Daily Current Capsules - 05th August 2020
Prelims Factoids
e-Rakshabandhan


Relevance IN - Prelims ( E-Raksha Bandhan + about disha police station)
What's the NEWS

• Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched ‘E-Raksha Bandhan', aimed at creating awareness among the public on Cybercrimes across the State

Know! about E-Raksha Bandhan

• The Andhra Pradesh Police, Crime Investigation Department (CID), FM Radio, Cyber Crime Prevention Against Women and Children (CCPWC), Cyber Peace Foundation and other organisations are organising the month-long online awareness drive.
• The participants will be explained different types of cybercrimes, and tackling techniques and alarm raising methods.
• As many as 1 lakh women, girls and the general public would be trained through ‘E-Raksha Bandhan' up to August 31.

Additional info
Disha police stations

• The Andhra Pradesh government has opened up Disha police stations across 18 police district headquarters to tackle cases of crimes against women in a speedy manner.
• Eighteen such Disha police stations have been set up in the entire state, besides an exclusive court in each district to try cases relating to crimes against women and children.
• Special Public Prosecutors will also be appointed for these courts to ensure a better conviction, which also enables to strengthen the current system by four times
• Disha Police Stations are doing a good job and investigation of 167 cases relating to crime against women have been completed and chargesheets have been filed in the courts
• The victims can complain through Disha APP and in Disha Police Stations on harassment and cybercrimes.

Policies/Acts/Drafts
BCAS issues security guidelines for drone operating systems
Relevance IN - Prelims ( about guidelines issued by BCAS + about Drone Regulations 1.0) + Mains ( GS III awareness in the field of space + GS II Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation)
What's the NEWS

• Aviation security regulator Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued guidelines for drone operating systems

Know! the guidelines issued by BCAS (highlights)

• The BCAS has listed out rules that should be followed for cyber security, storage facility, training and background check of staff for drone operating systems or remotely piloted aircraft systems.
• A remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), its associated remote pilot station, its required command and control links and any other components constitute a remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS).
• The capacity to retain recording of minimum 30 days shall be in place for all categories of RPAs except for mini and micro
• An RPA or drone is in nano or mini category if it has weight less than 250 grams.
• If its weight is between 250 grams and 2 kg, it is in the micro category.
• Each RPA and RPAS operator must establish, implement and maintain a security programme, based on the aforementioned guidelines, and it must be submitted to BCAS before its operation
• The operator of RPAS must obtain relevant permissions from the local administration and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) before operating the RPAS,

• The drone operator must ensure that all of its staff are provided one-day aviation security awareness training online as recommended by BCAS
• On June 5, the ministry had issued draft rules for manufacturing and use of drones in the country wherein it has proposed that an authorised drone manufacturer or importer can sell its devices only to an individual or entity approved by the DGCA.

Connect to the past
Drone Regulations 1.0.

• The Civil Aviation Ministry came up with India's first policy to regulate sales, purchase and use of drones.
• Named as Drone Regulations 1.0, it provides guidelines and has provision for stricter penalties under various sections of IPC.
• India has opted for an all-digital process for registering and operating drones
• Instead of simply digitizing a paper-based process for registering and operating drones, India has formulated an all-digital process.
• The Digital Sky Platform is the first-of-its-kind national unmanned traffic management (UTM) platform that implements "no permission, no takeoff" (NPNT)
  
  

•  Users will be required to do a one-time registration of their drones, pilots and owners. For every flight (exempted for the nano category), users will be required to ask for permission to fly on a mobile app and an automated process permits or denies the request instantly.

• To prevent unauthorized flights and to ensure public safety, any drone without a digital permit to fly will simply not be able to takeoff.
• The UTM operates as a traffic regulator in the drone airspace and coordinates closely with the defense and civilian air traffic controllers (ATCs) to ensure that drones remain on the approved flight paths

Drone Regulations 1.0. (other highlights)

• Drone Regulations 1.0 are intended to enable visual line-of-sight daytime-only and a maximum of 400 ft altitude operations
• The ministry has partitioned the air-space into three zones - Red Zone (flying not permitted), Yellow Zone (controlled airspace), and Green Zone (automatic permission).
• There are 5 categories of RPAS (drones) categorized by weight, namely nano, micro, small, medium and large.

Defence
MoD releases draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020
Relevance IN - Prelims ( about the DPEPP 2020 highlights). + Mains ( GS III security challenges + GS II government policies and interventions)
What's the NEWS

• In order to provide impetus to self-reliance in defence manufacturing and to position India amongst the leading countries of the world in defence and aerospace sectors, Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formulated a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020).
• The DPEPP 2020 is envisaged as overarching guiding document of MoD to provide a focused, structured and significant thrust to defence production capabilities of the country for self-reliance and exports.
• The policy has laid out following goals and objectives:

• To achieve a turnover of Rs 1,75,000 Crores (US$ 25Bn) including export of Rs 35,000 Crore (US$ 5 Billion) in Aerospace and Defence goods and services by 2025.
• To develop a dynamic, robust and competitive Defence industry, including Aerospace and Naval Shipbuilding industry to cater to the needs of Armed forces with quality products.
• To reduce dependence on imports and take forward "Make in India" initiatives through domestic design and development.
• To promote export of defence products and become part of the global defence value chains.
• To create an environment that encourages R&D, rewards innovation, creates Indian IP ownership and promotes a robust and self-reliant defence industry.

The Policy brings out multiple strategies under the following focus areas:

• Procurement Reforms
• Indigenization & Support to MSMEs/Startups
• Optimize Resource Allocation
• Investment Promotion, FDI & Ease of Doing Business
• Innovation and R&D
• DPSUs and OFB

• Quality Assurance & Testing Infrastructure

• Export Promotion
  

Agriculture
Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel
Relevance IN - Prelims ( about 'Sahakar Cooptube NCDC India' and objective behind it ) + Mains ( GS II Social issues - role of cooperative in improving the condition of farmers
What's the NEWS

• The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare launched the National Cooperative Development Corporation's YouTube channel, 'Sahakar Cooptube NCDC India', to encourage farmers and the youth to take benefit of cooperatives.
• The Ministry also released videos on formation and registration of cooperatives for 18 states in Hindi and regional languages. The videos will be aired on the new channel.

Know! more about it

• Cooperatives are part of our culture. Through this channel, our effort should be to facilitate involvement of the youth in the cooperative movement
• Formation of new cooperatives is a prerequisite for bringing new life and dedication in the realm of the cooperative movement
• The guidance videos in different languages covering 18 states would also strengthen and deepen the major initiatives of our government to promote and form 10,000 farmer-producer organisations (FPOs)

Know! the role of NCDC and importance of cooperatives

• NCDC as an apex-level statutory institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has achieved tremendous success with a cumulative financial assistance to cooperatives to the tune of Rs 1,54,000 crore.
• Cooperatives in India have come a long way and have proven their success in improving the condition of farmers and economic development.
• Largely as associations of small and marginal farmers and the rural poor, the cooperatives have acquired a huge network of over 8.50 lakh organisations and 290 million members.
• Cooperatives lend support to farmers in minimising risks in the agriculture and allied sector and act as a shield against exploitation

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