Civil Services Chronicle August 2022

1 Critical Information Infrastructure

2 NITI Aayog’s Report on India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy

3 Environmental Performance Index 2022

4 14th BRICS Summit

1 Windfall Tax

2 Twin Deficit Problem

3 Strong Dollar and its Implication for India

4 SEBI Panel on Hybrid Securities

5 Surety Bonds

6 BBB revamped into Financial Services Institution Bureau

7 International MSMEs Day

8 EASE 5.0 'Common Reforms Agenda' for PSBs

9 Business Reform Action Plan 2020

10 Dutch Disease

1 Electoral Reforms: EC mulls for One Candidate One Constituency

2 Economic Impact of Select Decisions of the SC and National Green Tribunal

3 Inter-State Council

4 Guidelines for Advertisements 2022

5 National Statistics Day

6 Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies

1 India and Vietnam to Boost Defence Partnership

2 India-Israel Relations

3 West Seti Hydroelectric Project

4 International North–South Transport Corridor

5 I2U2 Summit

6 48th G7 Summit

7 New Non-permanent Members of UNSC

1 PSLV-C53/DS-EO Mission

2 International Liquid-Mirror Telescope

3 Scientists Detect New Fast Radio Burst

4 Ultra-thin Heteroprotein Films

5 Artificial Photosynthesis

6 Major Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment

7 Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile

1 Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate

2 Climate Change Heating Up Indian Rivers

3 National Air Quality Resource Framework of India

4 Microplastics in Antarctic Snow

5 ‘Ocean Promise’: UNDP’s Blue Economy Vision

1 Yair Lapid

2 T Raja Kumar

3 Pallonji Mistry

4 V. Krishnamurthy

5 Gopi Chand Narang

6 Peter Brook

7 BB Muringla

8 Yael Braun-Pivet

9 Choe Son Hui

10 Avinash Kulkarni

11 Parameswaran Iyer

12 Dinkar Gupta

13 S. S. Mundra

14 Ruchira Kamboj

15 Amandeep Singh Gill

16 AR Rahman

17 Krishna Srinivasan

18 Samant Kumar Goel

19 Tapan Kumar Deka

20 Nitin Gupta

21 Ranjana Prakash Desai

22 N. J. Ojha

23 Sandeep Kumar Gupta

24 K.K. Venugopal

25 Dr. D J Pandian

26 UN Public Service Award

27 National Geoscience Award

28 Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 324

29 Ex RIMPAC

30 Important Days (National/International)

1 India’s Cultural & Traditional Gifts to G7 Leaders

2 Dharohar: National Museum of Customs and GST

3 Pattachitra Painting

4 Deva Snana Purnima

5 Ambubachi Mela

6 Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela

7 Kapilvastu Relics of Buddha

8 Kempegowda: Architect of Bengaluru City

9 Sant Tukaram

10 200 Years of Mumbai Samachar

11 Kalika Mata Temple

12 Thang-Ta

13 20th Folk Fair

14 Sao Joao Festival

15 Unmesha

16 Jyotirgamaya Festival

1 World Mental Health Report 2022

2 Juvenile Justice Amendment Act 2021

3 First International Day for Countering Hate Speech

4 Self-Help Groups

5 One Nation One Ration Card

6 National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman

7 Second Phase of Goal Program Launched

8 State of Global Learning Poverty 2022

9 Fourth State Food Safety Index

10 Report on Performance Grading Index for Districts

11 Education Cannot Wait (ECW)

12 Pradhan Mantri Aadi Adarsh Gram Yojana

13 Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF)-2022

14 Miao-Choephelling Settlement

15 Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM)

Himachal Pradesh

1 First Indian State to Approve a Policy for Drones

Jammu & Kashmir

1 Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani

Rajasthan

1 Anchal Abhiyan

Tamil Nadu

1 Ennum Ezhuthum Scheme

2 Pensioner’s Digital Life Certificate

3 Nalaya Thiran Skilling Programme

4 Largest State in Microfinance Loan

Punjab

1 e-Stamp

Andhra Pradesh

1 YSR Yantra Seva Scheme

Kerala

1 MEDISEP Scheme

2 Ramakkalmedu set to become Solar, Wind Energy Hub

Uttarakhand

1 Climate Responsive Rain-fed Farming Project

Gujarat

1 17th ‘Shala Praveshotsav’

Delhi

1 ‘Nanhi Pari’ Program

Arunachal Pradesh

1 Nasha Mukt Changlang

Mizoram

1 E-Daakhil

Meghalaya

1 Best Project Award

Karnataka

1 One Health Pilot Initiative

2 FRUITS App

Athletics

1 Khelo India Youth Games 2021

Cricket

1 Ranji Trophy 2022

1 Info Bytes

1 Press Council of India

2 National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI)

3 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPP)

4 India State Support Program for Road Safety

5 Economic Calculation Problem

6 Cost Inflation Index (CII)

7 Input Tax Credit

8 Project Bandhan

9 GST Composition Scheme

10 Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)

11 NIRYAT Information Portal

12 Psyche Mission

13 GSAT-24 Satellite

14 Surya Nutan

15 Black Death

16 Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

17 GEMCOVAC-19

18 India Forum for Nature-based Solutions

19 EU’s Nature Restoration Law

20 Global Environment Facility

21 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference

22 Kerala’s Red List of Birds

23 Menar Bird Village

24 Living Lands Charter

25 Juneteenth Day 2022

26 Title IX Law

27 UNSC 1267 Committee

28 e-Emergency X-Misc Visa

1 National Air Sports Policy 2022

2 Indian Railway Innovation Policy

3 Five Years of Goods and Services Tax

4 Geospatial Self Certification Portal

1 National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment Report 2021

2 RBI Payment Vision 2025

3 Report of the Regulations Review Authority 2.0

4 Sustainable Development Report 2022

5 Renewables 2022 Global Status Report

6 Global Trends Report 2021

Indian Heritage & Culture

1 Mains Topics with Mock Q&A - Indian History and Culture

Geography of the World

1 Mains Topics with Mock Q&A - Geography

Constitution, Polity & Governance

1 Mains Topics with Mock Q&A - Indian Constitution and Polity

International Relations

1 Mains Topics with Mock Q&A - International Relations

Social Justice

1 Mains Topics with Mock Q&A - Social Issues and Justice

Economic Development

1 Mains Topics with Mock Q&A - Economy

Bio–Diversity And Environment

1 Mains Topics with Mock Q&A - Environment

Security

1 Mains Topics with Mock Q&A - Security

Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude

1 Mains Topics with Mock Q&A - GS Paper IV

Society

General Studies Paper I

1 Hate Crimes

2 Child Marriage in India

3 India’s Care Economy

4 Sexual and Reproductive Health (SHR)

5 Rising Unemployment: Hinders Inclusive Growth

6 Brain Drain

General Studies Mains Questions And Answers

1 “On women’s rights, West takes a backward step and India shows the way”. Describe it in Indian context.

2 Child labour in India is an important social issue. Do you think recent legislation on child labour resolve the issue of child labour in India?

3 Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest emerging technologies across the globe, providing enormous beneficial opportunities for society, industry, and consumers. Describe briefly about Internet of Things and elaborate how IoT based systems will be beneficial for the economy, society and environment of the country?

4 How can advancement in nanotechnology boost defence and space industry?

Disaster Management

General Studies Paper III

1 Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Technology Development

General Studies Paper III

1 Lithium-ion Battery

2 Private Players’ Participation in Space

3 AI: Applications and Challenges

4 One Nation One Standard

5 Scientific Social Responsibility SSR
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