Burning Issues Of India & The World

Burning Issues

Strategic Policy Shifts

New Education Policy 2020 - YB 20-21

New Epr Framework For Plastic Waste Management - YB 20-21

Indian National Space Promotion And Authorisation Centre: In-Space - YB 20-21

Amendments To Essential Commodities Act - YB 20-21

Two Ordinances To Kick In Agri-Reforms - YB 20-21

Building Strong Institutions In India

Questionable Remedy: National Medical Commission Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

New Traffic Rules And Penalties: The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

For Better Protection Of Human Rights: Protection Of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Streamlining Spg: The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Customer Is King: The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Dilution Or Strengthening: The Right To Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 20-21

The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 20-21

Cds & The Path To Jointmanship - YB 20-21

Scientific Developments In India

Earth Observation Satellite Risat-2b - YB 20-21

Cartosat-3 Mission - YB 20-21

Chandrayaan-2: India’s Orbiter-Lander-Rover Mission - YB 20-21

Gaganyaan: India’s First Manned Mission To Space - YB 20-21

India-Indonesia: Cooperation On Outer Space - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog For Welfare Of Cows - YB 20-21

Mera – India: Malaria Elimination Research Alliance - YB 20-21

Genome India Initiative: Human Genome Cataloguing Project - YB 20-21

National Medical Devices Promotion Council To Be Set Up Under Dipp - YB 20-21

DD Science & India Science - YB 20-21

Blockchain Based Coffee: E-Marketplace For Coffee - YB 20-21

Electronic Cigarettes Prohibited In India - YB 20-21

Indian Diplomacy At Work

Indo-China Informal Summit- Without Sino-Pak Prism - YB 20-21

Diplomatic Depth & Maneuver Over Kashmir - YB 20-21

India Invited At Oic - YB 20-21

India & Indo-Pacific - YB 20-21

Awards Conferred On Prime Minister – Sign Of Increasing Soft Power Of India - YB 20-21

Global Isolation Of Pakistan On The Issue Of Terror Funding - YB 20-21

Advancing To $5 Trillion Economy

Reduction Of Corporate Tax - YB 20-21

Merger Of Public Sector Banks - YB 20-21

Logistics Development Committee Report - YB 20-21

Scientific Mining: National Mineral Policy 2019 - YB 20-21

National Policy On Electronics 2019 - YB 20-21

Agriculture Export Policy - YB 20-21

New Economic Capital Framework Of The RBI - YB 20-21

Cso & Nsso Merger: Reforming Statistical Institutions - YB 20-21

Harnessing Financial Technology (Fintech) For Development - YB 20-21

Rights Based Approach To Equitable Society

Battle Of Unequals: Pepsico Vs. Gujarat Farmers Case - YB 20-21

Sc/ St Act: Supreme Court Recalls March 2018 Directions - YB 20-21

Education Of Children With Disabilities - YB 20-21

Stringent Punishment To Deter Sexual Offences Against Children - YB 20-21

Privacy Vs. Effective Administration: Aadhaar Amendment Act - YB 20-21

Transgender Persons Act: Gender Justice Or Discrimination - YB 20-21

One Nation One Ration Card: Ensuring Food Security For All - YB 20-21

Social Integration & Harmony

Abrogation Of Article 370 & Article 35(A) - YB 20-21

Harmony Post-Ayodhya Verdict - YB 20-21

Triple Talaq Case - YB 20-21

Reservation For Economically Weaker Sections (Ews) - YB 20-21

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Environmental Activism

Water Conservation & Management - YB 20-21

Air Pollution Mitigation - YB 20-21

Resource Management & Circular Economy - YB 20-21

AI: The Game Changer In The World

Artificial Intelligence: Primer - YB 20-21

Artificial Intelligence: Types & Framework - YB 20-21

From Science Fiction To Reality: Evolution Of Artificial Intelligence - YB 20-21

AI: Game-Changer For The World - YB 20-21

Artificial Intelligence: A Disruptive Technology - YB 20-21

India & Artificial Intelligence - YB 20-21

COVID-19: Disruptions And Response

Covid 19: A Biological Disaster - YB 20-21

Coronavirus: Impact On Environment - YB 20-21

Indian Federalism Amidst Covid 19 - YB 20-21

Covid-19 And Rural Lives And Livelihood In India - YB 20-21

Covid-19 And Its Impact On Women - YB 20-21

Covid-19 And Armed Forces - YB 20-21

Covid-19 And Restructuring Of Healthcare Infrastructure - YB 20-21

Covid 19 And Ethics Of Human Challenge Trials - YB 20-21

Psychosocial And Behavioural Impacts Of Covid-19 - YB 20-21

Capitalize On Artificial Intelligence To Combat Covid-19 - YB 20-21

Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan - YB 20-21

Stride Towards A Climate Resilient India

National Policy on Biofuels, 2018 - YB 19

National e-Mobility Programme - YB 19

National Clean Air Programme - YB 19

Methanol Economy for India - YB 19

India Cooling Action Plan - YB 19

National Monitoring Framework on SDGs - YB 19

Realizing Equality Through Rights Based Approach

Decriminalization of Adultery - YB 19

Law Commission on Uniform Civil Code in India - YB 19

Ordinance Banning Instant Triple Talaq (or talaq-e-biddah) - YB 19

Women Temple Entry: Sabarimala Issue - YB 19

Decriminalization of Homosexuality - YB 19

Institutional Autonomy Vs. Public Interest Debate

RBI-Government Tussle - YB 19

Electoral Bonds - Tool for Political Autonomy or Political Accountability? - YB 19

Revamp of Bank Board Bureau in the Backdrop of Rising NPAs - YB 19

CBI’s Institutional Autonomy or Public Accountability? - YB 19

Governor’s Office: Appointed Vs. Elected Office Tussle - YB 19

Review of Government Litigation Policy - YB 19

Supreme Court Debate over Collegium System - YB 19

India's Transition To Fourth Industrial Revolution

National Digital Communication Policy 2018 - YB 19

Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 - YB 19

Net Neutrality Rules Approved - YB 19

Public Cloud Policy - YB 19

National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems - YB 19

India’s Drone Policy 1.0 - YB 19

Aspirational Districts Programme - YB 19

“National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI)” - YB 19

Relevant Issues

PM’s 10-point Agenda on Disaster - YB 18

India signs WHO ‘Call To End TB by 2030’ - YB 18

India’s Accession to TIR Convention - YB 18

IORA Concludes First-Ever Leaders’ Summit - YB 18

Unrest in Nagaland over Reservation for Women - YB 18

Delhi, Puducherry: Different LGs, Varying Powers - YB 18

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 - YB 18

Human Development Report 2016 - YB 18

Non-Compliance of Environment Norms and its Adverse Impacts - YB 18

Abolition of Plan & Non-plan Expenditure - YB 18

Disabled can’t Claim Extra OBC Quota - YB 18

State of Global Air 2017 Report - YB 18

SC Directs Centre to Preserve Wetlands - YB 18

Pilot Project on Ornamental Fisheries - YB 18

National Action Plan for Children, 2016 - YB 18

Strategy Paper of ‘Accessible India Campaign’ - YB 18

Convention against Torture - YB 18

Re-promulgation of Ordinances fraud on Constitution: SC - YB 18

Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas - YB 18

National Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation - YB 18

SECC Data to be Used for Government Allocations - YB 18

Graded Response Action Plan - YB 18

US Pulls Out of TPP - YB 18

Five Decades of ASEAN - YB 18

Outer Space Treaty: 50 Years Later - YB 18

Standing Committee of ISC Discusses Governor’s Role - YB 18

The National Energy Policy (NEP) - YB 18

Mission for Advanced Ultra Supercritical Technologies - YB 18

Global Innovation Index 2017 - YB 18

Indian Candidate Re-elected as ICJ Chief - YB 18

Water Management & River-Interlinking: New Issues - YB 18

National Nutrition Strategy, 2017 - YB 18

Draft Three Years’ Action Agenda - YB 18

ICJ’s Ruling on Kulbhushan Jadhav - YB 18

RBI Proposes Wholesale and Long-Term Finance Banks - YB 18

Geo-tagging of Agriculture Assets - YB 18

Government e-Marketplace (GeM SPV) - YB 18

Mental Healthcare Bill - YB 18

China’s White Paper on Asia Pacific Security Cooperation - YB 18

India Ranking 2017 - YB 18

Report on Hate Speech - YB 18

Law Commission Proposes New Sections for Hate Speech - YB 18

Government to Promote Generic Drugs - YB 18

FRBM Committee - YB 18

Supreme Court’s Order on BS IV Standards - YB 18

Legal Framework for Protection of Migrants - YB 18

Commercial Surrogacy - YB 18

Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of OBCs - YB 18

The Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 - YB 18

Transforming Urban Governance - YB 18

Global Disaster Displacement Risk Model - YB 18

Global Competitiveness Index 2017-18 - YB 18

BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism - YB 18

Report on Modern Slavery - YB 18

Countering China’s Presence in South Asia - YB 18

Thomas Piketty’s Study on Inequality - YB 18

Hague Convention on Child Custody - YB 18

Rohingya & Internal Security Threat - YB 18

Modernisation of Police Forces - YB 18

Jharkhand Passes Anti-Conversion Law - YB 18

India International Science Festival (IISF) - YB 18

India-South Africa Twenty Years of Strategic Partnership - YB 18

National Wildlife Action Plan - YB 18

Right to Privacy - YB 18

Detoxifying India’s Poisoned Farmland - YB 18

Global Hunger Index - YB 18

Global Gender Gap Index 2017 - YB 18

International Year of Millets - YB 18

ISRO to Launch Aditya sL-1 Mission - YB 18

Draft Space Activities Bill, 2017 - YB 18

Draft Regulation of CAR on Civil Use of Drones - YB 18

Criminalisation of Politics - YB 18

Data Protection Framework - YB 18

15th Finance Commission - YB 18

Methanol Economy Fund - YB 18

India Ranks Low in Women Workforce - YB 18

Sino-Indian Relations in the Time of B&RI - YB 18

Legal Aid and Empowerment Initiatives - YB 18

Centre, J&K Asked to Decide on Muslim Minority Status - YB 18

No Baseline Survey Conducted for PVTGs - YB 18

India’s Indian Ocean Outreach - YB 18

Universal Periodic Review - YB 18

Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) - YB 18

India Still on USTR’s Priority Watch List - YB 18

Bhutan Withdraws from BBIN Transport Plan - YB 18

New APMC Act - YB 18

India and Pakistan Enter SCO - YB 18

Asia-Africa Growth Corridor - YB 18

Global E-waste Monitor 2017 - YB 18

Farm Loan & Agrarian Distress - YB 18

Deteriorating Health of States’ Finances - YB 18

Law Commission’s Report on Granting of Bail - YB 18

Fixing of Accountability for Bureaucrats and the Issue of Corruption - YB 18

BIMSTEC Turns 20 - YB 18

NOTA in Rajya Sabha Poll - YB 18

Verdict on Triple Talaq - YB 18

Curbing ‘Paid News’ in the Electoral Arena - YB 18

Global Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons - YB 18

Article 35A & Its Significance - YB 18

Sunderbans Mangrove at Risk - YB 18

100 Issues Of Current Affairs

Art, Culture & Heritage Related Issues

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: A Symbol Of Colonial Cruelty - YB 22

Sabarmati Ashrama: The Symbol Of Satyagraha - YB 22

Subramania Bharati: The Pinnacle Of Tamil Literature - YB 22

Bengal School Of Art: Features & Role In Promoting And Inculcating Indian Nationalism - YB 22

100 Years Of Malabar Rebellion - YB 22

Human Values & Ethical Issues

Animal Organ Transplantation: Ethical Concerns - YB 22

Role Of Emotional Intelligence In Administration In Times Of Adversity & Social Unrest - YB 22

Value Of Integrity In Corporate Governance In The Age Of Growing Economic Inequality - YB 22

Importance Of Value Of Impartiality In Administration - YB 22

Importance Of Human Values During Adversity - YB 22

Issues Related To Foreign Policy & International Events

India-Russia Relations In A Changing World Order - YB 22

India’s Soft Power - YB 22

The Indo-Pacific Region: A New Theatre Of Global Diplomacy - YB 22

Us Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Options For India - YB 22

Outer Space: A New Platform For Global Diplomacy - YB 22

India Taiwan Relations: Opportunities & Challenges - YB 22

India-Myanmar Relations: Impacts On India After The Military Coup - YB 22

Nord Stream Pipeline - YB 22

India China Relations In Changing World Order - YB 22

75 Years Of Uno: Relevance, Challenges & Reforms - YB 22

India-Uae Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement - YB 22

Issues Related To National Interest & Security

Hate Speech: Threat To India’s Unity - YB 22

Rise Of Pro-Isis Propaganda In South Asia & Its Implications For India - YB 22

Karbi Anglong Peace Accord: Expectations & Concerns - YB 22

National Cyber Security Strategy Of India - YB 22

Refugee Policy Of India: Security Vs. Human Rights - YB 22

Extended Jurisdiction Of Bsf & Its Implications - YB 22

Pegasus Surveillance: National Security And Privacy Related Issues & Challenges - YB 22

Project 75 (I): Importance For India’s Maritime Security - YB 22

Unlawful Activities Prevention Act: National Security Vs. Constitutional Rights - YB 22

Inter-State Border Disputes In North East India & Its Spillover Effects - YB 22

India At Tokyo Olympics: An Analysis - YB 22

Environmental Issues

Hydrogen As A Fuel: Importance & Challenges - YB 22

Cop26 Glasgow Declaration: Critical Analysis - YB 22

Air Pollution In India: A Complex Issue - YB 22

Plastic Waste Management: Challenges & Alternatives - YB 22

Electric Vehicles: Future Of Sustainable Transportation - YB 22

Long-Term Strategy Of India To Deal With Climate Change - YB 22

Environmental Crisis In Himalayan States - YB 22

Carbon Neutrality Target Of India: Strategy & Challenges - YB 22

Challenge Of Managing Biomedical Waste Generated During The Pandemic - YB 22

Challenges Of Energy Transition In India - YB 22

New Technological Developments

Geospatial Technology: Application, Significance, & Challenges - YB 22

Deep Ocean Mission: Targets & Challenges - YB 22

Deep Fake: Emerging Challenge to Cyber Security - YB 22

5G Technology: India’s Preparedness - YB 22

Metaverse: Technology of the Future - YB 22

Science, Technology And Innovation Policy 2020: A Critical Analysis - YB 22

Chandrayaan-3: Importance & Challenges - YB 22

Patent System In Pharmaceuticals: Challenges To Affordable Healthcare - YB 22

Blockchain Technology - YB 22

Role Of Digital Technology In Healthcare - YB 22

Role Of Innovation In Building A Strong India: Initiatives & Challenges - YB 22

Issues Related To Social Development

Mental Health In The Time Of Pandemic - YB 22

Food Fortification For Nutritional Security: Benefits & Risks - YB 22

National Family Health Survey 5 - YB 22

Role Of Media In Promoting Social Harmony - YB 22

Raising Legal Age Of Marriage - YB 22

Demands For Caste Based Census - YB 22

Effects Of Pandemic On Women Labour Force Participation - YB 22

Rising Drug Abuse In India - YB 22

Inter-Religious Marriage & Individual Rights - YB 22

Rising Child Marriages During The Pandemic - YB 22

Marital Rape: Legal Provisions & Socio-Emotional Aspects - YB 22

Challenge Of Digital Divide In The Changing Landscape Of Education - YB 22

Human Trafficking - YB 22

Constitutional Issues

Role Of Governor In A Federal Setup: A Critical Analysis - YB 22

Sedition Law: A Threat To Indian Democracy - YB 22

Tenth Schedule: Need Of A Review - YB 22

Uniform Civil Code: Issues Of Identity And Citizenship - YB 22

Right To Government Aid: An Analysis From The Perspective Of Fundamental Rights - YB 22

One Nation One Election: Cost, Viability & Federalism - YB 22

All India Judicial Service: Debate Of Federalism Vs. Institutional Reform - YB 22

105th Constitutional Amendment: Powers Of States With Respect To Reservation - YB 22

Policy, Administrative And Governance Issues

Lateral Entry In Administration: Path To Efficiency & Productivity In Bureaucracy - YB 22

Har Ghar Jal: An Ambitious Program - YB 22

Information Technology Rules, 2021: Regulation Vs. Freedom Of Expression - YB 22

Federalism In Times Of The Pandemic - YB 22

Draft E-Commerce Rules: Consumer Protection In The Age Of Digital Commerce - YB 22

Reforms In Cooperative Societies - YB 22

The Future Of Public Health After The Pandemic - YB 22

Governance 4.0: Need In Times Of Emerging Challenges - YB 22

Linking Aadhar With Voter’s Id Card: Implications & Challenges - YB 22

New Education Policy: Opportunities & Challenges - YB 22

Election Commission Of India: From The Lens Of Transparency & Credibility - YB 22

Use Of Digital Technology In Judicial System: Benefits & Challenges - YB 22

National Tribunals Commission: An Effort To Streamline Quasi-Judicial Institutions - YB 22

Electoral Bonds: Tool For Transparency Or Opacity? - YB 22

Economic Issues

Need To Foster Economic Democracy - YB 22

Palm Oil Farming: Benefits & Associated Risks - YB 22

Allowing Corporates In Banking: Benefits & Challenges - YB 22

Social Entrepreneurship: A New Paradigm In The Field Of Development - YB 22

Women Entrepreneurship In India: Possibilities & Challenges - YB 22

Development Of Semiconductor Ecosystem In India - YB 22

Central Bank Digital Currency - YB 22

Fintech: Key Components, Possibilities & Challenges - YB 22

Bad Bank: Will It Resolve The Npa Crisis? - YB 22

The Challenge Of Informality In The Indian Economy - YB 22

Relevance Of Msp During The Changing Agricultural Policy - YB 22

Poverty & Inequality: The Collateral Damage By Pandemic - YB 22

Development of Indian Economy

Indian Economy & Social Development

Infrastructure

Industry & Infrastructure - YB 19

Energy Security - YB 19

Urban Development & Smart Cities - YB 19

Water Transport - YB 19

Sagarmala Project - YB 19

Bharatmala Programme - YB 19

Aviation Sector - YB 19

Indian Railways - YB 19

Miscellaneous - YB 19

Agriculture

Land Reforms - YB 19

Cropping Pattern - YB 19

Soil Health - YB 19

Organic & Sustainable Agriculture - YB 19

Irrigation - YB 19

E-Technologies For Farmers - YB 19

Livestock & Animal Husbandry - YB 19

Rural Development in India - YB 19

Social Development

Inclusive Development - YB 19

Gender Equity - YB 19

Children & Child Labour - YB 19

Hunger & Malnutrition - YB 19

Human Development - YB 19

Food Security - YB 19

Poverty & Inequality - YB 19

Universal Basic Income & Social Security - YB 19

Financial Inclusion - YB 19

Regional Inequality - YB 19

Contemporary Indian Economy

Indian Banking System - YB 19

Cashless Economy - YB 19

Economic Planning - YB 19

Government Budgeting - YB 19

Inflation - YB 19

Monetary Policy - YB 19

Currency Management - YB 19

Indian Financial Market - YB 19

Disinvestment - YB 19

Black Money - YB 19

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) - YB 19

Unemployment - YB 19

Indian Demography - YB 19

Social Development

Skill & Employment

Terminology

‘Sentinel on the qui vive’ - YB 23

Poverty Trap - YB 23

Silver Economy - YB 23

Gerontechnology - YB 23

Organisations

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) - YB 23

Constitutional Safeguards

Constitutional Safeguards - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 - YB 23

India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide - YB 23

Government Interventions

National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship - YB 23

Project Unnati - YB 23

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission - YB 23

Bharat Skills Forum - YB 23

National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman - YB 23

“Her&Now” Project - YB 23

Women@Work Programme - YB 23

Atmanirbhar Hastshilpkar Scheme - YB 23

Recent Developments

Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman - YB 23

Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on MGNREGA - YB 23

Current Issues of Social Development

Ageing Population of India - YB 23

Sexual Minorities in India (LGBTQ): Status and Challenges - YB 23

Sheltering India’s Urban Homeless - YB 23

Pneumococcal Diseases in India - YB 23

Child Mortality in India - YB 23

India’s Challenges of Nutritional Security - YB 23

Growth of Slum in India: Challenges - YB 23

Unemployment in India: Hindrance to Inclusive Growth - YB 23

Protecting Women’s Dignity: Swachh Bharat Mission - YB 23

Providing Security to Muslim Women: Abolishment of Triple Talaq - YB 23

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Stand-Up India and PM MUDRA Yojana - YB 23

Ensuring Tribal Development - YB 23

Welfare of Unorganized Workers - YB 23

Work from Home: Impact on Indian Family Relationships - YB 23

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education - YB 23

Child Labour

Definition - YB 18

Constitutional Provisions for Children’s Rights - YB 18

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) - YB 18

National Child Labour Project (NCLP) - YB 18

Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 - YB 18

The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 - YB 18

Other Laws related to Children - YB 18

Women & Children

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao - YB 18

The Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) - YB 18

MAA-Mother’s Absolute Affection - YB 18

Introduction of New Vaccines - YB 18

Family Planning - YB 18

Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) - YB 18

Other Interventions - YB 18

POCSO e-Button for Children to File Complaints of Sexual Abuse - YB 18

Senior Citizens

Census 2011 Data on Senior Citizens - YB 18

Relevant Constitutional & Legislative Provisions - YB 18

National Policy for Senior Citizens, 2011 - YB 18

Schemes for Senior Citizens - YB 18

Schemes and Policy interventions by Various Ministries - YB 18

RashtriyaVayoshri Yojana - YB 18

Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) - YB 18

Migration

Migrant Workforce in India - YB 18

Cohort-based Migration Metric (CMM) - YB 18

Female Migration - YB 18

Gravity Model for Migration - YB 18

Legal Framework for Protection of Migrants - YB 18

World Economic Forum’s ‘Migration and Cities’ Report 2017 - YB 18

Welfare Of Differently-abled

Constitutional Provisions - YB 18

Census 2011 Data on Disabled - YB 18

Disability Definitional Changes (Census 2001-Census 2011) - YB 18

The National Policy for Persons with Disabilities, 2006 - YB 18

Mechanism for Implementing National Policy on Differently-abled - YB 18

Marrakesh Treaty - YB 18

Different Schemes & Programmes - YB 18

Accessible India Campaign - YB 18

Rights of persons with Disability Act, 2016 - YB 18

Mental Health Policy - YB 18

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 - YB 18

Regional Inequality

Convergence/Catch-up Effect - YB 18

Increasing Inequality in India - YB 18

Reasons of Regional Disparities - YB 18

Composite Development Index - YB 18

Gadgil-Mukherjee Formula - YB 18

Special Category States - YB 18

Policy Response - YB 18

Financial Inclusion

Nachiketa Mor Committee - YB 18

Financial Inclusion Programmes - YB 18

Poverty & Inequality

Inclusive Growth - YB 18

Why We Need to Measure Poverty - YB 18

Non-Monetary Dimensions of Poverty - YB 18

Choosing and Estimating a Poverty Line - YB 18

Brief History of Measuring Poverty in India - YB 18

New Poverty Norms Adopted by the Rangarajan Committee - YB 18

Measuring Inequality - YB 18

Impact of Natural Resources on Poverty - YB 18

Food Security

Food Security & Food Subsidy - YB 18

Prudent Management of Foodgrain Stocks - YB 18

Nutritional Balance - YB 18

Current Challenges in PDS - YB 18

Food Security: Government’s Interventions - YB 18

Inclusive Education

Incheon Declaration - YB 18

Five Key Themes of Education for All - YB 18

Key Findings of ASER 2017 - YB 18

Key Challenges for India - YB 18

Improving Learning Outcomes - YB 18

TSR Subramanian Committee Report on Education - YB 18

Government’s Initiatives - YB 18

Draft Norms for Proposed World-class Institutes - YB 18

Conventions, Declarations and Recommendations - YB 18

Hunger & Malnutrition

Measuring Hunger & Malnutrition - YB 18

SDGs on Hunger & Malnutrition - YB 18

Extent of Malnutrition in India - YB 18

Two Reports on Nutrition Released in 2015 - YB 18

India Health Report: Nutrition 2015 - YB 18

Global Nutrition Report, 2015 - YB 18

Government’s Initiatives to Improve Nutritional Health - YB 18

Schemes & Programmes by the Government of India - YB 18

National Nutrition Mission - YB 18

First India Access to Nutrition Spotlight Index - YB 18

Global Hunger Index 2017 - YB 18

Welfare Of Substance-abused

Relevant Constitutional & Legislative Provisions for Substance Abuse - YB 18

Targets and Goals Set by the 12th Plan - YB 18

Schemes for Substance-abuse Victims - YB 18

United Nations Conventions/Substance Abuse - YB 18

National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use - YB 18

General Equality

UN’s Efforts towards Gender Equal World - YB 18

Nairobi: Forward Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women (FLS) - YB 18

Gender Unequal India - YB 18

Policy Measures - YB 18

Draft National Policy for Women, 2016 - YB 18

Statutory Measures - YB 18

Programme and Schematic Intervention - YB 18

Digital Gender Atlas for Girls’ Education in India - YB 18

India Ranks Low in Women Workforce - YB 18

Sexual Harassment at the Workplace - YB 18

Global Gender Gap Report 2017 - YB 18

Reason behind India’s low performance - YB 18

Sex with Minor Wife is Rape: Supreme Court - YB 18

India Ranks 148th for Number of Women MPs - YB 18

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 - YB 18

MoU between India and UN-Women - YB 18

Welfare Of Sexual Minorities

Transgender Persons: Basic Names and Identities Used - YB 18

Why Transgenders are Considered as Vulnerable Sections? - YB 18

Policy Measures Suggested by the 12th Plan - YB 18

SC Recognizes ‘Third Gender’ - YB 18

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 - YB 18

SC Agrees to Review Section 377 - YB 18

Welfare Of Other Backward Classes

Inclusion of Socially Backward Castes - YB 18

Concept of Social Backwardness - YB 18

Central List of OBCs - YB 18

National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 - YB 18

Revision of Income Criteria for “Creamy Layer” - YB 18

Mandate of the Commission - YB 18

Scheme for Empowerment of OBCs - YB 18

Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 - YB 18

Economically Backward Classes - YB 18

New OBC Commission to Get Constitutional Status - YB 18

Reservations Exceeding 50% - YB 18

Welfare Of Minority

Status of Minorities in India - YB 18

Sachar Committee Report - YB 18

National Commission for Minorities - YB 18

National Waqf Development Corporation (NAWADCO) - YB 18

Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme - YB 18

Schemes & Programmes - YB 18

Recent Initiatives - YB 18

Muslims have Largest Share in Non-working Population - YB 18

Welfare Of Scheduled Tribes

Distribution of Tribes - YB 18

Scheduled Areas - YB 18

Committee on Condition of Tribals - YB 18

Tribal Development: Policy Measures Suggested by the 12th Plan - YB 18

Forest Rights Act - YB 18

Checking Displacement of Tribals - YB 18

Intellectual Property Rights - YB 18

Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce - YB 18

Unrest in Tribal Areas: Left Wing Extremism - YB 18

Programmes and Schemes - YB 18

Tribal Welfare: Recent Developments - YB 18

Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) - YB 18

Welfare Of Scheduled Castes

Definition & Specification of Scheduled Castes - YB 18

Common Constitutional Provisions for the Empowerment of SCs, STs and OBCs - YB 18

Common Statutory Framework for SCs and STs - YB 18

Schemes for SCs: An Overview - YB 18

Liberation & Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers - YB 18

Legislative Interventions - YB 18

Reservation in Promotion to SC, ST - YB 18

Universal Basic Income & Social Security

Why India Needs Universal Basic Income? - YB 18

Improvements in MGNREGS since 2014-15 - YB 18

National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) - YB 18

Social Progress Index - YB 18

Vulnerable Sections & Inclusive Development

Types of Inclusion - YB 18

Vulnerable Groups that Face Discrimination - YB 18

Social Inclusion/Exclusion in India - YB 18

Eleventh Plan Achievements on Inclusive Growth - YB 18

The Twelfth Five Year Plan’s Inclusive Agenda - YB 18

Core Indicators for Inclusive Growth - YB 18

Tribal Development

Organisations

National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) - YB 23

National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) - YB 23

TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Articles promoting Advancement of STs/SCs - YB 23

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Articles promoting Advancement of STs/SCs - YB 22

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

NAC Recommendations for PVTGs (2013) - YB 22

Development Challenges in Extremist Affected Areas (2006) - YB 22

Mungekar Committee Report (2005) - YB 22

Bhuria Commission Report (2004) - YB 22

Lokur Committee Report (1965) - YB 22

Tribal Development Report 2022 - YB 23

Renke Commission - YB 23

Idate Commission - YB 23

NAC Recommendations for PVTGs (2013) - YB 23

Mungekar Committee Report (2005) - YB 23

Bhuria Commission Report (2004) - YB 23

Lokur Committee Report (1965) - YB 23

Government Interventions

“Friends of Tribes” Initiative - YB 22

Van Dhan Yojana - YB 22

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana - YB 22

Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) - YB 22

Eklavya Model Day Boarding Schools (EMDBS) - YB 22

TRIFOOD Scheme - YB 22

Scheme of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) Areas - YB 23

Scheme for ‘Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP” - YB 23

Van Dhan Yojana - YB 23

“Friends of Tribes” Initiative - YB 23

TRIFOOD Scheme - YB 23

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) - YB 23

SEED Scheme - YB 23

Tribal TB Initiative - YB 23

Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) - YB 23

PM Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana - YB 23

Odisha to host India’s First Tribal Health Observatory - YB 23

Recent Developments

Tribes India Aadi Mahotsav - YB 22

Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas - YB 22

Minor Forest Produce in MSP - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission - YB 23

Wayanad: Country’s First District to Provide Basic Documents to all Tribals - YB 23

Panda Task Force - YB 23

Second Phase of Goal Program Launched - YB 23

Community Forest Resource Rights - YB 23

Hattis of Himachal Pradesh - YB 23

Darlong Community - YB 23

Terms & Terminologies - YB 22

Facts & Figures - YB 22

Health

Organizations

National Medical Commission - YB 23

CDSCO - Central Drugs Standard Control Organization - YB 23

World Health Organization (WHO) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 23

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2020 - YB 23

Mental Healthcare Act 2017 - YB 23

Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care - YB 23

Judgments

Bandhua Mukti Morcha Case (1997) - YB 22

Bandhua Mukti Morcha Case (1997) - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2020 - YB 22

Mental Healthcare Act 2017 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

National Medical Commission - YB 22

CDSCO - Central Drugs Standard Control Organization - YB 22

World Health Organization (WHO) - YB 22

Proposals And Initiatives

Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle – NITI Ayog - YB 22

Healthcare Equity in Urban India Report - YB 22

Bhore Committee (1946) - YB 22

Mudaliar Committee - YB 22

World Malaria Report 2022 - YB 23

World Tuberculosis Report 2022 - YB 23

Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle – NITI Ayog - YB 23

Bhore Committee (1946) - YB 23

Mudaliar Committee - YB 23

International Safeguards

Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Mental Health Policy 2014 - YB 22

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - YB 22

PM ABHIM - Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission - YB 22

PM Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi - YB 22

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission - YB 22

National Health Policy, 2017 - YB 22

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission - YB 23

PM Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi - YB 23

PM ABHIM - Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission - YB 23

National Mental Health Program - YB 23

Anaemia Mukt Bharat - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) - YB 23

Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ (SAANS) Campaign - YB 23

SRESTHA-G Project - YB 23

Heal in India Campaign - YB 23

AYURSWASTHYA Yojana - YB 23

National Mental Health Policy 2014 - YB 23

National Health Policy, 2017 - YB 23

Revised Draft of Health Data Management Policy - YB 23

Recent Developments

Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery Course - YB 22

MusQan Initiative - YB 22

E Sanjeevani - YB 22

Regulatory Body for Health in India - YB 22

State Health Index of NITI Aayog - YB 22

Global Health Security Index - YB 22

Healthcare Equity in Urban India - YB 23

Nutrition Smart Village Initiative - YB 23

Asia’s First Drone Delivery Hub - YB 23

Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF)-2022 - YB 23

Extension of National AIDS & STD Control Programme - YB 23

Fair Bank Disease - YB 23

Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - YB 23

Hope Express - YB 23

Global Health Security Index, 2021 - YB 23

Poverty & Hunger

Organisations

Food Corporation of India - YB 23

Food and Agricultural Organization - YB 23

Parliamentary Lagislations

National Food Security Act, 2013 - YB 23

Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition - YB 23

Judgments

PUCL Case, 2001 - YB 22

PUCL Case, 2001 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

National Food Security Act, 2013 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Food Corporation of India - YB 22

Food and Agricultural Organization - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Oxfam – The Inequality Virus - YB 22

Y. K. Alagh Committee (1979) - YB 22

Suresh Tendulkar Committee, 2005 - YB 22

Rangrajan Committee, 2012 - YB 22

The Global Report on Food Crises 2022 - YB 23

Y. K. Alagh Committee (1979) - YB 23

Suresh Tendulkar Committee, 2005 - YB 23

Rangrajan Committee, 2012 - YB 23

International Safeguards

Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Nutrition Policy - YB 22

National Food Security Mission (NFSM) - YB 22

Antodaya Anna Yojana - YB 22

National Nutrition Policy - YB 23

National Food Security Mission (NFSM) - YB 23

Antodaya Anna Yojana - YB 23

Recent Developments

National Scheme for PM Poshan Shakti Nirman - YB 22

Global Hunger Index, 2021 - YB 22

NITI AYOG Multi-dimensional Poverty Index - YB 22

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 - YB 22

State of Global Learning Poverty 2022 - YB 23

Extension of PM SVANidhi Scheme - YB 23

Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 - YB 23

India related Findings - YB 23

Global Hunger Index, 2022 - YB 23

Education & Human Resource Development

Organisations

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) - YB 23

University Grants Commission (UGC) - YB 23

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) - YB 23

National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) - YB 23

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Promotion and Development of Education in India - YB 23

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 - YB 23

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 23

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2012 - YB 23

Higher Education

Scheme for Higher Education Youth for Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) - YB 23

STARS Scheme (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science) - YB 23

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) - YB 23

SPARC — Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration - YB 23

Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK) - YB 23

Institute of Eminence (IoE) Scheme - YB 23

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) - YB 23

Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India - YB 23

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) - YB 23

Ishan Vikas - YB 23

Saksham Scholarship Scheme - YB 23

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) - YB 23

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) - YB 23

Child Education

UDAAN- Giving Wings to Girls - YB 23

MID-DAY Meal Scheme - YB 23

Saakshar Bharat Programme - YB 23

Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat - YB 23

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan - YB 23

Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA) - YB 23

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme - YB 23

Shala ASMITA (All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis) Yojana - YB 23

DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) Portal - YB 23

“Saharsh” Special Education Program - YB 23

Shala Gunvatta (ShaGun) Portal - YB 23

Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) - YB 23

Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0 - YB 23

Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme for School Education - YB 23

NISHTHA – National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement - YB 23

NIPUN Bharat Initiative - YB 23

Project Udaan - YB 23

Padhe Bharat Campaign - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Promotion and Development of Education in India - YB 22

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 - YB 22

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2012 - YB 22

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) - YB 22

University Grants Commission (UGC) - YB 22

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) - YB 22

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

16th Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) - YB 22

All India Survey on Higher Education - YB 22

2021 State of Education Report for India: No teacher No class - YB 22

TSR Subramanian Committee - YB 22

Justice Verma Commission on Teacher Education - YB 22

Report of the Committee to Advise on ‘Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education’ (Prof. Yashpal Committee Report) - YB 22

Report on Performance Grading Index for Districts - YB 23

TSR Subramanian Committee - YB 23

Justice Verma Commission on Teacher Education - YB 23

Report of the Committee to Advise on ‘Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education’ (Prof. Yashpal Committee Report) - YB 23

Bhargava Committee Report on IIM - YB 23

Government Interventions

National Education Policy, 2020 - YB 22

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) - YB 22

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) - YB 22

Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India - YB 22

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) - YB 22

Institute of Eminence (IoE) Scheme - YB 22

SPARC — Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration - YB 22

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) - YB 22

STARS Scheme (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science) - YB 22

Scheme for Higher Education Youth for Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) - YB 22

MID-DAY Meal Scheme - YB 22

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan - YB 22

Vidyanjali - YB 22

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme - YB 22

UDAAN- Giving Wings to Girls - YB 22

Five-year Vision Plan – ‘Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)’ - YB 22

National Policy on Education, 1986 (As modified in 1992) - YB 22

NIPUN Bharat Initiative - YB 22

NISHTHA – National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement - YB 22

Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme for School Education - YB 22

Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0 - YB 22

Operation Digital Board (ODB) - YB 22

Digital Gender Atlas for Advancing Girls’ Education in India - YB 22

Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) - YB 22

National Academic Depository (NAD) - YB 22

Shala Gunvatta (ShaGun) Portal - YB 22

DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) Portal - YB 22

Five-year Vision Plan – ‘Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)’ - YB 23

National Education Policy, 2020 - YB 23

Key Features of the NEP 2020 - YB 23

National Policy on Education, 1986 (As modified in 1992) - YB 23

Organizations

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) - YB 20-21

University Grants Commission (UGC) - YB 20-21

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) - YB 20-21

National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) - YB 20-21

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and allied amendments - YB 20-21

RTE (Amendment) Act, 2012 - YB 20-21

RTE (Second Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Policies

Draft National Education Policy, 2019 - YB 20-21

National Policy on Education, 1986 (As modified in 1992) - YB 20-21

Index

National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) - YB 20-21

Committees

TSR Subramanian Committee - YB 20-21

Justice Verma Commission on Teacher Education - YB 20-21

Report of the Committee to Advise on ‘Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education’ (Prof. Yashpal Committee Report) - YB 20-21

Bhargava Committee Report on IIM - YB 20-21

Schemes

MID-DAY Meal Scheme - YB 20-21

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) - YB 20-21

Saksham Scholarship Scheme - YB 20-21

Ishan Uday Scholarship Scheme - YB 20-21

Ishan Vikas - YB 20-21

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) - YB 20-21

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) - YB 20-21

Institute of Eminence (IoE) Scheme - YB 20-21

Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK) - YB 20-21

SPARC — Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration - YB 20-21

Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS) - YB 20-21

STARS Scheme (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science) - YB 20-21

Scheme for Higher Education Youth for Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) - YB 20-21

B. Higher Education - YB 20-21

SAMAGRA SHIKSHA - An Integrated Scheme for School Education - YB 20-21

Saakshar Bharat Programme - YB 20-21

Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan - YB 20-21

Vidyanjali - YB 20-21

Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA) - YB 20-21

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme - YB 20-21

Shala ASMITA (All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis) Yojana - YB 20-21

UDAAN- Giving Wings to Girls - YB 20-21

Shala Gunvatta (ShaGun) Portal - YB 20-21

DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) Portal - YB 20-21

National Academic Depository (NAD) - YB 20-21

Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) - YB 20-21

Digital Gender Atlas for Advancing Girls’ Education in India - YB 20-21

Operation Digital Board (ODB) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Five-year vision plan ‘Education Quality Up gradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)’ finalized and released by HRD Ministry - YB 20-21

Boost to Educational Infrastructure in Tribal Areas - YB 20-21

All India Survey on Higher Education Report (2018-19) - YB 20-21

NISHTHA – National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement - YB 20-21

Vidya Pravesh Scheme - YB 22

PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2020-21 - YB 22

Human Development Index 2020 - YB 22

National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) - YB 22

Human Development Index 2021-22 - YB 23

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) - YB 23

National Educational Alliance for Technology 3.0 - YB 23

New India Literacy Programme - YB 23

India’s First Olympic Values Education launched in Odisha - YB 23

PM Schools for Rising India - YB 23

Sukhashray Sahayata Kosh - YB 23

Kollam: First Constitution Literate District in India - YB 23

All India Survey on Higher Education 2020-2021 - YB 23

Conclusion - YB 20-21

Tribal Affairs

Organizations

National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) - YB 20-21

TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 - YB 20-21

Committees

NAC Recommendations for PVTGs (2013) - YB 20-21

Development Challenges in Extremist Affected Areas (2006) - YB 20-21

Mungekar Committee Report (2005) - YB 20-21

Bhuria Commission Report (2004) - YB 20-21

Lokur Committee Report (1965) - YB 20-21

Schemes

TRIFOOD Scheme - YB 20-21

“Friends of Tribes” Initiative - YB 20-21

Van Dhan Yojana - YB 20-21

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana - YB 20-21

Scheme for ‘Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP” - YB 20-21

Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) - YB 20-21

Scheme of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) Areas - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Going Online as Leaders (GOAL) - YB 20-21

Aadi Mahotsav - YB 20-21

Women & Child Development

Organisations

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) - YB 23

National Commission for Women (NCW) - YB 23

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) - YB 23

UN Women - YB 23

Parliamentary Lagislations

Provisions for Protection and Empowerment of Women - YB 23

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - YB 23

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - YB 23

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 23

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021 - YB 23

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 23

Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguard

Provisions for Protection and Empowerment of Women - YB 22

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2020 - YB 22

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - YB 22

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - YB 22

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2020 - YB 22

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021 - YB 22

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) - YB 22

National Commission for Women (NCW) - YB 22

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) - YB 22

Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) - YB 22

UN Women - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

UNFPA- State of World Population Report- My Body is My Own - YB 22

Women in Prison - Statistics - YB 22

Pam Rajput Committee - YB 22

UNFPA- State of World Population Report- My Body is My Own - YB 23

NFHS 5 – Women and Children related Findings - YB 23

Pam Rajput Committee - YB 23

International Safeguards

UN Convention on Elimination on all Forms of Discrimination against Women - YB 22

UN Convention on Child Rights - YB 22

Government Intervention

Draft National Policy for Women, 2016 - YB 22

India Newborn Action Plan (INAP) - YB 22

Gender Budgeting Scheme - YB 22

Nirbhaya Fund - YB 22

UJJAWALA - YB 22

One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme - YB 22

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme - YB 22

Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/other Crimes – 2018 - YB 22

Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK) - YB 22

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) - YB 22

Mission Poshan 2.0 Scheme - YB 22

National Policy for Children, 2013 - YB 22

SWADHAR Greh (A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances) - YB 22

Changing Childhood Project - YB 23

GHAR (Go Home and Re-Unite) Portal - YB 23

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) - YB 23

Mahila E-Haat - YB 23

Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK) - YB 23

SWADHAR-Greh Scheme - YB 23

One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme - YB 23

UJJAWALA Scheme - YB 23

Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) - YB 23

Nirbhaya Fund - YB 23

Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) - YB 23

Gender Budgeting Scheme - YB 23

Bal Mitra - YB 23

Kangaroo Mother Care - YB 23

Paalan 1000- Campaign - YB 23

Mission Shakti – An Initiative towards Women Safety, Security and Empowerment - YB 23

Mission Vatsalya - YB 23

PM Poshan Shakti Nirman Scheme - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) - YB 23

Child Protection Services Scheme - YB 23

National Creche Scheme (NCS) - YB 23

National Policy for Children, 2013 - YB 23

Draft National Policy for Women, 2016 - YB 23

India Newborn Action Plan (INAP) - YB 23

Organizations

Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) - YB 20-21

National Commission for Women (NCW) - YB 20-21

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) - YB 20-21

Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) - YB 20-21

UN Women - YB 20-21

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/other Crimes – 2018 - YB 20-21

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - YB 20-21

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - YB 20-21

Index

Global Gender Gap Report 2020 - YB 20-21

Committees

Pam Rajput Committee - YB 20-21

Reports

Women in Prison Report - YB 20-21

Schemes

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) - YB 20-21

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme - YB 20-21

One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme - YB 20-21

Women Helpline Scheme - YB 20-21

UJJAWALA: A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation - YB 20-21

Working Women Hostel - YB 20-21

SWADHAR Greh (A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances) - YB 20-21

Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) - YB 20-21

Nari Shakti Puraskar - YB 20-21

Mahila E-Haat - YB 20-21

Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK) - YB 20-21

Nirbhaya Fund - YB 20-21

Mahila Police Volunteers (MPV) - YB 20-21

Gender Budgeting Scheme - YB 20-21

Kishori Shakti Yojana - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

WCD Ministry launches Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK) - YB 20-21

September 2019 celebrated as POSHAN Maah - YB 20-21

National Database on Sexual Offenders - YB 20-21

POSHAN Maah 2021 - YB 22

Global Gender Gap Report, 2021 - YB 22

Mahila Samman Savings Certificate - YB 23

Manipur’s Ima Market - YB 23

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage - YB 23

Revision of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ Scheme - YB 23

5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 - YB 23

‘Hyderabad Declaration’ on Human Trafficking - YB 23

SC Directives on Rehabilitation of ‘Children in Street Situation’ - YB 23

Decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio - YB 23

POSH Act - YB 23

Global Gender Gap Report, 2022 - YB 23

Law & Justice

Organisations

22nd Law Commission of India - YB 23

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 - YB 23

The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 - YB 23

National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 - YB 23

Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 - YB 23

Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 - YB 23

Amendment

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 22

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 - YB 22

The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 - YB 22

National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 - YB 22

Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Law Commission of India - YB 22

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

PRS Legislative Report on Pendency of cases in India - YB 22

21st Law Commission Report - YB 22

21st Law Commission Report - YB 23

Report of Committee on Repeal of Obsolete Laws - YB 23

Government Intervention

Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy - YB 22

Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) - YB 22

Tele-Law Initiative partnered with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) - YB 22

Pro Bono Legal Service - YB 22

Nyaya Mitra - YB 22

E-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project - YB 22

National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms - YB 22

DISHA Scheme - YB 23

Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) - YB 23

Tele-Law Initiative partnered with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) - YB 23

Pro Bono Legal Service - YB 23

Nyaya Mitra - YB 23

Organization

Law Commission of India - YB 20-21

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) - YB 20-21

Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange (ATFE) - YB 20-21

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Ordinance, 2019 - YB 20-21

National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 - YB 20-21

Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 - YB 20-21

Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms - YB 20-21

Pre Legislative Consultation Policy - YB 20-21

Index

World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index - YB 20-21

Reports

21st Law Commission Report - YB 20-21

Report of Committee on Repeal of Obsolete Laws - YB 20-21

Schemes

Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) - YB 20-21

Tele-Law Initiative partnered with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) - YB 20-21

Pro Bono Legal Service - YB 20-21

Nyaya Mitra - YB 20-21

e-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde: Chief Justice of India - YB 20-21

National Judicial Infrastructure Authority - YB 22

Police Reforms in India - YB 22

50% Representation for Women in the Judiciary - YB 22

World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index, 2021 - YB 22

All Women Bench of Supreme Court - YB 23

Project 39A - YB 23

Hakku Patra - YB 23

World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index, 2022 - YB 23

Minorities

Judgments

Bal Patil vs. Union of India (2005) - YB 23

TMA Pai vs. State of Karnataka (2002) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Constitutional Safeguards for Minorities - YB 23

Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (United Nations) - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions And Safeguards

Constitutional Safeguards for Minorities - YB 22

National & International Organizations

National Commission for Minorities - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Over Represented Religious Minorities in Indian Prisons - YB 22

Sachar Committee - YB 22

National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities - YB 22

Represented Religious Minorities in Indian Prisons - YB 23

National Productive Council Report on High Dropout amongst Minorities (2018) - YB 23

Sachar Committee - YB 23

National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities - YB 23

International Safeguards

Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (United Nations) - YB 22

Government Intervention

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram - YB 22

PM’s 15-Point Program for the Welfare of Minorities - YB 22

Maulana Azad National Fellowship - YB 22

Nai Roshni - YB 22

Learn and Earn (Seekho Aur Kamao) - YB 22

Jiyo Parsi - YB 22

Nai Manzil - YB 22

Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) - YB 22

Nai Udaan - YB 22

Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres - YB 22

Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) - YB 23

Padho Pardesh - YB 23

Nai Roshni - YB 23

Learn and Earn (Seekho Aur Kamao) - YB 23

Jiyo Parsi - YB 23

Nai Manzil - YB 23

Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) - YB 23

Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship - YB 23

Cyber Gram - YB 23

Nai Udaan - YB 23

Naya Savera - YB 23

Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram - YB 23

PM’s 15-Point Program for the Welfare of Minorities - YB 23

Organizations

National Commission for Minorities - YB 20-21

National Commission for Minorities - YB 23

Policies

PM’s 15-Point Program for the Welfare of Minorities - YB 20-21

Committee/Commission

Sachar Committee - YB 20-21

National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities - YB 20-21

Reports

National Productive Council Report on High Dropout amongst Minorities (2018) - YB 20-21

Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) - YB 20-21

Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Centres - YB 20-21

Naya Savera - YB 20-21

Nai Udaan - YB 20-21

Cyber Gram - YB 20-21

Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) - YB 20-21

Nai Manzil - YB 20-21

Jiyo Parsi - YB 20-21

Learn and Earn (Seekho Aur Kamao) - YB 20-21

Nai Roshni - YB 20-21

Padho Pardesh - YB 20-21

Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) - YB 20-21

Maulana Azad National Fellowship - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Haj 2020 - YB 20-21

Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship - YB 20-21

Minorities Rights Day 2021 - YB 22

Ranganath Mishra Commission - YB 23

PM Virasat ka Samvardhan - YB 23

Nikah-Halala - YB 23

Determination of Minority Status - YB 23

Hunar Haat - YB 23

Social Justice & Empowerment

Senior Citizens

World Social Report, 2023 - YB 23

National Policy for Senior Citizens (2011) - YB 23

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana - YB 23

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) - YB 23

SAGE – Senior care Aging Growth Engine - YB 23

SACRED – Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity - YB 23

Integrated Program for Older Persons - YB 23

Jeevan Pramaan - YB 23

LASI – Longitudinal Ageing Study of India - YB 23

Manual Scavenging And Weaker Sections

Global Estimates of Modern Slavery - YB 23

National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem - YB 23

Swachhta Udyami Yojana - YB 23

Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) - YB 23

Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inter-Caste Marriages - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) - YB 23

Ensuring Social and Economic Justice - YB 23

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 - YB 23

Untouchability Offences Act, 1955 - YB 23

Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) - YB 23

National Commission for Scheduled Castes - YB 23

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis - YB 23

Transgender

Conversion Therapy - YB 23

Extension of Ayushman Bharat Scheme to Transgenders - YB 23

Separate Wards for Transgender Jail Inmates - YB 23

SMILE-75 Initiative - YB 23

Garima Greh Scheme - YB 23

Expert Committee Report on Transgender - YB 23

Transgender Protection of Rights Act, 2019 - YB 23

Persons in Destitution (Protection, Care and Rehabilitation) Model Bill, 2016 - YB 23

National Council for Transgender Persons - YB 23

NALSA Case 2014 - YB 23

Navtej Johar Case, 2018 - YB 23

Person With Disabilities

Global Report on Health Equity for Disables - YB 23

Singapore’s Enabling Village - YB 23

Inclusiveness and Accessibility Index - YB 23

National Policy for Persons with Disabilities - YB 23

Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase / Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) Scheme - YB 23

Unique Disability Identification (UDID) Project - YB 23

Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan/ Accessible India Campaign - YB 23

Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) - YB 23

District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC) Scheme - YB 23

First Country Report on Status of Disability in India (2015) - YB 23

The Draft National Policy on Disability - YB 23

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - YB 23

Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) - YB 23

National Institute for the Empowerment of the Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD) - YB 23

Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD) - YB 23

National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD) - YB 23

Judgments

Bombay Hawkers Union Case, 1983 - YB 22

NALSA Case 2014 - YB 22

Navtej Johar Case, 2018 - YB 22

Constitutional Provisions

Ensuring Social and Economic Justice - YB 22

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - YB 22

Transgender Protection of Rights Act, 2019 - YB 22

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - YB 22

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 - YB 22

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 - YB 22

Untouchability Offences Act, 1955 - YB 22

Persons in Destitution (Protection, Care and Rehabilitation) Model Bill, 2016 - YB 22

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) - YB 22

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis - YB 22

Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes - YB 22

International Safeguards

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - YB 22

United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) - YB 22

Proposals And Initiatives

LASI – Longitudinal Ageing Study of India - YB 22

World Drug Report 2021 - YB 22

World Inequality Report 2022 - YB 22

Renke Commission - YB 22

Idate Commission - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Policy for Persons with Disabilities - YB 22

National Policy for Senior Citizens (2011) - YB 22

National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (2018-2023) - YB 22

SAGE – Senior care Aging Growth Engine - YB 22

SACRED – Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity - YB 22

Integrated Program for Older Persons - YB 22

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana - YB 22

Garima Greh Scheme - YB 22

Unique Disability Identification (UDID) Project - YB 22

Inclusive India Initiative - YB 22

Sugamya Pustakalaya - YB 22

Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan/ Accessible India Campaign - YB 22

Swachhta Udyami Yojana - YB 22

Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inter-Caste Marriages - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) - YB 22

Organizations

Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) - YB 20-21

National Commission for Scheduled Castes - YB 20-21

National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) - YB 20-21

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis - YB 20-21

Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes. - YB 20-21

International Conventions

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - YB 20-21

South Asia Partnership on Ageing: The Kathmandu Declaration 2016 - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments (National)

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - YB 20-21

Persons in Destitution (Protection, Care and Rehabilitation) Model Bill, 2016 - YB 20-21

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 - YB 20-21

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989 - YB 20-21

Untouchability Offences Act, 1955 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Policy for Persons with Disabilities - YB 20-21

National Policy for Senior Citizens (2011) - YB 20-21

Index

Inclusiveness and Accessibility Index - YB 20-21

Committees/Commission

Renke Commission - YB 20-21

Report

First Country Report on Status of Disability in India (2015) - YB 20-21

Idate Commission - YB 20-21

Schemes

Empowerment Of Persons With Disabilities - YB 20-21

Empowerment Of Other Weaker Sections - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

World Mental Health Day - YB 20-21

National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Drug Abuse in India - YB 20-21

National Fund to Control Drug Abuse - YB 22

All India Survey on Domestic Workers - YB 22

Main Bhi Digitial Initiative - YB 22

Decade of Healthy Aging (2020-2030) - YB 22

Inclusiveness and Accessibility Index - YB 22

Core Sectors Of Indian Economy

C. Services Sector

Index

Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Tourism Policy (NTP) - YB 20-21

National E-Commerce Policy - YB 20-21

National Digital Communication Policy, 2018 - YB 20-21

National Policy on Electronics, 2019 - YB 20-21

Public Cloud Policy - YB 20-21

Schemes

Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) - YB 20-21

Swadesh Darshan Scheme - YB 20-21

Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) - YB 20-21

Adarsh Smarak - YB 20-21

Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Scheme - YB 20-21

Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme - YB 20-21

India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) - YB 20-21

Service Sector In India: Sectors And Growth Potential

IT-BPM/ Fintech - YB 20-21

Healthcare & Tourism - YB 20-21

Space - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

National Bench of the GSTAT - YB 20-21

EU drags India to WTO over Import Duties on ICT Products - YB 20-21

Draft Export Policy - YB 20-21

CBDT and GSTN Sign Pact to Share Data - YB 20-21

Surjit Bhalla Committee on Indian Trade - YB 20-21

Tribal Circuit Added to Swadesh Darshan Scheme - YB 20-21

Broadband Readiness Index for States - YB 20-21

NIRVIK Scheme: To Ease Lending Process - YB 20-21

Issues & Challenges - YB 20-21

Government Initiatives for Improving Ease of Doing Business - YB 20-21

B. Manufacturing Sector

Organizations

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) - YB 20-21

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) - YB 20-21

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 - YB 20-21

Reports/Committees/Indices

India Innovation Index - YB 20-21

Logistics Performance Index - YB 20-21

Global Competitiveness Index - YB 20-21

Human Capital Index - YB 20-21

Ease of Doing Business Report - YB 20-21

Economic Freedom Index - YB 20-21

Global Financial Stability Report - YB 20-21

World Economic Outlook - YB 20-21

Global Manufacturing Index - YB 20-21

Baba Kalyani Committee - YB 20-21

Policies

National Capital Goods Policy, 2016 - YB 20-21

National Steel Policy - YB 20-21

Schemes

Make in India - YB 20-21

Start-Up India Initiative - YB 20-21

Digital India - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

The Standing Committee on Affordable Medicines and Health Products (SCAMHP) - YB 20-21

Public Utility Service Expanded - YB 20-21

Startups Exempted from Angel tax - YB 20-21

The Drug Price Control Order, 2019 - YB 20-21

The Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 20-21

NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 - YB 20-21

Draft Export Policy - YB 20-21

World Investment Report 2019 - YB 20-21

Government Proposes WTO-Compliant Schemes - YB 20-21

U K Sinha Committee on MSMEs - YB 20-21

Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) - YB 20-21

Gujarat Again Tops Perception Based National Logistics Index - YB 20-21

Other National Initiatives taken by Government of India - YB 20-21

Agriculture Plan & Policies

Institutions

Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) - YB 20-21

Food Corporation of India (FCI) - YB 20-21

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) - YB 20-21

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) - YB 20-21

Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017 - YB 20-21

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017 - YB 20-21

Policies

Agriculture Export Policy 2018 - YB 20-21

National Agroforestry Policy - YB 20-21

Restructured National Bamboo Mission - YB 20-21

Model Food Processing Policy - YB 20-21

National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture - YB 20-21

National Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy - YB 20-21

National Policy on Mariculture - YB 20-21

Reports

Ashok Dalwai Committee - YB 20-21

National Commission on Farmers (M.S. Swaminathan Report) - YB 20-21

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - YB 20-21

Fisheries

Schemes

Blue Revolution (Neel Kranti Mission) - YB 20-21

Matsya Sampada Yojana - YB 20-21

Intensive Aquaculture in Ponds and Tanks - YB 20-21

Ornamental Fisheries - YB 20-21

Mariculture - YB 20-21

Food Processing

Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana - YB 20-21

Irrigation

Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - YB 20-21

Livestock & Animal Husbandry

Schemes

National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development - YB 20-21

National Livestock Mission (NLM) - YB 20-21

Agricultural Seeds & Crops

Schemes

Operation GREENS - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) - YB 20-21

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana - YB 20-21

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM- AASHA) - YB 20-21

National Agriculture Market (eNAM) - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - RAFTAAR - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri KISAN Samman Nidhi - YB 20-21

Krishonnati Yojana - YB 20-21

ATMA Scheme - YB 20-21

AGMARKNET - YB 20-21

Jaivik Kheti - YB 20-21

Agriculture & Allied Sectors

Recent Developments

PM-KISAN Scheme - YB 20-21

PM-Kisan Portal - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog - YB 20-21

Maharashtra has Announced Big Dam Establishment - YB 20-21

Threat of Monoculture in Crop Production - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana - YB 20-21

Transport & Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme to Boost Agriculture Exports - YB 20-21

Geographical Indication (GI) Tags for Agricultural Products - YB 20-21

National Stock Exchange Proposed to Launch Eight New Agri-Commodity Contracts - YB 20-21

Extension of New Urea Policy-2015 for Existing Gas-based Units - YB 20-21

NABARD Announces Venture Capital Fund - YB 20-21

Kisan Credit Card Facility Extended to Fisheries, Animal Husbandry Sectors - YB 20-21

Contemporary Indian Economy

Taxation

Organizations

Central Board of Direct Taxes - YB 20-21

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (erstwhile Central Board of Excise and Customs) - YB 20-21

Committees

Raja Chelliah Committee - YB 20-21

Vijay Kelkar Committee - YB 20-21

Schemes

Tax Information Network (TIN) - YB 20-21

e-TDS and e-TCS - YB 20-21

e-Sahyog Initiative - YB 20-21

Unification of Grievance Redressal Systems- e-Nivaran - YB 20-21

Basics Of Taxation

Methods of Taxation - YB 20-21

Features of Good Tax System - YB 20-21

Indian Demography

Census

15th Census (Socio Economic Caste Census, 2011) - YB 20-21

Major Highlights of Census 2011 - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

15th Socio-Economic Caste Census Data on Migration - YB 20-21

National Population Register’s (NPR) Data to be Collected with 16th Decennial Census - YB 20-21

Foreign Direct Investment

Recent Developments

Changes in FDI Policy - YB 20-21

Draft National E-commerce Policy - YB 20-21

Sector wise FDI in India - YB 20-21

Disinvestment

Committees

The Rangarajan Committee on Disinvestment (1993) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Disinvestment Targets in Budget 2019-20 and progress so far - YB 20-21

Concept of Disinvestment - YB 20-21

Indian Financial Market

Financial Market And Allied Concepts

Money Market - YB 20-21

Capital Market - YB 20-21

Stock Exchanges - YB 20-21

Stock Market - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Nifty Midcap150 Quality 50 - YB 20-21

Government to Issue Sovereign Gold Bonds - YB 20-21

SEBI Panel for Social Stock Exchanges - YB 20-21

SEBI Proposes Whistle Blower Mechanism to Curb Insider Trading - YB 20-21

Monetary Policy

Committee On Inflation

Agreement on Monetary Policy Framework/Urjit Patel Committee on Inflation - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

RBI Directs Banks to Link Loan Rates to External Benchmark - YB 20-21

Objectives of Monetary Policy in India - YB 20-21

Instruments of Monetary Policy in India - YB 20-21

Indian Banking System

Significant Issues

I. Financial Inclusion - YB 20-21

II. NPAs (Non-Performing Assets) - YB 20-21

III. Basel III Norms - YB 20-21

IV. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) - YB 20-21

V. Differentiated Banking - YB 20-21

VI. Bad Banks - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Steering Committee on Financial Technology (Fintech) - YB 20-21

Jana Small Finance Bank gets Scheduled Bank Status - YB 20-21

Financial Sector Overview

Organizations

Directorate of Enforcement (ED) - YB 20-21

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 - YB 20-21

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 - YB 20-21

Reports/Committees/Indexes

Committee on Direct Tax Matters - YB 20-21

Financial Inclusion Index - YB 20-21

Schemes

Stand Up India Scheme - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana - YB 20-21

Atal Pension Yojana - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) - YB 20-21

Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) - YB 20-21

Public Financial Management System - YB 20-21

National Pension System - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) - YB 20-21

Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Soma Roy Burman takes charge as the new Controller General of Accounts. - YB 20-21

Global Competitiveness Index, 2019 - YB 20-21

Committee on Financial Technology Suggests Sweeping Reforms - YB 20-21

NITI Aayog’s ‘Strategy for New India @ 75’ - YB 20-21

Inflation Rate breaches MPC range - YB 20-21

Gold Monetization Scheme - YB 20-21

Energy

New And Renewable Energy

Organizations

National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) - YB 20-21

National Institute of Wind Energy - YB 20-21

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - YB 20-21

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) - YB 20-21

International Solar Alliance (ISA) - YB 20-21

International Renewable Energy Agency - YB 20-21

Renewable Energy Network (REN) 21 - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

New Renewable Energy Act, 2015 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, 2018 - YB 20-21

National Policy on Biofuels - YB 20-21

Strategic Plan for New and Renewable Energy Sector - YB 20-21

Index

State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index–SARAL - YB 20-21

Global Energy Transition Index - YB 20-21

Schemes

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) - YB 20-21

Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Power Projects - YB 20-21

Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) - YB 20-21

Development of Solar Cities Scheme - YB 20-21

SURYAMITRA & Skill Development Programme - YB 20-21

Green Energy Corridor Project - YB 20-21

Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme - YB 20-21

Scheme for Biomass based Cogeneration Projects - YB 20-21

National Energy Storage Mission - YB 20-21

ARUN (Atal Rooftop Solar User Navigation) - YB 20-21

National Biogas and Manure Management Programme - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage - YB 20-21

India to add 500 GW Renewable Energy by 2030 - YB 20-21

Renewable Energy Now Accounts for a Third of Global Power Capacity: IRENA - YB 20-21

Tidal Energy: The New Energy Frontier - YB 20-21

State-run Companies to Make Green Energy Parks - YB 20-21

Power & Electricity

Organizations

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) - YB 20-21

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) - YB 20-21

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) - YB 20-21

Damodar Valley Corporation - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The Electricity Act, 2003 - YB 20-21

Schemes

Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) - YB 20-21

Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) - YB 20-21

UJALA - YB 20-21

Street Lighting National Programme - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) - YB 20-21

Integrated Power Development Scheme (For Urban Areas) - YB 20-21

Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of Efficient Textile Technologies to Help Small Industries (SAATHI) - YB 20-21

Standard and Labeling Programme - YB 20-21

Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan (URJA) - YB 20-21

Merit Order Dispatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency (MERIT) Web Portal - YB 20-21

ECO Niwas Samhita - YB 20-21

National Power Portal (NPP) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

ADB to Provide Loan for Railway Track Electrification Project - YB 20-21

Pan Nation Electricity Mobile App: ‘Jagruk’ - YB 20-21

Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project - YB 20-21

New Hydroelectricity Policy - YB 20-21

Teesta Stage-VI Hydro Electric Project, Sikkim - YB 20-21

Kiru Hydro Electric Project, Jammu and Kashmir - YB 20-21

Coal

Organizations

Coal India Limited - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 - YB 20-21

Schemes

E-CPMP (Electronic Coal Projects Monitoring Portal) - YB 20-21

SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India) - YB 20-21

UTTAM (Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal) App - YB 20-21

Khan Prahahri - YB 20-21

PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) Portal - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Changes in FDI Policy - YB 20-21

Khurja Super Thermal Power Project in Uttar Pradesh - YB 20-21

Mining & Minerals

Organizations

Indian Bureau of Mines - YB 20-21

Geological Survey of India - YB 20-21

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Mineral Policy, 2019 - YB 20-21

National Mineral Exploration Policy, 2016 - YB 20-21

The National Mineral Policy 2008 - YB 20-21

Committees

Hoda Committee (2006) - YB 20-21

Shah Commission - YB 20-21

Schemes

Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) - YB 20-21

TAMRA (Transparency, Auction Monitoring and Resource Augmentation) - YB 20-21

Project Sudoor Drishti - YB 20-21

Bhuvan - YB 20-21

Star Rating of Mines - YB 20-21

Mining Surveillance System (MSS) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

New Income Tax Rate Option for Domestic Companies - YB 20-21

Parliamentary Panel Report on Uranium Mines - YB 20-21

Challenges Faced by Mining Sector in India - YB 20-21

Petroleum & Natural Gas

Organizations

International Energy Forum (IEF) - YB 20-21

International Energy Agency (IEA) - YB 20-21

Policies

Hydrocarbon Vision, 2030 (For North-East India) - YB 20-21

Reports

Report of Expert Committee on National Auto Fuel Policy and Vision 2025 - YB 20-21

Schemes

Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh (PAHAL) - YB 20-21

Direct Benefit Transfer in PDS Kerosene (DBTK) Scheme - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat Scheme - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool Fasal Awashesh Nivaran) Yojana - YB 20-21

City Gas Distribution (CGD) Network - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga - YB 20-21

SAKSHAM (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) 2018 - YB 20-21

Sustainable Alternative towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) Initiative - YB 20-21

Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)/ Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

‘Maharatna’ status to HPCL and PGCIL - YB 20-21

Government Mandates Used Cooking Oil for Biodiesel - YB 20-21

Bio-fuels - YB 20-21

Government Restricts Bio-Fuel Imports - YB 20-21

Extension of New Urea Policy-2015 for Existing Gas-based Units - YB 20-21

National Gas Grid - YB 20-21

City Gas Distribution (CGD) Projects in 65 Geographical Areas (GAs) - YB 20-21

Transport

Road Transport & Highways

Acts/Amendments

National Highways Act, 1956 - YB 20-21

The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 - YB 20-21

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - YB 20-21

Policies/Reports

National Road Transport Policy - YB 20-21

National Road Safety Policy - YB 20-21

Green Highways Policy, 2015 - YB 20-21

FAME India - YB 20-21

Global Mobility Report, 2019 - YB 20-21

Schemes

Setu Bharatam - YB 20-21

Bharatmala Programme - YB 20-21

INFRACON - YB 20-21

INAM PRO - YB 20-21

Bidder Information Management System (BIMS) - YB 20-21

Bhoomi Rashi Portal - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Cabinet Authorises NHAI to Set Up Infrastructure Investment Trust - YB 20-21

Annual Report on Road Accidents in India – 2018 - YB 20-21

National Freight Index - YB 20-21

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund & ‘Roadis’ to Invest in Road Projects in India - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-lll (PMGSY-III) gets Cabinet Approval - YB 20-21

Indian Railways

Organizations

Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) - YB 20-21

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) - YB 20-21

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Railways Act, 1989 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Railways Plan 2020 - YB 20-21

Privatization of Railways - YB 20-21

Diamond Quadrilateral - YB 20-21

Metro Rail Policy 2017 - YB 20-21

Index

Performance Efficiency Index - YB 20-21

Committees

Prakash Tandon Committee, 1994 - YB 20-21

Rakesh Mohan Committee, 2002 - YB 20-21

Anil Kakodkar Committee, 2011 - YB 20-21

Sam Pitroda Committee, 2012 - YB 20-21

Bibek Debroy Committee, 2015 - YB 20-21

Reports

Environment Sustainability Report, 2019 - YB 20-21

Future of the Rail Report, 2019 - YB 20-21

Schemes

AVATARAN - YB 20-21

Mission Satyanishtha - YB 20-21

Smart Freight Operation Optimization & Real Time Information (SFOORTI) - YB 20-21

Project Saksham - YB 20-21

Project Swarn - YB 20-21

NIVARAN: Grievance Portal - YB 20-21

Vikalp Scheme - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) - YB 20-21

SRESHTA - YB 20-21

Indian Railway e-Procurement System (IREPS) - YB 20-21

Rail MADAD - YB 20-21

Rail Sahyog Web Portal - YB 20-21

Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) - YB 20-21

Yatri Mitra Sewa - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Silver Line Project - YB 20-21

Transformational Organisational Restructuring of Indian Railways - YB 20-21

French Railways to Develop Indian Railway Stations - YB 20-21

One Nation One Card - YB 20-21

India’s Longest Rail-Road Bridge, Bogibeel, Inaugurated - YB 20-21

Civil Aviation

Organizations

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) - YB 20-21

Airport Authority of India (AAI) - YB 20-21

Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Regulations for Civil Use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System - YB 20-21

The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016 - YB 20-21

Committees

Justice Dharmadhikari Committee - YB 20-21

Reports

Naresh Chandra Committee Report on the Civil Aviation Sector - YB 20-21

Schemes

Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN)/Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - YB 20-21

Digi Yatra Platform - YB 20-21

NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Cabinet Approves Aircraft (Amendment) Bill - 2019 - YB 20-21

Airport Traffic Rankings by ACI - YB 20-21

Shipping

Organisations

Sagarmala Development Company Limited - YB 20-21

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

National Waterways Act, 2016 - YB 20-21

Inland Vessels (Prevention and Control of Pollution and Protection of Inland Water) Rules, 2016 - YB 20-21

Schemes

Sagarmala - YB 20-21

Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) - YB 20-21

Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Cabinet Approves Recycling of Ships Bill – 2019 - YB 20-21

Logistics Development Committee to Suggest Reforms in Logistics Development - YB 20-21

Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) Index - YB 20-21

Indian Economy

Commerce & Industry

Organizations

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) - YB 23

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) - YB 23

Parliamentary Lagislations

Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 - YB 23

The Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

World Economic Outlook (October 2022) - YB 23

World Investment Report 2022 - YB 23

Baba Kalyani Committee - YB 23

U K Sinha Committee on MSMEs - YB 23

Surjit Bhalla Committee on Indian Trade - YB 23

The Rangarajan Committee on Disinvestment (1993) - YB 23

Government Interventions

Draft New Industrial Policy-2022 - YB 23

Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) Policy - YB 23

National Capital Goods Policy, 2016 - YB 23

National Steel Policy - YB 23

National Tourism Policy (NTP) - YB 23

Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RODTEP) Scheme - YB 23

Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) - YB 23

Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes - YB 23

PM Mega Integrated Textiles Region and Apparel Park (PM MITRA) - YB 23

Make in India - YB 23

Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) - YB 23

Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Scheme - YB 23

Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme - YB 23

NIRVIK Scheme: To Ease Lending Process - YB 23

Recent Developments

NIRYAT Portal - YB 23

MAARG Platform - YB 23

India’s Startup Boom - YB 23

Specialty Steel - YB 23

New Schemes to Strengthen Pharmaceutical MSMEs - YB 23

Global Innovation Index, 2022 - YB 23

India Innovation Index, 2021 - YB 23

Insurance

Organisations

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) - YB 23

General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) - YB 23

Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) - YB 23

National Startup Advisory Council - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations

The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 23

The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015 - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

Committee of Experts on Insurance - YB 23

Recent Developments

New Insurance Rules - YB 23

Shares & Stocks

Organisations

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations

The International Financial Services Centers Authority Act, 2019 - YB 23

Government Interventions

Retail Direct Scheme - YB 23

Recent Developments

Short Selling - YB 23

Block Deal - YB 23

Depositary Shares - YB 23

Trade-plus-One (T+1) Settlement Cycle - YB 23

Share Buyback - YB 23

Bse Sensex - YB 23

NIFTY 50 - YB 23

Banking & Financal

Judgments

Internet and Mobile Association of India vs. Reserve Bank of India (4 March, 2020) - YB 23

Organizations

Reserve Bank of India - YB 23

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation - YB 23

Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) - YB 23

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations

The International Financial Services Centers Authority Act, 2019 - YB 23

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - YB 23

The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 - YB 23

The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

High Level Committee Report on Financial System (CFS) - YB 23

RBI Constitutes Working Group on Digital Lending - YB 23

Expert Committee on Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks - YB 23

Urjit Patel Committee on Inflation - YB 23

P. J. Nayak Committee - YB 23

Government Interventions

Retail Direct Scheme - YB 23

Integrated Ombudsman Scheme - YB 23

Mission Indradhanush for PSBs - YB 23

Recent Developments

RBI Releases Annual Report of Ombudsman Schemes - YB 23

Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) - YB 23

RBI's Report on Currency and Finance 2021-2022 - YB 23

BP Kanungo Committee - YB 23

NITI Aayog’s Report on Digital Banks - YB 23

Digital Banking Units - YB 23

Surety Bond Insurance - YB 23

EASE (Enhanced Access & Service Excellence) Reforms Index - YB 23

Current Issues of Indian Economy

Solar Energy: Status, Challenges, and Way Forward - YB 23

India Space Industry: Challenges and Opportunities - YB 23

Semiconductor Crisis - YB 23

Financial Inclusion: Challenges in India - YB 23

FinTech in India: Potential and Issues - YB 23

Startup Ecosystem and its Challenges - YB 23

MSP: Issues and Challenges - YB 23

Challenges of Skill Development in India - YB 23

Potential of Technical Textiles in India - YB 23

India’s Seaweed Potential - YB 23

Deep Ocean: Challenges and Opportunities - YB 23

India’s Rail Freight Challenges - YB 23

National Logistics Infrastructure - YB 23

Food Processing Industries in India - YB 23

Transformation of Global Food Systems - YB 23

Global Supply Chain & India - YB 23

India’s Overseas Investment - YB 23

India’ Nuclear Challenges - YB 23

Human Resources - YB 23

Coal Sector - YB 23

Mining Sector - YB 23

Oil Import Dependence - YB 23

Potential of Wind Energy in India - YB 23

Tourism in India - YB 23

Millets as Smart-Foods - YB 23

Growth of tier-2 Cities in India - YB 23

Indian Agriculture

Inadequate Access to Irrigation - YB 18

Food Wastage - YB 18

Eastern States Lagging Behind the Rest of the Country in Farming - YB 18

Failure to Provide Remunerative Prices to Farmers - YB 18

Limited Procurement of Foodgrains - YB 18

Lack of Access to Formal Agricultural Credit and Insurance - YB 18

Uneven Access to Modern Technology - YB 18

Chemical Pesticides - YB 18

Government’s Control - YB 18

Overuse of Urea - YB 18

Deteriorating Quality of Soils - YB 18

Imbalanced Use of Soil Nutrients - YB 18

Access to Quality Seeds - YB 18

Agricultural Yield - YB 18

Dependence on the Weather - YB 18

Decreasing Size of Land Holdings - YB 18

Key Issues Affecting Agricultural Productivity - YB 18

Imports & Exports - YB 18

Horticulture - YB 18

Foodgrain Production - YB 18

Major Crops of India - YB 18

Indebtedness - YB 18

Profile of Agricultural Households - YB 18

Cultivated Area - YB 18

Pattern of Crop Production - YB 18

Agricultural Growth - YB 18

Foreign Trade & Trade Agreements

Recent Trade Policy Measures - YB 18

Highlights of the Mid-Term Review of Foreign Trade Policy - YB 18

Rising Anti-globalization and Trade Restrictive Measures - YB 18

Impact of FTAs - YB 18

Status of Some Recent Bilateral/Regional Cooperation Agreements of India - YB 18

New Issues at Trade Negotiations - YB 18

Disinvestment

Objectives of Disinvestment - YB 18

Importance of Disinvestment - YB 18

Different Approaches to Disinvestments - YB 18

History of Disinvestments - YB 18

National Investment Fund - YB 18

Restructuring of NIF - YB 18

Committees Related to Disinvestment - YB 18

Methods of Disinvestment - YB 18

Challenges Before Disinvestment - YB 18

Role of Private Sector: A Historical Perspective - YB 18

Black Money

Definition of Black Money - YB 18

What Leads to Generation of Black Money - YB 18

Quantum of Black Money - YB 18

White Paper on Black Money - YB 18

SIT on Black Money - YB 18

Tax Heavens and Offshore Financial Centres - YB 18

Aim of the Demonetization - YB 18

Action against Black Money - YB 18

Inflation

Adverse Impacts of Inflation - YB 18

Favorable Impacts of Inflation - YB 18

Reasons of Inflation - YB 18

Indices of Inflation - YB 18

Measures to Contain Inflation - YB 18

Headline Inflation versus Core Inflation - YB 18

Impact of Inflation on Rich versus Poor - YB 18

Curves related to inflation - YB 18

Urjit Patel Committee - YB 18

Cashless Economy

India’s Transition Towards Cashless Economy - YB 18

Challenges to Cashless Economy - YB 18

Digitization: Pros & Cons - YB 18

Steps Taken for Facilitating Digital Transactions - YB 18

Other Measures - YB 18

Cashless Options - YB 18

CMs Committee on Digital Payments - YB 18

Currency Management

Currency Management - YB 18

Indian Banking System

Banking Sector Legislations: Latest Developments - YB 18

Banking Structure in India - YB 18

Monetary Policy and Liquidity Management - YB 18

Financial Inclusion - YB 18

Revitalizing Stressed Assets - YB 18

The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017 - YB 18

Adoption of the Basel III - YB 18

Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) - YB 18

Promoting Differentiated Banking - YB 18

Payment Banks - YB 18

Improving the Governing Structure of PSPs - YB 18

Government Budgeting

Components of Government Budget - YB 18

Theory & Concept of Budget - YB 18

Types of Budgeting - YB 18

Balanced and Unbalanced Budgets - YB 18

Deficits - YB 18

Deficit Financing - YB 18

Debt - YB 18

Fiscal Consolidation - YB 18

Fiscal consolidation in India includes - YB 18

Terms Associated with Deficits and Fiscal Management - YB 18

Economic Planning

Need of Planning - YB 18

Types of Economic Planning - YB 18

History of Planning in India - YB 18

Economic Survey 2017-18

An Overview of India’s Economic Performance - YB 18

Review of Fiscal Developments - YB 18

Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation - YB 18

Prices and Inflation - YB 18

Mineral & Energy Resources

Energy Resources

Government Restricts Bio-Fuel Imports - YB 23

Terminology - YB 23

International Energy Agency (IEA) - YB 23

International Energy Forum (IEF) - YB 23

Coal India Limited - YB 23

Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules 2021 - YB 23

The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 - YB 23

Report of Expert Committee on National Auto Fuel Policy and Vision 2025 - YB 23

PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) Portal - YB 23

Khan Prahahri - YB 23

UTTAM (Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal) App - YB 23

SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India) - YB 23

E-CPMP (Electronic Coal Projects Monitoring Portal) - YB 23

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - YB 23

‘Maharatna’ status to HPCL and PGCIL - YB 23

National Gas Grid - YB 23

Sustainable Alternative towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) Initiative - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat Scheme - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) - YB 23

Direct Benefit Transfer in PDS Kerosene (DBTK) Scheme - YB 23

Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh (PAHAL) - YB 23

National Policy on Biofuels - YB 23

Hydrocarbon Vision, 2030 (For North-East India) - YB 23

Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)/ Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) - YB 23

Draft National Energy Policy, 2017 - YB 23

Minerals

Indian Metals and Mining Industry Report - YB 23

International Seabed Authority (ISA) - YB 23

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) - YB 23

Geological Survey of India - YB 23

Indian Bureau of Mines - YB 23

Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 - YB 23

Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules 2021 - YB 23

Shah Commission - YB 23

Hoda Committee (2006) - YB 23

Parliamentary Panel Report on Uranium Mines - YB 23

M-Sand Projects - YB 23

KABIL - YB 23

Star Rating of Mines - YB 23

Project Sudoor Drishti - YB 23

TAMRA (Transparency, Auction Monitoring and Resource Augmentation) - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) - YB 23

National Mineral Exploration Policy, 2016 - YB 23

National Mineral Policy, 2019 - YB 23

Tight Oil - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 - YB 22

The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 - YB 22

Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act 2021 - YB 22

Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules 2021 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Indian Bureau of Mines - YB 22

Geological Survey of India - YB 22

International Seabed Authority (ISA) - YB 22

Coal India Limited - YB 22

International Energy Agency (IEA) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Indian Metals and Mining Industry Report - YB 22

World Energy Investment Report, 2021 - YB 22

India Energy Outlook 2021 - YB 22

Hoda Committee (2006) - YB 22

Shah Commission - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Mineral Policy, 2019 - YB 22

Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)/ Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) - YB 22

Hydrocarbon Vision, 2030 (For North-East India) - YB 22

National Policy on Biofuels - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) - YB 22

Mining Surveillance System (MSS) - YB 22

KABIL - YB 22

Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh (PAHAL) - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat Scheme - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool Fasal Awashesh Nivaran) Yojana - YB 22

Sustainable Alternative towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) Initiative - YB 22

National Gas Grid - YB 22

E-CPMP (Electronic Coal Projects Monitoring Portal) - YB 22

UTTAM (Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal) App - YB 22

PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) Portal - YB 22

Recent Developments

District Management Fund - YB 22

Lakshya Bharat Portal - YB 22

Oil Bonds - YB 22

Mission Samudrayan - YB 22

Facts & Figures - YB 22

Terms and Terminologies - YB 22

Infrastructure

Power & Electricity

Development of Solar Cities Scheme - YB 23

International Renewable Energy Agency - YB 23

International Solar Alliance (ISA) - YB 23

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - YB 23

National Institute of Wind Energy - YB 23

National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) - YB 23

Damodar Valley Corporation - YB 23

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) - YB 23

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) - YB 23

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) - YB 23

The Electricity Act, 2003 - YB 23

New Renewable Energy Act, 2015 - YB 23

‘Renewables Integration in India 2021’ - YB 23

National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage - YB 23

Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme - YB 23

SURYAMITRA Skill Development Programme - YB 23

Green Energy Corridor Phase-II - YB 23

Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Power Projects - YB 23

ECO Niwas Samhita - YB 23

Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan (URJA) - YB 23

Standard and Labelling Programme - YB 23

Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of Efficient Textile Technologies to Help Small Industries (SAATHI) - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) - YB 23

UJALA - YB 23

Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) - YB 23

Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) - YB 23

New Hydroelectricity Policy - YB 23

National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, 2018 - YB 23

New Electricity Rules 2022 - YB 23

Strategic Plan for New and Renewable Energy Sector - YB 23

State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index (SARAL), 2019 - YB 23

State Energy and Climate Index, 2022 - YB 23

Transport

The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 - YB 23

Diamond Quadrilateral - YB 23

Sagarmala - YB 23

Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) - YB 23

Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN)/Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - YB 23

Digi Yatra Platform - YB 23

NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman - YB 23

Road Safety in India: Status Report 2020 - YB 23

Environment Sustainability Report, 2019 - YB 23

Rakesh Mohan Committee, 2002 - YB 23

Anil Kakodkar Committee, 2011 - YB 23

Sam Pitroda Committee, 2012 - YB 23

Bibek Debroy Committee, 2015 - YB 23

Naresh Chandra Committee on the Civil Aviation Sector - YB 23

National Highways Act, 1956 - YB 23

Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) - YB 23

Railways Act, 1989 - YB 23

The Recycling of Ships Act, 2019 - YB 23

Inland Vessels (Prevention and Control of Pollution and Protection of Inland Water) Rules, 2016 - YB 23

National Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management Policy Framework - YB 23

Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 23

The Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2020 - YB 23

Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) - YB 23

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) - YB 23

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) - YB 23

Sagarmala Development Company Limited - YB 23

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) - YB 23

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) - YB 23

Airport Authority of India (AAI) - YB 23

Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) - YB 23

National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016 - YB 23

e-FAST - India’s First National Electric Freight Platform - YB 23

Multi Modal Logistics Park - YB 23

National Logistics Portal-Marine - YB 23

Amrit Bharat Station Scheme - YB 23

India’s First 100% Landlord Major Port - YB 23

Brahmaputra (NW2) gets connected with Ganga (NW1) - YB 23

Logistics Ease Across Different States Index, 2022 - YB 23

National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 - YB 23

National Rail Plan Vision – 2030 - YB 23

National Logistics Policy 2022 - YB 23

Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2021 - YB 23

National Road Transport Policy - YB 23

Green Highways Policy, 2015 - YB 23

Metro Rail Policy 2017 - YB 23

Strengthening Multimodal and Integrated Logistics Ecosystem Program - YB 23

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund & ‘Roadis’ to Invest in Road Projects in India - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-lll - YB 23

Setu Bharatam - YB 23

Bharatmala Programme - YB 23

INAM PRO - YB 23

FAME India - YB 23

AVATARAN - YB 23

Mission Satyanishtha - YB 23

Smart Freight Operation Optimization & Real Time Information (SFOORTI) - YB 23

Project Saksham - YB 23

Project Swarn - YB 23

NIVARAN: Grievance Portal - YB 23

Vikalp Scheme - YB 23

SRESHTA - YB 23

Constitutional Provision & Safeguards

The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 - YB 22

Railways Act, 1989 - YB 22

The Recycling of Ships Act, 2019 - YB 22

National Waterways Act, 2016 - YB 22

National Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management Policy Framework - YB 22

The Electricity Act, 2003 - YB 22

New Renewable Energy Act, 2015 - YB 22

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 22

The Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2020 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) - YB 22

Sagarmala Development Company Limited - YB 22

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) - YB 22

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) - YB 22

Airport Authority of India (AAI) - YB 22

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) - YB 22

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) - YB 22

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) - YB 22

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - YB 22

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) - YB 22

International Solar Alliance (ISA) - YB 22

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - YB 22

International Renewable Energy Agency - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Global Mobility Report, 2019 - YB 22

Future of the Rail Report, 2019 - YB 22

‘Renewables Integration in India 2021’ - YB 22

Prakash Tandon Committee, 1994 - YB 22

Rakesh Mohan Committee, 2002 - YB 22

Anil Kakodkar Committee, 2011 - YB 22

Sam Pitroda Committee, 2012 - YB 22

Bibek Debroy Committee, 2015 - YB 22

Naresh Chandra Committee on the Civil Aviation Sector - YB 22

Government Intervention

Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) - YB 22

Diamond Quadrilateral - YB 22

Sagarmala - YB 22

Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) - YB 22

Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN)/Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - YB 22

NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman - YB 22

Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) - YB 22

Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) - YB 22

UJALA - YB 22

Street Lighting National Programme - YB 22

Privatization of Railways - YB 22

Standard and Labelling Programme - YB 22

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) - YB 22

Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Power Projects - YB 22

Development of Solar Cities Scheme - YB 22

Green Energy Corridor Project - YB 22

Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme - YB 22

National Biogas and Manure Management Programme - YB 22

National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-lll (PMGSY-III) - YB 22

National Railways Plan 2020 - YB 22

Strategic Plan for New and Renewable Energy Sector - YB 22

Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2021 - YB 22

National Road Transport Policy - YB 22

Metro Rail Policy 2017 - YB 22

National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016 - YB 22

National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, 2018 - YB 22

New Hydroelectricity Policy - YB 22

National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 - YB 22

Setu Bharatam - YB 22

Bharatmala Programme - YB 22

FAME India - YB 22

AVATARAN - YB 22

Smart Freight Operation Optimization & Real Time Information (SFOORTI) - YB 22

Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) - YB 22

Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) - YB 22

Transformational Organisational Restructuring of Indian Railways - YB 22

Recent Developments

Gati Shakti National Master Plan - YB 22

National Monetisation Pipeline - YB 22

National Infrastructure Pipeline - YB 22

New ‘BH’ Number Series for Vehicles - YB 22

Liberalized FTO Policy to support growth of Indian Aviation Industry - YB 22

FASTag made Mandatory - YB 22

ASEAN India High Level Conference - YB 22

Logistics Ease Across Different States Index - YB 22

State Energy Efficiency Index (SSEI) - YB 22

Industry

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 - YB 22

The Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Ease of Doing Business Report - YB 22

World Investment Report - YB 22

Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report - YB 22

Baba Kalyani Committee - YB 22

U K Sinha Committee on MSMEs - YB 22

Surjit Bhalla Committee on Indian Trade - YB 22

The Rangarajan Committee on Disinvestment (1993) - YB 22

Government Intervention

Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) Policy - YB 22

National E-Commerce Policy - YB 22

Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RODTEP) Scheme - YB 22

Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes - YB 22

PM Mega Integrated Textiles Region and Apparel Park (PM MITRA) - YB 22

Make in India - YB 22

Start-Up India Initiative - YB 22

Reforms in FDI Policy Framework - YB 22

Start-ups Exempted from Angel tax - YB 22

Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) - YB 22

NIRVIK Scheme: To Ease Lending Process - YB 22

Recent Developments

Transfer of Air India - YB 22

Foreign Direct Investment in LIC - YB 22

Start-up India Innovation Week - YB 22

LogiXtics - YB 22

UbharteSitaare Fund - YB 22

Business Expectation Index (BEI) - YB 22

India Innovation Index - YB 22

Logistics Performance Index - YB 22

Global Manufacturing Index - YB 22

Agriculture & Allied Sectors

Fertilizers

PM PRANAM Scheme - YB 23

One Nation One Fertilizer - YB 23

New Urea Policy 2015 - YB 23

Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) - YB 23

Department of Fertilizers - YB 23

Animal, Husbandry & Dairying

National Milk Day - YB 23

Breed-Wise Report of Livestock and Poultry - YB 23

India Animal Health Summit 2022 - YB 23

Harit Dhara - YB 23

National Animal Disease Control Programme - YB 23

Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) - YB 23

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog - YB 23

Kisan Credit Card Facility Extended to Fisheries, Animal Husbandry Sectors - YB 23

National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development - YB 23

Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) - YB 23

National Livestock Mission (NLM) - YB 23

Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017 - YB 23

Animal Welfare Board of India - YB 23

Oil Crops

GM Mustard DMH-11 - YB 23

Asian Palm Oil Alliance - YB 23

National Food Security Mission: Oilseeds (NFSM-Oilseeds) - YB 23

National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) - YB 23

Oil Technological Mission in 1986 - YB 23

Industrial Crops

Northward Shift in Sugarcane Production - YB 23

Scheme for Extending Financial Assistance to Sugar Undertakings (SEFASU-2014) - YB 23

Fair and Remunerative Price - YB 23

C Rangarajan Committee (2012) - YB 23

National Sugar Institute, Kanpur - YB 23

World Association of Beet and Cane Growers - YB 23

Food Crops

Ashok Dalwai Committee - YB 23

National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) - YB 23

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - RAFTAAR - YB 23

Krishonnati Yojana - YB 23

AGMARKNET - YB 23

Jaivik Kheti - YB 23

Transport & Marketing Assistance (TMA) Scheme to Boost Agriculture Exports - YB 23

Restructured National Bamboo Mission - YB 23

Minimum Support Price (MSP) - YB 23

India AgriFood Startup – Investment Report - YB 23

Agritech Report 2022 - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM- AASHA) - YB 23

National Commission on Farmers (M. S. Swaminathan Report) - YB 23

Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) - YB 23

Current MSP to Commodities - YB 23

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) - YB 23

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - YB 23

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) - YB 23

The Farm Laws Repeal Act, 2021 - YB 23

Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017 - YB 23

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017 - YB 23

Agriculture Export Policy 2018 - YB 23

Carbon-Neutral Agriculture - YB 23

International Rice Research Institute - YB 23

11th Agricultural Census 2021-22 - YB 23

Camo-Cropping - YB 23

White Onion - YB 23

Mithila Makhana - YB 23

Agricultural Exports - YB 23

Food Waste Index Report 2021 - YB 23

Wheat Crisis: India’s Ban on Wheat Export - YB 23

National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture - NeGPA - YB 23

Landrace Crops - YB 23

National Agroforestry Policy - YB 23

Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati Programme (BPKP) - YB 23

PM-KISAN Scheme Samman Nidhi - YB 23

PM-Kisan Portal - YB 23

Operation GREENS - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) - YB 23

Current Status of the Scheme - YB 23

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana - YB 23

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017 - YB 22

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) - YB 22

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) - YB 22

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

India AgriFood Startup – Investment Report - YB 22

Ashok Dalwai Committee - YB 22

National Commission on Farmers (M. S. Swaminathan Report) - YB 22

Fisheries

Matsya Sampada Yojana - YB 22

Cage Aquaculture in India - YB 23

LlFlC: India’s First Fisheries Business Incubator - YB 23

National Fisheries Policy, 2020 - YB 23

Blue Revolution (Neel Kranti Mission) - YB 23

Matsya Sampada Yojana - YB 23

Ornamental Fisheries - YB 23

Mariculture - YB 23

National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) - YB 23

Food Processing

Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana - YB 22

Extension of PM Kisan Sampada Yojana - YB 23

Model Food Processing Policy - YB 23

PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) - YB 23

National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021 - YB 23

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) - YB 23

Irrigation

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - YB 22

REWARD Project - YB 23

Centre Approves Implementation of PMKSY for 2021-26 - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - YB 23

Water & Indian Constitution - YB 23

Livestock & Animal Husbandry

Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) - YB 22

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog - YB 22

Kisan Credit Card Facility Extended to Fisheries, Animal Husbandry Sectors - YB 22

National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development - YB 22

Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) - YB 22

Agriculture & Crops

National Food Security Mission: Oilseeds (NFSM-Oilseeds) - YB 22

National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) - YB 22

Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) - YB 22

PM-KISAN Scheme Samman Nidhi - YB 22

Operation GREENS - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) - YB 22

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana - YB 22

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture - YB 22

National Agriculture Market (eNAM) - YB 22

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - RAFTAAR - YB 22

Restructured National Bamboo Mission - YB 22

Government Intervention

Agriculture Export Policy 2018 - YB 22

National Agroforestry Policy - YB 22

National Fisheries Policy, 2020 - YB 22

Recent Developments

Digital Agristack - YB 22

Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre - YB 22

World Agri-Tourism Day - YB 22

IndiGau - YB 22

Harit Dhara - YB 22

Krishi Udan 2.0 Scheme - YB 22

Guarex - YB 22

Taxation

Indirect Tax

Five Years of Goods and Services Tax - YB 23

Promotion and Regulation of E-Commerce in India - YB 23

Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 - YB 23

Raja Chelliah Committee - YB 23

Vijay Kelkar Committee - YB 23

Rekhi Committee - YB 23

The Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016 - YB 23

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (erstwhile Central Board of Excise and Customs) - YB 23

GST Council - YB 23

Direct Tex

48th Meeting of GST Council - YB 23

One Nation, One ITR Form - YB 23

Tax Information Network (TIN) - YB 23

e-TDS and e-TCS - YB 23

e-Sahyog Initiative - YB 23

Unification of Grievance Redressal Systems- e-Nivaran - YB 23

Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 - YB 23

Raja Chelliah Committee - YB 23

Vijay Kelkar Committee - YB 23

Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 - YB 23

Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act 2021 - YB 23

Indian Constitution - YB 23

Vodafone Case 2012 - YB 23

Central Board of Direct Taxes - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 - YB 22

Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act 2021 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Central Board of Direct Taxes - YB 22

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (erstwhile Central Board of Excise and Customs) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Raja Chelliah Committee - YB 22

Vijay Kelkar Committee - YB 22

Government Intervention

Tax Information Network (TIN) - YB 22

e-TDS and e-TCS - YB 22

Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 - YB 22

Recent Developments

Global Minimum Corporate Tax - YB 22

MOU between MCA and CBIC - YB 22

Banking & Financial Markets

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - YB 22

The International Financial Services Centers Authority Act, 2019 - YB 22

The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 - YB 22

The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2021 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Reserve Bank of India - YB 22

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) - YB 22

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Steering Committee on Financial Technology (Fintech) - YB 22

Agreement on Monetary Policy Framework (Urjit Patel Committee on Inflation) - YB 22

Government Intervention

Retail Direct Scheme - YB 22

Integrated Ombudsman Scheme - YB 22

Recent Developments

The InFinity Forum - YB 22

Neobanks - YB 22

e-RUPI - YB 22

RBI Grants Licence to Unity Small Finance Bank - YB 22

PCA Framework for NBFCs - YB 22

Monetary Policy Committee Meeting - February 2022 - YB 22

BSE SENSEX - YB 22

NIFTY 50 - YB 22

Financial Inclusion

Organizations

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) - YB 23

National Centre for Financial Education - YB 23

Alliance for Financial Inclusion - YB 23

Society For Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations

General Insurance (Business) Amendment Act 2021 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

General Insurance (Business) Amendment Act 2021 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) - YB 22

National Centre for Financial Education - YB 22

Government Interventions

National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (2019-24) - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) - YB 22

Atal Pension Yojana - YB 22

National Pension System - YB 22

National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (2019-24) - YB 23

National Strategy on Financial Education (2020-25) - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) - YB 23

Scheme for promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and BHIM-UPI Transactions - YB 23

Stand Up India Scheme - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) - YB 23

Atal Pension Yojana - YB 23

National Pension System - YB 23

Recent Developments

Seven Years of PM Jan Dhan Yojana - YB 22

India Post Payment Bank Customer-base crosses 5 Crore - YB 22

DaKPay - YB 22

Financial Inclusion Index (FI Index) - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) - YB 23

RBI’s Financial Inclusion Index - YB 23

Infrastructure

Civil Aviation

Market Size - YB 18

Regional Connectivity Scheme – ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik’ (RCS-UDAN) - YB 18

Construction of Greenfield Airports - YB 18

National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016: Key Components - YB 18

Misc. Initiatives To Augment Infra Sector

Brasilia Declaration - YB 18

Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 - YB 18

Logistic Efficiency Enhancement Programme (LEEP) - YB 18

Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) - YB 18

Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) - YB 18

Setu Bharatam - YB 18

Toll- Operate-Transfer (TOT) - YB 18

Masala Bonds - YB 18

INAM-Pro+ - YB 18

Transit Oriented Development Policy - YB 18

ePACE - YB 18

INFRACON - YB 18

FASTag - YB 18

Railways

High Speed Railway - YB 18

Green Initiatives - YB 18

Safety First Policy - YB 18

Metro Rai - YB 18

Sagarmala, Ports & Waterways

Why Sagarmala? - YB 18

Port Led Development - YB 18

Sagarmala Development Company (SDC) - YB 18

Three Pillars of Sagarmala Project - YB 18

CEZs and Port-led Industrialization - YB 18

National Perspective Plan - YB 18

Port Modernisation and New Port Development - YB 18

Port Connectivity Enhancement - YB 18

Port-linked Industrialisation - YB 18

Coastal Community Development - YB 18

The National Waterways Act, 2016 - YB 18

Jal Marg Vikas Project - YB 18

Inland Vessels Act (IV Act) - YB 18

Maritime India Summit, 2016 - YB 18

The Major Port Authorities Bill, 2016 - YB 18

Bharatmala Programme

Highlights of Bharatmala Pariyojana - YB 18

Bharatmala Project Categories - YB 18

Nuclear Power

Target of Tripling Nuclear Power Capacity - YB 18

Electricity Generated from Nuclear - YB 18

Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) - YB 18

Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) - YB 18

Advanced Heavy Water Reactors (AHWR) - YB 18

Launching of Nuclear Insurance Pool - YB 18

New Phase of Nuclear Industry Developments - YB 18

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre - YB 18

Nuclear Power Corporation of India - YB 18

Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) - YB 18

Energy Security

Energy Security: Some External Factors - YB 18

India Energy Security Scenarios 2047 - YB 18

Reserves and Potential for Energy Generation - YB 18

Costs of Conventional Energy Sources - YB 18

Costs of Non-conventional Energy Sources - YB 18

Power for All: Government’s Interventions - YB 18

Energy Efficiency: Government’s Initiatives - YB 18

Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) - YB 18

Petroleum & Natural Gas - YB 18

Natural Gas - YB 18

Industry & Infrastructure

Changes in New IIP Series 2011-12 - YB 18

MSME Sector - YB 18

Steel Sector - YB 18

Clothing and Textiles Sector - YB 18

Key Initiatives to Boost Industrial Performance - YB 18

Industrial Corridor - YB 18

Special Economic Zone (SEZ) - YB 18

Urban Development & Smart Cities

New Urban Agenda Adopted at Habitat III - YB 18

India Elected to Head UN-Habitat - YB 18

Urbanisation - YB 18

Urban Intrative 1992-2014 - YB 18

Smart Cities: Basics Explained - YB 18

List of Smart Cities - YB 18

India & Its Neighbours

Myanmar

Myanmar’s Importance for India - YB 18

Sub-regional Dimension - YB 18

Commercial Cooperation - YB 18

Development Cooperation - YB 18

Disaster Relief - YB 18

Culture - YB 18

India’s Bilateral Relations with Myanmar - YB 19

Few Key Areas Myanmar is Important for India - YB 19

Bhutan

India-Bhutan Defence Relations - YB 18

Doklam Issue - YB 18

Hydropower Cooperation - YB 18

Eleventh Five Year Plan (2013-18) of Bhutan - YB 18

Bilateral Trade - YB 18

Border Management - YB 18

Water Resources - YB 18

Educational and Cultural Cooperation - YB 18

India’s Bilateral Relations with Bhutan - YB 19

Sri Lanka

Political Relations - YB 18

Commercial Relations - YB 18

Cultural Relations - YB 18

India’s Bilateral Relations with Sri Lanka - YB 19

Nepal

New Constitution - YB 18

The Constitution’s Principles - YB 18

Recent Issues between Two Countries - YB 18

Recent High-Level Exchanges - YB 18

Trade and Economic Cooperation - YB 18

Indian Investment in Nepal - YB 18

Water Resources and Energy Cooperation - YB 18

India’s Development Assistance to Nepal - YB 18

Defence Cooperation - YB 18

Culture - YB 18

India’s Bilateral Relations with Nepal - YB 19

Afghanistan

Historical Backgrounds - YB 18

How India is Helping Rebuild Afghanistan - YB 18

Afghan-India Friendship Dam - YB 18

New Afghan Parliament Built by India - YB 18

Bilateral Trade - YB 18

Dedicated Air Cargo Corridor - YB 18

Cultural Relations - YB 18

Heart of Asia Conference - YB 18

India’s Bilateral Relations with Afghanistan - YB 19

Bangladesh

India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) - YB 18

Sharing of River Waters - YB 18

Transboundary Rivers - YB 18

The Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) - YB 18

History of JRC and Transboundary Rivers - YB 18

River Water Sharing – Teesta - YB 18

The Farakka Barrage - YB 18

Bilateral Trade and Investment - YB 18

India’s Economic Assistance to Bangladesh - YB 18

Power and Energy Sector Cooperation - YB 18

Connectivity - YB 18

Cultural Exchanges - YB 18

India’s Bilateral Relations with Bangladesh - YB 19

China

Encirclement of India - YB 18

Cultural Relations - YB 18

Commercial and Economic Relations - YB 18

The Border Dispute - YB 18

Water Disputes - YB 18

The Verdict - YB 18

What is Nine-dash Line? - YB 18

What was the Dispute? - YB 18

Verdict on South China Sea Dispute - YB 18

Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity - YB 18

India’s Reservations Against Belt & Road Forum - YB 18

Belt & Road Initiatives - YB 18

Chinese President’s Visit in 2016 - YB 18

Indian Prime Minister’s Visit in 2016 - YB 18

State Visit of Indian President in 2016 - YB 18

Visit of Prime Minister Modi to China in 2015 - YB 18

State Visit of Chinese President in 2014 - YB 18

Strategic and Cooperative Partnership for Peace and Prosperity - YB 18

Recent Steps Towards Normalization of Relations - YB 18

India’s Bilaterals Relation with China - YB 19

Pakistan

How will China benefit? - YB 18

Trade Infrastructure - YB 18

Trade & Economic Relations - YB 18

India-Pakistan Relations: Major Milestones - YB 18

Things You should Know about the Treaty - YB 18

Indus Water Treaty - YB 18

Waves of Insurgency - YB 18

Historical Background - YB 18

India Makes Reference of Balochistan - YB 18

How will Pakistan benefit? - YB 18

About the Corridor - YB 18

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - YB 18

ICJ’s Ruling on Kulbhushan Jadhav - YB 18

Pakistan Scraps C'wealth Meet - YB 18

Terrorism Continues Unabated - YB 18

Meetings of NSAs Called Off - YB 18

Ufa Joint Statement - YB 18

Recent Developments - YB 18

India’s Bilateral Relations with Pakistan - YB 19

National Security

Current Issues of National Security

Emerging Technologies: A Challenge to National Security - YB 23

Maritime Security Challenges - YB 23

Organized Crimes in India - YB 23

Challenges to Cyber Security - YB 23

Data Protection and Privacy Issues in India - YB 23

Social Media

Organizations

Content Regulation in Government Advertising (CCRGA) - YB 23

Terminology - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

Social Media for Youth and Civic Engagement in India, 2019 - YB 22

Inter-Ministerial Committee (Rajiv Gauba Committee) - YB 22

WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy and Data Protection Law - YB 23

Social Media for Youth and Civic Engagement in India, 2019 - YB 23

Inter-Ministerial Committee (Rajiv Gauba Committee) - YB 23

Committees

Social Media Law in India - YB 20-21

Net Neutrality Rules - YB 20-21

Inter-Ministerial Committee (Rajiv Gauba Committee) - YB 20-21

Acts/Rules/Committees

New Social Media Policy - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Government Moves to Access and Trace all ‘Unlawful’ Content Online - YB 20-21

Government’s warning on Fake News - YB 22

WhatsApp sues the Indian Government - YB 22

Facebook Data Leak 2021 - YB 22

Deepfake Technology - YB 23

Safe Harbour Protection for Twitter Withdrawn - YB 23

Most Common Types of Social Media - YB 18

Fake News - YB 18

Types of Fake News - YB 18

Security Challenges Posed by the Social Media - YB 18

SC Strikes Down ‘Draconian’ Section 66A - YB 18

Social Media and the Encryption Challenge - YB 18

Advent of Fake News - YB 19

Social Media in Vogue - YB 19

Social Media and the Encryption Challenge - YB 19

New Social Media Policy - YB 19

Challenges in Monitoring Social Media - YB 19

Security Challenges Posed by the Social Media - YB 20-21

Social Media Statistics in India - YB 20-21

Terms & Terminologies - YB 22

Facts & Figures - YB 22

Challenges Posed By The Social Media - YB 22

Cyber Security

Parliamentary Lagislations

Information Technology Act, 2000 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 - YB 22

Information Technology Act, 2000 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) - YB 22

National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) - YB 22

National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) - YB 22

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) - YB 22

Proposals & Intitatives

Crime in India 2020 - YB 22

2021 Norton cyber–Safety Insights Report - YB 22

Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 - YB 22

Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 - YB 22

Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 - YB 23

Gulshan Rai Committee -2014 - YB 23

Standing Committee on Information Technology - YB 23

Government Intervention

Sectoral Cyber Security Drills – FinEx-2020 and TransEx-2020 - YB 22

Cyber Security Policy 2013 - YB 22

Digital Sky Platform - YB 22

National Information Security Assurance Programme (NISAP) - YB 22

National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) - YB 22

DRDO NETRA - YB 22

Central Monitoring System (CMS) - YB 22

Cyber Surakshit Bharat - YB 22

Cyber Swachhta Kendra - YB 22

Gamified Platform for Cyber Security - YB 22

Digital Sky Platform - YB 23

Indo-US Cyber Security Forum (IUSCSF) - YB 23

National Information Security Assurance Programme (NISAP) - YB 23

Lawful Interception and Monitoring Project (LIM) - YB 23

National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) - YB 23

DRDO NETRA - YB 23

Central Monitoring System (CMS) - YB 23

Cyber Surakshit Bharat - YB 23

Cyber Swachhta Kendra - YB 23

Future Skills PRIME - YB 23

Gamified Platform for Cyber Security - YB 23

Cyber CLOSET - YB 23

Cyber Security R&D - YB 23

Sectoral Cyber Security Drills – FinEx-2020 and TransEx-2020 - YB 23

Grand Challenge for Start-ups - YB 23

Cyber Security Policy 2013 - YB 23

Draft National Encryption Policy, 2015 - YB 23

Organisations

National Informatics Centre (NIC) - YB 20-21

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) - YB 20-21

National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) - YB 20-21

National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) - YB 20-21

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) - YB 20-21

National Informatics Centre (NIC) - YB 23

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) - YB 23

National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) - YB 23

National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) - YB 23

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) - YB 23

Policy/Acts/Reports/Committees

Internet Security Threat Report - YB 20-21

Cyber Security Policy 2013 - YB 20-21

Information Technology Act, 2000 - YB 20-21

Standing Committee on Information Technology - YB 20-21

Global Cybersecurity Index 2018 - YB 20-21

National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) - YB 20-21

Schemes

Recent Surveillance Projects in India - YB 20-21

Past Cyber Security Initiatives - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

NCRB Data on Cyber Crimes - YB 20-21

Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 - YB 20-21

StrandHogg: Android’s Vulnerability - YB 20-21

Future Skills PRIME - YB 20-21

cOcOn 2021 - YB 22

2nd CCTNS Hackathon and Cyber Challenge - YB 22

Pegasus - YB 22

Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 - YB 22

NavIC System - YB 23

Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy” - YB 23

StrandHogg - YB 23

Global Cyber-security Index 2020 - YB 23

Cyber Security Policy 2013 - YB 18

Existing Counter Cyber Security Initiatives - YB 18

Surveillance Projects in India - YB 18

Cyber Surakshit Bharat - YB 18

Cyber Swachhta Kendra - YB 18

Methods of Cyber Attacks - YB 18

Tools of Cyber Terrorism - YB 18

How different are Cybercriminals from Others? - YB 18

Why India Remains Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks - YB 18

National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) - YB 18

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) - YB 18

Indian Government Policies to Counter Cyber-crime - YB 19

Basics of Cyber Security - YB 19

Past Cyber Security Initiatives - YB 19

Recent Surveillance Projects in India - YB 19

Government Initiatives - YB 19

Issues of Cyber Security in India - YB 20-21

Issues of Cyber Security in India - YB 22

Defence Security

Parliamentary Lagislations

Special Protection Group (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 23

Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 23

Training Events & Military Exercises during 2022-23 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

The Essential Defence Services Act, 2021 - YB 22

Special Protection Group (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 22

Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Department of Defence - YB 22

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) - YB 22

Indian Army - YB 22

Indian Navy - YB 22

Indian Coast Guard - YB 22

Indian Air Force - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Shekatkar Committee - YB 22

V. Ramagopal Rao Committee - YB 22

Shekatkar Committee - YB 23

Defence Planning Committee - YB 23

V. Ramagopal Rao Committee - YB 23

The Essential Defence Services Act, 2021 - YB 23

Government Intervention

Strategic Partnership Policy - YB 22

Defence Procurement Policy - YB 22

Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP), 2020 - YB 22

Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) - YB 22

Border Area Development Programme (BADP) - YB 22

Strategic Partnership Policy - YB 23

Defence Procurement Policy - YB 23

Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP), 2020 - YB 23

Dare to Dream Contest - YB 23

Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) - YB 23

Border Area Development Programme (BADP) - YB 23

Defence Industrial Corridors - YB 23

Index

Global Firepower Index - YB 20-21

Committees/Policy/Reports

Shekatkar Committee - YB 20-21

Strategic Partnership Policy - YB 20-21

Defence Procurement Policy - YB 20-21

Border Area Development Programme (BADP) - YB 20-21

Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) - YB 20-21

Defence Planning Committee - YB 20-21

Departments Of Defence In India

Indian Army - YB 20-21

Indian Navy - YB 20-21

Indian Coast Guard - YB 20-21

Indian Air Force - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Special Protection Group (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

Presidential Assent to the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 20-21

Hike in National Defence Fund Scholarship Assistance - YB 20-21

Defence Industrial Corridors - YB 20-21

22nd President’s Standard Award - YB 22

India-Israel Defence Cooperation - YB 22

India Africa Defence Dialogue - YB 22

Global Firepower Index - YB 22

Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI) - YB 22

AGNI-5 - YB 23

Rohini-200 Rocket (RH 200) - YB 23

C-295 Transport Aircraft - YB 23

Prahari App - YB 23

Global Firepower Index-2023 - YB 23

Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI) - YB 23

Simplified ‘Make-II’ - YB 18

First Phase of Reforms in Armed Forces - YB 18

Strategic Partnership Policy - YB 18

Training Events & Military Exercises by the Army in 2017 - YB 18

Overseas Operations by the Navy in 2017 - YB 18

Exercises with Foreign Navies in 2017 - YB 18

Coastal Security and Anti-Piracy Operations - YB 18

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) - YB 18

Army - YB 18

Navy - YB 18

Coast Guard - YB 18

Air Force - YB 18

Defence Forces - YB 19

External Security

Organizations

Organizations - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Provisions towards External Security - YB 23

The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Act, 2022 - YB 23

National Security Act, 1980 - YB 23

Threats To External Security

Pakistan and Non-State Actors - YB 22

India’s Maritime Security - YB 22

Rohingyas and Terror Threat - YB 22

India’s Nuclear Security - YB 22

Possibilities and Prospects - YB 22

Constitutional Provision & Safeguards

Provisions towards External Security - YB 22

National Security Act, 1980 - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Kargil Review Committee - YB 22

Madhukar Gupta Committee - YB 23

Kargil Review Committee - YB 23

International Safeguards

Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted by the UN General Assembly in September, 2006 - YB 22

Government Intervention

In North East Region - YB 22

Initiatives Related to Border Management - YB 22

Ayushman CAPF - YB 22

India’s New Vision for Maritime Security - YB 22

India’s Nuclear Security Approach - YB 22

India’s Nuclear Security Approach - YB 23

India’s New Vision for Maritime Security - YB 23

Committees

Previous Exercises to Promote National Security - YB 20-21

Government Actions For External Security

In North East Region - YB 20-21

Initiatives Related to Non-state Actors and Pakistan Border - YB 20-21

India’s New Vision for Maritime Security - YB 20-21

Our Security Concerns

Pakistan and Non-State Actors - YB 20-21

Rohingyas and Terror Threat - YB 20-21

India’s Maritime Security - YB 20-21

India’s Nuclear Security - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Issue of Dual Control over Assam Rifles - YB 20-21

India gets its First Chief of Defence Staff - YB 20-21

Operation Sard Hawa - YB 22

Indigenous Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles - YB 22

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) - YB 22

Defence Ministers’ Conclave - YB 23

Operation ‘Sard Hawa’ - YB 23

Border Infrastructure & Management - YB 23

Global Terrorism Index, 2022 - YB 23

Challenges to National Security - YB 18

Regional Dimension - YB 18

Pakistan and Non-State Actors - YB 18

Rohingyas and Terror Threat - YB 18

Maritime Security Challenge - YB 18

Peking Review - YB 18

Nuclear Security - YB 18

Nuke Threat to India - YB 18

India’s Maritime Security Challenge - YB 19

India’s Nuclear Security - YB 19

Pakistan’s Belligerence - YB 19

India’s External Security - YB 19

Need of the National Security Policy of Strategy - YB 20-21

Government Agencies to Safeguard Internal and External Securities - YB 20-21

National & International Organizations - YB 22

Internal Security

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Provisions towards Internal & External Security - YB 23

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 - YB 23

National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 23

Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 - YB 23

Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Provisions towards Internal & External Security - YB 22

Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act - YB 22

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 - YB 22

National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Border Protection Grid (BPG) - YB 22

National Investigation Agency (NIA) - YB 22

Intelligence Bureau (IB) - YB 22

National Security Council (NSC) - YB 22

National Security Guard (NSG) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Prison Statistics India - YB 22

Crime in India Report 2020 - YB 22

Prison Statistics India, 2021 - YB 23

Capacity Building for Conflict Resolution- 7th report of 2nd ARC - YB 23

Government Intervention

SAMADHAN - YB 22

Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project - YB 22

Surrender cum Rehabilitation Policy to Tackle Naxalism - YB 23

SAMADHAN - YB 23

Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project - YB 23

Digital Police Portal - YB 23

Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme - YB 23

Special Central Assistance (SCA) for most LWE Affected Districts - YB 23

Scheme of Fortified Police Stations - YB 23

Media Plan - YB 23

LWE Mobile Tower Project - YB 23

Aspirational District - YB 23

Ban on CPI (Maoist) - YB 23

Assistance to Central Agencies for LWE Management Scheme (ACALWEMS) - YB 23

Special Industry Initiative (SII J&K) ‘UDAAN’ - YB 23

Organisations

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) - YB 20-21

Border Protection Grid (BPG) - YB 20-21

National Investigation Agency (NIA) - YB 20-21

National Security Guard (NSG) - YB 20-21

National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) - YB 20-21

Intelligence Bureau (IB) - YB 20-21

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) - YB 23

Border Protection Grid (BPG) - YB 23

National Investigation Agency (NIA) - YB 23

Combating Financing of Terrorism Cell (CFT Cell) - YB 23

National Security Council (NSC) - YB 23

National Security Guard (NSG) - YB 23

National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) - YB 23

Intelligence Bureau (IB) - YB 23

Reports/Committees/Indices

Standing Committee on LWE - YB 20-21

Global Peace Index - YB 20-21

Global Risk Report - YB 20-21

Policy

Surrender Cum Rehabilitation Policy to Tackle Naxalism - YB 20-21

Schemes

SAMADHAN - YB 20-21

Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project - YB 20-21

Special Industry Initiative (SII J&K) ‘UDAAN’ - YB 20-21

Other Initiatives by Government to Combat Naxalism - YB 20-21

Other Prominent Initiatives - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Meghalaya Makes Registration Mandatory for Non-Resident Visitors - YB 20-21

First Ever Conviction under Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 - YB 20-21

Prison Statistics India, 2016 - YB 20-21

The Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 - YB 20-21

Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019 - YB 20-21

Greater Tipraland - YB 22

Ban on the Hurriyat Conference - YB 22

Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2021 - YB 22

Global Peace Index 2021 - YB 22

SMART Policing Index - YB 22

PFI Declared Unlawful Association under UAPA - YB 23

Centre Removes AFSPA from Parts of North-Eastern States - YB 23

GlobaI Peace Index, 2022 - YB 23

Coastal Security in India - YB 18

Domestic Threats to Internal Security - YB 18

Naxalism & Left-wing Extremism (LWE) - YB 18

Geographical Spread of Left Wing Extremism - YB 18

Core Objective of LWE Movement - YB 18

Economic Importance of LWE Areas - YB 18

Government’s Approach to Tackle Left-Wing Terrorism - YB 18

Militancy in the North Eastern States - YB 18

StrPresent States of Insurgency in NE - YB 18

AFSPA - YB 18

Terrorism - YB 18

Organised Gangs - YB 18

Communal Problem - YB 18

Umbrella Scheme of Modernisation of Police Forces - YB 18

Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project - YB 18

Extension of CCTNS Project - YB 18

Digital Police under CCTNS Project - YB 18

Border Protection Grid (BPG) - YB 18

National Investigation Agency (NIA) - YB 18

National Security Advisor (NSA) - YB 18

National Security Guard (NSG) - YB 18

NTRO Comes Under Intelligence Act - YB 18

Government Agencies to Safeguard Internal Security - YB 18

Paramilitary Forces - YB 18

Other Domestic Threats to our Internal Security - YB 19

Domestic Threats to Internal Security - YB 19

Government Initiatives - YB 19

Domestic Threats to Internal Security - YB 20-21

Threats To Internal Security - YB 22

Indian Polity & Governance

Neoteric Indian Polity

Current Issues of Neoteric Indian Polity

Self Help Group in India - YB 23

Drinking Water at the Door-Step: Jal Jeevan Mission - YB 23

Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme - YB 23

India’ Informal Sector - YB 23

Cooperative Entrepreneurship - YB 23

Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal Dispute - YB 23

Conflict between Forest Rights and Forest Conservation - YB 23

Remote Voting - YB 23

Issues of Moonlighting - YB 23

Prisons in India - YB 23

Judicial Appointment - YB 23

Right to Healthy Environment - YB 23

Constitutional & Non-Constitutional Bodies

Non-Constitutional Bodies

Planning Commission - YB 22

NITI Aayog - YB 22

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) - YB 22

Central Vigilance Commission - YB 22

Central Information Commission/State Information Commission - YB 22

Constitutional Bodies

Finance Commission - YB 22

Union Public Service Commission - YB 22

State Public Service Commission - YB 22

Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) - YB 22

National Commission for Scheduled Castes - YB 22

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes - YB 22

National Commission for Backward Classes - YB 22

GST COUNCIL - YB 22

Self Help Groups (SHGs)

Organizations

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) - YB 23

Constitutional Safeguards

ARTICLE 38: State to secure a Social Order for the Promotion of Welfare of the People - YB 23

ARTICLE 39: Certain Principles of Policy to be followed by the State - YB 23

ARTICLE 43 B: Promotion of Cooperative Societies - YB 23

National Organizations

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

“Self Help Groups (SHGs) in India: A Study on Quality and Sustainability” (2012) - YB 22

S.K. Kalia Committee - YB 22

“Self Help Groups (SHGs) in India: A Study on Quality and Sustainability” (2012) - YB 23

S.K. Kalia Committee - YB 23

Government Intervention

Self Help Group-Bank Linkage Programme - YB 22

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) - YB 22

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) - YB 22

Livelihood and Enterprise Development Programmes (LEDPs) - YB 22

Priyadarshini - YB 22

Scheme for promotion of Women SHGs (WSHGs) in Backward & LWE Districts of India - YB 22

Self Help Group-Bank Linkage Programme - YB 23

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) - YB 23

Livelihood and Enterprise Development Programmes (LEDPs) - YB 23

Priyadarshini - YB 23

Recent Developments

Son Chiraiya - YB 22

Collaboration between Odisha and WFP - YB 22

Saras Collection - YB 22

Rs. 1,000 crore transferred to Bank Accounts of Self-Help Groups - YB 22

Hike in Collateral Free Loans to SHGs - YB 22

Saras Food Festival-2022 - YB 23

Son Chiraiya - YB 23

Collaboration between Odisha and WFP - YB 23

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) - YB 23

SHG - YB 22

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards - YB 22

NGOs

Organizations

Association for Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development (AVARD) - YB 23

Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) - YB 23

Voluntary Action Network India Voluntary Action Network India (VANI) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules 2022 - YB 23

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020 - YB 23

Judgments

D. A.V. College Trust and Managing Society & Ors. vs. Director of Public Instructions - YB 22

Indian Social Action Forum vs. Union of India - YB 22

D.A.V. College Trust and Managing Society & Ors. vs. Director of Public Instructions - YB 23

Indian Social Action Forum vs. Union of India - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Constitution - YB 22

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020 - YB 22

National Organizations

Association for Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development (AVARD) - YB 22

Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) - YB 22

Voluntary Action Network India Voluntary Action Network India (VANI) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations - YB 22

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations - YB 23

Government Intervention

National Policy on the Voluntary Sector (2007) - YB 22

NGO-DARPAN - YB 22

e-Samvad - YB 22

Grant – in - aid (GIA) Scheme for Assistance to Voluntary Organisations - YB 22

Award of Special Incentive (ASI) to NGOs for improvement of Infrastructure - YB 22

National Cancer Control Program-Voluntary Organizations Scheme - YB 22

National Policy on the Voluntary Sector (2007) - YB 23

NGO-DARPAN - YB 23

e-Samvad - YB 23

Grant – in - aid (GIA) Scheme for Assistance to Voluntary Organisations - YB 23

Award of Special Incentive (ASI) to NGOs for improvement of Infrastructure - YB 23

National Cancer Control Program-Voluntary Organizations Scheme - YB 23

Recent Developments

‘Prior Reference Category’ - YB 22

FCRA Registration of 6,000 NGOs Lapses - YB 22

FCRA Issue with Missionaries of Charity - YB 22

‘Prior Reference Category’ - YB 23

FCRA Issue with Missionaries of Charity - YB 23

NGO - YB 22

Urban Affairs & Administration

Organizations

NIUA (National Institute of Urban Affairs) - YB 23

Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) - YB 23

Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Model Tenancy Act, 2021 - YB 23

The Real Estate Act, 2016 - YB 23

The Street Vendors Act, 2014 - YB 23

74th Amendment Act of 1992 - YB 23

Constituional Provision & Safeguards

74th Amendment Act of 1992 - YB 22

Draft Model Tenancy Act, 2019 - YB 22

The Real Estate Act, 2016 - YB 22

The Street Vendors Act, 2014 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

NIUA (National Institute of Urban Affairs) - YB 22

Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) - YB 22

Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Report on Urban Statistics (2019) - YB 22

Working Group on Migration (2017) - YB 22

Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India - YB 23

Report on Urban Statistics (2019) - YB 23

Government Intervention

National Urban Transport Policy (2006) - YB 22

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) - YB 22

Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) - YB 22

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) - YB 22

Smart Cities - YB 22

Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC) - YB 22

PM SVANidhi - YB 22

National Transit Oriented Development Policy (2017) - YB 22

National Transit Oriented Development Policy (2017) - YB 23

AMRUT 2.0 - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) - YB 23

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 - YB 23

PM SVANidhi - YB 23

Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC) - YB 23

Smart Cities - YB 23

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) - YB 23

Recent Developments

Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) Reform - YB 22

Transport4All - YB 22

EatSmart Cities Challenge - YB 22

Ease of Living Index and Municipal Performance Index - YB 22

Urban Governance Index (UGI) - YB 22

Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana - YB 23

Triple Test - YB 23

Urban-20 Event - YB 23

Urban Governance Index (UGI) - YB 23

Panchayati Raj & Rural Development

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 - YB 23

Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 - YB 23

73rd Constitutional Amendment (1993) - YB 23

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD) - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

73rd Constitutional Amendment (1993) - YB 22

Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 - YB 22

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

National Capability Building Framework (2014) - YB 22

5th Common Review Mission (CRM) - YB 22

Balwant Rai Mehta, 1957 - YB 22

Ashok Mehta Committee, 1978 - YB 22

Dr. L.M. Singhvi Committee, 1986 - YB 22

P.K. Thungon Committee, 1989 - YB 22

National Capability Building Framework (2014) - YB 23

5th Common Review Mission (CRM) - YB 23

P.K. Thungon Committee, 1989 - YB 23

Dr. L.M. Singhvi Committee, 1986 - YB 23

Ashok Mehta Committee, 1978 - YB 23

Balwant Rai Mehta, 1957 - YB 23

Government Intervention

SVAMITVA Scheme (Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) - YB 22

National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 - YB 22

Digital Land Record Modernization Programme - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin - YB 22

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - YB 22

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) - YB 22

Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Scheme (PEAIS) - YB 22

Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission - YB 22

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAANJHI) - YB 22

Neeranchal – World Bank Assisted Watershed Management Programme - YB 22

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (National Rurban Mission) - YB 22

District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) / DISHA - YB 22

Mission Antyodaya - YB 22

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan (RGSA) - YB 22

Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan (GSA) (Sabka Saath, Sabka Gaon, Sabka Vikas) - YB 22

Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)/Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas (People’s Plan Campaign) - 2021 - YB 22

Digital Land Record Modernization Programme - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - YB 23

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) - YB 23

Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Scheme (PEAIS) - YB 23

Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission - YB 23

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) - YB 23

Neeranchal – World Bank Assisted Watershed Management Programme - YB 23

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (National Rurban Mission) - YB 23

District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) / DISHA - YB 23

Mission Antyodaya - YB 23

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan (RGSA) - YB 23

Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan (GSA) (Sabka Saath, Sabka Gaon, Sabka Vikas) - YB 23

PM Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhyaan - YB 23

Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)/Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas (People’s Plan Campaign) - 2021 - YB 23

SVAMITVA Scheme - YB 23

National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 - YB 23

Revised Rural Area Development Plan Formulation and Implementation Guidelines - YB 23

Recent Developments

National Panchayat Awards (2021) - YB 22

e-Gram Swaraj - YB 22

SKOCH Challenger Award - YB 22

Decentralization of MGNREGS - YB 23

National Panchayati Raj Day - YB 23

Continuation of Revamped Rasthriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan - YB 23

Palli: First Carbon-Neutral Panchayat - YB 23

Noted Judicial Verdicts

Recent Developments

Split Verdict - YB 23

Article 142 and Complete Justice - YB 23

Constitution Bench of Supreme Court - YB 23

Tribunals Subordinate to High Courts: Supreme Court - YB 23

Principle of Reasonable Accommodation - YB 23

Justice Clock - YB 23

National Legal Services Day - YB 23

‘Abortion of Pregnancy’, 2022 (X vs. Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.) - YB 23

Major Verdicts By Supreme Court Of India

Shah Bano Case, 1985 - YB 22

National Judicial Appointments Commission, 2015 - YB 22

Transgender as “Third Gender”, 2014 - YB 22

Right to Reject, 2013 - YB 22

IR Coelho Case, 2006 - YB 22

TMA Pai Case, 2002 - YB 22

Chandra Kumar Case, 1997 - YB 22

SR Bommai Case, 1994 - YB 22

Unnikrishnan Case, 1993 - YB 22

Indira Sawhney Case, 1993 - YB 22

St. Stephen’s College Case, 1992 - YB 22

Reservation for Maratha Community, 2021 (Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister) - YB 22

Neeraja Chaudhary Case, 1984 - YB 22

Waman Rao Case, 1981 - YB 22

Minerva Mills Case, 1980 - YB 22

Keshvananda Bharati Case vs State of Kerala, 1973 - YB 22

Golaknath Case, 1967 - YB 22

Berubari Case, I960 - YB 22

Shankari Prasad Case, 1952 - YB 22

Champakam Dorairajan Case, 1951 - YB 22

AK Gopalan Case, 1950 - YB 22

Decriminalisation of Section 377, 2018 - YB 22

Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India, 2017 - YB 22

'Right not to be Deported', 2021 (Mohammad Salimullah v. Union of India) - YB 22

Co-parcenary Rights, 2020 (Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma) - YB 22

Access to Internet is a Fundamental Right, 2020 (Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India) - YB 22

Permanent Commission for Women, 2020 (Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya) - YB 22

Cryptocurrency, 2020 (Internet and Mobile Association v. RBI) - YB 22

Reservation is not a Fundamental Right, 2020 (Mukesh Kumar & Anr v. State of Uttarakhand & Ors) - YB 22

Right to Dissent, 2020 (Amit Sahni v. Commissioner of Police) - YB 22

"Hate Speech", 2020 (Amish Devgan v. Union of India) - YB 22

Ayodhya Land Dispute, 2019 (M Siddiq (D) Thr Lrs v. Mahant Suresh Das & Ors) - YB 22

RTI Act supersedes Official Secrets Act (2019) - YB 22

CJI Office now Under RTI (2019) - YB 22

Reservation in Promotion for SC/ST Government Employees, 2018 - YB 22

Validity of Aadhaar, 2018 - YB 22

Sabarimala Verdict, 2018 - YB 22

Verdict on Adultery, 2018 - YB 22

Live Streaming of Court Hearing, 2018 - YB 22

Politicians with Criminal Antecedents, 2018 - YB 22

Triple Talaq, 2018 - YB 22

IR Coelho Case, 2006 - YB 23

TMA Pai Case, 2002 - YB 23

SR Bommai Case, 1994 - YB 23

Unnikrishnan Case, 1993 - YB 23

Indira Sawhney Case, 1993 - YB 23

St. Stephen’s College Case, 1992 - YB 23

Shah Bano Case, 1985 - YB 23

Neeraja Chaudhary Case, 1984 - YB 23

Waman Rao Case, 1981 - YB 23

Minerva Mills Case, 1980 - YB 23

Keshvananda Bharati Case vs State of Kerala, 1973 - YB 23

Golaknath Case, 1967 - YB 23

Berubari Case, I960 - YB 23

Shankari Prasad Case, 1952 - YB 23

Champakam Dorairajan Case, 1951 - YB 23

AK Gopalan Case, 1950 - YB 23

Terminology - YB 23

Live Streaming of Court Hearing, 2018 - YB 23

‘Sex Workers’ Rights’, 2022 (Budhadev Karmaskar vs. State of West Bengal and Ors.’) - YB 23

‘Personal Autonomy and Public Health’, 2022 (Jacob Puliyel vs. Union of India) - YB 23

‘Inheritance by Daughters’, 2022 (Arunachala Gounder (Deceased) vs. Ponnusamy) - YB 23

Co-parcenary Rights, 2020 (Vineeta Sharma vs. Rakesh Sharma) - YB 23

Access to Internet is a Fundamental Right, 2020 (Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India) - YB 23

Cryptocurrency, 2020 (Internet and Mobile Association vs. RBI) - YB 23

Ayodhya Land Dispute, 2019 (M Siddiq (D) Thr Lrs vs. Mahant Suresh Das & Ors) - YB 23

Politicians with Criminal Antecedents, 2018 - YB 23

Right to Reject, 2013 - YB 23

Verdict on Adultery, 2018 - YB 23

Sabarimala Verdict, 2018 - YB 23

Validity of Aadhaar, 2018 - YB 23

Decriminalisation of Section 377, 2018 - YB 23

Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) vs. Union of India, 2017 - YB 23

National Judicial Appointments Commission, 2015 - YB 23

Transgender as “Third Gender”, 2014 - YB 23

Major Verdicts by Supreme Court of India - YB 20-21

Facts & Figures - YB 22

Terminologies - YB 22

Citizenship

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 - YB 23

Citizenship Act, 1955 - YB 23

Articles related to Citizenship - YB 23

Constitutional Provision & Safeguards

Articles related to Citizenship - YB 22

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 - YB 22

Citizenship Act, 1955 - YB 22

Recent Developments

Passage of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 - YB 20-21

Sri Lankan Tamils seeking Indian Citizenship - YB 22

Indians giving up their Citizenship - YB 22

Ramnath Goenka Award - YB 22

Determination of Minority Status - YB 23

New Census Rule Notified - YB 23

IVFRT Scheme - YB 23

Ways to Acquire Citizenship - YB 20-21

Termination of Citizenship - YB 20-21

Fundamental Rights

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Fundamental Rights - YB 23

Fundamental Rights & Related Issues

I. Right to Equality (Article 14 to 18) - YB 20-21

II. Right to Freedom (Article 19 to 22) - YB 20-21

III. Right against Exploitation (Article 23 to 24) - YB 20-21

IV. Right to Freedom of Religion (Article 25 to 28) - YB 20-21

V. Cultural and Educational Rights (Article 29 and 30) - YB 20-21

VI. Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Right to Privacy - YB 20-21

Access to Internet is a Fundamental Right - YB 22

Right to Dignity - YB 22

Char Dham Project - YB 22

Passive Euthanasia - YB 22

Right to Privacy - YB 22

First Amendment to the Indian Constitution - YB 23

Withdrawal of Personal Data Protection Bill - YB 23

Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy - YB 23

Right to get Government Aid - YB 23

KidsRights Index, 2022 - YB 23

Electoral System

Parliamentary Legislations & Constitutional Safeguards

Election Laws Amendment Act, 2021 - YB 23

The Representation of People Act, 1950 - YB 23

The Representation of People Act, 1951 - YB 23

Articles related to Election/ECI - YB 23

Rambabu Singh Thakur vs. Sunil Arora, 2020 - YB 23

Public Interest Foundation vs. Union of India, 2018 - YB 23

PUCL vs. Union of India, 2013 - YB 23

Subramanian Swamy vs. Election Commission of India, 2013 - YB 23

Lily Thomas vs. the Union of India, 2005 - YB 23

Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) Case, 2002 - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2008) - YB 23

Judgments

Rambabu Singh Thakur vs. Sunil Arora, 2020 - YB 22

Public Interest Foundation vs. Union of India, 2018 - YB 22

PUCL vs. Union of India, 2013 - YB 22

Subramanian Swamy vs. Election Commission of India, 2013 - YB 22

Lily Thomas vs. the Union of India, 2005 - YB 22

ADR CASE, 2002 - YB 22

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Articles Related to Election/ECI - YB 22

The Representation of People Act, 1950 - YB 22

The Representation of People Act, 1951 - YB 22

National Organizations

Election Commission of India - YB 22

Government Intervention

e-EPIC - YB 22

SVEEP - YB 22

Garuda App - YB 22

Electoral Bond Scheme - YB 22

e-EPIC - YB 23

SVEEP - YB 23

Garuda App - YB 23

Electoral Bond Scheme - YB 23

Organizations

Election Commission of India - YB 20-21

Election Commission of India - YB 23

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance - YB 23

Acts/Amendments

Salient Features of the Representation of People Act, 1950 - YB 20-21

Salient Features of the Representation of People Act, 1951 - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

More Power to Autonomous Councils in Sixth Schedule Areas - YB 20-21

Educational Qualification for Local Bodies - YB 20-21

First Transgender Election Ambassador - YB 20-21

Electoral Bonds hit Transparency in Political Funding: Election Commission (EC) - YB 20-21

SC Order on Electoral Bond Donations - YB 20-21

One Nation – One Election: Simultaneous Elections to Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha - YB 20-21

Haryana Clears Bill on Right to Recall Panchayat Member - YB 22

Educational Qualification for Local Bodies - YB 22

Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968 - YB 23

Electoral Reforms: EC mulls for One Candidate One Constituency - YB 23

Democracy Report 2022 - YB 23

Supreme Court on Freebies - YB 23

Constitutional, Legal And Administrative Bodies

Non-Constitutional Bodies

NITI Aayog - YB 20-21

National Commission for Women (NCW) - YB 20-21

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) - YB 20-21

Central Vigilance Commission - YB 20-21

Central Information Commission/State Information Commission - YB 20-21

Constitutional Bodies

Finance Commission - YB 20-21

Union Public Service Commission - YB 20-21

State Public Service Commission - YB 20-21

Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) - YB 20-21

National Commission for Scheduled Castes - YB 20-21

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes - YB 20-21

National Commission for Backward Classes - YB 20-21

Constitutional Bodies - YB 19

Non-Constitutional Bodies - YB 19

Secularism & Uniform Civil Code

Secularism - YB 19

Uniform Civil Code - YB 19

Representation Of People Act & India’s Electoral System

Salient Features of the Representation of People Act, 1950 - YB 19

Salient Features of the Representation of People Act,1951 - YB 19

Electoral System in India - YB 19

Constitutional Verdicts

Major Verdicts by Supreme Court of India - YB 19

Co-operative Federalism

Organizations

Inter-Staten Council - YB 23

Zonal Council - YB 23

NITI Aayog - YB 23

Judgments

State of Rajasthan vs. Union of India, 1977 - YB 22

S.R. Bommai vs. Union of India, 1994 - YB 22

S.R. Bommai vs. Union of India, 1994 - YB 23

State of Rajasthan vs. Union of India, 1977 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Centre-State Relations - YB 22

Centre-State Relations - YB 23

National Organizations

Inter-State-Council - YB 22

Zonal Council - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Rajamannar Committee - YB 22

Sarkaria Commission - YB 22

Punchhi Commission - YB 22

Rajamannar Committee - YB 23

Sarkaria Commission - YB 23

Punchhi Commission - YB 23

Recent Developments

Bone of Contention/Disputes in Co-operative Federalism - YB 20-21

Incidences that Strengthen Co-operative Federalism - YB 20-21

Ignoring Elected Representatives - YB 22

Citizenship Amendment Bill - YB 22

Role of Governor - YB 22

One Nation, One Exam (NEET) - YB 22

Dissolution of Article 370 - YB 22

Creation of Union Ministry of Cooperation - YB 22

GST Compensation - YB 22

COVID-19 Pandemic - YB 22

Composite Water Management Index 2.0 - YB 22

NITI Aayog’s Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts - YB 22

Task Force on Agriculture Development - YB 22

Sustainable Development in the Indian Himalayan Region - YB 22

Development Support Services for States and Union Territories - YB 22

Project SATH-E - YB 22

Social Audit - YB 23

Panel setup for Cooperative Policy - YB 23

Golden Jubilee of North-Eastern Council - YB 23

The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2022 - YB 23

Co-operative Federalism - YB 19

Co-operative Federalism - YB 20-21

Practice of Cooperative Federalism in India - YB 20-21

Co-operative Federalism - YB 22

Bills, Acts & Amendments

Recent Acts Of 2017-18

Fugitive Offenders Act, 2018 - YB 19

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 - YB 19

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 - YB 19

The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018 - YB 19

The State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017 - YB 19

Recent Constitutional Amendment Acts

One Hundred and First (101st) Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 - YB 19

One Hundred and Second (102nd) Constitutional Amendment Act, 2018 - YB 19

One Hundred and Third (103rd) Constitutional Amendment Act, 2018 - YB 19

Recent Bills Of 2017-18

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - YB 19

Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018 - YB 19

Representation of People (Amendment Bill) 2017 - YB 19

The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 - YB 19

Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2018 - YB 19

The Indian Penal Code (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2018 - YB 19

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2018 - YB 19

Anti-Trafficking Bill, 2018 - YB 19

RTI Amendment Bill, 2018 - YB 19

Data Protection Bill, 2018 - YB 19

DNA Technology (Use and Application) Bill, 2018 - YB 19

Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2019 - YB 19

Triple Talaq Bill, 2017 - YB 19

Governance

Administrative Reforms

Administrative Reforms - YB 19

Panchayati Raj

Panchayati Raj System - YB 19

Corruption

Corruption - YB 19

E-Governance

Concept of E-Governance - YB 19

Types of Government Interaction in e-governance - YB 19

Democratic Decentralization - Local Bodies

Urban Affairs & Administration

Organizations (National & International)

NIUA (National Institute of Urban Affairs) - YB 20-21

National Cooperative Housing Federation of India (NCHFI) - YB 20-21

Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) - YB 20-21

Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Draft Model Tenancy Act, 2019 - YB 20-21

The Real Estate Act, 2016 - YB 20-21

The Street Vendors Act, 2014 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Transit Oriented Development Policy (2017) - YB 20-21

National Urban Transport Policy (2006) - YB 20-21

Index

Ease of Living Index and Municipal Performance Index 2019 - YB 20-21

Committees

Working Group on Migration (2017) - YB 20-21

Reports

Report on Urban Statistics (2019) - YB 20-21

Schemes

Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC) - YB 20-21

Smart Cities - YB 20-21

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) - YB 20-21

Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) - YB 20-21

Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) - YB 20-21

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) - YB 20-21

Credit Risk Guarantee Fund (CRGF) - YB 20-21

National Mission on Sustainable Habitat - YB 20-21

North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme - YB 20-21

Urban Transport - YB 20-21

Panchayati Raj & Rural Development

Organizations

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD) - YB 20-21

Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments (Rural Development)

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 & its Ordinance in 2015 - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments (Panchayati Raj)

73rd Constitutional Amendment (1993) - YB 20-21

Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 - YB 20-21

Policies (Rural Development)

National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 - YB 20-21

Committees (Rural Development)

Parthasarthi Committee, 2006 - YB 20-21

Hanumantha Rao Committee, 1994 - YB 20-21

Committees (Panchayati Raj)

Balwant Rai Mehta, 1957 - YB 20-21

V.T. Krishnamachari, Committee, 1961 - YB 20-21

Ashok Mehta Committee, 1978 - YB 20-21

G.V.K. Rao Committee, 1985 - YB 20-21

Dr. L.M. Singhvi Committee, 1986 - YB 20-21

P.K. Thungon Committee, 1989 - YB 20-21

Reports (Rural Development)

4th Common Review Mission (CRM) - YB 20-21

Wasteland Atlas of India Report - YB 20-21

Reports (Panchayati Raj)

National Capability Building Framework (2014) - YB 20-21

Schemes

Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission - YB 20-21

Desert Development Programme - YB 20-21

Digital Land Record Modernization Programme - YB 20-21

National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - YB 20-21

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) - YB 20-21

Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Scheme (PEAIS) (2005) - YB 20-21

Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) (2007) (launched by Ministry of Panchayat Raj) - YB 20-21

Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)/Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas (People’s Plan Campaign) (2019) - YB 20-21

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAANJHI) - YB 20-21

Neeranchal – World Bank Assisted Watershed Management Programme - YB 20-21

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (National Rurban Mission) - YB 20-21

District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) / DISHA (2016) - YB 20-21

Mission Antyodaya - YB 20-21

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan (RGSA) (2018) - YB 20-21

Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan (GSA) (Sabka Saath, Sabka Gaon, Sabka Vikas) - YB 20-21

Introduction To Local Bodies

Basics Of Local Bodies

Evolution of Panchayati Raj as a Concept - YB 20-21

Structure of PRIs - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

National Panchayat Awards (2019) - YB 20-21

Mission Antyodaya Rankings (2019) - YB 20-21

Analysis of Local Bodies (25 years of Establishment) - YB 20-21

Polity & Constitution

Constitutional Development - YB 18

Union Government - YB 18

Parliamentary Committees - YB 18

State Executive - YB 18

Judiciary - YB 18

Local Self Government - YB 18

Centre-State Relations - YB 18

Commissions and Councils - YB 18

Councils - YB 18

Tribunals - YB 18

Official Language - YB 18

Emergency Provisions - YB 18

Jammu & Kashmir - YB 18

Constitutional Amendments - YB 18

Indian Constitution at a Glance - YB 18

Science & Technology

Information & Communication Technology

Organizations

National Informatics Centre (NIC) - YB 23

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) - YB 23

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) - YB 23

Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) - YB 23

National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology - YB 23

Software Technology Parks of India - YB 23

Education and Research Network (ERNET) - YB 23

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) - YB 23

Terminology - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

Ericsson Mobility Report - YB 23

Government Interventions

National Policy on Electronics 2019 - YB 23

National Policy on Software Products 2019 - YB 23

National Digital Communications Policy 2018 - YB 23

National Policy on Information Technology 2012 - YB 23

Public Cloud Policy - YB 23

PM WANI (Prime Minister WiFi Access Network Interface) Scheme - YB 23

TIDE 2.0 Scheme - YB 23

DigiLocker - YB 23

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) - YB 23

Digital India Programme - YB 23

Recent Developments

5G Launch in India - YB 23

NSM Deploys Super-computer Param Ganga - YB 23

Modifications in Programme for Development of Semiconductors - YB 23

BharOS - YB 23

NASA’s LCRD Communication System - YB 23

Current Issues of Science & Technology

Gene Therapy: Challenges and Concerns - YB 23

Necessity for Conserving Indigenous Seeds - YB 23

Geospatial Technology: Application and Challenges - YB 23

Protection of India’s Traditional Knowledge - YB 23

Biopiracy - YB 23

Geo-engineering Technologies: Applications & Concerns - YB 23

Indigenization of Technology - YB 23

Artificial Intelligence

Organizations

Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) - YB 23

National Informatics Centre (NIC) - YB 23

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) - YB 23

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

Committee on Platforms and Data for AI - YB 22

Committee on Leveraging AI for identifying National Missions in Key Sectors - YB 22

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) - YB 22

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) - YB 22

Kamakoti Committee - YB 23

Task Force on Artificial Intelligence - YB 23

Committee on Leveraging AI for identifying National Missions in Key Sectors - YB 23

Committee on Cyber Security, Safety, Legal and Ethical Issues - YB 23

Government Intervention

National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence - YB 22

AI for All - YB 22

INDIAai - YB 22

CURIE-Artificial Intelligence (AI) Facility - YB 22

RAISE 2020 - YB 22

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence - YB 22

AIRAWAT Platform - YB 23

AI for All - YB 23

INDIAai - YB 23

CURIE-Artificial Intelligence (AI) Facility - YB 23

National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) - YB 23

RAISE 2020 - YB 23

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence - YB 23

Recent Developments

AI Pe Charcha - YB 22

AI Prosecutor - YB 22

Noise Removal from Astronomical Data - YB 22

Mayflower 400 - YB 22

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Agriculture Hackathon - YB 22

‘AI Game Changers’ Program - YB 22

Government AI Readiness Index 2021 - YB 22

OpenAI’s ChatGPT - YB 23

Gelbots - YB 23

Army Establishes Quantum Lab and AI Centre - YB 23

Humanoid Robot Optimus - YB 23

Government AI Readiness Index 2022 - YB 23

National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence - YB 23

Nanotechnology

Organizations

Nanotechnology Initiative Division - YB 23

Institute of Nano Science and Technology - YB 23

Indian Nano-Biologists Association (INBA) - YB 23

National & International Organizations

Nanotechnology Initiative Division - YB 22

Institute of Nano Science and Technology - YB 22

Government Intervention

Nano Science and Technology Initiative (NSTI) - YB 22

Nano Mission - YB 22

Bengaluru India Nano - YB 22

ICONSAT - YB 22

NNetRA - YB 22

NNetRA - YB 23

Nano Science and Technology Initiative (NSTI) - YB 23

Nanotechnology Initiatives Program - YB 23

Nano Mission - YB 23

Nanometrology for Nanotechnology - YB 23

Indian Nanoelectronics User Program - YB 23

Bengaluru India Nano - YB 23

Recent Developments

Guidelines for Evaluation of Nano- based Agri-input and food products - YB 22

Gold Nanoparticles (GNPs) - YB 22

Nanomicelles - YB 22

NanoSniffer - YB 22

New Artificial Nanostructures for Infrared Absorption Technologies - YB 23

Scientists Build DNA Nanoantenna - YB 23

Silver Nanomaterials as Antimicrobial Agents - YB 23

Health & Diseases

Parliamentary Lagislations

HIV & AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017 - YB 23

Constitutional Provision & Safeguards

HIV & AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017 - YB 22

Organisation

NCD Alliance - YB 22

Name of Institute - Research Areas - YB 23

NCD Alliance - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

India: Health of the Nation’s States - YB 22

Global Tuberculosis Report 2021 - YB 22

World health statistics report - YB 22

Global Tuberculosis Report 2022 - YB 23

World Health Statistics Report 2022 - YB 23

India: Health of the Nation’s States - YB 23

International Safeguards

Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2020 - YB 22

SDG Targets - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 - YB 22

Universal Immunisation Programme - YB 22

Mission Indradhanush (MI) - YB 22

Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 - YB 22

National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) - YB 22

National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) - YB 22

The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) - YB 22

National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme (NIDDCP) - YB 22

National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) - YB 22

National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Elimination - YB 22

National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) - YB 23

National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme (NIDDCP) - YB 23

National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) - YB 23

National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) - YB 23

Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0 - YB 23

Universal Immunisation Programme - YB 23

AMRIT (Affordable Medicine and Reliable Implants for Treatment) - YB 23

Unique Methods of Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders (UMMID) - YB 23

National Health Policy 2017 - YB 23

National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 - YB 23

National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Elimination - YB 23

Recent Developments

COVAXIN - YB 22

HGCO19 - YB 22

ZyCoV-D COVID-19 Vaccine Description - YB 22

Monkey B Virus - YB 22

CoWIN Portal - YB 22

6BIO - YB 22

Immune Imprinting - YB 23

Brain-eating Amoeba - YB 23

New Gene Therapy for Cancer Treatment - YB 23

C-CAMP Launches India AMR Innovation Hub - YB 23

Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine - YB 23

Cervavac: First indigenously developed Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - YB 23

Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance Report - YB 23

IT Sector

National & International Organizations

National Informatics Centre (NIC) - YB 22

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) - YB 22

Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) - YB 22

National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology - YB 22

Education and Research Network (ERNET) - YB 22

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Ericsson Mobility Report - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Policy on Information Technology 2012 - YB 22

National Policy on Electronics 2019 - YB 22

National Policy on Software Products 2019 - YB 22

National Digital Communications Policy 2018 - YB 22

Public Cloud Policy - YB 22

TIDE 2.0 Scheme - YB 22

Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics & IT - YB 22

FutureSkills PRIME - YB 22

Digital India Programme - YB 22

Recent Developments

India-Japan MoU - YB 22

5G Technology - YB 22

Phase-3 of National Supercomputing Mission - YB 22

Institutions

National Informatics Centre (NIC) - YB 20-21

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) - YB 20-21

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) - YB 20-21

Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) - YB 20-21

National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology - YB 20-21

Education and Research Network (ERNET) - YB 20-21

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) - YB 20-21

Policies

National Policy on Electronics 2019 - YB 20-21

National Policy on Software Products 2019 - YB 20-21

National Digital Communications Policy 2018 - YB 20-21

Nine Pillars Of Digital India

First Pillar: Broadband Highways - YB 20-21

Second Pillar: Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity - YB 20-21

Third Pillar: Public Internet Access Programme - YB 20-21

Fourth Pillar: e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology - YB 20-21

Fifth Pillar: e-Kranti - Electronic Delivery of Services - YB 20-21

Sixth Pillar: Information for All - YB 20-21

Seventh Pillar: Electronics Manufacturing - YB 20-21

Eighth Pillar: IT for Jobs - YB 20-21

Ninth Pillar: Early Harvest Programmes - YB 20-21

Schemes

DigiLocker - YB 20-21

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) - YB 20-21

Digital India Programme - YB 20-21

Government Initiatives - YB 19

Institutions - YB 19

IT Sector in India - YB 19

Way Forward - YB 20-21

Challenges Faced by the IT Sector in India - YB 20-21

Recent Developments - YB 20-21

Terms and Terminology - YB 22

Facts & Figures - YB 22

Biotechnology

Organizations

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) - YB 23

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) - YB 23

Parliamentary Lagislations

DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill - 2019 - YB 23

Consitutional Provisions & Safeguards

DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill - 2019 - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Indian BioEconomy Report (IBER) - YB 22

Indian Biotechnology Industry Report - YB 23

Government Intervention

National Intellectual Property Rights Policy 2016 - YB 22

Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Mission - YB 22

BioPharma Mission - YB 22

Biotech KISAN Programme - YB 22

Biotechnology Park Incubators - YB 22

SAHAJ - YB 22

Biotech Science Clusters - YB 22

National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2021-2025 - YB 22

Biotechnology Programme for Societal Development - YB 23

Biotechnology Career Advancement & Re-Orientation Programme - YB 23

Biotech Science Clusters - YB 23

SAHAJ - YB 23

Biotechnology Park Incubators - YB 23

Biotech KISAN Programme - YB 23

BioPharma Mission - YB 23

Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Mission - YB 23

Guidelines on Similar Biologics – Regulatory Requirements for Marketing Authorization in India 2016 - YB 23

National Intellectual Property Rights Policy 2016 - YB 23

National Guidelines for Stem Cell Research 2017 - YB 23

National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2021-2025 - YB 23

Recent Developments

Garbh-Ini - YB 22

SWADESH - YB 22

IndiGau chip - YB 22

“MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative” - YB 22

Biosurfactant - YB 22

Global Bio India 2021 - YB 22

Ind-CEPI - YB 22

iNCOVACC - YB 23

SWADESH - YB 23

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes for Controlling Vector-borne Diseases - YB 23

Acts/ Amendments

DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill - 2019 - YB 20-21

Policy

National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-2020 - YB 20-21

National Guidelines for Stem Cell Research 2017 - YB 20-21

National Intellectual Property Rights Policy 2016 - YB 20-21

Guidelines on Similar Biologics – Regulatory Requirements for Marketing Authorization in India 2016 - YB 20-21

Schemes

BioPharma Mission - YB 20-21

Biotech KISAN Programme - YB 20-21

Biotechnology Park Incubators - YB 20-21

SAHAJ - YB 20-21

Biotech Science Clusters - YB 20-21

Biotechnology Career Advancement & Re-Orientation Programme - YB 20-21

Biotechnology Programme for Societal Development - YB 20-21

Biotechnology in India - YB 19

Basics of Biotechnology - YB 19

Institutions - YB 20-21

Basics of Biotechnology - YB 20-21

Recent Developments - YB 20-21

National & International Organizations - YB 22

Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases

Acts/Amendments

HIV & AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017 - YB 20-21

Government’s Policy

National Health Policy 2017 - YB 20-21

Health Systems Performance

Coverage of Health Services - YB 20-21

Cross Sectoral Goals Related to Health - YB 20-21

Highlights of Disease Status in India - YB 20-21

Schemes

Free Diagnostics Services Initiative - YB 20-21

National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) - YB 20-21

AMRIT (Affordable Medicine and Reliable Implants for Treatment) - YB 20-21

National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Global Tuberculosis Report 2019 - YB 20-21

National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Elimination - YB 20-21

World Immunization Week - YB 20-21

NMC Bill - YB 20-21

MR Campaign - YB 20-21

SUMAN - YB 20-21

Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) - YB 20-21

Government Initiatives - YB 19

Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases in India - YB 19

Other Initiatives - YB 20-21

Communicable and Non- Communicable Diseases in India - YB 20-21

Nutrition & Diets

Institutions

National Technical Board on Nutrition (NTBN) - YB 20-21

National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) - YB 20-21

Acts/ Amendments/ Regulations

Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2018 - YB 20-21

National Food Security Act, 2013 - YB 20-21

Schemes

National Nutrition Strategy - YB 20-21

Special Nutrition Programme (SNP) - YB 20-21

Balwadi Nutrition Programme - YB 20-21

Wheat Based Supplementary Nutrition Programme - YB 20-21

Mid-Day Meal Scheme - YB 20-21

Nutrition & Diets - YB 19

Government Interventions - YB 19

Recent Developments - YB 20-21

Nutrition & Diet Practice in India - YB 20-21

Universal Health

Policies/ Reports/ Indices

National Health Policy, 2017 - YB 20-21

High-Level Expert Group Report on Universal Health Coverage, 2011 - YB 20-21

Committees

Bhore Committee (1946) - YB 20-21

Schemes

Ayushman Bharat Scheme - YB 20-21

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) - YB 20-21

Universal Health Insurance Scheme (UHIS) - YB 20-21

Universal Health in India - YB 19

Recent Developments - YB 20-21

Universal Health Care in India - YB 20-21

Challenges to Achieve Universal Health Coverage - YB 20-21

Space

Organizations

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - YB 23

Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) - YB 23

Space Applications Centre (SAC) - YB 23

Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) - Sriharikota Range (SHAR) - YB 23

Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) - YB 23

ISRO Inertial System Unit - YB 23

National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) - YB 23

ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) - YB 23

Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL) - YB 23

New Space India Limited (NSIL) - YB 23

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (INSPACe) - YB 23

Indian Space Association (ISpA) - YB 23

Parliamentary Legislation

Space Activities Bill 2017 - YB 23

National & International Organizations

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - YB 22

Space Applications Centre (SAC) - YB 22

National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) - YB 22

Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL) - YB 22

New Space India Limited (NSIL) - YB 22

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (INSPACe) - YB 22

Indian Space Association (ISpA) - YB 22

International Safeguards

Outer Space Treaty - YB 22

Government Intervention

Remote Sensing Data Policy (RSDP), 2011 - YB 22

A Policy Framework for Satellite Communication in India - YB 22

India’s Space Diplomacy - YB 22

Indian International Science Festival (IISF -2021) - YB 22

Young Scientist Programme (Yuvika) - YB 22

UNispace Nano-satellite Assembly and Training by ISRO (UNNATI) - YB 22

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) - YB 22

Innovation of Science Pursuit for Inspire Research (INSPIRE) - YB 22

Remote Sensing Data Policy (RSDP), 2011 - YB 23

A Policy Framework for Satellite Communication in India - YB 23

India’s Space Diplomacy - YB 23

Young Scientist Programme (Yuvika) - YB 23

UNispace Nano-satellite Assembly and Training by ISRO (UNNATI) - YB 23

Samwad with Students (SwS) - YB 23

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) - YB 23

Innovation of Science Pursuit for Inspire Research (INSPIRE) - YB 23

Institutions

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) - YB 20-21

Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) - YB 20-21

Space Applications Centre (SAC) - YB 20-21

Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) - Sriharikota Range (SHAR) - YB 20-21

Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) - YB 20-21

ISRO Inertial System Unit - YB 20-21

National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) - YB 20-21

Development and Education Communication Unit (DECU) - YB 20-21

ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) - YB 20-21

Policies/ Reports/ Indices

Remote Sensing Data Policy (RSDP), 2011 - YB 20-21

India’s Space Policy - YB 20-21

A Policy Framework for Satellite Communication in India - YB 20-21

Recent Programmes, Projects And Schemes

Young Scientist Programme (Yuvika) - YB 20-21

UNispace Nano-satellite Assembly and Training by ISRO (UNNATI) - YB 20-21

Samwad with Students (SwS) - YB 20-21

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) - YB 20-21

Science Olympiad Programme - YB 20-21

Innovation of Science Pursuit for Inspire Research (INSPIRE) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Some Other Milestones - YB 20-21

Missions and Project Related Activities - YB 20-21

GISAT-1 Launch Failed - YB 22

Coronal Mass Ejections Identification in Inner Solar Corona - YB 22

Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT) - YB 22

Sounding Rockets - YB 22

In-Orbit Space Debris Monitoring and Tracking System - YB 22

CMS- 01 - YB 22

ASTROSAT - YB 22

Second Rocket Launch Pad of India - YB 22

HAKUTO-R Mission - YB 23

Blue Stragglers - YB 23

Space Bricks - YB 23

InSight Mars Lander Detects Largest Marsquake - YB 23

Psyche Mission - YB 23

Pillars of Creation - YB 23

China’s Mengtian Module - YB 23

Scientists Detect New Fast Radio Burst - YB 23

New Black Hole Discovered Outside the Milky Way - YB 23

Japan’s IGS-Radar 7 Reconnaissance Satellite - YB 23

Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) - YB 23

India’s Space Diplomacy - YB 19

Space in India - YB 19

ISRO’s Launch of International Satellites - YB 20-21

Space Commerce - YB 20-21

India’s Space Diplomacy - YB 20-21

Applications of Space Programme in Various Fields - YB 20-21

Evolution of Indian Space Programme - YB 20-21

India in Space: Major Landmarks - YB 20-21

Indian Space Program - YB 22

Defence

Organizations

DRDO - YB 23

National & International Organizations

DRDO - YB 22

Indian Defence System

Missiles - YB 22

Submarines, Ships and other Vessels - YB 22

Aircrafts, Fighter Jets and others - YB 22

Issues in India’s Defence Modernisation - YB 22

Indian Defence System - YB 23

Recent Developments

Indrajaal - YB 22

Isothermal Forging - YB 22

Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT) (Mk1a) - YB 22

Hypersonic Missiles - YB 22

INS Vagir Commissioned into Indian Navy - YB 23

INS Vikrant: First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier - YB 23

Project WARDEC - YB 23

Institutions

Department of Defence - YB 20-21

DRDO - YB 20-21

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) - YB 20-21

Policy

Defence Policy of India - YB 20-21

Indian Defence System - YB 19

Recent Developments - YB 20-21

Indian Defence System - YB 20-21

Defence Diplomacy - YB 20-21

Modern Society

Modern Society - YB 19

Recent Technologies that have Changed or have the Ability to Transform the Way we Live Today - YB 19

Some Important Initiatives by the Government to Digitize India - YB 19

New Developments & Day-To-Day Science

Organizations

Department of Science & Technology (DST) - YB 23

CSIR - YB 23

National Innovation Foundation (NIF) - YB 23

Technology Development Board (TDB) - YB 23

Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) - YB 23

National & International Organizations

Department of Science & Technology (DST) - YB 22

CSIR - YB 22

National Innovation Foundation (NIF) - YB 22

Technology Development Board (TDB) - YB 22

Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) - YB 22

Government Intervention

Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy 2013 - YB 22

CSIR Jigyasa Programme - YB 22

Virtual Science Lab - YB 22

Tech NEEV@75 - YB 22

Mentorship Programme - YB 22

“Innovations for You” - YB 22

Intel Unnati Program - YB 22

SATHI Scheme - YB 23

Project MANAV - YB 23

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan - YB 23

CSIR Jigyasa Programme - YB 23

Mentorship Programme - YB 23

“Innovations for You” - YB 23

Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy, 2013 - YB 23

Recent Developments

A New Ink discovered by Scientists - YB 20-21

Paper Sensors for Testing the Freshness of Milk - YB 20-21

Modern Homo Sapiens - YB 20-21

Time Flies as We Age - YB 20-21

Event Horizon Telescope Project - YB 20-21

Treating Pancreatic Cancer - YB 20-21

Plastic Pollution Impacts on Ocean Oxygen - YB 20-21

New Cell Membrane Modification Methodology - YB 20-21

Super-Earth (GJ357b) - YB 20-21

New Definition of Kilogram - YB 20-21

Odd Dark Patches of Venus - YB 20-21

Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica - YB 20-21

Positronium Atoms - YB 20-21

World’s First CRISPR Gene-Edited Children - YB 20-21

HADES - YB 20-21

‘Walopi’ and ‘Chemvist’ - YB 20-21

Transgenic Rice - YB 20-21

Poly-Oxime - YB 20-21

Green Crackers - YB 20-21

Optical Tweezers - YB 20-21

Bhabha Kavach - YB 20-21

New Akash Missiles - YB 20-21

MPATGM - YB 20-21

Cyclone-30 - YB 20-21

SAAW - YB 20-21

Dataset Search - YB 20-21

World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Train - YB 20-21

Superionic Water Ice - YB 20-21

Excitonium - YB 20-21

Photons Entangled to Make New Form of Light - YB 20-21

ICE-VII - YB 20-21

Summit Supercomputer - YB 20-21

Jupiter’s Got Twelve New Moons - YB 20-21

Hydrogen Wall - YB 20-21

Wheat Genome Fully Sequenced - YB 20-21

M3 of Chandrayaan-1 gives evidence of Water Ice on Moon - YB 20-21

Higgs Boson’s Elusive Decay - YB 20-21

Shakti: India’s First Microprocessor - YB 20-21

Galactic Panspermia - YB 20-21

Make in India Kamikaze Drones - YB 20-21

Quick Reaction Surface to Air (QRSAM) Missile - YB 20-21

Kordylewski Dust Clouds (KDC) - YB 20-21

Typbar-TCV - YB 20-21

Leptospirosis - YB 20-21

IMPPAT - YB 20-21

Deep Ocean Mission - YB 20-21

BepiColombo Mission - YB 20-21

Osiris-Rex - YB 20-21

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) - YB 20-21

Voyager 2 - YB 20-21

Pinaka Mark-II Rocket - YB 20-21

Sach Gaurav: India’s First Cloned Assamese Buffalo - YB 20-21

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) - YB 20-21

CHESS Mission - YB 20-21

Oumuamua - YB 20-21

Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) - YB 20-21

In Sight Mission - YB 20-21

ICESat-2 - YB 20-21

Chandrayaan-2 - YB 20-21

GOLD & ICON Mission - YB 20-21

Green Fuel-HAN - YB 20-21

Hayabusa2 Deploys Landers at Ryugu - YB 20-21

O-SMART - YB 20-21

Biospeleology - YB 20-21

SUTRA PIC - YB 20-21

Prabhani Shakti - YB 20-21

SENSAGRI: SENsor based Smart AGRIculture - YB 20-21

Chang’e-4 Mission - YB 20-21

Copernicus Programme - YB 20-21

GAIA (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) - YB 20-21

Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) - YB 20-21

Global Relay of Observatories Watching Transients Happen (GROWTH-India) - YB 20-21

Hope Mars Mission - YB 20-21

Gravitational Lensing - YB 20-21

Parker Solar Probe - YB 20-21

Oort Cloud - YB 20-21

Interstitium - YB 20-21

“Horizon 2020” - YB 20-21

Gaming Disorder - YB 20-21

Rabies: Most Lethal Communicable Disease - YB 20-21

ROTAVAC and Typbar-TCV - YB 20-21

Innovate in India (i3) - YB 20-21

Quantum Cryptography - YB 22

New Nutrient Rich Crop & Vegetable Varieties - YB 22

Whitest Paint - YB 22

Vajra Kavach - YB 22

“Unique” Face Recognition Technology - YB 22

Guar Gum Chitosan Composite Film - YB 22

Hydrogel from discarded Corneas - YB 22

Ubreathe Life - YB 22

NeoBolt - YB 22

Ultra Violet – C Disinfection Technology - YB 22

Grime Eating Bacteria - YB 22

Global Innovation Index 2021 - YB 22

New Material to Remove Water Pollutants - YB 23

Sun-powered Reactor to Convert Plastic and CO2 into Fuel - YB 23

Doppler Weather Radar - YB 23

India’s First Virtual Science Lab Launched - YB 23

Semi-confined Unreinforced Brick Masonry - YB 23

KSTAR Achieves Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough - YB 23

India’s First Truly Indigenously Developed HFC Bus - YB 23

Sodium-ion Battery Technology - YB 23

Perovskite Solar Cells - YB 23

Google Street View - YB 23

Surya Nutan - YB 23

W Boson Measurement Challenges the Standard Model - YB 23

Nuclear Fusion: US Scientists Reach New Milestone - YB 23

China’s Artificial Moon - YB 23

Global Innovation Index 2022 - YB 23

New Scientific Developments and Inventions - YB 19

Environment

Marina Rivers & Water Resources

Organisations

Central Water Commission (CWC) - YB 23

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) - YB 23

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) - YB 23

Parliamentary Lagislations

River Boards Act, 1956 - YB 23

Proposals & Initiatives

World Water Development Report 2022 - YB 23

Mihir Shah Committee - YB 23

Government Interventions

National River Conservation Plan - YB 23

National Water Policy 2012 - YB 23

Atal Bhujal Yojana - YB 23

Recent Developments

UN Recognition for Namami Gange Programme - YB 23

Arth Ganga Model: Focusing on Sustainable Development - YB 23

Two Indian Beaches Get Blue Flag Certification - YB 23

‘Ocean Promise’: UNDP’s Blue Economy Vision - YB 23

2022 United Nations Ocean Conference - YB 23

One Ocean Summit - YB 23

Marine Heatwaves - YB 23

SOLAW 2021 Synthesis Report: Systems at Breaking Point - YB 23

INCOIS Prepares Coastal Vulnerability Index - YB 23

Current Issues of Environment

Waste to Wealth - YB 23

Natural Farming - YB 23

Amendment to National Biofuel Policy 2018 - YB 23

Sustainable Urbanization in India - YB 23

Climate Finance Mechanism - YB 23

Future of Hydrogen in India - YB 23

Crowd Disasters: Causes and NDMA Guidelines - YB 23

Joshimath Crisis - YB 23

Photochemical Smog: Rising Challenges - YB 23

Coastal Ecosystem: Challenges & Threats - YB 23

Forest Conservation Rules: Concerns - YB 23

Arctic Region - YB 23

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework - YB 23

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS): An Imperative to Reach Net Zero Emission - YB 23

Adapting to Climate Change: A Challenge for Vulnerable Communities - YB 23

Decarbonizing Agriculture Sector - YB 23

Extreme Weather Events - YB 23

India’s Problem of Waste Generation - YB 23

India’s Problem of Old and Defective Vehicles - YB 23

Circular Economy: Benefits & Limitations - YB 23

COP 27: Improving Targets to limit the Temperature Increase to 1.5 Degree Celsius - YB 23

India’s Problem of Land Degradation - YB 23

Rivers & Water Resources

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

River Boards Act, 1956 - YB 22

National & International Organisation

Central Water Commission (CWC) - YB 22

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) - YB 22

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Mihir Shah Committee (A 21st century Institutional Architecture for India’s Water Reforms) - YB 22

Government Intervention

National River Conservation Plan - YB 22

National Water Policy 2012 - YB 22

Atal Bhujal Yojana - YB 22

Namami Gange - YB 22

Recent Developments

Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain Campaign - YB 22

Ganga Connect Exhibition - YB 22

Ganga Utsav 2021 - YB 22

Composite Water Management Index 2019 - YB 22

Forest Resources Of India

Parliamentary Lagislations

The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 (FCA) - YB 23

Indian Forest Amendment Act, 2017 - YB 23

Judgments

TN Godhavarman Case, 2002 - YB 22

TN Godhavarman Case, 2002 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 (FCA) - YB 22

Indian Forest Amendment Act, 2017 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Forest Survey of India (FSI) - YB 22

National Afforestation and Eco-development Board (NAEB) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

India State of Forest Report - YB 22

India State of Forest Report 2021 - YB 23

Government Intervention

National Forest Policy, 1988 - YB 22

Nagar Van Scheme - YB 22

Compensatory Afforestation Fund - YB 22

National Afforestation Program - YB 22

National Forest Policy, 1988 - YB 23

Draft National Forest Policy, 2018 - YB 23

Nagar Van Scheme - YB 23

National Afforestation Program - YB 23

Recent Developments

UNESCO World Heritage Forests - YB 22

Degrading Amazon Rainforests - YB 22

India and the US Launch “Trees Outside Forests in India” - YB 23

XV World Forestry Congress - YB 23

Amazon Rainforest Nearing Tipping Point - YB 23

Red Sanders - YB 23

Disaster Management

Parliamentary Lagislations

Disaster Management Act, 2005 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Disaster Management Act, 2005 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) - YB 22

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - YB 22

International Safeguards

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Disaster Management Plan, 2019 - YB 22

National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009 - YB 22

National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), 2016 - YB 23

National Disaster Management Plan, 2019 - YB 23

National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009 - YB 23

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction - YB 23

Organizations

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) - YB 20-21

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) - YB 23

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - YB 23

Terminology - YB 23

International Treaties

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

Disaster Management Act, 2005 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Policy on Disaster Management - YB 20-21

National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), 2016 - YB 20-21

National Disaster Management Plan, 2019 - YB 20-21

Report/Committees/Index

National Disaster Risk Index - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

International Day for Disaster Reduction - YB 20-21

E-course on Vulnerability Atlas - YB 20-21

Odisha comes up with Unique Flood Hazard Atlas - YB 20-21

Fourth World Reconstruction Conference - YB 20-21

World Congress on Disaster Management - YB 22

Integrated Flood Warning System in Mumbai - YB 22

Apda Mitras - YB 22

National Disaster Risk Index - YB 22

Disaster Management Plan of Ministry of Panchayati Raj - YB 23

Study Throws Light on Flash Droughts - YB 23

Apda Mitras - YB 23

5th World Congress on Disaster Management - YB 23

National Disaster Risk Index - YB 23

Disaster and Disaster Management - YB 19

Disaster Management Cycle - YB 20-21

What is a ‘Disaster’? - YB 20-21

Terminologies - YB 22

Facts & Figures - YB 22

Sanitation & Waste Management

Parliamentary Legislations

Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 - YB 23

Hazardous and Other Waste (Management & Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 - YB 23

E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016 - YB 23

Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 - YB 23

Bio-Medical Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018 - YB 23

Government Interventions

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 - YB 22

Hazardous and Other Waste (Management & Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 - YB 22

E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016 - YB 22

Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 - YB 22

Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016 - YB 22

International Safeguards

Basel Convention on Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and its Disposal - YB 22

Acts/Amendments

Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 - YB 20-21

Hazardous and Other Waste (Management & Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 - YB 20-21

Amendment in Hazardous and Other Waste (Management & Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 - YB 20-21

Bio-Medical Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018 - YB 20-21

E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016 - YB 20-21

Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 - YB 20-21

Solid Waste Management

Impact of Solid-waste Management - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

India’s First e-Waste Clinic - YB 20-21

Project REPLAN (Reducing Plastic in Nature) - YB 20-21

Micro Plastics: The New Pollutants - YB 20-21

Rise in e-Waste Generation - YB 22

Waste-Wise Cities - YB 22

Swachh Survekshan 2022 - YB 22

Swachh Survekshan 2023 - YB 23

Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 - YB 23

Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on Plastic Packaging - YB 23

Types of Waste Management - YB 19

Impact of Solid-Waste Management - YB 19

Problems in Adopting Western Techniques - YB 19

Indian Scenario on Sanitation - YB 19

Indian Rivers

Report/Committees/Index

Mihir Shah Committee (A 21st century Institutional Architecture for India’s Water Reforms) - YB 20-21

Schemes

Namami Gange - YB 20-21

National River Conservation Plan - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Ganga Amantran Abhiyan - YB 20-21

Global Recognition for Namami Gange - YB 20-21

Indian Rivers - YB 19

Indian Forest

Organizations

Forest Survey of India - YB 20-21

National Afforestation and Eco-development Board (NAEB) - YB 20-21

Acts/Amendments

The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 (FCA) - YB 20-21

Policies

Draft National Forest Policy, 2018 - YB 20-21

Report/Committees/Index

Indian State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2019 - YB 20-21

Schemes

Compensatory Afforestation Fund - YB 20-21

National Afforestation Programme - YB 20-21

Recent Developments & Controversy - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Tigers Count in India Rises to 2967, in 2018 - YB 20-21

‘Not all Animals Migrate by Choice’ Campaign Launched to Raise Awareness on Illegal Wildlife Trade - YB 20-21

Asiatic Lion Conservation Project - YB 20-21

First National Protocol on Snow Leopard Population Assessment - YB 20-21

Indian Forest - YB 19

Weather, Cyclone & Monsoon

Weather in India - YB 19

Monsoon - YB 19

Cyclone - YB 19

Pollution

Parliamentary Lagislations

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 - YB 23

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 - YB 23

Judgments

MC Mehta Case (1989) - YB 22

Damodar Rao Case (1987) - YB 22

Samir Mehta Case (2016) - YB 22

MC Mehta Case (1989) - YB 23

Damodar Rao Case (1987) - YB 23

Samir Mehta Case (2016) - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 - YB 22

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

TSR Subramanian Committee on Environmental Laws, 2014 - YB 22

Lancet Report on Pollution and Health - YB 23

2021 World Air Quality Report - YB 23

TSR Subramanian Committee on Environmental Laws, 2014 - YB 23

Government Intervention

Breathe India Action Plan - YB 22

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) - YB 22

Emission Trading Scheme - YB 22

Breathe India Action Plan - YB 23

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) - YB 23

Emission Trading Scheme - YB 23

Organizations

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) - YB 20-21

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) - YB 23

Acts/Amendments

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 - YB 20-21

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 - YB 20-21

Policies

Policy Statement on Abatement of Pollution, 1992 - YB 20-21

Report/Committees/Index

TSR Subramanian Committee on Environmental Laws, 2014 - YB 20-21

National Air Quality Index - YB 20-21

Schemes

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) - YB 20-21

Breathe India Action Plan - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Smallest Ozone Hole in Decades - YB 20-21

“Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan” - YB 20-21

Emission Trading Scheme - YB 20-21

CSIR Develops Green Crackers - YB 20-21

Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index - YB 22

National Air Quality Index - YB 22

Forum for Decarbonising Transport - YB 22

Tarballs - YB 22

India’s first Smog Tower - YB 22

Microplastics in Cuddalore Beach - YB 22

Forum for Decarbonizing Transport in India - YB 23

Flex Fuel Vehicles - YB 23

Kaziranga National Park is a Net Carbon Emitter - YB 23

Connecting the Dots: Plastic Pollution and the Planetary Emergency - YB 23

Fly Ash Management and Utilisation Mission - YB 23

WHO’s Air Quality Database 2022 - YB 23

National Air Quality Index - YB 23

Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index - YB 23

Recent Developments - YB 19

Biodiversity

Parliamentary Lagislations

Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 - YB 23

The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 - YB 23

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 - YB 22

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 - YB 22

National And International Organizations

National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) - YB 22

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) - YB 22

Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) - YB 22

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau - YB 22

Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Global Biodiversity Outlook Report – 5 - YB 22

Fourth All India Tiger Estimation - YB 22

Madhav Gadgil Committee (Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel) - YB 22

Kasturirangan Committee - YB 22

Anupam Verma Committee - YB 22

Living Planet Report 2022 - YB 23

Madhav Gadgil Committee (Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel) - YB 23

Kasturirangan Committee - YB 23

Anupam Verma Committee - YB 23

International Safeguards

Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Marine Turtle Action Plan - YB 22

National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) - YB 22

Biosphere Reserves in India - YB 22

National Biodiversity Targets of India - YB 22

Indian Rhino Vision - YB 22

BiodiverCities by 2030: Transforming Cities’ Relationship with Nature - YB 23

COP 15: Global Biodiversity Framework - YB 23

National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) - YB 23

Indian Rhino Vision - YB 23

Secure Himalaya Project - YB 23

Organizations

Botanical Survey of India - YB 20-21

Zoological Survey of India - YB 20-21

National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) - YB 20-21

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) - YB 20-21

Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) - YB 20-21

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau - YB 20-21

Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) - YB 20-21

Botanical Survey of India - YB 23

Zoological Survey of India - YB 23

National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) - YB 23

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) - YB 23

Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) - YB 23

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau - YB 23

Acts/Amendments

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Action Plan for Conservation of Migratory Birds and their Habitats along Central Asian Flyway (2018-2023) - YB 20-21

13th COP on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals - YB 20-21

National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) - YB 20-21

Report/Committees/Index

Madhav Gadgil Committee (Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel) - YB 20-21

Kasturirangan Committee - YB 20-21

Anupam Verma Committee - YB 20-21

Schemes

Secure Himalaya Project - YB 20-21

Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (IDWH) - YB 20-21

Himalayan Research Fellowship Scheme - YB 20-21

Strategies For Conservation Of Biodiversity

A. In-situ Biodiversity Conservation - YB 20-21

B. Ex-Situ Conservation - YB 20-21

Reasons for Biodiversity Loss - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Indian Cheetah, Pink-Headed Duck, and Great Indian Bustard become Extinct - YB 20-21

Star Tortoise, Otters get Higher Protection at CITES - YB 20-21

Microhyla Eos: A newly Discovered Species of Frog from Arunachal Pradesh - YB 20-21

Coelacanth - YB 22

National Gene Bank - YB 22

Super Year for Biodiversity - YB 22

Vulture Action Plan 2020-25 - YB 22

Cheetah reintroduction in India - YB 22

13th COP on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals - YB 22

Global CA|TS recognition for Good Tiger Conservation - YB 22

Geopark - YB 23

Septemeranthus - YB 23

India’s Arctic Policy - YB 23

EU’s Nature Restoration Law - YB 23

Glycosmis albicarpa - YB 23

Boma Technique - YB 23

The State of the World’s Birds - YB 23

Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Forestry - YB 23

CoP 19 of CITES - YB 23

Cryomesh Technology to Freeze Corals - YB 23

UNO Efforts for Conserving Biodiversity - YB 19

Biodiversity in India - YB 19

Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - YB 20-21

Climate Change & Environment

Parliamentary Lagislations

Environment Protection Act, 1986 - YB 23

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions &Safeguards

Environment Protection Act, 1986 - YB 22

National & International Organisations

National Green Tribunal (NGT) - YB 22

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - YB 22

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) - YB 22

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - YB 22

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

State of Cities Climate Finance Report 2021 - YB 22

National Climate Vulnerability Assessment Report - YB 22

Arctic Report Card 2022 - YB 23

Climate Transparency Report 2022 - YB 23

UNEP Frontiers Report 2022 - YB 23

Sixth Assessment Report - IPCC - YB 23

PM Council on Climate Change - YB 23

Apex Committee for the Implementation of Paris Agreement - YB 23

International Safeguards

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - YB 22

Important Outcomes of UNFCCC CoP - YB 22

Government Intervention

National Action Plan on Climate Change - YB 22

National Environment Policy, 2006 - YB 22

India's Intended Nationally Determined Contributions - YB 22

National Mission for Green India - YB 22

PARIVESH (Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and Environmental Single-window Hub) - YB 22

Climate Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas of India - YB 23

National Action Plan on Climate Change - YB 23

National Environment Policy, 2006 - YB 23

India's Intended Nationally Determined Contributions - YB 23

National Mission for Green India - YB 23

PARIVESH (Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and Environmental Single-window Hub) - YB 23

India Cooling Action Plan - YB 23

Organizations

Generic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) - YB 20-21

National Green Tribunal (NGT) - YB 20-21

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - YB 20-21

South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) - YB 20-21

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - YB 20-21

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - YB 20-21

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - YB 20-21

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - YB 20-21

National Green Tribunal (NGT) - YB 23

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - YB 23

South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) - YB 23

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) - YB 23

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - YB 23

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - YB 23

Acts/Amendments

Environment Protection Act, 1986 - YB 20-21

Policies

National Environment Policy, 2006 - YB 20-21

Report/Committees/Index

Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index - YB 20-21

Environmental Performance Index (EPI) - YB 20-21

Schemes

National Action Plan on Climate Change - YB 20-21

National Mission for Green India - YB 20-21

PARIVESH (Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and Environmental Single-window Hub) - YB 20-21

India Cooling Action Plan - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

C40 Cities Climate Summit - YB 20-21

Special Climate Meet on the Sidelines of UNGA - YB 20-21

Conference of Parties-25 (CoP-25) - YB 20-21

Ratification of Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol - YB 22

Melting of Arctic Ice - YB 22

Black Carbon and Melting of Glaciers - YB 22

Environmental Performance Index, 2020 - YB 22

Climate Change Performance Index, 2022 - YB 22

Climate Change Performance Index, 2022 - YB 23

State Energy and Climate Index - YB 23

India votes against UN Draft Resolution on Climate Change - YB 23

Blue Blob - YB 23

Imbalance in Nitrogen Availability - YB 23

Expanding Heat Resilience - YB 23

Climate Change Heating Up Indian Rivers - YB 23

A New Theory to Explain Karakoram Anomaly - YB 23

Arctic Amplification - YB 23

New Project to Accelerate Climate Action in India - YB 23

Record Melting of Glaciers in the Alps - YB 23

Climate Change in India - YB 19

Evolution of Conference of Parties (CoP) - YB 20-21

Sustainable Development

Parliamentary Lagislations

Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notifications, 2018 - YB 23

Draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2020 - YB 23

Sustainable Development Goals - YB 23

Constitutional Provisions & Safeguards

Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notifications, 2018 - YB 22

National & International Organizations

Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) - YB 22

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi - YB 22

High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development - YB 22

Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) - YB 22

Proposals & Initiatives

Sustainable Development Report, 2021 - YB 22

Shailesh Nayak Committee - YB 22

Renewables 2022 Global Status Report - YB 23

Global Wind Report 2022 - YB 23

Shailesh Nayak Committee - YB 23

International Safeguards

Sustainable Development Goals - YB 22

Government Interventions

Sustainable Development Framework (2018-2022) - YB 22

Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) - YB 22

Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Policy - YB 23

Sustainable Finance Scheme - YB 23

Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) - YB 23

Organizations

Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) - YB 20-21

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi - YB 20-21

High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development - YB 20-21

Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) - YB 23

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi - YB 23

High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development - YB 23

Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) - YB 23

Acts/Amendments

Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notifications, 2018 - YB 20-21

Policies

Sustainable Development Framework (2018-2022) - YB 20-21

Report/Committees/Index

Shailesh Nayak Committee - YB 20-21

Schemes

Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Sustainable Development Index – 2019 - YB 20-21

UNEP Releases Report “Sand and Sustainability” - YB 20-21

Gross Environment Product - YB 22

NCAVES India Forum 2021 - YB 22

United Nations Food Systems Summit, 2021 - YB 22

India’s Largest Floating Solar Power Project - YB 22

SDG India Index and Dashboard - YB 22

Sustainable Development Index 2021 - YB 22

National Centre of Excellence for Green Port & Shipping - YB 23

Mission LiFE - YB 23

Asia’s Largest Compressed Bio Gas Plant - YB 23

Modhera: First 24×7 Solar Powered Village - YB 23

Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022 - YB 23

Environmental Performance Index 2022 - YB 23

SDG India Index and Dashboard - YB 23

Sustainable Development in India - YB 19

Sustainable Development Goals - YB 20-21

India And Its Bilateral Relations

India & World

Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property Rights in India - YB 19

International Developments - YB 19

Foreign Trade

India’s Foreign Trade - YB 19

Terrorism

Terrorism in India - YB 19

National/International Reports

National/International Reports - YB 19

Important Conventions Of The World

Human Rights - YB 19

Penal Matters - YB 19

Terrorism - YB 19

Refugees - YB 19

Organized Crime & Corruption - YB 19

Law of the Seas - YB 19

Disarmament - YB 19

Health - YB 19

Law of Treaties - YB 19

Environment - YB 19

International Organizations

World Trade Organization (WTO) - YB 19

United Nation & its Organs - YB 19

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - YB 19

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) - YB 19

Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) - YB 19

Asian Development Bank - YB 19

World Bank - YB 19

International Monetary Fund (IMF) - YB 19

European Union (EU) - YB 19

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - YB 19

World Health Organization (WHO) - YB 19

Contemporary Themes Of Indian Foreign Policy

Act East Policy - YB 19

‘Think West’ Diplomacy - YB 19

Maritime Security - YB 19

Energy Diplomacy - YB 19

Defence Cooperation & Foreign Policy - YB 19

India’s Soft Power - YB 19

Nuclear Agreement - YB 19

Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy

India’s Soft Power

Areas of Soft Power for India - YB 20-21

India’s Current Initiatives - YB 20-21

Significance of Cultural Diplomacy - YB 20-21

Indian Foreign Policy

Recent Developments

India –EU Agenda 2020 - YB 20-21

2+2 Dialogue - YB 20-21

Saudi Crown Prince’s Visit to India - YB 20-21

India-Australia Mutual Logistics Support Agreement - YB 20-21

The Doha Deal: Indian Dynamics - YB 20-21

Contemporary Foreign Relations of India - YB 20-21

Benefits to Foreign Policy Goals - YB 20-21

Defence Cooperation by India - YB 20-21

Energy Diplomacy

Energy Diplomacy: Key Issues

Politics of Energy Security - YB 20-21

Security & Self-sufficiency - YB 20-21

Dependence on Imports - YB 20-21

Neighbourhood Policy Crucial to Energy Security - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

BP Energy Outlook – 2019; “Insights from the Evolving Transition Scenario – India” - YB 20-21

Energy Transition Index 2019 - YB 20-21

Russia Launches Gas Pipeline to China - YB 20-21

International Solar Alliance gets New Members - YB 20-21

US ends Waiver Granted on Iranian Oil - YB 20-21

Venezuela Crisis and Impact on India’s Energy Security - YB 20-21

UNIDO and Solar Energy Institute Sign Agreement - YB 20-21

Energy Security in India - YB 20-21

India 2020: Energy Policy Review (IEA Report 2020) - YB 20-21

Maritime Security

Concepts Of Maritime Security

Key Determinants for Shaping the Maritime Security Strategy - YB 20-21

India’s Maritime Security - Aim and Objectives - YB 20-21

Recent Developments

Maritime Ties - YB 20-21

Maritime Exercises - YB 20-21

East Asia Summit 2019 - YB 20-21

70th Anniversary Celebrations of PLA (Navy) - YB 20-21

IN- VPN BILAT EX - YB 20-21

AUSINDEX 2019 - YB 20-21

Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2019 - YB 20-21

Chennai –Vladivostok Maritime Route - YB 20-21

BIMSTEC Ports Conclave - YB 20-21

Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy - YB 20-21

Areas of Maritime Interest - YB 20-21

‘Think West’ Diplomacy

Recent Developments

19th Session of Iran-India Economic Commission - YB 20-21

India Extends Visa-on-Arrival facility to UAE Nationals - YB 20-21

8th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER8) - YB 20-21

Iraq Invited Indian Investment Companies in its Oil and Gas Sector - YB 20-21

Initiatives by India to Strengthen ‘Think West’ Policy - YB 20-21

Challenges for India in the West - YB 20-21

Policy - YB 20-21

Act East Policy

Recent Initiatives To Strengthen Act East Policy

ASEAN Summit (November 2019) - YB 20-21

India’s Northeast Region as a Gateway to Southeast Asia - YB 20-21

Objectives of ‘Act East Policy’ - YB 20-21

Issues with Act East Policy - YB 20-21

Ways to Improve - YB 20-21

International Relations

Groupings & Organizations

UN-Water Summit on Groundwater - YB 23

UN Recognition for Namami Gange Programme - YB 23

IOM

World Migration Report 2022 - YB 23

GPAI

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence - YB 23

WMO

WMO’s Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update - YB 23

World Bank

World Bank Report on Air Pollution - YB 23

Worldwide Governance Indicators - YB 23

Quad

Quad Leaders’ Summit - YB 23

4th Quad Ministerial Meeting - YB 23

ASEAN

ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting - YB 23

India-ASEAN Digital Work Plan 2022 - YB 23

CICA

6th Summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia - YB 23

APEC

APEC Summit 2022 - YB 23

BRICS

14th BRICS Summit - YB 23

Wassenaar Arrangement

India’s Chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement - YB 23

G20

G20: India’s Presidency - YB 23

17th G20 Summit - YB 23

International Labour Organization

17th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting - YB 23

Current Issues of International Relations

Bilateral Investment Treaty - YB 23

India’s Thrust Areas in G20 - YB 23

India-Russia Relations - YB 23

India-Sri Lanka Relations - YB 23

India-UAE Relations - YB 23

India-Nepal Relation - YB 23

India’s Economic Diplomacy in the 21st Century - YB 23

Indo-Pacific Region - YB 23

Changing Pattern of Indian Foreign Policy - YB 23

India-Australia Trade Negotiation - YB 23

BIMSTEC - YB 23

I2U2 - YB 23

India-Maldives Relations - YB 23

World Issues

New Peace Deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan - YB 22

First Summit for Democracy - YB 22

Sydney Dialogue - YB 22

Global Gateway Plan - YB 22

Blockage of Suez Canal - YB 22

The Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process - YB 22

South China Sea Dispute - YB 22

UN’s Myanmar Resolution - YB 22

UNSC Resolution addresses Key Concerns on Afghanistan - YB 22

UNSC adopts Presidential Statement and Resolution on Peacekeeping - YB 22

OIC’s Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan - YB 22

Treaties

New Atlantic Charter - YB 22

Antarctic Treaty - YB 22

Russia Withdraws from Open Skies Treaty - YB 22

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Enters into Force - YB 22

Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty - YB 23

Global Pandemic Treaty - YB 23

Antarctic Treaty - YB 23

First meeting of TPNW - YB 23

Terminology - YB 23

Organizations

G-7

G7 Foreign Ministers Summit - YB 22

G7 Summit 2021 - YB 22

OPEC

OPEC+ agrees to withdraw Production Cuts - YB 22

UN Human Right Council

US Seeks to Rejoin UN Human Right Council - YB 22

UNHRC Resolution on Israel Human Right Violation on Palestine - YB 22

At UNHRC, Grave Concerns raised over Xinjiang - YB 22

WTO

New Chief of WTO - YB 22

United Nations

India Begins its Tenure as Non-permanent Member of UNSC - YB 22

India assumes Presidency of UNSC - YB 22

India at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly - YB 22

BIMSTEC

17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting - YB 22

GCC

41st Annual Summit of Gulf Cooperation Council - YB 22

FAO

42nd Session of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) - YB 22

Arctic Council

Arctic Council Meeting - YB 22

SCO

SCO Meet 2021 - YB 22

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting - YB 22

RATS SCO Seminar on Securing Cyberspace - YB 22

ILO

India completes its tenure as Chair of the Governing Body of ILO - YB 22

NATO

31st Formal Meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - YB 22

ADB

ADB Governors’ Seminar on “Cooperation for a Resilient Future” - YB 22

AUKUS

AUKUS Grouping - YB 22

G 20

G20 Summit 2021 - YB 22

G 20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting - YB 22

BRICS

BRICS Counter-Terrorism Strategy - YB 22

BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting - YB 22

BRICS Agriculture Ministers Meeting - YB 22

BRICS Science & Technology Ministers Meeting - YB 22

Multilateral Forums

Quad Leaders’ Summit - YB 22

New Quadrilateral Economic Forum - YB 22

16th East Asia Summit - YB 22

18th India-ASEAN Summit - YB 22

Bilateral & Multilateral Relations

India- Norway

8th Norway-India Joint Working Group (JWG) Maritime Meeting - YB 23

India-Russia

India-Russia Relations - YB 23

India-Central Asia

First India-Central Asia Summit - YB 23

India-UAE

India-UAE Relations: Economic Cooperation and Beyond - YB 23

India And Vietnam

India-Vietnam Defence Partnership - YB 23

India-Africa

India-Africa Relations - YB 23

India-Africa Defence Dialogue - YB 23

India-France

India-France Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance - YB 23

India-Europe

India-European Union Relations - YB 23

EU Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific - YB 23

India-USA

Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue (CAFMD) - YB 22

US President Lifted Ban on H1-B Visa - YB 22

India-United States Trade Policy Forum - YB 22

India-USA Relations - YB 23

India-US Investment Incentive Agreement - YB 23

11th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative - YB 23

India-Japan

MoC on Skilled Workers - YB 22

5th Joint Meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum - YB 22

India- Japan Bilateral Cooperation - YB 23

India-Mauritius

India-Mauritius CECPA - YB 22

India-Australia

2+2 Dialogue - YB 22

India-Australia Relations - YB 23

India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement - YB 23

India-Israel

Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA) - YB 22

Bilateral Innovation Agreement - YB 23

8th Governing Body Meeting of I4F - YB 23

India-Poland

India-Poland Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance - YB 22

India-South Korea

Indo-Korean friendship park - YB 22

India-EU

Energy Panel Meeting - YB 22

High-Level Dialogue (HLD) on Trade and Investment - YB 22

Indian Ocean Region

Indian Ocean Region: Defence Minister’s Conclave - YB 22

8th Edition of Indian Ocean Dialogue - YB 22

Maritime India Summit 2021 - YB 22

IOR+ Defence Ministers’ Conclave - YB 23

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium - YB 23

China-Indian Ocean Region Forum - YB 23

India’s Neighbourhood

India-Nepal

India-Nepal Relations: Repairing Bilateral Ties - YB 23

India-China

China Opens Sea-Road-Rail Link to Indian Ocean - YB 22

China’s New Border Law: Signals for India - YB 22

India-China Trade Relations - YB 23

China Opens Sea-Road-Rail Link to Indian Ocean - YB 23

India-Bhutan

Project DANTAK - YB 22

Project DANTAK - YB 23

India-Maldives

Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP) - YB 22

India backs Maldives’s candidature for UNGA President - YB 22

India, Maldives sign six Agreements - YB 23

Currency Swap Agreement with MMA - YB 23

India-Pakistan

India and Pakistan Exchange Lists of Nuclear Installations - YB 22

Permanent Indus Commission - YB 22

Pakistan Taken Off the FATF ‘Grey List’ - YB 23

India-Pak Water Row - YB 23

India-Bangladesh

India-Bangladesh Summit - YB 22

Indian PM’s Bangladesh Visit - YB 22

Indian Cargo moves via Bangladesh Ports - YB 23

India-Bangladesh Trade Relations @50 - YB 23

India-Myanmar

Humanitarian Support: India supplied Corona Vaccine - YB 22

UNSC Resolution on Myanmar - YB 23

India-Afghanistan

Shahtoot Dam - YB 22

Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan - YB 22

India’s stance on UNSC Resolution 2615 - YB 22

India’s Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan - YB 23

India’s stance on UNSC Resolution 2615 - YB 23

India-Sri Lanka

Line of Credit - YB 22

Joint Working Group on Fisheries - YB 22

Sri Lanka Pushed India out of East Terminal Project - YB 22

India’ assistance to Sri Lanka through Currency Swap - YB 23

Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis - YB 23

Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm Deal - YB 23

Conflict over Katchatheevu Island - YB 23

Budget

Union Budget & Economic Survey

Economic Survey 2022-23

Agriculture and Food Management - YB 23

Infrastructure - YB 23

India Trade Competitive - YB 23

External Debt - YB 23

International Investment Position - YB 23

Exchange Rates - YB 23

External Sector - YB 23

Service Sector - YB 23

Industry - YB 23

State of Economy - YB 23

Waste Management - YB 23

Wildlife - Its Preservation and Protection - YB 23

Climate Change - YB 23

Social Infrastructure - YB 23

Prices and Inflation - YB 23

Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation - YB 23

Fiscal Deficit - YB 23

Growth Outlook - YB 23

Budget 2023-2024

Indirect Tax Proposals

Indirect Taxes - YB 23

Chemicals and Petrochemicals - YB 23

Marine Products - YB 23

Lab Grown Diamonds - YB 23

Precious Metals - YB 23

Metals - YB 23

Compounded Rubber - YB 23

Cigarettes - YB 23

Direct Taxes - YB 23

Taxation

Personal Income Tax - YB 23

Fiscal Management

Fifty-year interest-free Loan to States - YB 23

Fiscal Deficit of States - YB 23

Revised Estimates 2022-23 - YB 23

Budget Estimates 2023-24 - YB 23

Seven Priorities Of Budget 2023-24

1. Inclusive Development - YB 23

2. Reaching the Last Mile - YB 23

3. Infrastructure & Investment - YB 23

4. Unleashing the Potential - YB 23

5. Green Growth - YB 23

6. Youth Power - YB 23

7. Financial Sector - YB 23

Four Pillars Of Budget 2023-24

1. Women - YB 23

2. Traditional Craft/ MSME - YB 23

3. Tourism - YB 23

4. Green Growth - YB 23

Summary Of The Union Budget 2023-24

Budget Highlights at Glance - YB 23

Policies - YB 23

Taxation - YB 23

Economic Survey 2021-22

State of the Economy - YB 22

Fiscal Developments - YB 22

External Sectors - YB 22

Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation - YB 22

Prices and Inflation - YB 22

Sustainable Development and Climate Change - YB 22

Agriculture and Food Management - YB 22

Industry and Infrastructure - YB 22

Services - YB 22

Social Infrastructure and Employment - YB 22

Key Highlights Of Union Budget 2022-23

Inclusive Development - YB 22

Productivity Enhancement and Investment, Sunrise Opportunities, Energy Transition and Climate Action - YB 22

Financing of Investments - YB 22

Direct Taxes - YB 22

Indirect Taxes - YB 22

Sector Specific Proposals - YB 22

Essence Of Economic Survey 2019-20

Thalinomics: The Economics of a Plate of Food in India - YB 20-21

Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development - YB 20-21

Services Sector - YB 20-21

Industry and Infrastructure - YB 20-21

Agriculture and Food Management - YB 20-21

Sustainable Development and Climate Change - YB 20-21

Prices and Inflation - YB 20-21

Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation - YB 20-21

External Sector - YB 20-21

Fiscal Developments - YB 20-21

India’s Economic Performance in 2019-20 - YB 20-21

Wealth Creation: The Invisible Hand Supported by the Hand of Trust - YB 20-21

Is India’s GDP Growth Overstated? No! - YB 20-21

Privatization and Wealth Creation - YB 20-21

Financial Fragility in the NBFC Sector - YB 20-21

Golden Jubilee of Bank Nationalisation: Taking Stock - YB 20-21

Targeting Ease of Doing Business in India - YB 20-21

Creating Jobs and Growth by Specializing in Network Products - YB 20-21

Undermining Markets: When Government Intervention Hurts More than it Helps - YB 20-21

Pro-business versus Pro-markets - YB 20-21

Entrepreneurship and Wealth Creation at the Grassroots - YB 20-21

Key Highlights Of Union Budget 2020-21

Indirect Taxes

1. GST - YB 20-21

2. Customs Duties - YB 20-21

3. Trade Policy Measures - YB 20-21

4. Excise Duty - YB 20-21

Other Important Proposals

1. Environment & Climate Change - YB 20-21

2. Governance - YB 20-21

3. Financial Sector - YB 20-21

4. Financial Market - YB 20-21

5. Fiscal Management - YB 20-21

Caring Society

1. Women and Child and Social Welfare - YB 20-21

2. Culture and Tourism - YB 20-21

Economic Development For All

1. Industry, Commerce and Investment - YB 20-21

2. Infrastructure - YB 20-21

Aspirational India

1. Agriculture, Irrigation, and Rural Development - YB 20-21

2. Wellness, Water and Sanitation - YB 20-21

3. Education and Skill - YB 20-21

Direct Tax - YB 20-21

PM GatiShakti - YB 22

General Knowledge Of India

India At A Glance

Union Territories

Union Territories - YB 19

Indian States

Indian States - YB 19

National Symbols - YB 22

Geography - YB 22

Political Profile - YB 22

Indian Economy - YB 22

Demographic Profile - YB 22

History & Culture

Miscellaneous

Shankhalipi Script - YB 22

Copper Plate Inscriptions found at Srisailam Temple - YB 22

Pallava Era Hero Stone - YB 22

Rajpath now ‘Kartavya Path’ - YB 23

Kalachuri Dynasty - YB 23

Ol Chiki Script - YB 23

Terminology - YB 23

Important Events

Battle of Saragarhi - YB 22

Chauri Chaura Episode: Centenary Year - YB 22

Heritage Cities

Srinagar joins UNESCO Network of Creative Cities - YB 22

Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO World Heritage Cities List - YB 22

Pochampally: One of UN’s Best Tourism Villages - YB 22

New Indian Sites in UNESCO World Heritage List - YB 22

National Maritime Heritage Complex - YB 23

Three Indian Cities in UNESCO Network of Learning Cities - YB 23

Monuments of National Importance - YB 23

UNESCO Adds Nordic 'Clinker Boats' on Heritage List - YB 23

Literature

Hindi Translation of ‘Tolkappiyam’ - YB 22

Ponniyin Selvan - YB 23

Manusmriti - YB 23

Bicentenary Year of Mirat-ul-Akhbar - YB 23

Religion

Saroop of Guru Granth Sahib - YB 22

Sarna Religion of Jharkhand - YB 22

Nyingma Sect of Buddhism - YB 23

Navayana Buddhism - YB 23

Kashi Tamil Sangamam - YB 23

Important Days & Festivals

Durga Puja included in UNESCO's Intangible Heritage List - YB 22

Baliyatra: Glorious Past of Odisha-Bali Connection - YB 23

International Day of Sign Languages - YB 23

Pal-Dadhav Massacre - YB 23

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas - YB 23

Architecture

Reclining Buddha - YB 22

Ancient Vishnu Temple Discovered in Northwest Pakistan - YB 22

Nataraja Statue - YB 22

Mawmluh Cave - YB 23

Sittanavasal Rock-cut Cave - YB 23

Ambedkar Circuit - YB 23

New Archaeological Findings at Rakhigarhi - YB 23

Paintings

GI Tag to Karuppur Kalamkari Paintings & Kallakurichi Wood Carvings - YB 22

India’s Gifts to G20 Leaders - YB 23

Godna Paintings - YB 23

Crafts

Monpa Handmade Paper Revived - YB 22

Kaavi Art of Goa - YB 22

Mandala Art - YB 23

Personalities

Abanindranath Tagore - YB 22

Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh - YB 22

Mahakavi Subramania Bharti - YB 22

Rani Kamlapati - YB 22

Sri Aurobindo Ghosh - YB 22

Govind Guru - YB 23

Bijay Chand Mahtab - YB 23

Pandurang Khankhoje - YB 23

Pingali Venkayya - YB 23

Freedom Fighter Ondiveeran - YB 23

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray - YB 23

Kempegowda: Architect of Bengaluru City - YB 23

Lachit Borphukan - YB 23

Statue of Equality - YB 23

Rani Gaidinliu - YB 23

Rani Kamlapati - YB 23

Economic Survey

Chronicle Year Book

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