Civil Services Chronicle September 2023

1 Coastal Aquaculture Authority: (Amendment) Bill, 2023

2 Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Reaching for the Moon

3 National Multidimensional Poverty Index

4 Marine Heat Waves: Threatening Ocean Ecosystems

Agriculture

1 BHARAT Campaign

Banking And Finance

1 Corporate Debt Market Development Fund

2 Guarantee Scheme for Corporate Debt

3 Offer for Sale

4 Expected Credit Loss Framework

5 External Commercial Borrowings

6 E-Way Bill

7 Total Expense Ratio

Plans/Policies

1 Advance Authorisation Scheme

2 Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region

Infrastructure

1 Logistics Data Bank Project

2 SWAMIH Investment Fund

3 Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

Industry

1 National Digital Nagrik Forum

2 PM-MITRA Scheme

Reports & Indices

1 Export Preparedness Index 2022

News Snippets

1 Urea Gold

2 National Coal Index (NCI)

3 Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)

4 New Wheat Variety (PBW RS1)

5 Rights Issue

6 Annapurti

7 Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY)

8 Greenfield Airport

9 National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India (NCCF)

10 Derivatives

Polity & Governance

1 Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2023

2 Zero FIR

3 Rule 176 vs Rule 267 of Rajya Sabha

4 Section 69(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000

5 ECI Introduces Digital Time Voucher System for Political Parties

6 No-Confidence Motion

7 Central Board of Film Certification

8 Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023

9 The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023

Judiciary

1 New Guidelines for Designation of Senior Advocates

Plan/Policy/Initiatives

1 Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme

2 All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Amendment Rules, 2023

News Snippets

1 District Mineral Foundation

2 AuditOnline

3 Right to Silence

4 Income Tax Day (24th July)

5 Vibrant Villages Programme

6 Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North Eastern Region (PM-DevINE)

7 Permanent Aadhaar Enrolment Centre (PAEC)

8 Panel of Vice-Chairpersons in Rajya Sabha

9 Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS)

International Relations

1 First BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

2 India and Sri Lanka to Boost Bilateral Cooperation

3 India Hosts SCO Summit

4 India-Japan Meeting on Steel Sector and Decarbonisation

World Issues

1 UK Formally Signs CPTPP Trade Bloc Agreement

2 Russia withdraws from Black Sea Grain Initiative

3 China-ASEAN Non-Aggression Pact

4 European Sky Shield Initiative

Space Science

1 ISRO’s PSLV-C56/DS-SAR Mission

2 Scientists Detect Low-Frequency Gravitational Waves

3 OneWeb to Establish First Satellite Network Portal Site in Gujarat

4 Euclid Space Telescope to Explore 'Dark Universe'

Defence

1 India to Boost Naval Capabilities

New Technology & Innovations

1 India's Scientists Develop Stable Perovskite Cells

2 CSIR-CRRI Pioneers World's Latest Steel Road Technology

News Snippets

1 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

2 Lisa

3 Donanemab

4 Osteo HRNet

5 Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

6 World's First Methane-Fuelled Space Rocket

Climate Change

1 Batagaika Crater Poses a Warning Sign for Earth

Biodiversity

1 Invasive Weed Threatens Elephant Habitats

2 Cheetah Deaths at Kuno National Park

3 Ecological Concerns Rise in Western Ghats

Sustainable Development

1 Sand and Dust Storms: UN Issues Global Alert

2 Deep-Sea Mining Endangers Pacific Tuna

3 Groundwater Extraction Affects Earth's Axis

Disaster Management

1 ​New Manual for Disaster Management Plan

Government Policies/Initiatives

1 Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023

2 Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021

News Snippets

1 Cloudbursts

2 Tiger Orchid

3 Seahorse Hotels

Persons In News

1 Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi

2 Thuraiya Hamid Alhashmi

3 Dr. Sultan Al Jaber

4 Phangnon Konyak

5 Brajendra Navnit

6 Naveen Patnaik

7 Nisha Biswal

8 J Robert Oppenheimer

Appointments

1 Edgars Rinkevics

2 QU Dongyu

3 Admiral Lisa Franchetti

4 Tushar Mehta

5 Ujjal Bhuyan/ S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti

6 Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai

7 Rakesh Pal

8 Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

9 Justice Alok Aradhe

10 Pronab Sen

11 Manoj Yadava

12 Nivruti Rai

13 Sheikh Talal

14 K Rajaraman

15 Jim Skea

16 Ajit Pawar

17 Ajit Agarkar

Obituary

1 Karuvattu Mana Vasudevan Namboothiri

2 Luis Suárez

3 Oommen Chandy

4 Dr Mangala Narlikar

5 Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor

6 Vakkom B. Purushothaman

7 Nirmala Buch

Places In News

1 Argentina (Capital: Buenos Aires)

2 Nigeria (Capital: Abuja)

3 Solomon Islands (Capital: Honiara)

4 Victoria

5 Peru

6 Surat

7 Chennai

8 Mehsana

Military Operations/Exercises

1 JIMEX 23

2 Tarang Shakti

3 SALVEX

4 Talisman Sabre

5 Security Bond-2023

6 Nomadic Elephant – 2023

Organisations In News

1 Institute for Economics and Peace

Summit/Seminar/Conference

1 Nato Summit

2 International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023)

Awards

1 Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

2 PEN Pinter Prize 2023

3 UK PM’s Points of Light Award

4 Eni Award

5 Elephant Family Environmental Award

6 Lokmanya Tilak National Award

7 Maharashtra Udyog Ratna Award

8 Bhoomi Samman 2023

9 UK-India Awards

Sports

1 New Female Members in BCCI Umpiring Panel

2 Asian Athletics Championships 2023

3 Wimbledon 2023

4 Korea Open 2023

5 AIFF Player of the Year Award 2022-23

6 Duleep Trophy

7 Tour de France 2023

Sportspersons In News

1 Stuart Board

2 Stuart Board

3 Virat Kohli

4 Uma Chhetri

5 Neeraj Chopra

6 Yashasvi Jaiswal

Important Days

1 Important Days

1 SAFF Championship 2023

Art & Culture

1 GI Tags to Crafts from Rajasthan and U.P.

2 Meri Maati Mera Desh Campaign

3 Kui language

4 Chachin Grazing Festival

5 Bengaluru joins ‘World Cities Culture Forum’

6 Namda Art

7 Lambani Embroidery

8 Ker Puja

Plans/Policies

1 Dedicated Cultural Heritage Squad

Personality

1 Sushruta

News Snippets

1 Bhojpatra

2 Idol of Uma-Maheshwara

3 Tankai Method of Ship Building

4 Byculla Railway Station

5 Chudanga Gada Fort

Social Justice

1 Parliamentary Panel on Persons with Disabilities

Social Issues

1 Manual Scavenging

Indian Society

1 Hindu Undivided Family & Uniform Civil Code

Committees/Commissions

1 Pronab Sen Committee to Review Conduct of Surveys

Plan & Policies

1 Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2023

2 Mission Shakti- Hub for Empowerment of Women

3 National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023

4 National Dental Commission Bill, 2023

5 Mission Vatsalya

Report

1 The Paths to Equal: Twin Indices on Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality

2 Estimates of National Immunisation Coverage for 2022

News Snippets

1 ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society)

2 Controlled Human Infection Studies

3 National Commission for Women

4 Stop TB Partnership

5 Palliative Care

6 Sanipreneurs

7 Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY)

8 Social Trailblazer Program

9 The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023

10 The Constitution (J&K) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023

11 The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023

12 Mpower Measures

Tamil Nadu

1 India’s First Police Drone Unit

2 Tamil Nadu’s First Flying Training School

3 Tamil Nadu Regained Top Spot in Electronic Exports in India

Andhra Pradesh

1 Jagananna Amma Vodi Scheme

Gujarat

1 Gujarat Government Doubles Insurance Cover

2 Gujarat to get Country’s 1st ‘Satellite Network Portal Site’

Uttar Pradesh

1 UP Government Approves Two Thermal Power Projects With NTPC

2 Gomti River Declared as a “Non Perennial River”

3 Mukhya Mantri Khet Suraksha Yojana

4 National Martyr's Memorial and National Railway Protection Museum

Madhya Pradesh

1 Indore Municipal Corporation: First Urban Body to Get EPR Credit

Bihar

1 Highest Microlending Borrowings in India

Telangana

1 Telangana High Court Declares Telangana Eunuchs Act Unconstitutional

Assam

1 Project Gajah Kotha

Jharkhand

1 Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act

World Watch

1 Young Professional Scheme

2 Algeria Applies for BRICS Membership

International

1 Henley Passport Index 2023

Model Mock Questions & Answers

Paper-I

1 Evolution of Coinage System in India

2 Indian Renaissance: Causes and Significance

3 Indentured Labour during British India

4 Contributions of India's Rich Scientific Heritage

5 Significance of Bhoodan and Gramdan Movement

6 Administrative Policies of Mughals in India: Significance and Issues

7 Role of Moderates in Indian Freedom Struggle

8 Indian Princely States during British Rule

9 Land Degradation

10 Land Subsidence

11 Deep Ocean Exploration: Significance and Challenges

12 Big Dams in India: Issues and Steps for Dam Safety

13 Uniform Civil Code

14 Religious Conversions & Indian Society

15 Forced Displacement

16 Changing Dynamics of Modern Indian Society

17 Urbanization and Women

Paper-II

1 Civil Services Capacity Building: Challenges and Opportunities

2 Governor’s Discretionary Powers: Relevance and Issues

3 Basic Structure Doctrine of Indian Constitution

4 Special Courts: Significance and Relevance

5 Extra Judicial Killings: Issues and Remedies

6 Local Self Governance in India: Challenges & Remedies

7 Judicial Majoritarianism

8 Ninth Schedule: Relevance and Issues

9 Model Code of Conduct: Importance and Challenges

10 Functioning of the Election Commission of India

11 India and Quad: Significance and Challenges

12 India-Russia Relationship: Challenges and Opportunities

13 India-USA Relationship: Challenges and Solutions

14 India and NATO: Positives and Negatives

15 India and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)

16 FTAs: Positives and Challenges

17 BIMSTEC and India

18 Indo-US Space Cooperation

19 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and India

20 Urban Poverty

21 Gender Gap in India

22 Child Malnutrition in India

23 Pre-term Birth

24 Transgender Rights in India

25 Mental Healthcare in India

26 Foundational Literacy in India

27 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

Paper-III

1 Indian Discoms: Challenges and Suggestions

2 Critical Minerals for India

3 Boosting Agricultural Exports: Challenges for India

4 Toy Sector in India

5 Challenges of Food Storage in India

6 Agriculture Marketing: Issues & Challenges

7 Indian Shipping Industry

8 India’s Dairy Sector

9 Bulk Drug Manufacturing in India

10 Urban Cooperative Banks: Significance and Challenges

11 Insurance Sector in India: Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities

12 Tobacco Cultivation in India

13 MSMEs and their integration with E-Commerce in India

14 Cotton Cultivation in India: Challenges and Opportunities

15 De-globalisation & India: Factors and Impact

16 Internationalization of Indian Currency

17 Indigenization of Defense Sector

18 Critical and Emerging Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges

19 Sodium-ion Batteries: Significance and Issues

20 Intellectual Property Rights in India

21 Darknet: Concerns and Remedies

22 Internet of Things (IoT) and India

23 LIGO-India Project: Significance and Challenges

24 Innovation in India: Challenges and Opportunities

25 Artificial Intelligence in Education

26 Sustainable Development Goals and Digital Technology

27 Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity

28 Making Cities Environmentally Sustainable: Challenges and Solutions

29 Circular Economy: Advantages and Challenges

30 Role of Agriculture in Climate Change

31 Organic Farming in India

32 Compressed Biogas (CBG): Role in Energy Security and Emission Reduction

33 Urban Agriculture

34 Sustainable Sand Mining in India

35 Vehicle Scrappage in India

36 Plastic Pollution in India

37 Carbon Inequality

38 Invasive Species: Impact on Biodiversity & Associated Concerns

39 50 Years of Stockholm Conference

40 Sustainable Tourism

41 Water Crisis

42 Impact of Climate Change on Human Capital

43 Disaster Management for Cultural Heritage

44 Forest Fires in India

45 Landslides Vulnerability of India

46 Heat Waves in India

47 Drug Menace in India

48 International Terrorism: Challenges and Solutions

49 Left Wing Extremism in India

Paper-IV

1 Sports Ethics

2 Child Artists and Ethics

3 Ethics and Rights of People in Armed Conflict or War

4 Ethics of Equitable and Effective Work Culture

5 Determinants of Effective Persuasion

6 Code of Ethics for Civil Servants

7 Online Gaming: Ethical Concerns
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