Thursday, October 5, 2017
Answer of the day
Qustn
NITI AYOG has published draft national energy policy. What are the major provision of the policy? What are the challenges in its Implementation? (12.5)
Sol-
NITI AYOG has published draft National energy policy replacing Integrated energy policy of 2006.
Major Provision of National Enrgy policy are
1.thermal power - - - - - increase from present 125 gw to 441 gw by 2040.
-coal will fuel 67% of indian power generation in 2022.
2. Opening of entire power value chain to private investment to create efficient energy market
3.identify and address specific issue of air quality and human resource due to inefficient utilisation of resource. It recommended efficiency improvement for various sector like ppwer, transport and househild
4.policy assumes 100% electrification in near terms
Challenges in implementation of policy
1.uncertainity wrt renewable enrgy like renewable purchase obligation hasn't been address
2.need of technology for improving energy efficiency so that air quality can be improved hasn't been addressed
3.Challebges wrt growing commitment towards renewable energy along with decreasing cost of renewable energy makes it difficult to continue increase the coal production as envisaged by draft policy
4.Present definition of electrification of village is when 10% of household have the electric connection, which need to be change to have actual 100% electrification of India
With Indian annual per capita electricity consumption is expected to triple from 1075 kwh in 2015-16 to 2900 kwh in 2040, draft policy is a step in right direction to address such growing need but it need to be reform wrt present need of renewable enegy, more emphasis on electric cars then internal combustion engine etc.
TheHindu for prelims-05/10/17
1..2017 noble prize in chemistry - - - - for cryo electronic microscopy which simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules.
2. Balyatra festival - - - - odisha
3.Taxes on petrol and diesel
----excise duty by centre and part of it transfer to state thru financial commission recommendations
----vat levied by state---varied across states
4.Ganga Mission plans turtle Sanctuary in Allahabad
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Question of the day
1. NITI AYOG has published draft national energy policy. What are the major provision of the policy? What are the challenges in its Implementation? (12.5)
Answer of the day- Police reform
In police of 21st century India compatible with the need of programme like Smart City, Amrut etc? What are the issues in the implementation of police reforms? (12.5 marks)
Sol-
21st Century India with emphasis on programme like Smart city, AMRUT,HRIDAY etc need police to be responsive to people need, inclusive and sensitive towards women, caste, religion specific needs
Indian police have started responding to the need of 21st century by adopting technology alcohol sensor, CCTV etc, more women official recruiting etc
But it faces following problems
1.No incentive towards improvement - - - as promotion is based on seniority and political affiliation, thus restricting the improvement towards the need of 21st century
2.number and quality of staff---there is 130 personnel for 1 lakh people against the UN norm of 220.
3.no of mandatory women official is 10% according to law which is less then the requirement of 21st century especially wrt rising crimes against women in cities
4.tech savvy---esp when criminals and terrorist are using his tech devices for their ulterior motives.
SC has provided 7 guidelines to be followed by state for police reform but these guidelines are not implemented due to following reasons
1.Political will---as political class has vested interest in present status of police structure, they are resistance to any changes in it
2.Police as state subject - - - rather than having union subject, thus making it difficult to implement reform by all states
Police of 21st Century need to be responsive to various need of the time for which Prakash Singh Guidelines like security of tenure for 2 year, separation of law and order and investigation procedure, transfer restriction, restricting political interference etc need to be implemented as early as possible.
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