CONTENTS
- Govt. to enumerate Sanitation Workers
- Eco-sensitive zones
- Drought
- Essential Commodities Act
Govt. To Enumerate Sanitation Workers
Context:
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ&E) is now preparing to undertake a nationwide survey to enumerate all people engaged in the hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
- Cleaning of sewers and septic tanks has led to at least 351 deaths since 2017.
Relevance:
GS-II: Social Justice and Governance (Issues related to Poverty, Minorities, Welfare Schemes, Government Policies and Interventions)
Dimensions of the Article:
- Various initiatives for sanitation workers
- Manual Scavenging in India
- Prevalence of Manual Scavenging in India
- Existing provisions regarding Manual Labour
- National Action Plan for elimination of Manual Scavenging
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Eco-Sensitive zones
Context:
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has said the Ministry will file a review petition in the Supreme Court urging a relook into its judgment on eco-sensitive zones.
Relevance:
GS III- Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What are Eco-Sensitive Zones?
- Activities Allowed in ESZs
- How are they demarcated?
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Drought In England
Context:
The government formally declared parts of England to be in drought as the country faces a period of prolonged hot and dry weather. The declaration does not trigger government-level intervention, but allows water companies to go further in their steps to manage supplies.
Relevance:
GS III- Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is Drought?
- Impact of drought
- What are the environmental aspects?
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Essential Commodities Act
Context:
The Centre has invoked the Essential Commodities Act of 1955 to ask States to monitor and verify the stocks of Arhar/Tur Dal available with traders.
Relevance:
GS-II Social Justice
Dimensions of the Article:
- Essential Commodities Act
- How it works?
- What are Food Items covered under it?
- Recent amendments to the ECA
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