Current Affairs Digest (CAD)-September 2020 by IAS Abhiyan

TABLE OF CONTENTS A. INDIAN HERITAGE & CULTURE, HISTORY AND IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES-GS PAPER-1 1. RARE RENATI CHOLA ERA INSCRIPTION 2. ROGAN ART 3. PROMOTION OF BUDDHIST SITE 4. BALUSULAMMA 5. PUNJAB- A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE 6. WEBINAR ON HAMPI 7. CHENDAMANGALAM SARI 8. BHARATI SCRIPT 9. THE BONDA AND DIDAYI TRIBE OF ODISHA 10. BHAGAT SINGH 11. YANOMAMI TRIBE 12. MALABAR REBELLION 13. M VISVESVARAYA

B. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / GROUPINGS-GS PAPER-2 1. INDIA-DENMARK GREEN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP 2. DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT (DCOC) 3. MEASURING MT EVEREST 4. ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENT (ACSA) 5. SAARC AND CICA MEETINGS 6. GROUP OF 4 (G4) FOREIGN MEETINGS 7. INDUS WATER TREATY AT 60 8. BASIC EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT 9. ABRAHAM ACCORDS 10. FRAMEWORK ON DEFENSE AND SECURITY RELATIONSHIP 11. SINGAPORE CONVENTION ON MEDIATION 12. INDIA AND AFGHANISTAN 1. INDIA AND CHINA FIVE POINT PLAN 2. SONAMURA-DAUDKANDI INLAND WATERWAY 3. UK INTERNAL MARKET BILL 4. INDIA-FRANCE-AUSTRALIA TRILATERAL DIALOGUE 5. UNITED NATION’S COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN (UN-CSW) 6. 5TH BRICS CULTURE MINISTERS’ MEETING 7. US-INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FORUM (USISPF) 8. FORWARD-LOOKING DECLARATION 9. BIMSTEC CHARTER 10. OSAKA TRACK

C. CONSTITUTION, POLITY & GOVERNANCE-GS PAPER-2 1. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION (NMC) 2. OFFICIALS SECRETS ACT 3. FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION (REGULATION) AMENDMENT BILL, 2020 4. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE 5. NO-CONFIDENCE RESOLUTION 6. THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 7. MULTI-STAKEHOLDER BODY (MSB) FOR NET NEUTRALITY 8. O-SMART SCHEME 9. NEW VERSIONS OF LABOUR CODES 10. ADJOURNMENT MOTION 11. VIRTUAL COURTS 12. FIVE STAR VILLAGES 13. DELHI’S 2041 MASTER PLAN 14. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HOMOEOPATHY BILL, 2020 15. REVISED GUIDELINES FOR PAROLE AND FURLOUGH: MHA 16. AIRCRAFT (AMENDMENT) BILL 2020 17. MISSION KARMAYOGI’ 18. BASIC STRUCTURE DOCTRINE 19. MHA SUSPENDED FCRA LICENSES FOR NGOS 20. DATA EMPOWERMENT AND PROTECTION ARCHITECTURE (DEPA) 21. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RAILWAYS ACT 1989 22. DEPARTMENTALLY-RELATED STANDING COMMITTEES’ (DRSC) 23. JAMMU AND KASHMIR OFFICIAL LANGUAGES BILL, 2020 24. OBC SUB-CATEGORISATION 25. QUESTION HOUR AND ZERO HOUR 26. PRISONS STATISTICS INDIA (PSI) FOR 2019 27. RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH 28. PRADHAN MANTRI JAN VIKAS KARYAKRAM (PMJVK)

D. SOCIAL JUSTICE: HEALTH, EDUCATION, HUMAN RESOURCE-GS PAPER-2 1. PMNCH ‘ACCOUNTABILITY BREAKFAST’ 2. KAUSHAL SE KAL BADLENGE 3. COVAX FACILITY 4. COVID 19 & HUNGER 5. ARSENIC-AFFECTED HABITATIONS IN INDIA 6. BAN ON THE SALE OF LOOSE CIGARETTES, BEEDIS 7. NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY 2017 8. CAG SURVEY REPORT ON SCHOOL TOILET 9. MEDICAL DEVICES PARK IN KERALA 10. YUWAAH 11. HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX 2020 12. START-UP VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME (SVEP) 13. HOUSEHOLD SOCIAL CONSUMPTION: EDUCATION IN INDIA 14. HEALTH IN INDIA 15. “KIRAN”- FREE MENTAL HEALTH REHABILITATION HELPLINE 16. STATE OF THE YOUNG CHILD IN INDIA REPORT 17. THE CRIME IN INDIA REPORT OF 2019 18. ‘WHAT INDIA EATS’ (WIE) REPORT 19. LEVELS AND TRENDS IN CHILD MORTALITY 20. THE ACCIDENTAL DEATHS AND SUICIDES IN INDIA REPORT 2019

E. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-GS PAPER-3 1. MSPS FOR 6 RABI CROPS FIXED 2. EPF SCHEME CERTIFICATE 3. ESG FUNDS 4. TAX DISPUTE WITH VODAFONE GROUP 5. PLASTIC PARKS 6. CACP REPORT FOR 2020-21 7. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TRUST(S) (INVIT) 8. FINCEN AND SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTS 9. CAROTAR, 2020 10. SCHEME FOR INTEGRATED TEXTILE PARK (SITP) 11. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES FOR STEEL INDUSTRY 12. SUPPLEMENTARY DEMANDS FOR GRANTS 13. INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (IIP) 14. STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS 15. SAROD-PORTS 16. BUSINESS REFORM ACTION PLAN (BRAP) 17. EASE REFORMS INDEX 18. PRADHAN MANTRI MATSYA SAMPADA YOJANA (PMMSY) 19. AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ARISE-ATAL NEW INDIA CHALLENGES 20. WORLD SOLAR TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT 21. INDIA’S FOREIGN EXCHANGE (FOREX) RESERVES 22. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS (DFIS) 23. THE PRIORITY SECTOR LENDING (PSL) 24. TECHNOLOGY VISION FOR CYBER SECURITY 25. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2020 26. ECONOMIC FREEDOM OF THE WORLD: 2020 27. THE PESTICIDES MANAGEMENT BILL (PMB), 2020

F. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: GS PAPER-3 1. ARTEMIS PROGRAM 2. NASA’S SONIFICATION PROJECT 3. CAT QUE VIRUS 4. CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF) 5. SCRUB TYPHUS 6. BRUCELLOSIS VACCINE BY ICAR 7. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS (STI) 2019-20 8. SOLAR MINIMUM 9. PLANT HORMONE JASMONATE (JA) 10. GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX (GII) 2020 11. INDIA BASED NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY (INO) 12. INSPACE 13. SERIAL INTERVAL AND COVID-19 14. LIFE ON VENUS 15. METHANE HYDRATE DEPOSIT 16. INDIAN BRAIN TEMPLATES (IBT) 17. GIANT RADIO GALAXIES (GRG) 18. ASTROSAT 19. HIMALAYAN CHANDRA TELESCOPE (HCT)

G. BIODIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENT: GS PAPER-3 1. SONNERATIA ALBA 2. GOLDEN MAHSEER 3. VULTURES CENSUS IN UTTAR PRADESH 4. KAPI RAMNAGARENSIS 5. GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD 6. SNAKEHEAD FISH 7. VAIBHAV’S PROTANILLA 8. WANDERING GLIDER 9. KOMODO DRAGONS 10. MYSTERIOUS ELEPHANT DEATHS 11. INVASIVE SPECIES-LANTHANA 12. KALINGA CRICKET FROG 13. SLOTH BEARS 14. PROJECT DOLPHIN 15. ASIAN OPENBILL STORK 16. SANDALWOOD SPIKE DISEASE (SSD) 17. LEUSER ECOSYSTEM 18. PUSA DECOMPOSER 19. WORLD RISK INDEX (WRI) 2020 20. BIOTECH-KISAN 21. BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION 22. WORLD BAMBOO DAY 23. WETLAND CONSERVATION 24. LIVING PLANET REPORT 2020 25. GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON REDUCING LAND DEGRADATION 26. PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS 27. CLIMATE SMART CITIES ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (CSCAF) 2.0, 28. NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV) 29. NATIONAL FOREST POLICY, 1988 30. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR FOR BLUE SKIES 31. UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS 32. AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS 33. COMMUNITY CONSERVED AREAS 34. ENDANGERED SUNDARBAN: IUCN 35. CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITATS 36. THE SOLAR TREE

H. SECURITY: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL-GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-3 1. DEFENCE ACQUISITION PROCEDURE (DAP) 2020 2. ABHYAS - HIGH-SPEED EXPENDABLE AERIAL TARGET (HEAT) 3. UTTAR PRADESH SPECIAL SECURITY FORCE (SSF) 4. Y-PLUS SECURITY 5. NEW FDI POLICY IN DEFENCE SECTOR 6. HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR VEHICLE (HSTDV) 7. ASSAM RIFLES 8. SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE (SFF) 9. PRITHVI-II BALLISTIC MISSILE

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