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1) In the light of the recent Supreme Court judgment, discuss the usefulness of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002.
2) While we celebrate the recovery of tiger populations only by looking at numbers, we must not lose sight of other factors that are critical to their continued survival. Evaluate the statement.
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Perfect! Nothing to improve I feel. At max, can cite a case study mentioned in the article.
Thank you.
Please review and let me know my mistakes
Looks great! A bit long answer. Although You have mentioned the aspects of genetic diversity and need for corridors, You can elaborate a little more and highlight need of connectivity of populations. Some other aspects can be cut short, not directly related to the answer
Okay noted!
Thanku for the review
Good attempt! The question is about the usefulness of the PMLA, so I think you could have brought out some data like how many cases filed, convictions, assets attached, money recovered etc. Also, PMLA is related to India’s obligations under International obligations to combat money laundering like FATF. I feel these points could have been added as well.
review plz
Good try! The content is relevant to some extent, but there is need to change structure. Focus on the core theme of the question, it is that while there has been improvement in the tiger population, there is concern regarding lack of movement and inter-breeding among different populations of tigers in different protected areas. In-breeding within the limited population might result in genetic disorders in off-springs which will be become apparent only with time in future. So this has to be corrected through tiger-corridors. Our conservation efforts are more focused on protected areas and less on corridors.
Base your answer around this theme.
Thank you so much for review my answer i will improve these area .
Great answer! Only thing amiss is that when you have mentioned isolated population, highlight the concern there itself (in-breeding and possibility of genetic disorders in future populations, which will endanger survival). You have skipped this aspect, although you have mentioned genetic transfer in the way forward.
Thanks will try to include it from onward
Content is good in context of the SC Judgment. However, I feel the question is about usefulness of the PMLA, so the answer has to be more on the lines of the need of the act (like how money laundering is a threat to economy and security), India’s international obligations (Vienna C. you have mentioned, FATF can also be added) and the effectiveness of the Act (like funds seized, arrests/convictions etc.).
Yes after writing the questions, I thought that I’ve missed the key points. Will read question 2-3 times from now.
Thanks for the suggestion