# Daily Current Events JANUARY 2017 Copyright © INSIGHTS ACTIVE LEARNING follow us on » | JANUARY 2017 Table of Contents GS I __________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Paper 1 Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. _______________________________________________________________________________ 7 Government to support Tangaliya weavers in purchasing looms _____________________________________ 7 Paper 1 Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. ____________________________________________________________________ 7 Google Doodle pays tribute to social reformer Savitribai Phule ______________________________________ 7 Republic Day 2017 __________________________________________________________________________ 8 Paper 1 Topic: Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism. ____________________________ 9 Triple talaq certificate issued by chief kazi has no legal sanction _____________________________________ 9 Paper 1 Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. __________________________________ 9 India’s rising income inequality: Richest 1% own 58% of total wealth _________________________________ 9 Paper 1 Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice- caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. _________________________________________ 11 Fossil fuel formation linked to rise in atmosphere’s oxygen ________________________________________ 11 New fault in Indian Ocean may trigger quakes in future: study _____________________________________ 11 Ministry of Earth Sciences Commissions Higher Resolution Weather Prediction Model__________________ 12 Silicon identified as ‘missing element’ in Earth’s core _____________________________________________ 12 GS II _________________________________________________________________________________ 15 Paper 2 Topic: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. ___ 15 SC extends judicial review powers ____________________________________________________________ 15 SC refuses plea on alleged dilution of whistleblower law __________________________________________ 16 Paper 2 Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. _ 16 Supreme Court suggests invoking Art 224-A to resolve Tripura HC problem ___________________________ 16 Paper 2 Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. _______________ 17 Telangana plea against Krishna tribunal award dismissed _________________________________________ 17 GST: Centre, States reach consensus over dual control, roll out likely from July 1 ______________________ 18 Centre sets up a negotiation panel on river Mahanadi and its tributaries _____________________________ 19 Yettinahole project: activists threaten to go on hunger strike ______________________________________ 20 Odisha rejects panel on Mahanadi ____________________________________________________________ 21 Centre to hold talks to end Manipur crisis ______________________________________________________ 21 © www.insightsonindia.com 1 © www.insightsias.com | JANUARY 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. __________________________________ 22 Revamped IDF gets more donations __________________________________________________________ 22 Complete disciplinary inquiries in time: Central Vigilance Commission to departments _________________ 23 Silver Jubilee Celebrations of NBCFDC _________________________________________________________ 23 CCI imposes penalty on bidders for cartelisation in tenders of Indian Railways ________________________ 24 FIPB clears 6 FDI proposals worth Rs 1,187 crore ________________________________________________ 25 Ministry of AYUSH and Advertising Standards Council of India sign MoU _____________________________ 25 NPCC in Namami Gange Programme __________________________________________________________ 26 Paper 2 Topic: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. ___________________________________ 27 Seeking votes on religious basis a corrupt act: SC ________________________________________________ 27 Sponsored ads in media to be part of candidate’s expenditure _____________________________________ 28 Model Code of Conduct comes into force in UP _________________________________________________ 28 Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and it. ___________________________________________________________________________ 29 Decide on safety sealing in six months: HC to Centre _____________________________________________ 29 PM Narendra Modi Announces New Housing Schemes For The Poor ________________________________ 29 Restaurants billing ‘service charges’ in addition to taxes is optional _________________________________ 30 Ban on import of exotic skins ________________________________________________________________ 30 Delhi Government unveils ‘Good Samaritan Policy’ ______________________________________________ 31 Promulgate ordinance for conduct of Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam to PM Narendra Modi __ 31 Draft Notification for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing) Rules, 2016 ________ 32 Niti Aayog calls for review of RTE Act__________________________________________________________ 33 Why can’t FM stations broadcast news, asks SC _________________________________________________ 33 Cabinet approves the repealing of the obsolete and redundant laws ________________________________ 34 Bihar supports prohibition with ‘the world’s longest human chain’ _________________________________ 34 After jallikattu, it is kambala’s turn ___________________________________________________________ 35 N.K. Singh panel submits report on FRBM Act ___________________________________________________ 35 Budget before polls gets green light from SC ____________________________________________________ 36 CWC Signs MoU with IIT Madras and IIS Bengaluru ______________________________________________ 36 99% of Indians over 18 now have Aadhaar cards ________________________________________________ 37 Paper 2 Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources, issues relating to poverty and hunger. ___________________________________ 38 India’s great school education challenge: Crisis in BIMARU states ___________________________________ 38 Government issues notification of ‘Indian Skill Development Service’ _______________________________ 38 Haryana achieves sex ratio of 900 girls per 1000 boys ____________________________________________ 39 Cash for land is just not done: SC _____________________________________________________________ 40 Effects of Endosulfan devastating: SC _________________________________________________________ 40 Measles-rubella vaccine to roll out in February __________________________________________________ 41 After India, other South East Asian countries opting for fractional doses of IPV: WHO __________________ 41 India slips to 92nd rank on global talent competitiveness _________________________________________ 43 ‘ShaGun’ – a web-portal for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan ______________________________________________ 43 Government school students move up the learning curve _________________________________________ 44 Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the year 2015 Announced _____________________________________ 45 Cabinet approves Indian Institute of Management Bill, 2017 _______________________________________ 45 © www.insightsonindia.com 2 © www.insightsias.com | JANUARY 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. __________________________________________________________ 46 Government finds scientific way to implement social welfare programmes, combat poverty _____________ 46 National Alliance against online Child sexual abuse and exploitation ________________________________ 47 National Action Plan for Children, 2016 ________________________________________________________ 48 Govt launches Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana __________________________________________________ 48 Warning against spurious schemes being floated in the name of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao _______________ 48 Paper 2 Topic: Role of civil services in a democracy. _________________________________________________ 49 Graft probe against babus must conclude in 90 days: Government __________________________________ 49 Paper 2 Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and