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pratiyogita darpan hindi magazine subscription Published this article page no  109 Enable control of invasive alien species. Case in Point: Ayush companies seeking relaxation of the benefit-sharing provisions The Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board (UBB) sent a notice to Divya Pharmacy in 2016 stating that the company was in violation of the Biodiversity Act for using biological resources from the state for its ayurvedic formulations, without intimating the board and that it was liable to pay an access and benefit-sharing fee. Challenging the boards notice, the company filed a writ petition before the Uttarakhand high court in December 2016 challenging the powers of the biodiversity board to determine benefit-sharing by Indian companies. The court in 2018 upheld the powers of the biodiversity board in its judgement. 55Add provisions for better management of protected areas, better care of seized live animals and disposal of seized wild life parts and product. Empower the Central Government for improved implementation of the Act. Proposed Amendments in the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 Rationalisation of the Schedules: The Bill reduces the total number of schedules from 6 to 4 by: o reducing the number of schedules for specially protected animals to two (one for greater protection level), o removing the schedule for vermin species, and o inserting a new schedule for specimens listed in the Appendices under CITES (scheduled specimens). Wild animals to be declared as Vermin by the way of notification by the Central Government for any area and for a specified period pratiyogita darpan hindi magazine subscription buy. 

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pratiyogita darpan hindi magazine subscription Published this article page no 107  Issues regarding changes in definitions: o Threat of Bio-piracy: Due to deletion of the term Bioutilisation, an array of activities like characterisation, inventorisation and bioassay, which are undertaken with commercial interest, may go undetected. o Replacing biological resources or knowledge with just results of research may open channels for anyone who has once obtained permission from the NBA to transfer the biological resource or knowledge to any third party without any restrictions or the cognisance of the NBA. o Uncertainty regarding regulation of biosurveys: Studies and tests that researchers use to understand physical, chemical and other characteristics of a resource – say, a plant or an insect – or the potency of a substance (by measuring its effect on biological matter) have all been eliminated from the Bill, leading to uncertainty about how they will be regulated. Post of a member secretary in the NBA, can create two power centres– the other being the existing position of the chairman of the NBA. Way Forward There is a need to bring back the focus on protecting the interests of the local communities and sharing the profits with them. The main focus of the legislation should be to protect Indias rich biodiversity and associated knowledge and protect biological diversity and local growers through a three-tier structure of Central and State boards and local committees pratiyogita darpan hindi magazine subscription buy.

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biology today magazine Published this article page no  43 Sohrai Khovar painting o It is a traditional and ritualistic mural art being practised by local tribal women in the area of Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. o It is done during local harvest and marriage seasons using local naturally available soils of different colours.  Telia Rumal of Telangana o It involves intricate handmade work with cotton loom displaying a variety of designs and motifs in three particular colours — red black and white. ETHICS 9.1. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AS ARBITERS OF TRUTH Why in News? Recently twitter factchecked US President Donald Trumps tweets and labelled one as glorifying violence. However Trump has called Twitter an editor with a viewpoint. This has precipitated a debate on the role and responsibility of social media platforms as Arbiters of Truth. What does Arbiter of Truth mean? Arbiter in absolute sense of the word means a person with power to decide upon a dispute or provide a judgement in case of a disagreement. By extension Arbiter of truth is an entity which decides upon what is the truth in case of conflicting facts or discourses. But truth in itself is not always absolute. Truth has an element of subjectivity attached to it which varies with context societies and value systems among other things. In the current era of posttruth where truth is constantly subjected to manipulation and misinterpretation a natural need arises for an impartial accountable and omnipresent Arbiter of truth. Engagement platform Social media platforms are currently the largest creators of engagement. Also they are the ones who control the platform by tools like prefiltering screening and exercising editorial control. As a result they are becoming a natural choice for this. o Also Social media platforms have been acting as an enabler of governance. For instance platforms like twitter are used by various Ministries as a direct channel of communication with people biology today magazine buy. 

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arihant current affairs magazine

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arihant current affairs magazine Published this article page no  17 COVID 19 AND MENTAL HEALTH Why in news? Widespread psychological distress has been recorded in various COVID19 affected countries affecting overall mental health of the people. More on news  According to a survey conducted by the Indian Psychiatry Society within a week of the start of the lockdown the number of reported cases of mental illness in India had risen by 20%.  Further it has been estimated that in the weeks and months ahead India will suffer from a massive mental health crisis. How is COVID exacerbating the problem of mental illness? An estimated population of 150 million people are at risk of developing mental illness that includes first responders and frontline healthcare workers COVID patients and survivors children and adolescents women elderly people with preexisting mental health issues unorganised sector workers migrants and differently abled people. The psychological and emotional distress among this population is being caused by  Government policies Policies of social distancing quarantines travel restrictions and cancellations of schools and large gatherings has sparked perpetual fear panic anxiety confusion anger and depression. People are afraid of infection dying and losing family members arihant current affairs magazine buy. 

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pratiyogita kiran

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pratiyogita kiran Published this article page no  06 Over three million barrels of oil about three per cent of the daily global supply mostly produced in Russia Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan pass through this waterway every day.  The route also ships large amounts of iron steel and agricultural products from the Black Sea coast to Europe and the rest of the world. Challenges before Turkey now Russias location on the Black Sea complicates the situation. Article 19 of the treaty contains an exception for the countries on the Black Sea that can effectively undermine Turkeys power in blocking the Russian warships entering or exiting the Black Sea  Vessels of war belonging to belligerent powers whether they are Black Sea Powers or not which have become separated from their bases may return thereto it says. That means warships can return to their original bases through the passage and Turkey cannot prevent it. About Montreux Convention  The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits often known simply as the Montreux Convention is an international agreement governing the Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits in Turkey.  104  Signed on 20 July 1936 at the Montreux Palace in Switzerland it went into effect on 9 November 1936 and addressed the longrunning Straits Question over who should control the strategically vital link between the Black and Mediterranean Seas pratiyogita kiran buy.

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civil services chronicle

civil services chronicle

civil services chronicle Published this article page no  24 Investing in mental health According to estimates Rs 93000 crore will be needed to implement MHCA 2017. This could come from the PM Cares Fund corporate social responsibility initiatives private equity and perhaps a new national lottery.  Digitallymediated therapy and telepsychiatry should be scaled up. For eg NIMHANS runs a successful telepsychiatry intervention in Karnataka. Mental health startups and innovations that tap technologies like artificial intelligence machine learning and chatbots must be promoted for increasing awareness and access of services.  Building resilience amongst adolescents and young children A systemic approach is needed to build the demand for mental wellbeing just as we broadly introduced sports into schools in the late 1990s. For this Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (National Adolescent Health) programme has been reconfigured to include outreach by counsellors facilitybased counselling social and behavioural change. ELEARNING Why in news The lockdown due to COVID outbreak has altered the traditional teachinglearning mechanisms with the distinctive rise of elearning whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms. More on news  By the end of March 2020 over 180 countries had closed down schools affecting over 1.26 billion learners (as per UNESCO). India comprises over 320 million of these learners.  Educational institutions in India are using digital technologies to record video lectures of teachers provide notes and content related to the courses to students through email WhatsApp etc. facilitate teacherstudent interaction through platforms such as Zoom WebEx etc. Challenges with elearning  Digital Divide According to the Indicators of Household Social Consumption on Education in India report less than 15% of rural Indian households have Internet connection (as opposed to 42% urban Indian households). Those with no access to the internet are still excluded from quality learning. Further classes at times get disturbed due to connectivity issues. As per NSSO data only 4.4% of rural households and 23.4% of urban households have computerlaptop. Thus 75% of students are using smartphones to watch online classes. Teachers are apprehensive about students using smartphones because of distracting apps.  Difficult for parents to adjust to the online system. Parents complain of increased screen time for children arent comfortable with technology themselves and increased pressure from the added household work due to the absence of domestic help adds to their problem civil services chronicle buy. 

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civil services chronicle Published this article page no  23 WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Use has issued guidelines as a series of messages that can be used in communications to support mental and psychosocial wellbeing in different target groups during the outbreak.  MoHFW also issued Guidelines Minding our minds during the COVID19 to deal with mental health issues. o Do not follow sensational news or social media posts which may impact your mental state. Do not spread or share any unverified news or information further. o Feeling lonely or sad is also quite common. Stay connected with others. Communication can help you to connect with family and friends. o Distract yourself from negative emotions by listening to music reading watching an entertaining programme on television o Avoid tobacco alcohol and other drugs. Use of tobacco or alcohol or other drugs to cope with emotions or boredom can worsen physical mental health and reduce immunity.  Manodarpan an initiative by Ministry of Human Resource Development as part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to provide psychological support and counselling to students teachers and families for mental health and emotional wellbeing. 56 o India can appoint a minister with a Cabinet rank as head of mental health and wellbeing and create an emergency task force of public health experts in creating and executing evidencebased interventions civil services chronicle buy. 

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