9 1 0 2 - Y R A U R B E F Pulwama Terror Attack Bloodshed, Martyrdom and India’s Options to isolate Pakistan Wildlife Protection Should preventive Unraveling Panacea for Vs detention be a part of the Farmers’ traditional Rights. Modern Democracy? Journey Suicide? RESULTS Incredible results in IAS 2013 5 Ranks 62 Ranks in Top 50 Ranks in the final list Rank 9 Rank 12 Rank 23 Rank 40 Rank 46 Divyanshu Jha Neha Jain Prabhav joshi Gaurang Rathi Udita Singh We broke our past record in IAS 2014 6 Ranks 12 Ranks 83 Ranks in Top 50 in Top 100 Overall Selections Rank 4 Rank 5 Rank 16 Rank 23 Rank 28 Rank 39 Vandana Rao Suharsha Bhagat Ananya Das Anil Dhameliya Kushaal Yadav Vivekanand T.S We did it again in IAS 2015 5 Ranks 14 Ranks 162 Ranks in Top 50 in Top 100 In The Final List Rank 20 Rank 24 Rank 25 Rank 27 Rank 47 Vipin Garg Khumanthem Chandra Pulkit Garg Anshul Diana Devi Mohan Garg Agarwal And we’ve done it yet again in IAS 2016 8 Ranks 18 Ranks 215 Ranks in Top 50 in Top 100 In The Final List Rank 2 Rank 5 Rank 12 Rank 30 Rank 32 Anmol Sher Abhilash Tejaswi Prabhash Avdhesh Singh Bedi Mishra Rana Kumar Meena And we’ve done it yet again in IAS 2017 5 Ranks 34 Ranks 236 Ranks in Top 10 in Top 100 In The Final List Rank 3 Rank 6 Rank 8 Rank 9 Rank 10 Sachin Koya sree Anubhav Saumya Abhishek Gupta Harsha Singh Sharma Surana Ashima Abhijeet Varjeet Keerthi Utsav Gaurav Abhilash Vikramaditya Vishal Mittal Sinha Walia Vasan V Gautam Kumar Baranwal Singh Malik Mishra Rank-12 Rank-19 Rank-21 Rank-29 Rank-33 Rank-34 Rank-44 Rank-48 Rank-49 Sambit Bodke Akshat Jagdish Hirani Swapneel Jyoti Pushp Amol Mishra Digvijay Govind Kaushal Chelani Adityavikram Paul Sharma Lata Srivastava Rank-51 Rank-54 Rank-55 Rank-57 Rank-60 Rank-64 Rank-75 Rank-80 Rank-83 Prateek Amilineni Sangh Rahul Kathawate Vaibhava Videh Plash Shilpa Jain Bhargav Teja Priy Shinde Mayur Ashok Srivastava Khare Bansal Singh Rank-86 Rank-88 Rank-92 Rank-95 Rank-96 Rank-98 Rank-99 Rank-112 Rank-116 Deepanshu Saurabh Abhimanyu Akash Abinash Sameer Jyeshtha Aaditya Ram Khurana Sabhlok Manglik Bansal Kumar Saurabh Maitrei Mishra Prakash Rank-120 Rank-124 Rank-128 Rank-130 Rank-139 Rank-142 Rank-156 Rank-158 Rank-162 Mainak Archit Virendra Ankit Saurabh Kritika Nahar Pranay Siddhant Shubham Nikita Ghosh Rank-183 Chandak Yadav Gupta Jain Prakash Jain Agarwal Khattar Rank-184 Rank-191 Rank-192 Rank-197 Rank-199 Rank-201 Rank-202 Rank-208 Kruti M Smit Deepesh Ankit Saurabh Rajat R Harsh Ghuge Rohan Bharat Patel Lodha Kedia Jain Baranwal Chaturvedi Singh Bapurao Mittal Rank-218 Rank-219 Rank-221 Rank-222 Rank-235 Rank-237 Rank-244 Rank-249 Rank-256 Dinesh Kumar Govind Shanu Shiv Narayan Sanjay Nikhil Tuhin Vijaypal Shubhank Yadav Mohan Dimri Sharma Kumar Singh Sinha Bishnoi Mishra Rank-257 Rank-260 Rank-270 Rank-278 Rank-279 Rank-280 Rank-281 Rank-290 Rank-291 Shakti Mohan Lavanya Jagtap Gagdish Chetan Amandeep Budumajji Satya Aman Mohd Nooh Apurv Avasthy Gupta Shankar Sharma Dhanoa Prasad Bishla Siddiqui Chauhan Rank-296 Rank-298 Rank-304 Rank-305 Rank-311 Rank-313 Rank-314 Rank-326 Rank-328 FEBRUARY-2019 1 CONTENT CHAPTER TITLE PAGE 1 Polity 7 • Interim Budget • Ladakh gets divisional status • Mayawati to pay for statues says SC • Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MVPL) • National Security Act • Public Safety Act • State of the Union Address (SOTU) • Tele-Law and Nyaya Bandhu: Mobile Applications. • Post-retirement government appointments of Judges needs regulation • Judges must give their reasons in writing for recusing themselves • Dealing with the thought police • Legitimacy of the basic structure – On Basic Structure of India’s Constitution • Why no experts on RTI panels, asks Supreme Courtt 2 ECONOMY 19 • 1st Aqua Mega Food Park • Angel tax rules for start-ups changed • Asian Infrastructure Finance 2019 report • Aviation Conclave 2019 • Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 • Bhavantar Yojana • External Benchmarking • Gems and Jewellery Domestic Council • International IP Index • International Vision Zero Conference • Kerala to get country’s 2nd longest rail tunnel • Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana • Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan • LADIS – Least Available Depth Information System • Liquidity Premium • Mega Silk Event • Millet Village scheme • National Electronics Policy • Pahari Dam Modernization Project • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme • Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme • Public Credit Registry (PCR) • PCS1x • Rail Drishti Dashboard • Rashtriya Gokul Mission Call or WhatsApp 09980837187 for guidance FEBRUARY-2019 2 • Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog • Regional Standards Conclave Held in Odisha • Road Safety Week • Sela Tunnel Foundation • Sikaria Mega Food Park • Srinagar- Alusteng – Drass- Kargil – Leh transmission line • States ranking on Start-up initiatives: • Subarnarekha Port • SWAYATT and Start-up Runway • Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) • Technology Support and Outreach (TECH-SOP) • Unemployment data • Women Livelihood Bond • Various programs/schemes for promotion of grid interactive renewable energy • In Northeast, air links shrinking (Infrastructure: Airways) • Conference on the Future of Indian Banking • “Reforms in Exploration and Licensing Policy for enhancing domestic exploration and production of oil and gas” • Success of e-NAM depends upon the APMC reforms • Regulating the NBFCs • GST reforms needed • Inflation pressure eases • ‘95% of registered realty firms have no PAN’ 3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 39 • Abu Dhabi adds Hindi as third language in courts • Beirut Declaration • Chagos Islands Dispute • Cutlass Express • e-Visa regime Liberalized by Govt • Free Movement Regime (FMR) • Heading towards strategic instability • IMBEX • India-Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX) • India Saudi Relations • Iran revolution • Iran role in Afghanistan • Iran to promote Chabahar as curbs will hit main port • India-Norway Ocean Dialogue • Know India Programme (KIP) • Parmanu Tech 2019 • Sampriti • Seoul Peace Prize • Taliban Reconciliation Process • Bill to counter exploitation by NRI spouses • Trump’s Emergency • Wrong on the Rohingya Call or WhatsApp 09980837187 for guidance FEBRUARY-2019 3 4 SOCIAL ISSUES 53 • Assam to cut pay of staff who neglects parents • Indian Sign Language Dictionary • Jiban Sampark • Magnitude of Substance use in India” report • Mala Arayas Tribe • Muzaffarpur Shelter Case • Sarthi Sandesh Vahini • Swachh Shakti-2019 • Telangana villagers ostracised for ignoring caste while voting • Various women safety initiatives will be launched by Union Home Minister • Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative • Zeliangrong 5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 58 • BEL Launches Atmospheric Water Generator safe Drinking Water • Foundation day of Department of Biotechnology • GSAT-31 • Helicopter SATCOM Solutions • India’s first indigenous semiconductor chips • Radio Astronomy • Signal chip unveils India’s first indigenous semiconductor chips for 4G/LTE and 5G NR modems • Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) • The Table that defines chemistry turns 150 6 61 SECURITY AND DEFENSE • AK-103 Assault Rifles • All CAPF ranks deployed in J&K can avail flights • Assam Rifles granted power to arrest anyone in the Northeast • Exercise Topchi • EY’s ‘Global Information Security Survey 2018-19’ • HELINA (Helicopter launched Nag) • Hoveizeh Cruise Missile • India to have own DNS for safe browsing • Naval Airfield Integrated Security System • NSCN (I-M) appoints chairman after 3 years • Pulwama Terror Attack • Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen of J&K banned by Center Call or WhatsApp 09980837187 for guidance FEBRUARY-2019 4 7 ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 70 • Asian Elephant Alliance • Aspergillus Fumigatus • Bandipur, Wayanad forests face fire fury • Bramble Cay Melomys • Emission levels rising faster in Indian cities than in China • Forest Rights Act 2006 • Great Hornbill • Hydrothermarchaeota • In Maharashtra, protecting a sanctuary • Indian Birding Fair • Indus Dolphin • International Conference on Energy and Environment • International Dam Safety Conference • Megachile Pluto / Wallace’s Giant Bee • Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary • Status of trace and toxic metals in Indian rivers 2018’ • Thane Creek • Thwaites Glacier • World Pangolin Day • World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 8 HEALTH ISSUES 79 • Benchmarks for Training in Yoga • Blood Regulation- Every drop matters • Celiac Disease (Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy) • Crohn’s disease • e-AUSHADHI portal • Global Digital Health Partnership Summit • India Pharma 2019 & India Medical Device 2019. • Kerala takes the lead in tackling trans-fat hazard • Leprosy • Leptospirosis/ Weil’s disease • National Deworming Programme • NDM-1 gene found in pristine Arctic • One Health India Conference 2019 • Price Monitoring and Research Unit (PMRU) • Regulating drug prices • Rodenticides • The correct prescription (The legality of e-pharmacies) • Will Ayushman Bharat hurt the spirit of cooperative federalism? Call or WhatsApp 09980837187 for guidance FEBRUARY-2019 5 9 ART AND CULTURE 90 • Bharat Rang Mahotsav • Church of St. Augustine • Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha • Ghumot • Guru Padmasambhava • International Mother Language Day (IMLD) • Nilavembu Kudineer • Vangchhia’s ancient art of holding water in rock amid Mizoram’s hills • Victoria Memorial • Tagore Award 10 DISASTER MANAGEMENT 92 • Cyclone Pabuk • Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 11 GOVERNANCE 93 • All India Citizens Survey of Police Services • Inclusive Internet Index 2019 • National e-Governance Awards, 2019 12 GEOGRAPHY 94 • Bagamoyo