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Current Affairs Assignment
(Reference: The Hindu) (Date: 08/10/17)
S.No Reading Section Syllabus Area [Title Assignment Section
[Page Number] Sub Title]
1. Devadasi: An Social Issues Indian Social
exploitative ritual Indian Society. System.- Brief note.
that refuses to die Women dedication(
[Page 1] Prevention)act,1988
Basic provisions
2. Ukraine seeks Current national & UNSC- Composition,
Indian International Inception.
Peacekeepers[Page Events.
1] International
Organisations.
3. Work to Supply General issues on What is Coastal
treated sewage to Environment. Regulation Zone.?
industries picks up Ecology.
pace [Page 6]
4. Oil spill cases : HC Economic & Social Ennore Kamarajar
decision on Development port- Special
releasing vessel Sustainable features of Port.
tomorrow[Page 6] development

5. States share of Economic & Social Sources of

renewable energy Development renewable energy.
volume touches Sustainable
20% [page 8] development
6. Insurance schemes Indian Polity & What is alternative
must cover Governance medicine?
alternative Public policy
medicines [Page 8]
7. TN gets basic grant Indian Polity & Basic
for local bodies Governance recommendations
without holding Constitution. of 14th Finance
elections [Page 11] commission.
Pnachayati Raj

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Ministry & its
departments.
8. Kandasamy dares Indian Polity & Central Vigilance
bedi to take action Governance Commision
[Page 11] Constitution. Objectives,
functions,
Composition.
9. Telangana to seek Indian Polity & Art 16 , Art 371D-
fresh order on local Governance basic provisions.
quota. [Page 12] Constitution.
10. End subsidy says Indian Polity& Haj Policy 2018-
draft Haj policy Governance 2022.- Key features.
[Page 13] Public policy. Subsidy for Haj
pilgrimage basic
facts.
11. Brazil recovers to Current national & Under 17 footbal
down spain [Page International events Basic facts.
23] Events.
International
events.
12. California is first Current national & What is sanctuary
sanctuary state International state?
Events.
International
events.

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Current Affairs Assignment
(Reference: The Hindu) (Date: 09/10/17)
S.No Reading Section Syllabus Area [Title Assignment Section
[Page Number] Sub Title]
1. Modi hits out at Economic & Social National Health
UPA for neglecting Development Policy, 2017 Key
health [Page 1] features.
Social sector What is generic
initiatives medicines.

2. Ex-SC judges could Indian Polity & Proposed changes

soon be appointed Governance in NHRC
NHRC chief [Page Constitution composition.
1]
3. IIT-M displays Economic & Social Role of Incubator
award winning development centre for Start
student projects. ups.
[Page 2] Start-up India
programme-Key
features.
4. Over 100 Dalits Indian Polity & Article 25- Basic
embrace Governance provisions
Bhuddhism [Page
4]
5. Living as the lowest Indian Society Caste system in
among the India.
lowest.[Page 6]
6. Zoo worker mauled General issues on Central Zoo
to death by tigers Environment. Authority.-
at Bannerghatta Functions,
park. [Page 8] Inception.
7. 16 Balsams species General issues on Botanical survey of
found in 5 years in Environment. India Inception ,
Arunachal [Page 9] Ecology. Functions.

What is endemism?

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8 The Legacy that History of India JMM Bribery case
binds [ Page 10]
9. Demonetisation Economic & Social What is
curbed terror, Says
development demonetisation?
Jaitley [Page 13] Sustainable
development.
10. Spanish PM may Current events of What is Catalonias
suspend National & autonomy?
Catalonias International
autonomy.[Page importance.
14]
11. Care-Taker Current events of What is care taker
government National & government?
possible in Nepal International
.[Page 14] importance.

12. 6 Airports may take Economic & Social Land Pooling

off via land pooling development approach for
[Page 15] Sustainable infrastructure
development. projects.
13. EVs : Govt private Indian Polity & What is Cloud-
firms charging up Governance. based
Public Policy infrastructure?
What is back-end
infrastructure?

Map Reading:
1. Bannerghatta national Park.
2. Nagarhole National park.

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