UPSC IAS The Hindu Current Affairs 6th JUNE  2018 highlights are:

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06 June 2018 

Army will abide by Government peace plan 

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman dated that Army will abide by the Government of India decision to suspend military operation in the mont h of Ramzan in kashmir valley.  

She also said that talks on s400 triumph systems are in final stages and there is no shortage of funds.  

Centre not to file counter Affidavit on Article 35A  

Art 35A of Indian constitution was introduced by a presidential order on the advice of cabinet in1954. It was followed Delhi agreement between Prime Minister Nehru and Kashmir chief minister  sheikh Abdullah. This agreement extended Indian citizenship to subjects of state of Jammu and kashmir.  

Art 35A bars a non Jammu and Kashmir resident from buying property in the state and ensures job reservation. It allows states to decide permanent residents.  

It was challenged in the supreme court stating Art 35A is against the very spirit of oneness of India  as it creates a class with in a class of Indian citizens. Another petition states that Art 35A restricts the basic right to property if a native woman marries a man not holding a permanent resident certificate.  

A failure of governance  

ICICI bank is in the eye of storm on corporate governance norms related to conflict of interest issues. Bank headed consortium of banks to provide loan to videocon group with which its CEO’s husband had business contacts. Here, corporate governance norms failed on four fronts.  

1. Failure to inform issues of conflict of interest by the CEO to board of directors.  

1. Lack of immediate response from the board when while blower raised the issue.  

1. Continuation of CEO in office while enquiry is on. 

1. Failure of nominees of Government and LIC and independent directors to raise their voice.  

Preventing Next health crisis  

Child hood Obesity is a growing crisis in India. It is facing  challenges of undernutrition, Mal Nutrition and over nutrition. so, india need to work on both adequate and appropriate nutrition. It shall move from food security to nutritional security.  

Appropriate responses for this can be  

1. Encouraging diversity of consumption and food choices.  

1. Obesity and undernutrition need to be covered under universal health coverage umbrella. 

1. Prevention and early care solutions for obesity.  

1. Higher taxes on junk foods and regulation of junk food in and around schools.  

Life in plastic  

1. Solid waste management rules and plastic waste management rules, 2016 are not been actively implemented in India.  

1. Local governments have responsibilities to handle plastic and there are no resources and capabilities to collect and process them. State Governments are expected to monitor them and which is not done properly. It is the centre responsibility to implement environmental protection law in letter and spirit. so, failure is systematic and at all levels.  

1. Most of the plastic in India is clogging sewage systems and polluting rivers causing myriad of problems. Ganga-Brahmaputra and Meghana river system is on the UN map of 10 rivers world wide that carry plastic waste in to seas.  

Familiar moorings  

Prime Minister Modi signals foreign policy reorientation at shangri la dialogue speech.  

1. He emphasised strategic autonomy for india and a principled position rather than just directed by transactionlism and pragmatism.  

1. India also has maintained its commitment with USA to free and open Indo pacific region, international rules based orders and to work together to combat terrorism and terror financing. On the other side it became a member of SCO and Prime Minister Modi participated in informal summits with president xi jingling and Putin.  

Interview  

A S Dulat – Highlights  

1. India need to reach out to all sections in kashmir and Pakistan. Way forward is engagement and it has to be continuous.  

1. Islamic state and Pan islamic Jihad did not enter kashmir for the reason that Kashmiriyat is still alive.  

1. Kashmiri pandits need to be invited to valley to protect its composite culture.  

Nitrogen emissions are going up – will be covered in core.  

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