The IAS Gazette A House Journal of APTI PLUS AUGUST 2021 APTI PLUS Academy For Civil Services Pvt. Ltd. TH EDITION Eastern India’s Best IAS Academy since 2006 39 An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institute Creating Civil Servants for the Nation RUDRESHWARA TEMPLE UNESCO’s World Heritage Site BRICS COUNTER MARINE PLASTIC US WAR TERRORISM ACTION PLAN POLLUTION IN AFGHANISTAN A MONTHLY PERIODICAL FOR ASPIRANTS OF UPSC EXAMINATION The IAS Gazette AUGUST 2021 A House Journal of APTI PLUS CONTENTS GS-I 1-16 GS-II 17-58 CULTURE & HISTORY GOVERNANCE SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 1 RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI) 24 ASHADHI BIJ 1 DAM SAFETY 25 KANWAR YATRA 2 THE CONSUMER PROTECTION LOKMANYA TILAK 3 ACT 2019 26 ASHADHA PURNIMA-DHAMMA SOCIAL AUDIT OF SOCIAL CHAKRA DAY PROGRAMME 3 SECTOR SCHEMES 28 RUDRESWARA TEMPLE 5 SUPREME COURT VERDICT ON COOPERATIVE 29 INDIA’S 40TH WORLD HERITAGE SITE: DHOLAVIRA 5 SAMBANDAR AND VIJÑAPTIPATRAS 7 SOCIAL JUSTICE WORLD ENDANGERED SITE 7 SEXUAL OFFENCES 31 CASTE DISCRIMINATION IN INDIA 32 GEOGRAPHY RELIGIOUS CONVERSION 33 TIDAL WAVES 9 POPULATION CONTROL 34 CORONAL HOLES 9 CHILD MARRIAGE 35 ASTEROID RYUGU 10 CRIME AGAINST WOMEN 37 WHITE DWARF 10 FOREST RIGHTS ACT 38 HEAT DOME 11 CUSTODIAL CRIMES 39 GREEN HYDROGEN 12 DRAFT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS BILL 2021 41 MOON WOBBLE 13 NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 42 TYPHOON IN-FA 13 CLOUDBURST 15 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PERMAFROST 16 INDO-BHUTAN RELATIONS 45 GS-II 17-58 CENTRAL & SOUTH ASIA CONNECTIVITY CONFERENCE '21 46 POLITY OPEC 47 PRINCIPLE OF NATURAL JUSTICE 17 SHANGHAI COOPERATION ALL INDIA JUDICIAL SERVICES 17 ORGANISATION (SCO) 48 PREVENTIVE DETENTION 19 US WAR IN AFGHANISTAN 49 INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL FEDERALISM 20 BRICS COUNTER TERRORISM ACTION PLAN 50 JUDICIAL ACTIVISM 21 NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL 51 JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE 22 INDIA-MALDIVES RELATIONS 52 Sources Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the journal are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government PRS Reports Government or the organization they work for. PRS LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH NITI Aayog BusinessLine The IAS Gazette AUGUST 2021 A House Journal of APTI PLUS GS-II 14-25 GS-III 59-126 HEALTH MSP TO FARMERS 86 COVID-19 VACCINES AND AGRICULTURE EXPORTS 88 RARE BLOOD CLOTS 54 PHOSPHORUS ROCKS 88 LAMBDA VARIANT 55 PPM-KMY 89 MALARIA 55 COMPULSORY FORTIFICATION OF RICE 90 MONKEY B VIRUS 56 BIRD FLU 57 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MONKEYPOX 57 MARS 2020 MISSION 91 GS-III 59-126 STEM CELL RESEARCH 91 SOLAR STORM 92 ECONOMY THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION 93 OECD TAX PROPOSALS 59 RIGHT TO REPAIR MOVEMENT 94 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 60 CREDIT RATINGS 62 SECURITY & DEFENSE DISTRICT MINERAL FUND 63 CHILD SOLDIER RECRUITER LIST 95 SAGARMALA 64 CYBER-ESPIONAGE 96 BOT MODEL 64 KASEYARANSOMWARE 97 DIRECT TAX 65 ESSENTIAL DEFENCE SERVICES BILL 98 COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA 66 CYBER CRIMES 98 SKILL DEVELOPMENT 67 ASSAM-MIZORAM BORDER DISPUTE 99 LAWS ON SURVEILLANCE IN INDIA 100 AGRICULTURE STOCK LIMITS ON PULSES 70 ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY COMMUNITY-MANAGED VULTURE CONSERVATION 102 NATURAL FARMING (APCNF) 71 HARITDHARA 103 SUGARCANE INDUSTRY 72 MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION 103 APMC AND 2020 FARM ACTS 75 BLACK LEOPARD 104 FAZIL MANGO, APEDA & GI TAG 77 TIGERS IN INDIA 106 CROPPING SEASONS IN INDIA 79 LEAF COALITION 108 PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA 79 DETERGENT FOOTPRINT 109 MAIZE AND SOYABEAN 80 KONDAPALLI RESERVE FORESTS 110 SILK AND RESHA MANDI 81 STANDARD OPERATING SPECIAL LIVESTOCK SECTOR PACKAGE 82 PROCEDURE (SOP) 110 KISAN SARATHI APP 83 FLY ASH 111 HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION 83 MONKEY B VIRUS 112 NFWPIC 85 QUALITY OF WATER IN WATERBODIES 112 BHARTIYA PRAKRITIK KRISHI COMMISSION FOR AIR QUALITY PADHATI (BPKP) 86 MANAGEMENT 113 HEAD OFFICE & KOLKATA CAMPUS ELGIN ROAD BHUBANESHWAR CAMPUS E-mail Office no. 803, “AMP Mall Vaisaakkhi”, 8th floor, Elgin Chambers, 3rd Floor, Room No. 302, Plot No. 2280, Biju Pattanaik College Road, [email protected] Salt Lake Sector – II,Salt Lake City - AG 112, 1A, Ashutosh Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-20 Jaydev Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751013 Website Kolkata-700091, Ph: (033)-40645777, +91-8100765577 Phone: 099383 86166 www.aptiplus.in | www.iasgyan.in Ph: +91-8820341777 The IAS Gazette AUGUST 2021 A House Journal of APTI PLUS GS-III 59-126 SHORT NEWS ARTICLES 129-196 H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA 114 RUDRAKSHA 134 FOREST LAND 116 GEOGRAPHY SUSTAINABLE HABITAT 117 LAACHER SEE VOLCANO 135 SOLAR PARKS 118 GLOBAL CRYOSPHERE 135 KUTCH BUSTARD SANCTUARY 119 LAST ICE AREA 135 GROSS ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT 121 HAITI 136 “FIT FOR 55” 122 VOLCANIC LIGHTNING 136 GANGA BASIN INITIATIVE 123 NAITWAR MORI HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT 136 DISASTER MANAGEMENT SNOWBALL EARTH 136 LIGHTNING 125 CABODELAGO 137 KONDU NADU 137 GS-IV 127-128 KAMAN AMASETU 137 ETHICS NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE 138 ETHICS IN THE AGE SOHRA 138 OF SURVEILLANCE 127 YUKON DELTA 138 KUTHIRAN TUNNEL 138 SHORT NEWS ARTICLES 129-196 YARLUNG-LAMANG ROAD 138 GS-I BAGRAM AIRBASE 139 CULTURE & HISTORY CYCLONE AND GLOBAL WARMING 139 INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL MONK FRUIT 139 CENTER (IGNCA) 129 MISHRI VARIETY OF CHERRIES 139 KALBELIYA DANCE 129 TAAL VOLCANO 140 INDIAN ARMY MEMORIAL IN ITALY 129 MADURAI MALLI 130 GS-II SILAMBAM 130 POLITY KASHI ANNAPURNA TEMPLE 130 APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNOR 140 BONALU FESTIVAL 130 RECUSAL OF JUDGES 140 NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA 131 CABINET COMMITTEE 141 URDU 131 PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS 141 KESARIA BUDDHA STUPA 131 GOVERNANCE JAGANNATH TEMPLE 131 NATIONAL DISASTER KUMARASWAMI KAMARAJ 132 MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 142 PRASHAD SCHEME 132 SMART CITY MISSION 142 TIPU SULTAN 132 TELE-LAW PROGRAMME 143 KADAMBINI GANGULY 133 CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSIONER 144 HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPE PROJECT 133 PRADHAN MANTRIAWASYOJANA 144 CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZAD 133 NATIONAL AYUSH MISSION 144 CHAURASI KOSHI PARIKRAMA MARG 134 NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 145 AMAGARH FORT 134 MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME 145 BHUMI PANDUGA 134 MODERNISATION OF POLICE 146 The IAS Gazette AUGUST 2021 A House Journal of APTI PLUS SHORT NEWS ARTICLES 129-196 SHORT NEWS ARTICLES 129-196 OFFICIAL LANGUAGE 147 PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX 161 DIGITAL PANCHAYAT 147 FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT 161 SOCIAL JUSTICE G-SECS 162 NIPUN BHARAT 148 KHADI PRAKRITIK PAINT 162 STUDY IN INDIA PROGRAM 148 AEO PROGRAMME 162 ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION 148 SECOND COVID-19 EMERGENCY PROMOTION OF IT BASED EDUCATION 149 RESPONSE PACKAGE 162 TARGET OLYMPIC PODIUM SCHEME (TOPS) 149 REVENUE DEFICIT 163 NIRBHAYA FUND 149 FOREX RESERVE 163 CYBER SAFETY OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN 150 MIBOR 164 AANGANWADI SERVICES 150 INFLATION 164 ENSURING WATER SECURITY 151 INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER 165 SEED 152 PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA 165 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS NATURAL GAS 166 CHILAHATI-HALDIBARI ROUTE 152 DRUG POLICY OF INDIA 167 THE SGP AGREEMENT 153 SHELL COMPANIES 168 OECD/G20 INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURE FRAMEWORK TAX DEAL 152 MATSYA SETU 168 ISTANBUL CONVENTION ON COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD (CDB) 168 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 153 AGAR 168 BRICS CULTURE MINISTERS’ MEET 154 AGRI STATS IN NEWS 168 INDIA’S AFGHAN INVESTMENT 154 YELLOW GOLD 48 169 INDIA’S MAJOR PROJECT HONEY MISSION PROGRAM 169 IN AFGHANISTAN 154 KANJEEVARAM SILK SAREE 169 ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC) 155 TRUTHFUL LABELLED SEEDS 169 NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE 156 AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND 170 NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL 157 BHALIA WHEAT 170 OPEC+ 157 PULSES IN INDIA 170 MEKONG-GANGA COOPERATION 158 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FIGHTING DRUG TRAFFICKING 158 GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRBS) 171 CHINA-SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE 158 STARLINK TO PROVIDE INTERNET GLOBALLY 171 HEALTH OXYJANI 171 EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS 159 NHP BHUVAN PORTAL 172 NATIONAL AYUSH MISSION 159 NEOWISE 172 NEIAFMR 159 FENGYUN-3E (FY-3E) 172 COVID VACCINE PRODUCTION 160 PEGASUS SPYWARE 172 ZIKA VIRUS 160 PALOMAR 5 173 SUTTER’S MILL METEORITE 173 GS-III PLANETARY CONJUNCTION 173 ECONOMY ACE2 173 ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE 160 The IAS Gazette AUGUST 2021 A House Journal of APTI PLUS SHORT NEWS ARTICLES 129-196 SHORT NEWS ARTICLES 129-196 BARESHEET 2 PROJECT 174 MAN-PORTABLE ANTI-TANK ORBITAL VS SUBORBITAL FLIGHT 174 GUIDED MISSILE (MPATGM) 186 HUBBLE TELESCOPE 174 AKASH MISSILE 186 NBDRIVER 174 KAMAN AMAN SETU 187 AMLEX 175 MH-60R MULTI ROLE HELICOPTERS (MRH) 187 SPACE RICE 175 EXERCISE INDRA-21 187 TITANIUM ALLOY 175 EXERCISE CUTLASS EXPRESS 2021 187 I-STEM PROJECT 175 MALWARES 188 PDS 70 175 SARANG HELICOPTER DISPLAY TEAM 188 JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE 175 ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY BIOTECH-PRIDE 176 ENERGY COMPACT GOALS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY 189 EMVÓLIO 176 KENDU 189 STELLAR MID-LIFE CRISIS 176 GUINDY NATIONAL PARK 190 END-TO-END GENOME SEQUENCING 177 PROJECT BOLD 190 CHANDRAYAAN-3 177 AUTOMATED TRAIN TOILET CONCENTRATED SOLAR THERMAL (CST) 178 SEWERAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM 190 CASSINI SPACECRAFT 178 BRYUM BHARATIENSIS 191 DISCRETE MARS AURORAS 178 HIMALAYAN YAKS 191 DOPPLER RADAR 179 CRYPTOGAMIC GARDEN 192 KARMAN LINE 179 GREEN NATIONAL HIGHWAY ULTRAVIOLET-C TECHNOLOGY 179 CORRIDOR PROJECT 192 VIPER MISSION & ARTEMIS PROGRAM 180 CHRYSILLAVOLUPE SPIDERS 192 MAGLEV TRAIN 180 BLUE WHALES 193 NEA SCOUT 180 KASEZ: FIRST GREEN INDUSTRIAL CITY 193 NAUKA MODULE 180 GLOBAL CONSERVATION ASSURED |TIGER STANDARDS (CA|TS) 194 EOS-03 181 EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY 195 INTERNET VIA BALLOON 181 KARLAPAT SANCTUARY 196 SECURITY & DEFENSE AGARWOOD 196 INDRAJAAL 182 GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY INDEX 2020 182 MCQs 197-202 INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS) 183 SHORT SPAN BRIDGING SYSTEM-10 M 183 SPARSH SYSTEM 183 OPERATION SANKALP 183 DRAFT DRONE RULES, 2021 184 LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTERS 184 ARMEX-21 185 DB SHEKATKAR COMMITTEE 185 TITANIUM ALLOY 186 P a g e | 1 GENERAL STUDIES - I GS-I MODERN HISTORY Context The Nation remembered Swami Vivekananda, on his death anniversary. Key Facts Disciple of: Ramakrishna Paramhansa Founder of: Ramakrishna Mission (1897), Ramakrishna Math, Vedanta Society of New York Philosophy: Advaita Vedanta Literary works: Raja Yoga (1896), Karma Yoga (1896), Bhakti Yoga (1896), Jnana Yoga, My Master (1901), Lectures from Colombo to Almora (1897) He was responsible for the revival of Hindu spiritualism and established Hinduism as a revered religion on world stage.