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Contents of Special Current Affairs Material
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IAS Pre 2013
v Printed materials will be provided in 4 booklets,
during the first week of April, 2013
v Total materials will be around 1250+ pages
8 The Special Current Affairs Material for IAS 2013 will help you to
cover

News of The Hindu from 1st May 2012 to 15th March 2013.
Editorials and Articles of The Hindu from 1st January 2012 to 15th March
2013.
Gist of India Year Book & Economic Survey
Important Articles of Press Information Bureau, Yojana, Economic and Political
Weekly.
Gist of Various Government Plan Programme & Policies.
Important materials on Environment & Ecology.
Important materials on Indian Economy.


8 The Contents Of The Special Current Affairs Material for IAS 2013 Are
as follows :-

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
J udicial 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 J udicial Restraint 8
Spies Shouldnt 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
Dont 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

J ustice Dalveer Bhandari Became Member Of ICJ 16
Advance Indian Standard Time By Half An Hour 16
J ustice For The Tillers 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 J udicial Activism 29
Defending The Indefensible 30
The Age Of J udicial 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 Wont 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 Worlds 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
Chinas 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
J apans 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 Sectors Turn To Deliver 60
Zero Score Household 60
Low Expectations 61

Reserve Currency 61
Bringing Back Whats 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
Dont Ink This Nib 66
Shome Panels 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
Its not prudential to bank on discretion 71
4. ENVIRONMENT 73
Carbon Emissions Show Biggest J ump 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 Indias 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 Indias 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 Sudans 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 Asias Cockpit 100
16th Summit Of Nam 100
Still Relevant After All These Years 101
Green Shoots In India-Myanmarties 102
Dealing With Pakistans 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
Childrens Right To Protection Emerging Structures And Mechanisms 121
Awas Yojana 122
J NNURM: 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 J ustice Delivery System in the Country 130
Healthy mother and healthy child ensuring zero expense deliveries ........ 130
Disabled Get Social J ustice 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 J ayanti 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
J ago Grahak J ago 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 natures 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 Chandrayans discovery of water on moon 214
Traditional knowledge digital library (TKDL) an effective and ...... 215
Isros successful mission 217
C-band polarimetric doppler radar- better 218
Some facts about Indias 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
Isros Successful Mission 434
C-band Polarimetric doppler radar- better 434
Biomass - a storehouse of clean energy 436
Wind energy: a natures 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 earths sixth mass extinction already arrived? 450
Engineered fungus to fight malaria 450
Chinas 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

Chinas 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
Earths 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
Worlds biggest virus found 467
Enabling India to shine in the world of science 467
When 60 nanoseconds threaten modern physics 468
Worlds 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
Indias mangrove cover rises 473
Worlds 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
Indias 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 rovers 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 Indias 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
Worlds 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
Well 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
J oint 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
NASAs Kepler Space telescope 547
More Radioactive Water Leaks at J apanese 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
Its 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 worlds 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 Earths twin 568
Archaeology needs support 568
Sharper Eye On Earths 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) Naphthas
(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) Workmens 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. Indias 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) Indias 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 Ministers 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 12
th
Plan
(i) Strategy for the 12
th
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 12
th
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
Indias 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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