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Table of Contents:
GS Paper 2:
1. A ground plan for India’s reformed multilateralism
GS Paper 4:
1. Sports Ethics – Mankading
Content for Mains Enrichment (Essay/Ethics)
1. Dedication to Social Service
2. Swachh Toycathon
Facts for Prelims:
1. Sittanavasal
2. Rosh Hashanah
3. Curative plea
4. Operation Megh Chakra
5. Carry out social audit of mid-day meal scheme
6. 4 years of ABPM-JAY and 1 year of ABDM
7. CSR Policy Amendment Rules 2022
8. Global Ocean Observing System
9. Sustainable Aviation Fuel
10. Water Trading
11. Asian Palm Oil Alliance
12. Coffee Ring Effect
13. Coal Gasification
14. Indian Olympic Association
15. Mapping
Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global grouping involving India and affecting India’s interests etc
Directions: Continuation of the previous article on UNSC (on 24th Sep: G4 countries highlighted the ‘urgent need’ for reform in the UN Security Council)
Source: The Hindu
Context: The Indian External Affairs Minister’s visit to the United Nations General Assembly has set the stage for an expansive range of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy by India.
Theme of the 77th General Assembly: “A watershed moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges”.
India’s stand on UNSC:
The UN’s faultlines:
Impact of weak UN:
Steps taken by India for Reforms in UN:
India’s engagements on the sidelines of the UN:
Conclusion:
Because of the Russia-Ukraine war and lingering pandemic-induced restrictions, the need for the UN’s reform is likely to be felt more palpably than ever before. At a challenging time for the world order, India continues to affirm its commitment to “diplomacy and the need for international cooperation”.
Insta Links:
UNSC
UNGA
Mains Links:
Q. Critically examine the role of WHO in providing global health security during the COVID-19 Pandemic(UPSC 2020)
Prelims Links:
With reference to non-permanent members of UNSC, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (a)
Justification:
Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface
Source: Indian Express
Context: Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma ran out England’s Charlie Dean standing outside the crease at the non-striker’s end at Lord’s, giving India a 3-0 ODI series sweep but triggering outrage that has traditionally accompanied incidents of “Mankading” in the sport.
What is Mankading?
The term comes from the name of the legendary former Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad. In 1947, when India was playing a series in Australia, Mankad dismissed opposition batsman Bill Brown twice by taking off the bails at the non-striker’s end before releasing the ball.
Ethical – Unethical Debate:
By backing up too far or too early, the non-striker is very obviously gaining an unfair advantage.
Laws on Mankading:
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the custodian of the Laws of Cricket, accepted Mankading as a normal mode of running out the non-striker, removing it from Law 41 (Unfair play) and clubbing it with Law 38 (Run out).
There have been several instances in men’s Test matches and ODI cricket. The most talked-about recent incident happened during the 2019 IPL when Ravichandran Ashwin ran out Jos Buttler in a game between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals.
Narayani teacher – 65 years old, has been walking 25 km every day to take tuition for children in her area. Her day begins at 4.30 am and she reaches the first house by 6.30 am. From here, she walks to her other students’ houses and returns home by nightfall.
Narayani teacher passed out of Class 10 in 1971 and never attended college. But she knows four languages – English, Malayalam, Hindi and Sanskrit. She began teaching at the age of 15 but never was a school teacher. Within the past 50 years, the sexagenarian has taught more than a 100 students.
Source: Live Mint
Context: Ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) will launch the Swachh Toycathon under the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav with the aim to explore solutions for the use of waste in manufacturing toys.
The competition is a convergence between the National Action Plan for Toys (NAPT) and Swachh Bharat Mission phase two (SBM 2.0).
Centre for Creative Learning, IIT Gandhinagar is the knowledge partner
Hosted by MyGov’s Innovate India portal.
About NAPT:
Related News
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) is using indigenous toys and DIY (do it yourself) toys in the Anganwadi Centres to educate children and their families about healthy living and good nutritional practices. 
Source: The Hindu
Context: With much of the art in Sittanavasal either damaged or vandalised, the Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken conservation measures and also introduced digital checks to track public access.
About Sittanavasal :
Source: The Print
Context: The PM has extended his warmest greetings to the PM of Israel, Yair Lapid, the people of Israel, and the Jewish people around the world on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah.
Rosh Hashanah commemorates the universe’s birth and marks the start of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of repentance that concludes with Yom Kippur. This day is called Atonement Day.
Throughout Rosh Hashanah, people will do good actions hoping that God writes their names in the Book of Life, granting them a joyful and prosperous year ahead.
The Jewish faith observes two High Holy Days: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
What is the main purpose of Yom Kippur?
This day of atonement marks the end of the Jewish high holy days—and offers a chance for people to change their fate through prayer, repentance, and charity.
Source: The Hindu
Context:
Key Highlights:
Source: Indian Express
Context:
A social audit is a way of measuring, understanding, reporting and ultimately improving a scheme’s social and ethical performance vis-à-vis its objectives.
Issues with Social Audit:
Mid-Day meal scheme:
Source: PIB
Context: Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana completed 4 years and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) completed 1 year of implementation.
Success of PM-JAY:
Source:
Context: MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) has released Companies (CSR Policy) Amendment Rules 2022.
New Rules:
About Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):
It is a corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company’s effects on the environment and on social welfare.
Direction: Not important. Glance through once.
Context: World Metrological Organization has released GOOS Report Card, 2022, highlighting the marine and ocean data
Findings: Ocean takes up 26% of 40 gigatons of carbon emitted to the atmosphere annually.
Recommendation: Ensure access to FAIR Data (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability); establish an early warning system to reduce coastal zone risks.
Source: Live Mint
Context: CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum has signed MOU with Air India, AirAsia and Vistara (all under TATA), for SAF to achieve net zero emissions (NZE).
What is Sustainable Aviation Fuel?
Sustainable aviation fuels are biofuels made from sustainable resources, such as forestry and agricultural waste and used cooking oil and can be blended with fossil jet fuel to reduce emissions.
In 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a global market-based mechanism, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), to address CO2 emissions from international aviation (currently on a voluntary basis).
Beginning in 2027, virtually all international flights will be subject to mandatory offsetting requirements
Context: Niti Aayog will bring out a policy for trading in Water on commodity exchange in India, similar to Gold, Silver and Oil. It aims to ensure better price discovery of water, efficient use and more investment into water resources.
What is Water Trading?
Source: Financialexpress
Context: Formed by edible oil industry associations of 5 major palm oil importing countries – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, with the aim to gain collective bargaining power and change the negative image of palm oil for various purposes.
About Palm Oil
GOI initiatives:
National Mission on Edible oils- Oil Palm (NMEO-OP); Oil Palm Area expansion (under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana); Increasing minimum support prices of Oilseed crops.
Source: The Hindu
Direction: Understand the basic science.
Context: Study of Coffee-ring effect when applied to the drying of biologically relevant fluids like blood can help diagnose anaemic and hyperlipidaemic conditions.
What is the Coffee-Ring Effect?
It occurs when a drop of spilt coffee dries up, the outermost edge of the dried drop is a little darker than the centre, forming a darker ‘ring’. This is caused by the outward drift of suspended coffee particles from the centre, causing a denser, darkened rim.
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, have shown that after reaching the rim, as the drop dries, some of the particles undergo an inward drift too. This research has applications in agriculture, forensic science and even disease diagnosis.
Source: Businessline
Context: Coal India will sign MOU with Indian Oil, BHEL and GAIL for Coal to chemical projects through the surface coal gasification route.
The project will help achieve the target of 100mn tonnes of coal gasification by 2030 (set by the Ministry of Coal)
What is Coal Gasification?
Gasification of coal is a process in which coal is partially oxidated by air, oxygen, steam or carbon dioxide under controlled conditions to produce a Syngas. Syngas can be further processed for the production of value-added chemicals.
Synthesis gas is a mixture of hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water vapours, etc.
Source: Indian Express
Context: L Nageswara Rao (former judge) has been appointed by SC to amend the IOA constitution. Previously, IOA was derecognized by International Olympic Association citing Supreme Court meddling in its affairs.
IOA is an autonomous body (recognized under Olympic Charter) and a non-profit organisation under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
Fig: Judge L Nageswara Rao
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