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 DATE 01.04.2017
G.S.02

Liquorbanonhighway

Supremecourtinhistoricjudgmenttoldthatliquor
tobebannedonhighwayupto500meterperiphery
Thisisbreachofrighttotradebutthisisoverride
bythepublichealthaslargeconcern
Thisbanimplementonhoteltosmallparlourtoany
bar because indian constitution also stated about
equality that earlier breach by kerala government
whichgiveexemptionto5starhotelfromstatewide
liquorban
This step will decrease road accident and fatality
causeduetoit.
Cowslaughterbantrendinindia

One by one state banning cow or milch animal

slaughterbymakinglawinassemblysuchonelaw
added recently by Gujarat government with tight
provision
 Provision regarding cow slaughter mentioned in
directiveprincipleofstatepolicyanditsoneofthe
Gandhianprinciple

UDAN[PIB]

Ude desh ka aam nagrik is the regional air

connectivity scheme in which countries minor
airportwillbeconnected
Government will provide viability gap funding
meansdeficitinfundinginwhichhourbase2500/
faredecided
This viability gap funding will be provided from
internationalormajorflightcess
This scheme specially join city of tourism
destinationwhichincreasepotentialtotourism
G.S.03

Panamapaperleak

Panama is island country situated in central

AmericawhichissaidtaxheavenlikeMauritius
Panamaisalsoheavenfortheinvestmentcompany
thatonlyworkonpaperforroundtrippingofmoney
Paper leak says about major corporate house
involvedinitwithmajorleaderoftheworld
IT department now checking indian name to
investigate more and also taken step like
implementationoftheGAAR

Infrastructuredeficit

India has infrastructure deficit that can not be

fulfilledinmaximumtwodecade
Thisinfrastructurefacilitymaketradeandservice
movementmorevibrantandmobile
Withoutinfrastructurecountrieseconomicpotentialcan
notberealized
 Slowdownincoresector

Core sector useful in calculation of the wholesale

priceindexinclude8majorindustrythathavegreat
impactoneconomy
This industry include coal, electricity, fertilizer,
steel,manufacturingetc.thissectorslowdownmay
be due to demonetization that also lead to tight
moneypolicyandlowerinvestmentinconstruction
industry
Anotherreasonmaybeworldeconomicsituationin
whichprotectionistpolicyalsomakingwaythatwill
decrease demand of indian good in international
market
 DATE 02.04.2017
G.S.01

Gangaashumanbeing

AfternewZealandgivenstatusofthehumankind
orartificialforthebettermanagement
Thisstatuswillgivepersonresponsibilitywhoharm
riverandwillbepunished
Now ganga and its river system now got human
statussoalsohavebasicrightlikehuman
Gangariversystemalsopartofthehumanculture
but due to overpressure has affected badly this is
theironyoftheindianculture
G.S.02

Interpol[pib]

Interpol is the international police organization

workingforthebettercoordinationandpartnership
betweenpoliceofdifferentcountries
Interpol also work in terror fighting with
cooperationofvariouspoliceinmassdataanalysis
G.S.03

Watercrisisandwildlife

Over exploitation of the water resource or

abuse/misuseofitledtohydrologicaldraughtlike
situationeveryyear
Government have to arrange train like jaldut to
providewatertopeoplebutwhataboutourprecious
wildlife
River and lake also drying rapidly due to high
temperatureandgroundwaterextraction
Lifewithoutwaternotpossiblesowildlifeanimal
migrate to other area and this lead to threat of
conflictbetweenmanandanimal
Government should adopt model for better water
availability in forest with keeping technology like
solarpoweredwelletc.
Gujaratgovernmenthaveappreciablemodelinthis
matter because government provide artificial lake
facilityinforestandfillupitdaily
 Autismdisease

Today is the world autism day. Autism is the

symptomordisorderrelatedtoskillanddisability
People with autism behave repetitive, not socially
active, low school performance and inactive in
creativeactivity

Manufacturedsand

Government have implemented tight law on sand

extractionfromriverbedduetoecologicalreason
So builder now turned to manufactured sand
popularlyknownasMsandwhichismanuallymade
fromstonethroughcrushermethod
By this process production increase 6 fold but
 comparativelydemandalsorisingbecauseofboom
periodinconstructionindustry
This manufactured sand also decrease impact on
ecology of river because river bed sand has
maximumproductivityduetoecologicalnichethere.

ParticulatematterIntheair[justrevise]

Environmentspecial
 Forestfire

Forest fire incident occurring due to lack of the

biologicalburdenthatmeanswhenhumidityofthe
forestdecreasingthenleadtoforestfire
Forestfirealsooccurring due toimbalanceinthe
plantationduetocolonialandeconomicpractices
Carrying capacity is the most important concept
related to forest fire principle that related to
maximumburdenthatforestcanbear
 DATE 03.04.2017
G.S.01

Draught and suicide : the story of indian

farmer

Therearelackofclearconceptualityaboutdraught
theremanykindogdraughtlikewhenrainisnotas
pernormalestimateofthemetrologicaldepartment
thanthiscalledmetrologicaldraught
When due to imbalance in water cycle there are
severe shortage of water that called hydrological
draught
Farmer have no early draught warning system >
capitalism make them to think only for today not
sustainable way > they over use of misuse water
resources>hydrologicaldraught
Pollution>climatechange>metrologicaldraught>
nocrops>highinvestment>highinterestratefrom
informal lender because bank have tight rule for
farmerthanMALIYA??
High interest rate with tight collection method >
 suicide is ultimate option > now what will be
solution>therearemanysolutionofwordwarbut
realoneisthatwhatcandoinfield
Heatwaveanditsimpact

According o indian metrological department heat

wavedeclaredwhenthereisriseoftemperatureup
to6degreeorcross40Cmark
Issueofheatwaveandfrequencywillalsoincrease
as time pass that will impact majorly on weather
andhumanhealth
Oceanheatingcauseindianoceannegativesituation
whileelNioalsobecomeproblembecauseitisnow
worldphenomena
Human health effect ranging from heat stroke to
dehydration and rise in temperature will lead to
effectonbloodviscosityandthrombosis
This problem demand short term and long term
solutionbutnowweneedtotakecurativesteplike
better forecasting of heat wave, public health
managementguidanceetc.
G.S.03

Kashmiri youth to choose between tourism

andterrorism

Primeministernarendramodiopenedallweather
countrylongesttunnelinjammuandKashmir
This tunnel will boost connectivity with the
hinterlandareaandfacilitatetourism
Kashmircalledheavenonthelandwithitsunique
ecologicalbeauty
Youth should choose tourism to make Kashmir
vibranttourismhubfromterrorism
 Counterfeitingofcurrencynote

Governmentrecentlyannounceddemonetizationto
counterblackmoney,stopterrorfinancing,andstop
counterfeitingorfakecurrencyissue
Newnoteissuedwith17newsecuritycheckbutthis
notealsofailtestas11securitycheckcanbecopied

Nowtorewritegrowthstoryofindia

After demonetization now its affect going to be

settledeverywherenowitstimetorethinkabout
growthofindianeconomy
Herold model describe growth equation that was
alsousedinour1st fiveyearplanwhichstatefor
investmentandcapitalefficiencyequation
Incremental capital output ratio [ ICOR] is the
 amountneededfortheproductionofoneunit
Theconceptofthepolicyparalysismeanspolicynot
workingontargetedgrouporpolicybeingusedfor
therichgroupratherthandisadvantaged
After demonetization biggest problem or hurdle
against policy make is to revise faith of people
becauseofinstabilityprevails
Parisagreement

It is climate change deal signed as conference of

party21tomakethisworldmoresustainableand
livable
When 55 % emitter signed it come into existence
andimplementation
Thisalsoincludeconceptoftheintendednationally
determined contribution [INDC] pledge that every
countrywilltakevoluntarily
Parisagreementfacing greatriskfromthetrump
policy of first america and great america by side
liningworldburningproblemoftheclimatechange
andpollution
 DATE 04.04.2017
G.S.01

ProblemofRohingya

RohingyaistheIslamicgroupofcommunitywhich
livesmainlyinrakhinestateoftheMyanmar
MyanmarbeingBuddhistdominatedcountryadopt
policy to discrimination of the this group and
exploitationofthisgroup
Buddha given principle of the non violence and
tolerance but what are going on by the follower
makeitironyofcommunity
Manyillegalmigrantstayinginindiasointerestof
indiaalsoinvolved
G.S.02

Racialtendencyinindia

India is the land of diversity and people from

various race that make society more complex but
ritualofthiscountrymakeitcosmopolitannation
withgreatideaofthemahatmaGandhi
Racialtendencyinindiacanbeseenintwofactor
wiseinternalandextrainwhichinternallyindian
 peoplealwayshaveconflictwithnortheastpeople
orsouthernnortherndividealsoworkinginthis
sector
Recently incident of person from Africa being
attackedinindiathatsnotgoodforourcultureof
acceptances
Governmentshouldworktowardattitudechangeof
thepersonbecausethisleadtocosmopolitansociety
withinclusiveworld

Separationofjudiciaryandlegislature

Under indian constitution article 50 in directive

principleofstatepolicystatedfortheseparationof
governmentfunctionofjudiciaryandlegislature
Thisseparationmakegovernmentmoretransparent
and responsible because now both of they are
responsibletoeachother
Mutualjoiningwillboilgovernmentasjudiciarywill
failtoguardhumanrightandconstitution
But water tight separation make it case of
 deadlockedgovernmentrathersocooperationmake
itmoretowardgoodgovernance
Nowproblemofseparationbecomemajorhurdlefor
thegovernmentandjudiciarytofunctionthatcan
besolvedonlywithcooperationandthatisalsogood
forthecountry

G.S.03

NPAprobleminbanks

Badloanmakingbadbankthisgoestoviciouscycle
bycreatingmountingdebtwithoutperforming
Firstworldboomprovidebanktohaveexpansionary
monetarypolicy>moreloan>globalslowdown>
banknotabletorecollectloan
Whypublicbankbecomingmajorvictimofthebad
loanbecauseofthereareprincipleworkinginitis
cronycapitalism
Cronycapitalismmeanscapitaleconomicsystemin
whichrelativesofthepowerfulpersonorinfluential
persongettingmoreloan
 Bank have no transparency or autonomy to work
withfreedom>technicalupdationordevelopment
alsonotadoptedinpublicbank
NPA problem basic solution should be to have
empowermentofmanagementandstrengthening
Thebestsolutiontoabadloanproblemistosimply
grow your way out of it. This can happen in two
ways.One,bankskeepfinancingprojectsthatare
notmakingrepaymentsinfullandwouldqualifyas
NPAs. They do so in the hope that, once growth
revives,cashlowsintheprojectswillimprove.Two,
banksgrowtheirloanportfolioatabriskrate.As
thedenominatorintheratioofbad loans tototal
loans grows, the bad loan problem automatically
diminishesinsignificance.
Seriouspolicyerrorshavecompoundedtheproblem.
The big policy error was the belief among
policymakers that bad governance, bad
management and even corruption at PSBs were
primarilyresponsiblefortheproblem.Acommittee
 appointed by the RBI and headed by P.J. Nayak
argued as much in a report it submitted in late
2014.Thecommitteeseemedtothinkthatmajority
governmentownershipofPSBswastherootcauseof
the bad loan problem as it meant political and
bureaucratic interference with commercial
decisions.
Realization that the bad loan problem is not the
resultofsomespecialvillainyatPSBsbutamatter
of factors extraneous to management has finally
dawned,ifsomewhatlateintheday.Theinitiative
has moved away from the BBB and back to the
Finance Ministry and the RBI where it rightly
belongs.
The government must provide adequate capital to
thebankstocoverwriteoffsandalsofacilitatefresh
loangrowth.Itmustendthe delaysinappointing
ChairmenandManagingDirectorsofvariousPSBs.
ItmustalsorevamptheboardsofPSBsbybringing
inindependentdirectorsofhighquality.
Thesolutionsshouldhavebeenclearenoughlong
 back.ItisthemisplacedcondemnationofPSBsthat
hasheldupresolutionofthe
badloanproblem.Doingawaywithmajority
ownershipofgovernment,mergers,creationofabad
bankallthesearenonstarters.Thewayforward
istoempowermanagementandstrengthen
governanceatPSBs.

Barakmissile

Barak is the surface to air missile and defense

acquisitioncouncilheadedbythedefenseminister
givenpermissiontobuyit
Shortrangesurfacetoairmissiledevelopedbythe
IsraelwillattachedwithINSvikramditya
Indiaalsowanttoacquireunmannedaerialvehicle
technology for the strategic border management,
disasterreliefetc.works

 BSIIIbanhitautomobilemarketinindia

RecentlycourtorderedtotransferfromBSiiitoBS
IVmodelinwhichfueloptimumusecanbedone
This standard adopted on the model of European
standard and this new standard make automobile
industryinvulnerablestate
Oldinventoryhastobesentbacktomanufacturing
and newdesigntobeadopted thattaketimeand
thiswillcreatebreakinsupplychainmanagement
 05.04.2017
G.S.01

Vikramshila University Monuments and

Museum[PIB]

Vikramashilauniversitywasestablishedbythepal
ruleroftheBengalregion

Vikramshila University which is being established

onthesiteofthisancientcentreofhigherlearning

Thisreflectanerawherearichcultureoflearning
flourishedintheregion.Itishearteningtofindthat
after meticulous excavations carried out over the
lastfewdecades,ithasbeendecidedtorevivethis
seat of learning. He also complimented the
ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndiainthisregard.

Indiainancienttimehavemanygreatcenterofthe
learningUniversitiessuchasVikramshila,Nalanda
and Taxila etc. attracted students, teachers and
researchersfromallovertheworld.
G.S.02

PMUjjwalaYojana{PIB}

prime minister start special scheme for the poor

womenandprovidefreegasconnectiontotheBPL
women
thisinitiativewilldecreasesufferingofthepoorand
ruralwomenspeciallythisinitiativealsosaveforest
asnowwomennotdependonforestforthefirewood
gasconnectionalsodecreasetheleveloftheinternal
air pollution level in the house and also decrease
casesofinhalationprobleminwomen

PMGSY{PIB}

Pradhanmantrigramsadakyojnaisthebenchmark
programofthecentralgovernmentinthedirection
of the rural infrastructure enhancement and
development
This scheme has provision of the providing all
weather road connection to the every village with
population of 1000 in plain area and 500 in
 mountainandtribalarewhicharenowbringtohalf
byrecentprovision

Dalai lama visit to north east and its

connectiontotheindochinarelation

DalailamaisthereligiouspostofBuddhistheadnot
personanamepersonwhotakethispostcalleddalai
lama
Dalai lama is now in refugee status of the india
afterchinaforcefullyacquiredTibetanddalailama
cometoindia
Dharmshalaisofficialresidentofdalailamawhich
are now going to become second capital of state
himachalPradesh
When dalai lama visit border area of the china it
speciallyarunachalareathatalsoaffectonechina
policyofthechinaundercommunistgovernment
 Liquorbanonthehighway

Supremecourtprohibitedliquoronthehighwayup
todistantofthe500meterforthesocialwelfareand
stopaccidentfromdrunkensituation
This order show the judicial overreach or on the
other hand lack of intent from legislative or
executiveforcrisisofaccident
Whileliquorsellerarguedonthebaseofarticle19
statedaboutfreedomoftradeandprofessionwhile
supreme court on the base of directive principle
giventhisorder
In the case of the Minerva mills and many other
casesupremecourtarguedthatdirectiveprinciple
and fundamental right are the two wheel of
democraticchariot
Fundamentalrightisthelimitonthestatepower
whiletheyarepositiveandnegativeinthesenseof
limit on state power and some right also avail
againstactionofindividuallikeuntouchability
Directiveprincipleinnonjustifiableinnaturebut
 actasguidingprincipletothegovernment

Democracyandrighttorecall

Democracy have to type of system namely direct

democracyexistinScandinaviancountry inwhich
every decision of government bring into vote of
generalpubliccalledreferendum.
Recallmeanspersonhaverighttovotetosuspend
theirrepresentativeindemocracybecauseifperson
haverighttovotetoelectandwhynotrecall
Fix tenure with lack of responsibility make
democracymoreworsenedthangoodgovernance
Rightto recall should be made part oftheindian
democracy
Therecanbenodoubt,thatifpowerisgrantedtoa
body of men, called Representatives, they like any
othermenwillusetheirpowernotfortheadvantage
of the community but for their own advantage, if
theycan.JamesMill
G.S.03

GSTandprobleminimplementation

GST will be implemented as one tax one nation

theoryasindirecttaxfromjuly2017
ThisGSTtotallyworkonthebasisofthenetwork
and digital platform from which petroleum and
alcoholbeingoutsideofit
GST digital platform prepared by the digital firm
namedgoodandservicetaxnetwork[GSTN]oneof
theprivatefirmownedbyHDFCandICICI
Nowquestioncomeaboutusingofauditdataofthe
GSTwhichdeniedbytheGSTNbecauseGSTNis
the private company so CAG have no right to
demanddataonit
While on the other hand under new company act
state that strategic ownership can come under
definitionofstateunderarticle12
Strategic partnership include ownership of
government26%ofthesharesoconclusionwillbe
that CAG should be given data of tax because
 creation GST in place of service tax, excise duty,
VAT and custom is to bring openness in tax
administration

Oliveridleyturtle

Olive ridley turtle one of the marine ridley turtle

species found in indo pacific region and come to
indianeastcoastforlayingeggandmasshatching
Whytheyarenotcomingtowestcoastbecausewest
coast have no proper sand with river bed because
thatsandhavelowersaltcontentandcannotaffect
shelloftheeggandotherreasoncouldbewestern
coastisslightnarrowthaneasterncoast
Thisturtlemostlylaytheireggonnortherncoast
and southern of gahirmatha area that is
geographicallycalleduttarsarkarcoastofindia
Mass hatching done on the coast of Orissa and
Andhra Pradesh and recently rain caused slight
delay in hatching due to decrease in sand
temperature
 Rain at the peak time of the hatching will cause
blockinoxygensupplyandleadtoprematuredeath
oftheyoungturtle
Forestdepartmentalsotrytolaydownmosquitonet
toavoidlandwardmovementofyoungturtlebecause
theyattracttowardlightfromcoastalarea

NewspeciesofthecrabfoundinKerala

Scientistfoundnewspeciesofthetreedwellingcrab
fromwesternghatsareaofthekerala
ThenewspeciesnamedKanimaranjandu,afterthe
Kani tribe in Kerala, are substantially different
fromothercongeners.
Itisfirstsightedbythekanitribefromthekerala
and this crab have unique characteristics of the
harduppershell
Western ghats is among the major biodiversity
hotspotoftheworld
 DATE 06.04.2017
G.S.01

Taj mahal and pollution impact on its

structure

Taj mahal was built by the mughal emperor

shahjahanandnowitswondersoftheworld
Tajmahalbeingbuiltfromthewhitemarblerock
called sangemarmar now changing its color to
yellowlikeshade
Thismaybecausedbythechemicalreactionfrom
air pollution caused by the acid rain or
industrializationinsurroundingregionmajoroneis
theMathurarefinery
Government used many techniques to revive its
colorwiththehelpofthemultanimittiwhichwork
ascoverforthemonument
G.S.02

Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

[PIB]

Government decide to close or stop its scheme

 named mahatma gandhi pravasi surksha yojna
(MGPSY)whichwassetupin2012toaddressthe
social securityrelated issues of the Emigration
Check Required (ECR)category workers going
abroadforemploymenttoECRcountries.

The subscription under the MGPSY was very low

andnonewsubscriptionwasreceivedformorethan
a year. Closure of the scheme will, therefore,
obviatestheavoidablerecurringadministrativeand
recordkeepingexpenditure.

Crime and criminal tracking network and

system[CCTNS][PIB]

Government will start project planning of crime

trackingsystemunderhomeaffairswhichwillwork
under better technology use for criminal
investigation

TheInteroperableCriminalJusticeSystem(ICJS)
aims to integrate the CCTNS project with the e
 courtsandeprisonsdatabasesinthefirstinstance
and with the other pillars of the criminal justice
systemForensics,Prosecution,Juvenilehomesand
anationwideFingerprintdatabaseofcriminalsina
phasedmanner.

Theintegrationwillbeachievedbyprovidingaccess
to the Judiciary, Police and Prisons through a
desktop dashboard to facilitate expeditious and
informeddecisionsandaidinvestigations.

Originallyapprovedin2009,theProjectaimsto:

a)delivervariouswebbasedpolicerelatedservices
tocitizens.

b)facilitateapanIndiasearchofcrimeand
criminalrecordsofindividualsthroughanational
database.

c)generatecrimeandcriminalreportsatthestate
andcentralleveltoinformpolicyinterventionsand
 d)computerizepoliceprocesses.

Geotagging of assets created under RKVY

[PIB]

1.Whatisgeotagging?
GeotaggingItistheprocessofaddinggeographical
identificationlikelatitudeandlongitudetovarious
mediasuchasaphotoorvideo.Geotaggingcanhelp
usersfindawidevarietyoflocationspecificinformation
fromadevice.Itprovidesusersthelocationofthe
contentofagivenpicture.

Geomappingavisualrepresentationofthe
geographicallocationofgeotaggedassetslayeredontop
ofmaporsatelliteimagery

2.WhyisGeotaggingimportant?
Severalassetsarecreatedinthestatesundervarious
schemesoftheMinistryofAgriculture.UnderRKVY
also,stateshavebeenutilisingsubstantialamountof
fundsforcreationofinfrastructure/assetsinagriculture
andalliedsectorssuchassoiltestinglabs,pesticide
testinglabs,biofertilisersettingunits,customhiring
centres,vaccineproductionunits,veterinarydiagnosis
labs,dispensaries,milkcollectioncentres,fish
productionunits,godowns,coldstorage,shadenets,
pandalsforvegetablecultivationetc.
3.Whodoesit?
NationalRemoteSensingAgency(NRSA),ISROat
Hyderabad:ThiscentreofISROhasasoftware
platform,Bhuvanthatallowsuserstoexplorea2D/3D
representationofthesurfaceoftheEarth.Italsoactsas
aplatformforhostinggovernmentdata.Bhuvan
ApplicationServicesthatarediversifiedandrelevantfor
manyministrieswerereleased.
Tools available with Police to Control Crowds /

Protesters[PIB]

Police is a State subject, hence State Govt.

concernedismandatedtotakemeasurestoensure
protectionoftheirpolicepersonnel.

However,Govt.ofIndiaprovidescentralassistance
for procurement of various safety
instruments/equipments including AntiRiot
Equipment, Full Body Protector, Bullet Resistant
(BR)Jackets,BulletResistant(BR)Helmets,MSL,
TearGas,PAVAShells,ChilliWaterCannonunder
theschemeofModernizationofPoliceForce(MPF)
aspertheiroperationalrequirementandstrategic
prioritiestotheStatepolice.
 Dalailamavisittonortheastindiaandchina

interest

Dalai lama is the name of the Buddhist religious

postwhicharenowinrefugeestatusinindiaafter
exilefromTibetduetoonechinapolicyandforceful
adaptationoftheTibetbythechina
Whenchinafearingindiaabouttiedamagedueto
dalailamavisitinindiatheyareforgettinglogicof
sovereignty of every nation and what about china
Pakistaneconomiccorridor?itisnotbreachingof
indiansovereignty
India should make clear statement about own
sovereignty and every nation should respect
neighborinterestandsovereignty

Raildevelopmentauthority

For the reconstruction and reform in railway

governmentestablishedraildevelopmentauthority
that was recommended by the bibek debroy
committee
 This authority comprise of 3 member and one
chairman appointed by the search and selection
committee comprise of cabinet secretary and
memberoftherailboard
Raildevelopmentauthoritylookafterthematterof
thequalityofservice,passengerwelfareandprice
ortariffdetermination

Backwardcommission

Backwardcommissionappointedbythegovernment
toidentifycastethatarebelongtothesociallyand
economicallybackwardcommunity
This institution is now statutory body now
governmentthinkingaboutgivingitconstitutional
status
Therearetwolistofthebackwardcasteseparateof
state and central government and to give
reservation to backward caste is not mandatory
 provisionlikelocalbodies

G.S.03

Malnutritionanditsimpactontheeconomic

development

Malnutritionisphysicallyrecognizedastheunder
weightorunderheightsituationinwhichanemia
situationisprevalent
Anemiaisthelackofbloodcomponentorironinthe
body that are vital for the physical and mental
developmentofthechild
Government try with supplement of the folic acid
and also do with food fortification that means
editingofthefoodtoaddproteininit.
Malnutrition lead to child malnutrition > less
capability>lessphysicalandpsychologicalpower>
less contribution in economic activity > lower
productivity means lower economic power > again
cyclestart

 DATE 07.04.2017
G.S.01

LandslideinHimalayanregion

Landslidearetheresultoftheweakeningofthe
rockbindingwhichmakegreatharmfulimpacton
localtopographyaswellasroadandinfrastructure
Himalayanregionspeciallyhavefrequentandgreat
landslidewhichcanbeduetosedimentaryrock,
temperaturechangeandsoilhumidity,construction
activity,steepslopes,deforestationetc.
G.S.02

Babrimasjidcase

Babrimasjidcaseisthereligiousandsensitivecase
inwhichtwocommunitydemandingrightofshrine
ononeland
In1992demolitiontakeplaceofthousandyearole
babrimasjidbutnofinalawardhasbeengivenin
thiscaseyet
Thisisthecaseofthedelayinjusticeandthisis
simpleequaltoinjusticesojudiciaryhavetotake
stepforthefinalawardtobegiventhatare
 mutuallyagreeabletobothcommunity

Underarticle142SupremeCourthaspowertogive
finalawardtothecasesthatareinpendingstatus
inlowercourt.Supremecourtalsohaswrit
jurisdictionofcertiorari
G.S.03

RBIonloanwaiverandeconomicsituation

Loanwaivingisoneofthewelfarepolicyofthe
governmentinwhichfarmerdonohavetopaidany
loanduetofailureofcroporinabilitytopay
 Thisstepneedmoremoneyorliquiditywith
government>governmentwillborrowfromtheRBI
>thatmeansRBIhavelessmoney>highinterest
rate>lessprivateinvestment
Ontheotherhandgovernmentadoptwayofthe
bondissueforthefulfillmentofmoneydemand>
thiscalledsovereignbondonthattheyhavetopay
higherinterestratethanprivatecompetitor>dear
moneyortightmoney>recessionleadtoalsoless
investment
Soratherthangivingthembenefitofthiskindthat
havenodirectbenefitwehavetogoforcredit
rationingbythegovernmenttakestepthatcanlead
tocapitalinfrastructurecreation
InthemonthlypolicyreviewRBIholdtherateand
increasereverseraporate>reversereporateisthe
rateatwhichRBIborrowmoneyformbankforshort
term>raisingreversereporateisthesingoftight
moneypolicy
Merchantdiscountrateistherateforbankcharge
 formerchantpayment

ObjectivesofSARDPNE

MinistryofRoadTransportandHighwayshas
formulatedtheSpecialAcceleratedRoad
DevelopmentProgrammeforNorthEast(SARDP
NE)forNorthEasternRegionandSikkim.

Thescheme,SARDPNEwasformulatedwiththe
followingobjectives:

UpgradationofNationalHighwaysconnecting
StateCapitalsto2/4lane;

ProvidingconnectivitytoDistrictHeadquarter
townsofNERbyatleast2laneroad;

Providingroadconnectivitytobackwardand
remoteareasofNEregiontoboostsocioeconomic
development;

Improvingroadsofstrategicimportanceinborder
areas;
 Improvingconnectivitytoneighboringcountries.

GARVAppUpgradedforMonitoringVillages

andHouseholdsElectrification

GrameenVidyutikaran(GARV)Apphasbeen
upgradedformonitoringthevillagesand
householdselectrificationinthecountry.
GARVIIincludesmonitoringofelectrificationof
habitationsaswellashouseholds.Italsoprovides
aninteractiveplatformforfeedbackandwouldhelp
inexpeditingelectrificationworks.
RegardingRuralElectrificationProgrammethe
GovernmentofIndiahaslaunchedDeendayal
UpadhyayaGramJyotiYojana(DDUGJY)which
aimsto
VillageElectrification;
Providingaccesstohouseholds;
FeederSeparation;
Strengtheningofsubtransmissionanddistribution
networkand
Metering.
 WaterManagementIndex

NITIAayoghasdevelopedaCompositeWater
ManagementIndexasausefultooltoassessand
furtherimprovetheperformanceinefficient
managementofwaterresources.

Theindexwouldprovideusefulinformationforthe
StatesandalsofortheconcernedCentral
Ministries/Departmentsenablingthemtoformulate
andimplementsuitablestrategiesforbetter
managementofwaterresources.

TheIndexhas28keyPerformanceIndicators(KPIs)
coveringirrigationstatus,drinkingwaterandother
waterrelatedsectors.
 DATE 08.04.2017
G.S.01

Kenbetwalinkingproject

Ken betwa linking is the first of its kind river

linkingprojectthatwilltransferkenriversurplus
inbetwariversystem
This river linking will facilitates irrigation and
drinking water facility to the draught affected
bundelkhandregion
But this project have mass environmental loss
becauseofmorethan200KMlongconcretecanal
andsubmergenceofonetigerreserveduetowater
accumulation
About 40 % are of the panna tiger reserve will
submergeaspertheprimarysurveysowehaveto
takedecisionfrombalanceviewoftheeconomyand
environment
Majorproblemforriverlinkinginindiaare
expenditure
largescaleinfrastructuretaketime
environmentaldegradation
 topographynotsuitable
landacquisitionissue
climate make it impossible because major basin
havesurpluswateronsametime
G.S.02

SC ask government to reply on cow vigilant

extortion

Supremecourtaskstategovernmenttogivereport
ontheissueofcowprotectionthattakelifeofperson
Gujaratstaterecentlycomewithtightpolicyoncow
protection that needed as per the section of
constitutionunderdirectiveprincipleofstatepolicy
Ontheotherpersonhavefundamentalrighttolife
but vegetarian country like india milch animal
killingledtomoreseveremalnutritionproblem
While on the other hand co being the religious
symbol will also create sensitivity among
communityandcommunalvalancewilltriggerifnot
managedwell


Raildevelopmentauthority

Governmentformulatedraildevelopmentauthority
on the recommendation of the bibek debroy
committee
Thiscommitteemajorworkistocheckpricingpolicy
to make railway affordable to all and checking
servicestandardtomakeItmoreconsumerfriendly
This authority include three member plus one
chairman that nominated by the selection and
searchcommitteefromrailwayministryandrailway
board
Railway work for economic development by
 providingasalinktomobilesgoodandservicesto
make nation economy more vibrant while on the
otherhanditfuelintegritybyjoiningcornerofthe
country
Committee should work with main mantra as
economyandsafetyoftheservices

Greatdecisionbytheamerica

Americangovernmenttakedecisionforthemissile
strikeontheSyrianlandwhichareunderchemical
attack

G.S.03

eNationalAgricultureMarket[PIB]

eNAMisthepanindianonlineagriculturalmarket
network that work to make indian agricultural
marketmorecompetitiveandfarmerfriendly

in this market all the madis will be connected

throughinternetwhichwillledtoonlinepriceofthe
commodity so commission agent roll will decrease
andfarmerillgetrealpriceoftheirproduce

this will work under agricultural produce market

committed which is currently under operation for
thefarmproduceselling

nonbankingfinancialcompany[PIB]

thisisthefinancialmarketentitylendmoneyand
cannotgivecheckbooktoitscustomeralsocannot
acceptdemanddepositeoftheaccountholder
Nonbanking Finance Companies (NBFCs),
 incorporated under the Companies Act, are
regulatedbyReserveBankofIndia(RBI).
InterestrateoftheNBFCdecidedbythemselveson
thebasisoftherationalebankingpracticestaking
into consideration of the central bank monetary
policy.

HighNitrogenSteel[PIB]

The Technology of processing Nickel Free High

Nitrogen Steel (HNS) has been developed by
Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO).

HNS has been found to have potential for use in

armourapplications.

The development of HNS was initiated as a basic

Research&Development(R&D)andthetechnology
fitstothepolicyofMakeinIndiainitiative.
 HNS has potential for use in all armour
applications. However, for material to be qualified
andusedinaspecificcombatvehicleapplication,it
hastoundergomanytypesoftestsbythedesigners
of the vehicle, including ballistic testing against
specificammunitions.

Thequalificationofanymaterialforitsintroduction
intoanyarmouredapplicationisalongprocessand
HNS has not yet been qualified for use in these
applications.

Joint Military Exercise Between India and

Nepal[PIB]

JointexerciseoftheNepalandindianarmynamed
asoperationsuryakiran

The objective of the exercise was to increase

militarytomilitary cooperation with emphasis on
cooperation in the area of Counter Insurgency /
 CounterTerrorism,HumanitarianAidandDisaster
Relief, Disaster Management Capabilities and
effectiveness of any response to Pandemic /
Epidemic diseases and Combat Life Survivality
between the two countries.

International Financial Services Centre

(IFSC)inaSpecialEconomicZone(SEZ);[PIB]

First IFSC becomse operational at the Gujarat

International Finance TecCity (GIFT),
Gandhinagar

Companiesinthisareahavefollowingbenefit

The company shall not be liable to dividend

distributiontax.

Minimum Alternate Tax shall be charged at

minimum
transferpricegainwillbeexemptedfromtaxation
nocommoditytransactiontax.
 ConversionfromBSIIItoBSIVstandard

Thisisthevehicularemissionstandardonthebasis
oftheEuropeanstandardonthatindianowworking
Recently in court order india ban BSIII standard
new automobile and star new series of the BS IV
thathavelesseremissionandairpollutionthatis
giantproblemoftheday
Thissuddentransferwillhavegreatimpactonour
automobilesectorastheyhavelesstimeandsupply
chain and manufacturing management will also
affected

 DATE 09.04.2017
G.S.01

Mahavirandjaintradition

Bhagwan Mahaviras philosophy of ahimsa, truth,

compassion and nonviolence are of increasing
relevance in todays world. his teaching of right
faith, right knowledge and right conduct. Let us
unite and build a society free from violence,
terrorismandexploitation.

Jainhavetirthakaratraditionfromwhichmahavir
was24thjinawhopreachedworldaboutnonviolence

Jain sect have two part i.e. swetambar and

digambarsect

Welfareofthetribalpeople

Constitutionhavelotofprovisionrelatedtotribal
people from security of the special culture and
traditiontothereservationinthegovernmentpost
togivethemspacemainstream

Ontheeveoftheindependentthenprimeminister
 jawaharlal Nehru told to the nation that if
government will force tribal people to transform
themtomainstreamwillcreateexploitationofthem
and exclude them from process of development
meanslackofinclusiveandsustainablesociety

Governmentgivenstatusofparticularlyvulnerable
group[PVTG]tosometribalgroupthathavemajor
threat from process of development or they are
vulnerabletosocialexploitation

Major PVTG living in Orissa and all the tribal

group from the Andaman island are in PVTG
category

Some PVTG group are the great Andamanese,

onge, lanjiasoara, toda of nilgiri, birhor, and the
saharia tribe are largest community under PVTG
foundinMPandRajasthan

Draughtsituationandfoodsecurity

Draughtbecominglikedailyproblemfortheindian
subcontinentasglobalclimatechanging
 Draught will be many type like meteorological
draughtsituationmeanslowerrainfallthanwhatis
climate standard for that particular area while
hydrological draught means scarcity of water in
river basin while lack of humidity and high
temperature also make above rainfall year as
draughthityear

Lackofwater>nofoodcrops>orfarmergoingto
cashcrops>foodsecurityaffected>foodinflation>
worsened malnutrition problem > lower economic
capabilityofperson>lowerHDI>highersubsidyof
government>nocapitalinvestment

Lowerrateofwomeninlabourparticipation

Recentstudybytheworldbankreveledthatdespite
of the economic growth of the indian economy
women participation and economic process remain
stagnant

Lowerateisduetolackofeducationasmoregirls
dropoutratio>lessskill>lesspayandthereare
 alsolackofsecurityonworkplacemajorincidentof
thewomenmolestationatworkplace

Patriarchic society also not accepting women as

economicearnerofthefamily

Teestariverwatersharingproblem

This river flowing from Sikkim, west Bengal and

mergeintoBrahmaputrainAssamandthenflowing
inBangladesh

Global warming and climate change led to major

watercrisisbetweencountryandintracountry

G.S.02

IndiaBangladeshrelation

India and Bangladesh relation taking new step

under leadership of the hasina that start during
liberalizationoftheBangladesh
AfterpartitionindiaandPakistandividedinwhich
Pakistan have two geographical entity ie east
PakistanandwestPakistan
But east Pakistan always become territory of the
 exclusionfromthegovernmentpolicy
And this policy of the exclusion led to people
migrate to the india and that led to the internal
securitythreattotheindia
So india government help in liberation of the
Bangladeshthatledtoindopakwar
Recently Bangladesh government pay honor to
indianarmybattalionwhichhelpedinliberation
Major problem of indo Bangladesh relation is the
river water sharing issue major problem is teesta
river
G.S.03

Elephantcensus

India government recently announced to conduct

censusoftheelephantafter5yearthatwillcheck
the quality of the ecosystem for key species like
elephant
Keyspeciesarethespeciesthataremostimportant
for the sustainable ecosystem and without them
 whole forest food chain will be impacted so their
existenceisclearsignofthegoodhealthstatusof
theecosystem
Government also stated special project for the
elephant

Global warming and heat wave problem in

india

2016 become the warmest year of record for this

centuryandthatledtomajorproblemfortheindian
subcontinentwithlackofhumidityinairthatalso
makeworsescenariofortheagricultureoftheindia
Thisheatwavelikeconditionalsomakepeopleslife
moreharderwithinterstatewatersharingproblem
Heat waves are a sharply defined concept, as per
Indianmeteorology.Dependingonwhetheraplaces
historical temperature is 40C or less, a 4.5C (or
greater)riseintemperaturecountsasaheatwave
and6.5Candmore,asevereheatwave.
Elninoeffectisthemajorcauseoftheindianheat
 wave like situation because of the changing wind
patternandhumiditydeficitincountry
Negativeindianoceandipolealsoeffectoftheheat
wave because in this situation when severe heat
wave attack > land surface become hotter than
ocean > but land surface cool down rapidly while
oceantemperaturebecomeslowchange>oceannow
become hotter than land and this will weaken
indianmonsoon>indianoceanisrapidlybecoming
hotisland
Heatwavehavemajorproblemonhumanhealthas
this led to water deficit in the human body and
manyothersymptoms
G.S.04

Sceneofdeterioratedhumanity
Syrian chemical attack victim who now doesnt
knowwhatisthisworldthinkanddefinewhatis
humanityaccordingtoyou
 DATE 10.04.2017
G.S.01

100yearsofChamparanSatyagraha[PIB]

Champaransatyagrahaisthemajorhistoricalevent
of indian national movement and first satyagraha
bythegandhiji
In 1917 during the first world war Britain
government lose some territory which have
potentialtogrowneelordie
Thisdyecanbegrowninareawithhumidityand
tropical climate like gangetic plain with river
sedimentthatmakeitmorefertile
Rajedraprasadofthebiharrequestgandhitovisit
biharbecauseofgraveconditionofthefarmerdueto
teenkathiyasystem
Accordingtothissystemfarmerhavetogrowindigo
in1/3partofthefarmandlowerpriceofthefinal
product
Thissatyagrahaneverfoughtbutgandhijiordered
volunteertogatherinformationaboutconditionof
thefarmerandthangivetodistrictadministration
 that means gandhiji believe in rule of law of the
Britaincolonialism

G.S.02

InterStateCouncil[PIB}

Interstatecouncilistheconstitutionalbodyunder
article 263 that provide for the better cooperation
amongstateandcooperativefederalism

All the state and union territory given

representation as member and centralpreside as
chairmanofthiscouncil

Thiscouncildecideovermutualsolutionofthe
interstateproblem

SecurityFeaturesofTheECIEVMs{PIB}

Intherecentpast,therehavebeensomequeriesin
the minds of common people about the security
features of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) of
Election Commission of India (ECI). The Election
Commissionhas, timeandagain, statedthatECI
 EVMs and its systems are robust, secure and
tamperproof.

Tampering means alteration in the software

program written either on existing microchips of
ControlUnit(CU)orintroducingmalicioussoftware
program by inserting new microchips in CU and
alsomakingkeyspressedinBallotUnit(BU)not
recordfaithfullyintheControlUnit.
 Whenbyelectionbecomeproblem

Whenanyseatinstateandcentrallegislativebody
becomevacantthanbyelectionheldbytheelection
commission
When any seat become vacant then according to
provision of the representation of the people act
thereshouldbebyelectionwithinsixmonthofthe
time
When money or muscle power use to allure voter
thanelectioncommissionitselfcandeclareelection
ofthatareaasnullandvoidancancelled
In india there are no lower limit of vote casting
meansanypercentageofthevoterturnoutisvalid
likeifthereisonlylessthan10%voteitisalsovalid

AcaseofAadhaar

Aadhaar is the name given to the unique

identificationprogramofthebygovernmentofindia
This Aadhaar have person biometric information
thatcanbeusedforthedirectbenefittransfertothe
 targetedperson
But without legislation government can not use
personinformationbecauseitwillbebreachofthe
fundamental right of the person under right to
privacyguaranteedunderindianconstitution
Governmentpresentedthisbillasmoneybilltogive
themconstitutionalstatusbuttherearealsobreach
oftheconstitutionalprovisionbecauseofdefinition
of money bill not given under article 110 and
decisionofthespeakerbecomefinalinthecaseof
themoneybillornot
Thisdecisioncannotbequestionedinjudiciarythat
billismoneybillornotandrajyasabhahavelimited
powerinthematterofthemoneybill

G.S.03

Masshatchingandoliveridleyturtle

Oliveridley turtle istheone ofthe marine turtle

specieswhichisnowlistedasendangeredspeciesof
IUCN
 This turtle every year come at east cost or uttar
sarkar coast fo mass hatchin near rushikulya or
gahirmathacoast
River bed sand dunes on the coast provide best
situationforthedevelopmentoftheeggbecauseof
thelesssalinityinit
Thisyearalsolakhsofturtlecometogiveeggbut
thisturtleinendangeredlistbecauseofthelower
percentageoftheturtlecouldsurvive
 DATE 11.04.2017
G.S.01

HeatWave

Heat wave is the hot high temperature situation

thatistheroutinesummerprobleminindiansub
continent

Heat wave situation decided by the indian

metrological department when temperature goes
more than 40 C as heat wave and more than 6
degree rise in temperature called as severe heat
wavesituation

Heat wave situation also have great impact on

humanhealth

Developmentofthesindhilanguage

Sindhi is the combine language of the indo and

Persian language so this language have major
similaritywithhindi
This language spoken by the people of the border
 area of the india and Pakistan where Indus
civilizationtakeplace
This language have maximum alphabet than any
otherindoPersianlanguageandthislanguagehave
placein8thscheduleoftheofficiallanguage
Sindhi language development also can help to
decipheringlanguageoftheIndusvalleypeoplethat
arenotdecipheredyet.
8th schedule of the constitution include some
language that called official language and if
governmentwanttoaddanylanguageinitthatcan
beonlydonebytheconstitutionalamendment
G.S.02

UnnatBharatAbhiyan

The Ministry of Human Resource Development

(MHRD) along with the Ministries of Rural
DevelopmentandPanchayatiRajhasagreedtolink
all Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) with rural
development processes under Unnat Bharat
Abhiyan(UBA).
 anattempttobringaboutsubstantialimprovements
in the formulation and delivery of developmental
schemesintheruralareas.

KVICSchemes

To improve the quality of Khadi products and to

ensure their better acceptability for marketing,
KVIC is implementing schemes like Market
Promotion and Development Assistance (MPDA)
Scheme, Khadi Reform and Development
Programme(KRDP).
G.S.03

ExportofOrganicProduce

Organic farming is the new emerging field of the

agriculture in the system of sustainable and
inclusiveagriculture

Under this agriculture system no chemical

componentbeingusedthatmakeithealthyproduce

Organicagriculturemainlybeingusedinnortheast
 stateandSikkimisorganicstateofindia

Indiashouldusemoreandmorecomponentofthe
organic agriculture that can make indian
agriculturemoreandmoresustainablethatalsocan
beimprovedandmakeindianagriculturemoreand
moreprofitable.

Summerandwatershortageinindia

Indian sub continent facing summer draught like

situationfortwotothreeyearduetoclimatechange
andoveruseofthenaturalresources
Indianmonsoonbeinguniqueinitssensealsohave
distinctdryseasonupto8monthandpeopledont
havehabitorknowledgetouseitjudicially
ElNio,IndianOceandipoleandsevereheatwave
condition continuously led to hydrological draught
means when hydrological cycle or balance become
weak that led to water shortage and overuse is
manmadereasonforthat.
Water problem should be thinked with greater
 emphasisonsustainableandinclusiveusebecause
this problem also can be issue of the national
security and integrity for example Cauvery water
crisis,SutlejYamunalinkcanalissueetc.
Hereproblemisnotrainbutlackofjudicioususeof
thewaterresources

Indosulfanmajordevil

Indo sulfan is the product of the component

development under government green revolution
programtogethighreturn
Butthispesticidecancausemajorhealthissuein
humankindbyprocessofthebioaccumulationand
biomagnification

Surveyofindia

Surveyofindiaistheoldestscientificorganization
andofficialmakerofthemap
This organization recently launched portal name
 NAKSHEthatwillprovidefreeaccesstolotofthe
mapsforscientificandeducationalpurpose
Access to this map need Aadhaar number for the
securityreasonandnowthisorganizationplanning
to make india geoid map that will help for
topographyobservationthroughmap
Coralreef

Coralreefisthemarineorganismthatcreatewith
thesymbiosisrelationofthepolypsandzooxanthale
Coralreefcalledrainforestoftheoceanbecausethey
contain lot of marine animal as resident and food
organism
Coralreefmainlyfoundinareaoftemperaturefrom
rangeof20to27Cwithclearwaterwithoutanysilt
componentlikemouthoftheriverandwatershould
havemediumsalinity
Inindiamajorcoralreeffoundingulfofmannar,
gulfofkutchandareaofthelakshdeep
Greatbarrierreefisthemajorareaofthecoralreef
intheworldrecentlyaffectedbytheelNioincident
 DATE 12.04.2017
G.S.01

MahatmaPhule[PIB]

Jyotibaphulealsoknownasmahatmaphulefrom
Maharashtra also worked in the era of the socio
religiousreform

Jyotibaphuleworkedintheareaoftheelimination
ofthecastesystemandspeciallyworkedinthefield
ofthedalitsocietyimprovement

Mahatmaphuleestablishedsatyasodhaksocietyfor
theinstitutionalworkofsocialdevelopment
G.S.03

BlueRevolution[PIB]

Realizing the immense scope for development of

fisheriesandaquaculture,theGovernmentofIndia
hasrestructuredtheCentralPlanSchemeunderan
umbrellaofBlueRevolution.

Integrated Development and Management of

Fisheries (CSS) approved by the Government
 provides for a focused development and
managementofthefisheriessectortoincreaseboth
fish production and fish productivity from
aquaculture and fisheries resources of the inland
and marine fisheries sector including deep sea
fishing.

TheBlueRevolutionisbeingimplementedto
achieveeconomicprosperityoffishermenandfish
farmersandtocontributetowardsfoodand
nutritionalsecuritythroughoptimumutilizationof
waterresourcesforfisheriesdevelopmentina
sustainablemanner,keepinginviewthebio
securityandenvironmentalconcerns.

HighYieldingSeeds[PIB]

Highyieldingvarietiesistheoneofthedeveloped
andresearchedcomponentofthegreenrevolution

This varieties include commercial and food grain

thatmakeithigherproductionandhighereconomic
prosperitytofarmer
 Thisalsotargettofarmerdevelopmentbutwithout
rationale research this led to environmental
degradation

Now government want to launched evergreen

revolution that aim to achieve sustainable and
inclusivedevelopment

PMBJP[PIB]

PradhanMantriBhartiyaJanaushadhiPariyojana
(PMBJP)Kendrasarefunctionalinthecountryto
providemedicalfacilitytopeoplewhoneeditmost
Thisschemestartedinordertopromotetheuseof
genericdrugsinthecountryandwiththeobjective
of making available quality generic drugs at
affordablepricestoall,acountrywidecampaignin
thenameofPMBJPhasbeenstarted.
The PMBJP scheme provides more than 600
medicines and 154 surgicals and consumables at
affordablepricesinalltherapeuticcategoriessuch
as Antiinfectives, Antidiabetics, Cardiovasculars,
 Anticancers,Gastrointestinalmedicines,etc.
Thisinitiativealsoledtomaximumexpenditureby
thegovernmentinhealththatismostneededsector
ofthenowadaysgovernment

VirtualCurrencies[PIB]

Virtual currency is the currency that design on

internetplatformtouseitondigitalplatformand
thiscurrencyhavenophysicalform

Bitcoinismajorcomponentofthedigitalcurrency
butnocountryorcentralbankhaveprovidedthem
authorizestatus

Thecreation,tradingorusageofVCsincluding
Bitcoins,asamediumofpaymentisnotauthorized
byanycentralbankormonetaryauthority.No
regulatoryapproval,registrationorauthorization
hasbeenobtainedbytheentitiesconcernedfor
carryingonsuchactivities.

BharatiyaMahilaBank(BMB)[PIB]

TheBharatiyaMahilaBank(BMB)wascreatedto
 enhance access to financial services at affordable
rates, promote asset ownership, entrepreneurship
for the purposes of inclusive growth and
empowermentofwomeningeneral.

Theobjectivesofaffordablecredittowomenaswell
aspropagationofwomencentricproductsneedtobe
quicklyachievedthroughawidernetworkandlower
costoffundswhicharenotpossibleforanewbank
and that is why to achieve this, BMB has been
mergedwithStateBankofIndia.

Missiontocurbtuberculosis[PIB]

According to report of the global burden of the

diseaseindiaaccountedformajorityofthecasesof
tuberculosis

But major problem is related to the access to the

healthfacilityandresistanttodrug

The Revised National Tuberculosis Control

Programmeisbeingimplementedundertheaegisof
the National Health Mission with the following
steps
 strengthening and improving quality of basic TB
services,

addressingTBHIVcoinfection,othercomorbidities
andMDRTB

engagingwithcareprovidersbothinthepublicand
theprivatesector

targeted intervention in the vulnerable population

and strengthening urban TB control along with
activecasefindingactivities

integratingnewermoleculardiagnosticsforTB in
thehealthsystem(CBNAAT)forearlydiagnosisof
MDRTB

PMGSY

Pradhan mantri gramsadak yojna isthe flagship

program of the government of india for the rural
infrastructuredevelopment
This program aim to provide all weather road
connectivitytoruralarea
This program will provide road connectivity to
 villagewithpopulationupto500populationinplain
regionand250populationinmountain,tribaland
desertareas
NewlawonHIVAIDS
Parliament passed human immune virus [HIV]
acquired immuno deficiency syndrome [AIDS] act
2017
Thislawprovideequalrightforthetreatmentand
opportunityofthejobtopersonandthisnewlaw
alsoprovideopportunityrighttolifewithdignity
The legislation prohibits discrimination against
peoplelivingwith,andaffectedby,HIVinarangeof
settings,includingemployment,education,housing
and health care, as well as with regard to the
holding of public or private office, access to
insuranceandfreedomofmovement.
The Bill also prohibits any individual from
publishing information or advocating feelings of
hatred against HIV positive persons and those
livingwiththem.
 DATE 13.04.2017
G.S.02
Lokadalat
Lok adalat is the alternative dispute resolution
system under national legal service authority
[NALSA]
NALSA established under directive principle of
state policy which stated for free legal aid and
service
Inlokadalatiffinalawardacceptedbybothparty
thenthereisnoappealagainstorderpassedbythe
lokadalat
Lok adalat have major role in the solution of the
problemofcasependencyinthejudiciary

BIMSTEC[PIB]

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral

TechnicalandEconomicCooperation(BIMSTEC)is
an international organization involving a group of
countriesinSouthAsiaandSouthEastAsia
 MembercountryareBangladesh,India,Myanmar,
SriLanka,Thailand,BhutanandNepal

RecentlythisgrouphavesignedMoUabout
interconnectionoftheelectricitygridthathave
followingimpact
(i)theoptimizationofusingtheenergyresourcesin
theregionformutualbenefitsonnon
discriminatorybasissubjecttolaws,rulesand
regulationsoftherespectiveParties;
(ii)thepromotionofefficient,economic,andsecure
operationofpowersystemneededthroughthe
developmentofregionalelectricitynetworks;
(iii)thenecessityofoptimizationofcapital
investmentforgenerationcapacityadditionacross
theregion;and
(iv)powerexchangethroughcrossborder
interconnections.
 RailDevelopmentAuthority[PIB]

Indian railway development authority proposed to

established under recommendation of the bibek
debroycommittee

Thisauthoritywillhelpindecisionofthefairprice,
quality of the service and consumer grievance
handling

This authority will comprise of chairman and

member that will be elected by the railway board
andministryleadsearchcumselectioncommittee

Some of the aims and objectives of Rail

DevelopmentAuthorityare:

pricingofservicescommensuratewithcosts;

enhancementofNonFareRevenue;

protectionofconsumerinterestsbyensuringquality
ofserviceandcostoptimization;

competition, efficiency and economy; market

development; creation of positive environment of
 investment;

benchmarking of service standards against

internationalnorms;providingframeworkfornon
discriminatory open access to Dedicated Freight
Corridor,

absorption of new technologies for achieving

efficiency and performance standards; and human
resource development to achieve any of its stated
objectives

G.S.03

oilpalm[PIB]

EdibleOilisanimportantcomponentofhousehold
foodbasket.
OilPalmisoneoftheworld'smostefficientcropin
termsofyieldofvegetableoilperhaandtodayitis
largestsourceofvegetableoilintheworld.
Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Thailand and
Columbia are the major oil palm producing
countries
 Indiaalsoheadingtowardmaximumplantationof
theoilpalmbydeforestationfromtropicalareaof
thesouthernstate
Oil palm have great impact on forest and ecology
because this commercial plantation will lead to
degradationoftheforestbiodiversity

Pricingofthepetroleumproduct

Petrol prices in india was decided by the

government but after 2010 petrol and after 2014
dieselpriceshavebeenderegulated
Currently petroleum prices revised every 15 day
thatison1stofmonthandon16thofthemonth
Nowgovernmentwanttomakesystemmoremarket
basedanddynamicsasadvancedcountryhave
Oilmarketingcompaniesproposedaboutdailyprice
decisionasperinternationalmarketprice
From may 1 government will implement pilot
projectofthisproposal
 GlobalpotentialofPSLV

Polar satellite launching vehicle [PSLV] got world

attraction toward record of the satellite launching
aboutrecordof104satellite
ISRO has developed this launching vehicle and
ANTRIXisthecommercialbranchoftheISRO
 DATE 14.04.2017
G.S.01

Paikarevolt

Paika revolt not much familiar in history was

bloodshedwaragainstBritaincolonialism
Thisrevolttakeplaceincoromandalcoastareaof
theOrissa
Thisrevolttookplacein1817muchearlierthanfirst
revoltin1857andledbybidyadharmahapatrabut
notmuchknownduetolowerspreadofthisrevolt

JallianwalaBaghmassacre

Jallianwalabaghmassacretookplaceon13thApril,
1919
Onthisdaypeoplegatherinbaghtoopposerollet
actthatwaspassedbytheBritainparliamentafter
worldwar1
Thislawstatedaboutnorighttotakelawyerand
arrest without warrant and state also about
preventivedetention
Generaldyergiveordertofireonpeopleingarden
 thathaveonlyonenarrowgatesolotsofpeopledie
duetoit
G.S.02

Somemotioninhouse

Indianparliamenthavesomemotionthatpresentto
manageworkloadofthehouse
Adjournmentmotionpresentinhousetostopwork
ofhousefordefinitetimethatcanbepresentinboth
house
Adjourn sine die motion means house adjourn for
indefinite time period and will be summoned by
presidentatthetimeofnewsession

Righttointernet

Supreme court in recent hearing announce that

right to internet is the fundamental right of the
person
Righttospeechandexpressionalsoincluderightto
knowandrighttoinformationthatmeansthisright
ofinternetcannotbecurtailedwithoutreasonable
 restriction
Internet now source of the information revolution
termedrecentworldasvirtualworld

G.S.03

Swineflu

SwinefluspreadthroughH1N1virusthatcanalso
causeddeathoftheperson
Basically this virus affect person through pig and
majorsymptomislikeanotherfluthatiscoldness
etc.
H5N1 is another virus called bird flu also spread
recentlyinnorthernstateinchicken

PradhanMantriMudraYojana(PMMY)

This program is for the for the refinance of the

entityspeciallyfortheweakersectionofthesociety

Mudra Loans are available for nonagricultural

 activities upto Rs. 10 lakh and activities allied to
agriculturesuchasDairy,Poultry,BeeKeepingetc,
arealsocovered.

Mudras unique features include a Mudra Card

which permits access to Working Capital through
ATMsandCardMachines.

Evaluation studies show that banks have been

proactiveinidentifyinganddisbursingloanstofirst
time borrowers thereby weaning them away from
money lenders. Borrowers particularly value three
attributesofMudraLoansviz,

Noninsistence on guarantor or collateral, simple

documentationandquickprocessing.

BHIMAadharinNagpurtomorrow

BHIMAadhaar, the merchant interface of the

BHIMApp,tobelaunchedbythePrimeMinister
will pave the way for making digital payments by
 usingtheAadhaarplatform.

ThiswillenableeveryIndiancitizentopaydigitally
usingtheirbiometricdataliketheirthumbimprint
on a merchants biometric enabled device which
couldbeSmartphonehavingabiometricreader.

AnycitizenwithoutaccesstoSmartphone,internet,
debitorcreditcardswillbeabletotransactdigitally
throughtheBHIMAadhaarplatform,thusrealizing
Dr. Ambedkar vision of social and financial
empowermentforall.Already,27majorbanksare
nowonboardwith3lakhmerchantssothatthey
canstartacceptingpaymentsusingBHIMAadhaar.
 DATE 15.04.2017
G.S.01

Livelihoods thrust and Strategy for Poverty

FreeGramPanchayat[PIB]

Deendayal Antodaya Yojana National Rural

Livelihoods Mission is an important rural poverty
alleviationprogramimplementedbytheMinistryof
Rural Development with the support of State
Governments.

TheMinistryofRuralDevelopment,Governmentof
IndiaheldanationalconsultationwithSHGwomen
ofallStatesandUTsontransforminglivesthrough
livelihoods thrust and Strategy for Poverty Free
GramPanchayats
 SomedefinitionofIMD
G.S.02

Motherofallbomb

Thisnamegiventoexplosivebombstackedbythe
USonAfghanistaninISheldareascalledkhorasan
 Watersharingproblem

Watersharingproblemincreasingaswatersupply
decreasing and our usage taking place due to
climatechangeandchangingeconomicscenario
In india Cauvery, SYL link canal, Indus water
treaty and teesta river sharing become major
problemthisyear
No state or center can claim fright over water
resourcesasthisisthenaturalresourcesonwhich
everypeoplehaveuniversalaccessright
Thoughconstitutionputwaterinthestatelistthat
isprobleminthetimeofcrisissothereshouldbe
constitutionalreformtomakeitconcurrentsubject
that can help center to take judicious and
constitutionalwayofwaterproblemsolution

Diplomacyinreligious

RecentlyBuddhistreligiousheaddalailamavisited
arunachalPradeshthataffectchinainterestinone
chinapolicyandchinaclaimedthatithasaffected
 chinasovereignty
ActuallycasebeginwiththechinaattackonTibet
and merge it with china so religious leader dalai
lama came to india as refugee till date and
communistgovernmentofthechinadontwantany
religiousaffectonchina
Chinashouldalsothinkaboutindiansovereigntyin
the case of china Pakistan economic corridor that
passedthroughPoK

G.S.03

BHIMAadhaar a digital payment platform

[PIB]

Route to the digital payments gaining the

proportions of a mass movement, the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi launched a series of
initiatives on the 126th birth anniversary of Dr.
BhimRaoAmbedkarinNagpurtoday.Helaunched
the BHIM Aadhaar platform for merchants, Cash
back and Referral bonus schemes for BHIM and
 declaredabout75townshipsgoinglesscash.
Launching BHIMAadhaar digital payment
platform,PrimeMinistersaidthattheBHIMAppis
positivelyimpactingseverallivesacrossthenation.
He said that the Digidhan movement is also a
cleansingmissiontofightthemenaceofcorruption.
BHIMAadhaar, the merchant interface of the
BHIM App, will pave the way for making digital
paymentsbyusingtheAadhaarplatform.
Any Indian citizen can pay digitally using their
biometric data like their thumb imprint on a
merchantsbiometricenableddevicewhichcouldbe
smartphonehavingabiometricreader.

DigitalPaymentRevolution[PIB]

Lucky GrahakYojana and DigiDhanVyaparYojana

launched

100DigiDhanMelasheldin100citiesalloverthe
country.
 100 day long information, education and
communication campaign led by NITI Aayog to
makedigitalpaymentsamassmovementinIndia.

BHIMAppandQRCodeslaunched.

BHIMAadhaar, the merchant interface of the

BHIMApp

Itwillpavethewayformakingdigitalpaymentsby
usingtheAadhaarplatform.
Any Indian citizen can pay digitally using their
biometric data like their thumb imprint on a
merchantsbiometricenableddevicewhichcouldbe
smartphonehavingabiometricreader.
Any citizen without access to smart phones,
internet, debit or credit cards will be able to
transact digitally through the BHIM Aadhaar
platform.
 DATE 16.04.2017
G.S.02
EKATMAKTA, SAMATA AND SAMAJIK SAMRASTA

GUIDINGPRINCIPLEOFGOVERNMENT[PIB]

The Government has undertaken a series of

initiatives for social justice and empowerment.
Ekatmakta,SamataandSamajikSamrastaarethe
guidingprinciplesinthisdirection.
Educational Empowerment for SCs is through
scholarships, hostels for students, coaching
facilities, capital for creation/upgradation of
premises,institutionetc.
TheGovernmentofIndiabelievesthatEducationfor
allisthekeytoempowerment.
The Minister emphasized that the Government is
committedforthesocial,economicandeducational
uplift of the Scheduled Castes and has therefore
enunciated policies and schemes across different
Ministriesfortargetedbenefitandprogressofthe
scheduledcastes.
 anewschemeRashtriyaVayoshriYojanahasbeen
launched recently for distribution of Aids and
Assisted Living Devices to Senior Citizens, which
will help them to overcome their age related
physical impairment and to lead a dignified and
productive life with minimal dependence on care
giversorothermembersofthefamily.
Dr.AmbedkarMedicalAidScheme,medicalaidis
provided to the patients suffering from serious
ailments requiring surgery of kidney, heart, liver,
cancer and brain or any other life threatening
diseases including organ transplant and spinal
surgerytotheScheduledCasteandScheduledTribe
personswhoseannualfamilyincomeislessthanRs
2,50,000/p.a.Duringthelastthreeyears,

Mahanadiriverdispute

ChhattisgarhandOrissaplusmanystateinvolved
inthisdisputeofsharingwater
Asclimatechangetakingplacenewandnewwater
 dispute coming into light like SYL canal issue,
Cauverywaterdisputeetc.
Wateriscurrentlystatesubjectunder7th schedule
oftheconstitution

G.S.03

KhurkiandTeenkathiyasystems[PIB]

Abovestatedtermtoldaboutagriculturepeasantry
systemofthecolonialindiainwhichfarmerhaveto
growBritainneededcropin3/20partoftheirland

thereisnootherexampleinthehumancivilisation
aboutthewarwagedbythefarmersinapeaceful
way against the oppression and injustice of the
BritisherundertheleadershipofGandhiji.

the innocent, disarmed farmers raised their voice

againsttheatrocities,exploitations,oppressionand
extortion of the Britishers and forced them to
abolishthesystemthroughSatyagraha.

theNeeleyBritishershadconfiscatedmorethanone
 lakhcrorefertilelandsandsetuptheirkothisthere.

Farmers were being exploited and oppressed in

different ways by Neeley Britishers under Khurki
andTeenkathiyasystems.UnderKhurkisystem,

theBritishplantersusedtopaysomemoneytothe
farmers (Raiyyat) by mortgaging their lands and
housesandcompellingthemtosowindigo.

the British administration and Jamindar had

established Teen Kahitya system under which
teenkathalandoutofonebighawasreservedfor
indigo(Neel)farming.

Thefarmershadtobearthecostofindigofarming
and the British planters used to keep the yields
withoutcompensatingthefarmers.

Chitfundissueinindia

Chit fund is the case of financial fraud in which

groupofpersoncheatedtoinvestinshorttermhigh
returnscheme
Thiskindschememajorlycanbeseeninruralindia
 whereilliteratepeoplefallinthetrapofthisgroup
Chitfundandpyramidschemeareallsynonymous
word

Goodsandservicetax

Itsthenewsystem proposedtoberolledoutfrom
July 1 this year for taxing all goods and services
thatyouconsume.TheGoodsand ServicesTaxor
GSTwill replacethe myriadlocal,Statelevel and
Central taxesthatarebuiltintothepriceyou pay
forproducts,andtheservicetaxas wellascesses
thataredovetailedtoyouroutgoeswhenyoudineat
arestaurantorpayyourmobilephonebills.
Asasingletaxthat wouldreplaceallsuchduties
and cesses, the GST will make India a unified
marketwithacommontaxstructure,insteadof29
fractured markets. One last thing worth noting:
petroleumproductsandalcoholarebeingkeptoutof
theGSTnetfornow.
NineyearsaftertheIndianeconomywasopenedup
 in1991,theAtalBihariVajpayeegovernmentfirst
floated the idea of a simple, transparent and
efficient GST regime to substitute the multiple
CentralandStatetaxesandcesses.But,likeseveral
critical(andofteninevitable)reformsinIndia,the
GSTtooka tortuouslylongroutetoreachthecusp
ofrealityaroutemarredbyresistance,flipflops
andpoliticalexpediency.April1,2010wasthefirst
official target date for kicking off the GST
announced by the then Finance Minister P.
ChidambaramintheUnionBudgetfor200607.
Besidesimprovingtaxcompliancefromtraders,the
GSTregimeisexpectedtoboosteconomicgrowthby
a percentage point or two, despite the risk of an
initial blip, the government and industry bodies
reckon. Investors, often put off by Indias complex
taxation
structure,shouldfinditeasierand moreattractive
to do business in the country and create an
importantbyproductforIndiasfastgrowing,young
workforcejobs.
 DATE 17.04.2017
G.S.01

Tripletalaq

Tripletalaqistherecentlyhighlydiscussedtopicof
Islamic divorce practice under this system male
partner only have to utter talaq three time and
talaqbeingdone
Thislawmakewomenlifemorevulnerabletosocial
evilandexclusion
This practice also not in practice in some Islamic
countrysoindiagovernmentwanttoformuniform
civil code which is the directive principle of state
policyunderarticle44
But here Islamic social organization opposing this
idea on the name of the minority religious
protectionthatisfundamentalright
Here government can make on two basis that is
DPSPcanoverrideFRifthereiscommongood
Ontheotherhandsupremecourtalsocandecideon
whatconstitutecorepartofthereligious
G.S.02

RUSA[PIB]

TheRashtriyaUchchatarShikshaAbhiyan(RUSA),
startedbytheministryofhumanresourcesforthe
reformanddevelopmentinhigheducationtomake
itinclusive

RUSAistheCentrallySponsoredScheme(CSS)of
theDepartmentofHigherEducation,MHRDwhich
aims to provide strategic central funding to State
Higher Education Departments and Institutions
and achieve the broad objectives of access, equity
andexcellence.

The State Higher Education Departments and

Institutions undertake certain governance,
academic and administrative reforms as a pre
requisitetobeentitledforRUSAgrants.

VVPATmachineandtransparencyinelection

Voterverifiedpaperaudittrailisthenewversionof
theEVMinwhichoneextraunitoftheprintingwill
 be joined by which voter can see to whom his/her
votedone
In this machine printing slip in machine will be
displayedfor07secondtoverifythevotethatperson
giventoanypartyorcandidate

G.S.03

Forestfireinindianforest

Forestfireisthewideareaincidentthatledtovast
dangertothebiodiversityoftheforest
Forestfirehavemajorreasonisthelowerdownof
the biological burden of the forest or hydrological
deficitintheforest
 Carrying capacity principle of the biology is the
vitalforthebalanceinecosystem
Draughtsituationandheatwavealsomakeitworst
casefortheforestfire

Airpollutioninindia

Casesofthepollutionbecomeviciouscyclethatcan
not be reversed and also affect local climate with
greaterimpactondisaster
Somajorareaofthefocusshouldbepreventionof
the pollution that is creative idea so we can use
morepublictransportation
Air pollution in India causes at least a million
deathsannually.InDelhialone,over30,000people
dieeveryyearduetoairpollution,themaincauses
of which are increasing road traic and factory
pollutants,andcropandwasteburning.
Onesuchsolutionisthecreationofhighoccupancy
tolllanes,orHOTlanes.Thisreferstoreservingone
or more lanes on selected roads and highways for
 carscarryingmorethanasingleoccupant
its implementation would require important
considerations relating to whether it should be
enforced during particular hours, or whether the
minimumnumberofpassengersrequiredtoavailof
thebenefitshouldbetwoormore,orwhetherHOT
lanecommuterswillpayalowerroadtollorwillbe
completelyexemptfromit,tonameafew.
Drivers are supposed to carry a valid pollution
under control (PUC) certiicate with them. This is
based on the Bharat Stage norms (BS) which are
basedonEuropeanregulations.WhilethelatestBS
IV norms are due to be enforced in the whole
country from this month onwards, there is no
system for diferential toll treatment for higher
pollutingvehiclesandtrucks.
 DATE 18.04.2017
G.S.01

ChamparanSatyagraha[PIB]

Gandhi come to india after finishing their degree

andpracticeinAfricainJanuary1915thatdayalso
celebratedtodayaspravasi bhartiyadivasonthat
dayremembrance
AfterthatRajendrashuklaofbiharinvitedgandhi
tolookintomatterofteenkathiyasystembyBritain
colonialismandsituationofthebiharpeasant
Teenkathiya system means farmer have to grow
Britainwantcropin1/3partoftheirland
Britainordertogrowindigointhisareafortheir
textileindustrybecauseinfirstworldwartheyloss
theirindigoproducingarea
Constant indigo cultivation also degrade land and
Britainnotgivingsatisfiedpriceofthatproduce
Gandhistartagitationwhiledistrictadministration
orderhimtoleavethedistrictimmediately
Gandhitakehelpofthestudentandvolunteersto
 conductsurveyonconditionofthefarmerandgive
reporttogovernmentandsolvetheissue

Watercrisisinsouthindia

South india now facing severe draught condition

with hydrological deficit in soil that led to water
crisis
Major reservoir making empty mark and problem
ariseaboutdrinkingwater
Southernpeninsulabeinghardrockareadifficultto
getgroundwaterandalsomajorpartcomeunder
rainshadowareaofthewesternghats
El nino and negative indian ocean dipole make
situationmorecomplicatedsincelastthreeyear
Wildlifeaffectedmostbythissituationbecauseof
lackofdrinkingwaterandforestfireduetolackof
humidityinforestduetosevereheatwaveattack

Channakeshavatemple

Thistemplesituatedinbelur900yearoldbeinga
 masterpeaceofthehoysalaarchitecture
Thetemplewasconstructed byVishnuvardhanaof
Hoysaladynastyandisa monumentrecognisedby
the ASI. It attracts thousands
oftouristsfromdifferent partsofthecountryand
abroad.
ConsideredtobethefirsttempleofHoysalastyle,it
was built between 1106 and 1117, according to
SrivatsaVati,ahistorianandanexpertinHoysala
architecture.
Soonafterwinningawarin1104,Vishnuvardhana
tookupconstructionofthetemple,andaccordingto
aninscription,thetemplewasreadybyMarch1117

G.S.02

WomenrepresentativesofPanchayats[pib]

73rd and 74th constitutional amendment act

formulate local governance body called panchayat
system

Underthis33%oftheseatreservedforthewomen
 particularly but ground reality is that majority of
thispostonlyheldbythewomenrealpowerusedby
themalepartner

Soempowermentofthiselectedwomenneededfor
thattrainingandskillenhancementworkshopcan
bearranged.

Thesewomenrepresentativeswillhavetobetrained
in order to ensure that they take up the
responsibilityofallthetasksentrusteduponthem
onbeing

The women sarpanches can be helpful in taking

theseschemestothepeopleatthegrassrootslevel,
These schemes include Fasal Beema Yojana,
Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana, Suraksha Bima
Yojana, Sukanya Samridhi Yojana, maternity
benefitsschemesamongothers.Apartfromthis,the
trainingprogrammewillhelptoraisethesewomen
tothenextlevelofleadership.
G.S.03

SAUNIYojana[pib]

This is the ambitious plan of the Gujarat

governmentforthedrinkingandirrigationfacility
fromsardarsarovardamproject
This scheme specially focus semi arid and arid
region of the saurastra region in kathiavad
peninsula
Geographicallythisregionhaveuniquetopography
with radial drainage system because of central
highlandarea
SAUNI(SaurashtraNarmadaAvtaranIrrigation)
Yojanaisthefullnameofthescheme
Manandanimalconflict

Ecosystem always make balance by creating food

chainandfoodwebthroughtropiclevel
Butpopulationandambitionofthemanincreases
withoutconsideringsensitivitytowardotherliving
componentoftheearth
Inthisconflicttherearecasualtiesofbothsideand
 recentincidentalsoshowthewayinwhichpeople
alsoaffectingtheworkingoftheforestdepartment
When sensitivity toward living being die then
conflict and teasing to animal become act of
entertainment

Icemeltingandclimatechange

Ice melting and freezing was daily phenomena at

thetimeoftheinterglacialperiodabout10000years
ago
Globalwarmingandgreenhousegasconcentration
causeiceofthearcticandAntarctictomelt
Interglacial period also have effect on earth orbit
anditsmovement
Thisistheanthropogenicageofclimateasrecently
declaredbecausetodayclimatemajorlyaffectedby
thehumanbeingnotanyoutsideinfluence
 DATE 19.04.2017
G.S.01

First Stage Forecast of Southwest Monsoon

Season2017Rainfall[PIB+HINDU]

ThefirststageforecastofSouthwestmonsoon
seasonal rainfall was issued by Indian
MeteorologicalDepartment(IMD)hasforecastthat
quantitatively, the monsoon seasonal rainfall is
likelytobe96%oftheLongPeriodAverage(LPA)
Monsoon prediction have two factor of the
uncertaintytheisthreatofelNioandnewstateof
artmodeldevelopedbytheIMD
Butrealityisthatthereisnosuredanddirect
effectofelNioonindianmonsoon
Indianoceandipolethatisnormallyknownas
temperature difference of Arabian sea and bay of
Bengal and positive indian ocean dipole have
positiveeffectonindianmonsoon
Following are the factor that have effect on
indianmonsoon
 The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Gradient
betweenNorthAtlanticandNorthPacific
EquatorialSouthIndianOceanSST
EastAsiaMeanSeaLevelPressure
Northwest Europe Land Surface Air
Temperature
EquatorialPacificWarmWaterVolume
TheElNinocharacterizedbysurfacewaters
oftheequatorialPacificwarmingupmorethanhalf
adegreeisknowntodryupmonsoonrainsevery
sixoutof10years.
Anotherclimatephenomenon,calledtheIndian
OceanDipole(IOD),whichreferstoaswinginthe
seasurfacetemperaturesinthewesternand
easternIndianoceans,isalsoknowntoinfluence
theIndianmonsoon.ApositiveIODcancounteran
ominousElNino
G.S.02

VVPATinelection

Voter verify paper audit trail is the print like

machine by which voter can conform its vote to
wantedcandidate
Bythismachinevoterwillpressbuttonhe/shecan
seetowhomvotegoneasprintpaperfor7second
afterwhichthisprintgotooneboxthatalsocanbe
used to verify credibility of EVM which are being
questionedrecently
Butelectioncommissionhavenomuchmachineso
theywantfundfromgovernmenttopurchasenew
printing machinebutgovernmentyetnotreleased
fund which affect surety of use of VVPAT in next
electionofloksabha

innovation (Navonmesh) in School Education

[PIB]

ImpartingofQualityEducationtoStudentsisthe
cruxofthelearningoutcomeprocessforwhichwe
 havetostrivecontinuouslyanditistheTeacheras
well as Parents, concerned departments,
Educationistandthesocietyingeneralhastowork
collectively.
Innovation should be in terms of the value
developmentofthestudentthatmakesocietymore
inclusiveandsustainable
G.S.03

PanelonFRBMact

Financialresponsibilityandbudgetarymanagement
act passed by the government under
recommendation of the financial sector legislative
commission
FRBM act implemented in state and central
governmenttolimitorcaptheirfiscaldeficit
Fiscal deficitisthegapbetweengovernmenttotal
incomeandexpenditure
Primary deficit concept arrived from deduction of
interestpaymentfromrevenuedeficit
 Indianwolf

Indianwolfmainlyfoundinindiasubcontinentin
semiaridandaridandaridregion
Thisnotifiedasendangeredininternationalunion
for conservation of nature and natural resources
[IUCN]
Itisalsoschedule1animalunderwildlifeprotection
act1972

Diabetesinyoung[PIB]

Diabetes is the disease of the blood sugar level

abnormality which create high level of sugar in
blood

Diabeteshavetwotypethatistypeoneandtypetwo
from which one caused by the lower level of the
insulinthatisduetolackofphysicalactivityand
thismakebloodsugarlevelautomaticallyhigher

Type two diabetes involve case of the high blood

intakebythepersonthatincreasebloodsugarlevel
 WeshouldfocusoncontrolofDiabetesinyoungand
saidthatthisisnotonlyahealthprioritybutalsoa
national priority considering the invaluable
potentialoftheyouthenergyinthemakingofNew
India.

Type2DiabetesMellitus,HeartDiseaseandCancer
have occupied the centre stage. This has, at the
same time, also resulted in huge social and
economic burden on society which has more than
65% of population below the age of 45 and,
therefore,cannotaffordanydrainageorwastageof
valuableyouthpotential.

TherapidlyspreadingepidemicofDiabetes,the
moreseriousconcernisupsurgeofDiabetesin
youngeragegroupsandamonghithertolesser
affectedsectionsofthesocietyandlesseraffected
partsofthecountryincludingruralareasand
villagefolk.
 DATE 20.04.2017
G.S.01

Romancoin

Recentlycoinofromanemperorfoundintheareaof
theamarawatiwhichisof1stcenturyold
Thiscointoldaboutromankingandfoundinsouth
indiawithoriginabout1st centuryCEthatmeans
romanhavepresenceinsouthernindia
Studyofthecoincallednumismatics

Monsoonforecast

Monsoon forecast done by the indian metrological

departmentcomeunderministryofearthscience
Thisdepartmentpredictnormalmonsoonforindia
Thatmeansthisyearwillbegoodhealthofeconomy
andecology
Monsoonofindiaaffectedmostlybyelnino,indian
oceandipole,temperatureofTibethighland,north
westEuropetemperature,seasurfacetemperature
ofindian,pacificandAtlanticocean,sealevelmean
 pressureonsoutheastAsiancountry
Goodmonsoon>goodagriculturecrop>goodfarmer
situation
Goodrain>higherreservoirlevel>nointerstate
waterconflict

G.S.02

VoterVerifiablePaperAuditTrail

UnioncabinetapprovedemandofgrantforVVPAT
machineofelectioncommissionofindian

This machine will be used nationwide in general

election2019

Thismachinehavetechniqueinwhichwhenvoter
votethenhe/shecanwatchpapertrainfor7second
toverifyvotetocandidateofneed

Thismachinecanbealsohelpfulintimeofchecking
anytamperinginEVMbyverifiyingtrailcount
 NationalCommissionforBackwardClasses

Nationalcommissionisstatutorynonconstitutional
body and this commission appointed by president
everyfiveyearincentrallevelandgovernorbystate
level

Thiscommissionreportaboutdevelopmentandstep
takenbythegovernemtnandcurrentscenarioofthe
class
 Inclusion of any caste also suggested by this
commission

Recentlygovernmentproposedconstitutionallawto
makeitconstitutionalbodythatmeansinclusionof
castealsoneedconstitutionalamendment

Babrimasjidcase

Thisisbeingsensitivecaseofreligiouswhichshould
bedecidewithgreatcaresoittakelongtime

Supremecourtbysuingarticle142cantransfercase
 orcasesformonecourttoanotherone
Delayinjusticeisalsoequaltoinjustice
BCIMcorridor

BangladeshchinaindiaMyanmarcorridorto
betakeplaceasinternationalhighwayunderchina
policyofonebeltoneroadandeconomiccorridorfor
regionalconnectivitytoinclusivedevelopment
Indianmighthesitatetojointhisproposalaschina
PakistaneconomiccorridorpassesthroughPakistan
occupiedKashmir
By this corridor india can have greater access in
north east state by connectivity development but
this also come with strategic importance of north
eastaschinaalsohaveaccess
Stateassistancefromanothercountry

Undercurrentsituationstategotitsrevenuefrom
tax, revenue devolution form center on
recommendationofthefinancecommission,grantin
aid, loan but state cannot seek external financial
supportfromexternal
 Recently cabinet approved proposal to borrow
supportfromoutsideentitybystatewithcondition
offinanciallysoundfirmcandothat
This support only can be get under official
developmentassistance[ODA]
G.S.03

NPAprobleminindianbanks

CurrentleveloftheNPAinbankismorethanwhat
wasinkoreaatthetimeofeconomiccrisis
Whenbankdonotgetinterestandprinciplefor90
daythiscalledNPAandforagriculturalcriteriais
twocropseason
Distressedassetisanotherconceptwhich include
NPAassubpartofit
GovernmentstartedS4A,5/20ruleetc.program
Collegeunrestinindia

This incident taking place due to valueless

education
Unemploymentafterdegree
Economicandsocialdiscriminationandinequality
 Government should not impose law and order but
take creative step to mould youth nature and
mentalstatus
AntimicrobialResistance

Anti microbial resistance means bacteria develop

strength against existing drug that can make
Bacteriamorestrong

Antimicrobialresistanceisaseriousthreattoglobal
public health that requires action across all
government sectors and society and is driven by
manyinterconnectedfactors.

Over use of high dose or schedule high drug can

makeitmorecompulsivesituation

Wholeworldisnowunderthreataboutresistance
thattobemanagedwithcooperationn
 DATE 21.04.2017
G.S.01

Lingarajtemple

This temple recently making news because our

primeministerandNepalpresidentvisitit.
Lingaraja Temple of Bhubneshwara is one of the
prominenttemples.
ItismadeinNagarastyle andhasfourhallsfor
offerings,dance,assemblyandsanctuary.
Thepresenttemplewas probablybuiltbytherulers
oftheSomavamshidynastyasaShaivatemplebut
withthearrival oftheVaishnavite Gangadynasty,
the temple was remodelled and elements of
Vaishnavismwereinculcatedinit.
Thus,thetempledeitycametobeknownofHarihara
(Hari=Vishnu, Hara=Shiv),amixedformofShiva
and Vishnu. The consort of Hari Hara is
Bhubneshari.
G.S.02

LEMOA

LogisticalagreementsignedbetweenindiaandUS

G.S.03

Digitaleconomywithcybersecurity

Government spreading knowledge about digital

economyinmissionmodebutontheothersideof
the coin cyber security also needed in matter of
payment
Big data is the much wealthy resources for any
countryandalsoquestionofsovereigntybecauseif
government failed to provide digital security then
nationalintegrityalsocomeunderthreat
Inindianconstitutionprovideforfundamentalright
 ofprivacyanddigitalmeansshouldalsohaveright
ofdigitalliteracyandprivacyboth
Privatizationofwaterresources

Leftview

Privatisation of water is unwarranted, unjustified

andunnecessary.Inpushingforit,wearenotreally
addressingthekeyissueplaguingthewatersector,
which is a need for better governance. We need
democratic, transparent, accountable and
participatorygovernanceinabottomupapproach,
on each aspect of the urban water sector where
waterprivatizationisadvocated.
Problem includes losses, inefficiency, unreliability,
corruption,issuesofquality,andmismanagement.
Allofthesearesymptoms;therootcauseislackof
democraticgovernance.
Ifwelookattheexperiencesanywhereintheworld
with privatization of water, nowhere has it
sustainedoveralongperiodoftime
Itisnotonlytocreateprivatesystembecauseitis
 naturalresourceswhichcannotbepricedandand
everyonehaveequalrightonitalsothisresourcesto
beusewithsustainableandinclusivemanner
Rightview

Waterisanassetofsocietyandcannotbeownedby
the government, let alone the private sector. The
governmentisthecustodianofwateronbehalfof
thepeopleitrepresents.
Indias most important water resource is
groundwater.Itprovides80%ofourruralandurban
drinkingwater,asalsoindustrialwaterandmore
thantwothirdsofwaterforagriculture,whichtakes
upmostofourwaterresources.
GroundwaterinIndiaisgovernedby19thcentury
British Common Law, which states that whoever
owns the land has the right to draw unlimited
quantitiesofwaterfrombelowthatland.
It is not adequately recognized that nearly two
thirdsofIndiaslandmassisunderlainbyhardrock
formations. The natural rate of recharge of these
 rockformationsisverylow.
AstherecentlydraftedNationalWaterFramework
Law(NWFL)states,wateristhecommonheritage
of the people of India; an inseparable part of a
peopleslandscape,society,historyandculture;and
in many cultures, a sacred substance, being
veneratedinsomeasadivinity.
CDOT develops CCSP (CDOT Common

ServicePlatform[PIB]

Government of Indias announcement of Smart

Citiesprojectinmissionmodehasgeneratedalotof
interest. The concept of smart cities is incomplete
without intervention of communication and
InformationTechnology.

A network of wireless sensors, a reliable public

communication infrastructure and innovative
applicationsworkingonbigdataandanalyticswill
helpusrealisesmartcities.

Innovativelocalsolutionswillhavetobefoundfor
localproblems
 DATE 22.04.2017
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Kohinoordiamond

Kohinoor diamond recently making news because

peopleofindiawantBritaintoreturndiamond
Supremecourtrefusetohearpetitionandaskthat
thiscomeoutsideofitspower
Kohinoorwastakenbyeastindiacompanyin1849
fromkingdulipsinghofPunjab
IndiahavelawregardingitandBritainandindiais
alsosignatoryoftheUNESCOconventionregarding
it.
G.S.02

Quality Mark Award Scheme for Dairy

CooperativesinitiatedbyNDDB

NDDBcreatedandmanagedindiawhiterevolution
and operation flood related to growth of the milk
productionunderleadershipofvergesekurian

the National Dairy Development Board(NDDB)

developed initiative of Quality Mark Award
 Scheme for dairy Cooperatives to promote and
encourage enhancement of safety, quality and
hygieneofmilkandmilkproductsmanufacturedby
dairycooperatives.

Itisaimedatbringingaboutprocessimprovement
in the entire value chain from producer to the
consumertoensureavailabilityofsafeandquality
of milk and products both for the domestic and
foreignmarket.

CaseofAadhaar

Central government created unique identification

program which include mass population and big
dataforpolicyanalysisandbenefittransfer
Unique identification authority created and more
than100croreAadhaarhasbeenissued
Central government make it compulsory to have
Aadhaarenrolledtogetbenefitofwelfarescheme
Government present this bill as money bill under
article110thatalsoundercaseinsupremecourtas
 loksabhaspeakerhavefinalsayincaseofmoney
bill definition that to be presented after prior
president permission only in lok sabha and rajya
sabhahavelimitedpowerinit.
Supreme court ordered that government can not
makeitcompulsorytoenrollAadhaarasAadhaar
evolvepersonbiometricIDanditisbreachofthe
person right toprivacy under rightto speech and
expression

UDANscheme

Itoffersconcessionstotheairlinestoencourage
themtoyonregionalrouteslikeleviesorcharges
imposedbytheairportoperators,excisedutyat2%
andVATat1%onaviationturbinefueletc
 Airports Authority of India (AAI) is the
implementingagency.
ARegionalConnectivityFund(RCF)willbecreated
tosubsidiseoperationsundertheRCS.
Thecentralgovernmentwillfund80%ofthelosses
incurredandtherestwillbecoveredbythestates.
ThisisprovidedthroughtheViabilityGapFunding
(VGF)totheselectedairlineoperatorsfromRCF,
andstategovernmentswillberequiredtoreimburse
theapplicableshare.VGFwillbeprovidedforthree
yearsfromthedateofcommencementofoperations
ofsuchRCSight.

G.S.03

Maiden Firing of BrahMos Land Attack

SupersonicCruiseMissile

Indian Navy successfully undertook the firing of

BrahMosLandAttackSupersonicCruiseMissile
This variant of Long Range BrahMos Missile was
firedfromIndianNaval
 BrahMosMissilehasbeenjointlydevelopedbyIndia
andRussia,anditsAntiShipvarianthasalready
beeninductedintoIndianNavy.

PMGKY

Taxation and Investment Regime for Pradhan

Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016 (PMGKY) was
proposed in the Taxation Laws (Second
Amendment)Bill,2016

Underthis,besides50%tax,surchargeandpenalty,
aquarterofthedeclaredincomewillbetobe
depositedininterestfreedepositschemeforfour
years.

Theschemeenablespeoplewithundisclosedincome
tocomeclean

In addition to tax, surcharge and penalty, the

declaring will have to deposit 25% of undisclosed
incomeinadepositscheme
 Thisamountisproposedtobeutilizedfor
programmesofirrigation,housing,toilets,
infrastructure,primaryeducation,primaryhealth,
livelihoodetc,sothatthereisjusticeandequality

MGNREGA

Adult members of a rural household willing to do

unskilled manual work are eligible to seek
employmentundertheact.

Employment is to be given within 15 days of

applicationforwork,otherwisedailyunemployment
allowancehastopaidbytherespectiveState.

WagesaretobepaidaccordingtoMinimumWages
Act1948

for agricultural labourers in the State unless

otherwisenotifiedbythecentre

Equalwagesaretobepaidtobothmenandwomen.

Atleastonethirdbeneficiariesaretobewomen.

Nocontractorsandmachineryisallowed
 Geotagging

It is the process of adding geographical

identificationlikelatitudeandlongitude tovarious
mediasuchasaphotoorvideo.Geotaggingcanhelp
users find a wide variety of locationspecific
information from a device. It provides users the
locationofthecontentofagivenpicture.
 DATE 23.04.2017
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Kohinoordiamond

Kohinoor diamond recently making news because

peopleofindiawantBritaintoreturndiamond
Supremecourtrefusetohearpetitionandaskthat
thiscomeoutsideofitspower
Kohinoorwastakenbyeastindiacompanyin1849
fromkingdulipsinghofPunjab
IndiahavelawregardingitandBritainandindiais
alsosignatoryoftheUNESCOconventionregarding
it
This diamond actually mined from mining area
nearby Golconda and sold to kutb sahi king that
ruledtherenearly15thto18thcentury

Champaransatyagraha

Champaran Satyagraha was the first Satyagraha

startedbyGandhijiinindia.
Gandhiji was persuaded by Raj Kumar Shukla to
 cometoChamparantoseetheinhumanconditions
ofthepeasants.
In Champaran there was an enormous personal
increaseinthelandrent.
The peasantswereobligedtogrowindigoandthis
curtailedtheirfreedomofcultivation.
Thepeasantswerecompelledtodevotethebestpart
oftheirlandforgrowingparticularcropsasdesired
by the landlord. They were also required to give
theirbesttimeandenergy tothecropsdecidedby
thelandlord.
GandhiarrivedinChamparan10April1917witha
teamofeminentlawyers:BrajkishorePrasad,
RajendraPrasad,AnugrahNarayanSinha.Hewas
orderedtoleaveChamparanbythelocalmagistrate.
Hisrefusalledtohisarrest.Andthengovernment
appoint commission to discuss issue and peasant
freedomrestored
Thiswasthefirstmovementinwhichpeasantalso
participatedwhichwasbiggestforceinthattime
Then Gandhi undertook Ahmadabad mill strike
 regarding plague bonus, kheda crop failure and
revenue,rolletactsatyagraha,noncooperationwith
khilafat, etc. was the major fight to freedom by
Gandhi

Relationbetweenaerosolandmonsoonalrain

Aerosolistheparticulateorsolidpollutantmatter
that go to atmosphere after emitted from
combustionactivity
Recentstudyshowthathigherleveloftheaerosol
delay rain because that need higher humidity
saturationlevelandfinallywhenraincomeitwill
bemorewidespreadandheavy
Generallyclouddropletwillbeintheformoftheice
and when rain occur due to gravity and humidity
saturation that ice droplet melt and release heat
that further launched process of evaporation and
clodforming
Bythiswaycloudsizeincreasesandthatwhymore
aerosolmeansmorerain.
G.S.02

G20group[pib]

The G20 started in 1999 as a meeting of Finance

Ministers and Central Bank Governors in the
aftermathoftheAsianfinancialcrisis.

TheGroupofTwenty(G20)isthepremierforumfor
its members' international economic cooperation
anddecisionmaking.Itcomprises19countriesplus
theEuropeanUnion.

G20 represents 85% of global GDP, 80% of

internationaltrade,65%ofworldspopulation.

In2008,thefirstG20Leaders' Summitwasheld,
andthegroupplayedakeyroleinrespondingtothe
globalfinancialcrisis

AchievementsofNITIAayog[PIB]
 ReformsinAgriculture:

a.ModelLandLeasingLaw
b. Reforms of the Agricultural Produce Marketing
CommitteeAct
c. Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly
ReformsIndex
ReformingMedicalEducation
 DigitalPaymentsMovement
AtalInnovationMission
Indices Measuring States Performance in
Health,EducationandWaterManagement
SubGroup of Chief Ministers on
RationalizationofCentrallySponsoredSchemes
SubGroup of Chief Ministers on Swachh
BharatAbhiyan
SubGroup of Chief Ministers on Skill
Development
TaskForceonEliminationofPovertyinIndia
TaskForceonAgricultureDevelopment
TransformingIndiaLectureSeries

G.S.03

Problemofwesternghats

Humanpopulationincreases
Moreandmorehumansettlementandurbanization
pressure
Resources exploitation plus under developed
 technologyledtopollution
Climate change and least chance of revival of
ecology
Microclimategotaffectmostly

PropertyofvitaminC

Antioxidant,antibacterial
Boostimmunityaswellashelpfulinrecoveryfrom
tuberculosiswhichbecomingmajorproblemofindia
Alsohelptobalancebodytemperatureinheatwave
situation

Migratorybird

We have frequently hearing about migratory bird

thatcrosscontinenttoreachoneplacetoanother
likeSiberiancrane,amurfalconetc.
Theyusebiologicalsensorthatworkascompassfor
that bird and mechanism of this working called
quantumbiology
 DATE 24.04.2017
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Mujirisproject

TheBiennale,whichistodayknownasthePeoples
Biennale, has become an integral part of the
culturalcalendarofourcountry.Ithasrejuvenated
Keralas longstanding contribution to visual arts
and culture, and cemented Kochis status as a
cosmopolitan city brimming with potential and
ideas.

Contemporary art is one of the most significant

waysofexpressingthoughts,emotions,concernsand
ideasthatarecurrent,thatarerelevanttousinthe
timewelivein.

The fact that Kerala, this land of history and

tradition, now hosts the largest show of
contemporaryartintheregion,andthattooashow
that was seeded by government, speaks to the
uniquewaysofthisstateanditspeople.

Kerala has always been known for its secular

approach towards art and culture. The Kochi
 MuzirisBiennaleisaproudsymbolofthisapproach
andthesenseofonenessandinclusivitythatexists
here.

The Kochi BiennaleFoundation has made a

wonderful innovation in attempting to use art to
link the historic legacy of presentday Kochi with
the rich cultural influences of its predecessor
Muziris, a financial and trade centre that was
believed to have been vanished in floods in 1314
A.D.Theevent'sresoundingsuccesscanbegauged
fromthefactthatithassofarattractedmorethana
millionvisitors.

Rajaraviverma

Known painter in the time of colonial period and

workedmostlyinmysurutogivenewleaseoflifeto
indianpaintingstyle
Recentlyinthemarkof170birthdaybeyondthearc
nameddocumentaryalsopresented
G.S.02

VVPAT[PIB]

WhenvoterpressesEVMbutton,printergenerates
apaperslipThispaperslipcontainsserialnumber
ofvoternameandsymbolofthecandidateforwhom
thevotehasbeencast.
paperslipwillremainvisibletothevoterforseven
seconds,throughaglasscoveredwindow.Thenitll
automaticallyfallinasealedbox.
Later EC can use these slips for crosschecking /
physicalverificationofvotesduringrecounting.
Some parties allege that EVM machines can be
 manipulated. VVPAT is developed to clear an air
over authenticity of the EVMs (Electronic Voting
Machine).Helpsphysicalverification/crosschecking
votes.Willhelptoresolvetheelectiondisputes.

Tripletalaqandsharialaw

SharialawistheIslamicpersonallawstilleffectin
indiathatprovidefortripletalaq
Tripletalaqmeansgivingdivorcejustutteringtalaq
thricebyhusbandtowife
Recently this topic making news and government
want to bring uniform civil code under article 44
thatisdirectiveprincipleofstatepolicy
ButIslamicgroupopposingitonthenameofthe
minoritypersonalreligiousright
But court can decide what constitute core of the
religiousandinpasdecisioncourthavealsoordered
about breach of fundamental right in
implementation of DPSP because of common good
involved
G.S.03

Morespendingoninfrastructure

Why because our infrastructure lack world class

qualityaswellasquantity
State now after finance commission
recommendation of 42 % share pool has more
financialpower
Alsoindiahavevastgeographicaldiversitysostate
candecidebestsuitedandinfrathatshouldbegiven
priority
Infra.Givemobilizationtotheeconomicactivityand
makeitmorevibrant
 DATE 25.04.2017
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LandslideactivityinHimalaya

Landslideisgeophysicalactivityonwhichclimate
havemajorrolewithtopography
Whenrepeatedfreezingandmeltingactivitytaking
placethansoilorrockbondweakenthatismajor
reason for the landslide high frequency in
Himalayanarea
WhileeastHimalayanregionhavehighhumidand
rainfallconditionthatalsotriggertheactivity

G.S.02

NGTnationalgreentribunal

IthasbeenestablishedundertheNationalGreen
TribunalAct2010.
Ithasbeenestablishedfordisposalofcasesrelating
to environmental protection and conservation of
forests.
NGTalsoprotectforestrightofthepeopleassociated
 withit
The Tribunal is not bound by the procedure laid
downundertheCodeofCivilProcedure,1908,and
isguidedbyprinciplesofnaturaljustice.
It iscompulsoryforNGTtosolveappealwithin6
monthlimitofthecasefiled.
NGT jurisdiction and power come from following
act
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
1974
Air(PreventionandControlofPollution)Act,1973
Environment(Protection)Act,1986
ThePublicLiabilityInsuranceAct,1991
ForestConservationAct
BiologicalDiversityAct

G.S.03

Parisclimatedeal

After regime changing in world with ideology and

extreme climate event to be continue no one care
 aboutwhatisgoingonnow
Paris agreement initiated process of intended
nationallydeterminedcontribution
Agriculture becoming vulnerable as whole world
foodsecurity depend on itand major activity also
dependonprevailingclimaticsituation
Cases of draught, flood, heat wave and cyclone
increasingthatisthemajorsignofchangingclimate
butnosigncanbeseenfromviewofinstitutional
framework

LafferCurve

The Laffer curve shows how tax revenues change

whenthetaxrateiseitherincreasedordecreased.
Typically,ithasaninvertedUshape.theargument
that high or increasing tax rates will not yield
additional tax revenue because members of the
workforce will opt to work less in such
circumstances, substituting earned income with
leisure.
 The curve supports the notion in supply side
economics that tax and regulatory burdens can
impedegrowth.

Extremistattackinsukma

Nearly 1/3 district come under attack of the

naxalismoneoftheleftwingextremistmovementto
fightagainstexploitationofthetribalpeople
Governmentstartedoperationgreenhunttocontrol
naxalactivityinindia
Problemstartwithdevelopmentdeficitinthatarea
andnowtheyfightingtostopdevelopmentbecause
infra. Development will lead to tribal exploitation
fortheresources
 Indianchangingenergyscenario

Nowindiawanttoreduceitsoilimportbecausenow
sufficientalternativeavailabletoindia
LPGmakingbigroleincookingandindustrialarea
whileCNGintransporttakingplace
LNG emerging as major played in the field of
transportandhavepotentialbutmajorproblemis
distributionanstoringtechnology
Ethanolalsocanbegetfromstraw,sugarcaneand
bamboo

LNG

LNG(liquefiednaturalgas)isobtainedbycooling
natural gas at atmospheric pressure to
approximately 162 C, resulting in a fuel that is
colorless,odorlessandnontoxic.
LNGisanenvironmentallyfriendlyfuelwithless
number of Nox, Sox and particulate matters, as
compared to any other automotive fuel. Co2
 emissionisalsolesserthanDiesel.
LNGenginesrunquieterthandieselengines.
Unlike crude oil and crudederived liquid fuels,
LNG spills do not require any remediation of soil
groundwater or surface waters because it
evaporatesimmediatelyanddissipatesquicklyinto
theatmosphere.
LNG is one of the least expensive transportable
fuels
 DATE 26.04.2017
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PFRDA[PIB]

Provident fund regulatory and development

authority [PFRDA] is a pension regulatory
authoritywhichwasestablishedin2003.
ItisauthorizedbyMinistryofFinance,Department
ofFinancialServices.
Itpromotesoldageincomesecuritybyestablishing,
developing and regulating pension funds and
protects the interestsof subscribersto schemes of
pensionfundsandrelatedmatters.

AtalPensionYojana(APY)[PIB]

Now this scheme related procedure to be done on

onlinemodewiththehelpofthesoftwarenamedE
Pran
Subscriberofthisschemegetpensionafter60
Anyone can join between 18 to 40 main focus is
unorganizedsector
 All member of swalamban to migrated to this
scheme
Government50%contribution

BCIMnewpotentialtowardglobalization

BangladeshchinaindiaMyanmar[BCIM]new
initiativebychinaunderonebeltoneroadpolicy
This highway will provide better mobility among
regionalcoordinationandbetteraccesstonortheast
state
Thisprojectcurrentlyunderdiscussionstage

Intellectualpropertyright

Todayisintellectualpropertyrightdayandyearby
year IP right umbrella widening with the help of
worldlevelprotectorlikeWTOandRCEP
On the medical field human life right much
importantthanjustonepersonIPrightbecauseof
commongoodinvolved
Section3Drecentlycomingintolightwhich dealt
 withdisallowingevergreeningofthepatent
Irrational copywill leadtolessresearchspending
andlesshumaninterestininnovation
G.S.03

GOODSANDSERVICESTAX(GST)[PIB]

1.Benefits:

GSTisawinwinsituationfortheentirecountry.It
bringsbenefitstoallthestakeholdersofindustry,
governmentandtheconsumer.

Itwilllowerthecostofgoodsandservices,givea
boost to the economy and make the products and
servicesgloballycompetitive.

GST aims to make India a common market with

commontax ratesandproceduresandremovethe
economic barriers thus paving the way for an
integratedeconomyatthenationallevel.

Eliminate the ill effects of cascading, improve

competitiveness and improve liquidity of the
businesses.

GSTisadestinationbasedtax.Itfollowsamulti
 stagecollectionmechanism.

GSTislargelytechnologydriven.Itwillreducethe
human interface to agreat extent and this would
leadtospeedydecisions.

GSTwillgiveamajorboosttotheMakeinIndia
initiative of the Government of India by making
goodsandservicesproducedinIndiacompetitivein
theNationalaswellasInternationalmarket.

GST is expected to bring buoyancy to the

GovernmentRevenuebywideningthetaxbaseand
improvingthetaxpayercompliance.

GSTislikelyimproveIndiasrankingintheEaseof
DoingBusinessIndex

GST will bring more transparency to indirect tax

laws

2.SalientFeaturesofGST

Itwouldbeadestinationbasedconsumptiontax.

ItwouldbeadualGSTwiththeCentreandStates
simultaneouslylevyingtaxonacommontaxbase.
 The GST would apply to all goods other than
alcoholic liquor for human consumption and five
petroleumproducts,

TheGSTwouldreplacethefollowingtaxescurrently
leviedandcollectedbytheCentre:

o CentralExciseDuty
o Customduty
o ServiceTax
o Central Surcharges and Cesses so far as they

relatetosupplyofgoodsandservice
o StateVAT
o CentralSalesTax

The list of exempted goods and services would be

commonfortheCentreandtheStates

Exports and supplies to SEZ shall be treated as

zeroratedsupplies.

Importofgoodsandserviceswouldbetreatedas
interStatesuppliesandwouldbesubjecttoIGSTin
additiontotheapplicablecustomsduties.
 The GSTN will also make available standard
softwareforsmalltraderstokeeptheiraccountsin
that, so that straight away it can be uploaded as
theirmonthlyreturnsonGSTNwebsite.Thiswill
makecomplianceeasierforsmalltraders.

GSTNisoneofthenongovernmentalorganization
helpinITinfrastructureofGSTownedbyprivate
bank

Jhumcultivation

Jhumcultivationisslashandburnfarmingpractice
Under this practice forest burned down and new
fieldpreparedforagriculture
When this field become less fertile fresh plain
prepared
This practice in india limited to only north east
stateandthiscausegreatharmtoforestcoverand
existingbiodiversity
 DATE 27.04.2017
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Differentnameofthepremonsoonactivity

Norwesterinnortheaststate
KalbaishakhiinwestBengal
ChheryblossominKarnataka
MangoshowerinKerala
G.S.02

PRAGATI[PIB]

ProActiveGovernanceandTimelyImplementation
isthefullformofinitiativetakenbyPMO
Aimedataddressingcommonmansgrievances,and
simultaneouslymonitoringandreviewingimportant
programandprojectsoftheGovernmentofIndiaas
wellasprojectsflaggedbyStateGovernments
Amultipurposeandmultimodalplatform
PRAGATIplatformuniquelybundlesthreelatest
technologies:
oDigitaldatamanagement,
ovideoconferencingand
 oGeospatialtechnology.
A threetier system: It also offers a unique
combination in the direction of cooperative
federalism since it brings on one stage the
Secretaries of Government of India and the Chief
SecretariesoftheStates.
Prime Minister will hold a monthly programme
wherehewillinteractwiththeGovernmentofIndia
Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries through
Videoconferencing enabled by data and geo
informaticsvisuals
G.S.03

UDANscheme[PIB]

UDAN is an innovative scheme to develop the

regional aviation market. The objective of the
schemewasUdeDeshKaAamNaagrik.
Willcover200to800flightwithoutlowerlimitin
hillarea
Reserveseatinflightwith2500/hourrate
Provide viability gap funding from regional
 connectivityscheme

PAN Aadhaar link to control black money

problem

Aftersupremecourtcommentoncreativeuseofthe
aadharthentojustDBTmandatory
GovernmentplanningtolinkAadhaarandPANto
stop black money problem that is major economic
issueofthetime

PAN issued by income tax department while

Aadhaar issued by the unique identification
authorityofindia
MandatoryAadhaarmeansbreachoffundamental
rightlikerighttoprivacybecauseoffailureinmass
datasecurity
 Taxevasionmeansshowinglessincomeonbookand
taxavoidancemeanstakingbenefitoftheloophole
ofthelaw
Article139AAdealswithspecialstatustodelhias
NCT and central government have land and law
power with chief minister to be appointed by the
president
Nilgiripipit

Nilgiripipitissparrowlikebirdendemictowestern
Ghatareaandhabitationcontinuouslydecreasing
Red data book of the international union for
conservation of nature [IUCN] state about less
vulnerable,thisIUCNpreparelistofthefloraand
faunathatareindanger

IMFonworldeconomicoutlook

IMFpredictpositivesideoftheworldgrowthand
thismayseeriseintheworldgrowthrate
Bothadvancedanddevelopingcountrywilldevelop
in the higher rate than last year this show one
 positivesignafter 2008subprimecrisisafter that
worldeconomywasperformingnearzerorate
When saving exceed investment than real interest
ratetendtolowervalue
Nominal interest rate in advanced economy now
neartozerosoquantitativeeasingmethodwillnot
worktostimulategrowthoftheeconomy
Threatofprotectionismandantiglobalizationmove
bynewelectedpresidentoftheUSwillalsodecide
thefateofthisprediction
There are rising geopolitical tensions. U.S.Russia
relations have touched a new low. There is a real
prospect of confrontation between the U.S. and
Russia over the conflict in Syria. Tensions over
North Korea have reached a flashpoint. The U.S.
andChinaareat loggerheadsovermaritimerights
intheSouthChinaSea.
 DATE 29.04.2017
G.S.02

Issueoflokpal

Actoflokpalpassedin2013butnooneappointed
tilltoday
Lokpalselectioncommitteeincludeonechairman,
fourjudicialmemberandfournonjudicialmember

Sogovernmentarguingthatnooppositionparty
availablebecauseasperrule10%seatwinnercan
becomelokpal

HumanstatustoGangariver
 SupremecourtgiveninoneorderriverGanga
artificialhumanbeingstatus
Thismeanspollutingriverwillbealsocaseof
breachoffundamentalrightoftheriver
Ministryofwaterwillworkasparentforthisstatus
calledlegalguardian

G.S.03

UDAN

UDANisaninnovativeschemetodevelopthe
regionalaviationmarket.Itisamarketbased
mechanisminwhichairlinesbidforseatsubsidies.
Thisfirstofitskindschemegloballywillcreate
affordableyeteconomicallyviableandprofitable
flightsonregionalroutessothatflyingbecomes
affordabletothecommonmaneveninsmalltowns.
Theschemewouldbeinoperationforaperiodof10
years.
TheUDANschemewillbeapplicableonflights
whichcoverbetween200kmand800kmwithno
 lowerlimitsetforhilly,remote,islandsandregions
whicharesecuritysensitive.
Thestategovernmentswouldreapthebenefitof
developmentofremoteareas;enhancetradeand
commerceandmoretourismexpansion.
TheschemeUDANenvisagesproviding
connectivitytounservedandunderservedairports
ofthecountrythroughrevivalofexistingairstrips
andairports.
TheoperatorscouldseekaViabilityGapFunding
(VGF)apartfromgettingvariousconcessions.
TheschemeaimstoboostairtravelinTierIIand
TierIIIcitiesbycappingfaresatRs2,500perone
hourflight.TheAirportsAuthorityofIndiaisthe
implementingauthorityofthescheme.

TheNationalPensionSystem(NPS]

Toprovideretirementincometoallthecitizens
Toinstitutepensionreformsandtoinculcatethe
habitofsavingforretirementamongstthecitizens.
 AllcitizensofIndiabetweentheageof18and60
covered
AdministeredbyPFRDA
SimpleopeninganaccountwithNPSprovidesA
PERMANENTRETIREMENTACCOUNT
NUMBER(PRAN),whichisauniquenumberandit
remainswiththesubscriberthroughouthislifetime.

smartcities

Todriveeconomicgrowthandcreatesitesof
ProductionEfficiencyConsumptionSustainable
livingspaces
Smartcityplanswillbeimplementedbyaspecial
purposevehicleStates/UTsandUrbanlocalbodies
willhave50:50equityinSPV
Areabaseddevelopmentmodel
PPP:Expertise,privateplayers+efficiency
Bundelkhand

BundlekhandistheregionoftheUttarPradeshand
MadhyaPradesh
 Thisregionbecomespecialtargetofthedraughtdue
toitsinterioreffect
Governmentnowplanningtoprovidekenbetwalink
canaltoprovideirrigationtothisregion
Thisprojectwillaffectpannanationalparkarea
EESL

Thisisthejointventureworkingforenergy
efficiencyandoneofthejointventureofPSUand
ministryofenergyresources

Nickelzincdeviceinplaceoflithiumion

battery

Lithiumionbatteriesmainlyusedinlaptopand
smartphonedevice
Thisbatterycanworkbetterforefficiencyand
safetythatismajorprobleminITtoolfailure
 DATE 30.04.2017
G.S.01

BasavaJayanthi

Bashveswar was saint of bhakti movement from

Karnataka
In12thcenturyfoindagainstorthodoxpracticesand
foundlingayatsectofbhakti
G.S.02

Tripletalaq

Islamic personal law which have provision that

husband or male partner can take talaq by just
utteringtalaqthreetime
Thisisagainstprincipleofuniformcivilcodeunder
DPSP44
But Muslim board rejecting it on the objection of
minorityreligiousright
Butcourtcandecideonitaccordingtocoreprinciple
ofreligion

Unitednationhumanrightcouncil
 ItisoneoftheUNbodyforhumanrightprotection
responsible for strengthening the promotion and
protectionofhumanrightsaroundtheglobeandfor
addressing situations of human rights violations
andmakerecommendations
itmeetsattheUNOfficeatGeneva
NationalMissiononCleanGanga(NMCG)

CreationofNationalMissionforCleanGanga

(NMCG),asanAuthoritywithpowerstoissue

directionsandalsotoexercisethepowersunderthe
Environment(Protection)Act,1986andtoenableit
tocarryoutefficientlyitsmandate.
AttheStatelevel,itisproposedtocreatetheState

GangaCommitteesineachofthedefinedStates

andalsoatdistrictlevel

G.S.03

MDRTB

According to report in global burden of dieses TB

patientishighestinindiaoutofworld
 Indianeedmoreaccessibledrugbutirrationaluse
ofitledtobacterialresistancemeansnowbacteria
havenoeffectofthatdrug
GovernmentalsolaunchedNIKSHAYeplatformto
monitoringTBcasesandpolicy
Multidrugresistantcasesneedbendaquilinedrug
thatindiadoesnthave
TheMycobacteriumtuberculosisbacteriumcauses
TB.
ItisspreadthroughtheairwhenapersonwithTB
(whoselungsareaffected)coughs,sneezes,spits,
laughsortalks.
SinceantibioticsbegantobeusedtofightTB,some
strainshavebecomeresistanttodrugs.
MultidrugresistantTB(MDRTB)ariseswhenan
antibioticfailstokillallofthebacteriathatit
targets,withthesurvivingbacteriadeveloping
resistancetothatantibioticandoftenothersatthe
sametime.