Contents of Study Kit on Contemporary Issues of General Studies for IAS Mains Examination

NATIONAL ISSUES

1 . THE FIRST CIVIC BODY- CORPORATION OF MADRAS
2 . NEOLIBERAL ANTI-POPULISM
3 . 3P- PPP THRUST
4 . DIGITAL DISASTER
5 . WE ARE BRIDGING THE RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE
6 . REVERSE GEAR-FOREIGN PLAYERS’ INVESTMENT IN INDIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
7 . JUSTICE RESTORED-PROMOTIONS TO CANDIDATES BELONGING TO THE BACKWARD CLASSES
8 . JUDGES IN THE DOCK
9 . SMART CITY- NOT SO SMART IDEA
10 . PARIVAR (RSS) & PARTITION
11. UNDOING FATWAS
12 . ROOTS OF INDIAN SECULARISM
13 . REPORT ON INDIAN MIGRANT WORKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA
14 . AFGHANISTAN - FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS
15 . A BATTLE WON- HIGHER EDUCATION
16 . THE COLLEGIUM DID NOT DEFEND ME
17 . MODIFYING DEMOCRACY
18 . CONCERN IN KASHMIR- ARTICLE 370
19 . TROUBLED WATERS- TELANGANA
20 . FROM BAR TO BENCH- JUDICIARY
21 . TEST FOR DIPLOMACY
22 . LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OF GOVERNMENT
23 . GENDER CONCERNS
24 . LABOUR ISSUES- SIMMERING DISCONTENT
25 . SC AND BOUNDARY DISPUTES
26 . GENDER JUSTICE
27 . POLITICS OF CASTE
28 . VOICE OF THE REGIONS
29 . DEVELOPMENT MYTHS
30 . NEW GRAMMAR OF GOVERNANCE
31 . AADHAAR OUTRAGES
32 . A LEGAL FLAW
33 . RIGHT TO VOTE: DISCRIMINATORY RULES
34 . BIRTH OF A STATE
35 . COMMUNAL VIOLENCE - A BILL ON HOLD
36 . TO CRAFT A KASHMIR POLICY
37 . LIFE-GIVING VERDICT
38 . RULES AND REALITY- FOREST RIGHTS ACT
39 . MINING CONCERNS
40 . RETHINKING IMPUNITY
41 . THE MYTH OF LOVE JIHAD
42 . BEING A BULLY
43 . LEVELS OF DISTRUST
44 . MODI'S RED LINES
45 . TO GIVE WOMEN THEIR DUE
46 . CONVERGING ON SKILLS
47 . THE TOUGH TALK BEGINS
48 . AAP KA LOKPAL
49 . DON'T GIVE UP ON PRASAR BHARATI
50 . CHILD AND PUNISHMENT

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. People’s President- Indonesia

Challenging the Verdict
Highly Charged Campaign
The Challenges

2. Massacre of the Innocents-Gaza

3. BRICS and Bouquets

The Summit
Bilaterals
Wooing South America
High Praise

4. House of Cards- Success of the ISIS

Emergence of the ISIS
ISIS’ Constituents
How the U.S. divided Iraq
Partition of Iraq?
The Regional Dimension

5. Mother of all battles- Iraq and IS

Honing Islamic Right Wing
ISIS and the “Caliphate”
ISIS—A Short History
Iraqis against Sectarianism
The Future
ISIS, a Formidable Force

6. Sri Lankan Stories

Tamil Muslim Identity
Refugee Status

7. War on Boko Haram

France Wary of U.S. Footprint
American Pivot gets Major Fillip

8. A New Cold War?

Consistent Russian Positions U.S. Unilateralism
Blocks Diplomatic Solutions
Manufactured Crisis
How the Cold War Began
Now fast forward to 1989-90, the so-called “end” of the so-called “Cold War”
A New Cold War
The Spectre Haunting the West
Encirclement of Russia
Economic Assault

9. The ‘Great Game’ in Europe

Good Nazis, bad Nazis
Two Western lies
Praise for China and India Ukraine, Crimea, Russia: Chequered Histories
Question of Fascism

10. U.S. Double Standards

Support for Russia
E.U. Restraint
Controversial Ukraine-E.U. Pact
NATO-Ukraine Tties

11. Russian Riposte

12. New dawn in the Pacific

Restoring Diplomatic Ties

13. Political Impasse

14. Decoding the Rage in Ferguson

15. Before it Changes the Map

16. American Bungle

17. Because Gaza is There to Stay

18. Nepal Treaty

Nepal Treaty
Modi’s Promise
Pacts and Roses

19. Turkey’s Uncertain Future

20. The Calm in Kabul

21. Chinese Takeaway

Playing the East
India’s Role
Modi’s Moment

22. A River Runs Through It

23. Panchsheel 2014

24. Addressing Dhaka

25. A Right to Anonymity

26. Ten Years 25 Miles Later

27. The Real Threat to WTO

ECONOMIC SURVEY AND INDIAN ECONOMY

1 . ECONOMIC SURVEY- ‘FREE MARKET’ MANIFESTO
2 . POLICY- SPECIOUS MACROECONOMICS
3 . BUDGET- MORE OF THE SAME
4 . RAILWAY BUDGET - ON A DIFFERENT TRACK
5 . BLACK MONEY & GREY AREAS
6 . TARGETING NGOS
7 . WHO IS AFRAID OF ILLICIT FINANCE?
8 . POOR TRACK RECORD- FDI IN RAILWAYS
9 . FUTURE OF THE ECONOMY
10 . RURAL EMPLOYMENT
11. CRACKING THE WHIP
12 . CRONY CAPITALISM AND STATE CAPTURE
13 . OIL & GAS POLICY
14 . 10 PROBLEMS AILING THE INDIAN ECONOMY & SOLUTIONS TO REVIVE IT
15 . PM NARENDRA MODI STREAMLINES MINISTRIES, CUTS BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPISM
17 . CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: HOW NEW RULES WILL CHANGE INDIAN COMPANIES
18 . MOVE TO SCRAP PLANNING COMMISSION RAISES CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS
19 . DEVELOPMENT 2.0
20 . NEW AT THE CENTRE
21 . THE LABOUR REFORM MYTH
22 . LEFT BEHIND AT 135
23 . GOOD GOVERNANCE
24 . UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTROL
25 . NOT IN A FIT STATE
26 . NOT BY A STRICTER LAW ALONE
27 . BLACK MONEY: YOU CAN NAME NAMES ONCE PROBE OVER, LAW TELLS GOVERNMENT
28 . INDIA HAS SECOND FASTEST GROWING SERVICES SECTOR
29 . ‘MULTIPLE CONTROLS HINDERING TRADE GROWTH IN INDIA’
30 . SUBSIDIES ARE BADLY TARGETED, CLAIMS SURVEY
31 . INDIA NEEDS TO UNLEASH LABOUR REFORMS TO CREATE JOBS
32 . HOW TO MANAGE UNCERTAINTY
33 . ADDRESSING VULNERABILITIES
34 . CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED
35 . ONLINE CROWD-FINANCING PLATFORMS
36 . CALL THEM DESTITUTION LINES
37 . KNOW YOUR PPP
38 . FOR A BETTER MGNREGA
39 . MINDLESS POPULISM — FACTS AND REMEDIES
40 . AN ENVIRONMENT FOR REFORM
41 . PUTTING UP A BETTER DEFENCE
42 . CEREAL INDISCRETIONS
43 . THE REAL DISASTER: PRICE OF URBAN LAND
44 . HOW TO BE SMART
45 . SO MANY REGULATORS
46 . SURVEY FAVOURS MARKET REFORMS IN FARM AND FOOD SECTOR
47 . MONEY LAUNDERING
48 . PREVENTION OF MONEY-LAUNDERING ACT, 2002 COMES INTO FORCE
49 . FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES – A SUNRISE SECTOR
50 . NEW MISSIONS PROPOSED IN THE 12TH FIVE YEAR PLAN AMALGAMATING HOST OF ACTIVITIES IN THE AGRICULTURE FIELD

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1 . Organic Farming

Small Land Share
Entry of Big Business
Carbon Footprint

2 . Bullet Train

High cost
Iniquitous

3 . Marine Biodiversity

North-eastern States

4 . Cancer in India

Incidence
Childhood cancer
Detection

5 . Why Civilisations Collapse

Recurrent Phenomenon
Three Scenarios

6 . Inkjet Droplets

7 . Chinese Vaccine for Enterovirus

8 . Monorail as Mass Transport?

9 . Mars Orbiter

10 . Fusion Reaction

11 . Cryogenic Advantage

12 . GSLV MkIII, the Next Milestone

13 . GSLV-linked Facilities

14 . New Ways to Control Waves

15 . Advances on X-rays

His Tryst with Tigers
Annual Evaluation

16 . MIS-based Tracking System to Link 47 Tiger Reserves

17 . India’s First Plant that Recycles Construction Waste

18 . New Approach Needed to Curb open Defecation?

19 . Cell Phones can be Charged Using Sound

Five Volts

20 . E-Jewellery to Prevent Sunburn

21 . Small & Smart City

22 . Wheat Draft Genome Sequence Ready

India’s Contribution

23 . The Coming of the ‘’Smart Home’’

Playing a dentist
So where Might It End?

24 . Technology to Alleviate Garbage Crisis

IGG to aid the BBMP’s Struggle to Dispose Garbage in City

25 . Managing Termite Menace in Crops

Important Species
Management

26 . El Nino’s Complex Link to the Monsoon

Not Clear

27 . Five Satellites in Space, Modi on Cloud Nine

Naidu Witnesses Launch

28 . Modi Briefed on Nuclear Command Structure

Weak Link

29 . Virtual Reality now a Reality

30 . Space X Takes a Step Towards Rocket Reuse

31 . Defending India’s Patent Law

About Patentability, not Price
Compulsory Licence

32 . Court Upholds ‘Right to be Forgotten’ by Google

33 . GSLV Mark III Ready for Mission

A Forerunner to the Human Space Flight Programme

34 . Stem Cell Controversy, a Set Back for Japanese Science

35 . ISRO Gears up to Launch Second Navigation Satellite

36 . Quirky Quark Combination Creates Exotic New Particle

37 . The Promise of Cloud-seeding

38 . DNA Sequencing & Discrimination

39 . ‘GM Crop Adoption Needs more Trials and a Stronger Approval Regime’

40 . Harnessing Data Mining to Revolutionise Education

41 . Cabinet approves Continuation of Nano-science Mission

42 . Promotion of GM Crops a Trap, Say Social Groups

43 . World’s First Solar-powered Toilet Set for India Launch

44 . NASA Rules out Existence of ‘Planet X’

45 . Electric Passenger Bus Launched

46 . A Hybrid Car that Runs on Air!

47 . DRDO Developing onboard Equipment Monitoring System for Submarines

48 . Cosmic Inflation no Longer Theory, Now a Fact

49 . What are Gravitational Waves?

What are gravitational waves?
What is general relativity?
What is the significance of this discovery?
How can gravitational waves be detected?
What is inflation?
What next? Do cosmologists just pack up and go home?

50 . An Emergency Called Ebola

51 . Cast a Wider Net

INDIA AND ITS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. India - Afghanistan Relations

Bilateral Visits
Development Partnership

2. India - Bangladesh Relations

Areas of Contention
Recent High Level Contacts
Sharing of River Waters
Bilateral Trade
Institutional Mechanisms
India’s Economic Assistance to Bangladesh
Technical Cooperation
Cultural Exchanges

3. India – Bhutan Relations

High Level Visits
Our Prime Minister’s visits to Bhutan
Visit of H.M. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan to India
Visits of Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley to India
Prime Minister’s Modi’s 2014 visit
Economic Cooperation
Trade with India
Educational and Cultural Cooperation
Election Commissions
Interaction between the two Parliaments
Indian Community
Prime Minister’s Modi’s 2014 visit

4. India-China Bilateral Relations

Political Relations
Trade & Commercial Relations
Institutional Framework of Bilateral Cooperation
Investments
Indian Companies in China
Chinese Companies in India
Economic Relations
Cultural Relations
Modern Phase of Cultural Exchanges
Defence Relations
Service Chiefs Level Delegations

5. India-France Relations

Political Relations
Major Visits
Institutional Structure for Dialogue
Bilateral Trade & Investment cooperation
Cooperation in the Field of Railways
Indian Community in France

6. India-Germany Relations

Political Relations
Economic and Commercial Relations
Cultural Relations
Indian Community

7. India-Iran Relations

Political Relations
Commercial Relations
Indian Community

8. India-Iraq Relations

Economic Cooperation
Bilateral Visits
Iraq and India - energy Security
Bilateral Trade
Projects
Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation

9. India-Israel Relations

Political Relations
Economic and Commercial Relations
Free Trade Agreement
Investment
Agriculture
Defence & Security
Cooperation in S&T
Culture and Education
Indian Community

10. India-Italy Relations

Political Relations
Economic Relations
Cultural Exchange, Scientific Co-operation etc.
Indian Community

11. India–Japan Relations

Background
Political
Economic and Commercial Cooperation
Science & Technology and Cultural Cooperation
Indian Community

12. India–Maldives Relations

Political Relations
Bilateral Assistance
Tsunami Related Assistance
Credit Facility
Subscription to the Dollar denominated Treasury Bills
US$ 40 million Line of Credit for Housing Sector
Bilateral Trade
Indian Investment
Cultural
Aftermath of GMR - Maldives Airport Row
Indian Community

13. India–Myanmar Relations

Exchange of High Level Visits
Major Indian Projects in Myanmar
Commercial and Economic Relations
Border Trade
Trade Fair & Market Promotion
Training Programme
Culture Exchange
Indian Diaspora
Air links with India / Convenient Travel Routes
Cooperation between India and Myanmar in the regional/Sub-regional Context

14. India- Nepal Relations

15. India - Pakistan Relations: Recent Developments

Composite Dialogue
Resumed Dialogue
Terrorism
Narcotics Control and Organised Crime
Trade and Economic Relations
Trade Normalisation
Trade Infrastructure
Joint Commission
Other Initiatives
Humanitarian Issues and People-to-People Contacts
Timeline: India-Pakistan relations

16. India-Russia Relations

Political Relations
Commercial Relations
Cultural
Indian Community

17. India-Saudi Arabia Relations

Bilateral Agreements/MoUs
Economic & Commercial Relations
Cultural Ties
Indian Community in Saudi Arabia

18. India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations

19. India–UK Relations

Institutionalised Dialogues
Economic and Commercial Relations
Inter-Parliamentary Contacts
Education
Indian students in UK
Defence
Science, Technology & Research
Multilateral cooperation
Civil Nuclear & High Technology Cooperation
People to People Links
Indian Diaspora

20. India-U.S. Relations

Overview
Strategic Dialogue
Foreign Office Consultations
Civil Nuclear Cooperation
Defence Cooperation
Counter-terrorism
Strategic Consultations
Strategic Security Related Issues
Trade and Economic
Mutual Investments
Energy
Clean Energy
Education
Space
Science & Technology (S&T)
Health Sector
People to People Ties
Cultural Cooperation
Media
2013 Dispute over Diplomatic Immunity and Privileges
US Government and Narendra Modi
2005 Denial of VisaApplication and Revocation of Visa
2009 USCIRF visa Black-list

India and World Organizations

1. Andean Community (CAN)

Important Institutional Bodies within the Andean Community
Market
Free Flow of People
CAN and Mercosur
Bimstec
Transport and Communications (India)
Tourism (India)
Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC)
Environment and Disaster Management
Trade & Investment (Bangladesh)
Cultural Cooperation (Bhutan)
Energy (Myanmar)
Agriculture (Myanmar)
Poverty Alleviation (Nepal)
Technology (Sri Lanka)
Fisheries (Thailand)
Public Health (Thailand)

2. BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa]

Expansion of BRIC into BRICS
First Summit, Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 2009
Second BRIC Summit, Brasilia, April 2010
Third BRIC (and first BRICS) Summit, Sanya, China, April 2011
Fourth BRICS Summit, Delhi, 29 March 2012
Fifth Summit: Durban, South Africa, 27 March 2013
Consultations of BRICS Leaders on the Margins of G-20 Summits
Foreign Ministers’ Meetings
Finance/Economic Ministers’ Meetings
High Representatives on National Security
Agriculture Ministers’ Meetings
Trade Ministers’ Meetings
Health Ministers’ Meetings
Competition Authorities
Inter-Bank Cooperation
BRICS led New Development Bank
Statistical Organizations
Academic Forum (Track-II)
BRICS Think Tanks Council
Business Forum & Business Council
BRICS Economic Research Group
BRICS Study

3. East Asia Summit

India’s Emerging Role

4. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

5. Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC)

6. Central American Integration System (SICA)

Background
Objectives of SICA
Principles of SICA

7. India-Comesa Relations

Indian Investments in COMESA
In Zambia

8. India and the Commonwealth

Background
Significance of the Commonwealth for India
India’s Present Contributions

9. India-United Nations Relations

Human Rights
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Commission on Science, Technology and Development
Group of Fifteen (G-15)
International Trade Centre (ITC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cross Societies (IFRC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)

10. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

Background and Objectives
GCC Summit Meeting
GCC Monetary Union
India and GCC: Contours of Cooperation
Economic and Commercial Relations
Strategic Relations
India-GCC Industrial Conference
India-GCC FTA
India-GCC Political Dialogue

11. India-EU Relations

Political Dialogue
Parliamentary Interaction
Economic & Commercial Relations
Civil Society, Cultural & Educational Contacts
Bilateral Agreements

12. India-Arab Relations

Institutional Relationship
Visits

13. India- ASEAN Relations

14. Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC)

15. Pan African e-Network Project (PAENP)

16. Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Background of SADC
Objective
SADC Structure and Decision-making Procedures
Summits
Challenges Facing Member Countries
India - SADC Cooperation

17. The Group of Twenty (G20)

Introduction
Origin and Evolution
Organizational Structure of G20
G20 Leaders Summits
India and G-20

(Exclusive material) on GS-IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

1. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE
2. BEYOND MAX WEBER: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
3. THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF ATTITUDES
4. AN INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
5. ETHICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
6. ETHICS IN CONTEMPORARY INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
7. THE MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTION
8. ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE
9. HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND ETHICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS
10. WHEN AND HOW ATTITUDES GUIDE BEHAVIOR

(Collection of Last Six Years till September 2014) Articles from Yojana Magazine on GS Paper I, II, III & IV

Indian Society

1. Women and child health
2. India’s health issues and challenges
3. Dynamics of child Labor in India
4. Women and livelihood issues
5. Micro credit changing lives of women
6. Women self help groups
7. Amending archaic laws to empower women
8. Child welfare polices and programmers in India
9. Child Budgeting

Geography

1. Development and its environmental implementations
2. Environmental management by pollution prevention
3. Cluster and cluster development

Constitution and Polity

1. Toward holistic panchayati raj
2. Peoples, voices, development and democracy
3. Sustainable management of local resources
4. Changing dynamics of centre-state financial relations
5. How is the union budget formulated ?
6. Budget : concepts and terminologies
7. Towards De- centralization and inclusion
8. Demand for smaller state in India
9. Criminalization of politics
10. Electoral reforms
11. Fiscal decentralization in India

Governance

1. Citizen centric governance
2. Governance and development
3. Corruption, participatory development and good governance
4. Broadening base of E-Governance in India

Social Justice

1. Social justice in the Indian context
2. Right to water and social justice
3. Livelihood for the marginalized
4. Disadvantaged sections : processes of continuity and change
5. A commitment to the voluntary sector
6. Utility and governance challenges facing the NGO sector

Economic Development

1. Investing in infrastructure development
2. Land reforms and the institutional mechanism for its effective implementation
3. Relevance of public private partnership
4. Tribal neglect and limitations of budget centric approach to development
5. Food security
6. Water security
7. Millennium development : Way so far
8. India and WTO
9. Influence of FDI on retail sector
10. Challenges in India’s foreign trade
11. Toward progress, prosperity and inclusive growth
12. Agriculture evolution during the last sixty years
13. Transport infrastructure : A road map for the future
14. The five year plans and future
15. Family planning
16. Human resource management in a knowledge economy.
17. Financial inclusion, financial deepening and economic growth
18. Ensuring service – quality in government sector
19. Economics of oil in the context of energy security
20. Population stabilization - issues and concerns
21. Revamping food procurement and policies
22. Revamping the public distribution system
23. Growth, employment and poverty
24. Consumer protection – framework of the national policy
25. Private participation in infrastructure sector in India
26. National highways : the path ahead
27. Sustaining urban infrastructure
28. Foreign exchange markets, fiscal policy and monetary policy.
29. Urban Policies and Programmes in India : Retrospect and Prospect

Technology

1. Nuclear power is our gateway to a prosperous future
2. Health and development
3. A boost to Indian Aerospace sector
4. Challenges of rural urban continuum
5. Wireless technology
6. Role of renewable energy in India

Bio – diversity and environment

1. Biodiversity and its conservation
2. India’s urban environment challenges : Land use, solid waste and sanitation

Security and disaster management

1. Management disaster in India
2. Challenges in disaster management

Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

1. Reforming public services : Embracing a new management philosophy
2. Governance : Civil service and political interface
3. Administration in an age of global regulation
4. Emerging paradigms of administrative reforms
5. Was judicial intervene in management of civil services required ?
6. People centric administration

PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

1. GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
2. CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BEEDI WORKERS WELFARE FUND MEETS UNDER THE
CHAIRMANSHIP OF SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR
3. INDIA’S TOURISM SECTOR RESOLVES TO CO-CREATE, COLLABORATE AND CO-ACHIEVE
4. PRIME MINISTER DEDICATES TO THE NATION MOUDA SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT STAGE-I (1000 MW)
5. PM LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR FOUR-LANING OF “KAITHAL-NARWANA-HISAR- RAJASTHAN BORDER” HIGHWAY AT KAITHAL
6. URBAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SEEKS ACTION PLAN FOR REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORIZED COLONIES
7. MINISTRY OF I&B TO RELEASE INDEPENDENCE DAY ADVERTISEMENT BASED ON CROWD SOURCING
8. NATIONAL MISSION TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF MONSOON FORECASTS
9. ENHANCEMENT OF EFFICIENCY OF IMD
10. LESS GOVERNMENT MORE GOVERNANCE
11. APPOINTMENT OF LOKPAL
12. OPEN BOOK EXAM SYSTEM
13. EDUCATION IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
14. BIO-ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE
14. TOURISM POLICY
15. SPORTS SCIENCE CENTRES
17. PROMOTING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY
18. PROMOTION OF CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES
19. SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (SEZ) AT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT TRUST
20. ALL INDIA SERVICES (CONDUCT) RULES, 1968 AMENDED
21. RANGARAJAN REPORT ON POVERTY
22. RECOMMENDATIONS OF FSLRC; REVAMPING THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK GOVERNING THE FINANCIAL SECTOR
23. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND RBI TAKE VARIOUS MEASURES TO BOOST FOREIGN INVESTMENT FLOWS
24. PROPOSAL UNDER MODIFIED INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION SCHEME
25. PRICE STABILISATION FUND SCHEME
26. ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL
27. DECISIONS TAKEN DURING REGIONAL CONSULTATION OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
28. CONSTITUTION OF STATE LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEES
29. CORPORATE FRAUDS
30. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION
31. SCHEDULED TRIBES AND OTHER TRADITIONAL FOREST DWELLERS (RECOGNITION OF FOREST RIGHTS) ACT, 2006
32. IMPLEMENTATION OF SCP AND SCSP
33. NUCLEAR PLANTS UNDER 123
34. ENFORCEMENT OF RADIATION PROTECTION RULES
35. IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON RAINFALL PATTERNS
36. ORGAN DONATION
37. INTERVENTIONS UNDER RMNCH+A TO REDUCE NEONATAL FATALITY RATE
38. STRENGTHENING OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
39. NATIONAL POLICY FOR OLDER PERSONS
40. INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGES
41. TECHNOLOGY CENTRE NETWORK
42. PM’S NEPAL VISIT - SOME HIGHLIGHTS
43. SECURITIES LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL 2014 INRODUCED IN LOK SABHA
44. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
45. PM ENCOURAGES SELF-CERTIFICATION IN PLACE OF AFFIDAVITS AND ATTESTATIONS TO BENEFIT THE COMMON MAN
46. NATIONAL DESIGN POLICY
47. SETTING UP OF NATIONAL FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT BOARD
48. MULTIMEDIA CAMPAGINS FOR AWARENESS AND PREVENTION REGARDING HIV/AIDS
49. FSSAI REGULATIONS ON PACKAGING AND LABELLING
50. CANCER CARE FACILITIES
51. AUTISM AND RELATED DISORDERS
52. USE OF ANTIBIOTICS
53. MEDICAL COLLEGES CAN NOW BE SET UP IN TWO PIECES OF LAND
54. ICMR: NO CONCLUSIVE DATA ON EFFECTS OF MOBILE PHONE/TOWER ON HEALTH
55. DEFENCE OFFSET POLICY
56. REVAMPED SCHEME OF FUND FOR REGENERATION OF TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES (SFURTI)
57. INDIA DEPLOYS ITS FIRST SUB-SURFACE OCEAN MOORED OBSERVATORY IN THE ARCTIC
58. SCHEMES FOR UPLIFTMENT OF MINORITIES
59. DRAFT JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) BILL, 2014 CIRCULATED FOR INTER-MINISTERIAL CONSULTATION
60. PROJECTS IN NORTH-EASTERN REGION
61. CHANGES IN EDUCATION SYSTEM
62. UNIFORM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR UNIVERSITIES
63. NATIONAL MADARSA MODERNIZATION PROGRAMME
64. GOVERNMENT TO FORMULATE NEW EDUCATION POLICY
65. OFFICIALS WITH DOUBTFUL INTEGRITY
66. REFORMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
67. ERADICATION OF CORRUPTION
68. REVIEW OF SECURITY COVER TO VIPS
69. HINDI AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN UN
70. STEP TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE DELAY IN PASSPORT ISSUANCE
71. RELAXATION OF CONDITIONS FOR FDI IN DIFFERENT SECTORS
72. US OPPOSITION TO SECTION 3(D) OF THE INDIAN PATENT ACT
73. RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION AIMS TO CONSERVE AND DEVELOP INDIGENOUS BREEDS
74. KANIKA SANDS TRANSSHIPMENT ZONE
75. BIO-METRIC ATTENDANCE SYSTEM SOON FOR EMPLOYEES OF URBAN MINISTRIES
76. PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF SIXTH ECONOMIC CENSUS
77. AMENDMENT TO ARCHAIC FACTORIES ACT, 1948
78. LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION LAUNCHED FOR ‘BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO’ CAMPAIGN
79. GANGA MANTHAN
80. MALABAR – 2014
81. VISAS
82. GSLV PROJECT
83. SAARC SATELLITE
84. STRENGTHENING OF INDIAN PATENT OFFICE
85. MINING ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED BY APEX COURT
86. LOCAL LANGUAGES
87. MEDICAL TOURISM
88. REVISION OF NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY
89. GOVERNMENT ASKS UGC & AICTE TO FRAME SAFE GUIDELINES FOR EXCURSION TRIPS
90. MULLAPERIYAR DAM
91. FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM
92. WATER CONSERVATION AND RECHARGE
93. INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS
94. PROGRAMMES/SCHEMES FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF SCHEDULED TRIBES
95. BILATERAL ISSUES WITH CHINA
96. SIXTH BRICS SUMMIT
97. KAMALNATHAN COMMITTEE
98. SETTING UP OF INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
99. COMMUNICATION SATELLITES
100. E-BIZ PROJECT TO PROMOTE BUSINESS
101. INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE (MERCHANDISE): JUNE, 2014
102. INCREASING INDIAN SHARE IN GLOBAL TRADE
103. FDI LIMIT IN VARIOUS SECTORS
104. REHABILITATION POLICY FOR BORDER STATES
105. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY
106. INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM UNDER AMASR ACT
107. SHRI KALRAJ MISHRA REVIEWS ACTIVITIES OF KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES
108. POLICY FOR WELFARE OF MINORITIES
109. ROLLING OUT OF NATIONAL HEALTH ASSURANCE MISSION
110. WELFARE SCHEMES FOR RETIRED ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL
111. FILM TOURISM
112. LEGISLATION RELATED TO SCS/STS
113. PERFORMANCE OF NCBC
114. BEZBARUAH COMMITTEE SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
115. TOBACCO ATTRIBUTABLE DISEASES
116. CHILD BULLYING ON INTERNET
117. PUBLIC-PRIVATE-PARTNERSHIP IS ENCOURAGED IN THE NATIONAL MISSION ON AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND TECHNOLOGY
118. GREEN HOSPITALS
119. INSTITUTION FOR MAINSTREAMING PPPS WILL BE SET-UP
120. DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA GRAM JYOTI YOJANA
121. BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO YOJANA LAUNCHED
122. HOUSING FOR ALL BY 2022
123. SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJI RURBAN MISSION
124. SWATCHH BHARAT ABHIYAN
125. PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA
126. MULTI SKILL PROGRAMME - SKILL INDIA TO BE LAUNCHED
127. INDIAN DIASPORA ABROAD
128. ECONOMIC SURVEY ASKS THE GOVERNMENT TO MOVE TOWARDS A LOW AND STABLE INFLATION REGIME THROUGH FISCAL CONSOLIDATION
129. STEPPING UP BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
130. INDIA HAS SECOND FASTEST GROWING SERVICE SECTOR
131. LIBERALISING AGRICULTURE
132. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION TO IMPROVE SUBSIDY SCHEMES
133. LAW COMMISSION OF IN DIA SUBMITS ITS REPORT ON SETTING UP NEW COURTS IN THE COUNTRY
134. AMENDMENT TO FACTORIES ACT, 1948
135. STATE FOOD MINISTERS CONFERENCE CALLS FOR AMENDMENT IN ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT
136. PM DISCONTINUES FOUR STANDING COMMITTEES OF CABINET
137. NEED TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION OF PEOPLE ABOUT THE BUREAUCRACY - PRAKASH JAVADEKAR
138. FREE DRUG POLICY TO BE STREAMLINED FOR INTEGRATION WITH NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION
139. COMPETITION IN THE BANKING SECTOR: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
140. TRIPIGATOR.COM LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INCREDIBLE INDIA
141. REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON RESOLUTION REGIME FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
142. ECI LAUNCHES 2014 ELECTION VISITORS PROGRAMME
143. PORTAL 'RAILSAVER' TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ON INDIAN RAILWAYS INAUGURATED
144. AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA RELEASES CNS MANUAL
145. THIRD BIMSTEC SUMMIT DECLARATION
146. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT LOCAL AREA DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
147. R.C.BOSE CENTRE FOR CRYPTOLOGY AND SECURITY IN THE INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE, KOLKATA
148. DIAL BHARATGAS MINI- UNIQUE SERVICE FROM BHARAT PETROLEUM LAUNCHED
149. HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
150. SEMINAR ON "ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN RAIL SERVICES - PRESENT AND FUTURE" INAUGURATED
151. INDIA AND SUDAN AGREE TO PROMOTE COOPERATION IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
152. INDIA AVIATION - 2014: A CURTAIN RAISER
153. INDIA-US ENERGY DIALOGUE
154. NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CIVIL REGISTRATION
155. 124TH FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA
156. 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
157. INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME
158. PROJECTS UNDER CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
159. PRIME MINISTER INAUGURATES "INDIRA PARYAVARAN BHAWAN"
160. NEW BORN NATIONAL MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR MINORITIES HOLDS FIRST MEET
161. NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE INAUGURATED
162. DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TOURISM
163. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF SACHAR COMMITTEE
164. PROTECTION OF MINORITY LANGUAGES
165. SABLA SCHEME
166. EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
167. MMDR BILL
168. A COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED TO LOOK INTO CONCERNS OF PERSONS HAILING FROM THE NORTH EASTERN STATES LIVING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
169. FINANCIAL SECTOR LEGISLATIVE REFORMS COMMISSION
170. NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NSDA)
171. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH
172. NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
173. MEASURES BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY
174. SCHEMES FOR SLUM DWELLERS AND URBAN POOR
175. DEVELOPMENT OF BUDDHIST TOURISM IN THE COUNTRY
176. APPROVAL OF NATIONAL MISSION FOR A GREEN INDIA SCHEME
177. POPULATION CONTROL MEASURES
178. SPURIOUS MEDICINES
179. TWO-DAY CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS CONCLUDES AT RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN
180. FACTSHEET: INDIA AND JAPAN - PARTNERS FOR COMMON DEVELOPMENT
181. BHARAT DOMAIN NAME
182. STATE IT MINISTERS CONFERENCE ON "DIGITAL INDIA"
183. NEW HEALTH POLICY TO ADDRESS HEALTH ISSUES OF YOUNG MODERN WOMEN
184. CASHLESS TREATMENT FOR ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS
185. INITIATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS & CLIMATE CHANGE
186. GOVERNMENT PUTS AGRICULTURE SECTOR ON FAST TRACK

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