50 Indian Goods Out of American Duty Free List

Why in the discussion?
Recently, the US has excluded products imported from foreign countries out of duty free entry or duty free list. Now these goods will be charged by the United States by import duty. It is worth noting that the products that the US has excluded from the Duty Free List category include Indian products.
key points
  • The US has excluded 90 products imported from foreign countries under the duty-free provisions of the General System of Preferences (GSP). It is worth mentioning that these products also include 50 Indian products.
  • Products from other countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, Suriname, Pakistan, Turkey, Philippines, Ecuador and Indonesia have also been excluded from the GSP list. 
  • According to the new US decision, these products will not be eligible for duty free provision or duty free preference under the GSP program, but they can be imported with the tariff rates of the Most Favored Nation.
  • This new US decision has come into effect from 1 November 2018.
Impact on India
  • Upon reviewing the 90 items out of duty free list, it is found that the new decision on the Trump administration is based on the object, not the country.
  • Since India has been the biggest beneficiary of US GSP program, the biggest impact of this new decision will be on India only.
  • In 2017 (under GSP) India exported duty free of US $ 5.6 billion to the US.
  • It is clearly not known what the latest step of the Trump administration will have on India's exports to the US, but the list of products that have been removed from the duty-free provision category shows that it is a large number of small and medium Occupations of size like handloom and agricultural sector are most likely to be affected.
What is GSP?
  • Generalized System of Preferences, GSP is America's largest and oldest business preference program.
  • It was brought to promote economic development by allowing thousands of products of targeted beneficiary countries to allow duty free listings in America.

461 elephants died in 8 years (461 Elephants electrocuted in 8 years)


Why in the discussion?

Between August and October 2018, more than a dozen elephants died due to exposure to electric wires in eastern and north-eastern parts of India. Of these, 7 elephants died in Dhenkanal district of Odisha. At a time when human-elephant conflict remains a major concern for policy-makers and conservationists, the issue of the death of elephants due to exposure to electricity wires, and a critical issue in the field of elephant population management Has emerged as emerging. Certainly this is a matter of serious concern.

50 elephants die every year

  • By analyzing the statistics related to the death of elephants due to exposure of electric wires between 2009 and November 2017, it is known that about 50 elephants die every day due to electric current. During this period, a total of 461 elephants died due to electrification.
  • It is also known from the intensive study of statistics that most deaths have occurred in the eastern and northeastern states of the country. Due to electrification, 90 elephants died in Odisha, 70 in Assam, 48 in West Bengal and 23 elephants in Chhattisgarh.
  • Karnatak where elephants have the highest population, there have been eleven elephants killed due to electricity. During this time period, 50 elephants were killed in Tamil Nadu out of which 17 elephants died due to electricity.
  • The above statistics have been provided by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Number of elephants

  • According to the All India Census of Elephants, the total number of elephants in 2017 was 27,312. The states with the highest population of elephants are Karnataka (6,049), Assam (5,719) and Kerala (3,054).

Human-elephant conflict

  • According to Raman Sukumar, the famous elephant expert and professor of Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore, the reason for the human-elephant conflict in the eastern and central parts of the country is that elephants are being expanded in their area and They are moving from jungles to agricultural areas.
  • In the East-Central Indian scenario, elephants are also seen in areas where they have never been seen decades or centuries ago. For example, for centuries, there is no elephant in Chhattisgarh and now the incidents of human-elephant conflict are coming out here.

Forward path

  • Under the Project Elephant of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate, representatives of the Wild Life Trust of India (WTI), in 2017, published proposals regarding the right to visit in 101 elephant corridors of the country, on the need for more monitoring and protection of elephant corridors. Had emphasized.
  • Implementation of proper guidelines for preventing illegal power fencing and maintaining the height of high power power wires, to ensure that areas where elephants can visit and in which areas of their visits There is a need to implement a proper area management plan in relation to the ban.
  • There is a need to continuously monitor the electric wires passing through elephant traffic areas. For this, it is also necessary to have maximum co-ordination among different agencies, including the forest department and the power department.

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