30 July 2022

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS ANALYSIS

1 – National Medical Commission:  GS II – Government Policies and Interventions

The National Medical Commission’s background:

• The 33-member NMC, which will be presided over for three years by Suresh Chandra Sharma, has been informed by the Center.
• The NMC will have the Chairman as well as 22 part-time members chosen by the Central government and 10 ex-officio members.

Features/Objectives of NMC:

• establishing guidelines for controlling medical organizations and practitioners.
• determining the infrastructure and human resource needs for the healthcare industry.
• ensuring that the State Medical Councils adhere to the rules established under the Bill.
• establishing rules for calculating the cost of up to 50% of the seats in private medical facilities.

Source à The Indian Express

2 – Places of Worship Act: GS II – Government Policies and Interventions

What do the Places of Worship Act of 1991 state?

• A house of worship must retain its religious identity as it existed on August 15, 1947, according to the Act.
• The law prohibits anyone from converting a place of worship that belongs to one religious denomination into another.
• All litigation, appeals, or other activities involving changing the status of a place of worship that were pending before any court or authority on August 15, 1947, are to be ended as soon as the law takes effect. No further legal action will be taken.

The following items are exempt from these limitations:

• Any dispute that has been settled amicably between the parties, any case that has been definitively concluded or dismissed, and any property conversion that took place before the Act went into effect.
• Additionally, the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid temple in Ayodhya is not covered by the Act. All other current laws shall be superseded by this law.

The Act has drawn criticism because:

• On the grounds that it inhibits the right to judicial review, which is a key component of the Constitution, imposes a “arbitrary unjustified retrospective cutoff date,” and restricts the freedom of religion for Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs, it has been challenged.

Source The Indian Express

3 – Manas Tiger Reserve: Prelims Specific Topic

• Manas National Park is a biosphere reserve, an elephant reserve, a Project Tiger reserve, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• It is situated in Assam, at the base of the Himalayas. It shares a border with Bhutan’s Royal Manas National Park.
• The Manas River is whence the park gets its name.
• Meaning: The Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur, and pygmy hog are just a few examples of the uncommon and endangered endemic animals found in the park. The area is renowned for having a large population of wild water buffalo.
• River: To the west of the park, the Manas River runs. The major tributary of the Brahmaputra river is Manas.

Source The Indian Express

4 – MiG 21 Aircraft: Prelims Specific Topic

• The Soviet Union’s Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau created the supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft known as the MiG 21.
• The Soviet Union produced the MiG, which went into service in 1959.
• Some of its nicknames include “balalaika” because it resembles a stringed instrument.
• The MiG-21 has been used by about 60 nations across four continents, and six decades after its debut flight, it is still in widespread use in many countries.
• It broke several aviation records, including the most supersonic jet aircraft ever produced, the most combat aircraft built since the Korean War, and the combat aircraft with the previous longest manufacturing run (now exceeded by both the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon).
• India received a full technical transfer, rights to license-build the aircraft domestically, and the MiG-21 induction in 1963.
• Russia stopped making the planes in 1985, but India kept using the improved models.

Source à The Indian Express