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INDEX
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS_5th December 2020
1. TNA NOTES
(1) Article: China turns on ‘artificial sun’ .............................................................................................1
(i) Why it is called artificial sun? .................................................................................................1
(ii) Nuclear Fusion.......................................................................................................................1
(iii) Advantages ...........................................................................................................................1
(2) Article: Economy firmly on the path of a V-shaped recovery, says govt. ..........................................1
(i) V-Shaped recovery ................................................................................................................1
(3) Article: Ministry seeks proposals for technical textiles body ...........................................................1
(i) What are technical textiles ....................................................................................................1
(ii) Benefits.................................................................................................................................2
(iii) National technical textiles mission .........................................................................................2
2. PIB NOTES
(1) Article: Fourth South Asia Forum on SDGs......................................................................................2
(i) Sustainable development goals (SDGs)...................................................................................2
3. DAILY MAINS QUESTION (Current Affairs and Subject).................................................. 2
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TNA NOTES o Finance Ministry’s Monthly Economic Review report

1. Article: China turns on ‘artificial sun’ has stated that the Indian Economy is witnessing a
 Syllabus: GS3- Subject: Science & Technology, V-shaped recovery.
o This is due to the decline in GDP narrowing down to
Topic: Nuclear Technology
7.5% in the second quarter of 2020-21 from 23.9%
 Article relevance for UPSC:
in April-June quarter.
 Prelims: Learn about nuclear fusion,HL-2M
Tokamak
 Mains: Measures in the path of clean energy
 Context: China commissioned its new “artificial
sun”
 Highlights:
o China has successfully launched its artificial sun
nuclear fusion reactor named “HL-2M Tokamak
reactor”.
o It is China’s largest and most advanced nuclear
fusion experimental research device that can
potentially unlock a powerful clean energy source.  V-Shaped recovery:
o Why it is called artificial sun? It uses a powerful o It a quick and sustained recovery from a sharp
magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach economic decline.
temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius 3. Article: Ministry seeks proposals for technical
approximately ten times hotter than the core of the textiles body
sun.  Syllabus: GS3- Subject: Economy, Topic: Trade
 Nuclear Fusion:  Article relevance for UPSC:
o It merges atomic nuclei to create massive amounts  Prelims: Learn about National Technical Textiles
of energy — the opposite of the fission process Mission.
used in atomic weapons and nuclear power plants  Mains: Measures to increase the export of technical
which splits them into fragments. textiles.
o This energy powers the sun.  Context: The Ministry of Textiles has invited
o Advantages: It will not emitgreen house gases and proposals to constitute a dedicated export
carries less risk of accidents or the theft of atomic promotion council for technical textiles.
material. But achieving fusion is both extremely  Highlights:
difficult and prohibitively expensive. o The export promotion council for technical textiles
2. Article: Economy firmly on the path of a V-shaped is one of the components of the National Technical
recovery, says govt. Textiles Mission.
 Syllabus: GS3- Subject: Economy, Topic: growth o What are technical textiles:
 Article relevance for UPSC:  These are the material and products manufactured
 Prelims: Learn about NBFCs, UCBs, LAF, MSF primarily for their technical properties and
functional requirements rather than for aesthetic
 Mains:
characteristics.
 Highlights:
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 It includes textiles for automotive applications, o It aims to scale up multi-hazard and multi-sectoral
medical textiles (e.g., implants), geotextiles preparedness systems for future cascading
(reinforcement of embankments), agrotextiles disastersas South Asian nations are facing
(textiles for crop protection) among others. challenges of extreme weather events like floods,
o Benefits: cyclone, heat waves, cold waves, landslides and
 increased productivity in agriculture, horticulture drought as well as COVID-19 pandemic and its
and aquaculture fields recovery.
 better protection of the military, para-military,  Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
o To bring sustainable development in the
police and security forces
mainstream United Nations (UN) launched the 2030
 stronger and sturdier transportation infrastructure
Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDGs.
for highways, railways, ports and airports and in
o These are the universal set of goals, targets and
 improving hygiene and healthcare for the general
indicators that UN member states will use to frame
public.
their agendas and political policies over the 15
 National technical textiles mission:
years starting from 2016.
o Aim: To increase the size of the technical textiles in o These are officially known as Transforming our
the domestic market to $40 billion which would world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
require an average growth of at least 10% per Development.
annum. o There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals,
o It will have a four-year implementation period from associated 169 targets and 304 indicators.
FY 2020-21 to 2023-24. o SDGs are not legally binding
PIB NOTES
1. Article: Fourth South Asia Forum on SDGs
 Syllabus:GS3- Subject: Economy, Topic: Growth and
Development
 Article relevance for UPSC:
 Prelims: Learn about SDGs
 Mains: Nothing much
 Context: UNESCAP South Asia and Pacific virtually
organised a special dialogue on disaster and climate o Reaching the goals requires action on all fronts –
resilience in South Asia during the Fourth South governments, businesses, civil society and people
Asia Forum on SDGs. everywhere.
 Highlights of the forum:
DAILY MAINS QUESTION
o It was jointly organized by the United Nations
Static Questions:
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the 1. What are the impediments in disposing the huge
Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Government of Maldives. quantities of discarded solid wastes which are
o The key objectives of the High-Level meeting were continuously being generated? How do we remove
to identify the opportunities and imperatives to safely the toxic wastes that have been
accumulating in our habitable environment?
overcome the challenges in implementing the
(250 Words, 15 marks).
systemic approach to disaster and public health risk Subject-GS3 : Environment
management. Topic : Environmental Pollution.

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