Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016

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Indian Culture Topics	Kondane cave art depicts myth and daily life Stone age culture evidences in Kerala Buddhist inscription found in Gadag district Ancient temples in Mandya district unearthed UNESCO ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the remarkable conservation efforts of the majestic Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala. HRIDAY PRASAD Jallikattu Bodhgaya to be developed as spiritual capital International yoga day National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) was observed on 31 October 2015 to commemorate the Sardar Vallabhai Patel’s birth anniversary. Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for Asia-Pacific region to be setup in Dehradun IS damages ancient Temple of Bel in Syria’s Palmyra Haryana government to constitute board to preserve Saraswati Heritage Area Santhara Chettinad Cotton Saree gets Indian Handloom tag Sahapedia Festivals in news:Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016 Millennium’s first Nabakalebar Rath Yatra in Puri Sinhastha Kumbh Mela Hundred Drums Wangala Festival at Asanang in West Garo Hills ‘Festival of Flowers’ (Bathukamma) in Telangana Odisha celebrated the agrarian festival of Nuakhai Tendong Lho Rum Faat Festival of ethnic Lepcha tribe of Sikkim celebrated Losar festival beings in Ladakh region of J&K Traditional Chapchar Kut festival celebrated across Mizoram Sajibu Cheiraoba festival celebrated in Manipur with religious fervor Celebration of weeklong Ladakh Festival begins at Leh Medaram Sammakka Sarakka Myoko festival Chinakkathoor Pooram Awards in news:Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016 Noted artist Sayed Haider Raza conferred with France’s de la Lgiond Honneur Kerala Tourism gets PATA Award Ramachandra Guha chosen for Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize 2015 Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project wins 2015 PATA Award
Environment Topics UPSC Prelims 2016	Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016 Green Climate fund International symposium on Antarctic Earth sciences USA unveils clean power plan Climate change – effect on Antarctic ice – sheet CoP 21 draft : ‘Paris Agreement International solar alliance (ISA) EI – Nino and warm winter Climate engineering solutions (geo-engineering or climate intervention) India INDC World Bank launches ambitious Climate Change Action Plan CO2 levels hit record high – WMO Earth Hour Blue Carbon Indian model to aid future IPCC reports About Like – Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) Climate special science express Carbon tax Green bond market Meaning of green finance IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) – Red list ESZ around okhla bird sanctuary notified Thane creek declared as flamingo sanctuary by Maharashtra government Kikiki Huna (A genus of fairyfly, know from Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Trinidad world smallest insect) Sikkim declared as Organic state: about organic farming Depletion of Kudremukh National Park Kasturiranjan report on western Ghats National mission for a green India Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill 2015 Agasthyamala biosphere reserve among 20 UNESCO world biosphere reserve Vulnerability of tea industry with reference to the climate change NGT asks centre & states to protect wetlands Loss of polar bear habitat Artificial breeding of Great Indian Bustard First ever leopard census in India Yellow – throated bulbul under Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species Doyand lake – Nagaland attract amur falcorn Biodiversity database for Urban-India South Indian states to constitute Inter-State Coordination Council to resolve forest-related issue –Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016 Diclofenac and Vulture extinction India’s forest & tree cover increased by 5, 081 Sq km: ISFR 2015 Wildlife Rescue Centre MoEFCC declares Wild pig as vermin for year in Uttarakhand Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network Global Tiger population increased for the first time in 100 years by 22%: WWF & GT World’s first White Tiger Safari opens in Madhya Pradesh India’s first Dolphin Community Reserve will be established in West Bengal NWAF (National Wildlife Action Plan) Draft unvieled Coconut Tree removed from Goa Preservation of Trees Act Centre for World Natural Heritage Management and Training school Nursery Yojana Increasing no. of migrating birds in coringa sanctuary Constitution on biodiversity finance initiative begins Bharat stage VI norms by 2020 Policy on promotion of city compost IMD SAMAR –Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016 Air pollution in Indian cities Flex fuel policy of Government to curb pollution worry automakers New E-waste management Rules 2016 New plastic waste management Rules 2016 Solid waste management rules Red alert on pollution declared in Beijing National Air Quality Indices Four Colour Classification Scheme for industries based on Pollution Index Union Government notifies stricter standards for Coal Based Thermal Power Plants Paper waste turned into non-toxic green Aerogel Impact of use of firewood for cooking in rural areas About Particulate Matter Environmental impacts of fly-ash Polluters pay model E-vehicles to curb pollution The Public Liability Insurance (PLI) Act, 1991 National off-shore wind energy policy NGT and its different orders for conservation of Environment India and Sendai agreement for disaster reduction Environmental crime in India Indian long term ecological observatories (I-LTEO) National renewable energy bill 2015 Project Green Ports launched” by Ministry of Shipping TSR Subramanian report Traditional Knowledge Digital Library India to join International Energy Agency – Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) Initiatives under Namami Gange programme Antarctica influencing weather in tropics Deep sea planktons as effective carbon sinks Ballast water bringing invasive species to Indian coasts: Scientists Indian ocean warming and its consequences Revised standards for CETPs to minimize water pollution IPBES Report On Pollinator
Important Topics related To Agriculture	Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016 Fertiliser subsidy Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Krishi kalyan cess e-NAM Model Act for farm land lease by NITI Ayog National Energy Efficient Agriculture Pumps Programme. MGNREGA Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana Concept of Modern Terminal Markets New Urea Policy announced Initiatives for development of fertilizers Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016
Important Topics related To Bills	Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016 Maharashtra factories (Amendment) Bill, 2015 real estate (regulation and development bill),2016 Bureau of Indian standards bill, 2015 4. Negotiable instruments (Amendment) ordinance, 2015 Arbitration and conciliation bill, 2015 Consumer Protection Bill, 2015 The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 Indian Trusts (Amendment), Bill 2015 Labour Laws (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2015 The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015
Military Exercises	INDIA-SRI LANKA JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE “MITRA SHAKTI- 2015” INDO-CHINA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE HAND-IN-HAND 2015 INDIA-INDONESIA MARITIME EXERCISE Indo- China hand in hand 2015 Indo, US, Japan Malabar exercise Indo- Russia Indra 2015 ‘Sahayog-Kaijin 2016’- Indo- Japan joint coast guard exercise Indio- France military exercise Shakti 2016 India-Mongolia joint military training Exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant – 2016’ Naval Exercise IBSAMAR 2016 between India, South Africa, Brazil India Thailand Cobra Gold 2016 YudhAbhyas: India-US Joint Military Training Exercise Mitrashakti 2015 – joint military exercise between india and srilanka ‘Sahayog – Kaijin 2016’ IBSAMAR-2016 Ausindex15 Slinex 15 Kuverin 2015- joint military exercise of india& Maldives Joint military exercises conducted by India- suryakiran(indo-nepal) ‘SundarbanMaithri’ in sunderbans Indo-Seychelles Joint Training ‘Ex Lamitye’ Multinational Field Training Exercise (FTX) – Exercise FORCE 18, involving ASEAN Plus countries South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise” (SAADMEx) – 2015 IAF’s annual exercise, Exercise Livewire Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016
Important Issues Topics	NEPAL ADOPTS FIRST DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION NDB INDIA RE-ELECTED AS MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME COUNCIL AFGHANISATAN JOINS WTO India and Pak become members of SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) ECI Hosts Executive Board Meeting of Association of World Election Bodies (A-Web) Marshall Islands sue Britain, India and Pakistan over nuclear weapons. India, Pakistan reject call to give up nuclear weapons Indian Ocean has to remain a zone of peace: Ajit Doval Indian N-facilities under IAEA Safety Umbrella Palestine submit documents to join ICC Nepal to join Silk Road Economic Belt through Tibet Collapse of Oil Economies may Affect India Htinkyaw : 1st elected president of Myanmar Salma Dam Project in Afghanistan Border haat opens in Sipahijala district of Tripura Raxaul-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline Agartala-Akhaura railway link Project CPEC project P8I maritime surveillance aircraft deployed by India to Seychelles TAPI pipeline construction begins E-tourist visa to Chinese nationals The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) created Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016
International Topics related to Diaspora	Top 500 Current Affairs Topics List Prelims Pdf 2016 Sunita Viswanath honoured with Champion of Change Great immigrants award 2015 in US Darshan Jain receives US Presidential Award Swati Dandekar appointed as US Director of ADB Rakesh K. Jain selected for National Medal of Science-2015 Australia’s highest civilian award for 3 PIOs Harpal Singh Kumar knighted Non-NATO ally status to Tunisia Pakistan becomes associate member of CERN Moscow declaration by BRICS UNESCO – New world heritage sites BY UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site Status for Meiji Period Sites of Japan Sylvie Lucas appointed as Chair of IGN of UNSC Reforms India to join the International Energy Agency – Ocean Energy Systems India collaborates with Japan on Andamans project India and the U.S. have agreed “in principle” on a logistics support agreement