JANUARY-15th APRIL 2020 - PRELIMS QUICK REVISION TABLE OF CONTENTS CULTURE & HISTORY • Bharat-Bangla Tourism Festival • ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ Webinar Series • Herath Festival • Nihang • ‘Gadhika’ Products • Pandit Ravi Shankar • Kaka Hathrasi • Tourism Budget • Giriraj Kishore • National Gallery Of Modern Art • Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust • Arr-Rinam • Bhakta Ramadasu • Satish Gujral • Namaste Orchha • Puthussery Ramachandran • Anthropological Survey Of India • Ugadi • Rukuna Ratha Yatra • Classical Languages • Brihadeeswarar Temple • Akbar Padamsee • Lui-Ngai-Ni • Kaifi Azmi • Kala Kumbh • Protection Of Cultural Property In Armed • Historical Gastronomica - The Indus Dining Conflict Experience • M Chidananda Murthy • Dholavira • World Hindi Day • Centrally Protected Monuments • Gomati Handicrafts • Konark Sun Temple • All India Oriental Conference • Chaitra Jatra Festival • Tulu • Nehru Memorial Museum & Library • Namaste • Operation Alberich • Ajrak • 75th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of • Patola Saree Auschwitz • Matribhasha Diwas • Tablighi Jamaat • Abide With Me • Nagardhan Excavations • Kiliki • Warren Hastings • 22nd Edition Of Ethnologue • Ashfaqullah Khan • Kambala • Lord Curzon • Chitra Bharati Film Festival • Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (1889 – 1964) • Siddhant Shikhamani • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman • Kunbi Saree/ Wendell Rodricks • Joy Bangla • Pathri • Biju Patnaik • Beating Retreat Ceremony • Kunjali Marakkar Quick Revision For Prelims 2020 - Current Affairs (January to 15th April 2020) Page 1 • Battle Of Çanakkale/Gallipoli • Ero-Net • Adrian Helmet • 22nd Law Commission Of India • Kota Rani • Reservation In Promotion In Public Posts • Babhaniyav Village • Ninth Schedule Of The Constitution • T J Alone Panel/Dara Shikoh • Freedom In The World 2020 Report GEOGRAPHY & DISASTER MANAGEMENT • Transfer Of Judges • Leap Year • Right To Private Property • New Monsoon Dates • Article 131 • Jet Stream • Presumption Of Constitutionality • Location In News • Right Of An Accused To Be Defended • Northern European Enclosure Dam • 15th Finance Commission • PM-Cares Fund • Second National Judicial Pay Commission • Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund • Chief Information Commissioner (PMNRF) • Janta Curfew • Chief Minister’s Relief Fund • Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 • State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) • Ranjana Prakash Desai Commission • Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) • Suspension Of MPs • Forest Fires • Social Media Posting A Fundamental Right POLITY & GOVERNANCE • SC Verdict On Internet Shutdown Democracy Index-2019 • SOCIAL ISSUES • No-Fly List • Jiyo Parsi • Bodo Agreement • Ease Of Living Index ; Municipal • Bru-Reang Refugee Crisis Performance Index (MPI) • Anticipatory Bail • Missing Children And Women • Star Campaigners • Beijing Declaration And Platform For Action • Electoral Bonds (1995) • Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI-2019) • Childline 1098 • National Voters’ Day 2020 • Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II • National Data And Analytics Platform • Women In Armed Forces • The Forum Of The Election Management • Permanent Commission For Women In The Bodies Of South Asia (FEMBoSA) Navy • Members Of Parliament Local Area • SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018 Development Scheme (MPLADS) • Crime In India • Indelible Ink • Establishment Of Chairs Named After • Trusted News Initiative Eminent Women In Universities • Nominated Members Of Rajya Sabha • Global Social Mobility Report • Recusals • Levels And Trends In Child Mortality Quick Revision For Prelims 2020 - Current Affairs (January to 15th April 2020) Page 2 • Maintenance And Welfare Of Parents And • Project 'Isaac' Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019 • QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World • Swachh Survekshan League 2020 University Rankings 2020 • Tech For Tribals • Dropout Rate In Schools • POCSO Rules, 2020 • Gross Enrolment Ratio For Females • Sanitary Napkin Disposal Bags Made • School Infrastructure Mandatory • AI Based Module • Gaura Devi CORONAVIRUSES (COVID-19) • UNDP’s Gender Social Norms Index • Coronavirus • Mahua Nutribeverage • Covid-19 And Influenza: Similarities And • Thirumathikart Differences • Madhuri Kanitkar • Spread • Reservation For Persons With Disabilities • Treatment • Manual Scavenging • Prevention • Malnutrition Among Women • Minal Dakhave Bhosale • A Future For The World’s Children? • Sodium Hypochlorite • #Sheinspiresus • CARUNA • International Women's Day 2020 • Operation Sanjeevani • Time ‘100 Women Of The Year’ • Centre For Augmenting War With Covid-19 EDUCATION Health Crisis • Yukti • Power System Operation Corporation • Samadhan Challenge • Hydroxychloroquine • Education Budget • Prafulla Chandra Ray • Delhi's Happiness Curriculum • iGOT E-Learning Platform • #Stayhomeindiawithbooks • United Against Covid – Express Through Art • Corona Studies Series • Operation Shield • New Delhi World Book Fair • Covid19 Fact Check Unit • Pariksha Pe Charcha • Safe Plus • Minority Educational Institutions • Exercise NCC Yogdan • ASER 2019 'Early Years' • Pandemic • E-Learning Platforms • India Covid-19 Emergency Response And Health Preparedness Package • Ukieri-Ugc Higher Education Leadership Development Programme For Administrators • Pooled Testing • The Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019 • PCR Test • Student Suicide • Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 • Indian Institutes Of Information Technology • Convalescent Plasma Therapy Laws (Amendment) Bill 2020 • Herd Immunity Quick Revision For Prelims 2020 - Current Affairs (January to 15th April 2020) Page 3 HEALTH INTERNATIONAL • Hantavirus • World Happiness Report 2020 • World Tuberculosis Day • Reciprocating Territory • TrueNat • ‘Stranded In India’ Portal • Institute Of Teaching And Research In • 50 Years Of NPT Ayurveda Bill, 2020 • Indian Ocean Commission • National Commission For Homoeopathy • Henley Passport Index 2020 Medicine Bill 2019 • World Economic Forum (WEF) • National Commission For Indian System Of Medicine Bill 2019 • World Future Energy Summit-2020 • Assisted Reproductive Technology • 3rd Global Conference On Road Safety Regulation Bill 2020 • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam • Medical Termination Of Pregnancy • Kurzarbeit Scheme (Amendment) Bill, 2020 • Stafford Act • World Cancer Day • Mahatma Gandhi International Convention • School Health Ambassadors Centre (MGICC) • Suposhit Maa Abhiyan • Operation Vanilla • Ayush Health And Wellness Centre • Joint Exercises In News • Tobacco Use Prevalence • Protecting Power • Lorcaserin • Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas • Arogya Sanjeevani Policy • STCW Convention • Yada Yada Virus • India-France Defence Relations/ Réunion • E-Cigarette Or Vaping Product Use- Islands Associated Lung Injury (Evali) • Alternative Investment Fund Managers • National Policy For Treatment Of Rare Directive Diseases • India Ports Global Limited • Medical Equipment As ‘Drugs’ • ICP Biratnagar • PNEUMOSIL • Commonwealth • Promotion Of Domestic Manufacturing Of • Indian Diaspora Critical Starting Materials/Drug Intermediates • Sustainable Development Fee And Apis • Donald Trump’s Visit To India • Live Attenuated Classical Swine Fever Vaccine (IVRI-CSF-BS) • India-Us Trade Relations • Neonatal Deaths • Bilateral Visits • ICoSDiTAUS-2020 • India – Russia Energy Ties • Health Budget • OPEC-Plus • Anosmia; Ageusia • Organisation For The Prohibition Of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) • NetSCoFAN • GISAID • Medical Devices Notified As Drugs Quick Revision For Prelims 2020 - Current Affairs (January to 15th April 2020) Page 4 ECONOMY • Arun Jaitley National Institute Of Financial • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Management • Indian Academy Of Highway Engineers • RBI Accounting Year • Fully Accessible Route • Apiary On Wheels • India VIX • New Umbrella Entity • Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020; LLP • Web Portal For Star Rating Of Mines Settlement Scheme, 2020 • Public Enterprises Survey -2018-19 • Non-Deliverable Forward Market • Taxation Of NRIs • IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) • Basmati Rice (Basmati 334; DOM SUFID) • Recession • India International Seafood Show 2020 • Short Selling • Global Misery Index • Invest India Business Immunity Platform • GOTT Project Management Unit • Regional Rural Banks • Crop Insurance Schemes • Payment Aggregators • India’s Economic Growth • Great Depression • 3rd Global Potato Conclave • Direct Overseas Listing Of Indian Firms • Specialized Supervisory And Regulatory • Interest Rate On Provident Fund Deposits Cadre • FDI In Air India • Global Talent Competitiveness Index • Virtual Currency • Mobile Aided Note Identifier (MANI) • Haulage Charges • Interest Rate Futures Contracts • Renewable Energy Management Centers • National Stock Exchange Of India Ltd • Hurun Global Rich List 2020 • World Employment And Social Outlook 2020 • G Srinivasan Committee • Adjusted Gross Revenue • FPIs From Mauritius • Economic Inequality • Science And Applied Research Alliance And • ‘Must Run’ Status Support (SARAS) • 'Option In Goods' In Commodities • Steel Industry • Apna Urea – Sona Ugle • Tilhan Mission • Hallmarking Made Mandatory For Gold • Force Majeure Jewellery • Sanjiv Puri Expert Group • National Strategy For Financial Inclusion: 2019-2024 • Dairy Processing And Infrastructure Development Fund • Voting At GST Council • Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) • GST Rates • Spice+ • Purvodaya • International IP Index 2020 • In-Depth Review Of India’s Energy Policies 2020 • Punjab Kinnow • State Energy Efficiency Index 2019 • Coal Sector Quick Revision For Prelims 2020 - Current Affairs (January to 15th April 2020) Page 5 • Small Finance Bank • LPG Prices • Residential