Civil Services Chronicle August 2023

1 World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector

2 Global Gender Gap Report 2023

3 Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2023 Report

4 Bonn Climate Change Conference

5 Nano Fertilizers: Revolutionizing Indian Agriculture

Agriculture

1 Open Market Sale Scheme

2 Government imposes Ceiling on Wheat Stocks

Plans/Policies

1 PM-PRANAM Scheme

2 Exploration of Coal and Lignite Scheme

Banking And Finance

1 Multi-cap Mutual Fund

2 Public Issue of Shares

3 Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005

4 First Loss Default Guarantee

5 Compromise Settlement

6 Trade Receivables Discounting System

7 Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 (Series I)

Infrastructure

1 Gas-based Economy

2 SAGAR SAMRIDDHI

Industry

1 India: 2nd Largest Producer of Crude Steel in the World

Facts & Figures

1 India’s Seafood Exports

News Snippets

1 Implied Volatility

2 Hawkish Pause

3 Greedflation

4 ANTARDRISHTI

5 Project Kuber

6 Dugdh Sankalan Sathi App

7 National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)

8 Star Rating for Coal and Lignite Mines

9 CHAMPIONS 2.0 Portal

10 PM KISAN App

11 NOC Approval for New Drug and Inoculation System (NANDI) Portal

12 SEBI Complaints Redress System (SCORES)

13 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)

Polity & Governance

1 Governor's Power to Dismiss the Ministers

2 Renouncement of Indian Citizenship

3 National Company Law Appellate Tribunal

4 Commission of Railway Safety

5 First-ever National Training Conclave

Judiciary

1 Right to Change Name

Plan/Policy/Initiatives

1 Drugs and Clinical Trial (Amendment) Rules, 2023

2 National Research Foundation

3 BIS License Mandatory for 24 Footwear Products

4 17th Indian Cooperative Congress

Reports

1 National Institutional Ranking Framework

News Snippets

1 Sagar Samajik Sahayyog

2 UTPRERAK

3 Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council (DPCGC)

4 Julley Ladakh (Hello Ladakh)

5 Dani-Pani Initiative

6 Capacity Building Commission(CBC)

7 Electoral Bonds (EBs)

International Relations

1 First Round Table Joint Meeting between India and New Zealand

2 5th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation

3 2nd Meeting of India-Tanzania Joint Defence Cooperation Committee

4 India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem

5 India-US Deals

6 Strategic Partnership Agreement between India and Egypt

7 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit

8 WTO Trade Disputes between India and US

Space Science

1 New Study on Pulsars

2 Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope

New Technology & Innovations

1 Electrolyzing Seawater for Hydrogen Generation

2 New Technology for Textile Wastewater Treatment

3 AI-Driven Discovery of Abaucin

4 High Frequency Radio Communications

5 X-ray of a Single Atom

Government Policy/Initiatives

1 Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research

2 Unnat Takniki Pradarshan Kendra

News Snippets

1 Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Technology

2 Neurotech Devices

3 Cholederm

4 Dimethyl Ether (DME)-fueled Engine

5 Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA)

Climate Change

1 Melting of Glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalayas

Biodiversity

1 UN High Seas Treaty

2 National Working Plan Code-2023

Government Policies/Initiatives

1 Draft Green Credit Programme Implementation Rules 2023

2 National Energy Data: Survey and Analysis 2021-22 Report

Sustainable Development

1 GoI-UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework

2 New Global Financing Pact Summit

News Snippets

1 Declining Wild Orchids

2 One Health Approach

3 Protosterol Biota

4 Leptospirosis

Appointments

1 V Anantharaman

2 Mamidanna Satya Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao

3 Nusrat Chowdhury

4 Ravi Sinha

5 Aarti Holla-Maini

6 Hasmukh Adhia

7 Aalok Kumar

8 Swaminathan Janakiraman

Persons In News

1 Muthamizh Selvi

2 Atul Verma

Obituary

1 John Goodenough

2 Sylvester da Cunha

3 Gitanjali Aiyar

4 Aamir Raza Hussain

5 Silvio Berlusconi

6 Ably D’Cruz

Important Days

1 Important Days

Places In News

1 Nagorno-Karabakh

2 Guinea-Bissau (Capital: Bissau)

3 Belize (Capital: Belmopan)

Military Operations/Exercises

1 Ex Khaan Quest 2023

2 Ex Ekuverin

Organisations In News

1 World Meteorological Organization

2 Shanghai Cooperation Organization

3 Indian Economic Trade Organization

Summit/Seminar/Conference

1 G20 SAI Summit

2 First Hindu-American Summit in US

3 8th Global Pharmaceutical Quality Summit 2023

Awards

1 Olympic Order

2 National Water Awards

3 Governor of the Year

4 Green Apple Awards

5 Grand Order of the Chain of Yellow Star

Sports

1 Women’s Kabaddi League

2 Boxing

History

1 Ten Principal Upanishads

Art & Culture

1 GI Tag to Products in Uttar Pradesh

2 Bagh Print

3 Kharchi Puja

4 Raja Parba

5 Palkhi Festival

6 Yakshagana

7 Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

Personality

1 Rani Durgavati

Miscellaneous

1 Natural Arch

News Snippets

1 JATAN Virtual Museum Builder Software

2 Heliopolis Memorial

3 World's Largest Ramayan Temple

4 National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)

5 Liaquat-Nehru Pact

6 Puri Rath Yatra

7 Purana Qila

8 Kalaignar Pen Monument

1 Malcha Mahal

Social Justice

1 UNDP and DAY-NULM for Women Entrepreneurs

2 Meira Paibis

Social Issues

1 Horizontal Reservation for Transgender Community

Plan & Policies

1 Special Scheme to Support Minor Rape Victims

2 National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission

3 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

4 Skill Impact Bond

Report/Survey

1 WHO Report on 'Har Ghar Jal' Program

Summit/Seminar

1 Women 20 Summit 2023

News Snippets

1 Mahila Samman Savings Certificate

2 Girl Child Empowerment Mission (GeM) 2023

3 Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)

4 Helen Keller Day

5 Divya Kala Mela 2023

6 National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)

Madhya Pradesh

1 CM Learn and Earn Scheme

2 National Yoga Olympiad

Uttar Pradesh

1 Nand Baba Milk Mission Scheme

2 Reform Homes

Delhi

1 Food Truck Policy

Uttarakhand

1 First Dettol Climate Resilient School

Karnataka

1 Brand Bengaluru

2 Shakti Scheme for Women

3 Anna Bhagya Scheme

Kerala

1 Kerala Fibre Optical Network (KFON)

Maharashtra

1 ‘Aai’: Gender-inclusive Tourism Policy

2 Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana

Arunachal Pradesh

1 Arunpol App

Haryana

1 Pension to Padma Awardees

Telangana

1 Medha Rail Coach Factory

Assam

1 Assam’s First Underwater Tunnel

World Watch

1 Heliopolis Memorial

2 Artemis Accords

3 Atlantic Declaration

4 India's Commitment to UN Peacekeeping

5 NATO Plus Five

6 Wagner Rebellion

International

1 India-Africa Partnership: Achievements, Challenges and Roadmap 2030

Model Mock Questions & Answers

Paper-I

1 Traditional Medicine

2 Traditional Indian Textiles

3 Role of Culture in Indian Tourism

4 Vaikom Satyagraha (Completed 100 Years)

5 Dravidian Movement

6 Tipu Sultan: Legacy and Controversies

7 Indian Martial Arts

8 Linguistic Diversity and Unity

9 British Economic Policies

10 Groundwater Management

11 Western Disturbance and Erratic Rainfall

12 Urban Heat Islands

13 La Nina and Indian Climate

14 Importance of Mangroves in Coastal Ecosystems

15 Cultural Significance of Indian Monsoon

16 Importance of Cooperatives in India

17 Minorities in India: Challenges and Safeguards

18 Social Consequences of Urbanization

19 Women in Panchayat: Challenges and Opportunities

20 Same Sex Marriage: Social Challenges and Individual Justice

21 Education and Economic Modernization: Role in Social Change

Paper-II

1 Delegated Legislation

2 Nationalism vs. Regionalism

3 Judicial Infrastructure in India

4 District Judiciary in India: Challenges and Importance

5 River Water Dispute in India: Problems and Solutions

6 National Data Governance Policy: Issues and Advantages

7 NGOs/CSOs in Governance

8 Indian and British Parliamentary Systems

9 One Nation, One Election

10 Reforms in the Indian Criminal Justice System

11 G20 Presidency and India: Scope & Advantages

12 India and the Global South

13 India’s Indo-Pacific Engagements

14 Indian Diaspora in Indian Development

15 Global Supply Chain Resilience

16 India and South Asia: Challenges and Scope in 21st Century

17 India’s Ambition in Central Asia

18 India-SCO: Challenges and Opportunities (India as the Chair of SCO in 2023)

19 India's G20 Presidency and Leadership of the Global South

20 ​Gender Sensitization

21 Universalization of PDS

22 Maternal & Neo-natal Care

23 Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)

24 Self-Help Group: Role in India’s Socio-Economic Development

25 Abortion Laws in India

26 Rural Sanitation Coverage

27 Cooperatives in India: Challenges and Solutions

28 Local to Global: Promotion of Tribal Products

29 Reinvigorating Sports in Rural Areas

30 Preventive Healthcare in India

31 Role of Cooperatives in Rural Development

Paper-III

1 India’s Logistics Challenges

2 Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

3 Land Monetisation (National Land Monetisation Corporation Set Up)

4 Startup Ecosystem (Nurturing Innovation and Startups in the Country)

5 Tourism in India

6 Holistic development of Horticulture in the country

7 India’s Digital Payment Landscape

8 Healthcare Infrastructure

9 Reform in Multi-Lateral Institutions

10 Methanol Economy

11 Millets Revolution

12 Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA)

13 India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem

14 India’s Bioeconomy Potential

15 Fintech in India

16 Fertilizer Industry in India

17 Impact of FDI on Indian Economy

18 Public Distribution System

19 Anti-Microbial Resistance: Global Health Threat

20 India’s Private Sectors’ Role in Space Sector

21 Geospatial Technology: Application and Challenges

22 Future of Hydrogen in India

23 Role of Metaverse in India’s E-governance

24 UPI: Jewel amongst India’s Fintech Innovation

25 National Geospatial Policy

26 Conservation of Coastal Ecosystem

27 Wetland Conservation

28 Mission LiFE

29 Mangrove Conservation

30 Renewable Energy: India’s Ambitions & Increasing Footprint

31 Waste Management and Industrial Development

32 Sustainable Land Management

33 Climate Finance: An Indian Perspective

34 Agroforestry

35 Human-Wildlife Conflict

36 Disaster Risk Reduction

37 Disaster Induced Displacement (DID)

38 Role of Technology in Law Enforcement

39 Digital Connectivity Infrastructure

40 Cyber Security in India

41 Indian Police: Problems and Solutions

Paper-IV

1 AI Ethics in Healthcare

2 Social Media and Civil Servants

3 Discretionary Powers of Public Authorities

4 Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership

5 Environmental Protection vs. Economic Development: Ethical Dilemmas

6 Society and Individual Morality

7 Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Concerns
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