Current Affairs For IAS (PRE) 2012 (Paperback) by S. A. Majid

Book Summary of Current Affairs For IAS (PRE) 2012

Table of Contents
I National

• Constitutional Watch
• Government’s Plan, Programme, Policies & New Initiatives
• Political News

II International
III India & The World

• India & North America
• India & Central America
• India & South America
• India & Africa
• India & Europe
• India & Central Asia
• India & West Asia
• India & Its Neighbouring Countries
• India & North East Asia
• India & South East Asia
• India & Australia
• India & Oceanic Countries
• India & International Organisation
• Person of Indian Origin

IV (i) Science & Technology (Concept)

• The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
• The Higgs Boson 124
• The Aakash 124
• Neutrinos 127
• Futuregen (2003)
• Bioethics
• Hydrologic Cycle or H2O Cycle
• The Carbon Cycle
• Vaccination and Immunization
• Nano Technology Development in India

(ii) Science & Technology (Current)

• Defence, Space & Nuclear Technology
• Science & Technology & Miscellaneous

V Health
VI Economy
VII (i) Energy (Concept)

• Solar Power in India
• Future Applications
• Wind Energy Programme in India
• The Energy Conservation Building Code
• Nuclear Power in India
• Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
• Administrative Approval of Renewable Energy Programmes
• Oil India’s Expansion Policy
• E-auction in Coal

VII (ii) Energy (Current)
VIII (i) Environment

• Nagoya Protocol
• Project Tiger (1973)
• The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• Top 10 Famous Bird Sanctuaries of India
• Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
• Biosequestration
• Commission on Sustainable Development (1992)
• National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai
• The Biological Diversity Act 2002 and Rules 2004
• The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB)
• Types of Biodiversity
• Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
• Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

(ii) International Initiatives On Environment

• The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)
• Reducing Emissions from Deforestationand Forest Degradation (REDD)
• The Man and The Biosphere Programme (MAB)
• United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972)
• Bruntland Commission (1983)
• The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992)
• Kyoto Protocol (1997)
• 1997 : RIO +5 Conference, New York
• Johannesburg Summit 2002
• Bali Action
• Durban Conference
• 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

(iii) Environment National Initiatives & Pollution Control Measures

• Green Development Initiative (GDI)
• National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
• Indian Network on Climate Change Assessment
• The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR)
• Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management (CBIPM)
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
• Environmental Appraisal Authority Coming
• Environment Ministry Revises Wildlife Habitat Guidelines

(iv) Environment Current
IX Gist Of Economic Survey 2011-2012

• Fiscal Development sand Public Finance
• Prices and Monetary Management
• Financial Intermediation and Markets
• Balance of Payments
• International Trade
• Agriculture and Food
• Industry
• Services Sector
• Energy, Infrastructure and Communications

a Power
b Petroleum
c Coal
d Railways
e Roads
f Civil Aviation
g Telecommunications
h Ports
I Urban Infrastructure
j Financing Infrastructure Debt financing
X Gist Of Editorials And Articles

• Supporting the Rupee
• Corruption
• India is stands on North Korea
• 12th Indo-Russian Summit (Moscow)
• North Korea
• National Defense Authorization Bill
• Lokpal
• RBI
• Aadhaar
• Quality Education
• Mullai Periyar Dam
• Rupee’s Tumble
• Myanmar
• Civil War-Congo
• Russia’s Election
• Durban-Climate Change
• FDI in Retail
• Europe fiscal compact
• Afghan Issue
• Libya
• NRHM
• Over Fishing
• Computer Security
• Pakistan Army
• Egypt
• US-Myanmar
• Intelligence Technology
• Nuclear Liability Bill
• HIV/AIDS
• Protecting the Himalayas
• Mars Mission
• Turkey-Kurdish
• The Challenges in Banking
• Egypt
• Pakistan Military
• CAG
• Pakistan-Imran Khan
• Dividing UP
• India’s position in HDR 2011
• Iranls Nuclear Peril
• Planning for the Billions
• Changes in Myanmar
• Small Savings
• MNREG
• Japan’s Nuclear Dilemma
• Pakistan-Peace
• After NFN, the next steps
• Legal Aid
• Women & War
• Myanmar
• Human Rights and the Common Wealth
• F1 in India
• G20
• India’s Nuclear Diplomacy
• Kashmir AFSPA
• IBSA
• Judiciary
• Manipur Blockade
• World Bank and UNODC
• An opening with Nepal
• Eliminating Encephalitis
• South Asian Regionalism
• Globalization and Eurasia
• India’s Look East Policy
• Look East Policy (LEP)
• Conflict and co-operation in South Asia
• Look East Policy
• Concerns & Challenges in India’s neighborhood
• India and Nuclear Order
• Challengers of Global Governance
• Prospects of India Becoming a Global Power
• India-US-China
• The rise of China
• India-UNSC Permanent Seat
• India-Bangladesh Relations
• 60 years of India-China relations
• Indo-Pak relations
• Role of technology in India’s Foreign Relations
• Indo-Pak Relations
• Indo-African Relations
• Indo-Russian Relations
• India-West Asia
• India and the climate change
• Indo-Japan
• Paid News
• Indian Ocean Realm
• What is Direct to Home Service?

Gist of Yojana Magazine

• All about Genetically modified Foods
• Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• Draft National Telecom Policy, 2011
• Credit Rating
• Protecting Human Rights in India
• Wikileaks
• Recent Steps to Check Generation and Spread of Black Money
• Financial Committees of the Parliament of India
• What is the National Knowledge Network?
• Nuclear Power Programme of India
• Sahitya Akademi Awards

Awards
Sports
Railway Budget
Union Budget
Multiple Choice Questions

 

Details of Book: Current Affairs For IAS (PRE) 2012

Book:	Current Affairs For IAS (PRE) 2012
Author:	S. A. Majid
ISBN:	9381362532
ISBN-13:	9789381362532,978-9381362532
Binding:	Paperback
Publishing Date:	2012
Publisher:	UPSC Portal
Number of Pages:	584
Language:	English

 

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