Inspired by: [pib] Indian Nuclear Insurance Pool

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-indian-nuclear-insurance-pool/

Answer: (d)

The Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) is a wholly owned Enterprise of Government of India under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) incorporated on 22 October 2003 as Public Limited Company under the companies act, 1956 with the objective of constructing and commissioning the first 500 MWe Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.

Inspired by: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/forests/wanted-better-governance-models-for-india-s-forests-65571

Answer: (c)

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

• It was enacted to protect the marginalised socio-economic class of citizens and balance the right to environment with their right to life and livelihood.
• The Act recognizes that tribal and other traditional forest-dwelling communities would be hard put to provide documentary evidence for their claims.
• The Act empowered Gram Sabhas with the Community Forest Resource Right (CFRR) to manage, conserve and protect forests and improve the quality of forests while ensuring livelihoods through sustainable harvest of forest produce.
• Rule 13 of the Act, therefore, stipulates that the gram sabhas should consider more than one evidence in determining forest rights.
• The rule sanctions a wide range of evidence, including “statements by village elders”, “community rights” and “physical attributes such as houses, huts and permanent improvements made to land such as levelling, bunds and check dams”.

Inspired by: [pib] Witness Protection Scheme

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-witness-protection-scheme/

Answer: (c)

Witness Protection Scheme

• Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 provides for protection of witnesses based on the threat assessment and protection measures.
• It includes protection/change of identity of witnesses, their relocation, installation of security devices at the residence of witnesses, usage of specially designed Court rooms, etc.
• As per Article 141/142 of the Constitution, the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 endorsed in the said Judgment of the Supreme Court is binding on all Courts within the territory of India and enforceable in all States and Union Territories.

Inspired by: Human Rights Courts in India

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/human-rights-courts-in-india/

Answer: (a)

HR Courts

• The Human Rights Act calls for the establishment of special courts in each district to conduct speedy trial of offences arising out of violation and abuse of human rights.
• Section 30 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 envisages that a State government, with the concurrence of the CJ of High Court should specify for each district a court of session as a court of human rights for the speedy trial of violation of rights.
• Section 31 of the Act provides the State government to specify and appoint a special public prosecutor in that court.
• Sessions Court of the district concerned is considered as the Human Rights Court.
• Under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 a Sessions Judge cannot take cognizance of the offence.
• He can only try the cases committed to him by the magistrate under Section 193 of the Cr.P.C.

Inspired by: CSP 2017

Answer: (a)

Since Tiger is protected under Schedule I, it will enjoy the same level of protection as the tiger.

Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

• The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species.
• It has six schedules which give varying degrees of protection.
• Schedule I and part II of Schedule II provide absolute protection – offences under these are prescribed the highest penalties.
• Species listed in Schedule III and Schedule IV are also protected, but the penalties are much lower.
• Schedule V includes the animals which may be hunted. The specified endemic plants in Schedule VI are prohibited from cultivation and planting.