Civil Services Chronicle January 2024

1 Krishi Sakhis Programme to Promote Natural Farming

2 National Symposium on Promotion of Organic Products through Cooperatives

1 NHAI Accepts First Insurance Surety Bond

2 RBI Increases Risk Weights for Consumer Loans

3 Investor Risk Reduction Access Platform

4 Hammer Candlesticks Pattern in Trading

5 RBI, Bank of England Sign MoU Related to CCIL

6 Active and Passive Equity Funds

7 SEBI Introduces Regulatory Framework for Securities Market

8 NACIN and NADT Sign a MoU for Sharing of Resources

1 Section 45L (1) (b) of RBI Act, 1934

1 New Drone Scheme for Women SHGs

2 NITI Aayog Launches RISE Accelerator

1 e-Way Bill System

2 International Container Transhipment Port

1 “Hello Naariyal"

2 Bengaluru Leads with 1,783 Women-Led Startups

3 REC wins Best Employer in Diversity & Inclusion Award

4 Government e-Market (GeM) Portal

1 Centre Exempts CERT-In From Ambit of RTI Act

2 First Anniversary of Karmayogi Prarambh

3 ECI Launches ENCORE Software for Comprehensive Election Management

4 AAINA Dashboard for Cities

5 Amplifi 2.0: An Assessment Platform for India’s Urban Development

6 Supreme Court’s Directions to Streamline Adoption Process

1 Supreme Court e-SCR Portal Launched in Hindi

2 Suit for Specific Performance

3 SC Guidelines for Speedy Disposal of Criminal Cases against Legislators

1 Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023

2 Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023

3 NHA Conducts Workshop to Operationalise NHCX

4 Draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023

1 Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra

2 Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT)

3 National Press Day

4 Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)

5 Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI)

6 Article 311(2) (C)

7 Anticipatory Bail

8 Vidya Samiksha Kendra

1 Sri Lanka Secures Debt Deal for IMF Tranche

2 Maldives President Requests Withdrawal of Indian Military Personnel

3 India-Australia: RISE Accelerator for Circular Economy Startups

4 India-Malaysia Bilateral Joint Commission Meeting

5 India and Bhutan to Enhance Connectivity

6 U.S. and India Launch "Innovation Handshake" Agenda for Tech Collaboration

7 Brazil Offers Ethanol Technology to India amid WTO Dispute

1 2023 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit

2 Philippines Terminates Belt and Road Initiative Projects

3 India Slips to 103rd Rank in Global Talent Competitiveness

4 China and Japan to Boost Bilateral Cooperation

1 IPEF Members Sign Supply Chain Agreement

1 Indian Scientists Detect Radiation from Extragalactic Black Hole

2 Ladakh Set to become South East Asia's Inaugural Night Sky Sanctuary

3 NISAR Completes Successful Thermal Vacuum Test

4 NASA's AWE Mission to Decode Mysteries of Space Weather Drivers

5 Saturn's Rings to Temporarily Vanish in 2025

1 Russia to Supply and License Igla-S Missiles to India

2 Project Kusha: India's Indigenous Long-Range Air Defence System

1 2D Protein Monolayer Unveils Insights into Amyloidosis

2 Rare Metal Tantalum Discovered in Sutlej River

3 Revolutionary CO2 to CO Technology for Carbon Capture in Steel Sector

4 India's NexCAR19 CAR-T Cell Therapy Receives Market Authorization

1 High-Energy Particle “Amaterasu”

2 Sagittarius C

3 International Space Station

4 E Prime Layer

5 Japan's Ogasawara Island

1 UN Report: 86 Days Broke 1.5°C Barrier in 2023

2 Reusable Plastic Packaging Can Slash Emissions by 69%

3 Southern States Face Water Scarcity as Reservoir Levels Drop

1 OECD Report Reveals Developed Countries Missed Climate Finance Pledge

2 Countries Set to Exceed Fossil Fuel Production Limits

3 Global Health Sector Unprepared for Escalating Climate-Related Health Risks

1 New 'Music Frog' Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

2 Persistent Plastic Threat to Giant Galapagos Tortoises

3 Mosquitofish Introduction Backfires in India

4 CITES Removes India from Red Sanders Trade Restrictions

1 Mandatory Blending of Compressed Biogas (CBG)

2 IEA Highlights Success of Energy Conservation Building Code

1 International Tropical Timber Council

2 Equatorial Rainforests

3 Trilobite Fossils

4 State of the Cryosphere 2023

1 Girish Chandra Murmu

2 Manoranjan Mishra

3 Aparna Gupta

4 Vinay M. Tonse

5 Alok Sharma

6 Shakuntla L Bhaya

7 Pankaj Tripathi

8 Heeralal Samariya

9 Surendra Adhana

1 Sheynnis Palacios

2 Saurav Ganguly

3 Sheikh Hasina

1 Henry Alfred Kissinger

2 Fatima Beevi

3 B. N. Goswamy

4 S Venkitaramanan

5 P Vatsala

6 Seva Ram Yatri

7 Zaverilal Dalpatram Mehta

8 Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath

9 P. K. Narayanan Nambiar

10 Prithviraj Singh Oberoi

1 Important Days/Weeks

1 Addis Ababa (Capital of Ethiopia)

2 Tanzania (Capital: Dodoma)

3 Gulf of Guinea

1 MITRA SHAKTI

2 SURYA KIRAN-XVII

3 AUSTRAHIND

4 VAJRA PRAHAR

5 BONGOSAGAR, CORPAT

6 KAZIND

1 India Water Impact Summit (IWIS)

2 International Conference on Plant Health Management 2023

3 9th India International Science Festival

4 33rd Conference of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific

1 2023 Booker Prize

2 2023 JCB Prize

3 Best State in Inland Fisheries

4 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

5 Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award

6 Rohini Nayyar Prize

1 Inaugural Kambala Race Held in Bangaluru

2 Kozhikode and Gwalior added in UNESCO Creative Cities Network

3 Yogini Sculptures handed over to India

4 Kalbelia: Folk Dance of Rajasthan

5 Leather Puppetry Art Form

1 Inscription of Nolamba Pallavas Discovered

1 Bhima Bhoi (Santha Kavi of Odisha)

2 Tribute to Rani Lakshmibai

3 Lachit Borphukan

1 Kondaveedu Fort

2 Battle of Surabaya

3 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)

4 Portuguese Coins

1 Judgments by Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities

2 Employment Opportunities for Transgenders in Armed Forces

1 PM Launches Welfare Schemes for Tribal Groups

2 Ayurveda Gyan Naipunya Initiative

3 DAY-NRLM and SIDBI Sign MoU to Empower Women-led Enterprises

4 Project Collaboration Agreement to Promote Traditional and Complementary Medicine

5 Digital Life Certificate (Jeevan Pramaan)

6 Bihar Seeks Special Category Status

1 Global Tuberculosis Report, 2023

2 NITI Aayog Releases Report on Transformation in School Education

1 Amazon WoW (Women of the World)

2 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)

3 Madiga Sub-Categorization

4 Tribal Youth Exchange Programme

5 National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)

6 WHO’s Commission on Social Connection

7 Nayi Chetna – 2.0

8 National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI)

1 World’s First 3D-Printed Temple

1 Water Smart Kid Campaign

1 Jharkhand Foundation Day

1 Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam

1 Ghol Declared State Fish of Gujarat

2 GST Seva Kendras

1 Bartan Bank

2 Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana

1 Government Approves Merger of SEBA And AHSEC

2 Sarpanch Samvad Mobile App

1 iStart Talent Connect Portal

1 Uttar Pradesh Government Bans Halal Certified Products

2 UP Declares Gangetic Dolphin as State Aquatic Animal

3 Water Tourism and Adventure Sports Policy

1 Yuva Uttarakhand Mobile Application

1 G20: For the Planet, People, Peace and Prosperity

2 Bhashini App: Bridging the Digital Divide with Language Diversity

3 India's Rising Influence: G20 Summit Puts India on the World Stage

4 Green Development Pact: Roadmap to a Sustainable Future

5 Designing a Circular Economy World

6 Digital Public Infrastructure and Public Participation

7 Building Safety, Security, Resilience and Trust in the Digital Economy

8 Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence: Building Innovation and Ethics

9 Energy Transition in India

1 Nurturing Sports Talent in Rural India

2 Developing Talent in Healthcare

3 Encouraging Micro-Entrepreneurship

4 Integrating Technology into Rural Education and Capacity Building of Teachers

5 Leveraging Postal Network: Promoting Talent in Rural India

6 Sustainability of Rural Enterprises: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward

1 Printing in Three Dimensions

2 Tribute to M.S. Swaminathan

1 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

2 The Syrian Golan

3 International Sugar Organisation

4 Mobility and Migration Partnership Agreement

5 Bletchley Declaration

6 INDUS-X Investors Meet

1 OCS Prelims Exam 2023

1 OCS Prelims Exam 2023

1 OCS Prelims Exam 2023

1 OCS Prelims Exam 2023

1 OCS Prelims Exam 2023

1 OCS Prelims Exam 2023

1 OCS Prelims Exam 2023

1 Republics in Ancient India

2 Prominent Scholars & Literary Works of Ancient Period

3 Religion and Religious Practices during Later Vedic Period

4 Mahajanapadas: Important Empires, Economy and Administration

5 Sangam Era: Society, Administration and Literature

6 Vijayanagara Empire: Administration, Socio-Economic Conditions & Cultural Contributions

7 Gupta Empire-Economy, Society & Religion

8 Religious Sects/ Movements in Medieval India

9 Maratha Empire: Economic and Administrative Systems

10 Governors General and Viceroys of British India: Key Events

11 Beginning of Modern Nationalism in India

12 Peasant & Tribal Movements

13 Women’s Movements in India

14 British Era Social Reform Measures

15 Indian National Movement: Organisations & their Leaders

16 Participation of Women in Indian National Movement

17 Development of Press in India during British Rule

18 British Land Revenue System

19 Scientific and Technological Developments in Ancient India

20 Indian Philosophy: Important Schools of Thought

21 Folk Paintings of India

22 Dravidian Temple Architecture

23 Major Martial Art Forms of India

24 Salient Features of Important Cultural World Heritage Sites in India

1 Principle of Natural Justice

2 Appointment & Transfer of Judges

3 Doctrine of Eminent Domain: State Property, Common Property & Community Property

4 Distribution of Legislative Power: What Centre & States can & cannot do?

5 Powers of Central Investigation Agencies

6 Election Commission: Power, Limitations & Conflicts

7 Recusal of Judges

8 Speaker vs. Governor: Separation of Powers

9 Lokpal & Lokayukta: Powers, Functions & Limitations

10 Creation of New States in India

11 Individual’s Human Rights

12 E-Governance Applications/Initiatives

13 Right to Privacy and Data Protection

14 Financial Regulatory Bodies in India

15 Juvenile Justice System in India

16 Consumer Disputes Redressal Mechanism

17 Localisation of SDGs in India

18 Digital Media Regulation in India

19 Collective Responsibility of Executive to the Parliament

20 Alternate Dispute Redressal Mechanism

21 Preventive Detention and Constitutional Safeguards

22 Free Legal Aid in India

23 Parliamentary Democracy: Comparison between Indian and British Models