IAS Abhiyan Current Affairs Digest-August 2022

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GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-I INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE & GEOGRAPHY 1. ADICHANALLUR EXCAVATIONS 2. WOMEN HEROES OF INDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE 3. THE ANCIENT INDIAN SYMBOL OF THE SWASTIKA 4. MANUSMRITI 5. WHAT IS MANDALA ART? 6. THE REVOLUTIONARIES MENTIONED IN INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH 7. WHO WAS LORD CURZON? 8. BOUNDARY COMMISSIONS 9. THE HISTORY OF POPULAR SLOGANS 10. RECALLING QUIT INDIA 11. KONDAPALLI TOYS 12. WHAT ARE CLOUDBURST INCIDENTS? 13. WHAT ARE FLASH FLOODS

SOCIAL ISSUES 14. SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT (SMA), 1954 15. HINDU MINORITY AND GUARDIANSHIP ACT (HMGA), 1956 16. WHAT IS A FATWA AND WHO ISSUES THEM? 17. SMILE-75 INITIATIVE 18. NAMASTE SCHEME 19. ACCIDENTAL DEATHS AND SUICIDES IN INDIA

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-II CONSTITUTION, POLITY & GOVERNANCE 20. HOW THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA IS APPOINTED? 21. FULL COURT MEETING CALLED BY THE NEW CJI 22. WHAT IS NAFIS? 23. THE CONCERNS AROUND AADHAAR-VOTER ID LINKAGE 24. BILKIS BANO CONVICTS WALK FREE 25. INDIA’S RICH TAPESTRY OF LANGUAGES 26. HOW HAVE THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES BEEN TRANSLATED INTO POLICY-MAKING? 27. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND THEIR EXPANSION SINCE INDEPENDENCE 28. TRANSFORMATION OF THE INDIAN MAP 29. THE SPECTRUM OF LAW-MAKING IN INDEPENDENT INDIA 30. 2022 MONSOON SESSION OF PARLIAMENT 31. THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (IDENTIFICATION) ACT, 2022 32. INDIA’S PERFORMANCE ACROSS GLOBAL INDICES 33. THE WORKINGS OF THE SUPREME COURT COLLEGIUM 34. PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2019 35. PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002 36. CRIME IN INDIA 37. ALL INDIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION 38. THE RULES FOR DISPLAYING THE TRICOLOUR 39. NATURAL RESOURCE ACCOUNTING (NRA) 40. PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES 41. PRADHAN MANTRI ADI ADARSH GRAM YOJANA 42. CAROTAR RULES 43. THE NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION 44. PANCHAYATS (EXTENSION TO THE SCHEDULED AREAS) ACT 45. NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (NALSA) 46. VOICE VOTE

ISSUES RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL SECTOR / SERVICES 47. LEGAL PROVISIONS THAT BAR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT 48. TOMATO FLU 49. WEST NILE VIRUS 50. LANGYA HENIPAVIRUS 51. CANCER-FIGHTING VIRUSES 52. METHAMPHETAMINE 53. HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH DISEASE 54. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME 55. NATIONAL TRIBAL HEALTH MISSION 56. PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION FOR INDIAN MEDICINE & HOMOEOPATHY (PCIM&H) 57. GRAMEEN UDYAMI PROJECT 58. WOMEN IN SCIENCE 59. CANDIDA ALBICANS

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 60. INDIA AND THAILAND 61. INDIA AND IRAN 62. TAIWAN ISSUE AND INDIA’S STAND ON ONE CHINA POLICY 63. SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION (SCO) 64. SUPPLY CHAIN MINISTERIAL FORUM 65. WHY IS CHABAHAR BACK IN THE NEWS? 66. WHAT IS INDIA’S POLICY ON THE ROHINGYA? 67. WEST SETI PROJECT 68. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIA’S TALKS WITH NATO 69. THE WARMING OF ARCTIC OCEAN AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIA 70. MINERALS SECURITY PARTNERSHIP (MSP) 71. WHAT IS A DEVELOPED COUNTRY? 72. TIGRAY CRISIS IN ETHIOPIA 73. AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA CONFLICT

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-III ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 74. MITHILA MAKHANA GETS A GI TAG 75. LUMPY SKIN DISEASE VIRUS 76. ARTH GANGA MODEL 77. PRADHANMANTRI BHARTIYA JANURVARAK PARIYOJNA 78. JOBS CRISIS OF INDIA 79. TRADE DEFICIT OF INDIA SURGES TO OVER $31 BN 80. THE COMPETITION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 81. CHINESE TECH FIRMS UNDER WIDER SCRUTINY IN INDIA 82. UNDERSTANDING ETHANOL BLENDING 83. PASSENGER NAME RECORD INFORMATION REGULATIONS, 2022 84. RBI'S NEW NORMS FOR DIGITAL LENDING 85. ELECTRICITY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 86. THE ECONOMICS OF ROAD SAFETY 87. CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC) 88. ENERGY CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 2022 89. HOW SHOULD PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS BE PRIVATISED? 90. AN INDIA BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORM 91. INDIA@75 92. OPEN NETWORK FOR DIGITAL COMMERCE (ONDC) 93. INDIA’S SOLAR POWER DREAM 94. RBI’S SURVEYS TELL ABOUT INDIA’S ECONOMY 95. DESH BILL 2022 96. GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT TRENDS FOR YOUTH 2022 REPORT 97. HYDROGEN FUEL CELL BUS 98. HIGHLY HAZARDOUS PESTICIDES (HHP) 99. DRAFT INDIAN PORTS BILL, 2022

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 100. HAYABUSA-2 MISSION 101. WHAT ARE PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES? 102. APPLE USES “OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY” 103. THE RECENT BLOCKING OF THE VLC MEDIA PLAYER 104. SSLV-D1/EOS-2 MISSION 105. 5G SPECTRUM 106. WHAT ARE ANTI-RADIATION PILLS? 107. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NASA’S ARTEMIS MISSION 108. DIGIYATRA INITIATIVE 109. LUCY PROBE 110. SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM GEOSYNCHRONOUS EARTH ORBIT 111. THE BIOSENTINEL MISSION 112. CSA6 GENE 113. JUPITER-LIKE EXOPLANET 114. OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION (OTEC) 115. SSA OBSERVATORY 116. ASTROBEE

BIODIVERSITY & ENVIRONMENT 117. ANANG TAL LAKE 118. UN HIGH SEAS TREATY 119. MUDHOL HOUND 120. TASMANIAN TIGER 121. MEGALODON 122. 10 MORE WETLANDS DESIGNATED AS RAMSAR SITES 123. INDIA AND CLIMATE COMMITMENTS FOR 2030 124. THE GREAT BARRIER REEF’S RECOVERY AND VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE THREATS 125. INDIA’S 31ST ELEPHANT RESERVE IN TAMIL NADU 126. INDIA STRENGTHENS ITS CLIMATE TARGETS 127. A HERPETOFAUNA (AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES) SURVEY 128. BENT-TOED GECKO 129. GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD (GIB) 130. JAKKUR LAKE 131. KATCHAL ISLAND 132. PYRENE REMEDIATION 133. WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) AMENDMENT BILL-2021 134. PENINSULAR ROCK AGAMA 135. DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA 136. UN INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE (IGC-5) 137. COMMUNITY FOREST RESOURCE RIGHTS (CFRR) 138. FAULTY MANAGEMENT OF DAMS 139. EMISSION STANDARDS 140. WHO STANDARDS FOR PM2.5 LEVELS 141. SNAILFISH 142. PORTULACA OLERACEA 143. BATTERY WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES, 2022 144. FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE (FCEV)

SECURITY CHALLENGES: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL 145. INNOVATIONS FOR DEFENCE EXCELLENCE (IDEX) 146. ATAGS: ADVANCED TOWED ARTILLERY GUN SYSTEM 147. HELLFIRE R9X MISSILE 148. THE CYBER THREAT TO MOBILE BANKING 149. INDIAN NAVY’S NEW ENSIGN 150. INS VIKRANT 151. F-INSAS 152. EXERCISE AL NAJAH-IV 2022 153. EX VINBAX 2022 154. EXERCISE PITCH BLACK 2022 155. VAJRA PRAHAR 2022 156. CRYPTOJACKING GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-IV ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND APTITUDE 157. NITIPATH 158. WHAT IMPRESSED APJ ABDUL KALAM IN A CIVIL SERVANT?

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