{"id":100844,"date":"2021-04-09T21:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=100844"},"modified":"2021-04-10T08:41:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T03:11:39","slug":"9-pm-daily-current-affairs-brief-april-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-daily-current-affairs-brief-april-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief \u2013 April 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Good evening dear reader<\/p>\n<p>Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-blue\">\r\n<p><strong>About 9 PM Brief<\/strong>- With the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">9 PM Daily Current affairs for UPSC brief we intend<\/span> to simplify the newspaper reading experience. In 9PM briefs, we provide our reader with a summary of all the important articles and editorials from three important newspapers namely The Hindu, Indian Express, and Livemint. This will provide you with analysis, broad coverage, and factual information from a Mains examination point of view.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>About Factly<\/strong>- The Factly initiative covers all the daily news articles regarding Preliminary examination. This will be provided at the end of the 9 PM Brief.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dear Aspirants,<\/p>\r\n<p>We know for a fact that learning without evaluation is a wasted effort. Therefore, we request you to please go through both our initiatives i.e 9PM Briefs and Factly, then evaluate yourself through the 10PM Current Affairs Quiz.<\/p>\r\n<p>We plan to integrate all our free daily initiatives to comprehensively support your success journey.<br \/><strong>Happy Learning!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"note1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/need-of-state-support-for-agricultural-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Need of State Support for Agricultural development<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=G758FA4TF.1&amp;imageview=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hindu<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Syllabus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: GS 3 &#8211; Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Synopsis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current situation of the agricultural sector demands state support to tackle future challenges. This will ensure sustainable benefits for both &#8211; farmers and consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Background<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Countries across the globe are focusing on the gradual reduction of state\u2019s role in almost every sector (including agriculture). Their objective is to bring greater economic development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, the government&#8217;s focus is more on developing the industrial and service sector since the 2nd five-year plan of 1956. Its aim is to move excess people from agriculture into other sectors and attain better growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, some experts still believe that state support is necessary for agricultural development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Factors inducing the state support:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Poor State of Resources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fertility of agricultural land is declining coupled with scarce water availability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Resistance to other occupation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: People in agriculture don\u2019t shut down their farming in case of rising costs. Rather they employ family labour in farm and non-farm activities. This allows them to stick to farming despite lower returns and excessive work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Difficult to streamline the production<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The production process can\u2019t be strengthened by building an assembly line. It is connected to the annual climatic cycle which is volatile and makes farming difficult.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Size of Farmers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Around 86% of farmers are small and medium. They can\u2019t access good storage, transportation and marketing facilities. This leads to distress sales in agriculture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Price Inelastic nature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It means demand for Agri products will not witness a major change with a change in the price of Agri products.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For instance,<\/strong> a bumper crop reduces the price of Agri product as supply gets increased. This is not followed by a corresponding increase in demand that can push the price upwards. Hence, less income is generated by farmers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tackling Emergencies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> State support is desirable to provide quality food grains at affordable price in case of emergencies like drought, pandemic etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Accommodating the Demographic profile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Despite the push towards urbanization, the UN estimates that around 800 million people will reside in rural areas in 2050. It requires proactive action by the state.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Past Performance with State support<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The state initiated the green revolution in the 1960s. It established the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Agricultural Prices Commission in 1965.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Positives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surplus production allowed India to attain food security.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmers were incentivised to grow as they enjoy a safety cushion based on FCI\u2019s procurement guarantee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quality grains at low prices through the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answeredthere-is-need-to-move-away-from-the-present-staple-grain-fundamentalism-of-public-distribution-system-pds-to-a-more-diversified-food-basket-with-an-emphasis-o\/\">PDS<\/a> enhanced consumer welfare.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Concerns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post green revolution, a decline in quantity as well quality of water is witnessed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The yield from chemical-based farming is also declining.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sector is mainly growing rice and wheat due to MSP (minimum assured price) availability. This is hampering crop diversification and encouraging more water usage as they are water-intensive crops.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agriculture became unviable in some regions. It led to over 3 lakh farmer suicides in the last 3 decades. This is an unprecedented event for the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Way Forward<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>government should diversify the procurement basket.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It should include more crops (like pulses, millets etc.) and more regions.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can procure 25% of the actual production of the commodity for that particular season. This was proposed under the 2018 Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further the <\/span><b>procurement process should\u00a0 respect the regional agroecology.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Eg &#8211; don\u2019t procure water-intensive crops from water-stressed regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>locally procured crops must be linked to Anganwadi and mid-meal centres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This will give a good market to farmers and improve nutrition of children.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government should do <\/span><b>greater investment in specific infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for pulses, millets, etc. crops that are low-priced and provide better nutrition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>network of Mandis should be expanded<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This will protect farmers from exploitation of large retailers.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, there are 2,477 mandis and 4,843 sub-mandis and only 17% of farm produce pass through them. However, the need is to create a network of 42000 mandis that will enable the selling of goods within a 5 km radius.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"note1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-policy-towards-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India\u2019s policy towards Climate change<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=G758FA4TB.1&amp;imageview=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hindu\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Syllabus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: GS 3 &#8211; Conservation, environmental pollution, and degradation, environmental impact assessment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Synopsis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India adopted a liberal policy towards climate change in the pandemic era. This might generate significant negative impacts, thus demanding a comprehensive review.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Background<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently a meeting took place between U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry and PM Narendra Modi. The U.S has shown commitment to support India\u2019s initiatives to combat climate change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this, demand is raised to review India\u2019s policy towards climate change and consider the proposal of adopting a net-zero emission target.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a situation in which a country balances its emissions with sufficient removal measures.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Should India adopt Net Zero Emission Target<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Arguments in Favour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is among the top 5 largest emitters of carbon dioxide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An increase in intense storms, drought, and heat waves is seen in India due to enhanced climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Arguments against adoption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A substantial cost would be incurred towards this strategy. It can hamper India\u2019s socio-economic programs. The country needs to focus on millions of people that live in energy poverty and underdevelopment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is not a legacy emitter like the U.S, U.K, etc. Legacy emitters have a greater responsibility towards climate change.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, whether it adopts a net-zero emission target or not, a review of the present approach is desired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why Government needs to review its policies?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government took various decisions (especially during the Covid pandemic) that will hamper the environment and enhance climate change. This includes:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giving approval to projects that might hamper the environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extending the deadline for coal plants to adopt strict pollution control.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drafting liberal environmental impact assessment norms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, the strategy of imposing a higher tax on fuel prices is not paying a significant environmental dividend. Rather the poor are facing undue problems due to rising inflationary pressures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Way Forward<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India should come up with a <\/span><b>comprehensive domestic climate plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before the next UN Convention on Climate Change.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should have reduction targets for every sector<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should enlighten the citizens towards the government\u2019s green development path for the next decade<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such a plan will induce the biggest historical contributors (U.S, U.K, Europe, etc.) to do more reduction. It will provide greater support to the developing countries.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They should provide more funds and technology as per the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meanwhile, India can impose<\/span><b> an emission tax <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on luxury items like air conditioners, big properties or aviation, etc. The collected proceeds can then be used for specified green development outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"note1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rupee-depreciation-and-its-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rupee depreciation and its management<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/bse-sensex-crash-us-dollar-vs-india-rupee-value-reserve-bank-of-india-7265176\/\">Indian Express<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gs3: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>Rupee depreciation and its impact and solutions to protect from currency volatility risks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background of Rupee depreciation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recently, the rupee fell sharply by 105 paise. It is considered as one of the biggest single-session falls in 20 months<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Currently, the rupee stands at 74.47 against the US dollar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What are the reasons for rupee depreciation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A combination of factors are responsible for rupee depreciation, such as<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>One, concerns over Covid-19 has created <strong>uncertainty in the market.<\/strong> This affected the FDI(Foreign Direct Investment) and FII(Foreign Institutional Investment). So the rupee weakens further.<\/li>\n<li>Two, RBI\u2019s <strong>Government Securities Acquisition Programme<\/strong> (G-SAP) that seeks to buy bonds worth Rs 1 lakh crore might be one of the reasons. It is a <strong>quantitative easing policy<\/strong> followed by RBI. The policy supported the government\u2019s increased borrowing Programme through the infusion of liquidity.<\/li>\n<li>Three, the <strong>strengthening of the dollar against the euro<\/strong> also contributed to rupee depreciation.<\/li>\n<li>Four, RBI\u2019s <strong>status-quo on policy rates<\/strong> is not helping to increase demand in the local economy. This will further impact the rupee.<\/li>\n<li>Further, the value of the rupee will also be impacted by the<strong> high bond yields in the US <\/strong>and the inflow of dollars into the US.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>What are the impacts of Rupee depreciation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has both positive and negative impacts. For instance,<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Depreciation has a positive impact for an NRI. As they are sending money back home they will get more rupees per dollar.<\/li>\n<li>Similarly, Depreciation will have negative impacts on fuel costs and education cost in abroad. For example,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>One, A depreciating rupee increases the cost of crude import. A rise in cost of crude raises fuel prices and inflation. Crude import accounts for almost 20% of India\u2019s imports.<\/li>\n<li>Two, higher education in the US might cost an annual fee of US$ 50,000. A 5% depreciation in the rupee (For example, from 72.5 to 76.125) will raise the cost for one year from Rs 36.26 lakh to Rs 38.06 lakh (Net loss Rs 1.8 lakh)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to eliminate the Rupee depreciation and currency risk?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are multiple options to cover the currency volatility risk. They are,<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Investing in international funds<\/strong> that invest in global markets through fund of funds. While the Indian investors invest in rupees, in the fund of funds the money gets invested in dollars at the current exchange rate. In case of rupee depreciation, this fund will fully protect against the currency depreciation risk.<\/li>\n<li>In this case, if a person planning for a quick investment (4-5 months) in foreign currency, there are two options to eliminate currency risk.\n<ul>\n<li>One, <strong>creating a deposit account in the US<\/strong> and transferring the fund abroad.<\/li>\n<li>Two, <strong>going for a currency hedge<\/strong> in the exchanges <strong>by investing in future\u00a0contracts <\/strong>that will mature in 4-5 months.\u00a0For example,\n<ul>\n<li>A future contract worth $50,000, maturing in July at the rate of 74.5, will pay Rs 37.25 lakh.<\/li>\n<li>If in December, the rupee depreciates to $77, Then the contract will yield a profit of Rs 1.25 lakh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"note1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/why-pakistan-reverses-its-decision-on-trade-with-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Pakistan Reverses its Decision on Trade with India?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=G758FA4TJ.1&amp;imageview=0\">The Hindu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gs2: India and its Neighborhood- Relations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>Pakistan recently took back its decision to allow trade with India. It is an evaluation of Pakistan\u2019s reversal of trade decision with India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recently, the decision by Pakistan to<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-pakistan-relations-pakistan-to-resume-trade-with-india\/\"> allow for the import of cotton and sugar<\/a> from India has been <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/suggestions-to-improve-india-pakistan-relations\/\">withdrawn within a fortnight<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>It has been stated that restoration of J&amp;K\u2019s special status will be the precondition for opening up trade with India.<\/li>\n<li>However, Pakistan\u2019s textile industry has not welcomed the decision. Because, for them, importing cotton yarn from India is an immediate need, else, it would impact their export potential.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Evaluation of Pakistan\u2019s Decision<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First, <\/strong>Pakistan\u2019s decision to import only three items from India, namely cotton, yarn and sugar was based on Pakistan\u2019s immediate economic needs. It is not a political confidence-building measure to normalise relations with India. This is clear by the following observations.\n<ol>\n<li>Cotton-related products (raw and value-added) earn close to half of the country\u2019s foreign exchange.<\/li>\n<li>According to the latest Pakistan Economic Survey, 2019-20 cotton and sugarcane production were declining.<\/li>\n<li>The Cotton industry estimates that in 2021, there would be a 50% decline (2020-21) in cotton production mainly due to supply chain disruption and decreasing yield in cotton areas.<\/li>\n<li>This means that Pakistan\u2019s cotton export would reduce, creating a domino effect on Pakistan\u2019s garment industry.<\/li>\n<li>So, to balance the loss in output, Pakistan decided to import cotton from India which is more practical and the most economic for Pakistan.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second<\/strong>, the crisis in Pakistan\u2019s sugar industry due to a shortage of sugar for local consumption and increasing cost. Market manipulation and hoarding further resulted in the increased sugar price.\n<ol>\n<li>The sugar crisis was an outcome of Pakistan\u2019s sugar policy that primarily focused on exports over local distribution.<\/li>\n<li>Again, in this case, importing sugar from India would not only be cheaper for the consumer market in Pakistan it will also help Pakistan\u2019s exports.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third, the U-turn to overrule the decision to open trade with India <\/strong>highlights the supremacy of politics over economy and trade.\n<ul>\n<li>Not only in Pakistan, but this situation is also true to the whole of South Asia. This is the reason for very low intra<strong>-South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) trade<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourth, <\/strong>the emphasis on Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan to start bilateral relations<strong> goes <\/strong>against any further developments in India-Pak relation. It also hints at Pakistan\u2019s precondition of revoking India&#8217;s decision on Jammu and Kashmir to future engagements with India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In conclusion,\u00a0Pakistan has to move away from the politicization of all problems. Else it is only Pakistan that will suffer in the long run. So, it is only <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/a-friendly-india-pakistan-relation-is-much-needed\/\">friendly India-Pakistan relations<\/a> will benefit both.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zeJ638UYYQ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/factly-news-articles-for-upsc-prelims-9-apr-2021\/\">Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | 9 Apr, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | 9 Apr, 2021&#8221; &#8212; Free UPSC IAS Preparation For Aspirants\" src=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/factly-news-articles-for-upsc-prelims-9-apr-2021\/embed\/#?secret=gdMhvVzSus#?secret=zeJ638UYYQ\" data-secret=\"zeJ638UYYQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today Need of State Support for Agricultural development Source: The Hindu\u00a0 Syllabus: GS 3 &#8211; Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country. 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