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3 THE HINDU editorial Analysis in Hindi today EDITORIAL The Hindu Editorial Decode in Hindi DATE:7 DECEMBER 2018 FRIDAY UPSC IAS EXAMS YOUTUBE CHANNEL BY KARDAM RAVAL GENERAL STUDIES EXPERT WE BELIEVE IN DELIVERING EXCELLENCE

4 Today s Roadmap AAJ KA MANTRA VOCABULARY FUN FACT (AAJ KA GYAN) ANALYSIS SHIELDING WITNESSES: ON PROTECTION SCHEME OPEC AGREES TO CUT OIL PRODUCTION QUESTION ANSWER

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6 VOCABULARY 1. INTREPID (ADJECTIVE): ( नडर): fearless 2. MOUSY (ADJECTIVE): (स क च ): introverted 3. IMPAIRED (ADJECTIVE): ( बगड़ ह आ): marred 4. RECONDITE (ADJECTIVE): (ग भ र): abstruse 5. PROPINQUITY (NOUN): (स न नध य): closeness 6. ABNEGATE (VERB): (अस व क र करन ): renounce 7. BALMY (ADJECTIVE): (स म य): mild 8. ABROGATE (VERB): (अ भ नष ध करन ): abolish 9. OBLOQUY (NOUN): (अपम न): calumny 10. BEDLAM (NOUN): (अव यवस थ ): chaotic situation

7 FUN FACT AAJ KA GYAN PART 1 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has recently announced a new initiative PEETHA to create awareness about various government schemes and improve transparency. It also aims at improving transparency in the distribution of individual and social benefits. The acronym PEETHA stands for Peoples Empowerment Enabling Transparency and Accountability. The PEETHA is a sub-scheme of the state government's flagship Ama Gaon Ama Bikas yojana. As part of the initiative, camps will be organised at gram panchayat level from 15th to 20th of each month, beginning from December Every month the best panchayat in each Block will be given Rs 5 lakh for organising PEETHA. Upon completion of the camps, the best panchayats in each district will be awarded at the district Level. Similarly, panchayats, blocks and best districts will be awarded with special funds at the state level. PART 2 In Uttar Pradesh, the International conference on bears has started in Agra from December 3, The four-day conference is aimed at sharing knowledge on principles of the welfare of bears and other wild animals in zoos, sanctuaries and rescue centres. The conference has been Hosted by Wildlife SOS in collaboration with Bear Care Group from the US and Canada. It is focused on bear care, wildlife conservation and human wildlife conflict mitigation. More than 80 delegates from 11 countries viz. US, Canada, Australia, the UK, France, Germany, Demark, the Netherlands, Vietnam etc., participated in the conference.

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9 Shielding witnesses: on protection scheme The witness protection programme is at last in place. Pending legislation by Parliament, the Supreme Court has asked States to implement a scheme framed by the Centre to protect witnesses in criminal trials from threat, intimidation and undue influence. Given the abysmal rate of convictions in the country, it is inexcusable that it took so long. The need to protect witnesses has been emphasised by Law Commission reports and court judgments for years. Witnesses turning hostile is a major reason for most acquittals. In the current system, there is little incentive for witnesses to turn up in court and testify against criminals. Besides threats to their lives, they experience hostility and harassment while attending courts. The tardy judicial process seldom takes into account the distance they have travelled or the time they have lost in attending court, only to be told they have to return another day. As Justice A.K. Sikri points out, the condition of witnesses in the Indian legal system is pathetic, as it takes them for granted.

10 CONTINUE It is gratifying that the court has played a proactive role in getting the Centre and the States to come up with a concrete proposal. The Centre deserves credit for coming forward to suggest that its draft witness protection scheme be introduced by judicial mandate instead of waiting for formal legislation. In its minutiae the scheme appears workable, but its efficacy will be confirmed only with the passage of time. It broadly classifies witnesses in need of protection into three types based on the threat assessment. A witness protection order will be passed by a competent authority. The scheme is to be funded by budgetary support from State governments and donations. This is at variance with the Law Commission s recommendation in 2006 that the Centre and the States share the cost equally. Basic features such as in camera trial, proximate physical protection and anonymising of testimony and references to witnesses in the records are not difficult to implement.

11 CONCLUSION The real test will be the advanced forms of identity protection: giving witnesses a new identity, address and even parentage, with matching documents. All this needs to be done without undermining their professional and property rights and educational qualifications. The introduction of the scheme marks a leap forward. Until now, there have been ad hoc steps such as those outlined for concealing the identity of witnesses in anti-terrorism and child-centric laws. A few dedicated courtrooms for vulnerable witnesses, mostly child victims, are also functional. However, expanding such facilities and implementing a comprehensive and credible witness protection programme will pose logistical and financial challenges. It will be well worth the effort, as the scheme could help strengthen India s tottering criminal justice system.

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13 OPEC agrees to cut oil production Ready to reduce output by 1 million barrels per day if Russia contributes 1,50,000 bpd of that cut The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) tentatively agreed an oil-output cut on Thursday but was waiting to hear from non-opec heavyweight Russia before deciding the exact volumes for a production reduction aimed at propping up crude prices, two sources from the group said. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak flew home from Vienna earlier for talks with President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg. Mr. Novak returns to the Austrian capital on Friday for discussions among Saudi-led OPEC and the group's allies. The price of crude has fallen almost a third since October but U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries make oil even cheaper by refraining from output cuts. We hope to conclude something by the end of the day tomorrow... We have to get the non-opec countries on board, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-falih told reporters before the OPEC meeting started. If everybody is not willing to join and contribute equally, we will wait until they are.

14 CONTINUE Asked whether OPEC could fail to reach a deal, Mr. Falih said all options were on the table. Possible output cuts by OPEC and its allies ranged from million bpd, and 1 million bpd was acceptable, he said. OPEC's closed-door meeting began around 1100 GMT and was still ongoing after 2-1/2 hours. Brent oil futures fell as much as 5 % to below $59 per barrel on fears that there could be no deal but later recovered somewhat, trading down 2 % by 1325 GMT. One million bpd may disappoint many. But should the cut be from a September or October baseline, rather than November, the net impact would be sufficient to limit storage builds, Greg Sharenow, executive vice-president for Pimco, said on the sidelines of the OPEC meeting. It is unlikely to spark a meaningful price rally, but also will not be so dire either. In many respects it is the middle road, which may be the optimal solution, said Mr. Sharenow, who helps manage a $15 billion commodities fund at the $1.77 trillion U.S. investment management firm. OPEC delegates have said the group and its allies could cut by 1 million bpd if Russia contributed 150,000 bpd of that reduction. If Russia contributed around 250,000 bpd, the overall cut could exceed 1.3 million bpd. Mr. Novak said on Thursday that Russia would find it harder to cut oil output in winter than other producers because of the cold weather. Oil prices have crashed as Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United Arab Emirates raised output since June after Mr. Trump called for higher production to offset lower exports from Iran, OPEC's third-largest producer. Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United States have been vying for the position of top crude producer in recent years. The United States is not part of any output-limiting initiative due to its anti-trust legislation and fragmented oil industry.

15 CONCLUSION Trump raises pressure Iranian exports have plummeted after the United States imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran in November. But Washington gave sanctions waivers to some buyers of Iranian crude, further raising fears of an oil glut next year. Hopefully OPEC will be keeping oil flows as is, not restricted. The world does not want to see, or need, higher oil prices! Mr. Trump wrote in a tweet on Wednesday. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Thursday he would support a cut as long as Iran did not need to reduce its own output. Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban said Iraq as OPEC's second-largest producer would support and join a cut. Possibly complicating any OPEC decision is the crisis around the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. Mr. Trump has backed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman despite calls from many U.S. politicians to impose stiff sanctions on Riyadh.

16 QUESTION ANSWER India s first owl festival was held in which of the following cities? 1. Udaipur 2. Lucknow 3. Pune 4. Kolkata 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 Who has clinched India s first-ever International medal in Ultra Running? 1. Sunil Sharma 2. LL Meena 3. Ullas Narayan 4. K S Jha

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