Civil Services Chronicle November 2020

1 Mission Karmayogi: Ushering in the Civil Services Reforms

2 K V Kamath Committee Report on Resolution Framework for Covid-19 Related Stress

3 Vodafone gets International Relief in Retrospective Taxation Case

4 IBSA Foreign Minister’s Meet

5 National Sero Survey 2.0

6 A New Push for Namami Gange Programme

France

1 Contribution of MSMEs in GDP

2 Upliftment of Minority Community

3 Aviation Infrastructure in India

4 Electricity from Plastic Waste

1 World Bamboo Day

2 Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020

3 Basel III Compliant Bonds

4 Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative

5 Bullet Train Project

6 SAROD-Ports: Dispute Resolution Mechanism for Maritime Sector

1 Parliament Passes two Bills to Revamp Indian Medicine System

2 Epidemic Diseases Amendment Act 2020

3 Aircraft (Amendment) Act 2020

4 Action Plan 2020-21 for Schemes of Department of Social Justice & Empowerment

5 Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020

6 Supreme Court Puts Stay on Maratha Reservation

7 Committee on Content Regulation in Government Advertisements

1 Sri Lanka Proposes Ban on Cow Slaughter

2 United Kingdom’s Internal Market Bill Passed

3 India-Japan Defence Agreement

4 First India-France-Australia Trilateral Dialogue

5 India-Angola Joint Commission Meet

6 India-Finland Cooperation in Geology and Mineral Resources

7 10th East Asia Summit

8 India to Host Summit of SCO Council

9 India Elected Member of UN Commission on Status of Women

10 India Becomes an Observer in Djibouti Code of Conduct

1 Himalayan Chandra Telescope

2 Solar Cycle 25

3 Discovery of Phosphine Gas: Life on Venus?

4 NASA’s Sonification Project

5 UCPMP Not Mandatory for Pharma Companies

6 FSSAI Bans Mixing of Edible Oil in Mustard Oil

7 3D Printed Nasal Swab

8 FELUDA Test Kits for COVID-19

9 ABHYAS: High-speed Expendable Aerial Target

10 HSTDV: Indigenous Hypersonic Technology

1 Living Planet Report 2020

2 Indo-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership

3 Blue Flag Eco-label and BEAMS

4 Land Degradation and Coral Reef Programme

5 Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0

6 Kerala: First State to Institutionalize Snake Handling

7 Biodiversity Mapping of Mumbai

8 Indian Army to Use Double-Humped Camels along LAC

9 Aarey Reserve Forest

10 Typhoon Haishen

1 Newsmakers

2 On the Hot Seat

3 Heads of Committee/Commission

4 Faces Only in Memory

5 Study/Survey/Report

6 Places in News

7 Miscellaneous

8 World of Awards

9 World of Sports

10 Tennis

11 Football

1 Rare Inscription of Renati Cholas Unearthed in Andhra Pradesh

2 Dekho Apna Desh Webinar on Hampi

3 ASI Declares Site &Remains at Baghpat to be of National Importance

4 Sree Narayana Guru

1 UN Guidelines on Access to Social Justice for People with Disabilities

2 Village Poverty Reduction Plan

3 UN’s Levels &Trends in Child Mortality Report 2020

4 NCRB Report: ‘Crime in India’ 2019

1 PIB Corner

2 PIB Corner

3 PIB Corner

4 PIB Corner

5 PIB Corner

1 National Medical Commission

2 Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill 2020

3 Global Smart City Index 2020

4 Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act

5 Government Proposes to Make FASTag Mandatory

6 Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project

7 e-Gopala App

8 Force Majeure Clause

9 Germany launches Indo-Pacific Strategy with India

10 Indo-China Five Point Plan on LAC

11 Graphene Mask

12 Real Mango

13 COVID-19 Mutation D614G

14 COVID-19: Serial Interval

15 Kalinga Cricket Frog

16 Brucellosis Outbreak in China

17 Low Ozone Over Brahmaputra Valley

18 Kochi Biodiversity Index Map

1 CAROTAR Rules2020

1 Ranking of States on Support to Startup Ecosystems 2019

2 Ease of Doing Business Rankings

3 Global Innovation Index 2020

Expert Advice

1 Science They Are Evergreen Safely Optionals- By prof. D.P. Vajpayee, Director DIAS

Case Study

1 Case Study

General Studies Mains Questions And Answers

1 Discuss about the Peasant’s, handicrafts and tribal uprisings in India during nineteenth century.

2 "In the present times, women empowerment lies on the central focus of the government in India.” Explain with examples.

3 ‘Aspirational districts programme shifts the focus back on development’. Examine.

4 Recently, Ayushman Bharat Scheme completed two years. Critically analyse its importance in meeting the health goals.

5 Examine the relevance of preventive detention in a constitutional scheme wedded to the rule of law.

6 What is the significance of U.S.-India-Japan-Australia Quadrilateral QUAD groupings in contemporary times and their effectiveness to counter China’s aggression? Explain.

7 Discuss why India deserves to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

8 What are the different causes of Landslides? Suggest different measures to mitigate the menace of landslides and mass movements.

9 Justify the need for a civil servant to have a combination of empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections of the society?

10 Discuss the concept of Sarvodaya and Antyodaya and analyse which one is suitable for India’s development strategy?

11 Over the last several years, coal bed methane (CBM) has emerged as an important energy source worldwide and is expected to play a significant role in the energy portfolio of the future.Discuss theimportance and also the environmental concerns with the methane gasextraction from its source.

12 Food processing has become an integral part of the food supply chain in India. Discuss the significance of food processing industry for growth of Indian agriculture.

13 Infrastructure is a crucial driver of economic growth. Give an account of the key issues in infrastructure financing in India. Also discuss the steps taken by government to address the concerned issues?

14 Water scarcity problems are growing in many arid and semi-arid regions in India. Given the fact thatagriculture consumes lion’s share of total water diverted in these regions, micro-irrigation is advocated by government of India as a panacea for all water problems. Explain the benefits of micro-irrigation for India and also discuss various challenges in the adoption of this technology.

15 India’s coasts have always been vulnerable to anti-national activities. Examine the vulnerabilities and preparedness of India with respect to coastal security.