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Written by F O R U M I A S | April 4, 2016
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Bills, Programs, Policies, Schemes, Orders, Judgements

122nd Constitutional
For National Goods & Services Tax Bill
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Amendment Bill
GST requires a Constitutional Amendment

which has to be ratified by half the states also.
Government Plans to pass it in the second half
of budget session
GST would replace indirect taxes like Excise
Duty, Customs Duty, Sales tax etc.
Bankruptcy Code 2015
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill will give

major boost to economic reforms
Plans to pass it in coming budget session
Enemy Property Bill

2015
To guard against claims of succession or

transfer of properties left by people who
migrated to Pakistan and China after the
wars.
Passed in the Lok Sabha
It amends the Enemy Property Act of 1968
Aadhar Bill 2016
Called Targeted Delivery of Financial and

other Subsidies and Services
Passed by Lok Sabha as Money Bill
Rajya Sabha recommended ammendment in
Aadhar Bill, but it was not accepted as Rajya
Sabha does not have a say in case of Money
Bill.
Real Estate Bill 2015

passed
Securing the interests of home buyers and

developers in equal measure
To remove corruption and inefficiency
70% of money to be kept in separate account
and can only be used for construction
activities.
TRAI order on Dropped

Calls
TRAI has ordered telecom operators to

compensate subscribers for first 3 dropped
calls every day
Delhi High Court has upheld its validity,
saying that it is not a penalty issue; it is a
quality of service issue.
Lodha committee
Supreme court appointed committee

Headed by former justice R M Lodha after
IPL spot fixing scam to look into the
functioning of BCCI
ICDS(Integrated child
development scheme)
UDAY(Ujjwal Discom
Assurance Yojana)
bonds
Countrys flagship programme to improve

child nutrition
Finance Ministry has approved the issuance of
UDAY bonds by four states.
They are UP, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and
Chhattisgarh.
Manipur and Tripura have agreed to join
UDAY
Juvenile Justice(care
and protection) act
It was passed after 2012 Delhi gang rape case

It brings down the age for trying a minor as an
adult for serious crime from 18 to 16 years
It is in news again because sexual offences by
minor is on rise in maximum city
Mukhyamantri
santwana- Harish
Scheme
Ethics Committee of
Rajya Sabha
Scheme to save the life of road accident

victims
By Government of Karnataka
Will investigate into the issue of Rajya Sabha
MP Vijay Mallyas conduct who left country
after defaulting on loans
It is a ten membered Committee, headed by
Dr. Karan Singh
USCIRF(United States
Commission on
International Religious
Freedom)
Green tax
Researches and monitors international

religious freedom issue.
In news because it has criticized India for
deteriorating religious freedom
Commercial Vehicles entering Delhi have to
pay tax
It will continue because it led to decline in
commercial vehicles entering Delhi
Income > 10 Lakh = No

LPG Subsidy
New directive by Govt Says if income > 10

lakh no LPG subsidy
Earlier this was voluntary under Give It Up
Scheme where people could by choice give up
Subsidy
National Court of Appeal
A National Court of Appeal (NCA) with

regional benches is being considered to be
final court of appeal in all civil and Criminal
Cases
Supreme Court Bogged down by high
pendency of cases
Hence a Constitutional Bench has been set up
by SC to debate need for NCA
If NCA is set up, then SC will only hear
Constitutional and Public law cases
Aadhar BIll 2016
Passed in the Parliament as a money bill

Money bill does not require approval of Rajya
Sabha
Opposition had concerns over mass
surveillance, Govt said delivery of benefits
and subsidies were more important
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwal

Yojana
Scheme approved by Cabinet committee

To provide 5 crore subsidized LPG
connections to women of BPL in next 3 years
Rs. 8000 crore allocated
Pradhan Mantri fasal

Bima Yojana
Finance minister to include 50% of farmers

under the scheme
Low premium insurance scheme will provide
relief for farmers(compensation will be
higher) even if the crop is damaged by nature
Housing for All scheme
Financial assistance of 1.3 lakhs will be

provided to homeless families for construction
of pucca houses
Beneficiaries will be entitled to 90 days of
unskilled labour under Mgnrega
Target to build 2.95 crore houses is 2022Indias 75th year of independence
Cost of unit shared between Central and state
govt. Is 60:40 in plain regions and 90:10 in the
north east and the hilly regions
Rural employment
mobile app
Karnataka developed mobile app named

MGNREGA M-platform
Helps officials monitor MGNREGA
Allows beneficiaries to monitor progress at
every stage
Reduce fund diversion and interference by
middlemen
Helps collects data for the government
OCI cards
Overseas citizen of India and Persons of Indian

Origin (PIO) cards were merged last year
No visa will be required to enter India, OCI
cards will be enough, but passport is
necessary.
OCI cards will be equipped with high security
which cannot be tampered
Farmer suicides
25,000 crore allocated to agricultural sector in

Maharashtra
Farmers distress and suicides caused the Govt
of Maharashtra to take this step.
National & International Events

World culture
festival
Organized by art of living foundation to celebrate its 35th

anniversary on the bank of river Yamuna in Delhi.
Controversy about this event is there because some experts

believe that it will damage the topography of the area and
thus has environmental concern.
Raisina
Dialogue
Hosted by ministry of External Affairs in Delhi

Attended by speakers from 40 countries
Seen as governments attempt to rival conferences like the
Shangri-la dialogue in Singapore and Munich conference on
national security.
India
Maldives:
Security
Sundarbans
Maithri
India Maldives finalising pact to fight cross border terrorism

+ citizens joining terror organisations such as ISIS
Exercise drill between India and Bangladesh.

Aims to bring more synergy in border management
First ever joint exercise in the riverine borders of sundarbans.
SAARC :
Ministerial Meeting held on March 17 in Nepal

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is an
economic and geo-political grouping of 8 countries of South
Asia or Indian Subcontinent.
It has India + 7 neighbours =
Pak+Nepal+SL+Bhutan+Afghanistan+Bangladesh+Maldives
SAARC nations comprise 3% of the worlds area and contain
21% of global population
ASEAN Plus
Military drills
Largest multinational Field Training Exercise(FTX) ever

conducted on Indian soil in Pune
Initially labeled as FTX-16
Participants are ASEAN members and the observers nations
Happening
Haryana:
Global
Investors
Summit,
2016
2 day summit in Gurgaon to attract foreign investment by

Govt of Haryana
One belt one

road
Connectivity initiative by China in Eurasia

Also called Silk Road Economic Belt or 21st Century
Maritime Silk Route
Now considering a regional counter terrorism measure to
guard this route with Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan
World
Humanitarian
Summit
Asias largest
Tulip
Garden
World Sleep
Day
To be held in Istanbul in May.
This has been opened up for Tourists; It is in Srinagar ;

It is located on foothills of Zabarwan Range
On Friday before March Equinox (in 2016 it is March 18)

2016 slogan Good Sleep is a Reachable Dream
To raise awareness about sleep disorders and to promote
about sleep disorder prevention and management
Annual event organised by committee of World Association
of Sleep Medicine(WASM)
BRICS 2016
8th summit, Venue : Goa, India, Theme:Building

responsive, inclusive and collective solutions for the
grouping
7th summit: Ufa, Russia, 2015
India France
sign MoU
Nuclear
Security
Summit
Defexpo
India
For 6 nuclear reactors in Jaitapur, Maharashtra
Fourth summit to be held in Washington from 31 march

Iran and DPRK not invited
Russia not participating
9th edition of 4 day event starts in Goa.

A biennial exhibition
National
awards
2016
Special jury award: Kalki Koechlin for her role in

Margarita with a Straw
USAID and
ADB MoU
US agency for International Development and Asian

Development Bank signed MoU to $848 mn funding for
solar parks in India
Ministry of Renewable energy plans to build 25 solar parks
across the nation with total capacity of 20000 MW
Economy and banking

FDI in Ecommerce
Govt allowed 100% FDI in Ecommerce retailing

E Commerce marketplace may provide services like
warehousing,logistics, order fulfilment,call centre,
payment collection
Such entities will not exercise ownership of the
inventory
Securities
Transaction Tax
STT has been increased from 0.017 per cent to 0.05

% on options contract
Dividend income exceeding 10 lakhs would now be
taxable
Excise Duty on
Tobacco
eBiz
Has been increased by 10-15% ;

critics say hike is lowest in last five years
It is a government portal to improve ease of doing
business in India.
It is governments portal on G2B = Government to
Business
Freedom 251
It is a Smartphone priced at Rs.251. Came in news

because it is the worlds cheapest smartphone.
Manufactured by company Ringing Bells
Anchor banks
Public sector banks that will lead consolidation

process. Mainly it would be done by large banks like
SBI,Bank of Baroda,PNB,etc.
Consolidation process means merging of PSU banks
Mahila e-Haat
Is an e-portal for women entrepreneurs

Launched by the women and child development
ministry
over 125,000 beneficiaries under 10,000 self-help
groups have registered on the portal
Pulse production
Pulse output has increased by 2.61% in the last four

decades and is stable around 18 million tonnes since
2010.
Pulses has surpassed the production of rice, wheat and
cereals together
In 2013-2014, pulse production touched all time high
19.78 million tonnes.
Indian institute of Pulses Research is developing
transgenic pigeonpea and chickpea for resistance
against Gram Pod Borer, it will help pulse output
further.
Minimum Import
Price(MIP)
Violations relating to the import of steel import under

the MIP will be looked into by the authorities of
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Enforcement
Directorate(ED), and the CBI.
On feb 5, govt. had imposed MIP ranging from $341
to $752 per metric tonne on 173 steel products to
provide relief to domestic steel makers.
Phamb
A portal to authenticate the pashmina genuineness

Phamb is originally an unprocessed wool extracted
from chiru
Corex
Cough syrup made by Pfizer;

Among 335 drugs Banned by Ministry of Health on
March 10
CCI(Competition
Commission of
India)
Is a statutory body responsible for enforcing the

competition act 2002
All Oil companies have increased Prices of Aviation

Turbine Fuel by 12 percent.
Airlines asked for its rollback or they will approach
CCI
NABARD(National
Bank for
Agriculture and
Rural
Development)
Safeguard duty
Looks after the development of the cottage and other

rural industries.
In news because it has issued tax free bonds
a trade remedy recognised by the World Trade

Organisation
temporary measure to counter the adverse impact
caused to the domestic industry due to a sudden and
unforeseen surge in (low-priced) imports of the item
Cabotage rules
Cabotage is transportation of good and people along

the coast
Transhipment is offloading from one ship to another
for domestic or abroad
Govt. has eased cabotage rules to encourage
transhipment
This will enable foreign vessels bring goods at any of
the Indian ports which are meant to be shipped to
other destinations
Cairn UK
Tax Department has asked for Rs. 10,000 crore

tax + 18,800 Interest.
Science and Technology

MESSENGER
NASAs MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space

ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft,
the first space mission designed to orbit Mercury.
In the news because large amounts of carbon found
which causes the planet to be darker
IRNSS-1F
Sixth satellite of ISRO for independent navigational

system put into orbit.
The satellite was put in space by PSLV-C32 rocket
IRNSS is designed to provide accurate position
information service to users in India.
BG-I and BG-II
Two versions of Bt- Cotton seeds, Bt means

genetically modified organism
Govt. capped the maximum price at Rs.635 and Rs.800
in financial year 2016-2017
Ideonella
sakaiensis 201F6
A bacterium which biodegrades PET(polyethylene

terephthalate) identified by Japanese researchers.
The bacterium degrades PET using two enzymes in
sequence
PET is a menace in the world known as polluting
plastic because it does not decompose or degrades
Dornier-228
aircraft
Hindustan Aeronautics ltd. will now manufacture the

aircraft for Civil purposes
HAl has previously manufactured Do-228s under the
licence from a Swiss OEM, RUAG, which are now
being used in Air force, Navy and the Coast Guard.
(OEM-original equipment manufacture)
Magnetic chips
Magnetic chips to enhance energy efficiency of

computers
High computing power with less requirement of energy.
Exomars 2016
A probe to identify presence of methane on the planet

Mars.
Methane is produced by microbes called methanogens
that became extinct or still surviving
Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
on March 14, 2016
AWACS(Airborne
Early warning
and control
It is advanced radar mounted on an aircraft to give 360

degree coverage to detect incoming aircraft and
missiles at long ranges.
system)
Spike Anti Tank
Guided
Missile(ATGM)
India has brought this technology from Israel.

India and Israel are in the process of joint production
of it.
It is being done under make in India Programme
Joint Venture by Israel and Indias Kalyani Group.
Zika Virus
Got its name from Zika forest Uganda

Transmitted by mosquitos
It causes birth defect(babies are born with abnormally
small head)
El -Nino
Heating of water in central eastern region of the

equatorial pacific with average rise in temperature of
0.5 degrees celsius
Meteorologists say 2016 will be normal monsoon
(89cms of rainfall)
2015 was fourth time that El-Nino conditions were
there in 100 years for more than successive 2 years
Microbeads
Small plastic pieces measuring less than 1mm in size

made of PE,PP, PET, PMMA and nylon
National Green Tribunal wants to ban these
microplastics which are now packed in cosmetic
products as exfoliating agents
Water pollution increases, they are non biodegradable,
ingested by marine organisms, fish and marine
mammals
Antimicrobial
resistance
(AMR)
Resistance of a microbe to an antimicrobial

medication that used to be effective in treating or
preventing an infection caused by that microbe.
Indias Rotavirus
vaccine
launchedROTAVAC
Health ministry launched rotavirus vaccine for

diarrhea
Blood test to test
A set of 16 genes used as biomarkers to check if
TB infection
the individual has TB or not
Renewable
plastic
Replacing styrene with lignin

This will bring cleaner and cheaper raw materials
Environment
Great Indian
Bustard
In news because three GIB have been seen in Tungabhadra

bank, Karnataka
New snake
specie in
Gujarat
New snake species has been found in Gujarat

Its name is Wallaceophis gujaratensis
White rumped
and Red
headed
Vultures
White rumped and Red headed Vultures spotted but in few

numbers in Wayanad wildlife sanctuary in Kerala
Sri
Venkateswara
National Park
Tirupati wildlife division has made an action action plan to

tackle forest fire and tackling smuggling of RED
SANDERS.
Diclofenac seen as a reason for lowering in their population

Diclofenac is a drug given to animals to cure them but
when the animal dies it passes on to vultures who eat the
carcass and it is fatal
The national park is part of a biosphere reserve,

Seshachalam Hills, declared in 2010.
Sri Venkateswara National Park is located in Cuddapah
and Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh)
There are 103 National parks currently and 18 Biosphere
reserves.
(Red Sanders is another name for red sandalwood, the tree is
valued for its rich red colour wood, the wood is not
aromatic)
Biosphere
reserves
20 names added to the UNESCOs Biosphere

Reserve List at a meeting in Lima
Now 669 reserves across 120 countries

16 sites spread across more than one country
Spain with largest number of sites
New Shark
and Ray
species found
13 species Sharks and Rays have been found in Indian

waters
They have been bar coded,
DNA barcoding was successfully used for accurate
identification of chondrichthyans which included the
chimaeras, sharks, rays, and skates in the Indian waters
Recently, the government had imposed a ban on the export
of shark fins
Timbo
Male African elephant died at 47 in Mysuru zoo

Died due to chronic arthritis
Timbo was from German zoo , received in 1976
Sumatran
rhino
A critically endangered rhino found after 40 years in

Borneo
Borneo is third largest island and is shared between Indonesia,
Malaysia and Brunei
Sumatran rhino is
Smallest rhino
Only asian rhino with 2 horns
Covered with long hair
African catfish
Native to africa and middle east

Nocturnal predatory fish feeds on living and dead
High tolerance for oxygenated water
Sports
Asia Cup
India won Asia Cup defeating Bangladesh;India has won Asia

Cup for record 6th Time
Asia cup started in 1983 ; It is a mens One day International
and Twenty20 International tournament in Cricket
Ottapondal
Ottapondal is a rowing competition , held in Canoli Canal in

Kozhikode
Aim to attract official attention to the condition of the canal
(Canoli Canal)
Persons in News ( Appointments, Awards , Deaths )

Morarji Desai
120th Birth Anniversary celebrated on 29th February

First Non Congress Prime Minister of India
First Prime Minister to resign from office.
P K Thungon
Former Union Minister, and former Chief Minister of

Arunachal Pradesh
Sentenced to prison by a CBI Court for corruption
Justice H L
Dattu
Formerly Chief Justice of India

Appointed Chairman of National Human Right
Commission.
Famous for ruling bail is the rule and jail is an
exception in 2G Spectrum case
He replaced K G Balakrishnan who retired in 2015
CV
Wigneswaran
Chief Minister of Sri Lankas Northern Province

Asked India recently to ensure that spirit of the 13th
Amendment is retained in new Constitution
13th Amendment to Sri Lankas Constitution refers to
federal features
13th Amendment was the outcome of 1987 India Sri

Lanka Accord
R K Pachauri
TERI(The energy and resource institute) executive vice

chairman
Charge sheeted in sexual harassment case.
John Varghese
Appointed as the principal of St Stephens college
Irom sharmila
Manipur rights activist who is on indefinite strike for last

15 years demanding the repeal of Armed force special
power act(AFSPA) in Manipur
P A Sangma
Former speaker of Lok Sabha, and former CM of

Meghalaya, died recently
Kalabhavan
Mani
Malayalam film actor and singer died recently
Harsha
Chawda
Started career as mimicry artist

Indias First test tube baby, born in 1986
In news because she is now a mother herself and has
given birth to a baby boy
Ray Tomlinson
US software programmer who invented Email,died

recently
Sher Bahadur
Deuba
Elected as the new President of Nepal succeeding late

Premier Sushil koirala
He was Prime Minister 3 times earlier
M.S.
Subbulakshmi
A carnatic music legend who performed at UN General

Assembly hall in 1966
Golden jubilee of the concert on March 26 will be
performed by M.Ss great grand daughters.
Helen Clarke
Is the Chief of United Nations Development

Program(UNDP).
In news as she said that marital rape should be made
criminal offense.
Rajat Gupta
Indian born Goldman Sachs director released after

completing his two year term in prison.
He was imprisoned for insider trading
Babak Zanjani
Billionaire from Iran. Has been sentenced to death for

corruption
Bhawna Kanth,
Avani
Chaturvedi,
Mohana singh
First women fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force in June
Sir Dominic
Asquith
Appointed as the next High Commissioner to India later

this month by the British government
Preceding him is Sir James Bevan
George Martin
Known as the Fifth beatle is a legendary British music

producer
He helped turn Beatles into best selling band in history,
died at age of 90
Htin Kyaw
First elected President of Myanmar in five decades ;

Belongs to Suu Kyis National League for
Democracy ( NLD ) , who won Elections in
November 2015
Dr Atiur
Rehman
Governor of Central Bank of Bangladesh ;

Resigned because of a scam in Bangladesh Central Bank ;
Governor did not inform the government ; Loss due to scam
= 80 million USD
Mother Teresa
Pope has approved Mother Teresas Sainthood
Ustad Ali
Ahmed
Hussain Khan
Eminent Shehnai player, dies at 77 due to kidney related

problems
Sangeet Natak Academy award in 2009 for contribution
to Hindustani instrumental music
Banga bhushan award by West Bengal government in

2012
Hinda Bharwad
Animal rights activistcommitted suicide

He wanted that cow be declared the national animal
Sir Andrew
Wiles
Won the Abel prize, Abel prize is given in the field of

mathematics ; often called the Nobel Prize of
Mathematics
For his proof of Fermats Last Theorem
He is professor at Oxford Universitys Mathematical
Institute.
Shreehari Aney
Maharashtras Advocate General,resigned from the post

after sharp disapproval from the opposition
He demanded separate statehood for Marathwada in
Maharashtra
Andrew Grove
Intels mastermind passes away at 79

First hire of Intel, the chipmaker company in 1968
Pandit
Sitar player Father of Indian Classical music died
Shambhu Nath
Father of well known Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori
Sopori
Command over classical and Sufiana music shown in
instrumental and vocal performances
Tim Chittock
Pedalled his cycle on Golden Quadrilateral in 24

Days
He is from New Zealand
Its a Guinness world record
Noor Inayat
Khan Prize
2016
Geetakshi Arora, student of University of London for

her dissertation on Goddess myths in graphic novels:
Reimagining Indian feminity
Trust awards annual prize to post graduate student from

SOAS, University of London, working in the area of
gender studies and south asian history
Noor Inayat, Indian descent, was a secret agent in WW2,
sent to Nazi occupied area, she was betrayed and killed.
Books, Movies, Literature etc.

Muttrupulliya
Is a Sri Lankan docu-drama portrays life of Tamil ethnic

population in Sri Lanka after the war
It was banned by CBFC, Chennai Appellate Tribunal has
revoked the ban
Peter rabbit
It became the first character from childrens literature to

appear on British coinage.
It was created by Beatrix Potter
Flamenco
India
A collaborative theatrical show between India and Spain

To mark the 60 years of diplomatic ties
Show will be hosted at Delhi
Places in News
Kondane
Caves
Recently 40 rock paintings discovered in Kondane caves

in Raigarh district in Maharashtra.
It also features Buddhist architecture such as
Chaitya(prayer hall) and monastery.
Zojila Pass
Tunnel
Building
Project
Kamarajar Port
Indias most expensive and biggest National highway.

It will provide all weather road connectivity between
Srinagar and Leh-Ladakh region.
One of few ports in south which has the capacity to
handle 1.5 million tonnes of LPG Gas.

It will get in more cargo because of government initiative
of providing LPG connection to BPL(below Poverty
Line) family
Chennai
Recently Indias First Rail Auto Hub took place here.

Bar Coding on Railway tickets introduced by Railway
Minister Suresh Prabhu
Ardha Kumbh
Mela
Ardh kumbh or Half Kumbh Kumbh Mela is held every

six years at Haridwar and Allahabad.
In 2016 it is being held at Haridwar
Bombay House
First in heritage building in India to get platinum rating

by Indian Green Building Council(IGBC)
Based on site & facility management,water efficiency,
energy efficiency, health and comfort and innovation
It is a TATA groups headquarters
Patratu,
Jharkhand
In news because Jharkhand government is setting up a

film city there
Patratu is in Ramgarh District
Chandrakhani
Pass
In the news because eight students were rescued who

were stuck in a cave for three days due to snowfall and
bad weather.
Located in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.
Connects via trekking route between Naggar and
Malana.
Kullu valley lies between Lower Himalayan, Pir Panjal
and the Great Himalayan range.
Noyyalai
Nokki
An initiative by Noyyal River Restoration Federation to

clean the river. It Means Towards Noyyal ,
Noyyal originates from the Western Ghats and passes
through four districts of Tamil Nadu before joining in the
Cauvery river
IG International
Airport
Won the SKYTRAX award Best airport staff in Asia

and Central Asia
At a ceremony in Cologne, Germany
Chitradurga
DRDO to open a Aeronautical Test Range(ATR)

Chitradurga is near Bengaluru
Multi agency mega complex will also house facilities of
BARC, ISRO, IISc
Palakkad Gap
Ecosystem
A 45 Kms gap in the western ghats between Coimbatore

in TN and Palakkad in Kerala
Facing environmental destruction due to mining and
deforestation
Initiatives by Kerala Biodiversity Board have resulted
nothing
Brussels attack
34 killed at Zaventem airport by attack claimed by

Islamic State
Belgium has headquarters of NATO and European
Union
Miscellaneous
Concept One
Worlds first electric supercar ;

Created by Croatias inventor Mate Rimac
Kumki
A name for trained elephants in Kerala

Kumkis are used this time of a year to scare away other
wild mammals who come near human settlements
Satnam
community
Found in Chhattisgarh state of India.

Satnam means truth, the teachings and philosophy are
similar to Hinduism and Buddhism.
Satnams believe in the name of the god and do not
worship idols.
CAR 21G
Abbreviation of Civil Aviation Requirement required

from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for the
manufacturing of aircrafts for civil uses.
ITBP will now

have women
officers
Women will now be recruited as assistant commandants

which is a direct entry level for officers.(union home
ministry published new rules)
Among five of the central armed forces CAPF, CRPF, BSF,
SSB have been allowing women to apply as direct level
officers.
Pivot to Asia
US policy to increase its influence in Asia mainly to

counter China
Boko Haram
Terrorist organization of Nigeria

Literally it means western education is forbidden
In news because its violence has caused food crisis and the
organization itself is fearing the heat of it.
All women
operated and
supported
flight
Longest by Air india
Emergency
number
112 to be the common emergency number for all

services
From New Delhi to San Francisco
It was approved by Telecom commission after recommended

by TRAI
ICGS
Arnwesh
commissioned
Fast vehicle vessel of Indian coast guard flagged off from

Vishakhapatnam
Rajasthans
first IT day
RajNET a wide area network connecting state capital

with all the panchayats
It main armament comprises 40/60 bofors gun
Built as a multi mode connectivity network
Will enable effective delivery of services like eMitra and

Mgnrega
Theme:promotion of IT startups
Iron Fist
Exercise of Indian Air Force. First held in 2013; Again

being held in 2016
Tobacco
Pictorial
Warnings
New regulations require that 85% of the front and

back cover of cigarette packets should have anti
cancer warnings; Parliamentary Panel is now asking
that it should be 50% only as it will be too harsh on
tobacco industry
Oscars
Best Picture
Spotlight
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lazygoose
Wonderful initiative forum!! Thanks!
1il Pizhachal 3!
Heavy yaar! Hats Off
Vaselline Care
Thank You Forumias Team for this initiative it helps in quick revision
STOS
salutary initiative
Phoenix
Very much helpful to revise with quick glance.. thank u..
dark matter
Thanku sir..great initiarive
Far
Amazing initiative! Thank you so very much
akancha gupta
great initiative. thanks forumias. .
Pradeep Sheoran
another great Initiativethnks team forumias
Ajay Rathod
Everything at one place !! Whoever is writing and organizing this data is the one who will be in
upsc top 10 !!
Gayathri Nayar
Great Initiative. It covers all the topics and topics which have been left out too. Thank u and
please continue the same.
learn
thankssss a lot
Jeremy Thangkhokai Haokip

This really is a great Job..my time investment in FOrum IAS goes on increasing..:-)
https://plus.google.com/102248440458907710829 abhishek3636
Superb
janaki ram
sir,
similarly please compile all the EDITORIALS In the HINDU PAPER of one month.
similar to the above take one topic of editorial. GIVE its definition, pros, cons,conclusion..etc.
Do for all the imporatant editorial topics published in that month.

please do this intiative.
janaki ram
good continue it.
Subodh
Forumias you guys are doing great work especially for new aspirants like me .
This is really a great initiative .
Thank you sir.
Please continue this series..
Subodh
Thank you sir,

Continue it please.
Introvert
A very good initiative sir.. Please continue and as requested by everyone please try to provide
compilation from January of possible. Thank you
anil singh
nice one
nimesh kumar
Thanks a lot sir!
https://www.facebook.com/app_scoped_user_id/1456886654620532/ Sia Prem

wow thank u team
Whisker
great initiativenow no need to purchase any CA magazineextremely helpful for PSC
alsokindly compile from January-16 or include in coming months compilations..Thanks
hard_work_pays
Sir aap mahan ho!!!
#ARegularFollowerOf 9pm,10pm
sagarsumit09
Thank you for the compilation. A mistake in National and International Events SAARC.
Among the 7 neighbours mentioned, it should be Afghanistan instead of Myanmar.
CM_GoGo
kickass..!!
Gurubhai
Simply Great Initiative. It would surely help to a great extent in our CSE Preparation. Thanks
to the ForumIAS Team.
Powerpufgurl
This is really nice, if possible pls compile from jan onwards
Harsha
Thank you
Jagadeesh .P
Nice initiative! Please post for earlier months too
Soujit Saha
Great initiative Please post the same for Jan & Feb
Gajendra Singh
Wow!!
Great initiative !!
I couldnt believe that so many news occurred in just a small span of time.
Great tool to revise.
Thanks team FIAS.
ABCD
Very good initiative. . !
Snow white
Sirrrr wow Thankyou so much ! God bless this forum for selfless wrk ! Best things !
Bullseye@2016
It would be nice if you do it from January after mains. Thanks anyway
Bullseye@2016
It is a life saver initiative. Tones of thanks FORUMIAS
Chittu Pandey
Kudos!!
sanima_nhi_dekhte_ka
ForumIAS has the potential to shut down the Coaching Shops in Delhi
https://plus.google.com/113155787205501071244 marianaag
P. A. Sangma was from Meghalaya, not from Arunachal Pradesh. Please edit it.
Ajaz Zaffar
why from march only.u shud have started from december
none the less a great initiative for pre and mains//hats off
Bishal Jeet Baruah

fantastic! thanks
Saurabhajain
Grt Initiative..
Atul Das
Phenomenal work.
mandbuddhi
thanks a lot.
Tyrion Lannister
I think this website is going to be one Stop destination for IAS
Tyrion Lannister
are you going to post this for jan and feb month also ???
satyendra kumar
Thanks a lot sir
Smit Lodha
Good Initiative!
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