UPSC Current Affairs December – 2019 LOGOHERE
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UNIQUE IAS ACADEMY No.5/45 NVN Layout, New Siddhapudur, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore - 44 UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 2019 S.NO INDEX PAGE NO GS PAPER – I 1 EK BHARAT SHRESHTA BHARAT 1 2 HORNBILL FESTIVAL 1 3 NEW MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES 2 4 SATTRIYA ON CENTRE-STAGE 2 5 SANTHALI IN RAJYA SABHA 3 6 ZONAL CULTURAL CENTERS 3 7 UNEXPLORED CAVES OF ADIVASIS 4 8 WORLD’S OLDEST CAVE ART 4 9 SAHITYAAKADEMIAWARDS 4 10 LOSAR FESTIVAL 5 11 SWAMI SHRADDHANAND AND ARYA SAMAJ 5 12 BELUM CAVES FESTIVAL 6 13 NATIONAL ANTHEM 6 14 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MAHAPARINIRVAN DIWAS 6 15 PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA 7 16 PAIKA MEMORIAL 8 17 SUBRAMANIA BHARATHI 9 18 LAWS IN PLACE TO TACKLE ILLEGAL NON-CITIZENS 9 19 INNER LINE PERMIT 10 20 NPR: HOUSE-TO-HOUSE VERIFICATION PLANNED 11 21 CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL 2019 13 22 WHITE ISLAND 15 23 TYPHOON PHANFONE 15 24 MAHADAYI DISPUTE 15 25 NATIONAL FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AWARDS 16 GS PAPER – II 1 ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION 17 2 EDUCATION, ENGINEERING, ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY CARE 17 3 ROTAVAC5D® 18 4 ‘INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES’ 18 5 WORLD MALARIA REPORT: 2019 18 6 MEASLES 19 7 RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCE 20 8 JALSATHI 21 9 INDIA STATE LEVEL DISEASE BURDEN 21 10 HARD AND SOFT SCHOOLS 22 11 PURPLE BOOK AND NETSCOFAN 22 12 HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY IMPOVEMENT PROGRAMME 23 13 7 YOUNG INNOVATORS’ PROGRAM (YIP) 24 14 INDIA CORRUPTION SURVEY 2019 24 15 POLITICAL PARTIESREGISTRATION TRACKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 25 16 MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS BILL, 2019 25 17 ONLINE SALE OF MEDICINES 26 18 ELECTION EXPENDITURE 27 19 RESERVATIONS OF ANGLO-INDIANS 28 20 DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY 28 21 SC/ST CREAMY LAYER QUOTA 29 22 SECTION 144, A VESTIGE OF COLONIAL RULE 30 23 SUPREME COURT CASES RELATED TO PREAMBLE: 30 24 ACCESSION DAY 31 25 NAGPUR RESOLUTION 31 26 DILRMP 32 27 GOOD GOVERNANCE INDEX 33 28 ANDHRA’S CONCEPT OF THREE CAPITALS 33 29 INSTEX 34 30 SAUDI ARABIA - G20 PRESIDENCY 34 31 BRICS REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE CONSTELLATION 35 32 NATIONAL INVESTMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND 35 33 WORLD DESIGN ORGANISATION 36 34 INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS 36 35 INDIA-US 2+2 MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE 37 36 INDIA-JAPAN 2+2 DIALOGUE 37 37 IMPEACHEMENT OF DONALD TRUMP 38 38 EXEMPTION FROM SANCTIONS 39 39 POWER OF SIBERIA GAS PIPELINE 40 40 A NEW COUNTRY 40 41 THE NEHRU-LIAQUAT AGREEMENT OF 1950 41 42 JOINT RIVER COMMISSION 41 43 INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIA 42 44 INDIA, CHINA - BOUNDARY SETTLEMENT 43 45 EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION 44 46 JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE OF IRAN, RUSSIA AND CHINA 44 47 AVANGARD OF RUSSIA 45 GS PAPER – III 1 NATIONAL STARTUP AWARDS 2020 45 2 ONE NATION ONE TAG 46 3 ECONOMIC REVIVAL KEY TO BANKS’ HEALTH 46 4 TIME-BOUND RESOLUTION IN OIL & GAS SECTOR 47 5 eBKRAY 47 6 NATIONAL ECONOMIC OFFENCE RECORDS 48 7 INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR’S DATABANK 48 8 BHARAT BOND EXCHANGE TRADED FUND 49 9 UNIFIED AUTHORITY 50 10 PARTIAL CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME 51 11 DIGITAL UPSKILLING 52 12 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS 52 13 FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND (FIDF) 54 14 SATAT SCHEME 54 15 100 YEARS OF ASSOCHAM 54 16 ORGANISATIONAL RESTRUCTURING OF INDIAN RAILWAYS 55 17 LOKTAK INLAND WATERWAYS PROJECT IN MANIPUR 55 18 RCS- UDAN 56 19 DRAFT NATIONAL LOGISTIC POLICY 56 20 NATIONAL BROADBAND MISSION (NBM) 57 21 PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA (PMGSY) 58 22 SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE 58 23 UDAY SCHEME 59 24 KALISHWARAM LIFE IRRIGATION PROJECT 59 25 SILVER LINE PROJECT 60 26 ATAL TUNNEL 60 27 WESTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR 61 28 INDIA’S FIRST WATER AERODROMES 62 29 NATIONAL COMPANY LAW APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BENCH 62 30 RATNA STATUS TO CPSES 63 31 RAPO RATE 63 32 OPERATION TWIST 64 33 ANNUAL FDI COMPLIANCE REPORT 65 34 MAHILA KISAN SASHAKTIKARAN PARIYOJANA (MKSP) 66 35 PM-AASHA SCHEME 66 36 FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDER 67 37 UN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 69 38 GLOBAL GENDER GAP INDEX 2019 70 39 ECONOMIC CENSUS 71 40 INDIA'S FY20 GROWTH PROJECTION - 4.9% 71 41 EASE OF DOING BUSINESS REPORT 2020 71 42 DATA BANK OF FARMERS 73 43 AVARTANSHEEL KHETI 73 44 HYDROPONIC FARMING 74 45 SIGNIFICANT SLOWDOWN: IMF 75 46 FINANCIAL SYSTEM STABLE DESPITE SLOWDOWN 75 47 INDIA - THE FOURTH-LARGEST ECONOMY IN 2026 76 48 WORLD ECONOMY IS SLOWING DOWN 76 49 RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES 77 50 PREPAID PAYMENT INSTRUMENT 78 51 OPERATION ‘CLEAN ART’ 78 52 TIPESHWAR TIGER RESEVE TO DNYANGANGA SANCTUARY 79 53 TIGER CORRIDORS IN COUNTRY 80 54 MINOR FOREST PRODUCE (MFP) 81 55 STUBBLE BURNING 82 56 CLIMATE EMERGENCY COP 25 82 57 PLATFORM LINKING OCEANS AND CLIMATE 83 58 CARBON MARKETS 83 59 NO DEAL IN MADRID 84 60 ASIAN ELEPHANT SPECIALIST GROUP 85 61 OCEAN DEOXYGENATION 86 62 TYRE PYROLYSIS 86 63 GREEN GOOD DEEDS 87 64 HEAVY METALS IN INDIA’S RIVERS 88 65 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CELL 88 66 NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE COASTAL MANAGEMENT 89 67 GANGA COUNCIL OF NAMAMI GANGE 90 68 MAHANADI BIRD POPULATION 90 69 POLLUTION FIGHT 91 70 GLOBAL ALLIANCE ON HEALTH AND POLLUTION 92 71 RHINOS RE-INTRODUCTION 92 72 CARBON DOTS 93 73 LOCUST INVASION 94 74 TIBETAN GAZELLES 95 75 INDIA STATE OF FOREST REPORT 2019 95 76 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS INDEX 96 77 MADHYA PRADESH GETS ITS FIRST ELEPHANT COLONY 97 78 AGNI-III MISSILE 97 79 METEOR MISSILES 98 80 WHITE DWARF STAR 98 81 ISRO’S SPACE TECHNOLOGY CELLS - RESPOND 99 82 WI-FI CALLING 99 83 GIMS 99 84 HYDROGEN FUEL CELL 100 85 ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE 101 86 RISAT 2BR1 102 87 NAVIC AS ALLIED SYSTEM 102 88 THIRD ROCKET LAUNCHPAD 103 89 BRAHMOS MISSILES 103 90 PINAKA MISSILE 104 91 QUICK REACTION SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE 104 92 EXERCISE MITRA SHAKTI -VII: 2019 104 93 HAND-IN-HAND-2019 104 94 EXERCISE SURYA KIRAN – XIV 105 95 EXERCISE INDRA 2019 105 96 EXERCISE 'APHARAN' 105 97 ARMED FORCES FLAG DAY 106 98 VIJAY DIWAS 106 99 BLUE WATER FORCE 106 100 DEFEXPO 2020 MOBILE APP 107 101 THE SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019 107 102 PARLIAMENT PASSES THE ARMS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019 107 103 THE BENGAL EASTERN FRONTIER REGULATIONS 108 104 'STRANDHOGG' 109 UNIQUE IAS ACADEMY UPSC Current Affairs December – 2019 LOGOHERE GS PAPER - 01 ART AND CULTURE - Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. EK BHARAT SHRESHTA BHARAT Context : The Union Minister of State (PP), inaugurates conference on ‗Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat‘ with focus on Jal Shakti and Disaster Management in Jammu. Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) initiative: This initiative was launched in October 2016 to promote engagement amongst the people of different States/UTs so as to enhance mutual understanding and bonding between people of diverse cultures, thereby securing stronger unity and integrity of India. Objectives To celebrate the Unity in Diversity of our nation and to maintain and strengthen the fabric of traditionally existing emotional bonds between the people of our country To promote the spirit of national integration through a deep and structured engagement between all Indian States and Union Territories through a year-long planned engagement between States To showcase the rich heritage and culture, customs and traditions of either State for enabling people to understand and appreciate the diversity that is India, thus fostering a sense of common identity To establish long-term engagements and To create an environment that promotes learning between States by sharing best practices and experiences. Source :- PIB HORNBILL FESTIVAL Context : The 20th Edition of Hornbill Festival has started in the state of Nagaland. Hornbill festival: The Hornbill Festival is a celebration held every year in Nagaland. The festival is also called the ‗Festival of Festivals‘. The festival is organized by the Nagaland State Tourism and Art & Culture Departments. The festival aims to encourage inter-tribal interaction and to promote culture through colourful performances, crafts, sports, food fairs, games and ceremonies. The festival is named after the Great Indian hornbill,the large and colourful forest bird which is displayed in the folklore of most of the state‘s tribes. The festival was established in 1963 and was inaugurated by the then President Dr. S Radhakrishnan. The festival was held for the first time in 2000. Great Indian Hornbill: The Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) also known as the great pied hornbill is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. The bird is the state bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh.But it is not a state bird of Nagaland. The bird is listed as vulnerable species in the International Union for Conservation of Nature‘s (IUCN) Red List. The bird is predominantly fruit eating but is an opportunist and preys on small mammals, reptiles and birds. The impressive size and colour of the bird have made it important in many tribal cultures and rituals. Source :- AIR 1 NVN Layout, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore Ph: 0422 4204182 Mob: 9884267599, 9843167599 UNIQUE IAS ACADEMY UPSC Current Affairs December – 2019 LOGOHERE NEW MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES Context : The Government/Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will set up another museum to house objects excavated from across India which have been lying in the Central Antiquities Collection (CAC) at Purana Quila. More in the news : The proposed museum will open in April 2020. The museum will be housed in the arched cells of Purana Quila. The objective to open a new museum is to display antiquities such as tools, potteries, terracotta, beads of semi-precious stones, sculptures, architectural fragments, etc. for the general public, students and research scholars.