Civil Services Chronicle January 2025

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Big Issue :- Climate Finance COP29 and the Road Ahead - By Noopur Joshi

Issue Analysis :- Transforming Global Governance Key Issues & the Need for Reformed Multilateralism - By Alok Singh

Spotlight :- Women Entrepreneurship in India Fostering Economic Growth, Innovation and Social Progress

Current Affairs In Focus

1 Potential of Carbon Credits in India's Agriculture Sector

2 Global Plastics Treaty: No Headway in Sight

3 G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration: Towards Resilient & Inclusive Global Growth

Economy Watch

1 Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024

2 National Mission on Natural Farming

3 Windfall Gain Tax

4 RBI’s 2024 List of Domestic Systemically Important Banks

5 RBI’s Framework for Reclassification of FPI to FDI

6 4th Phase of Consolidation of RRBs

7 India’s Renewable Energy Sector Achieves Significant Growth

8 Peak Oil

9 World’s First Co2 to Methanol Plant

10 Regulatory Framework for Restricted Return InvITs

11 Scheme for Strengthening Medical Device Industry

India Watch

1 ‘Anna Chakra’: Optimizing PDS Supply chain

2 CAG Report on the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act

3 Global India Authorised Economic Operator Programme

4 Parliamentary Committee to Examine the Issue of Lateral Entry

5 Sagarmanthan 2024: India’s Maritime Vision

6 State Finance Commissions

7 SC’s Guidelines on Illegal Demolition of Private Property

8 PM-JAY: SC Directs Inclusion of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy

9 UP Madarsa Education Board Act Constitutionally Valid:SC

10 DRI Report on Smuggling

World Watch

1 Second India-Australia Annual Summit

2 India and Nigeria Strengthen Bilateral Ties

3 2nd India-CARICOM Summit

4 Canada Ends Fast-Track Student Visa Programme for Indian Applicants

5 6th ASEAN-India Trade Agreement Review

6 India-Algeria MoU for Enhanced Defence Cooperation

7 Israel and Hezbollah Agree to US-brokered Ceasefire

8 ICA Global Cooperative Conference

9 Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty

Science & Technology

1 SpaceX Launches ISRO's GSAT-20 Satellite

2 First Analog Space Mission

3 NISAR Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Surface Changes

4 LignoSat: The First Wooden Satellite in Space

5 India’s First Long-Range Hypersonic Missile

6 New Nanomaterial Coating Enhances Fertilizer Efficiency

7 India Launches First Indigenous Antibiotic

8 New Technology Enhances HIV Genome Detection

9 ‘One Day One Genome’ Initiative Unveiled

10 IIT Bombay Unveils AroTrack

Ecology & Environment

1 Climate Change Performance Index 2025

2 Coral Triangle's Biodiversity under Threat

3 World's Largest Coral Discovered near Solomon Islands

4 Inquiry into Deaths of Elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

5 New Fire-Resilient Plant Species Found in Western Ghats

6 Disaster Mitigation & Capacity Building: Centre Approves Funds

7 India-ISA Agreement for Solar Projects in Indo-Pacific Countries

8 Climate Action Declaration for Tourism at COP29

9 UNEP Launches Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas

10 Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste

News Notes

1 Yoon Suk Yeol

2 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

3 Biswanath Goldar

4 Chris Evans

5 Pankaj Tripathi

6 Sonu Sood

7 Masato Kanda

8 Dr Navin Ramgoolam

9 K Sanjay Murthy

10 Valdecy Urquiza

11 Arvindar Singh Sahney

12 Praveena Rai

13 Hemant Soren

14 Devendra Fadnavis

15 M. Jagannadha Rao

16 Justice Kuldip Singh

17 Amiya Kumar Bagchi

18 Rajkumar Singhajit Singh

19 Giridhar Malaviya

20 Aashish Khan

21 Pandit Ram Narayan

22 Musafir Ram Bhardwaj

23 Manjari Bhargava

24 Gyalmo Deskit Wangmo (Rani Parvati Devi)

25 Important Days/Weeks

26 Durgesh Aranya Zoological Park

27 Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve

28 Madhav National Park & Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary

29 Maha Kumbh Mela district

30 Varkala cliff

31 UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)

32 Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty

33 Agni Warrior 2024

34 GARUD SHAKTI 24

35 VAJRA PRAHAR

36 AUSTRAHIND

37 Antariksha Abhyas-2024

38 Sea Vigil 24

39 SAREX-24

40 CINBAX

41 HARIMAU SHAKTI

42 Sanyukt Vimochan 2024

43 G20 Summit

44 COP16 of UNCCD

45 2nd UNESCO-IOC Global Tsunami Symposium

46 Global Cooperative Conference 2024

47 National Seed Congress

48 Indian Roads Congress

49 All India Conference of Director Generals/Inspector Generals of Police

50 AOMSUC-14

51 United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) Meeting

52 World Maritime Technology Conference

53 Jal Utsav

54 Nayi Chetna 3.0

55 IFFI 2024

56 Booker Prize

57 Fisheries Award 2024

58 OPCW-The Hague Award

Art & Culture

1 Asian Buddhist Summit

2 Revitalizing Cultural Links between Kashmir and Central Asia

3 First Bodoland Mahotsav

4 Ningol Chakkouba Festival

5 Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra

6 555th Jayanti of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

7 150th Birth Anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda

Society Watch

1 SC Directives for Effective Implementation of POSH Act

2 Supreme Court Raises Concerns on Sex Trafficking Legislation

3 Supreme Court Ruling on POCSO Act

4 Increased Female Workforce Participation in Economic Activity

5 Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi Scheme

6 CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child

7 Pradhan Mantri Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana Completes 10 Years

8 Issue of Deletion of Job Cards in MNREGA

State Watch

Uttar Pradesh

1 First Double-Decker Electric Bus Launched in Lucknow

Madhya Pradesh

1 Reservation for Women

Gujarat

1 Cottage and Rural Industries Policy, 2024-29

2 University of Wollongong (UOW) Campus

Andhra Pradesh

1 Government Abolishes Garbage Tax

2 Amaravati

Arunachal Pradesh

1 Mission Arun Himveer

Bihar

1 Host Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games

Tamil Nadu

1 Tamil Nadu’s AI Mission: Centre of Excellence to Boost Startups and Academia

Telangana

1 New Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy

Karnataka

1 Global Innovation Districts

Sports In News

Archery

1 Archery World Cup 2024

Badminton

1 Syed Modi India International Badminton Tournament

Hockey

1 14th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2024

2 Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024

Info Bytes

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

Govt. Magazines Exam Pointers

1 75 Years of the Indian Constitution: A Journey towards Absolute Glory

2 Evolution of the Indian Constitution: Constitutional Amendments

3 Role of Indian Constitution in Promoting Social Justice

4 The Future of AI in India

5 Impact of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on Labour Dispute Resolution

6 Social Security Vital for Development and Prosperity

7 Social Security and Welfare of Farmers for Building Viksit Bharat

8 Scheduled Tribes (ST) & Scheduled Castes (SC) in North-Eastern Region

9 Sunita Williams

10 Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing in India

11 Agnikul's Agnibaan

12 Intron Length Polymorphism (ILP)

13 India's Renowned Astronomers

14 NML-Jigyasa Program

15 E-Waste Management

16 Digital Detox

17 Shingle (Herpes Virus)

18 INS Sandhayak: The 'Google Map' of the Indian Navy

News Snippets

1 E-Daakhil Portal Launched in Ladakh

2 Constitution Day

3 Project Veer Gatha

4 Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue

5 Bharat National Cyber Security Exercise (Bharat NCX 2024)

6 Mission Amrit Sarovar

7 Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)

8 Seafood Industry of India

9 Nano Urea

10 5th Marine Fisheries Census

11 Andaman and Nicobar Islands to become Tuna Export Hub

12 Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat Campaign

13 Reang Community

14 Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab

15 Guru Tegh Bahadur

16 International Gita Mahotsav

17 Jauljibi Mela 2024

18 Indian Equatorial Electrojet (IEEJ) Model

19 Indigenous Development of Silicon Carbide Wafers

20 Black Hole Triple System

21 Global Diabetes Epidemic

22 India Ranks Second Globally in Measles Outbreaks

23 Rare Bloom of the Titan Arum Draws Crowds in Geelong

24 Ophiophagus kaalinga

25 New Jumping Spider Species in Pune’s Baner Hill

26 Raorchestes asakgrensis

27 Agrivoltaic Farming

28 UAE Launches Global Energy Efficiency Alliance

29 ICC’s Arrest Warrant for Israeli Leaders and Hamas Chief

30 India and Guyana Strengthen Bilateral Ties

31 India & Japan Sign Defence Cooperation MoI

32 MoU on Pantsir Air Defence System

33 Brazil Rejects China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

34 Mines Ministry Signs MoU with IEA

Terms In Vogue

1 Just Transition

2 4B Movement

3 Bomb Cyclone

4 Noise Bombing

Current Affairs MCQs

1 January 2024 Model Current Affairs based Prelims 2024

Parliament Q & A

1 National Mission for Manuscripts

2 Mapping and Documentation of Villages Under MGMD

3 Protection of Elephants

4 Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)

Fact Sheet

1 India’s Intellectual Property Statistics

2 India's Education Sector

Public Policy

1 Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisement in Coaching Sector

2 Continuation of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

3 Email Policy of Government of India, 2024

4 Guidelines for Import of Live Seaweeds into India

Reports & Indices

1 RBI’s Report on Municipal Finances

2 Global Wage Report 2024-25

3 The State of the World’s Children 2024

4 World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024

5 Asia–Pacific Climate Report 2024

6 Adaptation Gap Report 2024

7 Protected Planet Report 2024

Welfare Schemes

1 One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) Scheme

2 PAIR Initiative

3 Viksit Bharat Initiative for Student Innovation and Outreach Network

Prelims Specials

Mock Test Papers

1 UPPSC Prelims 2024 GS Paper-I Mock Test

Ecology & Environment

1 Environment in Brief

2 Organisms and Their Environment

3 Ecosystem Functioning

4 Types of Biomes

5 Levels of Biological Organization and Diversity

6 Biodiversity Hotspots of India

7 Natural Vegetation of India

8 Forest Policy in India

9 Wildlife Conservation Projects in India

10 Environmental Pollution

11 Environmental Conventions

12 Global Conventions

Science & Technology

1 Biotechnology

2 Health and Nutrition

3 Genetics & Heredity

4 Space Technology

5 Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

PSCs Prelims Special

MPPSC

1 Madhya Pradesh at a Glance

2 Geography of Madhya Pradesh

3 History, Culture and Literature of Madhya Pradesh

RPSC- RAS

1 Governor of Rajasthan

2 Chief Minister of Rajasthan

3 State Council of Ministers

4 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

5 Rajasthan High Court

6 District Administration in Rajasthan

7 Local Self Government in Rajasthan

8 Rajasthan Public Service Commission

9 Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission

10 Lokayukta of Rajasthan

11 State Election Commission, Rajasthan

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