2 INDEX G.S PAPER II ............................................................. 4 11.1 Cauvery delta as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone 40 1. Polity .................................................................... 4 11.2 Maharashtra Sugar Mills‟ Agreement with Farmers . 41 1.2 Judge’s Recusal .......................................................... 5 12. Science & Technology ...................................... 42 1.3 Sedition Law - Section 124A of the IPC .................... 6 12.1 Genome India Project ................................................ 42 1.4 SC judgment on Reservation ...................................... 7 12.2 Government Notification on RO System .................... 43 1.5 Bidar Sedition Case .................................................... 8 12.3 COVID-19 Disease .................................................... 44 2. Government Acts & Policies ............................. 9 13. Environment ..................................................... 45 2.1 Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, 2020….. .................................................................................... 9 13.1 Importing African Cheetahs ....................................... 45 2.2 Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 ............................ 10 13.2 NYU Study on Antarctic Glacier ................................ 47 2.3 Draft Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2020............... 11 13.3 India's Antarctic Expedition ...................................... 47 2.4 Attaching Medical Colleges to Hospitals .................. 13 13.4 India‟s Proposals at CMS .......................................... 48 2.5 Need for a Data Protection Law ............................... 13 13.5 The State of India‟s Birds 2020 ................................. 50 2.6 Medical Device Rules, 2020 ...................................... 14 13.6 Study on Eastern Ghats.............................................. 51 2.8 None Of The Above ................................................... 17 14. Internal Security .............................................. 52 3. Social Justice ..................................................... 18 14.1 Envoys to Visit J&K Again ........................................ 52 3.1 Delhi Model of Education ......................................... 18 PRELIM BITS ......................................................... 53 3.2 Ways to Treat a Child Witness .................................. 19 15. History and Art & Culture ............................. 53 3.3 Permanent Commission to Women-in-Army ............. 20 Pujya Thakkar Bapa ............................................................... 53 4. Health ................................................................ 22 Kota Rani ................................................................................ 53 4.1 Nutrition and Union Budget ...................................... 22 State of Rampur ...................................................................... 54 4.2 Cough Syrup Poisoning ............................................. 23 Conservation Plan for Konark Temple ................................... 54 5. Governance ....................................................... 25 Kaka Hathrasi ......................................................................... 55 5.1 Central Consumer Protection Authority .................... 25 Bangladesh Liberation War .................................................... 55 5.2 Political Micro-targeting .......................................... 26 The Battle of Çanakkale .......................................................... 55 International Mother Language Day ...................................... 56 6. India & Its Neighborhood ............................... 27 Surajkund Mela ....................................................................... 56 6.1 Pakistan and FATF ................................................... 27 Herath Festival ....................................................................... 56 6.2 Hafiz Saeed Conviction ............................................. 29 Kala Kumbh ............................................................................ 57 6.3 Regional Bonding - A Suggestion .............................. 30 Matribhasha Diwas ................................................................. 57 7. Bilateral Relations ............................................ 31 16. Geography ........................................................ 57 7.1 “Developed” Tag for India ....................................... 31 Midnight Zone ......................................................................... 57 7.2 US President‟s Visit to India ..................................... 32 Ciara Strom ............................................................................ 57 8. International Issues .......................................... 33 Thwaites Glacier ..................................................................... 58 8.1 UK‟s New Immigration System ................................. 33 Jebel Ali Gas Field ................................................................. 58 8.2 India & International Maritime Organization .......... 34 Port at Vadhavan .................................................................... 58 9. Economy ............................................................ 35 Buddah Nullah ........................................................................ 59 9.1 15th Finance Commission‟s Interim Report .............. 35 India‟s Polar Stations ............................................................. 59 9.2 NRIs to Pay Tax ........................................................ 36 Wainganga .............................................................................. 59 9.3 High Allocation for Defence Pension ........................ 37 Godavari River ....................................................................... 59 10. Infrastructure ................................................... 38 Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka ............................................... 60 10.1 Indian Railways‟ Corporate Train Model ................. 38 Asur Tribes.............................................................................. 60 11. Agriculture ........................................................ 40 Nagoba jatara ......................................................................... 61 www.shankariasacademy.com || www.iasparliament.com 3 17. Polity .................................................................. 61 Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund ....................... 75 Elections to Rajya Sabha ........................................................ 61 International Platform on Sustainable Finance ...................... 75 Doctrine of Severability .......................................................... 62 Solar Risk Mitigation Initiative ............................................... 75 Doctrine of Eclipse ................................................................. 62 Project (NatCap)..................................................................... 75 Appointment of District Judge ................................................ 62 Beijing +25 ............................................................................. 76 National Judicial Pay Commission ........................................ 63 National Consultation on the review of Beijing +25 ............... 76 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ................................ 63 Conference on „Combating Drug Trafficking' ........................ 76 Technology Group .................................................................. 63 BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise ............................. 76 Law Commission of India ....................................................... 64 Stockholm Declaration 2020 ................................................... 77 Uniform Civil Code ................................................................ 64 Vision Zero.............................................................................. 77 SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018 .................................................. 64 UN Road Safety Fund ............................................................. 77 Anticipatory Bail .................................................................... 65 Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED) ......................... 77 Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive .................. 78 (UCPMP) ............................................................................... 65 Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020 ..................... 78 Public libraries Act ................................................................ 65 22. Economy ........................................................... 78 18. Government Initiatives .................................... 66 Change of Accounting Year .................................................... 78 Virtual Experience Museums .................................................. 66 Amendments to Banking Regulation Act ................................. 79 Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) .................................................... 66 Countervailing duty ................................................................ 79 Social and Infrastructure Development Fund ......................... 67 India‟s Steel Production ......................................................... 79 Market Intelligence and Early Warning System ..................... 67 Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor........................................