Civil Services Chronicle January 2021

1 Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2020

2 One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

3 Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0

4 UN Adopts India Sponsored Resolutions on Nuclear Disarmament

5 First Observation of Fast Radio Burst in Galaxy

6 New Research Identifies 'Triple Trouble' for Mangrove Coasts

Ethiopia

1 Artificial Intelligence

2 Trial by Media

3 Informal and Unorganised Sector

4 Poverty of Farmers

1 Draft Model Act on Land Titles

2 Saffron Cultivation in Northeast

3 World Fisheries Day

4 First Technical Recession in India

5 Lakshmi Vilas Bank Crisis

6 DIPAM Signs Agreement with World Bank on Asset Monetisation

7 Revamping of Scheme for Financial Support to PPP in Infrastructure

8 Gujarat Maritime Cluster

9 Luhri Hydropower Project

1 Haryana Reserves 75% Private Jobs for State’s Residents

2 Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment (Ordinance) 2020

3 Government Sets Up Committee to Review TV Ratings Norms

4 SC Asks Trial Courts to Consider Witness Protection in Cases Against MPs, MLAs

5 Contempt of Court and the Role of Attorney General

1 New Peace Deal Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

2 Governance Reforms Approved by Russia

3 Defence Pact: Japan and Australia

4 Civil War in Ethiopian

5 CARAT: Naval Exercise between Bangladesh and USA

6 India to build Shahtoot dam in Afghanistan

7 India-Luxembourg Virtual Summit

8 Agreements between India and Maldives

9 Malaysia hosted APEC Summit 2020

10 G20 Summit 2020 held at Saudi Arabia

11 BRICS Counter-Terrorism Strategy

12 India Attended 20th SCO Summit

13 First India-Nordic-Baltic Conclave

1 Hayabusa 2: Samples from Asteroid Ryugu

2 Change-5 Lunar Mission

3 Sentinel-6A Satellite

4 Ariel Space Mission

5 Desalination: A Panacea for Water Scarcity

6 mRNA Vaccines for COVID-19

7 QRSAM Tested Successfully

8 Sea Guardian Drones for Indian Navy

9 Varunastra

10 43 New Chinese Apps Banned in India

11 Conference on Criminal Finance and Cryptography

1 Brown Carbon ‘Tarballs’ Detectedin Himalayan Atmosphere

2 Government Constitutes Apex Committee For Implementation of Paris Agreement

3 State of Food and Agriculture 2020 Report

4 Sustainable Peatland Management Can Prevent Future Pandemics: Study

5 MNRE Proposes Scheme for Development of Wind-Solar Hybrid Parks

6 Lonar lake, Sur Sarovar Declared as Ramsar sites

7 WWF Identifies 100 Cities, Including 30 In India, Facing ‘Severe Water Risk’ By 2050

8 WII Survey Finds High Biodiversity in almost Half of the Ganga Main River

9 Five New Species of Vine Snakes Discovered in Peninsular India

10 New Frog Genus Found in Andamans

11 Typhoon Goni: Asia’s Most Powerful Tropical Storm in 2020

12 Cyclone Nivar

1 On the Hot Seat

2 Faces Only in Memory

3 States in News

4 Places in News

5 Study/Survey/Report

6 Defence

7 Summit/Seminar

8 Miscellaneous

9 World of Awards

10 World of Sports

1 Char-chapori culture

2 Sarna Religion of Jharkhand

3 Ancient Vishnu Temple Discovered in Northwest Pakistan

4 Lachit Borphukan: The Great Military Commander of Ahom Army

1 UN Launches Food Coalitionto Prevent Food Crisis

2 NITI Aayog’s Third Progress Report on Poshan Abhiyan

3 Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge

1 PIB Corner

2 PIB Corner

3 PIB Corner

4 PIB Corner

5 PIB Corner

1 Right to Recall Panchayat Member

2 Kerala Police Act 2011 Amendment

3 Indian Medicine Central Council (Post Graduate Ayurveda Education) Amendment Regulations, 2020

4 E-Lok Adalat

5 Goddess Annapurna Idol

6 Innovation Hub for Financial Sector

7 Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor

8 Sahakar Pragya

9 Open Acreage Licensing Policy

10 Negative-Yield Bonds

11 Frontier Highway Project

12 Arunachal Kiwi

13 MoU between India-Kazakhstan

14 Extended Range Version of BrahMos Missile

15 Crew 1 Mission

16 nOPV 2 Vaccine

17 Dry Swab RT-PCR Test

18 Microwave Weapon

19 First Snow Leopard Census Starts in Uttarakhand

20 Panna Tiger Reserve Declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO

21 India’s First Moss Inaugurated Garden in Uttarakhand

22 Four More Biodiversity Heritage Sites For Karnataka

23 National Water Awards 2019

24 India Climate Change Knowledge Portal

1 Bulk Drug Parks Scheme

2 Centre Launches Initiativesfor Data Ecosystem of Cities

1 RBI’s Internal Working Group Report

2 World Trade Report 2020

Economic Development

General Studies Paper III

1 Gig Economy in India

2 Contribution of Agriculture in India’s GDP

3 Government Schemes for Agricultural Extension and Technology

4 Challenges Faced by Agritech

5 Social Capital

6 Need for the Social Capital during a Pandemic

7 Recommendations Related to Social capital

8 Block Chain Technology

9 Hyperloop

10 3D Printing

11 Internet of Things (IoT)

12 Quantum Computing

13 Digital Payment Modes in India

14 Digital Payments Growth Factors

15 National Digital Health Mission

16 National Health Mission

17 National Ayush Mission

18 Mission Indradhanush

19 Intensified Mission Indradhanush

20 National Nutrition Mission

21 National Technical Textile Mission

22 Mission Purvodaya

23 Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

24 Social Sector

25 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

26 National Smart Cities Mission

27 Skill India Mission

28 Atal Innovation Mission

29 National Mission on Quantum Technology and Application

30 National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems

31 National Super Computing Mission

32 National Broadband Mission

33 National Electric Mobility Mission 2020

34 National Education Mission

35 National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

36 Sub-mission on Agro Forestry

37 Restructured National Bamboo Mission National Bamboo Mission

38 Rashtriya Gokul Mission

39 National Livestock Mission

40 Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture

Case Study

1 Case Study

General Studies Mains Questions And Answers

1 Munich Pact, instead of easing tensions proved to be the last act of appeasement by Imperialist nations towards Fascism. Comment.

2 Statistics show that child sex ratio is declining though there is an increase in overall sex ratio. Discuss the reasons that explain this trend. What measures have been taken by the government to correct this trend?

3 The socio-economic and ecological consequences of soil degradation are far-reaching. Discuss. Suggest measures that can be taken to restore soil fertility and arrest soil degradation.

4 Champaran was the starting point of the strategy that Gandhiji was to employ over the next 30 years to galvanise millions into one of history’s biggest mass movements against perhaps the greatest imperial power of all time. Comment.

5 Given the mandate of the Organisation and its composition, India cannot align its geopolitical goals and ambitions with SCO.Critically comment.

6 Right to constitutional remedies is the Constitution’s soul. Analyse.

7 Analyse the challenges India may face while carrying out a mass vaccination campaign?

8 Analyse how India can be a ‘Plus One’ destination, while reducing dependence on China.

9 Steel is a material most conducive for circular economy as it can be used, reused and recycled infinitely. Critically analyse the newly inducted Steel Scrap Recycling Policy, 2019.

10 Nano fertilizer is being hailed as a game changer for Sustainable Crop Production in the country. Discuss the benefits of Nano fertilizers over the conventional mineral fertilizer. Also elaborate the major limitations related to use of Nano fertilizers.

11 What are the major causes of Man – animal conflicts? Explain the consequences of man-animal conflict and also preventive measures in order to avoid the conflicts.

12 The eradication of Legacy waste is one the biggest challenges India faces in its path to Sustainability and its plan to fulfil all sustainable development goals. Describe legacy wastes and suggest action plan to manage the waste effectively.

13 According to a study, 73 percent of the organisations in the country have experienced a 25 per cent or more jump in either cyber threats or alerts since the start of Covid-19. Discuss the challenges faced by cyber security and suggest ways to increase cyber expertise in India.

14 Critically analyse the viability of Vertical farming as an alternative mode of producing food.

15 Discuss how the use of social media influences political participation and civic engagement with suitable examples.

Security

General Studies Paper III

1 Need for Data Protection Framework

2 Data Protection Framework in India

3 Challenges to Data Protection Framework