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List of abbreviations
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IR, Diplomacy & Internal Security
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6.
1.
Jan-W1
2.
Jan-W2: IR & Internal Security
3.
Jan-W3-IR
4.
Jan-W4-IR
Economy
1.
Jan-W1
2.
Jan-W2: Economy
3.
Jan-W3-Economy
4.
Jan-W4-Economy
Polity
1.
Jan-W1
2.
Jan-W2: Polity
3.
Jan-W3- Polity
4.
Jan-W4- Polity
Environment, Agro, Disaster

1.
Jan-W1
2.
Jan-W2: Environment, Agro, Disaster
3.
Jan-W3- Environment, Agro
4.
Science Tech, Defense, IT, Healthcare

1.
Jan-W1
2.
Jan-W2: Science Tech, Defense, IT, Healthcare
3.
Jan-W3-Science Tech, Defense, IT, Healthcare
4.
7.
History and Culture
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1.
Jan-W1
2.
Jan-W2: History and Culture
3.
Jan-W3-History and Culture
4.
Moral Disclaimers / FAQs

Abbreviations used in this Current Affairs Topiclist
P Only
important for prelim only
P+M
important for prelim and mains
M+I
Important for mains, essay and interview but has none or negligible utility in
prelims.
OLF
One line fodder point that can be quoted in some descriptive answer, essay,
interview or Group discussion. But doesnt warrant an article by itself.
Ignored
Because (A) I see bad:cost benefit in pursuing it OR (B) I dont think its important
for UPSC exam given the trend in last few years. (C)I already covered it in old
article.
IR, Diplomacy & Internal Security

Jan-W1
P
only
5 new countries join UNSC as non-permanent members.
P+M
13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas at Gandhinagar, Gujarat
M+I
Nepal to join Silkroad via Tibet. How does this affect Indian interests?
M+I
India to clear nuclear logjam during Obamas visit, by twreaking the insurance
provisions in nuke liability law.
OLF
India-Pak exchange list of nuclear facilities- exercise began since 1991.
OLF
Earlier Chindu wanted to setup NCTC as central body against terrorism. But many
states opposed citing possible misuse for political ends. Now intelligence agencies
again demanding MHA to setup similar body. But no concrete announcement yet.
OLF
Palstine joins ICC to puruse war crimes by Israel. Basics already covered in old articlehow Palestines observor status makes it eligble to join UN bodies.
OLF
Coastguard destroys Paki terrorist boat, Congis say it was a smuggler boat.
OLF
ISISs twitter campaigner Mehdi arrested from Banglore. Hindu publishing ball by ball
commentary on ongoing investigation.
OLF
Assam has worlds highest number of internally displaced people by conflict
OLF
despite LeT, Lakhvi bail issues, USA will continue giving foreign aid to Pakistan under
Kerry Lugar Bill 2009. Although Tulsi Gabbard voted against it.
OLF
Terrorist attack on Chalie Hebdo magazine office at Paris, France
Jan-W2: IR & Internal Security
M+I
Overseas Oil exploration competition between India-China
M+I
change of guards after Sri Lankan Presidential election, and its impact on Indian
Interests.
OLF
In 2014, India had 2 lakh refugees says UNHCR. Syrians are the highest number of
refugees under UNHCR protection.
OLF
in June 2014, Hamas and Fatah had formed Unity government in Palestine. Now
Hamas wants new election.
OLF
Home minister Rajnath says well not talk with any Militant group enganged in
violence.
OLF
US-India investment initiative launched ahead of Obamas visiit
OLF
Bhutan Seeks Amuls help to procure 2000 cows
Ignored
Crashed AirAsia planes blackbox recovered from Java sea
Ignored
Egypt court orders re-trial of Hosni Mubarak corruption cases. Not affecting Indias
interests, yet
Jan-W3-IR
M+I
Selection process of Secretary General in UN. link

(http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/looking-for-a-lady-from-easterneurope/article6799477.ece)
M+I
Sri-lanka: PM says theyll implement 13th Amendment (born from Indo-Lanka

accord in 1987), to give more powers to provinces, but Srilanka will continue to
remain a unitary state.
OLF
Pakistan is contemplating banning several terrorist organisations including the

Haqqani network and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)
OLF
internal-security: Home minister asks state governments to post young DM and

SPs in Maoist infested areas.
OLF
Indian-Americans campaigning to get US Postal Department issue a

commemorative stamp for Diwali. They also got support fro msome US lawmakers,
and perhaps Obama may announce it during 26th Jan visit to India
OLF
US thinktank report says Pakistans Khusbab nuclear installation has added 4th
reactor- this will helpem generate more plutonium
OLF
International criminal court begins preliminary probe for Israels war crimes in
Palestine territories.
OLF
Social media/internal security: Bangladesh blocks Viber and Tango messanging

services due to security concerns because difficult to keep track of conversations.
OLF
SAIL India aims to open a greenfield steel plants at Bandar Abbas Port in Iran.
Ignored
Obama says diplomatic talks ongoing with Iran on nuke issue, therefore IF USCongress tries to enact any law to put new sanctions on Iran, Ill veto them.
Ignored
Sri-Lanka: allegations that one RAW agent conspiered with opposition parties to
ensure fall of Rajpaksa, because he was becoming pro-Chinese
Ignored
Government asks Indians not to visit Yemen due to fragile security situation
Ignored
Maoists begin protests in Nepal, create obstacle against drafting new Constitution
Ignored
hardliner SriLankan Buddist launch a party inspired by BJP-RSS, named Bodu Bala
Sena, wishing they had a leader like Modi
Jan-W4-IR
P+M
Outcomes of Obamas India visit
M+I
Shushmas visit to China
OLF
India declares 1 day of National mourning for the dead of Saudi king Abdulla
Abdulla
OLF
China to build a 7,000 km high-speed rail track to connect Beijing with Moscow via
Kazakhstan
OLF
IF Obama includes India in Customs and Border Protection agencys Global Entry
umbrella program, then Indian passport holders can enter USA in much smoother
manner.
OLF
Extremism: Shia militants (Huthis) takeover Yemens capital Sanaa
OLF
China-Myanmar oil pipeline to supply oil to Kunming and Chongquin industrial

hubs alone Yangtze. But itll bypass Malacca strait, to ensure less danger from
Indian and American navies.
Ignored
Defense Minister Parrikar says some Ex-PMs compromised Indias deep strategic
assets but didnt reveal the names of those Gaddar PMs.
Ignored
US court summons John Kerry in a which some human right group demanded
Obama administration to declare RSS a Foreign terrorist organization.
Ignored
Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh ousted despited 6 months left in tenure. New
Secretary is US Jaishankar. Important for PIN but beyond that not much
Ignored
ISIS kills Japanese citizens
Ignored
Pakistan has not banned JuD, only seized its assets. And still JuD even launches a
new ambulance service.
Ignored
US official says Rohingyas deserve citizenship in Myanmar. Basics already done in

old article
Ignored
Thai military regime gets ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra impeached.
Ignored
Nuke capable Agni missiles were not shown during 26th January parade.
Ignored
Fidel Castro says he doesnt trust USA

During 71s war, Paki army had raped over 2 lakh women in Bangladesh. Now
Ignored
Bangla government confered them title o Birangana (war-heroines) and their

wards will be given compensated.
Economy
Jan-W1
Bank-Fin.
Ignored
RBI extended deadline for applying for Small bank /payment bank
license to 2nd Feb. Basics already covered in old article.
Bank-Fin.
P+M
GDR is being used for blackmoney circulation
Bank-Fin.
P+M
ESICs Panchadeep e-governance programme
Bank-Fin.
P+M
Outcome of Gyan Sangam seminar of Bankers- FinMins blueprint to

reduce NPA
Bank-Fin.
OLF
SEBI chief wants SEBI act amended so that no wilful defaulter can
issue debt or equity instruments in capital market.
BoP
OLF
RBI released norms for external commercial borrowing
BoP
OLF
Modi increases excise duty on petrol-diesel, to earn ~6000 crore

rupees. Given the falling prices of crude oil, this hiked excise duty
wont bring inflation.
BoP
OLF
No custom duty on import of Channa/gram/chickpeas- to promote its

sowing in Indian farms.
BoP
OLF
Indias first packaging plant to be setup in Vizag. This will help seafoodexporters through Visakhapatnam port
Fiscal
Policy
P+M
Creation of Niti Ayog to replace Planning Commission.
Fiscal
Policy
OLF
Difficult to meet the fiscal deficit target, because less than expected
income from taxes.
Fiscal
Policy
OLF
Government plans to hire a PR-firm on social-media, to generate

positive interest among people in disinvestment of PSUs
Niti Ayog replaces Planning commission. Arvind Panagariya becomes
Fiscal
Policy
Fiscal
Policy
P+M
first vice chairman. Planning commissions website shifted to

http://planningcommissionarchive.nic.in/
OLF
Modi tells ministry to get ideas from public on how to spend budget
money
IndustriesMFG
OLF
Gujarat government has U-Win Smartcard for unorganized sector

workers so they can get benefit of all Government schemes. Modi
planning to implement same on all india- notification awaited.
infra
OLF
given the uncertainity over coal-supply, BEL decides to use fuel

flexible boiler it can use 100% Indian coal to 100% imported coal.
infra
OLF
fall in crude oil prices, will not help air-travellers because airlines
already running on loss-business so, theyre unlikely to reduce ticket
prices further.
infra
OLF
infra: Gadkari orders new road projects to use concrete only
infra
OLF
Gadkari proposes Char-dham project to build a New national

highways connecting the four shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath,
Gangotri, and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand
infra
OLF
Union cabinet clears 2g Auction.
infra
OLF
Urban minister V.Naidu asks municipalities to increase taxes in next

2-3 years to provide better urban amnesties.
infra
OLF
Coal India workers go on strike, to oppose the coal ordinance.
Jan-W2: Economy
BankingFinance
P only
SEBI new norms for E-IPO
BankingFinance
OLF
Banks should participate in BCD (bond currency derivative)

instruments- because itll help infrastructure finance- says RBI
Dy.Governor
BankingFinance
OLF
RBI signs pact with European central bank (ECB) for cooperation and
information exchange.
BankingFinance
OLF
SEBI wants easier norms for domestic mutual fund managers.
BankingFinance
OLF
SBI interested in aquiring UTI, to create Indias largest mutual fund

house.
BoP
OLF
World Bank advices countries to reduce fuel subsidies and built a fiscal
buffer that can be used to fight against economic distress in future.
BoP
OLF
Australian trade minister visits India, saas FTA-conclusion is our priority
BoP
OLF
Oil price falls 6 years low- ~45$ per barrel due to weak demand vs
oversupply.RBI says fall in crude oil prices is a boon for India, itll save
$50 billion in imports
Fiscal
Policy
Ignored
FM drafts new accounting standards for business. Mostly technical

stuff.
Fiscal
Policy
OLF
Disinvestment: Government planning to sell 10% shares from Indian Oil

corp.
Fiscal
Policy
OLF
48,000 crores lost in PDS-thefts
HRD
OLF
ASER-2014 report says 50% of class4 students cant do division, only

25% of class3 students can read class2 book fluently and so on
industryagro
OLF
Government has 25 million tonnes of wheat reserves- 3 times the

target. If Government wants they can export it.
industryagro
OLF
India should use more fly ash (thermal power byproduct) in agriculture,
says experts
IndustryAgro
OLF
December 2014: retail inflation increases from 4.38% to 5% due to

highr food prices
IndustryMFG
OLF
Statistics ministry aims to launch Time-use surveys to measure

employment levels and contribution of women in informal sector.
IndustryMFG
OLF
World bank says India will catch up with Chinas growth rate by 2016
infra
P+M
Mining ordinance
infra
OLF
Keralas Idduki district becomes first in India to be linked with National

Optic Fibre Network (NOFN) for rural broadband
infra
Ignored
World bank signs pact with Gujarat Government for smart cities.
infra
OLF
Government cleared 30 oil-gas discovery files of Cairna India, ONGC

etc. This will fetch over 2.5 trillion cu.ft. gas
Jan-W3-Economy
BankingFinance
OLF
ESIC has decided to quit Medical education field saying its not our core
function, theyll hand over the medical colleges to respective state
governments. Moral of the story- Insurance-walle ko medical college
nahi kholnaa chaayiye.
BankingFinance
P+M
Rajanbhai reduces repo rate by 0.25%. Matter covered in my latest

lecture in youtube.
BankingFinance
OLF
Rajanbhai says if company fails then promoters should absorbe losses.

Otherwise heads capitalism wins, tails system loses.
BankingFinance
Ignored
ICICIBankPay- allows ICICI customer transfer money via twitter

account, check balanace, recharge mobile etc. such bankingGK not
asked in previous prelims
BankingFinance
Ignored
11.50 cr. bank accounts opened in PM-Jan Dhan. Basics already covered
in old article
BankingFinance
Ignored
Modi asks Rajanbhai to see feasibility of introducing 25 rupees note- to

overcome shortage of 5 rupee coins
BoP
OLF
global economy will expand by 3% this year
BoP
Ignored
Economist Jagdish Bhagwati says Modil will relax FDI in multi-brand

retail within a year- but small traders protest against his statement
OLF
World Trade Organisations (WTO) Director General, Roberto Azevedo

says Bali Trade Facilitation agreement with help developing countries
to integrate into the world economy. Matter already covered in old
article
BoP
BoP
OLF
Fuel retailers announced price reduction but simultenously

Government hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel, thereby hardly any
reduction on customers pocket. Government wants to raise ~20k
crores with this game

BoP
Ignored
Petrol costs higher than ATF because of excise duty hike
BoP
Ignored
EU lifts ban on Indian mangoes- basics already covered in old article
OLF
Rajanbhai has expressed concern over foreign investment tourists in

debt market. Because their hot money runs away from India, even on
a whiff of speculation, thereby creating volatility in market, and
destabilizing rupee exchange rate.
OLF
Obama planning to close tax-benefits given to trust funds. This will

ensure wealthy Americans dont evade taxes using loopholes. Perhaps
India should also consider something similar on charity bodies.
Fiscal
Policy
Ignored
dates: Budget session to being from 23rd Feb, rail budget on 26,
economic survey on 27, General budget on 28. Topics important but
dates are not
Fiscal
Policy
OLF
Government decided to slow down disinvestment process because (1)

PSU share prices declining and (2) trade union strikes.
Fiscal
Policy
OLF
Government again thinking of using CPSE-ETF (Exchange traded fund)

mechanism to raise another 5000 crores from market. Concept already
explained in old article
HRD
OLF
IITs and IIMs will launch free online courses
P+M
Social justice ministry launches Venture capital fund and Green

biz.scheme for SC. (Ill compile and publish all such schemes
simultenously within next Economic survey summary- for better
revision)
Ignored
UPA Government did not release religious data with Census-2011. Now
Modi planning to release it. well, let him release first, then some sort of
ascending-descending order could be asked in MCQ about religious
minoirities / state-wise distribution
IndustryAgro
OLF
buffer food stock guidelines have not be revised since 2002. Modi plans
to sell away excess wheat in open market to reduce inflation and
reduce cost-of-storage in FCI & fetch ~50,000 crore via sales
Industryagro
OLF
Government launches Make in NorthEast Initiative- with focus on teaprocessing, organic farming, spa-tourism etc.
BoP
Fiscal
Policy
HRD
HRD
IndustryMFG
OLF
IMF says India will beat Chinas growth rate in 2016
infra
OLF
only deserving cities will be given funding for smart city project- says
U.D.minister
infra
OLF
Rail minister Suresh Prabhu says Rail-finances are in deep trouble- we

are caught in vicious cycle of low profit= poor services.
infra
OLF
Air India begins 10% cost cutting- itll help them save ~1400 crore
annually
infra
OLF
Rail minister says we need private capital, not privatization
P+M
Government launches HRIDAY heritage city development with 100%

central funding; Modi reviews Housing for all 2022. Ill cover them with
economic survey ch. On urban Development.
infra
Jan-W4-Economy
BankingFinance
OLF
Rajanbhai ordered banks to disclose more information about their

loan rates and service-fees on website by 1st April 2015- to bring
more transparency in business.
BankingFinance
OLF
Rajanbhai orders banks not to ask no due certificate from small

borrowers- so they can take loans in hassle-free manner.
BankingFinance
OLF
Microfinance/microcredit is no panacea for poverty because Spandan

(a microfinance company) gave Rs.10,000 loans to ~120 SHGs and yet
even after 5 years, there is no improvement in their education,
healthcare or female empowerments- says a research study
BankingFinance
OLF
Government approves 74% FDI in HDFC.
BankingFinance
Ignored
SEBI relaxes delisting of shares from stock-exchanges
Ignored
Earlier ESIC decided to close its medical college and focus on its coreoperations only i.e. insurance service. Indian Medical Association
requests PM and President to stop this, otherwise students and
faculties career will be endangered.
BankingFinance
Ignored
under SARFAESI act, two types of entities- those bank who follow RBIs
definition for NPA and those who frame their own NPA guidelines. SC
says banks free to decide their NPA definitions in second category
OLF
Jaitley says foreign investors are happy irrespective of whether we

bring economic reforms through law or through ordinance. And we
are not planning to increase tax rates soon.
BoP
P+M
Just when USAs quantitative easing and fed tapering topics ceased,
European Union comes up with its own version of Quantitative easing
policy, to harass the UPSC aspirants.
BoP
P+M
India not ready for full capital account convertability says RBI dy.gov
HR Khan
BoP
Ignored
Apple records 18 billion profit. Highest ever in corporate history.

BizGK not important for UPSC
BoP
Ignored
Earlier India banned some US agro-poultry products for fear of Avian

influenza under SPS agreement. WTO panel rejected this move, so
now weve appealed against that decision. Basics done in mains-2013
revision article.
Fiscal
Policy
OLF
Government to sell 10% stakes in Coal India. Plans to fetch 24,000

crores
OLF
Earlier IT Department had issued notice to Vodafone for a transferpricing-tax-evasion case. Bombay HC ordered in Vodafones favor.
Government decided not to purpuse this matter further in HC/SC- to
win confidence of foreign investors. Basics already done in old article
more updates in future lecture.
OLF
Disinvestment: after selling 10% shares from coal India, Government

gets ~22k crores. Although for FY16, Government planning to
disinvest smaller PSUs only
Ignored
Coal block auction will begin from Feb 2015, likely to fetch 100 billion$
to the government and hopefully electricity rates will be lowerwed. SC
refuses to intervene, Government refuses to compensate previous
owners. Basics already done in old revision note, let the topic develop
further then it deserves update. Ball by ball commentary not
important
BankingFinance
BoP
Fiscal
Policy
Fiscal
Policy
Fiscal
Policy
Fiscal
Policy
Ignored
Fiscal deficit overshoots budget target. Let the new budget come.
HRD
P+M
Modi launches Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao
HRD
P+M
report of Shanta Kumar expert committee on TPDS-FCI reforms
HRD
P+M
Labour is a concurrent subject hence plethora of wage-laws in India.

Government planning to release a new wage-code to streamline both
unorgnized and organize sector wages.
HRD
Ignored
Delhi university wants to introduce credit-transfer scheme in new

academic session but HRD ministry sought clarification.
IndustriesMFG
P only
until now, Indias GDP was calculated with base year 2004-05. Base
year changed to 2011-12. Subsequently 201213s GDP growth rate is
increased from ~4.7%to ~7%.
IndustriesMFG
P only
CSO to launch new index for retail inflation in Feb 2015
industryagro
OLF
Karnataka farmers given e-Kisaan Tablet designed by Infosys,

containing apps for rainwater harvesting, food processing and
sustainable farming practices.
industryagro
OLF
infra
OLF
Govt wants to develop 99 rivers as water highways- Sutlej-Beas

included.
infra
OLF
UP govt plans high speed metro rail to connect lucknow to kanpur.
infra
OLF
TRAI issues draft rules for full mobile number portability throughout
India by updating MNP rules 2009.
infra
OLF
under 5/20 rule, only an airline with 5 years xp and 20 aircrafts can
get permission to run international flights from India. Government
planning to relax this norm, plus asking airlines to reserve some of
their capacity to Northeast, J&K etc.
infra
OLF
ONGC unconditionally agreed to partner with Cairn India in exploring

Rajasthan oil block.
infra
P+M
Government orders compulsory jute packaging of sugar and

foodgrains- to ensure demand for jute bags.
National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation
(NHIDCL). In news because logo and website launched

infra
Ignored
Cabinet decides 3G spectrum base price as Rs.3705 crore
infra
Ignored
DTH (dish TV etc) want Government to declare their sector as an

infrastructure sector- so they can avail loans at concessional rates
and get tax benefits.
infra
Ignored
Spectrum auction delayed till march because Government yet to

workout pricing for 2100MhZ band
Polity
Jan-W1
P only
Government plans to give Classical language status to Marathi soon.
P+M
Article 371-J and excluse website for it.
P+M
Himmat App for Women safety
P+M
SC refuses to hear pleas against Rajasthan ordiance which bars people below
class8 education from contesting Panchayat elections.
P+M
Home ministry proposes IUCAW crime units to help women in distress in 20%
district of every state
M+I
Law panel asks Government to amend law- so that if husband is unable to provide
for the wife- his family should give the money.
OLF
I&B ministry will ban live coverage of Anti-terrorism operations by amending

Cable Television network rules, 1994.
OLF
Good-Governance: CPWD releases Maintanance Charter showing deadline of

solving complaints
OLF
Bill: Government wants to update Whistleblower act to remove national security

and sovereignty related issues. Let Cabinet clear the bill first.
OLF
Corruption: Lokpal act requires departments to upload employees asset info. of

their website. But DoPT simplifies forms for official assets of bureaucrates. They
wont have to give exact bank account numbers etc. so that it cant be misused on
internet.
OLF
NIA will investigate Assam Massacre by NDFB (Songbijit) group
OLF
E-governance: Puducherrys Lt.Governor launches SAFE app- Storage Analysis and

Archival Solution for Finance- for keeping track of public Expenditure
OLF
E-governance: Gadkari launches webportal to give online approval to heavy

vehicles.
OLF
32k RTI appeals pending because CIC not appointed yet
OLF
Government not to scrap collegium system until members are appointed for
National Judicial appointment commission (NJAC)
OLF
Govt extendeds AFSPA in Assam for one more year.
OLF
If post is delayed, we cant sue post Office in consumer court because theyre
protected under Indian post office act.
OLF
SC has inhouse mechanism to deal with complaints against the judges. SC has
released their operating procedure in public domain- to retain public faith in
judiciary.
OLF
CIC orders Government to upload information about bungalows allotted to

political parties.
OLF
CBI says India has 22 lakh NGOS and hardly 20% of them file annual income /
expense reports. And Tamilnadu state government is refusing to share NGO data
with CBI. On the other hand Union Government ordered Rajanbhai to block foreign
funds of 4 NGOs
OLF
E-governance: Hyderabad police launches online portal, offenders can now pay
traffic challangean through netbanking/card.
OLF
SC refuses to hear plea against NJAC
OLF
Earlier CIC had ruled that political parties fall under RTI but theyve not yet
complied and now refused to come to CIC hearing.
OLF
SC orders BCCI to pay service tax on selling recorded cricket matches to private TVchannels.
OLF
Minority minister Najma Heptulla says there is no need for a new anti-conversion
law.
OLF
Goa CIC orders Archbishop is a public authority and falls under RTI
OLF
Andhra Pradesh Government will shift to Zero based budgeting system from next
year
Ignored
Raabert Vadras land deals in Rajasthan canceled.
Ignored
Tharoors wife was murdered says Delhi police.
Jan-W2: Polity
P+M
Ordinance Raj- Citizenship ordinance
P+M
UGCs INFLIBNET portal will have e-content for undergraduation and postgraduation courses, in a month. Topic itself isnt exam-worthy- but lets hope this
e-material provides alternative to the defunct egyankosh- for prelims and mains.
OLF
Presidential rule recommended for J&K after resignation of Omar Abdulla
OLF
CPWD engineer dismissed from service after remaining on unauthorized leave for
25 years. It shows the lack of stringent HRM-producedures in personnel
administration.
OLF
E-governance: Election commission launched Delhi Election App to help voters

find out their Constituencies and other information
OLF
National consumer body says RTI applicant is not a consumer, he cannot approach
consumer court for deficiency in service by the Public information officer, just
because he paid Rs.10. RTI has built-in provisions for appeal at FAA and CIC level.
OLF
rights issues: WHO considers trans-sexualism a gender identity disorder. Russian

government used this, to debar them from getting driving license- same for gays
and lesbians
OLF
E-governance: Railways m-indicator app for women safety.
Ignored
Celebrity prisoner Sanjay Dutts furlough controversy
Ignored
Bihar CM Jeetan Ram- controversial statements to rumors of removal.
Ignored
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim booked for castrating 400 followers
in his Ashram.

Jan-W3- Polity
P+M
Censor board chairman Leela Samson & 12 other members resigns after Ram
Rahims Messanger of God movie cleared by Appellate board. Union Government
says they did not interfere with censor board. The structure function of censor
board and its appellate board becomes important for GS-2 Government
organizations.
P+M
Article 108: the preconditions of a joint sitting of Parliament.
P+M
EC allowed Tibetian refugees to registered voters id cards for Delhi assembly

elections. Itll help them get Indian citizenship
OLF
controversy surrounding Perumal Murugans book Madhorubagan (one part

woman) in Tamilnadu. Free speech vs public order
OLF
Kiran Bedis 6P formula for women safety: people (parents, principal etc.),
politician, police, prosecution, prison and press. Can come handy in essay and
interviews
OLF
Tribal rights: in the late 90s, Reang (Bru) tribals fled from Mizoram to Tripura, due
to ethnic violence. Government gives each person 1 soap, 1 t-shirt and 1 pant for
the whole year- saying if we give more facilities theyll only stay in relief camps
instead of going back to settle in Mizoram. SC reprimanded Government for this
mindset.
OLF
rights issues: Pope Francis asked men to listen to womens ideas more and not be
male chauvinists.
OLF
Child-rights: Pope says couples need to show responsible parenting rather than
breeding like rabbits.
OLF
Rights issues: Navy is working on a policy to allow women officers on-board

warships in the next few years.
OLF
RPA: Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma says India has 83 crore eligible
voters= even more than the population of Europe!
OLF
E-governance: Andhra Pradesh police launched I-CLIK (Instant- Complaint Login

Internet Kiosk)- to help public and especially women.
OLF
Rights issues: Gurgaon traffic police launched Pink-Autos exclusively for women
OLF
Gujarat becomes first state in the country to allow direct recruitment of Police
inspectors.
Ignored
BJP leader Javadekar says 20 staets will have BJP Chief ministers before next Lok
Sabha poll
Ignored
Shazia Ilmi and Kiran Bedi join BJP
Ignored
Over 15k CCTV camera installed for Obama visit. Delhi HC says keep them running
even after Obama leaves, to increase vigilance in Delhi.
Ignored
Punjab state government launches a new scheme Drugs peddlers ke baare mein
information n dedo yojana. If you give such tip on helpline number 181 or on
mobile number 7696-181-181 through WhatsApp, then youll be awarded
Rs.10,000
Ignored
SC says it cant give bail to a murder convict on the grounds of insanity alone.
Ignored
Government says there is no deliberate delay in appointment of CIC, CV and

Lokpal, welll appoint them soon.
Ignored
Last year 7% of SC judgements dealt with Constitutional matters
Ignored
rights issue: Mcdonald staff throws out a street kid from its premise- even though
a customer was willing to buy him food.
Ignored
Haryana Government had decided to reduce retirement age of Government

employees from 60 to 58- to ensure more job opportunity for youth. PunjabHaryana HC refuses to entertain pleas agaist this decision
Jan-W4- Polity
P+M
Original preamble did not contain the words socialist and secular. They were
added during emergency, now communication minister Ravishankar Prasad says
there should be a debate on whether we should revert to old preamble?
M+I
SC verdict on BCCI- bringing it par on other Government organization- for RTI and
public accountability. Now anyone can drag BCCI in court.
need for amending Cinematograph Act 1952 and censor board, based on Justice
M+I
Mukul Mudgal Committee recommendations back in 2013 i.e. (1) five categories of
films: U, U/A, A, under-12, under-15. (2) let junta file grievances to separate tribunal
(3) add more officers (4) digitized platform for clearing moving- so that delays,
discretion and corruption reduced. New Censor chief PAhlaj Nihalani says hell
implement them.
M+I
Pranabs speech for 66th Republic day = essay fodder.
OLF
Nithari killer Surender Kolis death sentence commuted to Life sentence by

Allahabad HC, because inordinate delay in deciding his mercy petition.
OLF
Delhi police had arrested one Liaquat Shah for terrorism charges, NIA investigation
reveals it to be bogus, NIA recomends action against guilty cops
OLF
After rape incident, Government had banned online taxi booking service Uber.
But to dodge the ban they setup a frontal company, now Ola-cabs following its
footsteps.
OLF
in present system, a woman can get only short-service commission upto 10 years
in the army, hence unable to draw pension or reach top-ranks in the army. They
had won the court-case but issues remain
OLF
E-governance: Chandigarh Civic administration launched a mobile app to deliver all

citizen- centric services.
OLF
SC says a toilet in structure is not a toilet in reality until it has proper cleaning and
maintanace
OLF
Gujarat Forensic univ. signs MoU with a Finland company to build a Cyber-army
against terrorists!
OLF
E-Governance: Modi aims for m-governance and make mobile numbers as new
identity for citizens- something akin to Apple-Pay
OLF
E-governance: award-winning projects at 18th E-governance conference
OLF
Women-rights: Australian court releases a stalker after he claims he was inspired

by Bollywood movies that stalking woman is OK, and they finally fall in love!
Perhaps a wakeup call for how movies are written and produced in India
Ignored
EC censures Kejriwal for violating model code of conduct through his communal
speeches
Ignored
CM Akhilesh Yadav says law and order situation better than other states, IF you
look at statistics only.
Ignored
Padma Awards. Such PIN-award MCQs not seen in recent CSATs.
Ignored
Ahmedabad Muni.Corps asked all schools to organize Saraswati puja on Vasant

Panchami- creating controversy because notification sent even to Urdu Schools.
Ignored
Hindu Mahasabha asked Saif, Amir etc celebrities to convert to hinduism to prove
loyality to their wives.
Ignored
When National anthem is played, Principal Dignitary & persons in uniform take
salute. Those in civil dress stand in attention. Vice President did not salute during
26th Jan hence some controversy in social media.
Ignored
Kejriwal says if same party rules both union and states then its dangerous for
democracy!
Ignored
Human rights watch (HRW) a top international NGO body criticises Indias recordviolence against minorities, women and tribals.
Ignored
Pravasi Bharatiya Awards made from 22-carat gold worth Rs.2.75 lakhs; while
Padma awards brass worth only Rs.200 each
Environment, Agro, Disaster

Jan-W1
P only
Carbon Fertilization effect
P only
Indian Ocean exploration expedition by NIO
P only
New plant species found: Chlorophytum palghatense,
P+M
Hamara Jal, Hamara Jeewan initiative by Water resources ministry.
P+M
Floating Solar Power plant at Kolkata
P+M
Prakash Path- LED bulb distribution scheme
OLF
In 2014, India lost 64 tigers, says NTCA.
OLF
Forest rights act is not delaying projects, says Government
OLF
Kerala plants to become fully organic farming state by 2016.
OLF
Public sector banks will give loans for setting up solar-panels on home during
construction or renovation.
OLF
govt wants to add 100MW solar energy in next 2 years.
Ignored
MDU-1: new fiber rich cluster bean variety developed in Tamilnadu. Ignored
because it doesnt have a fancy name.
Jan-W2: Environment, Agro, Disaster
P only
Raksha Blue vaccine for bluetongue disease among the cattle
P only
Indias highest zoo at Darjeeling begins conversation program for Himalayan

herbivoers.
P only
Kribhkos Neem Coated Urea- features, benefits
P+M
River interlinking projects to fix water shortage in Metros- For Delhi: Sarda and
Yamuna; For Mumbai: Damanganga and Pinjal
P+M
NRDCs superabsorbent Hydrogel technology
P+M
China obtained 15 years deep-sea exploration rights of Indian Ocean from ISA
(International seabed authority). Now it has sent a manned mission to search
polimetalic nodules in Indian ocean
OLF
Bangladeshs estuarine islands are sinking because of tidal erosion
OLF
Government wants to achieve 1 lakh MW solar power generation by 2022. Theyve

asked PSUs to invest in solar energy to achieve this target.
OLF
NGTs judgment Maili Se Nirmal Yamuna project 2017- banning waste dumping in
Yamuna river, otherwise 5000 to 50,000 rupees fine
OLF
Bill Gates foundation partners with Urban Development ministry for Swatch Bharat
Abhiyan
OLF
Agra district bans burning of coal and cow-dungs to protect Taj Mahal
OLF
Japan offers to help moderanization of Indian ship breaking industry at Alang,

Gujarat IF we ratify Hong kong convention on ship recyling.
Ignored
Greenpeace Campaigner Pillai offloaded at airport so she couldnt meet British MP

about how Indian coal mining ops are hurting tribals.
Ignored
3 new plant species in W.Ghats- dont have much MCQ worthy info. bad
cost:benefit
Ignored
Dolphin like creatures fossils found near Scotland
P only
Government allows private biodiesel makers to sell it directly to customers like

Indian railway.
P only
Keralas Periyar Tiger reserve got biennial award for local participation in Tiger
conservation
P only
Tamilandu parties asking Government to drop the idea of making Kanyakumari

tiger sanctury because itll affect Kani tribals.
P only
Mexico plans to use drone-petrolling for protection of Vaquita Marine- worlds

smallest porpoise and a critically endangered species
P+M
Eco-sensitive zones and eco-fragile zones. Important because Government plans to

notify 60 eco-sensitive zones this year
M+I
Modis first meeting of the PMs Council on Climate Change. provides good fodder
for descriptive questions. link (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/makesolar-energy-more-accessible-modi/article6804988.ece)
OLF
Maneka Gandhi says Tamilnadus Jallikattu (Bull-taming sport) is a western concept.

Its good that SC has banned it for Animal cruelty
OLF
American scientists say 2014 was Earth hottest year
OLF
Environment minister seeks transboundary cooperation for developing HinduKush Himalayan region
OLF
USA wants to collaborate with India for clean energy but Modis Make in India
requirement will pose challenge in selling American solar energy devices in India
OLF
2015-16 will be celebrated as Jal Kranti Varsh by water resources ministry
OLF
National green tribunal (NGT) prohibits parking on Delhi roads, else fine of Rs.1000
P+M
Kerala Government drafted a bill to provide compensation to Plachimada villagers

for ecological damage by Coca Cola factory. But Union Government says its
unconstitutional because it violates Art.253, Green tribunal act.
Ignored
Delhi HC ordered Government to unfreeze Greenpeace NGOs funds, because

there was no material record against that NGO.
Ignored
Asiatic lion survey is conducted in Gir, Gujarat every five years. This time from 2nd
to 5th May, 2015
P only
Blooming of Neela Kurinji in Western Ghats after 12 years period
P only
SC continues ban on night-travel in Bandipur tiger reserve, Karnataka- to prevent

death of wild-animals in accidents.
P only
North Karnataka farmers seek GI status for Gulbargas toor
P+M
Status of Tiger report 2014
OLF
Green tribunal orders West Bengal to seup a panel for monitering Sunderbans,
ensure costal zone regulations are not violated.
OLF
Union Government planning to setup Sweage treatment plants in all 118 towns
and cities on Ganga banks
Ignored
Obamas agra trip was cancelled. Theory #1: SC order for battery operated cars
only. So Obamas Beast could not be taken. Theory #2: Obama wanted to leave
early for Saudi hence cancelled the plan.
Ignored
Ex-Congi environment minister Jayanthi Natrajan says she rejected files on

environment clearance because Congi-high-command and Rahulbaba had ordered
her to do so.
Ignored
Scientists found oldest snake-fossile called Eophis underwoodi near Oxford,

England
Ignored
Environment ministry suggests SC about doubling the parking fees, allowing only
Bharat Stage-3 or stage-4 vehicles only etc. but what the minister doesnt
understand is- Delhi is beyond saving, just like Gotham city.
Science Tech, Defense, IT, Healthcare

Jan-W1
Defense
OLF
We cant make world class aerospace engines due to shortage of

titanium. US bullet proof vests are 10-12 times heavier hence
unable to suit Indian men.
IT/electronics
P+M
net neutrality, VOIP, Airtel
IT/electronics
OLF
USAs NSA found it difficult to crack Zoho email service. Indian

Sridhar Vembu is founder of this company.
IT/electronics
OLF
ASSOCHAM says cybercrime will doubple in 2015.
IT/electronics
Ignored
Samsung working on Internet of Things e.g person removes his

earphones after reaching home then same song will resume on his
home-theater. Ignored because basics of Internet of Things
already covered in revision notes for GS3.
Medical
P only
Bombay Bloodgroup
Medical
P+M
Modi wants to declare health as a fundamental right, although no

concrete announcement on Constitutional amendment.
Medical
OLF
2/3rd of Cancer cases are just bad luck and not because of
environment or genetic factors.
Medical
OLF
NATMO publishing Braille maps for VH
Medical
OLF
rising number of Caesaren deliveries in Keralas Government

hospitals because doctors get more money in Caesarean than in
normal delivery.
Medical
OLF
can Aspirin cure dementia? Australian university trying to find out.
Medical
OLF
2011: Fukushima radiation leakage. Finally in 203 their rice passed

the radation test hence fit for consumption.
Medical
OLF
Punjab bans the sale of loose cigarettes and tobacco

Government planning to shift fromsickcare to healthcare
Medical
OLF
because preventive health will empower everyone.
Medical
Ignored
new compound 6-thiodG can stop cancer cells.
Medical
Ignored
AIIMS says Asaram Bapu doesnt need surgery or bail.
Medical
Ignored
BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj asks Hindu couples to produce 4 children.
Sci-Tech
Ignored
102nd science congress: talks about aeroplane knowledge existed

7000 years ago and then debate war between Communal vs
Secular columnists in theHindu
Space-Tech
OLF
NASA working on inflatable aircraft for landing men on mars
Space-tech
P only
ISRO prepares to launch IRNSS-1D. Although basics already

covered in old article- IRNSS will have 7 saetellites, this is the 4th
one to be launched after A,B and C.
Space-tech
P only
Comet Lovejoy
Space-tech
Ignored
Modi approves Neutrino project. Basics already covered in old

article.
Space-tech
Ignored
Spider telescopes will circle around Antarctica to obserev

microwaves in space.
Space-tech
Ignored
Keplar telescope finds 8 new planets. This type of MCQs ceased to

appear since last few exams hence ignored.
Jan-W2: Science Tech, Defense, IT, Healthcare
P only
Space-tech
NASA building Volcanobot to explore extra-terrestrial volcanos.
P only
Space-tech
ISROs fire-retardant compound CASPOL.
P only
Medical
Insecticide resistant Super mosquito
P only
Medical
MenAfriVac: a vaccine against Meningitis
OLF
Space-tech
Nissan and NASA joined hands to manufacture self-driving cars but

no fancy brand name given yet
Medical
OLF
Medical
WHO wants to eliminate TB by 2050, but India unlikely to meet this

target.
IT/electronics
President Obama wants new laws- requiring companies to inform

customers within 30 days, If their site was hacked. Another law- to
prevent companies from selling information of students to
advertizement / tele-marketing/spam companies.
OLF
Medical
China relaxed one child policy. If either husband/wife was the

single child of their parents, the couple can have 2nd child but only
after approval from Government. 10 lakh couples applied so far.
OLF
Medical
Health ministry working on roadmap to solve malnutrition problem

in tribal kids.
OLF
IT/electronics
There will be 213 million mobile users in India by June 2015
OLF
Medical
new Amendment bill to ban sale of loose cigars and increase fine
on smoking at public places absent o Rs.1000
OLF
IT/electronics
Misuse of technology: Whatsapp is being used for betting on

cockfights in Andhra Pradesh
OLF
Medical
Government requested SC to take action against online-sex

determination ads
OLF
Medical
During Obamas visit India-US will sign MoU to jointly fight Ebola
Ignored
Medical
ESAT-6 protein from TB bacteria can be used for better treatment.

Ignored because research still in infant stage and no fancy names
involved.
Ignored
Medical
new antibiotics from soil-bacteria
Ignored
Medical
Goa sports minister says he can heal gays and lesbians with
medicine.
Ignored
Medical
Virgin coconut oil is high lauric acid, helps in obesity.
OLF
Modk orders Health ministry to draft accountability mechanism for

doctors. Although no notification /rules out yet.
OLF
Defense
P+M
Defense
OLF
LCA (Tejas) still has to cross many tests before it can become battle
ready. Itll take years
IT/electronics
P only
new technology to watch 3d effects without 3d glasses
IT/electronics
Ignored
Google halts production of Google-glass, but will release a new

consumer friendly version soon.
IT/electronics
Ignored
Indian-American builds braille printer with Lego parts. I covered

this already last year 2014. but Indianexpress only noticed this
news in January, 2015
Medical
Ignored
Novartis Glivec Nexavar patent fight. It is becoming Vodafone of

patent cases- seems the topic will never end
Medical
OLF
China starts clinical trials on using stem-cells to cure spinal cord

injury
Medical
P only
Mali declared Ebola free. List of countries affected and list of

compares list of countries became free- becomes important for
prelim list, given the ball-by-ball commentary on ebola every week.
Medical
Ignored
WHO says 50% of Chinese men are smokers
Medical
P only
Stemrad belt to protect you against Radiation
Ignored
Andhra Pradesh CM says his state is facing demographic crisis

therefore people should produce more kids, else well become
similar to Japan
OLF
WHO says Indians face high chances of dying in non-communicable

diseases (NCDs) heart, cancer, diabetes and respiratory
ailments.
Medical
OLF
NACO=>funds to Union Government => funds to State

Government. But some states not releasing AIDS-funding to NGOs
on time, hence Hyderabad-NGOs stopped working.
Medical
OLF
Women-child ministry will give Rs.1 crore award to 1-crore award

for any innovative village attaining a balanced sex ratio.
Medical
Ignored
Medical
Medical
DRDOs Agni-V test (on Jan 31st)
From Genome studies, Research found TB baterium had originated
from China
Space-tech
OLF
false alarm at International space station. Russian and American

space agencies trying to fix it.
Space-tech
P only
11 years ago, Britains Beagle-2 spacecraft went missing in Mars.

Now its found
Space-tech
P only
Ceres is a dwarf planet in Mars-Jupiter asteroid belt. NASAs Dawn

space craft recently captured its photos
Defense
P only
DRDOs Agni-5 launched from Odishas wheeler island in a

caniester mounted on a truck, it can carry 1.1 tonne nuke
warehead for 5000kms. Indias first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
(ICBM)
IT/electronics
P+M
Government setsup AK Bhargava Committee for examine Net

Neutrality. Report awaited.
IT/electronics
P+M
Microsofts 3D Hololens
Medical
OLF
Haryana doctors compulsorily required to install a tracking device

on their ultrasound machine- which automatically transfers testdatabase to Chief medical officer. This helps curbing nuisance of
female foeticide and doctors no longer need to manually fill the
compliance forms under PNDT act.
Medical
M+I
After epicfail response in Ebola crisis, now WHO mulling reforms in

its operational structure
Medical
P only
After Nigeria, Senegal- now Mali becomes 3rd country in world to

be declared Ebola free.
Ignored
Cases of swine flu in and around Delhi. All major diseasessymptops should be prepared in self-study irrespective of whether
they appear in hindu or not.
Medical
Medical
P only
Penghu-1 prehistoric human found in Taiwan. It is older than the

oldest specimen of Homo Sepians
Medical
Ignored
Scientists found nerve cells governing thirst in humans
Thar rail express- two passenger died in Crimean Congo fever. All
major diseases-symptops should be prepared in self-study
irrespective of whether they appear in hindu or not.
Medical
Ignored
Medical
M+I
SC orders Google, Yahoo and Microsoft search engines not ot

display ads about sex-determination tests.
Robotics
OLF
Scientists using drones for researching on irrigation, applying

plant-herbicide, fertilizer etc.
Space-tech
P only
Ceres is a dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter. NASAs Ceres

spacecraft reached near it.
History and Culture

Jan-W1
P only
Sulba Sutra- origin of Pythagorean theorem
P only
Chandayan Harrapan Site: housing plans found
P only
pre-historic rock paintings at Marayur-Chinnar forest.
Jan-W2: History and Culture
P only
Buddhist relic casket founded at Phanigiri, Nalgonda
Ignored
Swamy says hell ask Modi to release Boses file. Matter already covered in old
article.
P only
Hauz-e-Shamsi built by Illtutmish in 1230 CE in Mehrauli, Delhi. ASI cleaned it up

for arriawal of Himalayan water birds
Ignored
Union cultural ministry working on Museum acquisition policy. Letem notify first
P+M
contribution of AMU alumni Raja Mahendra Pratap in Freedom struggle
OLF
PM Modi gifts Obama, a telegram of Secretary State Dean Acheson to Indian

Constituent assembly in 1946
Ignored
Maharashtra Government decides to buy the bunglow where Dr.Ambedkar lived

during his studies in London.
Moral Disclaimers / FAQs
DecW2 and DecW3 also completed. Download file given

blow:
Q. Youre creating tables with fancy codes like (P+M, M+I etc.) What new gimmick is this?
Download the EXCEL File
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Q. In above excel file, youve used gibberish codes like 00P, 0P+M, OLF, z_ignored, why?
It helps sorting all cells quickly in ascending or descending order based on their specific utility.
00P means only for prelims, 0P+M = Prelim and mains, OLF = One line fodder.
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them!
Ans. Those are the topics from Hindu, Indian express, PIB, frontline etc. which I consider
important for UPSC prelims and mains. Ill be covering them at my own pace.
Q. Will you finish all these topics in your articles before the mains exam?
Ans. No. Unlike Salman Khan, I make no commitment of delivering full-length articles those
topics.
Q. Then why have you listed these topics?
Ans. To help the serious players crosscheck and update their notes accordingly, for UPSC civil
service exam.
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Sonam
W2 EAGERLY awaited ty in advance! !
Divya
Hey mrunal is doing a gr8 help , and i found a new site (
teluguaspirant.com ) they are also covering these CA weekly i
found the complete material there
Namrata K
TEMPUS FUGIT !!!
However you are always there to guide us how to utilize it & prepare
ourselves for competition.
Thanks a ton for the wonderful article.
Waiting for more n more
Anil Kumar
Thanks
Anil Kumar
Thanks sir
Narendra Bansod
thanks Mrunal sir.
Yuvraj
Sir,Please provide the lump sum time frame for covering the topics for
PT-2015It should be Aug-Aug or Jan 2015-to Aug 2015.Please guide
Maulik
Tentative dates for next IBPS Exams. Go to link below:
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(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4dpEOP8bRNMY1dHbWQzcldqQUU/view)
Neeru
Thanks a lot sir
Shubhra Pawar
Thank you for this excel file . can you help with old articles also same way
like this ? from June ? Thank You
siddarth
Guys plz hep.
How to add long text within a Cell in points,without entering to other cell.
Raj
Alt+Enter in excel
rahul
respected mrunal sir
its very combursome to retrieve ur important general awareness after

few days of ur uploadingso plzz put an option like jump to page
option so that we can easily retrieve ur previous uploadthank u
viku@15
@Mrunal- Plz Answer this question,i m little bit confused to make a
appropriate view
Q-What is Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) and Unconditional cash
transfer (UCT)? Which one suits India better?
ram
hi sir
thanks for ur awesome articles and notes
can u plz suggest me a online coaching for preparation
can anyone have an idea about bujus tablet
frens plz reply
anjani
hello ,
anyone has an idea on INDIA-US NUCLEAR DEAL LOGJAM
if so kindly provide some info.
thanks in advance!!!..
viku@15
The civil nuclear agreement with US was expected to be a long leap
forward for Indias civil nuclear energy sector and for our energy
security. But some provisions of CLND act with its noble intention
of quick and adequate compensation of victims, has failed to allay
many fears generated by it.
This act makes both the operator and supplier liable to provide
compensation whereas international practice recognizes the
liability of operator only. The same provision (section 17b) places
unlimited liability in terms of time and quantum on suppliers which
is unacceptable to them. If an accident occurs because of a small
instrument even after 50 years of installation, then the supplier will
have to pay compensation in millions.
This open-ended liability makes them difficult to find insurer and
even if they do find one, it makes nuclear energy economically
unviable. The insurance pool is about $350 mn recently suggested
by India discarded saying insufficient.
Finally there are some ambiguities regarding section 46. Instead of
channelizing liability to operator for victims, the provision opens
door for filing any case (civil or criminal) against the supplier by any
law other than CLND act. Moreover, there is no clarity over the
term nuclear damage.
Indian government must realize such provisions are affecting and
foreign and domestic suppliers equally. Finite liability for suppliers,
international insurance pool for suppliers and clarity over section

46 will clear the air of misunderstanding without compromising on
compensation of victims.
Thanks..
ISHU
kha se pda viku g apne..???would u like to tell me if dont
mind
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C2@lifeisbeautiful
Brother..go thru newspaper religiously. newspaper
is gita for ur every que rising in ur mind..
Here I put one ex. for u from newpaper..
Nuclear deal jo hui abhi india-usa ki.wo koi jada khusi
ki baat ni hethere r stiil many hurdles to run smooth
over that deal..(read the hindu 31jan editorial))
dr saurabh
great sir.
there are now less chances to miss those imp current affairs and now no
need for more magazines.all in one shop
Naren
Bhai aap mahan ho. plz dont forget to windup things in news for
upcoming weeks of this month along with elaboration on in-swingers &
out-swingers.
Atul
Im a little new to the site..so can u please elaborate OLF?
Amrita
OLF stands for One Line Fodder.
Anand
Thank-you Sir for current events update.
Rahul Raj
Rajan bhai ke decision se Desh ka kharcha pani chalta hai,per apna kam
to Mrunal bhai ke Notes aur Article pe hi tika hai..Thank you Mrunal
Bhai.. Tussi Gr8 hoo.. #pun
rachnesh kumar
Sir the Excel sheet you have provided i am unable to open that there is
any protected view can you mail me one .?
vikas sharma
thanks sir
mayur ahirrao
Thank you so much sir!!!
dipa
why do you want to join bank after doing msc in zoology?
Yogeshkumar
Humble Request to #Mrunal team, Please try to upload the content of
previous week in the current week(i.e. 2nd week content in 3rd week,3rd
week content in 4th week and so on)in this format , probably saturday or
sunday as this will reduce your burden also and will help the serious
player to revise the current affairs what we made. We know you guys are
extremely busy, but your this effort will help us a lot for serious aspirants
in the revision for current affairs.
Thanking you
Yogeshkumar
there is some problem in logbook section in excel, showing hashes in
date column section, please help
khushii
sir will u b providing more video lectures on economy???
viku@15
How BCD Works????
Anant
thanks..
Srinivas
Hi MRunal,
Thanks for this. Really appreciate man. You think if I cover these, I dont
need to read any extra news paper. It is taking a lot of time to scan
through the newspaper every day. Given my limited time, as I am
working full time, I am wonderingg if I just follow this list is enough or
not. please suggest. Thanks
pallavi
hi,
which book to buy for mains solved topicwise question bank
HelpingHAND
One question likely to be asked in CSAT 2015 : CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
FOREST OWLET found in western ghats.
Harkirat Sandhu
Thank you
upscprep
Hi Mrunal sir,
Thank you very much for the excel sheet on weekly basis. One
question/request I have is, could put also dates for each week as well. I
think, it wud help to sought out newspaper accordingly. Just the date
range for each week would suffice. Thanks in advance.
Neeraj Kumar
Sir, plz provide links of above news.
Rohin kotwal
Thx sir ji.
digant
terrorist attack on charlie hebdo not chalie hebdo . thank u sir i m very
inspired with your work
SANU
Mrunal sir
OLF could be used or not ???
isha
Hello. I read the hindu and articles frm other newspapers online. Is it ok?
Or do i need to switch the printed one
anshu
Please notify me of new updates & posts via alerts
Thanks in advance!!!
Navjot kaur
m nt able 2 dwnld excel file..plz help
Nimisha
Is it sure that the Bodu Bala Sena (militant Buddhist organisation) was
launched in Jan? Because I think I remember reading a Hindu editorial
about them last year, they had beaten up some people and done some
rioting/vandalism.
SAD FORESTER
Very nicethank you
shipra
stagflation
C2
Stagnation+ inflation=> meaninfltaion get stagnatedvery dangerous
for an economybcoz it breaks pRinciple of business cycle of the
economy.
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[Current Topiclist] January Week1 to Week4: Only Topiclist, Content

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IR, Diplomacy & Internal Security

Jan-W2: IR & Internal Security

Environment, Agro, Disaster

Jan-W2: Environment, Agro, Disaster

Jan-W3- Environment, Agro

Jan-W4- Environment, Agro

Science Tech, Defense, IT, Healthcare

Jan-W2: Science Tech, Defense, IT, Healthcare

Jan-W3-Science Tech, Defense, IT, Healthcare

Jan-W4-Science Tech, Defense, IT, Healthcare

History and Culture

Jan-W2: History and Culture

Jan-W3-History and Culture

Jan-W4-History and Culture

Moral Disclaimers / FAQs

important for prelim only

important for prelim and mains

IR, Diplomacy & Internal Security

5 new countries join UNSC as non-permanent members.

13th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas at Gandhinagar, Gujarat

India-Pak exchange list of nuclear facilities- exercise began since 1991.

Assam has worlds highest number of internally displaced people by conflict

Terrorist attack on Chalie Hebdo magazine office at Paris, France

Jan-W2: IR & Internal Security

Overseas Oil exploration competition between India-China

US-India investment initiative launched ahead of Obamas visiit

Bhutan Seeks Amuls help to procure 2000 cows

Crashed AirAsia planes blackbox recovered from Java sea

Selection process of Secretary General in UN. link

Sri-lanka: PM says theyll implement 13th Amendment (born from Indo-Lanka

Pakistan is contemplating banning several terrorist organisations including the

internal-security: Home minister asks state governments to post young DM and

Indian-Americans campaigning to get US Postal Department issue a

Social media/internal security: Bangladesh blocks Viber and Tango messanging

Outcomes of Obamas India visit

Shushmas visit to China

Extremism: Shia militants (Huthis) takeover Yemens capital Sanaa

China-Myanmar oil pipeline to supply oil to Kunming and Chongquin industrial

ISIS kills Japanese citizens

US official says Rohingyas deserve citizenship in Myanmar. Basics already done in

Thai military regime gets ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra impeached.

Fidel Castro says he doesnt trust USA

Bangla government confered them title o Birangana (war-heroines) and their

GDR is being used for blackmoney circulation

ESICs Panchadeep e-governance programme

Outcome of Gyan Sangam seminar of Bankers- FinMins blueprint to

RBI released norms for external commercial borrowing

Modi increases excise duty on petrol-diesel, to earn ~6000 crore

No custom duty on import of Channa/gram/chickpeas- to promote its

Creation of Niti Ayog to replace Planning Commission.

Government plans to hire a PR-firm on social-media, to generate

first vice chairman. Planning commissions website shifted to

Gujarat government has U-Win Smartcard for unorganized sector

given the uncertainity over coal-supply, BEL decides to use fuel

infra: Gadkari orders new road projects to use concrete only

Gadkari proposes Char-dham project to build a New national

Union cabinet clears 2g Auction.

Urban minister V.Naidu asks municipalities to increase taxes in next

Coal India workers go on strike, to oppose the coal ordinance.