Current Affairs 06 May 2022

CONTENTS

1. The status of the Naga peace talks
2. Panel notifies new J&K Assembly Constituencies
3. Shigella Bacteria Outbreak
4. Unique Disability ID Scheme
5. Civil Registration System Report

The Status of the Naga Peace Talks

Context:

The annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released recently said that the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) was involved in 44% of insurgency-related incidents in Nagaland in 2020.

Relevance:

GS II- Polity and Governance

Dimensions of the Article:

1. Who are the Nagas and what is the Naga Issue?
2. Peace Initiatives with the Naga
3. Issues
4. NSCN-IM
5. NSCN-IM stand and the deadlock

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Panel Notifies New J&K Assembly Constituencies

Context

The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission has notified the new boundaries, names and number of Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, paving the way for the first-ever Assembly election in the Union Territory.

Relevance

GS II- Polity and Governance (Federalism)

Dimensions of the article:

1. Delimitation in J&K
2. Delimitation Commission Act, 2002
3. What changes have been made?
4. Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019

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Shigella Bacteria Outbreak

Context:

The recent instance of probable food poisoning in Kasaragod district, Kerala, is thought to be the result of a shigella bacteria outbreak. The bacteria were found earlier this year in Kerela’s Koyilandy area.

Relevance:

GS III- Health

Dimensions of the Article: 

1. About Shigella Bacteria
2. Symptoms
3. Treatment Protocol

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Unique Disability ID Scheme

Context:

Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has asked states to speed up implementation of the Unique Disability ID (UDID) scheme for Persons With Disabilities (PwD) in the 75 districts.

Relevance:

GS-II: Social Justice (Vulnerable Sections, Welfare Schemes, Government Policies and Interventions, Social Empowerment, Issues Relating to Development)

Dimensions of the Article:

1. Unique Disability Identification (UDID)
2. Understanding what is “Disability”
3. Disability in India
4. Numbers regarding Disables in Other surveys
5. Constitutional Provisions and Legislations
6. About the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
7. Other Schemes in India regarding Disabled people

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Civil Registration System Report

Context:

According to the recently released annual report on Vital Statistics based on the 2020 Civil Registration System Report (CRS), the Union Territory of Ladakh recorded the highest sex ratio at birth in the country in 2020.

Relevance:

GS I- Population and related issues

Dimensions of the Article:

1. What is Civil Registration System (CRS)?
2. Highlights of the Report

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