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2 THE HINDU editorial Analysis in Hindi today EDITORIAL The Hindu Editorial Decode in Hindi DATE: 24 OCTOBER 2018 WEDNESDAY UPSC IAS EXAMS YOUTUBE CHANNEL BY KARDAM RAVAL GENERAL STUDIES EXPERT WE BELIEVE IN DELIVERING EXCELLENCE

3 Today s Roadmap AAJ KA MANTRA VOCABULARY FUN FACT (AAJ KA GYAN) ANALYSIS IN THE NET: ON DIRECT TAX BASE TROUBLE AT THE TOP: ON CBI POWER PLAY QUESTION ANSWER

4 AAJ KA MANTRA

5 VOCABULARY 1.CADAVEROUS (ADJECTIVE): pale:(प ल ववणर ) 2. DECADENT (ADJECTIVE): corrupt: (अन तक) 3. CASTIGATION (NOUN): punishment: (द ड) 4. CAPITULATION (NOUN): giving in:(आत मसपर ण) 5. PRECOCIOUS (ADJECTIVE):exceptionally smart:(अत य धक ब द धम न) 6. PLACID (NOUN): calm:(नम र) 7. DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): detrimental:( तकर) 8. MOROSE (ADJECTIVE): glum:(उद स) 9. DIFFIDENT (ADJECTIVE): meek:(स क च ) 10. DEBACLE (NOUN): catastrophe:( वध व स)

6 FUN FACT AAJ KA GYAN PART 1 The first-ever joint maritime exercise will be conducted between ASEAN and China in the South China Sea near the city of Zhanjiang in an effort to reduce tensions in the disputed region. This exercise will provide very good opportunities from the navies of ASEAN and China to work together using the CUES (Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea). Four ASEAN members Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam have conflicting claims in the South China Sea with Beijing. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire area, including waters near the shores of smaller countries. Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand are Asean s other members. The concerns have escalated dramatically in recent years as China started building artificial islands on reefs in disputed waters, and it has also constructed military facilities and airstrips. PART 2 On Oct. 27, Turkey will host the four nation summit on Syria crisis in Istanbul to discuss the conflict in Syria and efforts for a lasting solution to the war in the Arab country. The summit will be held between the leaders of Turkey, France, Germany and Russia. Russia is a main backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad s government while Turkey has been helping insurgents trying to remove him from power. Though, in September 2018, Russia and Turkey reached an agreement to set up a demilitarized zone around the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib preventing a government offensive on the last rebel stronghold in the country. Idlib and adjacent areas are the last stronghold of rebels. The area is also home to an estimated 3 million people, more than half of whom have already been displaced once during the war. Hence, all aspects of the Syrian conflict are expected to be discussed, including the situation on the ground, the Idlib agreement and efforts for a lasting solution to the conflict.

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8 In the net: on direct tax base A wider direct tax base is good news but the share of direct taxes in the total is still low The steps taken by the Union government over the last few years to widen its tax base may finally be yielding some rewards. The total number of tax returns filed in the country increased by over 80% over the last four financial years, according to data released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes on Monday: from 3.79 crores in to 6.85 crores in Further, the direct tax to GDP ratio rose to 5.98% in , the highest it has been in the last 10 years. The average income reported by individual and corporate taxpayers also witnessed a significant rise in the last three years. With tax growth rate surpassing the growth in GDP, the tax buoyancy factor rose to This rise in tax compliance has been attributed to the various measures taken by the Union government to increase compliance, including better gathering of information about sources of income, ease of getting refunds, and lowering of various other tax compliance costs.

9 CONTINUE The total direct tax collection is estimated to be over 10 lakh crore in , an increase of about 18% from the previous year. The widening of the tax base is clearly good news for a government which, from the very beginning of its tenure, has declared its intent to improve tax collections. But the contribution of direct taxes to the total amount of taxes collected by the government, which is currently 52.29%, is still below what it was when Narendra Modi became Prime Minister. In fact, the share of direct taxes has fallen every single year since , except this year. It is also far too low when compared to its peak of over 60% in In other words, most of the rise in the total tax collection in the last few years has come from indirect tax collections. This year, direct tax collection increased at a higher rate compared to the collection of indirect taxes.

10 CONCLUSION Going forward, a further increase in the share of direct taxes will help the government to lower regressive indirect taxes that impose a significant burden on the poor. Direct taxes are also a better choice from the standpoint of economic efficiency as they help avoid the severe distortionary effects of indirect taxes such as the Goods and Services Tax. Amidst increasing global tax competition, India is likely to face pressure to bring down corporate tax rates if it wants to maintain its stature as an attractive investment destination. Efforts to draft a new direct tax code, however, are yet to yield fruit due to bureaucratic delays. The government will do well to address this issue.

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12 Trouble at the top: on CBI power play Firm intervention is needed to end the unsavoury controversy in the CBI At one level, what is going on in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is a turf war, a battle of egos between two individuals at the helm. But the unsavoury developments involving the CBI Director and its Special Director are reflective of a much deeper malaise a big rot at the very heart of the premier investigating agency. That the CBI registered a First Information Report against its own Special Director is extraordinary. The most troubling aspect of the ongoing crisis involving Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana is that only one of them will be proved right; either way, it is the agency that will be shown in a poor light. If the Director is justified in embarking on a high-profile probe into bribery charges against Mr. Asthana, it can only mean that corruption is so pervasive that even the second-in-command in the agency is not beyond demanding 3 crore to let someone off the hook.

13 CONTINUE On the other hand, if Mr. Asthana is shown to be wrongly implicated, and his own charges set out in a complaint to the Central Vigilance Commission that other CBI officers are interfering in ongoing probes are proved right, the situation will be no better. It cannot be forgotten that this controversy was preceded only recently with two Directors of the CBI coming under a cloud. The Supreme Court held that the charges that Ranjit Sinha, when heading the agency, sought to help the accused in several cases and interfered in ongoing probes were prima facie credible ; as a result, he was asked to keep away from the 2G telecom cases. Similarly, A.P. Singh, another director, was booked last year for alleged links with meat exporter Moin Qureshi. Clearly, the existing procedure for the appointment of CBI Directors, which is made by a committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of the Opposition, has not stripped the office of controversy. And now as well, it is the Qureshi case that continues to haunt the agency.

14 CONCLUSION Its investigating officer, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, has been arrested on the charge of fabricating a statement by a Hyderabad-based businessman to corroborate baseless charges made by Mr. Asthana against Mr. Verma in a complaint to the CVC. The CBI labours under a dual image: an independent agency in the perception of those disillusioned with the conduct of the jurisdiction police, and a caged parrot or a handmaiden of the ruling party at the Centre in the eyes of the national Opposition. Recent developments, in which Central agencies are seen as targeting those in Opposition parties, add to the latter perception and do not augur well for its credibility. To a large extent, the political leadership must bear the primary responsibility for such controversies. It is difficult to ignore the fact that Mr. Asthana s appointment as Special Director was made despite Mr. Verma s vehement objections about his suitability, something the CVC chose to overrule. In such circumstances, it is up to the CVC and the Centre to address the present crisis. A good place to start will be to take Mr. Asthana, whose name already figures in a case, temporarily out of the agency to ensure an impartial probe.

15 QUESTION ANSWER Swastha Bharat Yatra national campaign has been launched for which purpose? [A] Safe Food [B] Healthy Drink [C] Hygienic Locality [D] Secure Travelling Who CORRECT ANSWER BY MANJAY KUMAR AAJ KA PRASN JO DIYALEGA AAPKO MAUKA YAHA AAPKA NAAM DARJ KARWANEKA AUR AAPKO MILLEGA HUMARE COURSE KE LIYE COUPON CODE Which Union Minister of India will be honoured with the 2018 Carnot Prize of Kleinman Center for Energy Policy? [A] D V Sadananda Gowda [B] Nitin Gadkari [C] Piyush Goyal [D] Arun Jaitley

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