25th July - AAJ KA QUALITY ENRICHMENT

KEYWORDS

Toothless tigers:

• Meaning: It is used to describe individuals, organizations, or entities that may appear powerful or threatening but lack the ability to enforce their authority effectively. 
• Usage: It can be used in questions related to – highlight challenges with institutions like CBI (as per SC), NHRC, CVC, Lokpal & Lokayukta, CIC, International bodies like (UN & UNSC, WTO) etc.

Gatekeepers of access to justice: 

• Meaning: It refers to individuals, entities, or institutions that play a crucial role in facilitating or hindering people's ability to access the legal system and seek justice. 
• These gatekeepers can significantly influence the process of obtaining legal remedies and exercising one's rights within the justice system.
• Usage: It can be used in questions related to - highlight significance of SC, HCs and Local courts, Tribunals, NGT, NHRC, Statutory bodies etc.

Poverty induced inequality:

• Meaning: It refers to the phenomenon where poverty, or the lack of access to basic resources and opportunities, becomes a significant factor contributing to the disparities and inequalities observed within a society. 
• Usage: It can be used in questions related to - inequality due to poverty (social, economic and political inequality), vicious cycle of deprivation or lack of resources – health, education, food etc., polity (DPSP), disaster and its impacts etc.

Promoting Connectivity, Catalyzing Prosperity: 

• Meaning: It emphasizes the importance of enhancing connectivity and cooperation among different entities, such as countries, regions, businesses, and communities, as a means to drive economic growth and well-being. 
• Usage: It can be used questions related to - Infrastructure development, PM Gati shakti, NIP, Aspirational Districts, Urbanization, SDGs, Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and infrastructural projects etc.

Epicentrum of Growth:

• Meaning: It describe a geographical location or a specific sector of an economy that is experiencing rapid and significant growth.
• Usage: It can be used in questions related to India as a global hub of opportunities, investment, states and NE region, rural area and rural economy, MSMEs, Make in India, Digital India, etc.

CASE STUDIES/ EXAMPLES

Step towards welfare of gig/platform workers:

• The Rajasthan assembly recently passed a bill for the welfare of gig workers, freelance foot-soldiers and other quick commerce platforms. 
• It is the first such legislation in the country and a trailblazer in the world.
• It has opened a new path for providing social security to gig workers in the country and the world.
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KEY FACTS

Digital Divide in India: 

• A report by the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2021-23:
• About 66% of schools in India lack access to the Internet. 
• Less than 50% of the schools surveyed had functional computers.

Ethanol blending in India:

• ‘Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-25’ provides guidance to achieve the target of 20% ethanol blending in India by 2025-26. 
• The target of 10% ethanol blending set in the aforesaid roadmap for Ethanol Supply Year 2021-22 has been achieved.

PM/VP/PRESIDENT SPEECHES

Vice President’s speech: 

• On institutional integrity: Decorum and discipline are connected with our growth, with our reputation, with our prosperity. No country, no system could flourish or blossom without discipline or decorum. The moment discipline and decorum are compromised, our institutions suffer severely.
• On environmental sustainability: There should be a harmony between the man & his environment as the nectar of life, maintain the judicious balance between the need for development and conservation of Mother Nature. 
• On Fundamental duty: There is a need to ensure that everyone comes to learn about fundamental duties. It doesn't require investment, it doesn't require physical effort, it requires just intent. That intent will have a revolutionary impact and serving the society will be very effective.

DEFINITION

Net Neutrality:

• Definition: Network neutrality is a policy that ensures that all data on the internet is treated equally by internet service providers (ISPs) and governments, regardless of content, user, platform, application, or device.
• It enables access and transparency of internet content and allows access to all internet services and applications.

Nationalism:

• Definition: According to Aristotle: 
• “Happiness consists in achieving, through the course of a whole lifetime, all the goods i.e., health, wealth, knowledge, friends, etc. that lead to the perfection of human nature and to the enrichment of human life.”
• In simple words: Happiness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfillment. 

QUOTES

Quote on diplomacy: “Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest” - HILLARY CLINTON

• Meaning: The quote suggests that in the context of diplomatic relations and negotiations, diplomats must be willing to consider and understand the varying interpretations and priorities of self-interest held by different countries or parties involved.

Quote on destruction from human innovations (Nuclear bombs): “The brightness of a thousand suns can be matched by the darkness of death and the destruction of human inheritance”. - Bhagwad Gita

• Meaning: The quote conveys the idea that the immense power and achievements of humanity can be overshadowed and offset by the destructive consequences of death and the loss of human accomplishments and legacy.