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20.02.2021
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Index
Essay Paper
1. Woman taking over the Tokyo Olympics ……….………04
GS 2
Governance
1. Growth package that centre has launched in Kerala ……….…..05
Snippets:
ESSAY PAPER
EDITORIAL
Q – Explain why a woman taking over the Tokyo Olympics plan is news and the deep rooted gender bias in Japan?
INTRODUCTION = With the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 being held on 23 July 2021, there is a gender debate that raked up the country due to the remarks of Japanese PM Yoshiro Mori. After weeks of a firestorm over sexism, Seiko Hashimoto has replaced former Japanese PM Yoshiro Mori as president of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee.
Hashimoto, as a former athlete and minister who focussed on gender equality, is seen as a vindication for those who criticised Mori for saying that women hold up meetings, ‘annoyingly’ competing with each other by talking too much.
He retracted his remarks, mainly to end the fuss rather than trying to understand the injury. “Withdrawing my remarks was the fastest way,” he said, given how the event was merely months away.
As most prominent leaders backed him, a stubbornly male-dominated power structure was on stark display. His remarks betray the casual contempt with which generations of patriarchs have preferred women to remain subservient and barely audible. Japan is among the lowest in the world in terms of female political participation, and the last among developed countries.
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universities. Gender stereotypes are extreme and constricting: Achievement is cast as a barrier to getting married.
But now, the backlash is real. Recently, Japanese women protested their low-status roles by rejecting high heels in the #KuToo movement. A generational divide is evident in the outcry over Mori’s remark, with stubborn old people commonly being cast as ‘rougai’ on social media. Clearly someone has been talking for way too long and taking up too much time, and it’s not a woman.
GS 2
Governance
Q - List the details of the growth package that centre has launched in Kerala?
BACKGROUND = PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a bevy of infrastructure projects in Kerala, including the 2,000-MW Pugalur-Thrissur high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission corridor. The power transmission corridor would ensure the transfer of a large quantum of power from the national grid to the State and guarantee reliable access to electricity.
With the slogan ‘Development is our aim, development is our religion’ –
Other projects such as a 50-MW solar park in Kasaragod and a 75-mld (million litres a day) water treatment plant at Aruvikkara, Thiruvananthapuram, have been launched along with the work on two Smart City Mission initiatives in the capital — the ₹427-crore 37-km Smart Road project and the Integrated Command and Control Centre at the City Corporation.
Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram had made significant progress under the Smart Cities Mission. Under the mission, 27 projects worth ₹770 crore had been completed in the two cities, while 68 projects worth ₹2,000 crore were in the pipeline.
Under the Smart Cities Mission initiatives, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the State, and the Centre were implementing projects worth ₹1,135 crore in the corporation. Under the ₹427-crore, Smart Roads project, 37 km of city roads would be developed with amenities, including footpath, cycle tracks, and utility corridors.
As many as 175 water supply projects worth ₹1,100 crore were being taken up in Kerala under AMRUT. the government was giving utmost importance to the blue economy. Development strategies targeting
the fishermen community were based on “more credit, increased technology, top-quality infrastructure, and supportive government policies”. Government policies would ensure that India became a hub of seafood exports.
GS 3 Snippet
Discuss how the U.S immigrations Bill going to benefit the Indian Immigrants?
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The bill if signed into law by the President, would bring citizenship to millions of foreign nationals, including undocumented workers and those who came to the country legally. Those waiting for a green card for more than 10 years would get the legal permanent residency immediately as they would be exempted from the visa cap.
The bill establishes a vision of immigration reform that is expansive and inclusive.
Which countries from the following list is/are not a part of the ‘Transatlantic Alliance’? 1. U.S.A 2. Canada 3. European Union 4. Latin America a. 2 and 4 b. 3 alone c. 4 alone
d. None of the above
Which from the following Indian city bagged the ‘Tree City’ title bestowed by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?
a. Hyderabad b. Guwahati c. Ahmedabad d. Shillong Answer – A
NOTE: Hyderabad has won a green contest among cities in India, and emerged one of the ‘Tree Cities of the World’. That title has been bestowed by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Hyderabad has been selected for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forestry. With the recognition, the city joins 120 others from 23 countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Canada, and Australia.
Citing the State government’s Haritha Haram programme And its Urban Forest Parks plan
The city was evaluated on five metrics: ‘Establish Responsibility’, ‘Set the Rules’, ‘Know What You Have’, ‘Allocate the Resources’, and ‘Celebrate the Achievements’.
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