IAS Abhiyan Current Affairs Digest-July 2021

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GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-I INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE & GEOGRAPHY 1. ADARSH SMARAK 2. AMAGARH FORT 3. URBAN LANDSCAPE PROJECT 4. PUYA MANUSCRIPT TRADITION 5. SILAMBAM MARTIAL ART 6. DHOLAVIRA UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE 7. RAMAPPA TEMPLE INDIA'S 39TH WORLD HERITAGE SITE 8. KESARIA BUDDHA STUPA 9. KALBELIYA DANCE 10. WHAT IS A HEAT DOME? 11. FREIGHT SMART CITIES INITIATIVE

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-II CONSTITUTION, POLITY & GOVERNANCE 1. WHAT IS THE COLLEGIUM SYSTEM’S ROLE IN PROTECTING DEMOCRACY? 2. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES FOR JUDICIARY 3. 97TH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 4. ESSENTIAL DEFENCE SERVICES BILL 5. ASSAM-MIZORAM BORDER DISPUTE 6. WHAT IS A DYING DECLARATION? 7. AUTONOMOUS HILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS 8. CREAMY LAYER” AMONG OBCS 9. ALL INDIA QUOTA (AIQ) SCHEME 10. I-MESA SCHEME 11. EMIGRATION BILL 2021 12. RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN 13. SCHEMES FOR THE WELFARE OF THE MINORITIES 14. THE CASTE CENSUS DEBATE 15. EMPOWERING NATURE WITH BIOCENTRIC JURISPRUDENCE 16. PRIVILEGE MOTION 17. DIRECTOR OF INQUIRY 18. SECTION 66A OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 19. AN ADJOURNMENT MOTION 20. DISMISSAL OF J&K GOVT EMPLOYEES 21. THE UPCOMING CRISIS IN INDIAN FEDERALISM 22. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW 23. SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKER 24. UNIFORM CIVIL CODE (UCC) 25. WATER WARS OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA 26. RULE OF LAW VS RULE BY LAW 27. COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY ACT, 1952

ISSUES RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL SECTOR / SERVICES 1. INDIA INEQUALITY REPORT 2021 2. HOW CHINA ELIMINATED MALARIA 3. NIPUN BHARAT 4. SEVERELY ACUTE MALNOURISHED 5. MULTIPLE INITIATIVES IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR 6. WINNING THE BATTLE AGAINST TRAFFICKING 7. ACADEMIC BANK OF CREDIT 8. SMILE SCHEME 9. GATEKEEPER MODEL 10. CONJUGAL RIGHTS BEFORE SUPREME COURT 11. U.P.’S NEW POPULATION POLICY 12. A LONG ROAD FOR MIGRANT WORKERS 13. H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA 14. STATE OF FOOD SECURITY NUTRITION IN THE WORLD 2021 (SOFI)

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1. INDIA AND THE U.S 2. INDIA AND AFGHANISTAN 3. OECD-G20 INCLUSIVE FRAMEWORK TAX DEAL 4. CHILD SOLDIERS PREVENTION ACT (CSPA) 5. TURKEY PULLS OUT OF ISTANBUL CONVENTION 6. FIT FOR 55 7. INDIA AND TALIBAN 8. INDIA AND TURKEY 9. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTRES AUTHORITY (IFSCA)

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER-III ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1. KISAN SARATHI PLATFORM 2. OPEN NETWORK FOR DIGITAL COMMERCE (ONDC) PROJECT 3. NEW VINTAGE VEHICLES POLICY 4. PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY 2019-20 5. THE CHALLENGE OF SKILLING INDIA 6. PROJECT BOLD 7. FACTORING REGULATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 8. AERA AMENDMENT BILL, 2021 9. SLDE CALCULATOR FOR GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS 10. DEPOSIT INSURANCE AND CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION (DICGC) BILL, 2021 11. WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 12. MARINE AIDS TO NAVIGATION BILL 2021 13. GLOBAL SURVEY ON DIGITAL AND SUSTAINABLE TRADE FACILITATION 14. NATIONAL FARMERS DATABASE 15. BHARTIYA PRAKRITIK KRISHI PADHATI (BPKP) 16. MINISTRY FOR COOPERATION 17. AUTHORISED ECONOMIC OPERATORS (AEO) 18. AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1. WHAT IS NAUKA MODULE 2. I-STEM PORTAL 3. GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME 4. GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY INDEX 2020 5. BIOTECH PRIDE 6. NEAR-SURFACE SHEAR LAYER (NSSL) 7. GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRBS) 8. NEA SCOUT 9. WHAT IS UV-C TECHNOLOGY 10. BITCOIN HARDWARE WALLET 11. NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING (NGS) 12. HARIT DHARA 13. VIPER MISSION 14. NEW SHEPHARD ROCKET SYSTEM

BIODIVERSITY & ENVIRONMENT 1. SOP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS 2. MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN RIVER GANGA 3. GREEN SOHRA AFFORESTATION CAMPAIGN 4. LEMRU ELEPHANT RESERVE 5. TIGER CORRIDOR 6. NAVEGAON NAGZIRA TIGER RESERVE 7. STROBILANTHES REPTANS 8. GUINDY NATIONAL PARK 9. LEAF COALITION 10. 14 TIGER RESERVES GET CA|TS ACCREDITATION 11. GROSS ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT 12. AMAZON FORESTS 13. RE-WILDING OF WILD ANIMALS 14. TIDAL WAVE OF MARINE PLASTIC 15. FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLES (FFVS)

SECURITY CHALLENGES: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL 1. FACING UP TO THE DRONE CHALLENGE 2. INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS) 3. THE EPOCH OF CYBERWEAPONS 4. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARIAT (NSCS) 5. MILITARY SYNERGY PLAN

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