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Revise these topics of current affairs prelims 2017.
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International issues
G4 countries- support each other bid for UNSC,G7; G20.SAARC, BIMSTEC, ASEAN, RECP (Regional economic comprehensive partnership) India is a member, Heart of Asia conference, Indus water treaty, permanent court of arbitration, akashvani maître, salma dam n highest civilian award of Afghanistan, Chahabar port, H1B1 visa, NAM, BRICS, Jaipur declaration, Indian ocean rim association, international org for migration; new York deceleration, BBIN, Shanghai corporation org, UNCITRAL, brexit( Lisbon treaty n all), TPP, ASEM (ulanbatar deceleration), Raisina dialogue; Shangri-la-dialogue, kafala system, RIMPAC , international energy agency
Ecology and environment
UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), Kigali agreement, Montreal protocol (warming potential of all gases n all HFCs), Morocco COP 22, Kyoto protocol, Paris deal, International solar alliance
Global environmental facility, annex 1 n 2 countries, convention on biological diversity
Cartagena protocol, Nagoya protocol, UN convention to combat desertification, Bharat stages
.earth summit n related goals sustainable development, -majuli (1st carbon neutral district), 1st green corridor, air quality index; SAFAR, fly ash utilization policy, Stockholm convention, Asian water bird census
- Kashmir red stag; olive ridley ,deer antlers ;great Indian bustard; hornbill : balsams plant ; gangetic dolphins; seemai karuvelam tree, hangul ;kendrapada sheep;pashmina goat;nilambur teak(GI), wildlife crime control bureau, (Operation Thunderbird), WIFAX(winter fog experiment), GM crop, earth hour, habitat III convention,world largest Marine park, 1st halophyte garden in Tamilnadu, national biodiversity congress, carbfix project
Economy
GST bill ( all money n financial bill provisions) , GST council, revenue neutral rate , constitutional(101) amendment bill provision, NABARD_ EXIM _SIDBI_ all apex developmental banks of India, Post Payment banks, IMF n WB groups... WTO (trade facilitation agreement), subsidies issues, key terms like "buy local" regarding solar energy ; "agreement on agriculture"; etc, India's INDC (intended national determined contributions, national action plan for climate change, sagarmala project... Sagar project ...ports of India ...13th new port in Tamilnadu, Masala bonds, green bonds n green banks, National investment n infra fund (NIIF), UPI (unified payment interface) and UBI(universal basic income), diamond quadrilateral and triangle, public debt management cell, NPA ,boarder haats, digishala; digilocker etc, google tax/ equalisation levy, wpi; CPI; IIP, base erosion profit shifting... Tax avoidance , duties like countervailing ; anti dumping; safeguard duty n all, market economy status , monitory policy committee , financial stability n development council, Antrix corporation, National payment corporation of India, central water commission, algorithmic trading, mission 41k, SEZ, Bharat QR code
Science and Technology
All missile export control regimes (4),India is member of only 1 - MTCR(missile technology control regime), G7 formed ...( India since June 2016), Hague code of conduct -for missile proliferation, Asian infrastructure investment bank, national development bank, unique identification authority of India (given statutory status), Antarctic circumpolar expedition , THOR experiment
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Important commissions of India .
National commission for -SC –ST, women ,minority, ESB class(new) etc, imp statutory bodies of India in news, NGT, National ganga river basin authority (PM head) being replaced by National ganga council, National board for wildlife(imp due to ken-betwa link issue), National disaster management authority, Bureau of energy efficiency, press council of India, competition council of India, inland waterway authority of India, EPFO n pension fund regulatory authority of India, Telecommunication regulatory authority of India (TRAI), central electricity authority, SEBI, zonal councils, inter-state councils, animal welfare board of India (jallilkatu issue) National Tiger conservation authority (project Tiger), national human right commission, Insolvency n bankruptcy board of India, NALSA( national legal service authority), airport authority of India, national pharmaceutical pricing authority, Central Board of direct taxes... Board for excise n custom, central silk board
Important schemes in news
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