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1. POLITY & GOVERNANCE _______________ 4
1.1. Breach of Privilege ____________________ 4
1.2. None of the Above (NOTA) _____________ 5
1.3. Governor’s Role in Dissolution of State
Assemblies ______________________________ 6
1.4. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) _____ 7
1.5. Enemy Property ______________________ 9
1.6. ‘Beyond Fake News’ Project_____________ 9
1.7. Internet Shutdowns __________________10
1.8. Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise
Support and Innovation Scheme____________12
2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ___________ 13
2.1. India and European Union _____________13
2.2. India-Australia Relations ______________14
2.3. India-US Trade Relations ______________15
2.4. US Waiver from Iran Oil Sanctions ______17
2.5. Afghan Peace Conference _____________18
2.6. G-20 Summit ________________________19
2.7. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ______21
2.8. East Asia Summit ____________________22
2.9. Brexit ______________________________23
3. ECONOMY __________________________ 26
3.1. Ease of Doing Business ________________26
3.2. World Development Report____________28
3.2.1. Human Capital Index __________________29
3.3. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)29
3.4. Capital Conservation Buffer (CCB)_______31
3.5. Credit Rating Agencies ________________32
3.6. National Financial Reporting Authority __33
3.7. ECB Norms__________________________34
3.8. Legal Entity Identifier _________________35
3.9. Blue Economy _______________________35
3.10. Ending APMC Monopoly _____________37
3.11. Guidelines for Operations Greens ______38
3.12. Revival of Stressed Thermal Power Plants
_______________________________________39
3.13. 12-Point Action Plan for MSMEs _______40
3.14. SEZ Policy Report ___________________43
3.15. First Multi-Modal Terminal on Inland
Waterways _____________________________45
3.16. City Gas Distribution Projects _________48
3.17. Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical
Investment Region_______________________49
3.18. Advanced Motor Fuels Technology
Collaboration Programme (AMF-TCP) _______50
4. SECURITY ___________________________ 52
4.1. 26/11 Mumbai Attacks: After 10 Years___52
4.2. Submarine completes Nuclear Triad _____54
5. ENVIRONMENT ______________________ 57
5.1. Talanoa Dialogue Synthesis Report and
Yearbook of Global Climate Action 2018 _____57
5.2. Montreal Protocol Assessment _________59
5.3. Convention on Biological Diversity ______ 61
5.4. Effects of Climate Change on the Ocean__ 61
5.5. Drought Declaration in India ___________ 63
5.6. Water Use In India’s Power Generation __ 65
5.7. Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling
Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS) _____ 66
5.8. Measuring Natural Capital _____________ 67
5.9. Inclusive Wealth Report_______________ 68
5.10. Pollinators _________________________ 69
5.11. Greater Flamingoes _________________ 71
6. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ______________ 72
6.1. Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) __ 72
6.2. GSLV-Mk III D2 ______________________ 73
6.3. India-Based Neutrino Observatory ______ 73
6.4. Earth BioGenome Project______________ 75
6.5. Human Microbiome __________________ 76
6.6. Overhaul of SI Units __________________ 77
6.7. Integrated Health Information Platform
(IHIP) __________________________________ 78
7. SOCIAL ISSUES_______________________ 80
7.1. ‘Dubai Declaration’ Adopted to Measure
Progress of SDGs ________________________ 80
7.2. Global Wage Report __________________ 80
7.3. The Global Nutrition Report ___________ 82
7.4. UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report
2019 __________________________________ 83
7.5. Intensified Mission Indradhanush_______ 84
7.6. Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in
Andaman and Nicobar____________________ 85
8. CULTURE ___________________________ 88
8.1. Kartarpur Corridor ___________________ 88
8.2. My Son Temple Complex ______________ 88
8.3. Nongkrem Dance Festival _____________ 89
9. ETHICS _____________________________ 90
9.1. Extra-Judicial Killings _________________ 90
10. NEWS IN SHORT ____________________ 92
10.1. UN Awards__________________________ 92
10.2. Global Air Pollution and Health Conference 92
10.3. Global Cooling Innovation Summit _______ 92
10.4. Palau Bans Sunscreen Products__________ 92
10.5. Nitrogen Emission Hotspot _____________ 92
10.6. Cherry Blossom Festival________________ 92
10.7. Owl Festival _________________________ 92
10.8. Sri Lankan Frogmouth _________________ 92
10.9. Hog Deer ___________________________ 93
10.10. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize _____________ 93
10.11. Centre for Research and Planning_______ 93
10.12. NPCC – Miniratna ___________________ 93
10.13. PAiSA Portal ________________________ 93
10.14. Draft Cape Town Convention Bill, 2018___ 93
10.15. Application Programming Interface Exchange
(APIX) __________________________________ 94
10.16. World Energy Outlook 2018 ___________ 94
10.17. Global Cities’ Initiative ________________94
10.18. Data City Programme _________________94
10.19. Safe City Project _____________________94
10.20. South Asian Regional Conference on Urban
Infrastructure_____________________________94
10.21. Ease of Moving Index _________________94
10.22. Location Tracking and Emergency Buttons_94
10.23. Emergency Response Support System ____95
10.24. National Environmental Health Profile Project
________________________________________95
10.25. Tiangong: Chinese Space Station (CSS)
Program _________________________________95
10.26. Nasa's InSight probe __________________95
10.27. OSIRIS-REx Mission __________________ 95
10.28. Earth’s Two Extra Hidden 'Moons' ______ 95
10.29. Spiking Neural Network Architecture Machine
_______________________________________ 95
10.30. Shakti Microprocessor________________ 96
10.31. Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar ____ 96
10.32. van der Waals materials ______________ 96
10.33. Kimberley Process ___________________ 96
10.34. Military Exercises____________________ 96
10.35. Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)___ 96
10.36. Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti ___________ 96
10.37. Project Aipan _______________________ 96
10.38. #PowerOf18 intiative_________________ 96
OUTLINE OF MAGAZINE
1. POLITY & GOVERNANCE _______________ 4
1.1. Breach of Privilege ____________________ 4
1.2. None of the Above (NOTA) _____________ 5
1.3. Governor’s Role in Dissolution of State
Assemblies ______________________________ 6
1.4. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) _____ 7
1.5. Enemy Property ______________________ 9
1.6. ‘Beyond Fake News’ Project_____________ 9
1.7. Internet Shutdowns __________________10
1.8. Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise
Support and Innovation Scheme____________12
2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ___________ 13
2.1. India and European Union _____________13
2.2. India-Australia Relations ______________14
2.3. India-US Trade Relations ______________15
2.4. US Waiver from Iran Oil Sanctions ______17
2.5. Afghan Peace Conference _____________18
2.6. G-20 Summit ________________________19
2.7. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ______21
2.8. East Asia Summit ____________________22
2.9. Brexit ______________________________23
3. ECONOMY __________________________ 26
3.1. Ease of Doing Business ________________26
3.2. World Development Report____________28
3.2.1. Human Capital Index __________________29
3.3. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)29
3.4. Capital Conservation Buffer (CCB)_______31
3.5. Credit Rating Agencies ________________32
3.6. National Financial Reporting Authority __33
3.7. ECB Norms__________________________34
3.8. Legal Entity Identifier _________________35
3.9. Blue Economy _______________________35
3.10. Ending APMC Monopoly _____________37
3.11. Guidelines for Operations Greens ______38
3.12. Revival of Stressed Thermal Power Plants
_______________________________________39
3.13. 12-Point Action Plan for MSMEs _______40
3.14. SEZ Policy Report ___________________43
3.15. First Multi-Modal Terminal on Inland
Waterways _____________________________45
3.16. City Gas Distribution Projects _________48
3.17. Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical
Investment Region_______________________49
3.18. Advanced Motor Fuels Technology
Collaboration Programme (AMF-TCP) _______50
4. SECURITY ___________________________ 52
4.1. 26/11 Mumbai Attacks: After 10 Years___52
4.2. Submarine completes Nuclear Triad _____54
5. ENVIRONMENT ______________________ 57
5.1. Talanoa Dialogue Synthesis Report and
Yearbook of Global Climate Action 2018 _____57
5.2. Montreal Protocol Assessment _________59
5.3. Convention on Biological Diversity ______ 61
5.4. Effects of Climate Change on the Ocean__ 61
5.5. Drought Declaration in India ___________ 63
5.6. Water Use In India’s Power Generation __ 65
5.7. Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling
Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS) _____ 66
5.8. Measuring Natural Capital _____________ 67
5.9. Inclusive Wealth Report_______________ 68
5.10. Pollinators _________________________ 69
5.11. Greater Flamingoes _________________ 71
6. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ______________ 72
6.1. Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) __ 72
6.2. GSLV-Mk III D2 ______________________ 73
6.3. India-Based Neutrino Observatory ______ 73
6.4. Earth BioGenome Project______________ 75
6.5. Human Microbiome __________________ 76
6.6. Overhaul of SI Units __________________ 77
6.7. Integrated Health Information Platform
(IHIP) __________________________________ 78
7. SOCIAL ISSUES_______________________ 80
7.1. ‘Dubai Declaration’ Adopted to Measure
Progress of SDGs ________________________ 80
7.2. Global Wage Report __________________ 80
7.3. The Global Nutrition Report ___________ 82
7.4. UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report
2019 __________________________________ 83
7.5. Intensified Mission Indradhanush_______ 84
7.6. Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in
Andaman and Nicobar____________________ 85
8. CULTURE ___________________________ 88
8.1. Kartarpur Corridor ___________________ 88
8.2. My Son Temple Complex ______________ 88
8.3. Nongkrem Dance Festival _____________ 89
9. ETHICS _____________________________ 90
9.1. Extra-Judicial Killings _________________ 90
10. NEWS IN SHORT ____________________ 92
10.1. UN Awards__________________________ 92
10.2. Global Air Pollution and Health Conference 92
10.3. Global Cooling Innovation Summit _______ 92
10.4. Palau Bans Sunscreen Products__________ 92
10.5. Nitrogen Emission Hotspot _____________ 92
10.6. Cherry Blossom Festival________________ 92
10.7. Owl Festival _________________________ 92
10.8. Sri Lankan Frogmouth _________________ 92
10.9. Hog Deer ___________________________ 93
10.10. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize _____________ 93
10.11. Centre for Research and Planning_______ 93
10.12. NPCC – Miniratna ___________________ 93
10.13. PAiSA Portal ________________________ 93
10.14. Draft Cape Town Convention Bill, 2018___ 93
10.15. Application Programming Interface Exchange
(APIX) __________________________________ 94
10.16. World Energy Outlook 2018 ___________ 94
10.17. Global Cities’ Initiative ________________94
10.18. Data City Programme _________________94
10.19. Safe City Project _____________________94
10.20. South Asian Regional Conference on Urban
Infrastructure_____________________________94
10.21. Ease of Moving Index _________________94
10.22. Location Tracking and Emergency Buttons_94
10.23. Emergency Response Support System ____95
10.24. National Environmental Health Profile Project
________________________________________95
10.25. Tiangong: Chinese Space Station (CSS)
Program _________________________________95
10.26. Nasa's InSight probe __________________95
10.27. OSIRIS-REx Mission __________________ 95
10.28. Earth’s Two Extra Hidden 'Moons' ______ 95
10.29. Spiking Neural Network Architecture Machine
_______________________________________ 95
10.30. Shakti Microprocessor________________ 96
10.31. Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar ____ 96
10.32. van der Waals materials ______________ 96
10.33. Kimberley Process ___________________ 96
10.34. Military Exercises____________________ 96
10.35. Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)___ 96
10.36. Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti ___________ 96
10.37. Project Aipan _______________________ 96
10.38. #PowerOf18 intiative_________________ 96
