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

1 BHARAT Campaign

2 Corporate Debt Market Development Fund

3 Guarantee Scheme for Corporate Debt

4 Offer for Sale

5 Expected Credit Loss Framework

6 External Commercial Borrowings

7 E-Way Bill

8 Total Expense Ratio

9 Logistics Data Bank Project

10 SWAMIH Investment Fund

11 Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

12 National Digital Nagrik Forum

13 PM-MITRA Scheme

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

10 New Guidelines for Designation of Senior Advocates

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

5 UK Formally Signs CPTPP Trade Bloc Agreement

6 Russia withdraws from Black Sea Grain Initiative

7 China-ASEAN Non-Aggression Pact

8 European Sky Shield Initiative

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'

5 India to Boost Naval Capabilities

6 India's Scientists Develop Stable Perovskite Cells

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

1 Batagaika Crater Poses a Warning Sign for Earth

2 Invasive Weed Threatens Elephant Habitats

3 Cheetah Deaths at Kuno National Park

4 Ecological Concerns Rise in Western Ghats

5 Sand and Dust Storms: UN Issues Global Alert

6 Deep-Sea Mining Endangers Pacific Tuna

7 Groundwater Extraction Affects Earth's Axis

8 ​New Manual for Disaster Management Plan

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

9 Edgars Rinkevics

10 QU Dongyu

11 Admiral Lisa Franchetti

12 Tushar Mehta

13 Ujjal Bhuyan/ S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti

14 Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai

15 Rakesh Pal

16 Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

17 Justice Alok Aradhe

18 Pronab Sen

19 Manoj Yadava

20 Nivruti Rai

21 Sheikh Talal

22 K Rajaraman

23 Jim Skea

24 Ajit Pawar

25 Ajit Agarkar

26 Karuvattu Mana Vasudevan Namboothiri

27 Luis Suárez

28 Oommen Chandy

29 Dr Mangala Narlikar

30 Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor

31 Vakkom B. Purushothaman

32 Nirmala Buch

33 Argentina (Capital: Buenos Aires)

34 Nigeria (Capital: Abuja)

35 Solomon Islands (Capital: Honiara)

36 Victoria

37 Peru

38 Surat

39 Chennai

40 Mehsana

41 JIMEX 23

42 Tarang Shakti

43 SALVEX

44 Talisman Sabre

45 Security Bond-2023

46 Nomadic Elephant – 2023

47 Institute for Economics and Peace

48 Nato Summit

49 International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023)

50 Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

51 PEN Pinter Prize 2023

52 UK PM’s Points of Light Award

53 Eni Award

54 Elephant Family Environmental Award

55 Lokmanya Tilak National Award

56 Maharashtra Udyog Ratna Award

57 Bhoomi Samman 2023

58 UK-India Awards

59 New Female Members in BCCI Umpiring Panel

60 Asian Athletics Championships 2023

61 Wimbledon 2023

62 Korea Open 2023

63 AIFF Player of the Year Award 2022-23

64 Duleep Trophy

65 Tour de France 2023

66 Stuart Board

67 Stuart Board

68 Virat Kohli

69 Uma Chhetri

70 Neeraj Chopra

71 Yashasvi Jaiswal

72 SAFF Championship 2023

73 Important Days

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

9 Dedicated Cultural Heritage Squad

10 Sushruta

11 Bhojpatra

12 Idol of Uma-Maheshwara

13 Tankai Method of Ship Building

14 Byculla Railway Station

15 Chudanga Gada Fort

1 Parliamentary Panel on Persons with Disabilities

2 Manual Scavenging

3 Hindu Undivided Family & Uniform Civil Code

4 Pronab Sen Committee to Review Conduct of Surveys

5 Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2023

6 Mission Shakti- Hub for Empowerment of Women

7 National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023

8 National Dental Commission Bill, 2023

9 Mission Vatsalya

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

11 Estimates of National Immunisation Coverage for 2022

12 ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society)

13 Controlled Human Infection Studies

14 National Commission for Women

15 Stop TB Partnership

16 Palliative Care

17 Sanipreneurs

18 Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY)

19 Social Trailblazer Program

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

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

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

23 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

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)

10 Urea Gold

11 National Coal Index (NCI)

12 Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)

13 New Wheat Variety (PBW RS1)

14 Rights Issue

15 Annapurti

16 Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY)

17 Greenfield Airport

18 National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India (NCCF)

19 Derivatives

20 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

21 Lisa

22 Donanemab

23 Osteo HRNet

24 Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

25 World's First Methane-Fuelled Space Rocket

26 Cloudbursts

27 Tiger Orchid

28 Seahorse Hotels

29 Young Professional Scheme

30 Algeria Applies for BRICS Membership

1 Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme

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

3 Advance Authorisation Scheme

4 Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region

5 Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023

6 Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021

1 Export Preparedness Index 2022

2 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 Land Degradation

8 Land Subsidence

9 Deep Ocean Exploration: Significance and Challenges

10 Uniform Civil Code

11 Religious Conversions & Indian Society

12 Forced Displacement

13 Changing Dynamics of Modern Indian Society

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 India and Quad: Significance and Challenges

10 India-Russia Relationship: Challenges and Opportunities

11 India-USA Relationship: Challenges and Solutions

12 India and NATO: Positives and Negatives

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

14 FTAs: Positives and Challenges

15 Urban Poverty

16 Gender Gap in India

17 Child Malnutrition in India

18 Pre-term Birth

19 Transgender Rights in India

20 Mental Healthcare in India

21 Foundational Literacy in India

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 Critical and Emerging Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges

17 Sodium-ion Batteries: Significance and Issues

18 Intellectual Property Rights in India

19 Darknet: Concerns and Remedies

20 Internet of Things (IoT) and India

21 LIGO-India Project: Significance and Challenges

22 Innovation in India: Challenges and Opportunities

23 Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity

24 Making Cities Environmentally Sustainable: Challenges and Solutions

25 Circular Economy: Advantages and Challenges

26 Role of Agriculture in Climate Change

27 Organic Farming in India

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

29 Urban Agriculture

30 Sustainable Sand Mining in India

31 Vehicle Scrappage in India

32 Plastic Pollution in India

33 Carbon Inequality

34 Invasive Species: Impact on Biodiversity & Associated Concerns

35 50 Years of Stockholm Conference

36 Disaster Management for Cultural Heritage

37 Forest Fires in India

38 Landslides Vulnerability of India

39 Drug Menace in India

40 International Terrorism: Challenges and Solutions

41 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

General Studies Mains Questions And Answers

1 Discuss the contribution of moderates in the Indian freedom movement by describing the various methods adopted by them.

2 Give an account of the evolution of the relationship between the British power and the Indian princely states during the British rule, mentioning the key developments.

3 Describing the importance of big dams in India, throw light on the problems associated with them. Discuss the efforts made for dam safety in the country.

4 Urbanization is a double-edged sword for women. Discuss the challenges faced by women in cities and describe the measures to overcome them.

5 What is the Model Code of Conduct? Describe the importance and challenges of Model Code of Conduct.

6 Discuss the functions and role of the Election Commission of India. How does the Election Commission ensure free and fair elections in India?

7 BIMSTEC is an important organization to strengthen India's position in South-East Asia. Mention the major obstacles to the integration of BIMSTEC.

8 India and the US have agreed to move forward in the field of space cooperation. Discuss the limiting factors in the path of space cooperation between the two countries and suggest ways to solve them.

9 The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is considered important to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons; yet India is opposed to this treaty. Explain.

10 What are the criteria used for determination of 'Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups' (PVTGs)? Mention the problems faced by these tribal groups alongwith the measures taken by the government to address them.

11 Explain the need for internationalization of Indian currency. Also discuss its benefits and associated risks.

12 Describe the present perspective of indigenization of defence sector in India. What are the associated challenges? Also, discuss the steps taken by the government in this direction.

13 Mention the applications of Artificial Intelligence in education. Identify the challenges associated with implementation of Artificial Intelligence in the education sector of India.

14 Analyze the importance of digital technology in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

15 What do you understand by sustainable tourism? Define the relationship between tourism and environment. Discuss the ways to achieve sustainable tourism. Also, describe the government efforts made in this direction.

16 Water crisis has emerged as a major problem in India. Explain the causes and consequences of water crisis. Also, mention the government efforts to solve the problem of water crisis.

17 Discuss the effects of climate change on human capital. How can these effects be reduced?

18 Discuss the reasons for the increasing frequency and intensity of heat waves in India. What are the major effects of heat waves? Also, describe the measures to reduce heat waves.

19 What do you understand by code of ethics for civil servants? Throw light on its importance and shortcomings.

20 Describe the prospects of online gaming in India. What kind of ethical implications arise from online gaming? Discuss.
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