Civil Services Chronicle November 2022

1 State of the Education Report for India: Artificial Intelligence in Education

2 Global Innovation Index 2022

3 Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in Pandemic Times

4 United in Science 2022

1 Shrinkflation

2 Yield Curve Control

3 New Account Settlement System

4 RBI removes Central Bank of India from PCA framework

5 PM PRANAM Scheme

6 Asian Palm Oil Alliance

7 e-FAST - India’s First National Electric Freight Platform

8 REC Limited Joins Coveted 'Maharatna' Club

9 Kirit Parikh Committee for Reviewing of Gas Price Formula

1 Revised National List of Essential Medicines 2022

2 Centre Bans Export of Sensitive Maps and Geospatial Data

3 Social Audit

4 Panel setup for Cooperative Policy

5 Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968

6 Article 142 and Complete Justice

7 Supreme Court to Examine the Practice of Excommunication

8 PFI Declared Unlawful Association under UAPA

9 Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022

1 India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting

2 22nd SCO Summit

3 Ministerial Meeting of India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council

4 19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ Meeting

5 7th Eastern Economic Forum

6 47th AIBD Annual Gathering / 20th AIBD General Conference

1 DART Spacecraft Successfully Crashes into Asteroid Dimorphos

2 Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS)

3 India’s First Avalanche Monitoring Radar

4 KSTAR Achieves Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough

5 WHO’s Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Sciences

6 9th Session of Governing Body of ITPGRFA

1 India and the US Launch “Trees Outside Forests in India”

2 Study on Poaching of Sea Turtles

3 Drop in Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Levels in India

4 28th World Ozone Day

5 New Roadmap for Legacy Waste Management

6 Green Fins Hub

1 Giorgia Meloni

2 Charles III

3 Mohammed bin Salman

4 Lt General (retd) Anil Chauhan

5 R Venkataramani

6 Other Appointments

7 Vernon Francis Dvorak

8 Tulsi Tanti

9 Naresh Kumar

10 KN Singh

11 Braj Basi Lal

12 Jayanti Pattnaik

13 Ram Chandra Manjhi

14 Hilary Mantel

15 Queen Elizabeth II

16 Tun Dr. S. Samy Vellu

17 Taragiri: Third Stealth Frigate under Project 17A

18 LCH ‘Prachand’

19 'Project Cheetah'

20 General Bipin Rawat Military Garrison

21 INS Ajay Decommissioned

22 JIMEX 22

23 Ex Kakadu

24 Operation Southern Readiness

25 Nobel Prizes 2022

26 Dadasaheb Phalke Award, 2020

27 Bihari Puraskar 2022

1 Ambedkar Circuit

2 India’s Diverse Culture showcased at ‘Kartavya Path’

3 Sittanavasal Rock-cut Cave

4 Three Indian Cities in UNESCO Network of Learning Cities

5 International Day of Sign Languages

6 Bathukamma Floral Festival

7 Hoysala Temples

8 Dharamshala Declaration

1 Conversion Therapy

2 Nikah-Halala

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1 India’s First Swachh Sujal Pradesh

Delhi

1 Delhi Model Virtual School

Uttar Pradesh

1 Bhartaul: First Village in State to have RO Water in Every Household

2 Chunar Logistics Park

3 Ayushman Utkrishta Award 2022

4 Farrukhabad ‘jail ka khana’ gets 5-star FSSAI Rating

Rajasthan

1 Mahila Nidhi

2 Rural Olympic Games

Kerala

1 Alappuzha Declared as the Fifth Full Digital Banking District

2 Khader Committee Report

3 Free Breakfast Scheme

Karnataka

1 VentuRISE Global Startup Challenge

2 Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Bill

3 Punyakoti Dattu Yojana

Meghalaya

1 Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme

Chhattisgarh

1 Hamar Beti Hamar Maan

Odisha

1 Encyclopedia on Tribes

Assam

1 SAANS

Nagaland

1 Mobile Attendance Application

Bihar

1 No-bag Day

Manipur

1 CM Da Haisi

Cricket

1 Duleep Trophy 2022-23

Football

1 Durand Cup 2022

Tennis

1 US Open 2022

1 Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO)

2 Article 174

3 National Sports Development Fund

4 SCALE App

5 Swachhta Saarthi Samaroh

6 UN Women

7 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)

8 Operation Megha Chakra

9 Kangaroo Mother Care

10 Child Welfare Committees

11 National Service Scheme (NSS)

12 Harijan Sevak Sangh

13 Cognitive Dissonance

14 National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS)

15 Sign Learn App

16 Khneng Embroidery Art

17 Rosh Hashanah

18 Surjapuri and Bajjika Dialects

19 Mamangam Trade Festival of Kerala

20 Hyderabad State Liberation Day

21 Puli Thevar

22 Kalachuri Dynasty

23 Goldilock Scenario

24 Advance Tax

25 World’s First CNG Terminal

26 Fund of Funds for Startups

27 Coconut Development Board

28 Board of Trade (BOT)

29 AVGAS 100LL

30 NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation)

31 NASA’s Sonification Project

32 Einstein Ring

33 Global Registry of Fossil Fuels

34 Alliance for Industry Decarbonization

35 Sustainable Aviation Fuel

36 Mondiacult 2022

37 UK India Business Council (UKIBC)

38 Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA)

1 Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022

2 National Logistics Policy

3 Modifications in Programme for Development of Semiconductors

4 PLI Scheme for Solar PV Modules

1 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery

2 Cost of Universalizing Early Childhood Education in India

3 Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2020

4 Breakthrough Agenda Report 2022

1 PM Schools for Rising India

2 Studentship Program for Ayurveda Research Ken

3 Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

Topper's Interview

Utkarsh Dwivedi - 5thAIR - UPSC Civil Services Examination 2021

Shraddha Shukla - 15thAIR - Rajasthan Judicial Services Examination, 2021

Current Affairs

Socio-Economic Development

1 Education, Women and Child Development

2 Rural Development

3 Social Justice and Empowerment

4 Health and Family Welfare

5 Economic Development - Minorities

Indian Economy

1 Agriculture, Fisheries & Animal Husbandry

2 Textile Industry

3 Finance

Science & Technology

1 Information Technology, Communications and Electronics

2 Technology & Innovation

3 Space & Defence

Ecology & Environment

1 Environment

2 New and Renewable Energy

General Studies Mains Questions And Answers

1 Bring out the significance of and threat to India’s mangrove ecosystem.

2 Define Arctic amplification. What are the factors contributing to Arctic amplification and its possible consequences?

3 The Electricity Amendment Bill, 2022 proposes welcome correctives to longstanding problems of the power sector. Comment

4 Recently, Supreme Court has upheld various provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). In light of this highlight the concerns associated with PMLA.

5 In what ways is International North-South Transport Corridor significant for India?

6 The deployment of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data in telecom sector is mixed bag of benefits, challenges and constraints. Discuss.

7 The model of ‘Arth Ganga’ encompasses economic opportunities, environmental conservation, promotion of culture and strengthened governance. Elucidate.

8 According to a study by Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) titled "India: The next global SaaS capital", India is poised to become the next SaaS capital over the next few years. In light of this, highlight the advantages and limitations of SaaS?

9 What is Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)? Discuss the benefits of and challenges associated with ONDC.

10 What are the challenges that hinder the building of a sustainable system for genomic surveillance?

11 Discuss the ethical issues associated with moonlighting.