2 INDEX G.S PAPER I .............................................................. 4 Kakatiya Ramappa Temple - A UNESCO World Heritage Site ................................................................................................ 37 1. HISTORY ........................................................... 4 Bonalu Festival ....................................................................... 37 1.1 Dholavira - UNESCO World Heritage Site ................. 4 Faridabad Cave Paintings ...................................................... 38 G.S PAPER II ............................................................. 5 Indian Institute of Heritage ..................................................... 38 2. POLITY .............................................................. 5 12. GEOGRAPHY ................................................. 38 2.1 Ladakh’s Current Status .............................................. 5 Heat Dome .............................................................................. 38 2.2 Section 66A of the IT Act ............................................. 6 Lightning ................................................................................. 38 2.3 New Union Ministry of Cooperation ........................... 7 Last Ice Area ........................................................................... 39 2.4 Judicial Review on Sedition Law / Sec 124A of IPC ... 8 Movements of Earth ................................................................ 40 2.5 Kanwar Yatra - Supreme Court Intervention .............. 9 No Great Indian Bustards in Kutch Bustard Sanctuary .......... 40 2.6 Krishna & Godavari River Management Boards ...... 10 Inland Navigation ................................................................... 41 2.7 SC Verdict on 97th Constitutional Amendment .......... 10 13. POLITY ............................................................ 41 3. GOVERNMENT ACTS & POLICIES .......... 12 Gender Self-identification ....................................................... 41 3.1 Health Data Management Policy .............................. 12 Secrecy of Vote........................................................................ 42 3.2 Government of NCT of Delhi Act, 2021 .................... 13 National Commission for Backward Classes .......................... 42 3.3 U.P.’s New Population Policy ................................... 14 National Medical Commission ................................................ 42 3.4 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) National Security Council ....................................................... 43 Amendment Bill, 2021 ............................................................ 15 Electing Speaker and Deputy Speaker .................................... 43 4. SOCIAL JUSTICE .......................................... 16 97th Constitutional Amendment, 2011 ..................................... 43 4.1 SC Guidelines for Migrant Workers .......................... 16 Chief Labour Commissioner ................................................... 44 5. HEALTH .......................................................... 17 Anti-Trafficking Bill, 2021 ...................................................... 44 5.1 Ramping Up Vaccine Supply ..................................... 17 14. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES .................... 45 6. GOVERNANCE ............................................... 18 Tele-Law Programme ............................................................. 45 6.1 Civil Society for Governmental Accountability ......... 18 Open Network for Digital Commerce ..................................... 46 6.2 Police Reforms .......................................................... 19 Defence Industrial Corridors .................................................. 46 7. INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ........................... 19 Green Hydrogen Mobility Project .......................................... 46 G.S PAPER III ......................................................... 22 Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology & Systems . 46 8. ECONOMY ...................................................... 22 Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme ..................................................... 47 8.1 India’s 1991 Liberalisation Leap & Lessons............. 22 Swadesh Darshan Scheme ...................................................... 47 8.2 Financial Stability Report July 2021 ......................... 24 SMILE Scheme ........................................................................ 48 8.3 EU's Carbon Border Tax - India’s Concerns ............ 25 Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana ..................................... 48 8.4 OECD Tax Proposals - Implications for India .......... 26 National Livestock Mission ..................................................... 49 8.5 RBI Curbs on Foreign Card Firms ........................... 28 National Project on Organic Farming .................................... 49 9. ENVIRONMENT ............................................. 29 Honey Mission Programme .................................................... 50 9.1 Microplastics Pollution in the Ganga ....................... 29 PM CARES for Children Scheme ............................................ 50 9.2 Sariska Relocation .................................................... 31 Catch the Rain Project ............................................................ 51 10. INTERNAL SECURITY ................................. 32 Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization .......................... 51 10.1 Stalled Salwa Judum Judgement ............................... 32 National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 ................................. 52 10.2 Israeli Spyware Pegasus ........................................... 33 SRIJAN Portal ........................................................................ 52 10.3 Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute ............................... 36 ‘Make’ Procedure of Capital Procurement............................. 52 PRELIM BITS ......................................................... 37 Defence Investor Cell .............................................................. 52 11. History, Art & Culture .................................... 37 Technology Development Fund (TDF) ................................... 52 www.shankariasacademy.com || www.iasparliament.com 3 PM SVANidhi Scheme ............................................................ 53 King Cobra ............................................................................. 68 Clone Train Scheme ............................................................... 53 Vaquita Porpoises ................................................................... 69 Boosting Production of Pulses ............................................... 54 Caterpillar Slug ...................................................................... 69 15. BILATERAL RELATIONS ............................ 54 Bhalia Wheat .......................................................................... 70 Output Pact Proposal ............................................................. 54 18. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ....................... 70 White Flag Campaign ............................................................ 55 Gamma-Ray Burst ................................................................... 70 16. ECONOMY ...................................................... 55 Moon Wobble .......................................................................... 70 RBI Retail Direct Scheme ....................................................... 55 Hubble Telescope in Safe Mode .............................................. 71 India’s Economic Situation .................................................... 56 Geo-imaging Satellite EOS-03 ................................................ 71 RBI’s Data Localisation Policy .............................................. 56 Small Satellite Launch Vehicle ............................................... 71 Modifications to Agriculture Infrastructure Fund .................. 56 Beresheet 2.............................................................................. 72 Blue Economy ......................................................................... 57 Short Span Bridging System .................................................... 72 International Trade Finance Services Platform ..................... 58 Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile ................................. 72 Gross Environment Product ................................................... 59 South Korea’s Iron Dome ....................................................... 72 Bitcoin Hardware Wallet ........................................................ 59 Nauka ...................................................................................... 73 Dogecoin ................................................................................ 60 James Webb Space Telescope ................................................. 73 Lambda Covid Variant ............................................................ 73 17. ENVIRONMENT ............................................. 60 Immunity Debt ........................................................................ 74 Lemru Elephant Reserve......................................................... 60 Warm Covid Vaccine .............................................................. 74 Detergent Footprint ................................................................ 60 Soberana ................................................................................