THE HINDU ANALYSIS ,BY:SANJAY KUMAR SAH,10/12/22
01:-Collegium’s final decisions alone need to be in public domain: SC
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he Supreme Court on Friday held that only the final decisions of the top court Collegium need to be published in the public domain.
A “final decision” of the Collegium would mean a resolution drawn and signed by all the Collegium members after due deliberations among them, and post consultations among the other Supreme Court judges, a Bench led by Justice M.R. Shah laid down in a judgment.
The Collegium is composed of the Chief Justice of India and the next four seniormost judges. It unanimously recommends names for Supreme Court and High Court judgeships to the government
02:-RTI activist alleges assault at CAG office for filing application .
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Right to Information activist was allegedly assaulted while filing a query at the Comptroller and Auditor General of India office in Kolkata. Activist Biswanath Goswami has lodged a police complaint at the Hare Street police station. Mr. Goswami said the incident occurred inside the premises of CAG office at 2, Govt.
Place (West) Treasury Building, Kolkata, on November 30. He levelled allegations against the CAG officials and filed the police complaint on December 2.
“N.K. Maji (Senior Audit officer) led the attack, assault and abuse and threatening with grievous hurt with his 10-12 associates,” Mr. Goswami wrote in his complaint.
According to the activist, the officials were allegedly upset that he had been “constantly probing into the matter of corruption and malpractices of the audit body through the RTI”.
Satish Kumar Garg, Principal Accountant General (Audit I), West Bengal, told The Hindu that he was not aware of any assault on the RTI activist.
“If the police have been informed, they will look into the matter.”
03:-KCR officially launches Bharat Rashtra Samithi
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Telangana CM hoists the new flag that has India’s map with BRS written in English and Telugu; says formation of the BRS is not for power but to change the very definition of national politics
Heralding a new journey for himself and for the 21 yearold Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Telangana Chief Minister and TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao officially launched the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by signing the papers on Friday at the Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad.
Earlier, he reached Telangana Bhavan, party headquarters in Hyderabad, along with party leaders and garlanded the Telangana Talli statue on the premises.
Later, he performed a special puja where he was accompanied by Janata Dal (S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy, film actor Prakash Raj, TRS working president and Municipal Minister K.T. Rama Rao, leaders of farmers’ associations apart from TRS senior leaders and Ministers.
Mr. Chandrasekhar Raoater hoisted the party’s new pink flag which carried the India map and the name ‘Bharat Rashtra Samithi’ on it in both Telugu and English
04:-Three Himalayan medicinal plants enter IUCN Red List
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Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have made it to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species following a recent assessment.
Meizotropis pellita has been assessed as ‘critically endangered’, Fritilloria cirrhosa as ‘vulnerable’, and Dactylorhiza hatagirea as ‘endangered’. Meizotropis pellita, commonly known as Patwa, is a perennial shrub with restricted distribution that is endemic to Uttarakhand. “The species is listed as ‘critically endangered’ based on its limited area of occupancy (less than 10 sq. km),” the study stated.
The species is threatened by deforestation, habitat fragmentation and forest fires. “The essential oil extracted from the leaves possesses strong antioxidants and can be a promising natural substitute for synthetic antioxidants in pharmaceutical industries,” it said. Fritillaria cirrhosa (Himalayan fritillary) is a perennial bulbous herb.
“It is reasonable to conclude adecline of at least 30% of its population over the assessment period (22 to 26 years).
Considering the rate of decline, long generation length, poor germination potential, high trade value, extensive harvesting pressure and illegal trade, the species is listed as ‘vulnerable,’” it said. In China, the species is used for the treatment of bronchial disorders and pneumonia.
The plant is also a strong cough suppressant, the IUCN assessment said.
The third listed species, Dactylorhiza hatagirea (Salampanja), is threatened by habitat loss, livestock grazing, deforestation, and climate change.
It is extensively used in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and other alternative systems of medicine to cure dysentery, gastritis, chronic fever, cough and stomach aches.
“The assessment of these plants will set our conservation priorities and help protect the species,” said Harsh Kumar Chauhan, member, IUCN Species Survival Commission, Medicinal Plant Specialist Group.
05:-Anchoring prices
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Savers and consumers need to regain confidence that prices will stay stable
The Reserve Bank of India’s latest policy statement has unequivocally acknowledged that price stability must remain the primary focus of monetary policy now when, as Governor Shaktikanta Das admitted, “the CPI price momentum remains high”.
Elucidating the rationale behind the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to raise the benchmark repo rate by 35 basis points to 6.25%, he underlined that the ‘battle against inflation was not over’ regardless of a moderation in its pace.
Retail inflation remains above the 6% upper tolerance mark and is projected to surpass and then ease just below that level in the last two quarters of this fiscal year. Worse, core inflation, or price gains that strip out volatile food and fuel costs, has also stayed stubbornly stuck around the 6% level with price pressures across most of the constituent subgroups.
The RBI’s policy panel was, however, far from unanimous in its decisions.
While one of the six members voted against raising the policy rate, presumably so as to not dampen the as yet tentative economic recovery, two members dissented over the policy stance remaining ‘focused on the withdrawal of accommodation’.
The majority was, however, emphatic that “further calibrated monetary policy action is warranted to keep inflation expectations anchored, break core inflation persistence and contain second round effects”.
Anchoring price stability would ultimately serve to ‘strengthen mediumterm growth prospects’, they reasoned.
After all, as the RBI’s latest Monetary Policy Report observed, ‘second round effects could keep inflation at elevated levels even beyond 8 quarters’ and it was therefore imperative to make policy interventions to anchor inflation expectations.
The RBI’s own November round of the consumer confi dence survey shows that a significant majority of respondents perceive and expect one year ahead a deterioration in price levels, making this the single biggest drag on consumer sentiment.
Ultimately, savers and consumers need to regain confidence that prices will remain stable over a medium term to resume saving and buying to help entrench a durable economic recovery.
06:- The G20 can be the UN Security Council alternative;-
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A s India begins its presidency of the G20 (Group of Twenty), there is a certain reluctance on its part to take the bull by the horns and try to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine. India has gone out of its way to say that Ukraine will not be the centrepiece of the G20 this year.
This position is because of the fear of failure, especially because of the position India has taken not to condemn Russia; it is not because the Russian invasion is not the most urgent issue for the world to resolve.
But after the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, in November, there is greater understanding of the Indian position — as articulated by U.S. President Joe Biden himself.
The right place and the right time for India The alphabetical rotation of the G20 presidency has brought India to the right place at the right time, especially when the world is looking for an alternative to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which has been paralysed by the veto. Most recently, during the COVID19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UNSC’s credibility hit rock bottom.
Any reform of the UNSC, particularly the expansion of its permanent membership, will be strongly resisted by the permanent members and a large majority of the General Assembly because it does not benefit anyone except those who aspire to be permanent members.
Among the proposals made in the last three decades, there is none that can command the votes of the five permanent members as well as two thirds of the members of the General Assembly.
Although the G20, which consists of 19 countries and the European Union (EU), was set up by the G7 countries in 1999, and upgraded to the level of Heads of State/Government in 2008 to address “major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development”, its composition is such that it looks like it is an expanded Security Council.
The present permanent members and declared aspirants have been included while Africa and Latin America have also been represented.
The EU represents a very important segment of the global power structure. A consensus decision of G20 should be universally acceptable.
The platform of the Bali Declaration
A gradual transformation of the G20 from an economic body to a political body can be initiated on the basis of the Bali Declaration, which constitutes the consensus in the group on the RussiaUkraine war.
If the G20 emerges as peacemaker in Europe, it will attain legitimacy as a group to promote international peace and security; it can gradually become an alternative to the UNSC.
The first step for India to take is to highlight the Bali Declaration and to present a road map during the preparatory process for the G20 and persuade the sherpas to take it on its agenda.
It will accomplish India’s ultimate goal of securing the reform of the UNSC. Once the basic work is done, the UNSC can formalise the decision and implement it for international peace and security.
Not a new role
Being an honest broker in international peace and security is a role that is not new to India.
India was the author of several landmark resolutions of the UNSC on the question of Palestine and administered the healing touch whenever confrontation developed in multilateral fora. India was a part of efforts made to prevent the expulsion of Egypt from the NonAligned Movement at the Havana summit when the Arabs turned against Egypt.
As the President of the G20, the fund of goodwill that India has earned in the UN will be an asset at this critical moment.
The legitimisation of the G20 as a global arbiter in international affairs will create a multilateral instrument where all members are equal. Though it may take a very long time for it to replace the UNSC, a beginning will have been made in making the UN an effective instrument in stopping wars and building cooperation.
07;-Centre introduces Bills to modify ST list in four States
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The government on Friday introduced four Bills that seek to modify the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list in the four States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in Lok Sabha, via amendments proposed in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda introduced these Bills in the first half of the day’s proceedings in the Lower House.
The Bill seeks to add the Narikoravan and Kuruvikkaran hill tribes to the ST list of Tamil Nadu. The demand for their inclusion dates to before 1965 and even the Lokur Committee had in its report of that year recommended its inclusion.
08:-'India, China trade deficit is at $51.5 bn’
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The trade deficit, difference between import and exports, between India and China has touched $51.5 billion during AprilOctober this fiscal, Parliament was informed on Friday.
The deficit during 2021 22 had jumped to $73.31 billion as compared to $44.03 billion in 202021, according to the data provided by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. According to the data, imports during April October this fiscal stood at $60.27 billion, while exports aggregated at $8.77 billion.
He said that the merchandise exports from India to China had increased from $11.93 billion in 201415 to $21.26 billion in 202122.
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