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Current Affairs from The Hindu DATE: 15-02-15 S.NO. NEWS ITEM SYLLUBUS 1. India-China a) I.R boundary talks likely by monthend (Page 10) 2. Pak violates a) I.R ceasefire, fires mortar shells (Page 11) 3. Optimism after a) I.R countries agree on draft in Geneva (Page 11) 4. Ukraine: fierce a) International fighting threatens ceasefire (Page 14) 5. EC drive to link a) National electoral rolls with Aadhaar (Page 11) ESSENCE OF THE ARTICLE a) Indian and Chinese Special Representatives on the boundary issue are expected to meet in India ahead of PM Modis visit to China in May. a) India and Pakistan traded charges of violating ceasefire along the border area. a) Countries agree on a negotiating text for the 2015 agreement in the Geneva Climate Change talks. a) The ceasefire was to be the first test of the commitment by Kiev and pro-Russian separatists to the freshly-signed peace plan. a) Election Commission will conduct an electoral roll purification and authentication drive by linking electoral rolls with Aadhaar numbers to find out duplication. 1 Current Affairs from The Hindu DATE: 15-02-15 S.NO. NEWS ITEM 1. India-China a) boundary talks likely by monthend (Page 10) SYLLUBUS I.R BACKGROUND a) India – China relations b) Border disputes c) Economic and trade ties IMPORTANT POINTS a) Indian and Chinese Special Representatives on the boundary issue are expected to meet in India by month-end, ahead of PM Modis visit to China in May. b) Chinese news agency is reporting that the PM advocated stronger economic and trade ties between two countries, which would help New Delhi and Beijing play a more important role in Asia and the world. c) Swaraj had visited China, signalling that Indias multi-vectored diplomacy of simultaneous engagement with the major powers was in full flow. d) Indias regular patrolling along the border areas has been increased and a massive infrastructure programme has been launched in these areas. 2. Pak violates ceasefire, fires mortar shells a) I.R a) India – Pakistan relations e) The news quoting Swarajs advocacy for an out of the box solution to the border issue, stressed that such an approach is likely to be reflected in a development over the eastern part of the border, which contains the most controversial area between China and India. a) India and Pakistan traded charges of violating ceasefire along the border 2 Current Affairs from The Hindu DATE: 15-02-15 (Page 11) b) Border disputes area. c) Line of Control (LoC) b) Official said that Pakistani Rangers fired two d) International Border to three mortar shells in (IB) Nowapind border outpost area along the IB. c) Pakistan army claimed that a 60-year-old civilian was killed in alleged firing by Indian troops across the LoC. 3. Optimism after a) countries agree on draft in Geneva (Page 11) I.R a) Geneva climate change talks b) Carbon emissions d) It also registered a protest with India through diplomatic channels over the civilians death. a) Countries agreed on a negotiating text for the 2015 agreement on the last day of the Geneva Climate Change talks. c) 2015 Paris climate summit b) Responding to the new draft text, official said there d) Worldwide Fund for is a new breath of optimism for a progressive climate Nature (WWF) agreement in Paris and there is also ownership by e) Kyoto Protocol countries. f) Common but c) It was important to differentiated scale up financial support responsibilities and ensure a high level meeting for loss and damage. g) United Nations Framework Convention on d) Official of the WWF Climate Change said a number of countries (UNFCCC) have to ratify a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol. The pre2020 ambitions also needed 3 Current Affairs from The Hindu DATE: 15-02-15 to be increased. e) Keeping up the trend in global climate talks by industrialised nations to reject historical responsibilities, the US had moved a new term bifurcation and ending the two different categories of developed and developing countries at the ongoing talks in Geneva. f) Indian official said that India would stick to its stand of common but differentiated responsibilities. g) The UNFCCC issued a statement saying that a key milestone towards a new, universal agreement on climate change was reached in Geneva following 7 days of negotiations by over 190 nations. 4. Ukraine: fierce a) fighting threatens ceasefire (Page 14) International a) Ukraine peace summit b) Ukraine conflict h) The agreement is set to be reached in Paris at the end of 2015 and will come into effect in 2020. a) Severe fighting increased in Ukraine, threatening a ceasefire deal as Kiev and the US accused Russia of fuelling a rebel attack to seize territory hours before the ceasefire began. b) Ukrainian President warned that increasing fighting had pushed a peace plan reached in Minsk after marathon talks with Russian 4 Current Affairs from The Hindu DATE: 15-02-15 leader Putin into big danger before it even got off the ground. 5. EC drive to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar (Page 11) a) National c) The ceasefire was to be the first test of the commitment by Kiev and pro-Russian separatists to the freshly-signed peace plan. a) Election Commission a) Chief Election Commissioner said that the ERPAD by linking electoral b) Electoral Roll rolls with Aadhaar numbers Purification and from March 1 to Aug 15. Authentication Drive (ERPAD) b) He said that the exercise will largely help c) Aadhaar find out duplicate or multiple entries of voters on rolls and fake voter cards. It will also help prevent fraud during elections. c) The drive will be completed in 676 districts by Aug 15 in all States barring Jammu and Kashmir and those in the Northeast, which will be given a couple of months more. 5