03 December 2022

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS ANALYSIS

1 – GILGIT BALTISTAN REGION: GS II – International Relations

Gilgit-Current Baltistan’s Situation:

• It is currently an autonomous area, but with this elevation, it will become the country’s fifth province.
• Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh are the four provinces that make up Pakistan.

The Indian position is as follows:

• By virtue of its fully legal and irrevocable accession, India has clearly communicated to Pakistan that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas of Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part of the country.

What is the location of Gilgit Baltistan:

• It is bordered on the north by China, on the west by Afghanistan, and on the south by Kashmir.
• It is separated from Pakistan-controlled Kashmir by a geographical line.
• The region was once part of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, but it has been under Pakistani authority since November 4, 1947, when tribal militias and the Pakistan army invaded Kashmir.
• This region is crossed by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Its current state is as follows:

• Pakistan now occupies the region, in contravention of a resolution passed by the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) on April 28, 1949.
• The occupation occurred without the agreement of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, and it continues to this day, despite UNCIP appeals for Pakistan to withdraw its military from the disputed region.
• Gilgit-Baltistan has been without a legitimate constitutional status, a functioning legal system, and political autonomy for nearly 60 years.

Source The Hindu

2 – MPLADS SCHEME: GS II – Government Policies and Interventions

The MPLAD system is as follows:

• In December of 1993, the company was founded.
• The bill aims to create a framework for Members of Parliament to promote developmental projects for the construction of long-term community assets and the supply of basic services, such as community infrastructure, based on locally identified requirements.
• The MPLADS is a Government of India-funded Plan Scheme.
• Per MP constituency, the annual MPLADS fund entitlement is Rs. 5 crore.

Special emphasis:

• MPs are required to approve works costing at least 15% of the MPLADS entitlement for the year in areas inhabited by Scheduled Castes and 7.5 percent in regions inhabited by S.T.s every year.

Funds to be Released:

• The funds are distributed to the district authorities in the form of grants in aid.
• The monies distributed as part of the scheme are non-renewable.
• The responsibility for monies not released in one year is carried forward to the next years if they are eligible.
• Under the programme, MPs can make recommendations.
• The district authority has the jurisdiction to review project eligibility, approve money, choose implementing agencies, prioritise projects, oversee overall execution, and monitor the scheme on the ground.
• Every year, the district government must inspect at least 10% of the projects currently being implemented in the district.

Recommendations for works include:

• Members of the Lok Sabha can propose projects in their respective constituencies.
• The Rajya Sabha members can propose projects anywhere in the state from which they were elected.
• Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha who have been nominated may choose works to be implemented anywhere in the country.

Source The Hindu

3 – HELINA MISSILE: Prelims Specific Topic

• The ‘HELINA,’ an indigenously developed helicopter-launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile, was recently successfully flight tested.
• Teams of experts from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Army, and the Indian Air Force collaborated on the flying test (IAF).
• The maximum range of Helina is seven kilometres.

Source The Hindu

4 – ENHANCED PINAKA MK 1 ROCKET SYSTEM: Prelims Specific Topic

• In Rajasthan’s Pokhran range, the Enhanced Pinaka Mk-I Rocket System (EPRS) was successfully test launched.
• The EPRS is an improved version of the Pinaka type, which has served with the Indian Army for the past decade.
• Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Pune were in charge of the design and development (HEMRL).
• The updates include sophisticated technologies that extend the range to satisfy the battlefield’s evolving needs.
• The Mark-1 has a range of 38 kilometres, but the improved version tested in the previous two weeks has a range of 45 kilometres and some crucial extra capabilities.
• The Pinaka rocket system, named after Lord Shiva’s bow, is a multi-barrel rocket system.

 Source The Hindu

5 – JYOTIBA PHULE: GS I – Modern Indian History

Particularly notable contributions to society include:

• He and his wife, Savitribai Phule, worked to better the lives of underprivileged women and children.
• He founded his first girls’ school in Bhide Wada, Pune, in 1848.
• In 1873, he and his allies created the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Truth Seekers) to fight for lower-caste people’s basic rights.
• They also pushed for the prohibition of infanticide and the encouragement of widow remarriage.
• To erase the stigma of social untouchability, he opened his home to members of the lower caste and allowed them to use his well.
• ‘Balyata Pratibandak Gruha,’ a childcare centre for expectant widows and rape victims, was founded by the two.
• A person who has achieved grandeur is referred to as a “Mahatma.”
• In 1888, he was given the title of ‘Mahatma’ (‘great soul’) by another social worker, Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar.

Among his most well-known compositions are:

• Satyashodhak Samajokt
• Mangalashtakasah
• Sarva Puja-vidhi

Source The Hindu