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IAS General Studies Series Current Affairs (Prelims), 2013 by Abhimanu’s IAS Study Group Chandigarh © 2013 Abhimanu Visions (E) Pvt Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system or otherwise, without prior written permission of the owner/ publishers or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claim for the damages. 2013 EDITION Disclaimer: Information contained in this work has been obtained by Abhimanu Visions from sources believed to be reliable. However neither Abhimanu's nor their author guarantees the accuracy and completeness of any information published herein. Though every effort has been made to avoid any error or omissions in this booklet, in spite of this error may creep in. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS PERSONS IN NEWS .............................................................................................................................. 13 NATIONAL AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................... 39 SC JUDGMENT ON RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT ................................................................................... 39 Provisions Of The Act ................................................................................................................................. 39 Supreme Court Judgment ........................................................................................................................................ 40 Summary Of The Judgment .................................................................................................................................... 40 AFSPA ............................................................................................................................................................... 42 What is the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act? ........................................................................................ 42 When did the act extend to Jammu and Kashmir? ....................................................................................... 42 What are the special powers given to army officials? ................................................................................ 42 What has been the role of the judiciary? .......................................................................................................... 43 Has there been any review of the Act? .............................................................................................................. 43 What is the present status of the Act? ............................................................................................................... 44 THE J&K INTERLOCUTORS GROUP ......................................................................................................... 44 Political Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 44 Cultural, Economic and Social Recommendations ....................................................................................... 45 Roadmap Proposed ................................................................................................................................................... 45 GOVERNMENT DECIDES COMMON TEST FOR ADMISSION ACROSS ALL GOVERNMENT FUNDED ENGINEERING COURSES ........................................................................................................... 46 BIMAL GURUNG ELECTED CEO OF GTA ................................................................................................. 47 AADHAAR ENABED SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM .............................................................................. 48 NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS .................................................................. 48 Proposed tasks of the National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers ................................................ 49 UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION (USO) ............................................................................................ 50 SECTION 66A OF THE IT ACT .................................................................................................................... 50 LAND ACQUISITION BILL ........................................................................................................................... 51 UGC SCHEME ON INNOVATION UNIVERSITIES ................................................................................... 51 RASHTRIYA BAL SWASTHYA KARYAKRAM ......................................................................................... 51 INDIA TO MISS UN MDG GOALS ............................................................................................................... 52 SUPREME COURT ALLOWS MAINTENANCE WORKS IN MULLAPERIYAR DAM BY TAMIL NADU ................................................................................................................................................................ 53 Mullaperiyar Dam ...................................................................................................................................................... 53 What is the issue? ....................................................................................................................................................... 53 NATIONAL POLICY FOR CHILDREN 2012 ............................................................................................. 54 GOVERNMENT APPROVES A COMPLETE BAN ON EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN .................... 54 RASHTRIYA AAROGYA NIDHI SCHEME LAUNCHED .......................................................................... 55 WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY LAUNCHED A WEB PORTAL NAMED TRACK CHILD ............................................................................................................................................................... 55 SAKSHAM ........................................................................................................................................................ 56 MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHED NIRMAL BHARAT YATRA .......................... 56 PASSIVE EUTHANASIA SUPPORTED BY THE LAW PANEL .............................................................. 57 What is Euthanasia? .................................................................................................................................................. 58 INDIA AND WORLD BANK SIGNED 500 MILLION DOLLAR DEAL FOR SHIKSHA ABHYAN .... 58 What is Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan? ........................................................................................ 58 MOS WAS SIGNED TO PROVIDE AUTONOMY FOR THE HILLS COUNCIL IN ASSAM ................. 59 PLAN TO TACKLE JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS ....................................................................................... 59 About Japanese Encephalitis? ............................................................................................................................... 60 NATIONAL DATA CENTRE FOR UIDAI TO COME UP IN GURGAON ............................................... 60 NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY CELEBRATED IN INDIA ON 24 JANUARY ....................................... 61 Objective of the National Girl Child Day ........................................................................................................... 61 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY LAUNCHED SANSKRIT CARAVAN ................. 61 ELECTRONICS PROJECT PROPOSAL SYSTEM E-PPS LAUNCHED BY KAPIL SIBAL ................... 62 What is Electronic Project Proposal System (e-PPS)? ................................................................................ 62 Processes Supported by the e-PPS System ..................................................................................................... 62 Impact of the e-PPS System .................................................................................................................................... 62 NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM CENTRE (NCTC) ......................................................................... 63 What will be the powers of the proposed body? .......................................................................................... 63 What will be the composition of the NCTC? ................................................................................................... 63 What would be the implications of this step? ................................................................................................ 64 How is the Indian NCTC different from the one in the USA? ................................................................... 64 Why is it being opposed? ........................................................................................................................................ 65 What changes are being suggested? ..................................................................................................................