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By admin: Dec. 1, 2021

1. Center appoints committee to review EWS criteria

Tags: National News

The  Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has  appointed a three member committee to review the criteria for 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs in terms of the provisions of the Explanation to Article 15 of the Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act 2019.

 The  Central government gave an undertaking to the Supreme Court on a petition regarding EWS reservation in NEET(National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) to explain the reason behind fixing the criteria for EWS.

  • The panel members are 
  • Ajay Bhushan Pandey, former Finance Secretary 
  • V.K. Malhotra ; Member Secretary,Indian Council of Social Science Research, and 
  • Sanjeev Sanyal Principal Economic Adviser to the Government of India.

Constitutional Provision for Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

  • The 103 Constitutional amendment act 2019  provides  for reservation to Economically Weaker Section(EWS) 

The main points of this amendment act are as follows:

  • It amended article 15 and 16  and introduced a new clause  15(6), and  16(6) 
  • Article 15(6) provides for 10% reservation in government educational institutions for EWS.
  • Article  16(6) provides for 10% reservation in Public employment for EWS.
  • The act gives the central government power  to lay down the criteria for determining EWS.

 Current  Central government criteria for determining EWS

  • Currently, the EWS quota can be availed by persons with an annual gross household income of up to ₹8 lakh.

Who cannot avail the benefit of EWS 

  • However the families that own over 5 acres of agricultural land,
  •  a house over 1,000 square feet, 
  • a plot of over 100-yards in a notified municipal area or over a 200-yards plot in a non-notified municipal area.
  •  Persons belonging to communities that already have reservations such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the "creamy layer" of Other Backward Classes are also not eligible for reservation under this quota.

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment : Mr. Virender Kumar

 NEET

The National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), formerly the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT), is the qualifying test for MBBS and BDS programmes in Indian medical and dental colleges. It is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA)

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2. Supreme Court to allow setting up of medical board for Jayalalitha Death inquiry

Tags: National News

The Supreme Court said it will pass orders to allow the setting up of a medical board of AIIMS doctors to help Justice A. Arumugasamy Commission of Inquiry to gather the facts on the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterJayalalithaa at Apollo Hospital in Chennai in 2016.

  • Justice A. Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry was set up by the Tamilnadu Government in 2017 to inquire into the cause of death of the former Chief Minister of Tamilnadu J.Jayalalitha.
  • She died on 5 December 2016 at Apollo Hospital, Chennai.

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3. Accidental Death and Suicided Report 2020

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The National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB) released its report on ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ (ASDI) for 2020.

Highlights of the report:

  • The  road accidents and related deaths fell in the pandemic year, the number of deaths by suicides rose by 10% from 2019, taking the total figure to an all-time high of 1,53,052.
  • The coronavirus lockdown led to a fall in deaths caused by accidents. Accidental deaths fell by 11% from 2019 to 2020 to 374, 397, the lowest figure since 2009.
  • The number of deaths by suicide per lakh population in 2020 stands at 11.3%, up from 10.4% in 2019.
  • Daily wage earners made up the largest proportion of people who died by suicide in the country in 2020 at 24.6%, according to the ASDI report. 
  • Tamil Nadu was the state with the highest number of deaths by suicides among daily wage earners with 6,495, followed by Madhya Pradesh (4,945), Maharashtra (4,176), Telangana (3,831) and Gujarat (2,745).

National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB)

  • It is a government of India agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for collecting and analysing the crime data as per the Indian Penal Code(IPC) and other laws.
  • It is a repository of crimes and criminals in India 
  • It was set up in 1986.
  • Headquarters: New Delhi 

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4. Admiral R. Hari Kumar takes charge as the new Chief of Naval Staff

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Admiral R Hari Kumar became the 25th Chief of Naval Staff succeeding Admiral Karambir Singh. Admiral Kumar was the commander of the Western Naval Command before he was made the Navy chief. 

Indian Navy 

It is the Naval branch of the Indian Armed forces and the President of India is the supreme commander of the Navy.

The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral commands the Navy.

Headquarters: Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.

Motto(s): “शं नो वरुणः” (sham noVarunah). Translation: May the Lord of Water be Auspicious to us. Taken from Taittiriya Upanishad.

Established: 26th January 1950, 

Indian Navy Day4 December 

Indian Navy Day is celebrated every year on December 4 to commemorate the attack on the Karachi harbour during the India-Pakistan war 1971 under operation Trident. 

Commands of Indian Navy:

Commands

Headquarters

Western Naval Command

Mumbai

Eastern Naval Command

Visakhapatnam

Southern Naval Command

Kochi

Andaman and Nicobar (tri-service)

Port Blair