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#Data
#Gs3 - Environment

-Industrial Revolution 4.0- Cyber physical systems
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-Disaster management

National Commission of Farmers
(2004-06) headed by MS Swaminathan

Recommendations

LandReforms: Distribute ceiling-surplus and
waste lands.
Establish a National Land Use Advisory
Service to link land use decisions with
ecological, meteorological factors.

Irrigation Reforms
Increase water supply through
rainwater harvesting and aquifer
recharge should become mandatory.
"Million Wells Recharge" programme,
specifically targeted at private wells
should be launched.

Promote the establishment of
Community food and water Banks
Operated by Women Self-Help Group
on principle of Store Grain and water
everywhere.

Credit and Insurance: Establish an
Agriculture Risk fund to provide relief
in natural calamities.

Issue Kishan Credit Card especially to
women at Joint Patta and develop an
integrated credit-cum-crop-livestockhuman
health insurance package.

Food Security and Farmer Welfare
Promote the establishment of
Community Food and Water Banks
operated by Women Self-help Groups
(SHG), based on the principle of ‘Store
Grain and Water everywhere'.
Set up State level Farmers' Commission
with representation of farmers for
dynamic government response to
farmers' problems.

Set up Village Knowledge Centres
(VKCs) or Gyan Chaupals in the farmers'
distress hotspots.


MSP should be at least 50% more than
the weighted average cost of
production.

The "net take home income" of farmers
should be comparable to those of civil
servants.
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FTA- Merits and demerits in RCEP context:-

Merits of FTA-

•Increased Economic Growth

•More Dynamic Business Climate

•International Specialization

•India will for first time join a big regional trade pact.

•Pharma industry confident of market access

•Cotton yarn sees big market India can extract some gains for its services industry

•Safeguard against the Advent of Monopolies

•Increase in World Production and World Consumption

•Economic links with Other Countries

•Foreign Direct Investment

•Pooling of Expertise

•Technology Transfer

•Opens new avenues of market

•Forces local industries to improve competitively

•Allows companies to discover new technologies and better ways of doing things

•Mutual co-op b/w countries→Regional stability.

•Lessen down scope of protectionism and unilateralism.


Demerits of FTA

•Increased Job Outsourcing

•Theft of Intellectual Property

•Crowd out Domestic Industries

•Degradation of Natural Resources

•Destruction of Native Cultures

•Destruction of traditional livelihoods

•Import of Expensive Harmful Goods

•Rivalry and Friction

•Environmental Destruction

•Past Testimonials:-The ASEAN-India FTA, and the CEPAs with Korea and Japan did not work in India’s favour.

•Discouraging domestic manufacturing and hurting the ‘Make in India’ 

•Major industries, including textiles and clothing, have struggled to face import competition

•Trade deficit may worsen

•Disproportionate loss of customs revenue


Way Forward:

•The government must recognise that unless Indian agriculture and manufacturing sectors emerge strong and efficient, participation in the RCEP process could be regressive for the economy.

•Finally, it may be pointed out that proactive governments, especially in countries that are driving the RCEP process, have consistently adopted effective policy instruments to improve competitiveness of their domestic enterprises. 

•India’s policymakers need to take a cue from these forward-looking policies and adopt them for preparing the domestic producers to take up the RCEP challenge

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Ease of doing business-World bank
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The Indian electronics sector is tremendously growing with the demand expected to cross USD 400 billion by 2023-24.

Domestic production has grown from USD 29 billion in 2014-15 to nearly USD 70 billion in 2019-20 (Compounded Annual Growth Rate of 25%).

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From Era of Global Warming to Global Boiling

-United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, warns that the Earth has transitioned from a warming phase into an "era of global boiling".

-Scientific evidence suggests that July 2023 could be the hottest month in the last 12,000 years.

-The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service describe the conditions in July as "rather remarkable and unprecedented".

-Despite the grim outlook, Guterres believes it is still possible to limit global temperature rise to 1.5° C, but this would require "dramatic, immediate climate action".

🔴 High Alert for UPSC Mains 2025
#GS2 #Health #GS3 #EconomicDevelopment #mains2025

❓ Expected Mains Question (GS2 – Health):
“India faces a paradox of undernutrition and overnutrition. Discuss the causes and consequences of rising overnutrition in urban India and evaluate policy responses.” (15 marks)

🔍 Why This is HIGHLY Probable (2025 relevance):

📈 Urban Overnutrition Crisis
– Hyderabad IT Sector Study: 84% had fatty liver, 71% obese.
– NFHS-5 & Lancet (2025): Obesity rising sharply with wealth & age; projected 450 million obese by 2050.

🔄 Double Burden of Malnutrition
– Undernutrition in rural India + Overnutrition in urban India = poor Global Hunger Index ranking.
– High prevalence of NCDs in cities (e.g., Chennai: 65% deaths from NCDs).

⚠️ Alarming Stats
– Only 16% hypertensive patients have BP control (9% in age 18–44).
– 94.2% consume inadequate fruits/vegetables, 24.4% report low physical activity.

🧪 Lifestyle Drivers
– Sedentary tech jobs, poor diets, stress, erratic sleep.
– Urban food culture (late-night eateries, ultra-processed foods, cloud kitchens) worsening risk.

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