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JOIN THE DOTS! Compendium – May 2020 Dear Students, With the present examination pattern of UPSC Civil Services Examination, General Studies papers require a lot of specialization with ‘Current Affairs’. Moreover, following the recent trend of UPSC, almost all the questions are based on news as well as issues. CL IAS has now come up with ‘JOIN THE DOTS! MAY 2020’ series which will help you pick up relevant news items of the day from various national dailies such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Business Standard, LiveMint, PIB and other important sources. ‘JOIN THE DOTS! MAY 2020’ series will be helpful for prelims as well as Mains Examination. We are covering every issue in a holistic manner and covered every dimension with detailed facts. This edition covers all important issues that were in news in the month of June 2019. Also, we have introduced Prelim base question for Test Your Knowledge which shall guide you for better revision. In addition, it would benefit all those who are preparing for other competitive examinations. We have prepared this series of documents after some rigorous deliberations with Toppers and also with aspirants who have wide experience of preparations in the Civil Services Examination. For more information and more knowledge, you can go to our website https://www.careerlauncher.com/upsc/ “Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there” All the best!! Team CL Contents Prelims Perspicuous Pointers 1. Prelims Factoids: AYURAKSHA ....................................................................................2 2. ATULYA ...........................................................................................................................2 3. Index/Report: Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2019 .......................................................2 4. Miscellaneous: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) .............................3 5. U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom downgrades India in 2020 list ....4 6. Prelims Factoids: Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur, the Gorakhpur terracotta, the Kashmir Saffron and the Kovilpatti kadalai mittai of Tamil Nadu bagged the GI tags ................................................................................................5 7. International: RIMPAC 2020 ..........................................................................................7 8. Prelims Factoids: Coswara - COVID-19 diagnosis based on cough, speech sounds ....7 9. Defence: Operation Samudra Setu .................................................................................8 10. Miscellaneous: World Press Freedom Day 2020 ............................................................8 11. India drops to rank 142 in 2020 World Press Freedom Index ......................................9 12. Miscellaneous: World Press Freedom Day 2020 ............................................................9 13. India drops to rank 142 in 2020 World Press Freedom Index ....................................10 14. Prelims Factoids: GARUD portal .................................................................................10 15. Prelims Factoids: AarogyaSetu Mitr ............................................................................10 16. Prelims Factoids: African swine fever .........................................................................11 17. Prelims Factoids: Pulse oximeter .................................................................................11 18. Silent’ or ‘happy’ hypoxia ..............................................................................................11 19. Prelims Factoids: Vizag gas leak: Styrene gas ............................................................12 20. Defence: Operation Samudra Setu ...............................................................................12 21. Prelims Factoids: Vande Bharat Mission .....................................................................13 22. Prelims Factoids: Bishnu Sendra Parva 2020 .............................................................13 23. Prelims Factoids: Chhau dancers and artisans-the mask makers of Jharkhand .....14 24. Prelim Factoids: Ayush Kavach-Covid App .................................................................14 25. Connect to the past (Prelim Proximity) .......................................................................14 26. Prelims Factoids: IIT Delhi startup launches ‘Reusable Antimicrobial Mask’ .........14 27. Prelims Factoids: The Resistance Front (TRF) ...........................................................15 28. Health: Phytopharmaceutical & Favipiravir ...............................................................15 29. Prelims Factoids: Lockdown air: less NO2, same PM2.5 and more urban ozone ......15 30. Prelims Factoids: Indian and Chinese troops clash in Sikkim, Ladakh ....................16 31. Prelims Factoids: Pranavayu to monitor ILI patients launched ................................17 32. Prelims Factoids: PM CARES Fund v/s PM’s National Relief Fund .........................17 33. Prelims Factoids: Bharosa ............................................................................................18 34. Government Measures (COVID-19): Suraksha Store initiative .................................18 35. Science and Technology: Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS). ............19 36. Prelims Factoids: National Technology Day 2020 .......................................................20 37. Prelims Factoids: GI tag for Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting, Telangana’s Telia Rumal ...............................................................................................20 38. Prelims Factoids: GI tag for Thanjavur Netti Works, Arumbavur Wood Carvings ..21 39. Prelims Factoids: FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana .................................................................22 40. Prelims Factoids: COVID JAGRATHA PORTAL ........................................................23 41. Prelims Factoids: Coir Geo textiles ..............................................................................23 42. Science & Technology: Carcinogenic or Mutagenic compound ...................................24 43. Science and Technology: Sonic Boom ...........................................................................24 44. Prelims Factoids: Khudol ..............................................................................................25 45. Prelims Factoids: Katkari Tribe ...................................................................................26 46. Prelims Factoids: ReSTART .........................................................................................27 47. Prelims Factoids: Western Ghats yield 3 new plant species ......................................27 48. Prelims Factoids: Ashwagandha / Kangra Tea ............................................................28 49. Prelims Factoids: Breakthrough event of Chamba Tunnel under Chardham .............. Pariyojana inaugurated ................................................................................................29 50. Prelim Factoids: CoAST India (Collaboration/Covid Action Support Group) ............30 51. Prelims Factoids: FAITH trials ....................................................................................30 52. Defence: Agneeprastha .................................................................................................30 General Studies I: Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society 53. Focus Article / Environment Conservation: Closure of Ozone layer Hole Over The Arctic .....................................................................................................34 54. Science & Technology: WIHG reveals 35 thousand-year history of river erosion in Ladakh Himalayas.......................................................................................35 55. Culture: Vesak Global Celebrations .............................................................................38 56. Geophysical phenomena: Cyclone Amphan .................................................................39 57. Colour Coded Weather Warnings .................................................................................40 58. Prelims Factoids: Heatwave: IMD issues ‘red alert’ for several parts of north India .....41 General Studies II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations 59. Government schemes: Bank of Schemes, Ideas, Innovation & Research Portal on MSMEs ..........................................................................................................45 60. Bilateral Relations: India gets additional funds from the US to fight COVID-19 ....45 61. Government Schemes: IDEAthon on ‘The Future of River Management’ .................46 62. International Organisations: Online Summit of NAM Contact Group ......................47 63. Government Schemes: The Saras Collection ...............................................................48 64. Health: AYUSH Sanjivani App.....................................................................................49 65. Human Resource Development: Modifications in PMRF Scheme to boost research in the country .......................................................................................50 66. Science & Technology: human monoclonal antibodies (hmAbs) .................................51 67. International: Stringency Index ...................................................................................51 68. Project CARD