Right by birth: On daughters and Hindu succession act
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Independent but not alone
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5 August 2020 marked the one year anniversary of abrogation of Article 370. It is noticed that condition in the J&K is even far from normal.

Discuss: What is the major cause of hindrance to normalcy in J&K?
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SUBPOINTS
1. Media
2. Local population
3. International pressure

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Impact of Brexit on India :-

◆In the modern world, every country has trade relations with other countries. Whether it is a trade of goods, professionals or services, every country is interlinked with other countries. So, Brexit affects other countries also, and hence impact India too.
◆India is the third largest source of Foreign Direct Investment for UK. India has companies in UK. for example Tata motors. All these companies have headquarters in UK, because they see UK as gateway to EU.
◆There is free movement of goods and people among European Union member countries. So having a company in UK was the opportunity to market products in entire EU. But now as UK is leaving EU, Indian companies may have to open headquarters in other member countries of EU.
◆But UK do not afford to lose India’s partnership, because India is one of the major partners for UK. So, UK may give other incentives like tax benefits to Indian companies to stay there.
◆Till now, stringent European Union’s rules did not allow many Indian professionals to work in UK, though UK needs them. Now, UK may open up employment opportunities to Indian professionals.
◆When the Brexit was confirmed in 2016, the value of pound fell, and though it regained a bit after that, it is still falling due to the uncertainty over Brexit deal. So, the cheaper pound will be a plus to Indian students studying in UK. And till now, UK has to reserve scholarships for the students from other member countries of EU. But now it may give those scholarships to students of other countries also, which is a advantage for Indian students in UK.
◆As the value of pound is decreasing, for the Indian companies in UK that are earning in pounds, this will be a disadvantage.
◆UK now has a huge current account deficit , and foreign direct investment may decrease for UK because of the uncertainty over Brexit deal. as a result of all these things UK’s GDP is likely to decrease, which inturn results in the slowdown of UK’s economy.
◆UK’s economic slowdown will impact the countries that have trade relations with it and hence can impact India also.

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Israel-UAE Peace Deal

Why in News-Recently, the President of the USA has announced that Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state.

◆Both the UAE and Israel are the USA’s close allies in West Asia.
◆The UAE has become the first Gulf Arab state to do so and only the third Arab nation to have active diplomatic ties with Israel.
◆Egypt made a peace deal with Israel in 1979, followed by Jordan in 1994.
●Under the deal, Israel would suspend its plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank.
◆The West Bank is sandwiched between Israel and Jordan. One of its major cities is Ramallah, the de facto administrative capital of Palestine.
●Israel took control of it in the Six-day Arab-Israeli war, 1967 and has over the years established settlements there.

●A joint statement from the USA, the UAE and Israel has been issued which says that delegations would meet in the coming weeks to sign deals on direct flights, security, telecommunications, energy, tourism and health care.
●Both nations will also partner on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic together.
●It remains unclear what prompted Israel and the UAE to make the announcement now.
●In June 2020, the UAE’s ambassador to the USA warned that Israel’s plan to annex the Jordan Valley and other parts of the occupied West Bank would upend Israel’s efforts to improve ties with Arab nations.

Background:
◆Formed in 1971, the UAE is a USA-allied federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula which did not recognise Israel over its occupation of land home to the Palestinians.
◆The UAE relied on white-collar (people who perform professional, desk, managerial or administrative work) Palestinians in creating its nation and maintained its stance that Israel should allow the creation of a Palestinian state on land it seized in the 1967 war.
◆In recent years, ties between Gulf Arab nations and Israel have quietly grown, in part over their shared enmity of Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
●The UAE also shares Israel’s distrust of Islamist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and the militant group Hamas that holds the Gaza Strip.

Impact on the UAE:
◆The deal smoothens the UAE’s international campaign to be seen as a beacon of tolerance in the Middle East despite being governed by autocratic rulers.
◆It puts the UAE out first in a regional recognition race among neighbouring Gulf Arab states.

Impact on Israel:
◆The announcement justifies the year-long claims of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his government enjoys closer ties to Arab nations than publicly acknowledged.
◆The deal gives Netanyahu a domestic boost at a time when Israel’s coalition government is facing infighting and the possibility of early elections.

Impact on the USA:
●The recognition grants a diplomatic win to the USA President Donald Trump ahead of the November election.
●Neither his efforts to bring the war in Afghanistan to an end nor efforts to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians have been successful yet.

For Palestine:
◆For Palestinians, who long have relied on Arab backing in their struggle for independence, the announcement marked both a win and setback for the Israel-Palestine relations.
◆While the deal halts Israeli annexation plans, the Palestinians have repeatedly urged Arab governments not to normalize relations with Israel until a peace agreement establishing an independent Palestinian state is reached.

Way Forward
◆The deal marks a historic day and a significant step forward for peace in the Middle East.
◆Opening direct ties between two of the Middle East’s most dynamic societies and advanced economics will transform the region by spurring economic growth, enhancing technological innovation and forging closer people-to-people relations.

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India’s population to cross 152 crores in next 16 years

◆India’s population could increase by 10 per cent in the next 16 years from the current mark of about 138 crores, a technical group on population projections constituted by the Ministry of Health in 2014 has predicted.
◆The report submitted by the group states: “The population of India is expected to increase from 121.1 crores to 152.2 crores during the period 2011-2036 — an increase of 25.7 per cent in 25 years at the rate of 1.0 per cent annually. Consequently, the density of the population will increase from 368 to 463 persons per square kilometre.”

◆Note: The last official government data on population, from the 2011 Census, had pegged it at 121.1 crores, but various United Nations agencies estimate that the figure has gone up to Rs 138 crore.

◆A recent study in The Lancet journal had predicted that India’s population would peak in 2048 at 160 crores.

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Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO)

Why in the news-Recently Defence Minister has launched the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) through an online webinar.

●It is a three-tiered organisation.
●]Naval Technology Acceleration Council (N-TAC) will bring together the twin aspects of innovation and indigenisation and provide apex level directives.
●A working group under the N-TAC will implement the projects.
●A Technology Development Acceleration Cell (TDAC) has also been created for induction of emerging disruptive technology in an accelerated time frame.
●The NIIO puts in place dedicated structures for the end-users to interact with academia and industry towards fostering innovation and indigenisation for self-reliance in defence in keeping with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

◆The Indian Navy has also signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority, Raksha Shakti University of Gujarat, Maker Village in Kochi and Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers.

◆‘SWAVLAMBAN’, a compendium of Indian Navy’s Indigenisation perspective plans, was also released on the occasion.

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India ranks first in number of organic farmers

◆India ranks first in the number of organic farmers and ninth in terms of area under organic farming.
◆Sikkim became the first state in the world to become fully organic and other States including Tripura and Uttarakhand have set similar targets.
◆With the simultaneous thrust given by the Agri-export Policy 2018, India can emerge as a major player in global organic markets.
◆The major organic exports from India have been flax seeds, sesame, soybean, tea, medicinal plants, rice, and pulses, which were instrumental in driving an increase of nearly 50% in organic exports in 2018-19, touching Rs 5151 crore.
◆Two dedicated programs namely Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD) and Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) were launched in 2015 to encourage chemical-free farming.

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