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CA January 2021 Topicwise Note: First few volume of target shots are bigger because we are covering news in detail with static linkages considering fresher's preparation also. Next coming volumes will be more concise Environment. 9 Pangolin 9 Dzukou Forest Fire 9 Umed Paoni Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary 9 Sabari river 10 Asian Waterbird Census-2020 10 Nile River 11 Climate of India during 2020 11 Draft Arctic Policy of India 12 Air Pollution 13 Caracal 14 NCAVES India Forum 2021 15 Ecosystem Services 15 Antarctic Ozone Hole 16 Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Protected Areas 17 One Planet Summit 18 Sultanpur National Park 18 Khadi Prakritik Paint 19 Asian Houbara Bustard 19 Polar vortex 20 Nagi-Nakti Bird Sanctuaries 20 Harike Wetland 21 India’s costliest mushroom: 21 Indian Star Tortoise 22 Greater Adjutant Stork 22 Carbon Sequestration 23 Bandipur Tiger Reserve 24 First wildlife sanctuary exclusively for wolves 24 Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary 24 Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) 25 Great Green Wall Initiative 25 Greenhouse gas emissions from man-managed grasslands 26 Green tax 26 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve 27 SHOOLPANESHWAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY 27 Science & Technology. 28 KSTAR ‘Artificial Sun’ Of Korea Sets World Record 28 What is anaemia? 28 Bird flu Or Avian influenza (AI) 29 JOIN Us : https://targetupsc.in/ 8830115524 1 SAHAYAK-NG 29 Satyameva Jayate: Digital Media Literacy 29 Lithium-ion Battery 30 Lightning 31 Banana Grit 32 Radiation Dazzlers (Laser Dazzlers) 33 “Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS)” scheme: 33 India approved two COVID-19 vaccines for Emergency Use 34 Covishield 34 Covaxin: 34 National Metrology Conclave 35 Enriched Uranium: 35 Flue gas desulphurisation 36 Japan Solution for Space Debris 37 ISRO decade plan 37 Toycathon 2021 38 Floating Solar Energy Project 39 Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy 39 Magnetotelluric-MT survey 40 National Atomic Time Scale 40 Biodigester technology 40 National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) 41 Mutation 41 Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE-2) Regulations 41 Lithium 42 Vanadium 43 Indian Human Space Flight Programme 43 Recoiling Black Hole 43 Heliophysics Missions 44 Kayakalp Awards 45 Spintronics: 45 Nanobodies 45 Doppler Radar 46 Doppler Weather Radar ( DWR ) 47 CollabCAD software 47 What is 5G ? 47 Mitochondrial DNA 48 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) 48 Swarm drones 49 Aero India 21 app 49 JOIN Us : https://targetupsc.in/ 8830115524 2 Open-RAN (Radio Access Network) Architecture 49 Diamond-studded Meteorite 50 Angiogenesis 50 E-waste 50 Important Terms about Stars 51 National Geochemical Mapping (NGCM) 52 National Mission on Quantum Technology and Applications 52 Parker Solar Probe 53 Root Zone Moisture 53 Sudden Stratospheric Warming 54 Hum of the Universe 54 MeerKAT Radio Telescope 54 M-Sand 55 Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 55 DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 55 Kanha Tiger Reserve 56 Barasingha 56 Tilt to Saturn’s rotation axis 57 COVID-19 performance ranking 57 EDISON Alliance 57 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) 58 Indian Economy. 59 RBI Digital Payments Index 59 Equalization Levy 60 RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) scheme 60 International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) 61 Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline 62 Budget Session 63 Sagarmala Seaplane Services (SSPS) 64 Faceless tax scheme 66 National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) 66 Payment Infrastructure Development Fund Scheme 67 Spectrum auctions 67 Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) 68 RBI forms Academic Advisory Council for Supervisory College 68 Double Stack Long-Haul Container Train 69 Scheme for Industrial Development of J&K 69 K-shaped economic recovery 70 Eri silk 70 Freight Business Development Portal 70 JOIN Us : https://targetupsc.in/ 8830115524 3 Golden Quadrilateral & Golden Diagonal sections 71 SAATHEE Portal 72 Coal in India 73 Initiatives in Coal Sector 73 Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) system 74 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana ( PMFBY ) 74 Insect Apocalypse 75 Jayant Kumar Dash committee 75 New Foreign Trade Policy 2021-26 75 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana ( PMKVY ) 76 ‘Prarambh: Startup India International Summit’ 77 Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Scheme 77 Suryamitra initiative 78 Disinvestment 78 SAKSHAM Awareness Campaign 79 Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 80 Indian Railway Finance Corporation 80 CrowdFunding 81 North East Venture Fund 81 Startup India Seed Fund 82 Iron Ore Policy 2021 83 ICEGATE 84 MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE INSTITUTIONS (MIIs) 84 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) (Amendment) Act, 2020 84 Shadow Entrepreneurs 85 National Startup Advisory Council 86 WE Hub: Women Entrepreneurs Hub 86 Tampon tax 86 India Innovation Index 2020 by NITI Aayog 87 Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) 87 National Road Safety Council 88 Spices Board: 88 Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) 88 Non-Convertible Debentures 88 ‘Off-budget borrowing’ 89 Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) 89 National Mission for Edible Oil (NMEO) 89 What is Economic Survey ? 90 Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme: 90 Future Investment Initiative 91 World Gold Council 91 JOIN Us : https://targetupsc.in/ 8830115524 4 Bare Necessities Index 91 Start-up India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) 92 Indian Polity. 93 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 93 The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 94 Judicial Review 94 Vertical and horizontal reservations 96 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 9th Dec 97 Tenth Schedule: 98 Demand for Autonomous State within Assam 99 How a US President can be impeached? 100 Question Hour 100 Zero Hour 101 Aadhar Bill as Money Bill: 101 MGIEP 102 Law Commission 102 North East Council 103 Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 103 Bharat Parv 2021 103 India Justice Report 2020 104 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2020 104 Social Issues. 106 Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India) 106 Drug Menace In India 107 SunRISE mission: 109 School Bag Policy 2020 109 NHRC recommendations on Manual Scavenging 110 Khelo India Programme 111 Kamdhenu Gau-Vigyan Prachar-Prasar Exam 111 National Programme for Health Care of Elderly 111 G Kishan Reddy committee 112 Institutions of Eminence (IoEs) Scheme 112 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi 113 Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana ( MKSP ) 113 Office for International Affairs in Education institutions 113 Rakshita: 114 NEP 2020: Implementation Plan for School Education 114 Project ECHO 115 Shramshakti Portal 115 National Girl Child Day ( 24 Jan ) 116 JOIN Us : https://targetupsc.in/ 8830115524 5 ‘Ayushman Bharat: Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ (AB PM-JAY) 117 Bodos 118 Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 118 STARS project 119 The Gender Park 120 International Relation, Organisation & Reports. 120 Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act 120 A “solidarity and stability” deal 121 World Food Price Index: FAO 121 Global Economic Prospects Report 122 H1B Visa 123 3rd South Asia multilateral meet 123 Trade Policy Review Mechanism 123 India-Japan Economic Relations 124 Henley Passport Index 124 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) 124 Adaptation Gap Report 2020 125 Difficult four countries 126 The Open Skies Treaty (OST) 126 Flint Water Crisis 126 The Davos Agenda Summit 127 Global Firepower Index, 2021 127 Article 19 of the UN Charter 127 Global Risks Report, 2021 127 Global Climate Risk Index 2021 128 The Financial Action Task Force ( FATF ) 128 LongOps Project 129 Oxfam International 129 Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 129 New START Treaty 130 WHO Funds 131 Investment Trends Monitor Report: UNCTAD 131 INDIA INTERNATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL 132 International Energy Agency (IEA) 132 World Economic Outlook 2021 : IMF 133 The Great Reset Initiative of WEF 133 UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report 2021 134 Vaccine Maitri Initiative 135 Defence & Security. 136 Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) 136 JOIN Us : https://targetupsc.in/ 8830115524 6 Sea Vigil 21 136 TAPAS UAV 136 Tejas: 136 India’s Eight Point Action Plan to UNSC to combat terrorism 137 Rakshita 137 Desert Knight-21 138 S-400 Triumf Missile 138 STARStreak Air Defence System 139 Exercise Kavach 139 Smart Anti Airfield Weapon 139 Smart Anti Airfield Weapon ( SAAW ) 139 RUDRAM 140 Operation Sard Hawa 140 Akash NG (New Generation) Missile 140 AMPHEX 21: A Tri-Services Exercise 140 Geography. 141 Volcano of Indonesia 142 Western Disturbance 142 Tsari Chu river: 143 K2 mountain 143 Jiadhal River 143 Naku La Pass 144 History , Art & Culture. 145 Yakshagana 145 The ‘New Anubhava Mantapa’ 145 Jagannath Temple 146 National Youth Parliament Festival 2021 147 Indian harvest festivals 147 Caves with Paintings in India 148 Saint Thiruvalluvar 148 Jallikattu 148 Parakram Divas 149 Risa 149 Lala Lajpat Rai 150 Ram Setu 150 Kala Utsav: 150 Patharughat: The forgotten peasant uprising of Assam in 1894 151 Places in News. 152 Gibraltar 152 Pong Dam Or Beas Dam 152 JOIN Us : https://targetupsc.in/ 8830115524 7 Deepor Beel 152 Place in news: Thousand Islands 153 Dzukou Valley: 153 West Bank 154 JOIN Us : https://targetupsc.in/ 8830115524 8 Environment. Pangolin ● Pangolin is the only scaly mammal on the planet. ● They have large protective keratin scales covering their skin. ● Pangolins are nocturnal and Insectivore eat mainly ants and termites ● According to CITES, it is also the most illegally traded vertebrate within its class (Mammalia). ● Of the eight species of pangolin worldwide, two are found in India. 1. Chinese pangolin ○ Critically Endangered ○ mostly found in the Himalayan foothills in Eastern
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