{"id":10979,"date":"2017-10-28T14:03:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T08:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=10979"},"modified":"2017-10-23T13:05:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T07:35:55","slug":"answers-mains-marathon-upsc-mains-current-affairs-questions-october-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answers-mains-marathon-upsc-mains-current-affairs-questions-october-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Answers: Mains Marathon \u2013 UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions \u2013 October 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/mains-marathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archives<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q.1) The Supreme Court recently re-imposed the ban on the sale of fireworks in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). What is the necessity of the ban? What possibly makes the air of the capital so polluted that lead to such bans? (GS-1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme Court re-imposed the ban on the sale of fireworks in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) till November 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The direction, according to the court, is an outcome of \u201c<\/span><b>direct evidence of deterioration of air quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d every year during Deepavali on account of bursting of fire crackers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the need for the ban?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burning of firecrackers during Deepavali in 2016 pushed up the particulate matter in the air by three times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each year, the seasonal festivities make the air in and around Delhi<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and surrounding areas thick with smog and suspended particulate matter, leading to residents and children feeling breathless and vulnerable to asthmatic attacks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme Court observed that <\/span><b>the air quality deteriorates abysmally and alarmingly and the city chokes thereby, leading to closure of schools in view of the health emergency situation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and thus the ban came into being.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What possibly makes the air of the capital so polluted? A report:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least four major government studies over the past decade have reached varying conclusions on what makes Delhi\u2019s air so foul.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>2007 report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> concluded that control on emissions of pollutants from vehicular traffic necessitates the control on the new registration of commercial diesel vehicles in Delhi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7<\/span><b>2008 report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> identified road dust as the biggest contributor (52.5%) to particulate matter in Delhi\u2019s air, followed by industries (22.1%). It attributed only 6.6% of particulate emissions to vehicles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>2011 report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conclusion that road dust from paved and unpaved roads contributed the largest share to air pollution (55%), followed by residential sources (15%), transport and vehicular pollution (13%), industrial sources (12%), and power (5%). <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>2016 report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says that while underlining the role of road dust, also stressed on vehicular emissions moving vehicles, in fact, contributed to over half of Delhi\u2019s air pollution<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the laws relating to air pollution in India?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government of India under <\/span><b>Article 253 of the Constitution of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enacted the <\/span><b>Air Act, 1981 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(\u201cAir Act\u201d) for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution and further to implement the provisions of the Air Act<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air pollution, according to the Air Act means the presence of any <\/span><b>air pollutant in the atmosphere. <\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Air Act confers the regulatory power to the <\/span><b>Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to prevent and control the air pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India is <\/span><b>a statutory organisation under the <\/b><b>Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Change<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (MoEF&amp;CC).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established in 1974 under the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CPCB along with its counterparts the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) are <\/span><b>responsible for implementation of legislation relating to prevention<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Functions and Power of CPCB:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advice the Central Government on improvement of air quality and prevention, control or abatement of air pollution and to provide training to persons engaged in such program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prescribe the standards for air quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Execute nation-wide programs for prevention, control or abatement of air pollution and training to persons engaged in such programs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give direction to SPCBs, co-ordinate between SPCBs and provide any technical assistance, guidance and resolve the disputes among SPCBs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Functions and Power of SPCB:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan comprehensive program for the prevention, control or abatement of air pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advice the State Government on any matter concerning the prevention, control or abatement of air pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b7Prescribe the standards for emission of air pollutants into the atmosphere in consultation with CPCB.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborate with CPCB in providing training to persons engaged in the prevention, control or abatement of air pollution and also to organize mass education programs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the way ahead?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of putting a ban on sale of firecrackers, the government should <\/span><b>seek to check their production<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efforts should first be made for <\/span><b>sensitizing the people about the ill-effects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and futility of burning firecrackers before imposing a ban.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sensitization could be achieved through <\/span><b>inclusion of a chapter in school, advertisements and holding of seminars and workshops.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different <\/span><b>NGOs and SHGs should come forward<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and make efforts to provide an adequate information about harmful effects of the firecrackers among the common mass.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q.2) Bottom trawling seems to one of the major reasons of conflict between India and Sri Lanka. What are the possible ways to deal with the situation? What are the legal initiatives in this regard? (GS-3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India informed Sri Lanka that it has taken measures to stop bottom trawling by its fishermen in the waters near the Sri Lankan coastline. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is bottom trawling?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom trawling is an <\/span><b>ecologically destructive practice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The practice involves trawlers dragging weighted nets along the sea-floor, causing great depletion of aquatic resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom trawling captures juvenile fish, thus exhausting the ocean\u2019s resources and affecting marine conservation efforts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is deep fishing?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deep fishing is an <\/span><b>eco-friendly practice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea\/ocean is called deep-sea fishing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is practiced worldwide, especially in the coastal areas with no ecological damage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the initiatives to prevent bottom trawling in India?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent initiatives taken by the Government of India to end bottom trawling in the Palk Bay area include:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The launch of a programme on diversification of bottom trawlers into deep-sea fishing vessels for tuna long lining under the <\/span><b>Blue Revolution Scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Construction of harbors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like, Mookaiyur and Poompuhar fishing harbors,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Capacity-building programmes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for fishermen of the Palk Bay area in deep sea tuna long lining and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Fresh registration for bottom trawlers in the Palk Bay area has been banned<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Government of Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India also recently informed that schemes <\/span><b>promoting seaweed farming and sea-cage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> farming have begun in the Palk Bay area to wean away fishermen from deep-sea trawling.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is Blue Revolution Scheme?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Blue Revolution Scheme by the government of India aims to create an enabling environment for integrated development of the full potential of fisheries of the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with substantially improvement in the income status of fishers and fish farmers keeping in view the sustainability, bio-security and environmental concerns.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the disputes between India and Sri Lanka?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>The maritime boundary agreements of 1974 and 1976<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were concluded by the two governments did not reflect realities on the ground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ongoing dispute has escalated tensions between those fishermen using traditional methods and those using mechanized methods leading to increase in the infringement of territorial boundaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issue of <\/span><b>fishermen straying in each other\u2019s territorial waters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has come as a potential irritant in the bilateral relations between the neighboring states.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is <\/span><b>no well-defined boundary line<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the two nations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Overuse of mechanized trawlers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Palk Bay has further Fueled the dispute over Kachchatheevu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the way ahead?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The solution lies in <\/span><b>transition from trawling to deep-sea fishing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Making the use of trawling technique an offence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Indian government is another solution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permitting licensed Indian fishermen to <\/span><b>fish within a designated area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Sri Lankan waters and vice versa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is an evident <\/span><b>need for institutionalization of fisherman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Indian waters by the government of India so that alternative means of livelihood are provided.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government needs to mark up a <\/span><b>comprehensive plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reduce the necessity of Indian fishermen on catch from Palk Bay.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q.3) Recently in news, what is Lancet Commission? What are the various causes of Air pollution in India?In this context, what are the steps that have been taken by the government to tackle pollution in India? (GS-3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reports of the Lancet Commission on pollution and health concluded that deaths in India occur mostly because of pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Pollution in the context of India: a report:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With 2.51 million deaths in 2015, India has been ranked No. 1 in pollution related deaths, according to a report by The Lancet Commission on pollution and health.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India accounted for about 28 per cent of an estimated nine million pollution linked deaths worldwide in 2015.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of air pollution, the number of deaths in India from ambient air pollution is at the first place i.e. 1.09 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Effects of air pollution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deaths from air pollution were a result of diseases such as heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pollution has been responsible for the most non-communicable disease deaths.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is the Lancet Commission on pollution and rhealth?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health is a two-year project that has involved more than 40 international health and environmental authors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Functions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lancet Commission on pollution and health addresses the health and economic costs of air, water, and soil pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through analyses of existing and emerging data, the Commission reveals pollution\u2019s severe and underreported contribution to the Global Burden of Disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uncovers the economic costs of pollution to low-income and middle-income countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Commission informs key decision makers around the world about the burden that pollution places on health and economic development, and about available cost-effective pollution control solutions and strategies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Causes of Air Pollution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Agricultural waste burning<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The burning of agricultural waste in three neighbouring states is responsible for the rise in Air Pollution levels in Delhi.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are claiming to have taken several measures to discourage straw and stubble burning, but farmers say they have not received any assistance from their respective governments on an alternate method to clear the fields after the harvest<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Industrial chimney wastes:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of industries which are source of pollution.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chief gases are SO2and NO2.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many food and fertilizers industries which emit acid vapors in air.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Thermal power stations:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are number of power stations and super thermal power stations in the country.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is setting up four mammoth coal- powered power stations to augment the energy generation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chief pollutants are fly ash, SO2 and other gases and hydrocarbons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Automobiles:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Toxic vehicular exhausts are a source of considerable air pollution<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In all the major cities of the country about 800 to 1000 tonnes of pollutants are being emitted into the air daily, of which 50% come from automobile exhausts.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exhaust produces many air pollutants including un-burnt hydrocarbons, CO, NOx and lead oxides<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are the recent steps taken by government to reduce pollution in India?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Green Tribunal has been established on 18.10.2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010 for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Namami Gange Project: Under the project, the Government is planning to make the areas around the river Open Defecation Free and to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge into the river.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smart Cities Mission and AMRUT project: Under these, the Government is planning to achieve 100 per cent sewage collection and its treatment before being discharged in river.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotion of renewable energy, enforcement of Renewable Purchase Obligations and Renewable Generation Obligations to increase the share of renewable energy in total generation capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government has decided to enforce Bharat Stage VI norms from 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, the Ministry of Roadways has undertaken the project to plant trees along the all major highways.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What are measures to be taken?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Lancet Commission should inform policy makers and serve as a timely call to action.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country must prioritize pollution as an issue that affects all.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrating pollution into health planning, and increasing funding to allow more research into pollution, such as monitoring pollution and its effects, and developing are some of the other ways to control pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human activities, including industrialisation, urbanisation, and globalisation, are all drivers of pollution. 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