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18th October
Indian Missile Program Updates
Arihant SLBM launch: Enhancing India’s underwater capability
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
About 41.5 crore Indians out of multi-dimensional poverty since 2005-06
Electoral Reforms In India
Will electoral bonds reveal the source of funds, SC asks Centre
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
PM inaugurates ‘One Nation, One Fertilizer’ Scheme
Air Pollution
What are Green Crackers?
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Dr. Mahalanabis: the man behind ORS no more
17th October
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Reality Check on India’s Hunger Index Rank
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Food Security, Success Story and Challenges Ahead
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
Making India’s Quantum Cyberspace resilient
RBI Notifications
What are Digital Banking Units (DBUs)?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
What is China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy?
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Tax on windfall profit on crude oil, export of diesel, ATF raised
Indian Navy Updates
SLBM launch by INS Arihant
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Public dashboard to track remediation of legacy Landfills
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Neelakurinji
15th October
Right To Privacy
Ensuring Internal Security by Securing Communication Networks
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
Role of Women in livestock Rearing
Electoral Reforms In India
What is Model Code of Conduct?
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Living Planet Report 2022: Wildlife populations decline by 69% in 50 years
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Eco-Sensitive Zones: SC may take up Kerala’s review
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Global Hunger Index is out, India in ‘serious’ category at rank 107
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
What is Carbon Dating?
14th October
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Social Empowerment, The Mandal Way
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Reality check on India’s Population policy
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Regulating online speech
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Split Verdict on Hijab Row
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
ISRO proposes Bharat Krishi Satellite Programme
Air Pollution
Centre to set up Paddy Straw Pellet Units to arrest Stubble Burning
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
Next-Gen Launch Vehicle- NGLV to assume PSLV’s role
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
What are Rythu Bharosa Kendras?
