1. Poison Pill
Twitter's
board of directors says it adopted a so-called "poison pill" defense
in order to protect the social media platform from coercive or unfair takeover
tactics
Are
poison pills good or bad for stockholders?
The poison
pills have the potential of damaging the long-term value of the shares issued
by the business. It dilutes the overall holdings of the stock for existing
shareholders as well and they have to buy additional shares to balance their
portfolio value.
Poison pills
allow existing shareholders the right to purchase additional shares at a
discount, effectively diluting the ownership interest of a new, hostile party.
2. Parboiled rice
The Centre
has said it will stop the purchase of excess parboiled rice, of which Telangana
is a major producer.
Disadvantages:
- The rice becomes darker and may smell unpleasant due to prolonged soaking.
- Besides, setting up a parboiling rice milling unit requires a higher investment than a raw rice milling unit
Advantages:
ü Parboiling makes rice tougher. This reduces the chances of the rice kernel breaking during milling.
ü Parboiling also increases the nutrient value of the rice.
ü Parboiled rice has a higher resistance to insects and fungi.
3. Vaquita,
the world's rarest marine mammal, is on the edge of extinction.
Porpoises
are among the smallest members of the cetacean family (whales, porpoises and
dolphins).
IUCN Red
List: Critically Endangered.
4. World Heritage Day
Every year, 18th
April is celebrated as International Day for Monuments and Sites,
also known as ‘World Heritage Day’.
Ahmedabad
has been recognized as a "UNESCO World Heritage Site," making
it the first Indian city to be added to the coveted list.
UNESCO-IOC
approved the recognition of two communities of Odisha viz., Venkatraipur
and Noliasahi as Tsunami Ready Communities.
Harappan
city of Dholavira in Gujarat as India’s 40th world heritage site.
Ramappa Temple
(Telangana) was India's 39th World Heritage Site.
5. Cyber Protection
According to
a recent report it was found that, Maharashtra was the most targeted state
in India.
In 2020, the
National Cyber Security Strategy was conceptualised by the Data
Security Council of India (DSCI) headed by Lt General Rajesh Pant.
Data Security
Council of India
DSCI is a
not-for-profit premier industry body on data protection in India, setup by
NASSCOM
Steps
Taken by India against cyber crime:
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre:
The scheme to set up I4C was approved in October
2018, to deal with all types of cybercrimes in a comprehensive and
coordinated manner.
It has seven components:
ü National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics
Unit
ü National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
ü National Cyber Crime Training Centre
ü Cyber Crime Ecosystem Management Unit
ü National Cyber Crime Research and
Innovation Centre
ü National Cyber Crime Forensic
Laboratory Ecosystem
ü Platform for Joint Cyber Crime
Investigation Team.
National Cyber Security Coordinator
In 2014, the Prime Minister’s Office created the
position of the National Cyber Security Coordinator.
6. Ukraine has requested US assistance in designating Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” and condemn its action.
As of now, there are four countries on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
ü Syria
ü Iran
ü North Korea
ü Cuba
There are
currently three statutes that authorise the Secretary of State to designate a
foreign government for repeatedly providing support for acts of international
terrorism:
- ü Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
- ü Arms Export Control Act (AECA)
- ü Export Controls Act of 2018
Of the above
given three statutes, only the AECA recognise suspicious activities as
part of the definition while none of the Acts defines the term “international
terrorism”.
7. Telangana krishna water Dispute
The
Telangana Government has requested the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) one more
time to refer its complaint made under Section 3 of the Inter State River Water
Disputes Act, 1956, to the existing Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II or
Brijesh Kumar Tribunal immediately to finalise the fair and equitable
share of Telangana in Krishna waters.
Entry 56
of Union List empowers the Union Government for the regulation and development
of inter-state rivers and river valleys
Entry 17 of
State List deals with water
Art 262
provides for the adjudication of inter-state water disputes.
Surface water is controlled by Central Water
Commission (CWC) and ground water by Central Ground Water Board of India
(CGWB).
Important Questions for Exam:
1. Brijesh Kumar Committee is related to
which of the following:
a. Taxes
b. Water dispute
c. Cyber security
d. Covid
2. In
which year was the Indian
Cyber Crime Coordination Centre was established ?
a. 2017
b. 2018
c. 2019
d. 2021
3. Which of the following act is related
to interstate water disputes?
a. Article 262
b. Article 263
c. Article 365
d.
Article
368
