Civil Services Chronicle March 2024

1 RBI Report on the ‘Finances of Panchayati Raj Institutions’

2 Nano DAP: Revolutionizing Agriculture with Advanced Technology

3 Rooftop Solar Power : Illuminating India’s Future

4 India-Myanmar: Scrapping ‘Free Movement Regime’

Agriculture

1 Blue Economy: Unlocking Sea of Opportunities

2 Extension of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund

3 RBI Imposes Restriction on Payment Bank

Banking And Finance

1 Amendments to Input Service Distributors

2 Tax Buoyancy

3 Dynamic Asset Allocation

4 Constitutional Validity of Anti-profiteering Provisions in GST

5 SEBI Extends FPI Disclosure Norms Deadline

6 RBI Revises Norms for Politically-Exposed Persons

7 RBI’s Guidelines on State ‘Guarantees’ on Borrowing

8 Momentum Investing

Plans/Policies

1 Launch of Voluntary Carbon Market Framework in the Agriculture Sector

Industry

1 Cabinet Approves Continuation of RoSCTL Scheme for Export of Apparel

Infrastructure

1 India’s first National Highway Steel Slag Road Technology Opened

Polity & Governance

1 CLEA-Commonwealth Attorneys and Solicitors General Conference

2 ‘Hamara Samvidhan Hamara Samman’ Campaign

3 Vijay Raghavan Committee Report

4 Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2024

5 Directorate General of GST Intelligence

Judiciary

1 Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

2 Committee for Service Conditions of the District Judiciary

3 Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Supreme Court

4 Apostille Convention

5 ‘Prior Approval’ to Probe Public Officials

6 'Reading Down' the Clause

Plans/Policies

1 Draft Indian Stamp Bill 2023

2 Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023

Reports

1 Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06

International Relations

1 India and UAE Finalize Four Agreements

2 Denmark Unveils Green Fuels Alliance India at GIM 2024

3 India and Saudi Arabia Sign Bilateral Agreement for Haj 2024

4 7th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission

World Issues

1 ICJ Orders Israel to Take Preventive Measures against Genocidal Acts

2 Sweden's NATO Membership Clears Hurdle

3 Canada Reduces International Student Admissions by 35%

4 Iran and Pakistan Face Strained Relations

International Treaties

1 India Launches Global Alliance for Gender Equality at Davos

2 India Appointed First Vice-Chair of UN FAO Fisheries Committee

Space Science

1 ISRO's POEM-3 Achieves Payload Objectives

2 China Launches Einstein Probe to Explore Celestial Fireworks

3 NASA Restores Contact with Mars Helicopter Ingenuity

4 India Officially Joins SKA Project

5 ISRO Successfully Tests Fuel Cell Power System in Orbital Platform

Defence Technology

1 Indian Navy Unveils Drishti 10 Starliner UAV

2 DRDO Successfully Tests Next-Gen Akash SAM

New Technology & Innovations

1 New Alloy Revolutionizing Magnetic Refrigeration

2 Heat-Tolerant COVID-19 Vaccine

3 Tricholime: IISR's Breakthrough in Crop Care

Sustainable Development

1 Government's Rs 8,500 Crore Boost for Coal Gasification Projects

2 India Aims for 5 MMTPA Green Hydrogen Production by 2030

Climate Change

1 Antarctic Marine Protected Areas Face Severe Acidification Threat

2 Logging and Climate Change Threaten Montane Birds

Biodiversity

1 Report on India's Snow Leopard Population Status

2 Odisha Plans World's First Melanistic Tiger Safari

3 'Paramyrothecium indicum': New Phytopathogenic Fungus

4 Himalayan Wolf Classified as 'Vulnerable' on IUCN Red List

5 New Mammalian Species Join Kaziranga National Park Fauna

Government Policies/Initiatives

1 India Revises Wildlife Trade Rules after 40 Years

2 Union Cabinet Approves “PRITHvi VIgyan” Scheme for Earth System Research

Disaster Management

1 WEF Report: Extreme Weather Tops Global Concerns

2 Global Water Monitor Report 2023

3 ISRO Unveils Second-Generation Distress Alert Transmitter

Appointments

1 Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

2 Justice Sanjiv Khanna

3 Vineet McCarty

4 Daljit Singh Chaudhary

5 Anil Kumar Lahoti

6 Jay Shah

7 Senthil Pandian C

8 Tshering Tobgay

9 Indra Mani Pandey

10 Raghuram Iyer

11 Vikas Sheel

12 Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi

13 Rahul Rasgotra

Persons In News

1 Abhinav Bindra

2 Naorem Roshibina Devi

3 Suchetha Satish

4 Rashmi Shukla

5 Randhir Jaiswal

Obituary

1 Arno Allan Penzias

2 Radha Champakalakshmi

3 Dr. Nitya Anand

4 Mohammad Shamim Jairajpuri

5 Prabha Atre

6 Munawwar Rana

7 Ustad Rashid Khan

8 Professor Ved Prakash Nanda

9 Jitendra Pal Singh Uberoi

10 Jacques Delors

11 Sadhu Meher

12 Gogi Saroj Pal

13 Sukhbir Singh Gill

Important Days

1 Important Days/Weeks

Places In News

1 Cabo Verde (Capital: Praia)

2 Jordan (Capital: Amman)

Military Operations/Exercises

1 Exercise SADA TANSEEQ

2 Desert Knight

3 CYCLONE

4 KHANJAR

5 Ex-Ayutthaya

6 Sahyog Kaijin

7 Sea Dragon 24

8 Desert Cyclone 2024

Summit/Seminar/Conference

1 27th National Youth Festival

2 International Purple Fest 2024

Awards

1 Republic Day 2024: Parade Awards

2 Some Other Awards

3 Bharat Ratna 2024

4 Padma Vibhushan

5 Padma Bhushan

Art & Culture

1 PM’s Visit to Hindu Temples

2 Nagara Style of Temple Architecture

3 Chandubi Festival of Assam

4 Thanjavur Doll

5 Kateel Yakshagana Mela

6 Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival

7 Batadrava Than

History

1 Kadamba Inscription Discovered in Goa

2 Saqqara

Miscellaneous

1 India to Host UNESCO's World Heritage Committee

2 12th General Assembly of Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace

Social Justice

1 NHRC Advocates Implementation of Idate Commission Report

2 Kutia Kondh Community Attended Republic Day Parade

Indian Society

1 Delhi High Court reaffirmed the ban on Incestuous ‘Sapinda’ Marriages

2 Deletion of Kuki-Chins Tribe from ST List

Health/Education

1 Radhakrishnan Committee: Reforming Higher Education

2 Central Government Approves New Leprosy Treatment Regimen

3 ICMR to Revise National Essential Diagnostics List

4 Scrub Typhus

Plan & Policies

1 SVAMITVA Scheme receives Best Innovation Award

Report

1 World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024

2 All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-2022

Uttar Pradesh

1 Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School

Goa

1 Goa Cess Act, 2000

Andhra Pradesh

1 Caste Census

2 Statue of Social Justice

Jammu & Kashmir

1 Mamani Food Festival

Himachal Pradesh

1 'My School-My Pride' Campaign

Kerala

1 Operation AMRITH

Gujarat

1 Mukhayamantri Gram Sadak Yojana

2 Simmtech to set up Semiconductor Plant in Sanand

Madhya Pradesh

1 63rd Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) Meeting

Odisha

1 'LABHA' Scheme

1 Khelo India Youth Games

2 Khelo India Winter Games

3 Asian Winter Games

4 FIH Hockey5s Men's World Cup

5 Women's FIH Hockey5s World Cup

6 Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna’s First Men’s Doubles Grand Slam

7 FIFA Football Awards

1 Info Bytes From Govt. News Services like PIB, AIR, etc

Ease Of Doing Business

1 The Jan Vishwas Act 2023: Conception and Development

2 Trusting Citizens: Decriminalisation Way

3 Passing of the Landmark Legislation: The Jan Vishwas Act 2023 and the Road Ahead

4 Government E-Marketplace (GeM): Leading the Digital Wave

5 Ease of Filming in India

6 GST and Ease of Doing Business

7 Decriminalisation: India's Continued March toward Ease of Doing Business

8 Delicate Balance: Regulatory Enforcement and Favourable Business Environment

9 Indo-African Relationship: Amidst South-South Cooperation

Startups: Redefining Rural India

1 Redefining Rural Landscape: Startups Paving the Way for Inclusive Development

2 Reform, Perform and Transform through Agri-Startups

3 Redefining Food Processing Sector through Startups

4 Startups: Towards Rural Water Security

5 Startups as Engine for Growth for North-East India

6 Drone Revolution: Changing the Face of Rural India

7 Championing Social Startups for Rural Development

8 Supporting Women-Led Startups

9 Startups Laying Strong Foundation for Self-reliant India

Developments In Science

1 'Faraday Medal' for MIMO Wireless Technology

2 India International Science Festival Engages Public with Science

3 A Snapshot of the Major Scientific Development in 2023

4 World of Ancient Life: Palaeontology and Fossils

5 Understanding the Intricacies of Living Beings

6 Bioplastics: Can they be a Solution to Plastic Pollution?

India Watch

1 e-SAKSHI Application

2 National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO)

3 Uttar Pradesh leads in Implementing ICJS

4 New Campus of NACIN inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh

Economy Watch

1 National Startup Day 2024

2 National Housing Bank (NHB)

3 Punganur Cow

4 Tasar Silk

5 Atal Setu

6 K-Shaped Recovery

Society Watch

1 Farsi included as a Classical Language under NEP

2 Kolam Tribes

3 Anuvadini App

Art & Culture

1 Gokturks

2 Gole Mela Festival

3 Chittorgarh Fort

4 Onaivillu

5 Dogri Folk Dance

Ecology & Environment

1 Dark Sky Park

2 Vulture Restaurant

3 Shallow Soda Lakes

4 Wetland City Accreditation

Science & Technology

1 Havisure

2 Chameleon Trojan

3 Samavesha

4 ANEEL (Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life)

5 Smart Lander for Investigating Moon

World Watch

1 India and Cuba Sign MoU

2 Sahel Exits ECOWAS

3 India-U.K. Defence MoU

1 Armado

2 Qanat System

3 Alpenglow Phenomenon

4 Dragon Babies

Indian History

1 GPSC Prelims Exam 2024

Indian Polity

1 GPSC Prelims Exam 2024

Geography

1 GPSC Prelims Exam 2024

Indian Economy

1 GPSC Prelims Exam 2024

Current Affairs

1 GPSC Prelims Exam 2024

1 Current Affairs based Prelims 2024

1 Drone Manufacturing and Operations

2 National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM)

3 Scheme of Sugar Subsidy for Antyodya Anna Yojana (AAY)

4 Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry

5 Fast Track Court Scheme

6 Smart Metering

1 India’s Shipping Sector

2 India’s Food Processing Sector

Model Test Questions

Indian Economy

1 ​Indian Economy Practice Set-I

2 Indian Economy Practice Set-II

3 ​Indian Economy Practice Set-III

4 ​Indian Economy Practice Set-IV

5 ​Indian Economy Practice Set-V

6 ​Indian Economy Practice Set-VI

7 Indian Economy ​Practice Set-VII

8 ​Indian Economy Practice Set-VIII

9 ​Indian Economy Practice Set-IX

10 ​Indian Economy Practice Set-X

Geography

1 ​Geography Practice Set-I

2 Geography ​Practice Set-II

3 ​Geography Practice Set-III

4 ​Geography Practice Set-IV

5 ​Geography Practice Set-V

6 Geography Practice Set-VI

7 Geography Practice Set-VII

8 Geography Practice Set-VIII

9 Geography Practice Set-IX

10 Geography Practice Set-X

Budget 2024-25

1 Budget at a Glace (Important Macro-indicators)

2 Social Justice

3 ‘Garib Kalyan, Desh ka Kalyan’

4 Welfare of ‘Annadata’

5 Momentum for Nari Shakti

6 Empowering Youth (Amrit Peedhi)

7 PM Awas Yojana (Grameen)

8 Ayushman Bharat

9 Rooftop Solarization and ‘Muft Bijli’

10 Agriculture and Food Processing

11 Research and Innovation for Catalyzing Growth, Employment and Development

12 Infrastructure

13 Railways

14 Aviation Sector

15 Green Energy

16 Tourism Sector

17 Investments

18 Reforms in the States for ‘Viksit Bharat’

19 Government Revenue and Expenditure

20 Revised Estimates (RE) 2023-24

21 Budget Estimates 2024-25

22 Direct Taxes

23 Indirect Taxes

24 Tax Rationalization Efforts over the Years

25 Achievements in Tax-Payer Services

Indian Economy: Past, Present And Future

1 The Indian Growth Story (1950 to 2014)

2 Lessons from the Growth Experience till 2014

3 2014-2024: Decade of Transformative Growth

4 Drivers of India’s Growth in the Last Decade

5 Challenges Confronting the Indian Economy

6 Track Record of Overcoming Challenges

7 Looking Ahead

What Made The Indian Economy Resilient?

1 Domestic Economy

2 Government Initiatives

3 Reform Push to the Indian Industry

4 Digital Infrastructure and Delivery of Citizen-Centric Services

5 Evolving Financial Markets to Support the Investment Needs of a Growing Economy

6 Safeguarding Macroeconomic Stability

7 Human Resources - Dovetailing Growth with Welfare

8 A New Approach to Welfare

9 How has the New Approach to Welfare Paid Off

10 Women-led development: Tapping the Gender Dividend for India@100

11 Employment Situation in the Past Decade

12 Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

13 India’s External Sector: Safely Navigating through Uncertainties

14 Climate Action

15 India's Climate Action Towards Building Resilience
Chronicle Books for UPSC Special Offers for Chronicle One Year Subscription Of Civil Services Chronicle Magazine Along With Six Books (Prelims) UPSC & State PSC (PT) 2024-25 Sure Success Books For GS Preparation
Content Index