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The Hindu – 01 July 2022

1. Eight killed in Manipur landslip

• Front Page.
• Geography, Natural Disaster.
• Eight people were killed in a massive landslip in Manipur in the early hours of Thursday. As many as 45 are feared to be trapped in the debris, say Army sources. The disaster took place in Noney district destroying a railway construction camp near Tupul.

2. ‘Alternatives to single use plastic costlier’

• Page 3.
• GS 2,3; Govt Policies and Interventions, Conservation, Environment.
• Ahead of the ban on 19 single use plastic (SUP) items, many parts of the city saw wide use of such products. Several eateries using these items said the ban will increase their expenditure as the alternatives are costlier and not economically viable for them.

3. Do not weaken the anti­-defection law 

• Page 8.
• Polity, Constitution.
• The political developments in Maharashtra throw up troubling questions about how the political class is emasculating the anti-defection law which was described by the Supreme Court of India as “constitutional correctives against a legislatively perceived political evil of unprincipled defections induced by the lure of office and monitory inducements”. Almost with the far sight of a clairvoyant, the Supreme Court drew the attention of citizens to the very danger of subversion of democracy by unprincipled defection.

Daily Current Affairs for TNPSC Group Exams, Upsc Exams, SSC, RRB, BANK & All Government Exams

The Hindu – 01 July 2022

4. Home and abroad

• Page 8.
• IR.
• While the G-7 countries did have some economic initiatives on their agenda, including the launch of a $600 billion U.S.-led Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), commitments on fighting climate change, funding renewable energy changes, mitigating inflation and managing the continued global crisis over the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear that most of the deliberations took aim at the twin challenges seen from Russia and China. The communiqué alternated between outlining the challenges to the international order that emanate from Moscow’s war in Ukraine (including tightening sanctions, the impact on energy markets, and cybersecurity threats), and Beijing’s “expansive maritime claims”, rights violations, and unsustainable debt creation in lower income countries.

5. Should endorsers be held responsible for claims in advertising?

• Page 9.
• Govt Policies and Interventions, Transparency and Accountability, Issues Related to Development.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) notified guidelines for ‘Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’. The guidelines, brought in with immediate effect, are applicable to all forms of advertisements. While the Consumer Protection Act of 2019 does have a provision on misleading advertisements, the CCPA can impose a penalty of up to ₹10 lakh on manufacturers, advertisers and endorsers for misleading advertisements and a penalty of up to ₹50 lakh for subsequent contraventions. It can also prohibit the endorser of a misleading advertisement from making any endorsement for up to one year; for subsequent contravention, prohibition can extend up to three years.

6. The free fall of the rupee

• Page 10.
• Economy.
• The Indian rupee hit an all-time low against the U.S. dollar, weakening past the 79 rupees to a dollar mark and selling as low as 79.05 against the dollar. Since March this year, the U.S. Federal Reserve has been raising its benchmark interest rate causing investors to pull capital away from emerging markets such as India and back into the U.S. This, in turn, has put pressure on emerging market currencies which have depreciated significantly against the U.S. dollar so far this year.

7. A road safety quartet and the road ahead

• Page 10.
• Infrastructure, Management of Social Sector/Services.
• A new analytical series on road safety worldwide, published by The Lancet, proposes that India could cut accident-related deaths by 25 to 40% based on evidence that preventive interventions produce good outcomes when applied to well-known risk factors. Using the Global Burden of Disease data, a statistical model was constructed to estimate the number of lives that could be saved with interventions in the respective areas for each country. An average of 20,554 lives could have been saved in India with a reduction in speeds, 5,683 with helmet interventions and 3,204 with seatbelts. The authors of The Lancet point out that legislation without enforcement ends in failure. India amended its law on motor vehicles in 2019, but its implementation by State governments is not uniform or complete.

8. Modified PSLV places three foreign satellites into orbit

• Page 12.
• Space, Science and Technology, Growth and Development.
• The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) workhorse launch vehicle on its 55th mission, the PSLV-C53, launched into the sky, it curved away and injected three Singaporean satellites into their intended orbits in the second dedicated mission for the commercial arm of ISRO, New Space India Limited (NSIL). The mission also served an additional purpose for ISRO, which decided to use the fourth stage, the PS4, as a stationary platform in orbit to conduct scientific experiments.

9. It is vital to protect Indian Ocean Region

• Page 12.
• Security Related Issues.
• The changing geopolitical scenario in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) had led to “international rivalries, competition and clash of interests” and it was important for India to protect its interests in this area, said National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, while calling for seamless coordination among all stakeholders involved in the maritime domain. He stated that the maritime domain was a multilateral construct and a nation “cannot unilaterally decide” in the maritime domain.

10. 11 Afghan Sikhs arrive in India from Kabul

• Page 14.
• Citizenship, IR.
• Days after a deadly attack on a Gurdwara in Kabul, 11 Afghan Sikh citizens were evacuated to Delhi by a special flight on Thursday.