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The IAS Gazette A House Journal of APTI PLUS FEBRUARY 2021 APTI PLUS Academy For Civil Services Pvt. Ltd. RD EDITION Eastern India’s Best IAS Academy since 2006 33 An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institute Creating Civil Servants for the Nation POST PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY EXPLORATION FOREST FIRES FEBRUARY 2021 The IAS Gazette A House Journal of APTI PLUS Sources The Hindu | The Indian Express CONTENTS Live mint | The Economic Times PIB | PRS | ET Government & World Reports GS-I 1-52 (NITI Aayog, Budget, WEF Economic Survey etc.) FOREIGN ARCHITECT’S CONTRIBUTION TO INDIA 1 Hindu Business Line | NCERTs LEGACY OF SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE 2 All standard reference books BASAVANNA 7 HEAD OFFICE & KOLKATA CAMPUS B. R. 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Swami Vivekananda FEBRUARY 2021 The IAS Gazette A House Journal of APTI PLUS CONTENTS GS-II 53-82 GS-IV 121-127 ANTI-LOVE JIHAD ORDINANCE 53 MARTYR’S DAY: RELEVANCE OF BAPU’S IDEALS FEDERALISM & INTERSTATE WATER GOVERNANCE 54 JUDUCIAL ACTIVISM 56 MISCELLANEOUS 128-185 REGULATION OF ELETRONIC MEDIA 58 MANNATHU PADMANABHAN 128 MERCY PETITION & CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 59 G KISHAN REDDY COMMITTEE 128 INTER-FAITH MARRIAGE 62 WORLD'S OLDEST CAVE PAINTING 128 MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY 64 GAVI GANGADHARESHWARA TEMPLE 129 LABOUR LAWS & GENDER ROLES IN INDIA 66 TRIPURI RISA 129 VALUE OF HOUSEWORK 66 TIME CAPSULE 129 INSTITUTIONS OF EMINENCE’ SCHEME 68 GIBRALTAR 130 DIGITAL DIVIDE IN EDUCATION 69 BANANA GRIT 130 JAYA JAITLEY TASK FORCE 71 MAGNETOTELLURICS (MT) 130 UN SECURITY COUNCIL 73 THOUSAND ISLANDS 131 INDIA AT UNSC 74 CHAD 131 RECLAIMING SAARC 77 SEMERU VOLCANO 131 INDIA AND THE WORLD IN 2021 79 JIADHALRIVER 132 INDIA-GCC RELATIONS 81 RATLE HYDRO ELECTRIC (HE) PROJECT 132 ARCTIC CIRCLE 133 GS-III 83-120 RAM SETU 133 AGRI-FOOD POLICY FOR INDIA 83 FLASH DROUGHT 133 K-SHAPED ECONOMIC RECOVERY 86 PONG DAM 134 BAD BANKS 88 GEOHAZARDS 135 CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY 89 KOCHI-MANAGALURU NATURAL GAS PIPELINE 135 POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY 91 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL QUOTAS 135 RoDTEP SCHEME 94 BROADCAST AUDIENCE RESEARCH RUTHENIUM 106 97 COUNCIL (BARC) INDIA 136 INSACOG 98 QUESTION HOUR 136 COVISHIELD AND COVAXIN 98 LAW COMMISSION 137 BIRD FLU 99 NORTH EASTERN COUNCIL 137 MUKUNDPURA METEORITE 101 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX (CPI) 2020 138 HELIOPHYSICS MISSION 102 INDIAN SARS-COV-2 GENOMIC CONSORTIA (INSACOG) 138 ASTROSAT 103 FSSAI SLASHES LIMIT FOR TRANS FAT 5G 104 LEVELS IN FOODS 139 LUMPY SKIN DISEASE 106 CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 140 ATAL TINKERING LABS 108 OXFAM’S ‘INEQUALITY VIRUS REPORT’ 141 FOREST FIRES 109 COVID-19 PERFORMANCE INDEX 141 SINGLE-USE PLASTIC 110 ONLINE SCHOOLING 142 PONG DAM SANCTUARY 112 STARS PROJECT 143 CAFE-2 AND BS-VI STAGE-II 113 OPEC+ 144 SAATHEE PORTAL 115 GRAND DAM ON NILE 144 LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT TEJAS 117 INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE 145 DEEPFAKES 118 OPEN SKIES TREATY 145 REALSENSE ID 119 GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATION 146 GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL 146 FEBRUARY 2021 The IAS Gazette A House Journal of APTI PLUS CONTENTS MISCELLANEOUS 128-185 MISCELLANEOUS 128-185 CHABAHAR PORT 146 EUPHRANTA SIRUVANI’ 167 G7 SUMMIT 147 SIRUVANI HILLS- A BUTTERFLY SUPER-HOTSPOT 167 FUTURE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE 148 VEDANTHANGAL BIRD SANCTUARY 167 DIGITAL PAYMENT INDEX 148 NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARD 168 BANK INVESTMENT COMPANY (BIC) 149 VEDIC PAINT OR PRAKRITIK’ PAINT 168 INNOVATION PORTAL 150 INSECT APOCALYPSE 169 SAATHEE PORTAL 150 MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION (MEE) 169 SINGLE-WINDOW CLEARANCE FOR COAL 150 HOUBARA BUSTARD 170 EBITDA 151 ZSI STARTS TAGGING OLIVE RIDLEYS TO NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING AND TRACK MIGRATION PATH 171 VALUATION OF THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES 2020 ADAPTATION GAP REPORT 172 (NCAVES) INDIA FORUM-2021 151 NAGI-NAKTI BIRD SANCTUARY 172 RAILWAYS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PORTAL 151 SAKSHAM CAMPAIGN 173 INDIA INNOVATION INDEX 152 INDIAN STAR TORTOISES 173 SECTION 32 A OF THE INSOLVENCY AND PUNJAB’S HARIKE WETLAND 174 BANKRUPTCY CODE (IBC) 152 NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY 174 LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER (LEI) SYSTEM 153 ‘ARCTIC’ POLICY 175 PAYMENT INFRA DEVELOPMENT FUND SCHEME 153 NEW ANT SPECIES 176 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTRES AUTHORITY (IFSCA) 153 GREEN TAX 176 PARADIP PORT 154 THE COALITION FOR DISASTER RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE (CDRI) 177 NEW IRON ORE POLICY 155 NATIONAL MARINE TURTLE ACTION PLAN 178 PRARAMBH: STARTUP INDIA INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT 155 2021: YEAR OF INDO-FRENCH ALLIANCE TOWARDS A GREENER PLANET 178 NEW PORTAL FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION 155 SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL-ECONOMIC TRIFOOD PARKS 156 ACCOUNTING (SEEA) 178 SAGARMALA SEAPLANE SERVICES (SSPS) 157 NATIONAL FAECAL SLUDGE AND SEPTAGE INDIA’S FIRST LITHIUM REFINERY 158 MANAGEMENT (NFSSM) ALLIANCE 179 CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME FOR INDUSTRIAL SEA VIGIL 2021 180 DEVELOPMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR 158 ASMI 181 NATIONAL INTERNET EXCHANGE OF INDIA 158 INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY FOR SURVEILLANCE 181 ‘RECOILING’ BLACK HOLES 159 DESERT KNIGHT-21 182 NATIONAL INNOVATION FOUNDATION 159 SMART ANTI AIRFIELD WEAPON 183 ACTIVE MATTER SYSTEMS 160 KAVACH AND AMPHEX-21 183 INDIA SCIENCE 160 RISING ‘SILENT CYBER RISKS’ 184 COLLABCAD 161 IN FACT-81 184 LEOPARD CENSUS REPORT 161 ANKARA DECLARATION 184 ‘SAVE MOLLEM’ CAMPAIGN 162 HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM 163 MCQs 186-192 DEEPOR BEEL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY 164 STATE OF THE CLIMATE REPORT 164 MUDUMALAI TIGER RESERVE 164 UMED PAONI KARANDLA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY 165 GANGETIC RIVER DOLPHIN 165 ADVANCED BIODIGESTER MK-II TECHNOLOGY 166 P a g e | 1 GS-I CULTURE & HERITAGE Context Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad has decided to bring down 18 dormitories built by legendary American architect Louis Kahn and replace them with new building. Kahn, is one among several foreign architects whose work defines several Indian cities. Contribution of architects Louis Kahn He conceived the IIMA campus in his distinctive style of architecture. It comprises of circles and arches, using red bricks that were locally available. Louis Kahn‘s majestic red-brick campus is an architectural masterpiece. Kahn is also known for his monolithic complexes of buildings including the Capitol Complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh and the recently restored Salk Institute in California. Antonin Raymond & George Nakashima Background Pondicherry city a French colony in South India was home to the reclusive philosopher Sri Aurobindo. He was joined by Mirra Alfassa, a French artist and spiritual seeker later known as ―The Mother‖. Together they established the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1926. The Ashram served as a commune where people came from all over the world, drawn to the teachings of the prolific writer and spiritual guide - Sri Aurobindo. Mirra Alfasa envisioned ―Golconde‖ as a home for members of the community, and contacted Tokyo-based Czech architect Antonin Raymond to design it. The building Antonin Raymond designed Golconda as a universal commune. Japanese-American woodworker George Nakashima completed it after Raymond left India. Golconde is India‟s first reinforced concrete buildings, built between 1937 and 1945. Its ascetic interiors helped provide a meditative atmosphere for disciples. Reinforced concrete is concrete in which steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in resisting forces. Plain concrete does not easily withstand tensile and shear stresses caused by wind, earthquakes, vibrations, and other forces. Therefore, plain concrete is unsuitable in most structural applications. In reinforced concrete, the tensile strength of steel and the compressive strength of concrete work together to allow the structure to sustain these stresses over considerable spans. The invention of reinforced concrete in the 19th century revolutionized the construction industry, and concrete became one of the world‘s most common building materials. Otto Koenigsberger Koenigsberger from Berlin worked for the Maharaja of Mysore in the late 1930s. Later, he was commissioned by Tata & Sons to develop the industrial township of Jamshedpur in the early 1940s. He also designed the masterplan for Bhubhaneswar (1948) and Faridabad (1949). He planned for schools and bazaars in the city centre after seeing children and women walk punishing distances to reach schools and workplaces. At the time of Partition and communal riots his housing plans included people from different social classes and religions. P a g e | 2 Frank Lloyd Wright American architect Frank Lloyd Wright