Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!! Study-IQ education

Transcription

1 V

2 Lecture 1- Quote 2- Editorials 3- Current Affair Q 4- Subjective Q 5- Vocabulary 6- Maps Practice 7- Capital & Currency 8-News Analysis 9-Revision

3 VeeR

4 Delhi Edition of The Hindu

5

6 The will to die Euthanasia means killing a person or animal to prevent incurable physical suffering or suffering due to disease Withdrawal of life support must come with robust safeguards. life under Article 21 of the Constitution, which according to an earlier verdict does not include the right to die Passive euthanasia already a law. Passive euthanasia, the act of withdrawing life support to a terminally-ill patient, is already the law of the land The government said it was finalising a draft law on passive euthanasia called 'The Management of Patients With Terminal Illness Withdrawal of Medical Life Support Bill' Centre, however, objected to legalising the concept of Living Will an advance written directive to physicians for end-of-life medical care. It pointed out that this may lead to the abuse and neglect of the elderly, especially if they were financially well-off. comprehensive guidelines on operationalising the idea of living wills. A person s advance order to withdraw medicare to allow him to die with dignity should take effect after medical board nod

7 What is a 'Living Will A living will also known as an advance directive is a legal document that specifies the type of medical care that an individual does or does not want in the event that he is unable to communicate his wishes. The Chief Justice, heading a five-judge Constitution Bench, was responding to a debate on when exactly a person s living will or advance directive for end-of-life medical care should take effect In the case of an unconscious person who suffers from a terminal illness or a lifethreatening injury, doctors and hospitals consult his living will to determine whether or not the patient wants life-sustaining treatment, such as assisted breathing or tube feeding. In the absence of a living will, decisions about medical care become the responsibility of the spouse, family members or other third parties.

8 Constructing toilets will not guarantee cleanliness and hygiene; Swachh Bharat will succeed truly if behaviours change Behaviour-informed approach to policy-making recognises that there are two systems of thinking. 1)-Thinking automatically and 2)- Thinking analytically and deliberatively.

9 Nobel Peace Prize 2017 Cold War- Mutual threat perceptions between the U.S. and the USSR. ICAN- recognition for the 122 countries that backed 2017 UN treaty this summer to ban bom UN General Assembly s 1946 goal to eliminate atomic weapon Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weaponsland mines and chemical and biological weapons, nuclear weapons Long-term health implications for local populations from underground nuclear detonations have also been a growing concern. ICJ- compensation for exposure to contamination from the explosions in the Marshall Islands Human rights groups and organisations engaged These developments may not immediate ratification. But they raise the prospect that governments will be forced to heed public sentiment sooner than later. The ICAN s endeavours(प रय स ) may pay off eventually.

10

11

12 Accountability, not armour(कवच) plating We need a debate on police reforms Union Cabinet approving a 25,000 crore upgrading the internal security apparatus in States. An umbrella scheme, Modernisation of Police Forces, has been cleared, with the government projecting this as one of the biggest moves towards police modernisation in India. Centre s contribution of about 75% - Next three years, with the Centre contributing 18,636 crore and States 6,424 crore along the lines of the established police modernisation model. 1)-Police transport, 2)-Weaponry, 3)-Communications, and 4)-Forensic support-(scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime.) Under the scheme- Receive special focus. o 1)-Jammu and Kashmir, o 2)-Northeastern States and o 3)-Those affected by Maoist violence

13 Continue Reference to Naxalism, the annual report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), notes that there has been a reduction in violent incidents and violence-related deaths since Alarmingly, there has been a 50% increase in encounters, a 122% increase in the elimination of armed Maoist cadres, and a larger number of arrests and arms recoveries. It is important to point out that a Central paramilitary force, not the State police, is at the forefront against Naxal groups. With the new funds, some may argue that the police need this upgrading in order to gradually phase out the reliance on the paramilitary. Tracking funds Utilisation certificate for the full amount of modernisation funds released yearly. The police reform to aspire for is to move beyond armour plating to accountability and the upholding of the law as measures of police effectiveness.

14

15 News Analysis Page-1- Around 700 students of Kudupuli Residential High School for girls in Kandhamal district of Odisha took an oath on Wednesday to oppose any child marriage attempt with them or others in their area.

16

17 Page-1- PM s advisory council acknowledges slowdown Chairman Bibek Debroy, however, declines to share reasons Accelerating growth and employment over the next six months would be the top priority of the recently reconstituted Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC), its chairman Bibek Debroy said on Wednesday, acknowledging the slowdown in the economy. India s GDP may slow from 8.6% in 2015 to 7% in 2017 because of disruptions by demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax, World Bank The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday too had lowered India s growth projection to 6.7 % in 2017

18 Page-1- Anupam Kher to head FTII Veteran actor Anupam Kher was on Wednesday appointed the new chairperson of the premier Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) replacing Gajendra Chauhan. In November 2015, the 62-year-old Mr. Kher had led a march to counter students protests in the Institute on the NDA government s intolerance even as several writers and artists returned their national awards. The veteran actor had walked to Rashtrapati Bhavan, calling it a march for India

19 Page-13- Council acts to ease cascading tax impact on petro products Exclusion of petrol, diesel, ATF and crude from GST creates pricing complexities The Centre on Wednesday said that the GST Council had at its meeting on October 6 taken decisions to reduce the cascading effect of excluding petrol, diesel, ATF, natural gas and crude oil from the purview of GST. The decisions include cutting the rate on ancillary services such as transport of natural gas through a pipeline, and import of rigs.

20 Page-13- Direct tax collections rise 15.8% in H1 FY 18 Net direct tax collections for the first half of the financial year, at 3.86 lakh crore, were 15.8% higher than the collections in the same period of the previous year, according to official data released on Wednesday The growth in Corporate Income Tax Advance Tax is 8.1% and in Personal Income Tax Advance Tax is 30.1%, according to the data.

21 Page-13- Cabinet nod for natural gas cargo-swap deal with Japan It could reduce India s logistical costs for gas import

22 Page-18- Sachin and Mithali bat for the rights of girls Parents must see daughters as assets, says cricketing legend

23 Last Day- Q s- Ans Coastal states in India 1) Kerala 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Karnataka 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) Gujarat 6) Goa 7) Maharashtra 8) Odisha 9) West Bengal App lunched by Google- Tez- Mobile payments service by Google, targeted at users from India. Members in Collegium system is 5 Chief Justice of India and four senior judges 99th Amendment and NJAC Act quashed by Supreme court Richard Thaler Economics Nobel Prize- Behavioral Economics

24 Today Day- Question Question:- What arguments can be made in favour of euthanasia? Don t you think humans have right to die when and how they want to? Discuss.

25