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06&07-AUGUST-2023

The Hindu News Analysis – 6th & 7th August 2023

S. Page Number*
News Articles
No. C B D H T

1 Miyawaki method of greening losing favour in city 8 - - - -

2 The bureaucracy as prosecutor and judge 13 11 7 7 7

3 Enzyme identified as potential antidiabetic target (6/8/2023) 18 15 13 11 12

4
Centre’s DIR-V programme will be driven by innovation of 6 - - - -
Indian youth and start-ups, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
5 Clouded leopards play hide-and-seek in woods (6/8/2023) 15 13 1 9 10

6 Prelims Practice Questions

@ end of the video
7 Mains Practice Questions
*C – Chennai; B – Bengaluru; D – Delhi; H – Hyderabad; T – Thiruvananthapuram

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Pg: 8 – Chennai
edition

Miyawaki method

• Technique of creating dense and

diverse forests quickly.

• Akira Miyawaki

• Trees planted close together

• Focus – Native trees

• Trees chosen based on the area's

natural conditions, like soil and
climate.

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Positives
Issues
• Help grow compact forests in urban areas
where space is limited. • Miyawaki forests are not ecologically
beneficial due to over crowding
• Low maintenance (self-sustaining)
• Low ecological efficiency due to
• carbon sequestration
competition for sunlight and water among
• Combating Urban Heat Island the trees.
• Habitat for local fauna Solution

• Micro forest - native trees planted in a

spacious manner and allowed to grow
wider

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Preliminary Examination
Paper I - (200 marks)
 Current events of national and international
importance.
 Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution,
Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy,
Rights Issues, etc.

Main Examination
General Studies Paper ‐ II
 Government policies and interventions for
development in various sectors and issues
Pg: 13 – C; arising out of their design and implementation.
Pg: 11 – B;
Pg: 7 – D, H, T;

• All offences under the Post Office Act, 1898

Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill are being removed.

• Boost to Ease of Living and Ease of Doing • Decriminalize minor offences & replace them
Business with civil penalties or administrative
actions.
• Amends 42 laws, across multiple sectors,
including agriculture, environment, and media • Appointment of Adjudicating Officers to
and publication. decide penalties.

• Indian Post Office Act, 1898; Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 & Information
Technology Act, 2000.

• Converts several fines to penalties.

• Removes imprisonment as a punishment for

many offences.

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Three distinct methods:

• Creation of judicial tribunals.

 Different ministries established judicial

Concerns: tribunals to assume judicial functions

• Transferred power to impose monetary • Establishment of statutory regulators

penalties from judiciary to bureaucracy.
 Securities and Exchange Board of India
• Undermines Article 50 of constitution. and the Competition Commission of India -
possessed punitive powers over the private
• Appointment of adjudicating officers &
sector.
technical competence of adjudicating
officers. • Introduction of adjudicatory officers.

 Prevention of Money Laundering Act,

Information Technology Act & Food Safety
and Standards Act.

• The central issue – imposition of penalties

qualifies as a judicial function.

• Any process involving fact-finding, application

of law & determination of punishment or
compensation is inherently judicial in nature.

• Government should not act as both prosecutor

and judge - goes against principle of "rule of
law."

• erosion of separation of powers in India due

to ongoing efforts by bureaucracy

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(06/08/2023)
Pg: 18 – C;
Pg: 15 – B;
Pg: 13 – D;
Pg: 11 – H;
Pg: 12 - T

Normal body function

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Diabetes Type 2

• Body has trouble regulating its blood sugar

levels Building up of insulin
resistance.
Type 1

• Autoimmune condition – Immune system

attacks pancreas. Insulin Demand increases.
• No insulin  Sugar Build Up  Diabetes

• Treatment - Insulin externally, usually through

Pancreas works overtime
injections or an insulin pump to meet demand.
• Often diagnosed in children or young adults,
but it can happen at any age Insulin production
decreases due to over
• Cause – Genetic and environmental factors
worked pancrease

• Most likely development in adulthood.

• Cause – Bad Lifestyle

• Solution - healthy diet, regular physical

activity, and weight management (rarely
insulin)

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Pg: 6 – Chennai edition

Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) program

• RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computer.

 Architecture that's designed to make things faster and

simpler for the computer to understand and do tasks

• Aim.

 Creation of Microprocessors for the world from India.

 Creating industry-grade commercial silicon and design

for the next generation of microprocessors by December
2023.

• Establish partnerships between Startups, Academia &

Multinationals

• RISC-V SoC (System on Chips) application - Mobile

devices, servers, IoT, automotive, microcontrollers

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System on Chip (SoC)

• It includes the CPU, graphics, memory, and

other necessary components all on one chip.

• Example - Qualcomm Snapdragon, MediaTek

Helio, M1 & M2 chipsets of Apple

• Tiny computer that fits on a single chip

• High space and power efficiency

• Applications – smartphones, tablets, smart

TVs, wearables devices, home appliances, and
cars

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(06/08/2023)
Pg: 15 – C;
Pg: 13 – B;
Pg: 1 – D;
Pg: 9 – H;
Pg: 10 - T

Clouded leopard Conservation status:

• Five big cat species - Lion, Tiger, Indian • Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
leopard, Snow leopard, Clouded leopard.
• Appendix 1 of CITES.
• Large, dark spots and irregular stripes in
Habitat distribution:
their skin that resemble clouds.

• Clouded leopard - the State animal of

Meghalaya.

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Important National parks for Clouded leopards: Threats

• Habitat loss and fragmentation.

• Poaching.

• Human-wildlife conflict.

• low genetic diversity.

Conservation efforts:

• Clouded Leopard Project

• Clouded Leopard Conservation Fund

 Provides financial support to organizations

that are working to protect clouded
leopards.

• Clouded Leopard Alliance

 To raise awareness about clouded leopards,

promote conservation efforts, and support
research.

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Practice Question – Prelims

Q. Consider the following statements about the
Miyawaki method:
1. This method helps create dense and diverse
forests quickly.
2. Only native trees are grown in this method.
3. Although the forest can be raised fast using this
method, the cost of maintaining the forest is very
high.
4. In the 2023 Union Budget, the government
allocated 300 Crore for developing Miyawaki
forests in major metro cities.
How many of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

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Practice Question – Prelims

Q. Consider the following statements System on
Chips (SoC):
1. SoC contains CPU, graphics, memory, and
other necessary components all on one chip.
2. It is more space efficient and energy efficient
than a traditional microprocessor.
3. It is mainly use smartphone, smart TV,
gaming devices and in cars.
4. Apples M1 and M2 Chip sets are examples if
ARM based SoC.
How many of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

Practice Question – Prelims

Q. Consider the following statements about Type
1 diabetes:
1. It is an autoimmune condition.
2. The body tends to develop insulin resistance.
3. It is only children or young adults.
4. People with type 1 diabetes need to take
insulin externally.
How many of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

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Quiz of the day – Prelims

Q. While travelling across India, which of the
following National parks where you most
likely can spot a clouded leopard in their
natural habitat.
a) Nanda devi national park.
b) Bandipur national park.
c) Ranthambore national park.
d) Buxa National Park.

Practice Question – Mains

GS – I
Q. Highlight some of the Articles in the
constitution of India that ascertain the
separation of powers between the executive,
legislative and judiciary. Discuss how the
bureaucracy undermines the separation of
powers.
(250 words, 15 marks)

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