{"id":1440,"date":"2023-12-12T12:18:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawentranceindia.com\/blogs\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2023-12-12T12:18:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:18:14","slug":"mlc-daily-current-affairs-12-dec-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawentranceindia.com\/blogs\/mlc-daily-current-affairs-12-dec-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"MLC Daily Current Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today in History (December 12th<\/sup>, 1911)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

On this day,\u00a0Delhi became the capital of India. Earlier, Kolkata was the capital of India.<\/p>\n

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  • The\u00a0foundation of New Delhi,<\/strong>\u00a0the capital of India, was laid by the then\u00a0Emperor George V.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • During the\u00a0Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911,<\/strong>\u00a0it was announced to shift the capital of India from Kolkata to Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Summary of Today’s News<\/h2>\n

    SC upholds repeal of J&K\u2019s special status<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Five\u00ad judges\u00a0ConstitutionBench headed\u00a0by\u00a0Chief\u00a0Justice\u00a0of India\u00a0D.Y.\u00a0Chandrachud of\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme Court\u00a0unanimously\u00a0upheld\u00a0the power\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0President\u00a0to abrogate\u00a0special\u00a0status\u00a0of Jammu\u00a0and\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0under Article 370 regarding the reorganisation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0full fledged\u00a0State\u00a0to\u00a0two\u00a0Union Territories and the removal of its privileges.<\/li>\n
    • The\u00a0court\u00a0said\u00a0the\u00a0President\u2019s\u00a0decision\u00a0in\u00a02019\u00a0was the culmination of a collaborative exercise in the last 70\u00a0years\u00a0between J&K and the Union.<\/li>\n
    • Internal Sovereignty \u2013<\/u><\/strong> J&K does not have any special internal sovereignty from other states under Article 370<\/li>\n
    • Article 370 <\/u><\/strong>was a temporary provision<\/li>\n
    • Dissolution of Constituent Assembly \u2013<\/u><\/strong> it did not affect the powers of the president to declare it inoperative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Retail\u00a0inflation is\u00a0now\u00a0\u2018stable\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • India\u2019s consumer price inflation is now \u201cstable\u201d and within the 2% to 6% tolerance band, having dipped from an average of 7.1% between April and October 2022 \u00a0to an average 5.4% over the same period of this year,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        NITI Aayog unveils inaugural delta ranking for Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Tiriyani Block <\/strong>of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, Telangana <\/strong>and Kaushambi Block <\/strong>of Kaushambi District, Uttar Pradesh<\/li>\n
        • secured 1st and 2nd ranks respectively <\/strong>in the first delta ranking.<\/li>\n
        • Delta Ranking captures incremental change in blocks <\/strong>ranked based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) categorized into five themes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          About ABP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • Launched in January 2023 by NITI Aayog, ABP <\/strong>is built on the success of the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP).<\/strong><\/li>\n
          • It focuses on improving governance <\/strong>to enhance the quality of life of citizens in the most difficult and relatively underdeveloped blocks of India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) celebrates its 75th<\/sup> anniversary<\/u><\/h2>\n
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            • Motivated by past world wars<\/strong>, UDHR was approved by the N. General Assembly <\/strong>(UNGA) on Dec. 10,<\/strong> 1948.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • CMS was signed in June 1979 and entered into force in November 1983.<\/li>\n
              • CMS, also referred to as Bonn Convention<\/strong> is an environmental treaty of the UN (UNEP provides Secretariat support).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Banni Grassland (Gujarat)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • Central government has approved setting up a cheetah breeding and conservation centre<\/u><\/strong> in Banni Grassland.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • About Banni Grassland<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Geography: <\/strong>Arid grassland located in Kutch district.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Biodiversity: <\/strong>Consisting of two ecosystems <\/strong>in juxtaposition\n
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                  • wetlands and <\/strong><\/li>\n
                  • Grasslands.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n