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IN SIDE THE DIGEST Brief Note on NEO IAS Current Affairs Digest ......................................................................................................... 2 Inside the digest ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Current Affairs Grandmaster Challenge ................................................................................................................... 7 1

Economy- Concepts ................................................................................................................................... 9

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RULES OF ORIGIN .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 CARTELIZATION AND COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA (CCI) .................................................................................................... 9 INDIAN RUPEE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10 WHITE LABEL ATMS ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 FARMING 3.0....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 BONUS DEBENTURES AND NCDS ............................................................................................................................................. 11 LETTER OF UNDERTAKING ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 ‘QUEEN’ PINEAPPLE .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 INWARD REMITTANCES, RDA AND MTSS.................................................................................................................................. 12 PINK BOLLWORM .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 GI SLOGAN AND LOGO ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Government Interventions -Economy ..................................................................................................... 14

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 3

STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PREPAREDNESS INDEX, PAT SCHEME AND ENERGY SAVING CERTIFICATES .................................................... 14 NATIONAL BIOFUEL POLICY ..................................................................................................................................................... 16 MOVE HACK ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16 E-PASHUHAAT PORTAL .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 RUCO ................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 TREDS PLATFORM | RXIL ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 UPI 2.0 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 18 ALL INDIA RURAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION SURVEY 2016-17 ........................................................................................................... 19 MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES .................................................................................................................................. 19 DRONES .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 MARKET CAPITALIZATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 DATA LOCALISATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 21 INTER STATE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (ISTS) .............................................................................................................................. 22 EESL, UJALA AND SLNP ....................................................................................................................................................... 22 BIOFUEL FLIGHT AND DGCA ................................................................................................................................................... 24 TOLL-OPERATE-TRANSFER PROJECT.......................................................................................................................................... 24 BONDI BOND...................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Government Interventions -Social Sector .............................................................................................. 25

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ARIIA................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 IIT-PAL, SWAYAM PORTAL AND SWAYAM PRABHA .................................................................................................................. 26 RASHTRIYA UCHCHATAR SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (RUSA).................................................................................................................... 26 SWACHH SURVEKSHAN, ODF+ AND ODF++ .............................................................................................................................. 27 DRUGS AND COSMETICS ACT, 1940 | CDSCO........................................................................................................................... 28 POSHAN MAAH .................................................................................................................................................................... 29 FOOD FORTIFICATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 29 ISHAN VIKAS AND ISHAN UDAY ................................................................................................................................................ 30 PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHA BIMA YOJANA ............................................................................................................................. 30 KANYASHREE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30 TRIFED .............................................................................................................................................................................. 31 DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS (DALY).................................................................................................................................. 31 International Relations ........................................................................................................................... 32

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JOHANNESBURG DECLARATION ................................................................................................................................................ 32 MATTALA PROJECT ................................................................................................................................................................ 32 STRATEGIC TRADE AUTHORISATION-1 (STA-1)........................................................................................................................... 32 © Neo IAS  0484-4030104 | 9446331522 | 9446334122 | www.neoias.com www.youtube.com/neoias | www.fb.com/neoias | http://bit.do/neo-upscprelims

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THE ‘8888’ UPRISING ........................................................................................................................................................... 33 TAPI GAS PIPELINE ............................................................................................................................................................... 34 UYGHURS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 34 WADA ............................................................................................................................................................................... 34 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ........................................................................................................................................... 35 SALTA G20 DIGITAL ECONOMY MINISTERIAL MEETING ................................................................................................................ 35 WORLD HINDI CONFERENCE ................................................................................................................................................... 36 ICOMOS............................................................................................................................................................................ 36 INDIAN OCEAN CONFERENCE ................................................................................................................................................... 37 INDUS WATER TREATY ........................................................................................................................................................... 37 NAFTA............................................................................................................................................................................... 38 CASPIAN SEA AGREEMENT AND AKTAU.................................................................................................................................... 38 INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE .......................................................................................................................................... 39 ASIAN GAMES 2018 ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 KURASH .............................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Geography ................................................................................................................................................ 41

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SOUTH PARS 11 ................................................................................................................................................................... 41 INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE ........................................................................................................................................................... 41 LONG PERIOD AVERAGE ......................................................................................................................................................... 41 LAKHWAR MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT .......................................................................................................................................... 42 Science and Technology .......................................................................................................................... 42

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PARTNIR AND FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ....................................................................................................................... 42 IMPRINT-II ........................................................................................................................................................................ 44 E-TATTOOS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 44 CHANDRAYAAN-2 ................................................................................................................................................................. 45 THERMAL BATTERY ................................................................................................................................................................ 45 WORLD MOSQUITO PROGRAM (WMP) AND WOLBACHIA ........................................................................................................ 46 UAKITITE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 46 RISECREEK AND PROJECT SHAKTI ........................................................................................................................................... 47 'INDIA -UN SMALL SATELLITES PROGRAMME' (INDOUNSSP)....................................................................................................... 47 GSAT 11 AND GSLV MK III................................................................................................................................................... 48 HEPCIDIN ............................................................................................................................................................................ 48 AWSAR SCHEME .................................................................................................................................................................. 49 E-CIGARETTES....................................................................................................................................................................... 49 DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DNA TECHNLOGY BILL ...................................................................................................................... 49 AEROGEL ............................................................................................................................................................................. 50 CHANG’E 4 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 51 WHEAT GENOME UNRAVELLED ............................................................................................................................................... 51 GAIA TELESCOPE ................................................................................................................................................................... 52 GIANT METREWAVE RADIO TELESCOPE ..................................................................................................................................... 52 OXYTOCIN ........................................................................................................................................................................... 53 INSIGHT MISSION ................................................................................................................................................................. 54 SODIUM POLYACRYLATE ......................................................................................................................................................... 54 O-SMART .......................................................................................................................................................................... 54 SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE ...................................................................................................................................................... 55 AEOLUS............................................................................................................................................................................. 56 GSLV F11.......................