Civil Services Chronicle December 2024

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Big Issue :- BRICS & the Changing Global Landscape Navigating Opportunities and Challenges for India By - Alok Singh

Spotlight :- Social Entrepreneurship in India Rise, Impact & Prospects - By Noopur Joshi

Issue Analysis :- Adopting Climate Resilient Agriculture India’s Challenges and Solutions - By Ranjeet Shah

Current Affairs In Focus

1 Just Transition in India: Shifting from Coal to Renewable Energy

2 Agroforestry: Progressive Approach to Sustainable Agriculture

3 Tackling the Global Water Crisis: Ensuring A Resilient & Equitable Future

4 Biodiversity COP 16: Making Peace with Nature

Economy Watch

1 Operational Guidelines of 'Namo Drone Didi' Scheme

2 Pandemic Fund Project: Strengthening Animal Health Security

3 National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds

4 21st Livestock Census Launched

5 ANNA DARPAN: Modernizing Supply Chain Management System

6 SEBI Proposes New Rules for Securitisation Activities

7 IAPH Recognises Mormugao Port as an Incentive Provider

8 Impact of DFCs on Indian Economy

9 Scheme Guidelines for ‘Innovative Projects’ under PM-Surya Ghar Yojana

10 India’s Hunt for Critical Minerals

11 New Guidelines to Boost India’s Seaweed Industry

12 India’s Renewable Energy Capacity Crosses 200-GW Mark

India Watch

1 Dr. K. Radhakrishnan Committee

2 Gram Panchayat-Level Weather Forecasting Initiative

3 Digitization of Land Records

4 Kautilya Economic Conclave 2024

5 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities

6 Unique Land Parcel Identification Number

7 India Meets WHO Global Standards for Vaccine Regulation

8 New Initiatives by Anusandhan National Research Foundation

9 Karmayogi Competency Model for Civil Servants

10 SC Upholds Validity Section 6A of Citizenship Act,1955

11 Supreme Court Verdict on Industrial Alcohol Regulation

World Watch

1 India, Pakistan Renew Kartarpur Corridor Agreement

2 India-China LAC Agreement

3 India-Maldives: Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership

4 Nepal-India-Bangladesh Electricity Trade Agreement

5 India and Jamaica Strengthen Partnership

6 19th East Asia Summit (EAS)

7 Boosting India-ASEAN Ties: PM Proposes 10-Point Plan

8 UK Agrees to Return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

9 DiGi Framework for India

Science & Technology

1 ESA Launches Moonlight Programme

2 MACE Observatory Goes Live

3 ISRO-DBT MoU for Cooperation in Space Biotechnology

4 NASA’s Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Study

5 India’s Fourth Nuclear Submarine Launched

6 India's First Multipurpose Naval Vessel Launched

7 India Approves Launch of 52 Spy Satellites

8 DRDO Tests Advanced VSHORADS Missile System

9 IndiaAI and Meta Join Forces for Open Source AI Innovation

10 Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024

11 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024

12 Nobel Prize in Physics 2024

13 Levitating Fluorescent Nanodiamonds

14 India Launches BharatGen

Ecology & Environment

1 Greenhouse Gas Levels Reach Record High in 2023

2 Key Biodiversity Areas Face Temperature Changes

3 Spraying Diamond Dust to Cool Earth

4 New Guidelines to Prevent Greenwashing

5 Government Permits Disaster Prevention Work by Non-Forest Departments

6 State of Global Water Resources

7 India to Join International Energy Efficiency Hub

8 Climate Change’s Cost on Poor Households

9 IUCN’s First Global Tree Assessment

10 Alarming Decline in Global Wildlife Populations

11 New Genus of Jumping Spiders ‘Tenkana’ Discovered

News Notes

1 Justice Sanjiv Khanna

2 Claudia Sheinbaum

3 Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar

4 Ashish Khanna

5 S Paramesh

6 Prabowo Subianto

7 Nayab Singh Saini

8 Omar Abdullah

9 Sharda Sinha

10 Kanaka Raju

11 Sukh Dev

12 Ratan Tata

13 P. Venugopal

14 Rohini Godbole

15 K. S. Puttaswamy

16 Bibek Debroy

17 Important Days/Weeks

18 Kaziranga National Park

19 Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary

20 Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

21 Zeilad Wildlife Sanctuary

22 Mt. Shishapangma

23 Bihta

24 Nagayalanka

25 VINBAX 2024

26 SIMBEX

27 Naseem-Al-Bahr

28 MALABAR 2024

29 IBSAMAR

30 SWAVLAMBAN SHAKTI

31 ‘Sagar Kavach’

32 Anguiculus dicaprioi

33 BRICS Summit

34 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly

35 Nobel Prize 2024

36 Dadasaheb Phalke Award

37 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

38 Femina Miss India World

39 IAF World Space Award

40 5th National Water Awards (Best State)

Art & Culture

1 Classical Language

2 Indian Council for Cultural Relations

3 International Abhidhamma Divas

4 Indian Gift to BRICS Leaders

5 Ahoi Ashtami

6 Traditional Products of Assam Granted GI Tag

7 Brahmi Inscription

8 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: The ‘Iron Man of India’

9 Kittur Rani Channamma

Society Watch

1 Rising Burden of Tuberculosis

2 Decreasing Demand for Work under MGNREGS

3 Supreme Court’s Guidelines to Tackle Child Marriage

4 10 Years of Swachh Bharat Mission

5 New Initiatives under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana

6 WHO Declares India Trachoma Free

7 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana

8 STARS Workshop of Education Ministry

9 PM’s Internship Scheme

10 Katkari Tribe

11 Restoration Efforts by Kadar Tribe

State Watch

Uttar Pradesh

1 Logo for Mahakumbh 2025

Haryana

1 First State to Implement Dalit Sub-Quotas

Madhya Pradesh

1 Pink Alarms

Kerala

1 Citizen Sentinel App

Odisha

1 Increase in Casual Leave for Women Employees

Chhattisgarh

1 Sugam: Online Property Registration App

Jharkhand

1 Welfare Initiatives by State Government

Uttarakhand

1 Sanskrit to become Mandatory in 416 Uttarakhand Madrasas

Goa

1 International Gita Mahotsav

Maharashtra

1 Government Renames Skills University after Ratan Tata

Meghalaya

1 Shillong Tops Travel Destinations for Indian Travellers

Telangana

1 Caste Survey

2 Naval Communication Station

Delhi

1 Special Courts for People with Disabilities

Info Bytes

1 December 2024 Oneliner Current Affairs From Govt. News Services like PIB, AIR, etc

Govt. Magazines Exam Pointers

1 Swachh Bharat Mission: Impact on Rural Sanitation and SMART Approach for Sustained Sanitation Success

2 Special Campaign 4.0: Institutionalizing Swachhata and Reducing Pendency in Government

3 Swachh Bharat Mission Successfully Transforms India’s Sanitation Landscape

4 India’s ODF Milestone: The Sanitation Revolution

5 Ganga Rejuvenation and Water Conservation

6 After Cleaner Ghats, Ganga at Varanasi to Be Pollution-Free Too

7 Construction and Demolition Circular Economy Solutions

8 Smart Grids and Renewable Energy: Powering Rural Sanitation

9 Role of Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge in Combating in Rural India

10 Future Reforms for India’s Health System

11 The Digital Shift in Health Care

12 Dietary Guidelines for Indians- 2024

13 Pre-Pregnancy Care

14 Health Management in Rural India

News Snippets

1 Suvidha 2.0 Mobile App

2 Preponderance of Probabilities

3 Serious Fraud Investigation Office

4 ‘Jal Hi Amrit’ Program

5 Indian Institute of Skills, Mumbai

6 e-Migrate Portal

7 National Learning Week

8 Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana

9 RCS – UDAN Scheme

10 SARTHI System

11 SATHI Portal

12 Maharatna Status Accorded to HAL

13 District Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Ranking

14 Modified PLR Scheme

15 Jan Aushadhi Kendras

16 Banjara Virasat Museum

17 Loknayak JP

18 Mera Hou Chongba

19 Sri Singeeswarar Temple

20 Comet C/2023 A3

21 Gliese 229B

22 THAAD

23 Cloud Chamber

24 Space Docking Experiment

25 Twilight Zones in Oceans

26 New Potter Wasp Species Discovered

27 X-Band Radar

28 Asiatic Golden Cat

29 First Hatching of Great Indian Bustard through Artificial Insemination

30 Brazil opts out of BRI

31 India-UAE Bilateral Investment Treaty

32 SCO ‘Heads of Government’ (HoG) Meeting

33 Germany Grants India Special Status for Military Purchases

34 India-Laos Bilateral Ties

35 India and Mauritania Sign MoUs

Terms In Vogue

1 Anaconda Strategy

2 Aerobraking

3 Swell Waves

4 Dragon Drone

5 Tripledemic

Current Affairs MCQs

1 December 2024 Model Current Affairs based Prelims 2024

Parliament Q & A

1 Dumping of Mine Waste

2 Mission Karmayogi

3 Road Construction Initiatives

4 Skill Training Schemes

Fact Sheet

1 Indian Leather Industry

2 India’s Space Sector

Public Policy

1 Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024

2 Draft National Sports Governance Bill, 2024

3 Draft Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2024

4 Humsafar Policy for National Highways

Reports & Indices

1 All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey, 2021-22

2 Global Hunger Index 2024

3 Emissions Gap Report 2024

4 Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2024

5 The Economics of Water

Welfare Schemes

1 Supply of Free Fortified Rice Extended

2 Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

3 'Paryatan Mitra & Paryatan Didi' Initiative

Prelims Specials

Indian Polity And Governance

1 Constitution of India

2 Fundamental Rights

3 Fundamental Duties

4 Federalism

5 The Parliament

6 Legislative Control over Executive

7 The President of India

8 The Governor

9 Local Government

10 Indian Judicial System

11 Parliamentary Committees

12 Emergency Provisions

13 Constitutional and Non Constitutional bodies

14 Centre State relations

15 Major Constitutional Amendments

PSCs Prelims Special

KPSC

1 Karnataka Gazetted Probationers Preliminary Exam Solved Paper Conducted by Karnataka Public Service Commission

UPPSC

1 State-specific Current Affairs

BPSC

1 78th BPSC Prelims State-Specific Current Affairs

WBPSC

1 Tribal Development

2 Development of Industries and Infrastructure

3 Environment and Wildlife Protection

4 Plans and Policies

5 Economy of West Bengal: Some Important Facts

6 Current Affairs Snippets

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