The Hindu Editorial News Analysis 28th Nov 2017

Pakistan

• Tehreek-iLabaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLY) paralysed Pakistan‘s main
  cities, which include Rawalpindi Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi
   Government of Pakistan closed down all television news channels for a day
  Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
• Moreover, in Islamabad and Lahore, education institutions
  have had to be closed for two days, one day in Karachi
• 3-week long dharna, even by 3,000 unarmed men
• “I solemnly swear …”, was replaced by ―I believe…”.

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• Carlo Pizzati is an author and professor of communication theory.
• His most recent book is The Edge of an Era.

Childhood foregone(त्याघना)

• It is a shame that the goal to eradicate child labour by 2025 seems elusive
• 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates 152 million children aged 5-17
  would still be engaged in various occupations.
• Reduction child labour, just 1% point, during 4 years until 2016.
• In contrast was the fall of three percentage points in the corresponding period up to 2012
•  ILO points to four systemic failures
•  Absence of national legislation
•  Lack of harmony between global commitment
•  Universal basic education
•  Lack of effective labour inspections.
• Around 71% of working children are concentrated in the agriculture sector, with 69% of them undertaking unpaid work in family units.
• A strong legal framework that mandates punitive action against recruitment
  of youth and adults are important tools to guarantee the protection of children.
• Above all effective social protection policies from the cradle to the end
  of their lives.

Cleaning up oil spills

• Chemical compound- Meisenheimer complex synthesised through a simple, single-step
  process of mixing two chemicals at room temperature has been found to be highly
  effective in removing fluoride and metal ions such as lead, mercury, cadmium, copper, &
  iron from drinking water.
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata tested its
  efficiency in removing oil spills.
• The compound has negative and positive charged parts and helps it absorb metal ion
  pollutants and fluoride from water
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Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis

• Govt. working on new ‗gas standards‘
• Bid to prepare uni•ed testing methodology to monitor air pollution
• Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulphur Dioxide(SO2), Nitrous Oxide (NO2)
  and Particulate –Pb (lead), –As (Arsenic) and –Ni (Nickel).
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