**IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR PRELIMS 2015**☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆• NITI AAYOG VIS A VIS PLANNING COMMISSION• GREXIT & ASSOCIATED ISSUES (HOW ECBFUNCTIONS ETC.)• INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY (YOGA ASPHILOSOPHY BRANCH)• AIIB DEBATE (TPP + TPIP + RCEP + FTAP)• DEBATE ON SECTION 66A OF IT ACT• BANGLADESH TRIP OF MODI– LINE OF CREDIT• INDO US DEFENCE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT• MAGGI CONTROVERSY ( MSG, LEAD ISSUE,FSSAI)• ABOUT 14TH FINANCE COMMISSION• MANIPUR CONTROVERSY + DOCTRINE OF HOTPURSUIT• WITH NEW DEFINITION & BASE YR, GDP RISES• SINO- U.S. DEAL ON CLIMATE CHANGE• AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT LABOUR ACT,1970• CHANGES PROPOSED IN PRIORITY SECTORLENDING• 4D PRINTING• REAL ESTATE (REGULATION ANDDEVELOPMENT) BILL, 2013• 1ST ENVIRONMENTAL DEMOCRACY INDEXLAUNCHED• MASS NESTING OF OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES• NATIONAL AIR QUALITY INDEX LAUNCHED(SAFAR APP LAUNCHED)• CHINESE IMPERIALISM- SOUTH CHINA SEACONTROVERSY• TIGER CENSUS (METHODOLOGY, KEYDEVELOPMENTS & NEW TIGER RESERVESANNOUNCEMENT ETC)• IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL• NATIONAL DEWORMING INITIATIVE LAUNCHED• NEPAL CONSTITUTION MAKING DEADLOCKENDS THROUGH HISTORIC DEAL• INDIA, JAPAN INK ACTION AGENDA TO BOOSTTRADE, INVESTMENT• US REPORT CLAIMS GLOBAL WARMING PAUSE'NO LONGER VALID'• MAGLEV TRAIN SETS NEWS RECORDIN JAPAN

+ BULLET TRAIN• “USTAAD” SCHEME• NAMAMI GANGE• SENDAI CONFERENCE• FINANCIAL SEZ• E-BIZ CONCEPT• CURRENCY SWAP: CONCEPT & WORKING• SHANTA KUMAR COMMITTEE SUGGESTIONS ONFCI RESTRUCTURING• IRIIDS DEVELOPED BY CDAC• ASHOK CHAWLA COMMITTEE ON PROCESS OFCOAL AUCTION• GREEN INDIA MISSION MERGED WITHMGNREGA• INDO BANGLADESHJOIN HANDS TO PROTECTSPECTACLED LANGUR• DELHI CONSTITUTIONAL DILEMAA (ART239AA&ART 239BB+)• BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO• ATAL PENSION YOJANA• SECTION 135 OF COMPANIES ACT (CSR +)• PRICE STABILISATION FUND• SEBI NOTIFIES STRINGENT INSIDER TRADINGNORMS• NATIONAL SKILL MISSION• DIGITAL LOCKER• INDO FRENCH DEAL DETAILS• NEW US CUBA TRADE & TRAVEL RULESANNOUNCED• CLASSIFIED INFORMATION (S.C BOSE RELATEDCONTROVERSIES)• INDIA US WTO DISPUTE ON POULTRYPRODUCTS• LAW COMMISSION REPORT PITCHES FORSTRONG EC• ATAL MISSION FOR REJUVENATION ANDURBAN TRANSFORMATION AND SMART CITIESMISSION• ‘HOUSING FOR ALL BY 2022’ MISSION• NET NEUTRALITY DEBATE• GOLDILOCKS ZONE• REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (AMENDMENT) BILL2014• PEACE AGAIN AT STAKE IN NAGALAND

• ROTAVAC• PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHA BIMA YOJNA• ATAL PENSION YOJANA• PRADHAN MANTRI JEEVAN JYOTI BIMAYOJANA• CARBOFURAN & ATRAZINE CONTROVERSY• GAGAN• PRAGATI NEW GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL SYSTEM• HRIDAY SCHEME LAUNCHED• DARBHA GRASS MENTIONED IN VEDIC TEXTSIS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVED TO BE NATURALPRESERVATIVE• PIO & OCI CARDS MERGED (CITIZENSHIP LAWAMENDED -2015)• ASTROSAT• ASTRA – INDIA’S 1ST BVR• SAANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA• IRNSS• CARE MISSION• DARK ENERGY MYSTERY• THE CONSTITUTION (122ND AMENDMENT)(GST) BILL, 2014• PRAKASH PATH SCHEME LAUNCHED BY PM• XPERT TECHNIQUE• FGFR1 DISCOVERED• OBOR (ONE BELT ONE ROAD) INITIATIVE + INDOCHINA RECENT• SOCIAL JUSTICE BENCH OF SC FOUNDED• NATIONAL DESIGN POLICY• SCIENTISTS RECREATING “WOOLY MAMMOTH”• MAKE IN INDIA INITIATIVE• SHRAMEV JAYATE• BRITAIN 1ST COUNTRY TO PERMIT 3 PARENTIVF BABIES• RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION• STATE OF FOREST REPORT – 2013• PROJECT MAUSAM• IDUKKI DISTRICT OF KERALA BECOMES INDIA’SFIRST DISTRICT WITH RURAL BROADBANDNETWORK (NOFN): QUESTIONS ON NOFN & NKNARE EXPECTED• G 7 MEET OUTCOMES• PRESIDENT GIVES ASSENT TO RE-PROMULGATION OF LAND ORDINANCE FOR 3RD

TIME (RATIONALE OF ORDINNACE & RELATEDPROVISIONS BECOMES IMPORTANT)• UNION GOVERNMENT RELAXES FDI NORMSFOR NRIS, PIOS, OCI• LUNAR TUNNELS• PM NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHES MUDRA BANKTO PROVIDE CREDIT TO SMALL ENTREPRENEURS• UNION GOVERNMENT UNVEILS NEW FOREIGNTRADE POLICY• 9 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FROM NORTH-EAST INDIA ACCORDED GI REGISTRATION• UNION GOVERNMENT APPROVES 17 MEGAFOOD PARKS FOR FOOD PROCESSING ACROSSTHE COUNTRY• UNION GOVERNMENT AND RBI SIGNAGREEMENT TO KEEP INFLATION BELOW 6%• CLIMATE CHANGE APOLLO PROGRAMME(CARBON BREIF)• NASA’S CURIOSITY ROVER DISCOVERS USEFULNITROGEN ON MARS• NASA’S HUBBLE TELESCOPE SPOTS OCEAN ONJUPITER’S MOON GANYMEDE• UK BECOMES 1ST COUNTRY TO LEGALISECREATION BABIES USING DNA THREE-PERSON• ABOUT MERS• SOLAR IMPULSE 2- WORLD’S FIRST SOLAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT ON GLOBAL JOURNEYLANDS IN AHMEDABAD• DRUG-RESISTANT MALARIA DETECTED ATMYANMAR-INDIA BORDER• NASA LAUNCHES SMAP SATELLITE TOOBSERVE SOIL MOISTURE• GSLV MK III LAUNCH• INO CONTROVERSY & NEUTRINO RESEARCH• EXTREME ELECTRONICS• WORLD’S 1ST FROZEN OVARY BIRTH TOOKPLACE• CANISTER BASED LAUNCH OF AGNI V• UNEXPECTED SUPERCONDUCTOR• NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY 2015• GDR ROUTE UNDER SCANNER IN BLACKMONEY PROBE• SCIENTISTS STAMP BLACK-HEADED SQUIRRELMONKEYS AS RARE SPECIES

• SYRIA CRISIS: MAP BASED QUESTIONS &CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION WILL BEIMPORTANT• INDIA VIETNAM 5 YEAR DEFENCE PACT• SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME LAUNCHED INRAJASTHAN• CONCEPT OF “INTERNET OF THINGS”• LiFi DEVELOPMENT• PROJECT 75