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Booklet – 1 Contents of Editorials and Articles of The Hindu, Important Articles of Press Information Bureau, Yojana, Economic and Political Weekly from 1st

January 2012 to 15th March 2013

• 1. NATIONAL

• Naxalism 1 • Aadhaar 1 • The Looming Perils Of Over-Fishing 2 • Cag: Some Answers To Clear Doubts And Misperceptions 2 • Government Lokpal Bill 4 • Judicial Delay May Become A Thing Of The Past 4 • Getting To Know The Abc Of Cag 5 • Towards A Level Playing Field 6 • A Major Milestone In Polio Eradication 7 • Who should judge the judges? 7 • Lessons In Judicial Restraint 8 • Spies Shouldn’t Police Us 8 • The Railways Need Funds 9 • Needed, More Hungama Over Malnutrition 9 • Urban Planning 10 • Spending For A Healthy India 11 • Hasten Slowly 11 • Bodoland At A Crossroads 11 • PDS System 12 • Water Transport Imperatives 12 • Don’t Burden The Poor Undergraduate 13 • Labour Law In India 13 • Media And Regulation 14 • In Pursuit Of Inclusive Education 15 • For A Universal Old-Age Pension Plan 15





• Justice Dalveer Bhandari Became Member Of ICJ 16 • Advance Indian Standard Time By Half An Hour 16 • Justice For The Tiller’s Land 18 • Historical Roots Of The Moist Problem 18 • Marriage Laws Amendment Bill, 2010 20 • Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 20 • Universal Health Produces Equity 21 • Updating Our Copyright Laws 21 • Better System For Better Results 22 • A Law That Enables 23 • Serological (Blood) Test Kits For Diagnosing Active Tb 23 • Universities For Research And Innovation Bill, 2012 24 • Farm Suicides Rise In Maharashtra, State Still Leads The List 25 • Aadhaar And Mgnrega Are Made For Each Other 25 • Breathing Uneasy Over Tb 26 • Naresh Chandra Report 27 • Our Democracy Must Empower Voters 27 • From Kargil To Parakram, A Lesson In Forceful Persuasion 28 • Disturbing Trends In Judicial Activism 29 • Defending The Indefensible 30 • The Age Of Judicial Reform 30 • Prohibition Of Employment As Manual Scavengers And Their ...... 31 • Development Partnership Administration 32 • Winning The Case For Promotion Quotas 32 • In The Company Of Men 32 • Sedition? Seriously? 33 • Bill For Land Gives True Value 33 • A Fair Deal For Domestic Work 35 • Deep Waters Won’t Run Still 35 • Not In Their Comfort Zone 36 • Highlights Of The Draft Bill On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities 36 • NSA Announces Cyber Security Cooperation With Private Sector 37 • The Quest For Naga Accord 38 • The Power Of RTI 38 • Striking At The Root Of Corruption 38 • Growing Crisis Of Drug Prices 39 • The Promise Of Unconditional Money 39 • 117th Constitution Amendment Bill 41 • Explanatory Note: Why People Oppose The Rush To Cash Transfers And Uid 41





• Needed, Urgent Electoral Reforms 42 • Cash Transfers Can Help Make India Less Unequal, But Are ........... 43 • When India Had 1,500 Fast Track Courts 44 • Two Years Without Polio 44 • Drug testing on trial 45 • National cyber security architecture in the offing 46 • An abomination called AFSPA 46 • Scoring higher on education 46 • From Bengal Famine to Right to Food 47 • Wrestling with a shocker 48 2. INTERNATIONAL 50 • War And Human Rights 50 • What Kabul Needs To Hear From Bonn 50 • Punishing Palestinians 50 • Vulture Funds Targeting World’s Poorest Nations 51 • Customs Union: Russia 51 • How To Ignore Somalia 51 • A Slow But Necessary Ascent 52 • Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law? 52 • First Test For New Myanmar 53 • China’s Star Trek, Steadily Paced 53 • Responsibility To Protect 54 • Health Insurance’ Scheme Of Usa 55 • C.S.T.O. 55 • U.N. Treaty on Global Arms Trade 55 • Rigging The Rate 56 • An Uncharacteristic Surrender 56 • Japan’s 30-Year Plan To Be Nuclear-Free 56 • A Sobering Report On Hunger 57 • A Russian Bridge Across Eurasia 57 • Militaristic Engagement 57 • World Conference On International Telecommunication 58 • C.E.R.N. 58 • Between A Rock & The Republicans 59 3. ECONOMY 60 • Major Steps Taken By The R.B.I To Support Decline Of Rupees Against Dollar 60 • The Private Sector’s Turn To Deliver 60 • Zero Score Household 60 • Low Expectations 61





• Reserve Currency 61 • Bringing Back What’s Ours 61 • Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme 62 • Re-Examine The Methodology For Fixing A Poverty Line 63 • Foreign Trade Policy (Ftp) (2009-14) 63 • Elinor Ostrom 64 • Bad Move On Gaar 64 • Inclusive PDS 64 • Inflation And Downgrading The Sovereign Rating 65 • Premium On Regulation 66 • IMF And Exchange Rate 66 • Don’t Ink This Nib 66 • Shome Panel’s Wrong Call 67 • ‘More FDI In Insurance Will Undermine Economic Security’ 67 • Risky Futures That Banks Can Do Without 68 • Diluting Gaar 69 • Fourteenth Finance Commission 70 • The risk business needs better cover 70 • It’s not prudential to bank on discretion 71 4. ENVIRONMENT 73 • Carbon Emissions Show Biggest Jump Ever Recorded 73 • Evergreen Hornbills 73 • Climate Talks: ‘Delayer Countries’ Flex Muscles 73 • Role Of Green Revolution 74 • Thirst In The Land Of Malhaar 74 • Secrets Of The Western Ghats 75 • Of Mines, Minerals And Tribal Rights 75 • ‘Asian Unicorn' At Risk Of Extinction From Poaching 77 • Initiatives Taken By Government To Protect Locally Endangered Species 77 • It'll Take More Than Markets To Build A Green Future 78 • To Know, Is To Protect 78 • Watershed In Fight For Survival 79 • Desertification Is Nearly As Critical As Climate Change’ 81 • Lethal Ingredients In The Rio+20 Mocktail 82 • A Natural Choice For World Heritage Status 82 • ‘Genetically Modified Crops No Panacea For Food Security’ 83 • India And Climate Change 84 • Bird Calls For Help 84 • Advantage Of Green Building Practices 85





• A Sure Recipe For Disaster 85 • Include The Poor In Biodiversity Conservation 86 • Red Marks In India’s Green Report Card 86 • The Economics Of Nature 87 • At Sea Over Marine Conservation 87 • Beware Of Permafrost Peril, Climate Talks Told 87 • Why A National Water Framework Law 88 • Recycle grey water 89 • Development minus green shoots 89 5. INDIA & THE WORLD 91 • Challenges Ahead For India’s Nuclear Diplomacy 91 • Indo-Pak Relation 91 • For A Fair, Free Trade Pact With Europe 92 • For Oil And Peace, India Must Stand Up In The Two Sudan’s 92 • Maritime Cooperation 93 • Brics Is The Defender Of The Developing World 93 • Brics Starts Building 94 • Sensors Across The World 94 • USA-Iran And India 95 • India And South China Sea 96 • India China Relations Still Seriously Mismatched 96 • India Is Not A Global Power 97 • Settle The Siachen Dispute Now 98 • Who governs the high seas? 99 • India & Myanmar 100 • Second Chance In Asia’s Cockpit 100 • 16th Summit Of Nam 100 • Still Relevant After All These Years 101 • Green Shoots In India-Myanmarties 102 • Dealing With Pakistan’s Brinkmanship 102 • Give-And-Take At The Border 103 • Sir Creek 103 • Filling The Strategic Space In South-East Asia 104 • For Russia, Deepening Friendship With India Is A Top Foreign Policy Priority 105 • For An India-Led Security Architecture In South Asia 105 • India must get in on the ground floor 106 MCQs for Final Practice 108-120

PART - II





INITIATIVES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENTS IN VARIOUS SECTORS

1. SOCIAL SECTOR 121 • Children’s Right To Protection – Emerging Structures And Mechanisms 121 • Awas Yojana 122 • JNNURM: serving the urban poor 124 • International Literacy Day 124 • Expenditure on holding elections 124 • Quotable Quotes Of Mahatma Gandhi 125 • Legal Aid Clinics Scheme 125 • Citizens right to grievance redress bill 2011 126 • Empowering the workers 126 • Empowering the adolescent Girls – Sabla 128 • Backward Regions grant Fund 128 • National Policy on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 129 • Improving the Justice Delivery System in the Country 130 • Healthy mother and healthy child ensuring zero expense deliveries ........ 130 • Disabled Get Social Justice 131 • Drug abuse – a holistic approach 133 • Tackling the backlog of cases in the courts 133 • The right of every child: the right to education 134 • Strengthening secondary education 135 • Communal harmony 135 • Water security in rural area 136 • MGNREGA 137 • E -Panchayat- an innovative way for enhanced working 138 • E-governance initiatives-changing lives for the better 139 • Indian education: looking ahead Education 141 • National urban sanitation policy 142 • Swabhimaan: a unique financial inclusion initiative 143 • Women and children welfare schemes: breaking new frontiers 143 • Pre-conception & pre-natal diagnostics techniques act, 1994 144 • Making contract labour act more worker friendly 145 • Bridging rural-urban divide through ICT for better life in rural communities 146 • Need to regulate Indian surrogacy industry 147 • NFCH for promoting communal harmony proactively 148 • Rajiv Gandhi national drinking water mission - a success story 149 • Population stabilisation- the way ahead 150





• Rehabilitation of manual scavengers 150 • In pursuit of increasing employment and employability of women 151 • E-office for effective and transparent governance 152 • POCSO act – providing child-friendly judicial process 152 • Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana 153 • Schemes & facilities for the senior citizens 154 • Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana 155 • Urban women self-help programme (uwsp) 156 • National service scheme 157 • Direct benefits transfer: timely and quick transfer to beneficiaries 157 • Rashtriya Bal Swaasthya Karyakram A New Preventive Health Care Initiative 159 2. FINANCIAL SECTOR 161 • Tourism in India: an overview 161 • External debt: definitions and concepts 161 • Public expenditure reforms 163 • Design clinic scheme – frequently asked questions 164 • FDI in multi brand retail 165 • Improving road transport 166 • Telecom sector – growing from strength to strength 167 • E-procurement system for transparent governance 167 • PSES - performance overview 168 • Indian agriculture prepares itself for a new phase 168 • Infrastructure debt fund 169 • Aviation 170 • New and innovative schemes for technology development of Msmes 171 • Jago Grahak Jago’ – An Initiative Towards Consumer Education ...... 173 • Revised series of wholesale price index (base 2004-05=100) to reflect.... 175 • Market information at farmers’ fingertips: a new initiative by NABARD 176 • Sericulture for developing the rural economy 176 • Tapping the huge potential of food processing sector 177 • Building corridors - fuelling growth - DFC carrying India to new height 178 • Eastern regions to become the food bowl of the country 178 • Financial inclusion to bring every household in banking ambit 179 • Status of saving and investment in India 179 • Some Steps to Boost Retail Investors Participaation 180 • Achievement & Technology demonstration of ICAR 181 • Status of manufacturing growth in India 183 • Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Project 184 • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy 185





3. ENERGY SECTOR 186 • Solar cities on the anvil 186 • R-apdrp: giving new heights to power reforms 186 • Improving energy efficiency 187 • RGGVY: turning the wheel of rural india 189 • Ultra mega power projects 189 • Biomass - a storehouse of clean energy 190 • Wind energy: a nature’s bonanza for eternity 191 • Tapping energy from small hydro power projects 191 • Deriving energy from waste 192 • Hydrogen: energy of the future 193 • Bio-diesel – an eco-friendly fuel 193 • Solar India 194 • Nano Mission - towards global knowledge hub 195 • Green economy 197 4. ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR 197 • Western Ghats: challenges of sustainable development 198 • Protecting biodiversity of the eastern ghats 199 • Organic farming in India 201 • Mangroves for the future 201 • Green productivity for sustainable energy and environment: need of ....... 202 • Impact of black carbon on climate 202 • Green India mission – a way to enhance eco-systems 203 • Green India mission’ to increase forest cover 204 • National green tribunal 204 • Celebrating biodiversity 205 • NEMMP 2020: a wise investment for our future generations 207 • Thanjavur Veena & G.I. 208 • Tiger Population in India 209 • Nuclear power is our gateway to a prosperous future 211 5. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGICAL SECTOR 211 • Research & development in nanoelectronics: India getting ready to .... 212 • Science & technology in pursuit of excellence & social development 213 • Improving forecasting services 213 • Nasa confirms Chandrayan’s discovery of water on moon 214 • Traditional knowledge digital library (TKDL) – an effective and ...... 215 • Isro’s successful mission 217 • C-band polarimetric doppler radar- better 218 • Some facts about India’s defence technology 220





• NCAOR: the Indian gateway to polar regions 221 • Biotechnology information network 222 • International conference on chronic hypoxia: an overview 223 • Largest solar telescope in the world 223 • Telecom Sector in India 224 • Dornier - 228 Surveillance Aircraft 228 6. OVERSEAS INDIAN 230 • India and AARDO in search of new horizons 230 • Initiatives for overseas Indians 230 • Indian peacekeepers in north kivu province, Congo 231 • Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) 232 • Welfare schemes for Indian diaspora youth 233

PART - III CURRENT EVENTS OF NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE

1. NATIONAL 234 2. INTERNATIONAL 285 3. INDIA & THE WORLD 319 4. ECONOMICS 351 5. ENVIRONMENT 393 6. PERSONS IN NEWS 417 7. AWARD 421 8. SPORTS 424 MCQS for Final Practice 426-431

PART - IV

SPECIAL MATERIAL ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• All about ESSO 432 • Isro’s Successful Mission 434 • C-band Polarimetric doppler radar- better 434 • Biomass - a storehouse of clean energy 436 • Wind energy: a nature’s bonanza for eternity 437 • Tapping energy from small hydro power projects 438 • Deriving energy from waste 439 • Hydrogen: energy of the future 440 • Defence Technologies in India 440





• NCAOR: the Indian gateway to polar regions 441 • Bio-diesel – an eco-friendly fuel 442 • Solar India 443 • Nano mission - towards global knowledge hub 444 • Celebrating biodiversity 445 • Magic of Graphene 445 • Carbon Nanotubes 446 • Reviving traditional methods to protect farm livestock 446 • Indian scientists traverse shortest path to south pole 446 • Synthetic blood now closer 446 • How pollution damages human airways 447 • Six small planets orbiting a star found 447 • Finland far ahead in nuclear waste management 448 • Cholera vaccination post-outbreak beneficial 448 • Nanolasers for faster microprocessors 448 • Why agriculture policies are outdated and contradictory 448 • Dengue vaccine developed 449 • Nano solution for safe water 449 • Gene swapping by flu viruses 449 • Has the earth’s sixth mass extinction already arrived? 450 • Engineered fungus to fight malaria 450 • China’s lunar probe to bring back rocks 450 • Impact of wrong use of a clean fuel 450 • How the nuclear plant crisis happened 451 • What the radiation dose levels mean 452 • Graphite and diamond 452 • For more solar energy 452 • Orissa farmers take to Emu bird farming 453 • Background radiation and radioactivity in India1 453 • 3D glasses 454 • Tri-gate: Intel enters the 3-d for transistors 454 • IVF embryos: new genetic testing technology 455 • Gagan – making GPS more accurate 456 • Moon Express Inc. 457 • Rare Earths 457 • Wise investment in hydrographic services capacity building needed 458 • Most powerful supercomupter 458 • Bionic specs for the blind to see 458 • 1000 genome-wide association studies lack global coverage 458





• China’s ambitious space program 459 • Bio-input good substitute for fym in pulses 459 • Graphene to shape future computers 459 • Irradiation makes cow dung bio-fertilizer safer 460 • Oxygen molecules detected in orion constellation 460 • Endosulfan entangle: when pesticide turns pest 461 • DNA found in meteorites 461 • National project on climate resilient agriculture launched 461 • Earth’s orbit 462 • Antimatter mystery solution closer 462 • Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells 463 • Firing lasers to make rain? 463 • Bio fertilizers for tree cultivation 464 • Powering power sector 464 • Multidrug-resistant TB on the rise 464 • A promising service in 3g mobile networks 464 • Dish TV reception 465 • Monster star, with shells spotted 466 • PSLV puts 4 satellites in orbit 466 • Induced pluripotent stem cells cure liver cirrhosis 466 • Graphene spurs next generation chips 467 • World’s biggest virus found 467 • Enabling India to shine in the world of science 467 • When 60 nanoseconds threaten modern physics 468 • World’s smallest car from nanotechnology 469 • Smart grid is the ‘energy internet’ of the future 469 • Use of microalgae helps in controlling pollution 470 • Cell phone 471 • Blue brain project: modelling the human brain in the lab 471 • More potent ways to design HIV drugs found 472 • Top breakthroughs of the year 2011 472 • Rubber-mixed bitumen for roads 473 • India’s mangrove cover rises 473 • ‘World’s highest resolution’ lunar images released 474 • Soil fertility Management to sustain production 474 • Hominin genome sequenced 474 • Students’ ‘space web’ experiment to be launched soon 474 • India’s alarming share of global new leprosy cases 475 • Cancer killed 5.56 lakh people in India in 2010’ 475





• Earth make-up differs from that of the sun 476 • How black holes grow bigger 476 • Tiny gene change affects IQ 476 • A way to improve climate predictions 477 • Solar storms threaten high-tech civilisation 477 • The safest way for plutonium disposal 478 • clues to a universal flu vaccine found 478 • Two meteorological equators 478 • Dragon capsule to dock with the iss 479 • Large solar telescope operational 479 • Green rust’ could scrape toxic metals 480 • What next after a higgs boson-like particle? 480 • Glaciers in the Himalayas are shrinking rapidly, says study 480 • An eco-friendly organic led developed 481 • Navy commissions full-scale station in Lakshadweep 481 • Army Chief Reviews conduct of ‘Shoor Veer' on western border 482 • Hello 4G! Smaller phones, faster data 482 • Seaports, airports to get radiation detection equipment 482 • Untreated groundwater a serious health issue, says survey 483 • With missile defence shield, India in elite club 484 • Bio-fuel potential 484 • Build interception capabilities without ‘hindering' growth 484 • INS Vindhyagiri, stuck with ammunition, to be destroyed 485 • GSLV Mk-III launch in 2014: VSSC chief 485 • Tuberculosis declared notifiable disease 485 • India likely to withdraw from South China Sea 486 • ISAC 486 • India's proposal for government control of Internet to be discussed .......... 486 • India overtakes China in arms import 487 • Slowly but surely the Web warms up to new protocol 487 • India's resolution on mental health adopted at World Health Assembly 488 • New Telecom Policy seeks to abolish roaming charges 489 • Dragon leaves space station for journey home 490 • Zinc supplement can reduce infant deaths 490 • Indian scientists in team that sequenced tomato genome 490 • U.S. unleashed Stuxnet worm on Iran: leak 491 • Centre need not consult DTAB before banning drugs, says High Court 491 • On an urgent note, work on 26 major roads along China border begins 492 • Single authority oversight for intelligence agencies favoured 492





• Solar- Powered Plane Makes History 493 • India Supports Global Fundiing of Health R&D for Poor 493 • UNICEF report says diarrhoea and pneumonia are top killers of children 494 • The business of IPv6 494 • INS Vikramaditya undergoing sea trials 494 • IAF to acquire 75 Swiss Pilatus trainer aircraft 495 • Kudankulam atomic power plant getting ready for commissioning 495 • Footprint of ‘God particle’ found? 495 • Elusive particle found, looks like Higgs boson 495 • Agni-I launch a success 496 • Asian space powers gear for more moon missions 496 • Court reassured on storage of spent fuel from reactors 496 • Scientists create artificial jellyfish 497 • Bio-hydrogen produced from wastewater, industrial effluents 497 • Secondary uranium source may go dry soon: IAEA 498 • Are you ready for UHDTV? 498 • A device that detects arsenic content in drinking water 498 • Mars rover faces a tricky landing 499 • Key to finding life on Mars lies in the deserts of Chile 500 • Army Commander reviews joint exercise 501 • India plans to establish two more missile testing ranges 501 • Prithvi-II missile test, a success 501 • No major health fallout from typical exposure, say studies 501 • Shrinking heat shield of the planet 502 • Major uranium deposit found in Rajasthan 502 • Agriculture University develops new wheat varieties 502 • ISRO scores a centum 502 • ISRO exhorts industry to take bigger space bites 503 • World divided, India undecided as 193 nations gear to decide the ........... 503 • A special ‘eye’ up in the sky to constantly watch over the country 504 • IAEA safety team to visit Rajasthan plants 504 • Mars eclipses capture rover’s curiosity 504 • HAL delivers Mars satellite structure 504 • Services disrupted as INSAT-3E loses crucial ‘Earth link’ 505 • 12th Plan priority for rabies control 505 • GM crops a threat: experts 506 • Tectonic breakup triggered massive Indian Ocean quake 506 • Curiosity rover finds ancient riverbed on Mars 507 • Ariane launches GSAT-10 from Kourou 507





• Scientists ‘parasitise’ virus to develop biological Internet 507 • India may take the lead in Budapest cyberspace security dialogue 507 • India gearing up to fight mid-sea threats in Asian region 508 • Ministry, NSA agree on balancing security concerns with freedom ............ 508 • Nuclear-capable Dhanush successfully test-fired 509 • Australia unveils colossal telescope 509 • Physics Nobel for quantum scientists 509 • Digital divide widens even as costs drop globally 510 • HAL signs design contract for Multirole Transport Aircraft 510 • On Internet rules, India now more willing to say ICANN 510 • BrahMos gains sub-strategic super weapon capability 511 • Anti-collision trial of trains successful 511 • Invar 512 • Bill to create bank for DNA profiling of accused coming 512 • New satellite to boost India’s remote sensing ability 513 • Scientists and Farmers groups write to Supreme Court on TEC report on GM Crops 513 • DRDO to conduct eighth ballistic interceptor missile test this month 514 • Russia-built multirole stealth frigate INS Tarkash commissioned into Navy 514 • Centre opposes moratorium on GM field trials 514 • Army places Rs. 700-crore orders for versatile device 515 • Rescue of Indian submarines demonstrated at Naval exercise 516 • Now, coastal vulnerability is classified 516 • Finger prints 516 • The safest way for plutonium disposal 517 • ‘Consuming plutonium for producing energy is the superior option' 517 • Two meteorological equators 518 • X-ray radioactivity 518 • Large solar telescope operational 519 • Stem colour 519 • Is curd a probiotics? 519 • Electromagnets 520 • Will the new type of oral polio vaccine be effective? 520 • Human ancestors originated in Asia, not Africa, says study 521 • A unique observatory to study quakes in Koyna- Warna area 521 • Red hot metal 522 • Developing a novel search engine 523 • Artificial brain with billion connections 523 • ‘Green rust’ could scrape toxic metals 523 • What next after a Higgs boson-like particle? 523





• A bacterium that did not live on arsenic 524 • World’s reefs in rapid decline 524 • An eco-friendly organic LED developed 525 • Rover: first step to human space programme to Mars 525 • A new oxidant in the atmosphere identified 525 • Scientists question a basic conclusion of A-bomb survivors study 526 • Is there life on Mars? If yes, what will it look like? 526 • Sharp drop in HIV cases in India 527 • Challenges of space travel 528 • 80 % of human genome has an active role or function 528 • Glaucoma is in the genes, says study 529 • Starting ART early prevents tuberculosis 529 • C.V. Raman 530 • ‘Super-spreading,’ key in dengue transmission 530 • Improving yield through ISF management 530 • Receptors on cell surfaces sense environment 531 • Methods to measure, manipulate quantum systems 532 • Quantum Computer 533 • Optical clocks 533 • Efficient way to turn waste into resource 533 • BCG: a vaccine for more than just TB 534 • Energy physics in toto will make a switch 535 • Boron management in cole crops 535 • Significance of Martian methane 536 • Seas rising 60 % faster than UN forecast 536 • Hybrid desalination plant at Kalpakkam 537 • Hottest planet cold enough for ice 537 • ‘We’ll come to India to build a major experiment’ 538 • Plants respond to touch 539 • NASA to turn asteroid into space station 539 • Active research work in organic fertigation 539 • LHC to re-awaken in 2015 with doubled energy, luminosity 540 • Biased, unscientific report on electromagnetic radiation 540 • A different kind of experiment at CERN 541 • IAEA team finds defects at Rawatbhata 542 • Panel bats for aeronautics commission 543 • India, Maldives carry out joint military exercise 543 • Isro Eyes A 6-Tonne ‘K A’ Band Satellite 543 • Defence shipbuilding R&D project on the slow track 544





• HIV epidemic showing signs of reversal: WHO 544 • Joint naval exercise with Russia 544 • Navy gets first of 8 P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft from Boeing 545 • Astra missile test-fired successfully 545 • ‘Baby picture’ of the Universe unveiled 545 • Ammonium nitrate, after loose imports, falls into rebel hands 546 • K-15 all set to join Arihant 546 • Second stealth frigate from Russia arrives 546 • Defence Technology Commission expected to be set up soon 547 • NASA’s Kepler Space telescope 547 • More Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Plant 547 • Liability Rules Leave Very Little Recourse 547 • When A Challenge Led To Little Things And A Big Impact 548 • New Evidence of Water on Mars 548 • Seeking Answers From The Grail 548 • Science 549 • Pushing the Boundaries of Magnetic Storage 549 • Not Much Of A Sea-Based Deterrent 550 • Reading the Rain like Science Fiction 550 • Small is Beautiful 550 • Talks Less, Text More 550 • Going Green, With A Large Side Order Of Mercury 551 • Still Sprouting after 32,000 Years 552 • Einstein Stands Tall 552 • It’s A High Five Moment For The Agni 552 • Tryst with transiting Venus 553 • The Bose in the particle 553 • Other Indian contributions 553 • A magnificent 100 553 • Desirability of nuclear power is the real question 554 • India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) 554 • ‘Our policy is to reprocess all the fuel put into a nuclear reactor’ 555 • Setting an example 555 • A ‘Black Beauty’ from Red Planet 556 • Work to begin in Ladakh on world’s largest solar telescope 556 • Multiple-target missiles to redefine warfare 557 • Chennai Declaration holds key for antibiotic resistance 557 • Indian firms to supply parts for billion-dollar telescope 557 • Malaria-causing parasite found in Andamans 558





• Anti-radiation missile by DRDO to be ready in 3-5 years 558 • Home-grown GPS ‘Gagan’ likely by 2014 559 • Underwater missile takes off successfully 559 • Safe drinking water 559 • A prime number with 17 m. digits 560 • Mark-2 to be powered by GE F-414 engine 560 • 2012 DA14 will miss Earth, but it will be a close fly-by 560 • It was the largest celestial body to hit Earth in 100 years 561 • Studies confirm cosmic rays originate in the aftermath of exploding stars 561 • Iron Fist’ sets desert sky ablaze 562 • PSLV-C20 puts SARAL, 6 other satellites in precise orbits 562 • At last, hideout of dormant TB bacteria found 563 • DNA as an information storage device 563 • Water from the cold underworld 564 • Sixty years of IT in India 564 • Antarctica needs MPAs 565 • Indian role in SKA 566 • Life from the stuff between stars 566 • A submerged continent found 567 • Getting serious about science 567 • Searching for Earth’s twin 568 • Archaeology needs support 568 • Sharper Eye On Earth’s Waters 569 MCQS for Final Practice 570-583

Booklet - 2 Contents of GIST OF INDIAN YEAR BOOK

• Land and the People • National Symbols • The Polity • Agriculture • Culture and Tourism • Basic Economic Data • Commerce • Communications and Information Technology





• Defence • Education • Energy • Environment • Finance • Corporate Affairs • Food and Civil Supplies • Health and Family Welfare • Housing • India and the World • Industry • Justice and Law • Labour • Mass Communication • Planning • Rural and Urban Development • Scientific and Technological Developments • Transport • Water Resources • Welfare • Youth Affairs and Sports • State and Union Territories • General Information

Booklet – 3 (a) Contents of GIST OF ECONOMIC SURVEY

• State of the Economy and Prospects • Micro Foundations of Macro Economic Policy • Fiscal Developments and Public Finance • Prices and Monetary Mangement • Financial Intermediation and Markets • Balance of Payments • International Trade





• Agriculture and Food • Industry • Services Sector • Energy, Infrastructure and Communications • Sustainable Development and Climate Change • Human Development • India and the Global Economy • Statistical Appendix

Booklet – 3 (b) Contents of Gist of Various Government Plan Programme &

Policies

Chapter 1 : INDIA, G20 AND THE WORLD

Introduction Origin of G-20 Role of emerging economies like India in G-20 & Regional Cooperations – Pre Global Crisis (2008) Growth and significance of G-20& increased engagement of economies like India, China – Post Global Economic Crisis India, G-20 & World a comparative picture (2012)

Chapter -2 : POPULATION

Introduction Size, Growth and Structure Population Growth Demographic Transition Population Growth- Inter State Comparison Population Structure Sex wise composition Population & Issues Sources of Demographic Data & their limitations

CHAPTER 3 : NATIONAL INCOME AND RELATED AGGREGATES





Introduction The major concepts related with this topic (i) Domestic Product (ii) Domestic Product and National Income (iii) National Income and Expenditure (iv) Production / Income / Expenditure (v) Gross National Income (GNI) (vi) Categories of Expenditure (vii) Household Consumption Expenditure (viii) Government Final Consumption Expenditure (ix) Gross Capital Formation (x) Saving (xi) Gross Versus Net Value Added (xii) Current Versus Constant Prices Sources of Data (i) Administrative Records, Census and Surveys (ii) Industrial Classification

(iii) Coverage CHAPTER 4 : BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Concept Related with this topic Balance of Payment Capital Account Some other Important Terms (i) Invisibles Travel Credit

(ii) Transportation

(iii) Insurance

(iv) Investment Income

(v) Government expenses not included elsewhere

(vi) Miscellaneous

(vii) Transfers of payments

(viii) Investment Income transactions

(ix) Foreign Investment

(x) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

(xi) Portfolio investment





(xii) External assistance by India

(xiii) Commercial borrowings

(xiv) A short term loan

(xv) Banking capital

(xvi) Non-resident deposits

(xvii) Others

(xviii) Movement in Reserves

CHAPTER 5 : NATIONAL FINANCE

Concept Related with this topic (i) Revenue Receipts

(ii) Revenue Expenditure

(iii) Capital Receipts

(iv) Capital Expenditure/Payments

(v) Classification of Budget

(vi) Economic Classification

CHAPTER 6 : DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXES

Some Issues Tax GDP Ratio-Worldwide

CHAPTER 7 : TWELFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN

INTRODUCTION The Initial Conditions The Policy Challenge VISION AND ASPIRATIONS The Need for Faster Growth Growth Prospects Alternative Scenarios The Meaning of Inclusiveness DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES Development of Human Capabilities





Development of Institutional Capabilities Development of Infrastructure Science and Technology MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Soil Health and Productivity Rational Use of Land Water as a Scarce Natural Resource ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WORLD Global Economic Prospects Implications for the Balance on Current Account Capital Flows Other Aspects of External Engagement KEY POLICY INITIATIVES NEEDED Immediate Priorities : Reviving Investor Sentiments The Size of the Public Sector Plan Longer-Term Increase in Investment and Saving Rates The Need for Fiscal Correction Managing the Current Account Deficit Economic Reforms and Efficiency of Resource Use Transparency in Allocating Scarce Natural Resources Agricultural Growth Manufacturing Energy Policies for Long-Term Growth Urbanisation Monitorable Targets for the Plan

CHAPTER 8 : AGRICULTURE

INTRODUCTION THE CONCEPT AND DEFINITION OF VARIOUS TERMS OF THIS TOPIC (i) Forest Area (ii) Area under Non-agricultural Use (iii) Barren and Un-ulturable Land (iv) Permanent Pasture and other Grazing Land (v) Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops, etc.





(vi) Culturable Waste Land (vii) Fallow Lands other than Current Fallows (viii) Net Area Sown (ix) Area under Crops (x) Gross Cropped Area (xi) Area Sown more than once (xii) Irrigated Area (xiii) Gross Irrigated Area (xiv) Total / Gross Un-Irrigated Area (xv) Average Yield of Crops

CHAPTER 9 : HORTICULTURE

India & World Exports Trends in Horticulture Production & Present Status State wise comparison Government Initiatives Challenges

CHAPTER 10 : LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES

Introduction National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding Livestock Insurance Poultry Development Dairy Development Fisheries

CHAPTER 11 : SERICULTURE

Introduction Central Silk Board Raw Silk & its Various kinds (i) Tasar Silk

(ii) Eri Silk

(iii) Muga Silk

(iv) Spun Silk Yarn





(v) Noil Yarn CHAPTER 12 : IRRIGATION

Introduction Type of Irrigation Technique

(i) Surface Irrigation

(ii) Localized Irrigation

(ii) Drip Irrigation

(iv) Sprinkler Irrigation

(v) Sub-irrigation

CHAPTER 13 : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

India as Knowledge Power India's progress in ICT related indicators (i) Indicator : Internet subscribers per 100 population

(ii) Indicator : Personal computers per 100 population

(iii) World Millennium Development Goals Report 2012 Digital Divide Government Initiatives (i) National Knowledge Network

(ii) Capacity Building Scheme

(iii) State Wide Area Network (SWAN)

(iv) IT for Masses CHAPTER 14 : INDUSTRY

Significance of Industrial Sector Industrial Statistics in India Index of Industrial Production Annual Survey of Industries Statewise Comparison : Employment & GVA Industry Wise Comparison : Employment & GVA Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

CHAPTER 15 : MINING





1. World scenario & India 2. Significance of Mining Sector in India 3. Imports & Exports 4. Statewise Distribution 5. Acts & Rules Governing Mining Sector

CHAPTER 16 : ENERGY

1. Introduction 2. The National Electricity Policy 2005 objectives A. (i) Access of Electriciy

(ii) Availability of Power

(iii) Supply of Reliability of power

(iv) Per capita

(v) Minimum Lifeline

B.The policy seeks to address the following issues:

(i) Generation

(ii) Hydro Power Generation

(iii) Thermal Generation

(iv) Nuclear Power

(v) Non-conventional Energy Sources

(vi) Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs)

3. Concepts related with this topics (i) Hard Coal

(ii) Lignite

(iii) Coke

(iv) Crude petroleum

(v) Liquefied petroleum gases

(vi) Motor gasoline

(vii) Naphtha’s

(viii) Kerosene

(ix) Jet fuels

(x) Lubricants

(xi) Petroleum coke

(xii) Bitumen (Asphalt)





(xiii) Natural Gas

(xiv) Coke-oven gas

(xv) Bio-gas

(xvi) Installed capacity

(xvii) Utilities

(xviii) Hydro Electricity

(xix) Thermal Electricity

(xx) Nuclear Electricity

(xxi) Production

(xxii) Imports

(xxiii) Exports

Chapter 17 : Companies

1. Introduction (i) Vanishing Companies

(ii) Private Limited Company

(iii) Public Limited Company

(iv) Government Company

(v) Indian Company

(vi) Foreign Company

CHAPTER 18 : TRADE

1. Basics 2. Unit Values Price Index

3.Trade Performance CHAPTER 19 : RAILWAYS

1. Railways in the world 2. Indian Railways 3. Performance of Indian Railways 4. Rail Transport 5. Freight 6. Traffic Density 7. Terms & Definitions





(i) Capital at Charge

(ii) Route Kilometers

(iii) Gross Earnings and Working Expenses

(iv) Train Kilometers

(v) Number of Passengers and Metric Tonne carried

(vi) Passenger Kilometers and Net Tonne Kilometers

CHAPTER 20 : MOTOR VEHICLES

1. Introduction 2. City wise distribution of vehicle population 3. Acts & Rules related to motor vehicles

CHAPTER 21 : ROADS

1. Introduction 2. International Comparison of Road Network 3. Growth of Road Length 4. Road Network in Terms of Broad Categories 5. Government Initiatives (i) The National Highways development Project (NHDP)

CHAPTER 22 : CIVIL AVIATION

1. Development of Civil Aviation in India 2. Challenges before Indian Aviation Industry (i) High Airport (Aeronautical) charges

(ii) Congestion

(iii) Governance & Infrastructure

(iv) Air Transport Directorate Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation

(v) Airports Authority of India (AAI)

CHAPTER 23 : BANKS

1. Global Scenario & Indian Banking 2. Development of Banking in India – Historical Perspective





3. Scheduled Commercial Banks (i) State Bank of India

(ii) Other Indian Banks

(iii) Foreign Banks

4. Charging Face of Indian Banking 5. Challenges & Opportunities Before the Banking Sector (i) Rural Markets

(ii) Increased competition

(iii) Management of Risks

(iv) Global & Domestic Environment

(v) Compliance with International Requirements

6. Performance of Banking Sector

CHAPTER 24 : INSURANCE

1. Global Insurance Industry 2. Origin of Insurance 3. Genesis & Development of Insurance in India – Acts & Regulations

CHAPTER 25 : HOUSING

1. Introduction 2. Estimation of Urban Housing Shortage (2012) (i) The Obsolescence Factor

(ii) The Congestion Factor

(iii) Homeless People 3. International Scenario 4. Key statistics • Drinking Water

• Electricity

5. Govt. Policies for affordable housing

(i) The National Urban Housing & Habitat Policy, 2007

(ii) The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

(a) Basic Services for the Urban Poor (BSUP)





(b) The Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)

(iii) The Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)

(iv) Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing for Urban Poor (ISHUP)

(v) Rajiv Awas Yojna (RA)

(vi) Various Initiatives have been taken by State Governments also. 6. Indices related with housing Sector (i) House Startup Index (HSUI)

(ii) House Price Index

CHAPTER 26 : EDUCATION

1. Introduction 2. Expenditure on Education 3. Literacy rate 4. Performance over the years (i) Elementary Education

(ii) Secondary & Sr. Secondary Education

(iii) Tertiary Education

(iv) Pupil-Teacher Ratio

CHAPTER 27 : HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

1. Introduction 2. Health Related Data (i) Demographic Data (ii) Vital statistics (iii) Diseases (iv) Facilities (v) Manpower (vi) Finance

3. Highlights

CHAPTER 28 : POST AND TELECOMMUNICATION

1. General Introduction 2. Highlights





CHAPTER 29 : LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

1. Employment Trends in India 2. Structure of Employment 3. Employment in the Organized Sector 4. Sectoral (Industry wise) distribution of usually employed 5. Earnings from Employment 6. Labour Productivity 7. Future prospects 8. Govt. Schemes for employment generation (i) Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programmes (PMEGP)

(ii) The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantees

(iii) Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

(iv) Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY)

9. Labour Laws (i) Workmen’s Compensation Action of 1923

(ii) Trade Unions Act 1926

(iii) Payment of Wages Act of 1936

(iv) Industrial Employment (Standing orders) Act of 1946

(v) Industrial Disputes Act of 1947

(vi) Minimum Wages Act of 1948

(vii) Industries (Regulation and Development) Act of 1951

(viii) Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1952

(ix) Maternity Benefit Act of 1961

(x) Payment of Bonus Act of 1965

(xi) Payment of Gratuity Act of 1972

CHAPTER 30 : ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST

1. Introduction 2. Recent Initiatives 3. Climate Change 4. India’s Greenhouse Emissions 5. Survey of India





(i) Forest Cover

(ii) Mangroves Cover

(iii) Tree Cover

(iv) Coral Reefs

(v) Central Zoo Authority

(vi) Project Tiger

6. Highlights

CHAPTER 31 : RURAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT

1. Introduction 2. Schemes for Rural Development (i) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA)

(ii) Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

(iii) Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)

(iv) Pradhan Mantri Gran Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

(v) National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

(vi) Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)

(vii) Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)

(viii) Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana

(ix) Rural Electrification

(x) Renewable Energy for Rural Application

3. Schemes for Urban Development (i) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

(ii) National Urban Sanitation Policy

(a) Rating of Cities

(b) Communication campaign

(c) National Urban Information System (NUIS)

(iii) Scheme for Urban Infrastructure in Satellite Town around seven mega cities

(vi) Accelerated Urban Water Supply Programme (AUWSP)

(v) Renewable Energy for Urban, Industrial and Commercial Application

(vi) Programme on Energy Recovery from Urban Wastes

CHAPTER 32 : PRICES

1. Introduction





2. Wholesale Price Index (WPI) 3. Change in Reporting of Inflation 4. Main Drivers of Headline WPI Inflation 5. Consumer Price Index (CIP) 6. Weighting Diagram 7. Criteria of Selection of Items 8. Price Collection in Urban and Rural Areas 9. Revised CPI (UMME), 2010 10. Industrial Workers 11. Agricultural and Rural Labourers

CHAPTER 33 : EXCHANGE, COINAGE AND CURRENCY

1. Coinage and Currency (i) Currency

2. Foreign Exchange Reserves 3. Exchange Rate 4. Decisions taken by Government of India, on account of Indian Exchange Rate are as follows: 5. Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) and Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER)

CHAPTER 34 : LOCAL BODIES

1. Introduction 2. Rural Local Bodies (i) Panchayat

(ii) Panchayat area

(iii) Vilage

(iv) Gram Sabha

(v) Village Level Panchayat

(vi) Intermediate Level panchayat

(vii) District Level Panchayat 3. Composition of Panchayats 4. Election 5. Reservation of seats 6. Elected Representatives in 2009





7. Duration of Panchayat 8. Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats 9. Powers to impose taxes by, and funds of, the Panchayats 10. Audit of Accounts of Panchayats 11. Extension to the Scheduled Areas 12. Tribal Areas Under Sixth Schedule of the Constitution 13. Urban Local Bodies (i) Committees

(ii) Metropolitan Area

(iii) Municipal area

(iv) Municipality

14. Constitution of Municipalities 15. Type of Area 16. Composition of Municipalities 17. Wards Committees 18. Reservation of Seats 19. Duration of Municipalities 20. Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities 21. Power to impose taxes by, and funds of, the Municipalities 22. Audit of accounts of Municipalities 23. Expenditure & Income of Municipal Corporation 2011-12 24. Elections to the Municipalities 25. Committees for Metropolitan planning 26. Accounting Reforms as Engineers of Good Governance

CHAPTER 35 : ELECTORAL STATISTICS

1. Introduction 2. Lok Sabha (House of People) 3. Rajya Sabha (Council of States) 4. Vidhan Sabha (State Legislative Assembly) 5. Vidhan Parishad (State Legislative Council) 6. Highlights

CHAPTER 36 : CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES





1. Introduction 2. Background on Cooperation in International Scenario

CHAPTER 37 : MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

1. Historical Background & the Genesis of the Millennium Development Goals 2. World MDG Report 2012 3. MDG – India Country Report 2011 (i) Goal 1 : Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

(ii) Goal 2 : Achieve Universal Primary Education

(iii) Goal 3 : Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

(iv) Goal 4 : Reduce Child Mortality

(v) Goal 5 : Improve Material Health

(vi) Goal 6 : Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB

(vii) Goal 7 : Ensure Environmental Sustainability

(viii) Goal 8 : Develop Global Partnership for Development 4. MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF) 5. Global Goals after 2015 6. MDGs : Achievements & Issues

Booklet - 4 Contents Of Important materials on

Environment & Ecology

Chapter-1. All about Environment Science

Introduction Environment issues of Global concern Values of Nature Institution of Environment People in Environment

Chapter-2 Natural Resources

Forest Resources (i) Forest Functions

(ii) Ecological significance of forest

(iii) Deforestation





(iv) Conservation

(v) Forest & People

(vi) India’s forest & REED +

(vii) Forest Policy & Legislature frame work

(viii) Forest governance Mangroves Water Resources

• Main Source of Water

• Consumption Pattern

• Reason for decline of ground water

• Dams

• Sustainable water management Food Resources

• Introduction

• World food problem & Environment concern. Energy Resources

• Introduction

• Energy Resource

• Types of Energy

• Environment Impact of fossils fuels.

(a) Oil & its Environment impact.

(b) Coal & its Environment Impact.

(c) Natural gas & its Environment Impact

• Sustainable Energy

(a) Nuclear power & its environment impact.

• Renewable energy

(a) Hydro electric power

(b) Solar Energy

(c) Biomas Energy

(d) Wind Power

(e) Tidal & wave power

(f) Thermal Energy Land Resources

• Land degradation & its causes.





• Land use planning

• Desertification & its causes. Role of an individual in conservation of Natural Resources.

• Energy Conservation

• Water conservation

• Soil Conservation Chapter-3 Biodiversity

Types of Biodiversity • Genetic diversity

• Species diversity

• Ecosystem diversity

Method of measuring Biodiversity • Alpha diversity

• Beta diversity

• Gamma diversity

Biographic Classification of India Threat to Biodiversity

• Human population grown, industries land use pattern.

• Poaching

• Man wild life conflicts Conservation of Biodiversity

• In situ conservation

• Ex situ conservation

• Biological Diversity Act 2002 Conservation

• Biodiversity • Forest conservation • Forest Protection • Forest management • Forest invasive species • Other conservation scheme

• Public Awareness Chapter-4 Pollution

Air Pollution





• Causes of air pollution

• Effect of air pollution

• Control measures

Soil Pollution • Causes of soil pollution

• Effect of soil pollution

• Control measures

Water Pollution • Causes of Water Pollution

• Effect of Water Pollution

• Control Measures

Thermal Pollution • Cause of Thermal pollution

• Effect of thermal pollution

• Control measures. Marine Pollution

• Cause of marine pollution

• Effect of marine pollution

• Control measures.

Noise Pollution • Cause of Noise pollution

• Effect of Noise Pollution

• Control measures.

Nuclear Hazards • Introduction

• Causes of Nuclear hazards

• Control Measures Chapter-5 Solid Waste

Municipal Solid waste • Functional Elements

Hazardous Waste • Characteristics of Hazardous waste

• Source of Hazardous waste

• Effect of Hazardous waste





• Control of Hazardous waste Industrial Waste

• Sources of Industrial waste

• Effect of Industrial waste

• Control & Industrial waste Agricultural Waste

• Sources of agricultural waste

• Effects of agricultural waste

• Management

(a) Waste to energy

(b) Biogas production

Waste Management • Reduce

• Re-use

• Recycling Chapter-6 Disaster Management

Post Disaster Management & Disaster integration • Mitigation Program

• Mitigation strategy Disaster Commonly occurring in India

• Floods

(i) Causes

(ii) Effects

(iii) Mitigation strategy

• Earth Quakes

• Cyclones

• Land slide

• Tsunami Chapter-7 Sustainable Development in India

Introduction Policies & programmes

(i) Economic

(ii) Agriculture & food management

(iii) Industry





(iv) Investment

(v) Trade

(vi) Technology Up gradation

(vii) Banking & Finance

(viii) Infrastructure

(ix) Social

(x) Interventions for poverty eradication

(xi) Urban housing & livelihoods

(xii) Urban transport

(xiii) Empowerment of Women

(xiv) Health Policy

(xv) Population control measures

(xvi) Welfare & development of weaker sections

(xvii) Financial Inclusion

(xviii) Rural Support (xix) Education & skill development

(xx) Traditional knowledge & practice

(xxi) Rehabilitation & resettlement & disaster management

(xxii) E-governance

(xxiii) Environment

(xxiv) Forestry

(xxv) Biodiversity

(xxvi) Pollution Control

(xxvii) Land Degradation

(xxviii) Water Management

(xxix) climate change

(xxx) Marine & Coastal environment

(xxxi) Clean Energy Legal Provisioning (i) International legal principles on sustainable development: Definition, genesis & Evaluation.

(ii) The Indian legal framework.

(a) First phase (1972-1983)

(b) Second phase (1984-1997)

(c) Third phase (1998-2004)





(d) Fourth phase (2005 & beyond) Conclusion Evolving Institutional Arrangements (i) Ministers & Department

(ii) Inter-ministerial

(iii) Centre-state & inter-state

(iv) Other institutional mechanism

(a) Decentralized governance through local governments

(b) Participatory institutions for management of forest & water.

(v) Pollution Control Boards

(vi) Institutional related to the National Biodiversity Act.

(a) National Biodiversity Authority

(b) State Biodiversity Boards

(c) Biodiversity Management Committees

(vii) Institutions for coastal management (viii) Environmental Impact Assessment (ix) National Green Tribunal (x) National Tiger Conservation Authority (xi) National Disaster Management Authority (xii) National Rain-fed Area Authority (xiii) Central Water Commission (xiv) Central vigilance commission (xv) Prime Minister’s council on climate change (xvi) Delivery monitoring unit (xvii) Unique Identification Authority of India (xviii) Research institutes & universities Conclusion Financial Provisioning

(i) Some recent programmes addressing sustainable development.

(ii) Domestic resource generation.

(iii) Intergovernmental transfers.

(iv) External assistance Conclusion Policy Instrument

(i) Economic instruments





(ii) Renewable purchase obligation

(iii) Perform Achieve & Trade

(iv) Coal cess

(v) Clean Development mechanism

(vi) Compensatory Afforestation Fund

(v) Clean Development mechanism

(vi) Compensatory Afforestation Fund

(vii) Informational Policy Instruments Conclusion Major Groups & Innovations

(i) Engaging major groups

(ii) Innovations in MG-NREGS

(iii) National Green Crops

(iv) Waster Minimization Circles

(v) National Knowledge network (vi) Women empowerment under integrated infrastructure development

(vii) Swajaldhar

(viii) Lighting a Billion lives

(ix) Joint Forest Management

(x) Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment

Conclusion

Chapter-8 XIIth Five Year Plan & Environment Forestry & Wildlife

Introduction Review of the Eleventh Plan (A) Progress Achieved

(i) Increase forest & Tree Cover by 5% paints (ii) Treat All Urban Waste by 2011-12 clean River (iii) Attain World Health Organization (WHO) standards of air quality in all major cities. (iv) Increase Energy Efficiency by 20% points by 2016-17 in the environment & forests sector.

(B) Major Policy Developments Targets & action for the 12th Plan (i) Strategy for the 12th Plan (ii) Programmatic Strategies





(iii) Organisational Strategies (iv) Regulatory Strategies

(v) Policy Reforms & Metric-based management

(vi) Infrastructure / Technology upgrade & investment strategic

(vii) Biodiversity

(viii) Capacity Building & international cooperation strategies

(ix) Livelihood

(x) Forest Management Strategy

(xi) Wildlife & Animal Welfare

(xii) Rationalisation of Schemes

New Institutes for the 12th Plan

(i) Recasting the scheme of CEPTS

(ii) Enhancement of Sewage Treatment Capacity

(iii) National Plan for conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems

(iv) National Environmental Monitoring Programme

(v) National Forestry Information System

(vi) Invasive – species management

(vii) Coastal & marine conservation

(viii) Valuation of Eco-system services & Biodiversity

(ix) Environment Performance Index (EPI)

(x) Rangeland & Silni-pasture Development Scheme

(xi) Satellite Based forest Resource Assessment

(xii) Green India Mission

(xiii) Plan Outlay Climate Change India’s Emission Structure Vulnerability Assessment & Adaptation (i) Agriculture

(ii) Water

(iii) Forests & other Natural Ecosystems

(iv) Coastal Areas (v) Health

(vi) Infrastructure

(vii) Industry





National Action Plans on climate change State Action Plans on climate change. Climate Change Science & Assessment Strategies for financing (i) Domestic Resources

(ii) International Sources

(iii) Carbon Markets & Clean Development Mechanism

Way Forward Chapter-9 International Agreements & India

Introduction (1) Economic

(i) Global Trade agreements

(ii) Regional Trade agreements

(iii) Bilateral investment treaties

(iv) Multilateral Investment treaty (2) Social (i) International Labour Organisation

(ii) Human Rights Convention (3) Environment (i) UNFCC

(ii) Convention on Biological Diversity

(iii) UNCCD

(iv) Ramsan Convention

(v) CITES

(vi) Vienna Convention

(vii) Rotterdam Convention

(viii) Basel Convention

(ix) Stockholm Convention (4) Forestry

(i) International Tropical Timber Organisation

(ii) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

(iii) Commission on sustainable development

(iv) International Network for Bambood & Rattan

(v) INBAR





(vi) Asia – Pacific Forestry Commission

(vii) Asia – Pacific Forest Invasive species Network (5) Wildlife Conservation

(i) IUCN

(ii) UNESCO World Heritage Program

(iii) Convention on conservation of migratory species of wild Animals.

(iv) International whaling commission. Chapter-10 Critically Endangered

Introduction Endangered Birds of India Endangered Mammals of India Endangered Reptiles of India Endangered Amphibians of India Endangered Fish of India Endangered Spiders of India Endangered Corals of India

Chapter-11 India & Climate Change

Introduction

1. National Circumstances 2. Greenhouse gas Inventory Information 3. Vulnerability Assessment & Adaptation 4. Climate Change Projection 5. Impact Assessment

(i) Impact assessment on water resources (ii) Impact assessment on forests.

(a) Impact on net primary productivity to & soil organic carbon (b) Vulnerability of India Forest

(iii) Impact assessment on Indian Agriculture (a) Impact of Climate Change on crop (b) Plantation Crops (c) Vegetables & Fruits

(iv) Impact assessment on Human health (v) Malaria under A1B Scenario



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