Civil Services Chronicle February 2024

1 SC Verdict on Abrogation of Article 370

2 Logistics Ease Across Different States 2023

3 Red Sea Crises: Impact on Global Trade

4 Struggles of Illegal Indian Migrants

Agriculture

1 Electronic Soil

Banking And Finance

1 RBI Issues Norms on Dividend Declaration by Banks

2 SEBI Proposes T+0 and Instant Settlement Cycle

3 SEBI amends Rules for Zero Coupon Zero Principle Instruments

4 RBI expands the Scope of COFT

5 RBI’s Clarifications on Green Deposits

6 Payments Infrastructure Development Fund Scheme

7 Surrender Value in Insurance

8 Securities Appellate Tribunal

Plans/Policies

1 The Telecommunications Act, 2023

2 The Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 2023

3 Offshore Mineral Blocks Auction Rules

Industry

1 Centre Extends PLI Scheme for Auto Sector

2 Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre- and Post-Shipment Rupee Export Credit

3 Centre Promoting India as a global MICE Destination

Report

1 International Debt Report

Polity & Governance

1 Constitutional Validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955

2 The Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023

3 The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023

4 The Post Office Act, 2023

5 The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2023

6 The Advocates (Amendment) Act, 2023

7 The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 2023

8 The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Act, 2023

Judiciary

1 President Advocates for All India Judicial Service

Internal Security

1 Centre, Assam & ULFA Sign Tripartite Peace Accord

Plans/Policies

1 Achieving Localized SDGs through PDI

2 20 Years of Know India Programme

3 Project PRAYAS

International Relations

1 Ex-Post Facto Approval to Migration and Mobility Agreement between India and Italy

2 Qatar Commutes Death Sentence of Indian Navy Veterans

3 Maldives Not to Renew Hydrography Cooperation MoU with India

4 India and Oman Launch Third Tranche of Joint Investment Fund

5 India Extends $250 Million Loan to Kenya

World Issues

1 EU Reaches Agreement on Overhaul of Migration Laws

2 Italy Withdraws from China's Belt and Road Initiative

3 Conflict between Venezuela and Guyana

4 China Bans Rare Earth Technology Exports

International Treaties

1 India's Shift in Stance at UNGA

2 Global Partnership on AI Adopts 'New Delhi Declaration'

3 India Re-elected to IMO Council

Space Science

1 XPoSat: India's First Dedicated Polarimetry Mission

2 Japan's SLIM 'Moon Sniper' Achieves Lunar Orbit

3 Saturn's Moon Enceladus Holds Hydrogen Cyanide

4 NASA Relaunches Spacecraft OSIRIS-APEx to Study Apophis

Defence Technology

1 Indian Navy Commissions INS Imphal

New Technology & Innovations

1 Indian Scientists Develop Lead-Free Perovskite Photodetector

2 DeepMind's GNoME Unveils Structures of Two Million New Materials

3 Barracuda: India's Fastest Solar-Electric Boat Sets Sail

4 New Formaldehyde Sensor Detects Adulterated Fish

5 Kakrapar Atomic Power Project's Fourth Unit Achieves Criticality

6 AKTOCYTE: A Revolutionary Nutraceutical for Cancer Care

Climate Change

1 Arctic Ocean Faces Carbon Release Threat

2 2011-2020: Warmest Decade, yet Fewest Deaths due to Extreme Climate Events

3 Global Cooling Watch 2023 Report

4 Katabatic Winds in the Himalayas

Biodiversity

1 Mass Nesting of Olive Ridley Turtles: DRDO to Halt Missile Testing

2 Cheetah Conservation Hub in Banni Grassland

Sustainable Development

1 Global Coal Demand to Decline by 2026

2 ​Expansion of ENACT Partnership

3 World Bank's Initiative to Combat Methane Emissions

Government Policies/Initiatives

1 Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme

Appointments

1 Arvind Panagariya

2 Pramod Agrawal

3 Justice Sanjiv Khanna

4 Ansuman Pattnaik

5 Sandeep Batra

6 Parama Sen

7 Jithesh John

8 Reuven Azar

9 Nina Singh

Persons In News

1 Samir Shah

2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Obituary

1 Robert Merton Solow

2 Thanga Darlong

3 Dr. V Mohini Giri

4 Dr. Gao Yaojie

5 Leelavathi

6 Junior Mehmood

7 R. Subbalakshmi

Important Days

1 Important Days

Places In News

1 Malta Capital: Valletta

Military Operations/Exercises

1 VINBAX-23

2 EXERCISE ‘DESERT CYCLONE’

3 Prasthan

4 Table-Top Exercise

Summit/Seminar/Conference

1 World Investment Conference

2 Global Investors Summit

3 LeadIT 2.0

Awards

1 Man of the Year 2023

2 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize

3 UNESCO's Prix Versailles 2023

4 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2023

5 Men’s FIH Player of the Year 2023

6 Leif Erikson Lunar Prize

7 Golden Bengal Tiger Award

8 International Gender Equality Honor

9 Nyholm Prize for Chemistry Education Excellence

10 UWW Rising Star of the Year

11 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

12 Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award

13 The Power of One Award 2023

14 33rd Vyas Samman

15 Athlete of the Year’ for 2023

Sports

1 Khelo India Para Games

2 2023 ITF World Champion Titles

3 75th Inter State-Inter Zonal Badminton Championship

4 Vijay Hazare Trophy

Art & Culture

1 Garba Dance Included in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

2 SHG Kudumbashree Performed Chavittu Natakam

3 Srimukhalingam Temple

4 Channapatna Toys Inducted in Children’s Academic Activities in Afghanistan

5 Warli Paintings Showcased by Inherited Arts Forum

6 Kolattam Dance of South India

History

1 Buddhist Teaching on Bodhichitta

2 Bahmani Kingdom

Plans/Policies

1 New Additions to Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0

Personality

1 PM Releases ‘Collected Works of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya’

Social Justice

1 ECI Issues Guidelines to Move towards Respectful Discourse for PwDs

2 Enhancing Outreach of Self-Help Groups

Social Issues

1 Assessment of National Policy on Child Labour

Indian Society

1 Supreme Court's Verdict on Section 498A of IPC

Plan & Policies

1 Ministry of Education Launches Prerana Programme

2 National Programme on Anganwadi-cum-Crèche (Palna)

3 Centre Urges Odisha to Implement PM-USHA Scheme

4 Achievements of Ayushman Bharat Scheme

Report

1 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023

2 Global Study on Homicide, 2023

3 Lancet Report on Prevalence of Child Marriages in India

Miscellaneous

1 WHO declares ‘Noma’ as Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD)

2 Bubble Baby Syndrome

Meghalaya

1 Lakadong Turmeric

2 Garo Dakmanda

3 Larnai Pottery

4 Meghalaya Chubitchi

Gujarat

1 Surat Diamond Bourse

Uttar Pradesh

1 India’s First Telecom Center of Excellence

2 U.P. Police Launches WhatsApp Channels for Districts

3 Agra-Mathura First Intra-District Helicopter Service

Maharashtra

1 Pune Enters Guinness World Record for Largest Reading Activity

2 Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj unveiled at Rajkot

Haryana

1 International Gita Mahotsav

Telangana

1 Maha Lakshmi Scheme

Nagaland

1 5th Nagaland Honey Bee Day

Punjab

1 TATA opens Fourth Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility in Chandigarh

Karnataka

1 Namma Cargo

West Bengal

1 Kolkata: Safest City in India

Bihar

1 Mission Investigation@75 Days

2 Bihar Garners International Recognition at COP-28 for Afforestation Efforts

Arunachal Pradesh

1 Hump WWII Museum

1 PIB/AIR/PTI Info Bytes

Yojana (December 2023)

1 India's Moonshot

2 India's Growing Stature: A Rising Power

3 Sporting Prowess: The Year of Historic Wins

4 Redefining Mobility: Transforming Landscape of Transport Sector

5 India's Industry Sector

6 Agriculture and Rural Development: Key Initiative and Achievements

Kurukshetra (December 2023)

1 Towards Making Villages Self-Reliant: Role of Ministry of Panchayati Raj

2 Aspirational Districts and Blocks Program

3 Lab to Land: Empowering Farmers Technically

4 Sustainable Industries: The Backbone of Self Resilient Villages

5 Empowering Rural India: Digital Transformation as a Sustainability Catalyst

6 Accelerating Economic Growth in Villages

7 Handloom and Handicraft Artisans Preserving Traditional and Cultural Heritage

Science Reporter (December 2023)

1 Petrified Wood

2 Prince Rupert’s Drops

3 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

4 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics

5 2023 Nobel Prize in Psychology or Medicine

6 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology 2022

India Watch

1 Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 2023

2 Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998

3 Financial Intelligence Unit India

4 National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)

Economy Watch

1 National Research Centre on Litchi (NRCL)

2 Paat-Mitro

3 National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL)

4 Methanol Diesel-15 fuel (MD15)

Society Watch

1 National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Act, 2023

2 MedTech Mitra

3 SAANS Campaign 2023-24 for Pneumonia Prevention

4 Odisha declared Leprosy a ‘Reportable Disease’

5 Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY)

6 TechSaksham

Art & Culture

1 National Culture Fund

2 Yogmaya Temple

3 Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam

4 Tansen Samaroh

Ecology & Environment

1 Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary

2 International Year of Camelids

3 India’s Extreme Rain Corridor

4 Climate Change Performance Index

5 Re-Introduction of Dodo

Science & Technology

1 National Geoscience Data Repository Portal

2 India at Artic

3 JT-60SA

4 Gemini

World Watch

1 Bab el-Mandeb

2 Article 99 of the UN Charter

3 BRICS

4 EU Artificial Intelligence Act

5 NATO Membership

1 INSUQUICK

2 AKTOCYTE

3 Red Sprite

4 Vitrimer

5 NanoPtA

Indian History

1 MPPSC State Service Prelims Exam 2023

Indian Polity

1 MPPSC State Service Prelims Exam 2023

Geography

1 MPPSC State Service Prelims Exam 2023

Indian Economy

1 MPPSC State Service Prelims Exam 2023

Science & Technology

1 MPPSC State Service Prelims Exam 2023

General Knowledge

1 MPPSC State Service Prelims Exam 2023

Ecology & Environment

1 MPPSC State Service Prelims Exam 2023

1 Current Affairs based Prelims 2024

1 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

2 Heat Action Plan

3 Provisions for Conservation of Marine Species

4 Amrit Technology for Removal of Arsenic and Metal Ions from Water

1 Indian Retail & E-commerce Industry

2 Indian Aviation Sector

Ecology & Environment

Climate Change

1 Carbon Credit Trading in India

2 Methane Emissions: Sources, Impacts & Initiatives

3 ​Ozone Depleting Substances

4 Urban Heat Island: Causes, Effects and Solutions

5 Marine Heatwaves: Causes & Impacts

Biodiversity

1 Biodiversity Conservation: Methods and Strategies

2 Biodiversity Hotspots in India: Endemic Species & Threats

3 Coral Bleaching: Causes & Effects

4 Compensatory Afforestation: Initiatives in India

5 Seaweeds: Characteristics, Habitat and Uses

Pollution

1 Countering Plastic Pollution in India

2 Ocean Acidification: Causes & Effects

3 Land Degradation in India: Causes, Impacts & Initiatives

4 Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ): Prohibited, Regulated & Permitted Activities

Sustainable Development

1 Wetland Conservation: Laws, Conventions & Other Initiatives

2 Environmental Governance: Organizations in India

3 Environmental Impact Assessment: Mechanism & Procedure in India

4 Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA): Major Initiatives

5 Clean Urban Mobility Initiatives in India

Disaster Management

1 Cyclone Preparedness & Early Warning Systems in India

Waste Management

1 Biomedical Waste Management in India

New & Renewable Energy

1 Renewable Energy: Current Status in India

2 Ethanol Blending in India

Science & Technology

New Technologies & Innovation

1 Supercomputing: India’s Achievements

2 Recent Advances in Quantum Technology

3 Generative Pre-Trained Transformers (GPT)

4 Proof-of-Stake Technology

5 Extended Reality (XR)

6 Organoid Intelligence and Bio-Computers

7 Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS): Technologies & Uses

8 Semiconductors: Technologies & Initiatives

Information & Communication Techology

1 Open Network for Digital Commerce

2 ICT: Technologies & Terminologies

3 Strengthening Cyber Security in India: Key Initiatives

4 Internet of Behaviors (IoB)

Health & Disease

1 Rare Diseases: Indian Scenario

2 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

3 Food Safety: Standards & Mechanism in India

4 One Health Approach: Global & Indian Initiatives

5 Enzymes, Vitamins and Minerals: Deficiency Diseases

Nanotechnology

1 Nano-Materials: Applications

Biotechnology

1 Applications of Synthetic Biology

Microbiology

1 Useful & Harmful Microorganisms

Space Technology

1 Space Debris

2 Chandrayaan-3: Technology & Payloads

Defence

1 India’s Ballistic Missile Defence System (BMDS)

Environmental Technology

1 CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage) Technologies
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