facilities registered on the platform.

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things (IoT),blockchain and cloud computing provide additional opportunities for facilitating a more holistic digital health ecosystem.

The digital payment option ‘UPI e-Voucher’ developed by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) can be useful for targeted and efficient delivery of various government schemes.

Stemming from the National Health Policy (2017), mission intends to digitize healthcare in India, by bridging the existing gap amongst different stakeholders of Healthcare ecosystem through digital highways.

The experience of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana can be leveraged to expand the reach of digital health to all residents.

It is intended to significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of health service delivery overall and achieving SDGs related to health.

Unified Health Interface (UHI) - an open and interoperable IT network for digital health is envisaged to be rolled out soon.

NATIONAL DIGITAL HEALTH MISSION (NDHM)

Since UT of Lakshadweep does not have a legislature, any proposed change to its laws is brought through regulations by its administrator appointed by the President of India, instead of a Bill.

Recent policies, in an attempt to develop island on the line of Maldives (tourism potential), have created backlash against administration.

Allow authority to remove or usurp the small holdings of property owned by the islanders belonging to the Scheduled Tribes, thus violating Article 21 (Right to Life) of the constitution.Construction activities pose a threat to its fragile ecosystem.

Critics argue that existing legal framework is sufficient due to negligible crime in the UT.It will curb civil liberties of the islanders.

Lakshadweep has the lowest population ranking in India, with just about 65,000 people inhabiting 10 of its 36 islands. Its decadal population growth rate of 6.23 percent is far below the same at the national level at 17.70 percent.

For these changes to come in effect, it requires the approval of Home Ministry (administering ministry for Lakshadweep).

LAKSHADWEEP CRISIS

Policies

Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation (LDAR) 2021 and the creation of a Lakshadweep Development Authority (LDA)

Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) gives the government power to detain a person without any public disclosure for a period of up to one year.

Panchayat Regulation, 2021, bars those with over two children from contesting local polls.

Associated Concerns

A decade-wise analysis of the IMD data shows that the Bay of Bengal has had more cyclones than the Arabian Sea in every decade since 1891-1900.

Economic impact of increased instances of Cyclones on Western Coast:

However, Arabian Sea had 17 cyclonic events between 2011 and 2020, the highest in a decade since the 1890s. Eleven out of these were severe cyclones.Another noting feature is rapid intensification of recent cyclones like Tauktae and Vayu in Arabian Sea, giving less time for advance preparation.

According to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) database, states on India’s western coast contributed 35% to the country’s GDP in 2018-19 whereas states on the eastern coast contributed 21%.

District level analysis has also shown that Output value of western coastline districts was disproportionately more than their number.Western coast is more densely populated (more pockets of high population density than the eastern coast) which increases the risk of loss of human lives.

ARABIAN SEA GETTING MORE CYCLONES IS A POTENTIAL ECONOMIC CRISIS FOR THE WEST COAST

This along with robust net capital inflows, led to a large build-up of foreign exchange reserves.

Provision coverage ratio (a portion of banks’ profits set aside as a provision against bad loans) has improved.

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 mandates for release of an annual report

Key findings:

Projections

Foreign exchange reserves: Contraction in imports relative to exports, led to a current account surplus.

Banking frauds: In value terms, private banks have reported a rise of 35% in frauds during FY21, and Public Sector Banks have reported a decline of 45% in the similar period.Improvement in banks’ asset quality: Gross Non Performing Assets ratio of banks decreased to 6.8% by December 2020 from 8.2% in March 2020.

Impact of Covid-19: Losses in terms of lives, employment and output are likely to be adverse and long lasting.Inflation pressures from pulses and edible oils are likely to persist in view of supply-demand imbalances.Risk of Bubble in Stock Markets due to record high surge in India’s equity prices in the context of the estimated 8% contraction in GDP in 2020-21.

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI) ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2020-21

VISIONIAS

VISIONIASALSO IN NEWS

Ayush Clinical Case Repository (CCR) portal

Bhitarkanika Protected area

Places in News

NIDHI4COVID2.0

The CCR portal aims at aggregating information about clinical outcomes achieved by Ayush practitioners on a large scale. 

In India the species is wide spread in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamilnadu and other areas throughout peninsular India.

It is the State animal of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab

However, mangroves which protected the region from cyclones were vanishing fast.It lies in the estuarial region of Brahmani-Baitrani with Bay of Bengal lying in the EastThe area was designated a national park in 1998 and a Ramsar site by UNESCO in  2002The Gahirmatha Beach which forms the boundary of the sanctuary in the east is the largest colony of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtles.

Belarus (Capital: Minsk) lies in Eastern Europe, erstwhile part of USSR, is part of Slavic republics (along with Russia and Ukraine).It is part of Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), a 5 member economic union established in 2015.India-Belarus share a strong relationship with Market Economy Status to Belarus by India. It support India at UNSC and NSG and India supports its entry to NAM.

Recently, Mali suffered a coup when its transitional President and Prime Minister were arrested by military.Mali is a Western African Nation (Capital: Bamako), mostly lying in the Saharan and Sahelian regions.

With increased atrocities from Ethiopia in Tigray region, USA hasimposed restrictions on economic and security assistance to Ethiopia.Tigray lies on the Ethiopian border with Eritrea and suffers from violence for long.

It is drained by Niger River, third largest river of Africa after Nile and Congo.

It is in the Schedule-I of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

It will serve as a platform to support both Ayush practitioners and the general public. 

The CCR portal and the third version of Ayush Sanjivani App has recently been launched by the Ministry of Ayush. 

The third version of Ayush Sanjivani App will facilitate a significant study and documentation regarding the efficacy of selected Ayush interventions, including Ayush 64 and Kabasura Kudineer medicines.

Odisha’s blackbuck population has doubled in the last six years

It is a special drive of the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology (DST) for supporting indigenous solutions and innovative products to combat the COVID-19 crisis. NIDHI4COVID2.0 will fund eligible startups & companies registered in India offering promising solutions in the thrust areas of oxygen innovation, portable solution, relevant medical accessories, etc to address or mitigate Covid-19 Crisis.

At present, Blackbucks are confined to Ganjam district in the southern part of the state.

Blackbuck is considered to be the fastest animal in the world next to Cheetah.

ASSAM GOVT SETS UP BODOLAND DEPARTMENT FOR FASTER DEVELOPMENT OF BODOLAND TERRITORIAL REGION (BTR)

BlackBuck in Odisha

It will deal with the issues of four districts of BTR (Kokrajhar, Baksa, Chirang and Udalguri) as part of the 3rd Bodo Peace Accord.3rd Bodo Peace Accord was a tripartite agreement signed in 2020 between the Centre, Assam Government and the banned Assam-based insurgent group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).

Bodoland is a state demanded by a tribal community called Bodos in Assam, who comprise of 5%-6% of the state’s population.

It had renamed Bodo Territorial Areas District (BTAD), as BTR with more executive, administrative, legislative and financial powers.BTAD was administered by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). It functions under the provision of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India.However, accord also said that a commission will be constituted by the central government for the demarcation and reorganisation of the BTR.

Demand for a separate state for Bodos is rooted in reasons like administrative and development apathy of the state of Assam, and a feeling that identity, culture and language of the Bodo people were subsumed by the Assamese and migrants.

Cyclone Yaas fells hundreds of trees in Bhitarkanika.

Belarus

Mali

Tigray (Ethiopia)

Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha‘s Kendrapara district is India’s second-largest mangrove forest.

Projections

Kokrajhar

Bangladesh

BaksaChirang Udalguri

A s s a mBrahmaputra River

Bodoland TerritorialAutonomous Districts

Government: federal republicArea: 1,104,300 Km2Population: 109 million (2018)Government: federated regional stateArea: 87,700 Km2Population: 5.2 million (2017)

SUDAN

SOUTHSUDAN Addis Ababa

ETHIOPIA

SOMALILAND

SOMALIA

ERITREA

TIGRAY

DJIBOUTI