Vision IAS Current Affairs – Monthly Magazine June 2021 – English Medium

Vision IAS Current Affairs – Monthly Magazine June 2021 – English Medium

Table of Contents

1. 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
2. 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