Another summer of discontent + End the violence Intro:- Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling Hills Cause for the flare-up(भड कन ) in the Hills 1)-State government s announcement that Bengali should be compulsorily taught in all schools in West Bengal till Class X- Though she withdrew the mandatory bit 2)-CM- claimed- To solved the Gorkhaland issue after agreeing to the semi-autonomous Gorkhaland Territorial Administration in 2011. 3)- GJM- believes that the GTA- stepping stone(प र र भभक प रय स) for the creation of a separate State. Since- little has been done on the ground to transfer many of the subjects to the body. GTA received 1,500 crore from the State and the Central governments in the last five years. But refused to file the accounts- TMC asked for a special audit Sikkim gifted Darjeeling to the East India Company in 1835. 1907 - of Darjeeling, a separate administrative unit was demanded. Abandon its wishful thinking that short cuts can solve the intractable Gorkhaland issue.
Q- Discuss the roots and causes of the current Gorkhaland agitation in Darjeeling
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Legislation and legality Intro:- Recently delivered judgment, in Viswam v. Union of India Binoy. Supreme Court described the dispute over Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Petitioners argued that provision, which makes it obligatory on individuals filing income tax returns to link their permanent account numbers to their Aadhaar, was unconstitutional. Dworkin s hard cases - Ronald M Dworkin, philosopher, jurist, and scholar of United States For Dworkin, hard cases are those disputes where no settled rule dictates a decision either way, and where, therefore, it might seem that a proper decision could be generated by either policy or principle. Court-did not have to decide on the wisdom of the Legislature in enacting a particular law, but merely on its constitutionality. Section 139AA violated the rights to equality or others FRs However, each of these arguments was dismissed almost on the singular ground that the state has a legitimate interest in making classifications to effectuate(भसद ध करन ) its policy decisions. But, for now, we re left with a deeply undesirable and unsatisfactory outcome.
An unpredictable voyage(जलय त र ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on the most hazardous journey of his political-diplomatic life towards the end of June for his maiden encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump. Results of Mr. Modi s visit could be as unpredictable as the personality of Mr. Trump. 1)-Mr. Trump had called China a currency manipulator vs North Korea crisis. 2)-Issues Related to Russia. 3)-Islamic world - travel ban 4)-Afghan issue 5)- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) America first approach may contradict(अस गत) Mr. Modi s Make in India and Digital India Mr. Trump s chance- Goodwill towards India- But it has failed because of the restrictions he has imposed on H-1B visas. Replacing Indian IT professionals with American ones will only hurt the U.S. s business interests. It will take six to seven years for the U.S. to replace all Indians. Paris Agreement on climate change- India only for money
Continue Real test for Mr. Modi lies in whether he has anything in his bag to offer Mr. Trump to overcome these hurdles. Experiences of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron in shaking hands with Mr. Trump have been disastrous. Mr. Modi had a very good chance to be on the same side as Mr. Trump if India had supported a renegotiation of the Paris Agreement. No secret that Mr. Modi was not fully satisfied with the Paris Accord and Had contemplated(भ च र) not ratifying it unless got membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Argument- not be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions unless enhances nuclear power India should wish its Prime Minister well in his most difficult voyage.
Origins of us Intro:- How humanity just got tens of thousands of years older. Fossil hunters have dated a tranche of jaw, tooth and skulls, unearthed at different periods since the 1960s, from a cave Morocco. These have been proffered as proof of the oldest known humans. This discovery pushes the history of human evolution back to at least 3,00,000 years. In 2010, scientists extracted DNA- were able to sequence the entire genome of that species
News Analysis Page-1- BJP choice takes Oppn. by surprise
Continue Page-1,10- Wide powers for anti-profiteering body The National Anti-Profiteering Authority, to be set up under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, will have wide-ranging powers. It will be able to issue notices to anybody for a fair enquiry, as per the rules finalised by the GST Council on Sunday. Powers 1)-To order a reduction in prices, 2)-Impose a penalty, and 3)-Even cancel the registration of a company deemed to have not passed on a tax rate reduction to consumers.
Continue Page-2- Ramakrishna Mission president passes away Joined Belur Math at 22; 15th chief of the Order Swami Atmasthanandaji, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, passed away on Sunday Born in May 1919 at Sabajpur near Dhaka December 3, 2007, and became the 15th president of the Order
Continue Page-5- Burrowing frogs add to diversity of Western Ghats Opening another window into the fascinating world of amphibian diversity in the Western Ghats, a research reported the discovery of four new species of burrowing frogs The first of the new species, was discovered from the Agasthyamala hills in South Kerala Two of the new species could be facing serious threats from human activities, they are highly sensitive to changes in the climate.
Continue Page-7- CIC says BCCI should come under the RTI Act In its latest order Central Information Commission (CIC) has urged the Committee of Administrators (CoA) running the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to bring the organisation under the RTI Act. CIC had elaborately explained the need for making BCCI a public authority. Sports Minister had told the Lok Sabha in 2012 that BCCI was a National Sports Federation for cricket, which received thousands of crores towards tax concessions
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Continue Page-10- Gujarat businesses riled by GST Diamond-cutting and polishing industries, textile traders seek exemption We have been exempted from any kind of sales tax and VAT since 1957. The 5% GST imposed on yarn and fabric will hurt those in the business of selling cloth. The process of GST is lengthy and it will start an inspector raj in our industry, Diamond-cutting and polishing industry - million people in Surat, has also held protests, and has demanded exemption from the proposed 3% GST on polished diamonds.
Continue Page-10- Tata to make F-16 in India IAF is about to initiate the process for selection of a single-engine fighter aircraft to replace the Russian MiGs under the Strategic Partnership model of the Defence Procurement Procedure Joint venture between Lockheed Martin(USA) and Tata The Strategic Partnership model has four segments 1)-Submarines, 2)-Single-engine fighter aircraft, 3)-Helicopters and 4)-Armoured carriers/main battle tanks Specifically intends to open up defence manufacturing to the private sector. The deal for 100-plus fighter aircraft is estimated to be worth over 60,000 crore.
Continue Page-11-India, Afghanistan open air freight route First light from Kabul lands in Delhi Adding a new dimension to bilateral ties, India and Afghanistan inaugurated a dedicated air freight corridor service The corridor which passes through the airspace of Pakistan was launched with a cargo aircraft flight flagged off by Afghanistan President Dr. Ashraf Ghani. Planned during the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ghani in Kabul in September 2016. Will provide Afghanistan, a landlocked country, greater access to markets in India, and will allow Afghan businessmen to leverage India s economic growth and trade networks for its benefit.
Continue Page-13-SAARC start-ups meeting to work out mutually beneficial ideas India will host a summit for start-ups from SAARC nations later this year to tap the complementarities Page- 13- Shashi Shanker to be next ONGC chief His appointment will be finalised after the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
Q- Ans Unified Germany- O V Bismarck Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as 'Indian Bismarck Newton s Law of Motion: First law: In an inertial reference frame, an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force. Second law: In an inertial reference frame, the vector sum of the forces (F) on an object is equal to the mass m of that object multiplied by the acceleration (a) of the object: F = ma. (It is assumed here that the mass m is constant) Third law: When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body.