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1 INSIGHTSIAS. SIMPLIFYING IAS EXAM PREPARATION. CURRENT AFFAIRS. JUNE 2019. | Table of Contents 1. Leader of Opposition _____ 18. GENERAL STUDIES I_____ 6. 2. Leader of Rajya Sabha _____ 19. Topics: Modern Indian history from about the 3. Speaker of the Lok Sabha_____ 19. middle of the eighteenth century until the present- 4. President's address to both Houses of Parliament significant events, personalities, issues. _____ 6 _____ 20. 1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab _____ 6 5. Motion of thanks to President's Address ____ 21. Topics: Role of women and women related issues. Topics: Functions and responsibilities of the Union _____ 6 and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to 1. SDG Gender Index _____ 6 the federal structure, devolution of powers and 2. Bus and Metro travel free for women in Delhi 7 finances up to local levels and challenges therein. 3. One Stop Centre Scheme_____ 8 _____ 22. Topics: Population and associated issues, poverty 1. Cabinet committees _____ 22.

2 And developmental issues, urbanization, their 2. Why Cabinet Committees are formed, what are problems and their remedies. _____ 9 the functions of each ? _____ 22. 3. Cabinet Secretary _____ 23. 1. Unleashing the potential of urban India _____ 9. 4. J&K President's rule _____ 24. 2. World Population Prospects 2019 Report ___ 10. Topics: Important Geophysical phenomena such as Topics: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi- earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone judicial 25. etc., geographical features and their location- 1. Jal Shakti' Ministry _____ 25. changes in critical geographical features 2. Why CBI needs consent ? _____ 25. (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora 3. Competition Commission of India (CCI) _____ 26. and fauna and the effects of such changes. ___ 11 4. NITI Aayog _____ 27. 1. Pacific ring of fire _____ 11 5. All States can now constitute Foreigners 2. Summer solstice 2019 _____ 12 Tribunals _____ 29. 6. North Eastern Council _____ 30.

3 GENERAL STUDIES - II _____ 14. Topics: Government policies and interventions for Topics: Indian Constitution- historical development in various sectors and issues arising underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, out of their design and implementation. _____ 30. significant provisions and basic structure. ____ 14 1. Population Research Centres (PRCs) _____ 30. 1. Can an individual simultaneously be a member of 2. National Defence Fund (NDF) _____ 31. both Houses of Parliament ? _____ 14. 3. Home Ministry warns NGOs _____ 31. 2. Article 370 _____ 14. 4. Draft National Education Policy (NEP) _____ 33. Topics: Separation of powers between various 5. Clean drinking water to all by 2024 _____ 33. organs dispute redressal mechanisms and 6. New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, institutions. _____ 16 2019 _____ 34. 1. Rule 49MA _____ 16 7. Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment). Ordinance, 2019 _____ 34. Topics: Appointment to various Constitutional 8.

4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of Marriage), Bill 2019 _____ 35. various Constitutional Bodies. _____ 16. 9. A law to protect doctors: _____ 36. 1. Pro-tem Speaker _____ 16. 10. National Accreditation Board for Certification 2. Removal of Judges _____ 17. Bodies (NABCB)_____ 36. Topics: Parliament and State Legislatures 11. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission __ 37. structure, functioning, conduct of business, 12. National Policy on Domestic Workers _____ 38. powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. 13. National Register of Citizens (NRC) _____ 39. _____ 18 14. National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 ___ 40. 1 InsightsIAS. 15. Atal Tinkering Labs _____ 41 accountability and institutional and other 16. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban _____ 41 measures. _____ 67. 17. National Mission on Natural Language 1. Data Localization _____ 67. Translation _____ 42 2. Common Service Centres _____ 68.

5 Topics: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of Topics: Development processes and the the population by the Centre and States and the development industry the role of NGOs, SHGs, performance of these schemes. _____ 43 various groups and associations, donors, charities, 1. Pension scheme for small retail traders and institutional and other stakeholders. _____ 69. shopkeepers _____ 43 1. Back to Village' program begins in J&K _____ 69. 2. PM KISAN scheme _____ 43 2. India must recognise the right to a minimally 3. Abuja Maria's and other PVTGs _____ 44 decent life _____ 69. 4. PMUY _____ 45. Topics: India and its neighbourhood- relations. 70. 5. Van Dhan Yojana _____ 46. 1. Quad countries to focus on maritime security 70. Topics: Issues relating to development and 2. Information Fusion Centre (IFC) for the Indian management of Social Sector/Services relating to Ocean Region (IOR) _____ 71. Health, Education, Human Resources. _____ 48. Topics: Bilateral, regional and global groupings 1.

6 E-cigarettes_____ 48. and agreements involving India and/or affecting 2. Nipah virus _____ 49 India's interests. _____ 72. 3. NEP on imposition of Hindi _____ 49. 1. Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty 4. How education can be flexible ? _____ 50 Related Measures _____ 72. 5. Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme 2. Operation sunrise and Kaladan Project _____ 73. _____ 52. 3. South Asia _____ 74. 6. Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS) _____ 53. 7. Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) _____ 53 Topics: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests, 8. National Programme for prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Indian diaspora. _____ 75. strokes (NPCDCS) _____ 54 1. Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) ___ 75. 9. Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) _____ 55 2. OIC's reference to J&K and India's response to it 10. The One Health concept _____ 55 _____ 76. 11. Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi 3.

7 Why US wants social media details of most visa Pariyojana (PMBJP) _____ 57 applicants? _____ 77. 12. AWaRe- a WHO tool for safer use of antibiotics 4. New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) 77. _____ 57 5. National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031 (UAE) _ 78. 13. Anthrax _____ 58 6. Hong Kong Protests _____ 78. 14. World Best Universities Ranking _____ 59 7. Windrush Scheme (UK) _____ 80. 15. E-2020 initiative _____ 59 8. Brazil's slavery dirty list' _____ 80. 16. NITI Aayog's Health Index _____ 60 9. 2019 Yearbook of the Stockholm International 17. EQUIP project _____ 61 Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) _____ 81. 10. Defending In Numbers' report _____ 82. Topics: Salient features of the Representation of 11. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 83. People's Act. _____ 63. 1. Registration of political parties under Section Topics: Important International institutions, 29A of the RP Act, 1951 _____ 63 agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. __ 84.

8 2. One Nation One Election _____ 63 1. UN Women _____ 84. 3. Electoral Bond Scheme _____ 65 2. Islamic Cooperation countries (OIC) _____ 85. 3. 2nd Global Disability Summit at Buenos Aires 85. Topics: Important aspects of governance, 4. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) _____ 85. transparency and accountability, e-governance- 5. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) ___ 86. applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & 6. Kimberley Process _____ 87. 7. Global Peace Index 2019 _____ 88. 2 InsightsIAS. 8. Asia Media Summit _____ 89 3. Dispute Resolution Mechanism for Solar/Wind 9. African Union (AU) _____ 89 sector _____ 111. 10. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 4. Kaleswaram project _____ 112. _____ 90 5. National Freight Index _____ 112. st 11. Saudi Arabia becomes 1 Arab country to get 6. National Policy on Biofuels 2018 _____ 113. FATF membership _____ 91 7. Sister-city agreement between Kobe and 12.

9 UN Security Council _____ 91 Ahmedabad_____ 114. 13. G20 Summit 2019 _____ 93 Topics: Science and Technology- developments 14. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)94 and their applications and effects in everyday life GENERAL STUDIES - III _____ 95 Achievements of Indians in science & technology;. indigenization of technology and developing new Topics: Indian Economy and issues relating to technology. _____ 115. planning, mobilization of resources, growth, 1. Artificial Intelligence, the law and the future 115. development and employment. _____ 95. 2. Superconductivity_____ 115. 1. Nandan Nilekani-led panel on digital payments 3. Space Activities Bill, 2017 _____ 116. _____ 95. 2. Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) _____ 95 Topics: Awareness in space. _____ 117. 3. Economic Census _____ 96 1. NASA's InSight spacecraft _____ 117. 4. Fiscal Performance Index (FPI) launched by CII 97 2. Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) _____ 117. 5. RBI issues revised norms to deal with stressed 3.

10 Spitzer telescope _____ 118. assets _____ 97 4. NASA's OSIRIS-Rex _____ 119. 6. Crisis in NBFC _____ 98 5. ISRO's permanent space station _____ 119. 7. Unemployment related issues _____ 99 6. Lunar Evacuation System (LESA) _____ 120. 8. RBI Panel on Economic Capital Framework __ 99 7. Methane On Mars _____ 121. 9. Financial Stability and Development Council 8. Falcon Heavy launch _____ 122. (FSDC) _____ 102. Topics: Awareness in the fields of IT, Computers, 10. The forgotten funds _____ 102. robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and 11. National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) 103. issues relating to intellectual property rights. 122. 12. Complaint Management System (CMS) by RBI. 1. Bt Cotton _____ 122. _____ 104. 2. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Topics: Effects of liberalization on the economy, Numbers (ICANN) _____ 123. changes in industrial policy and their effects on 3. Namma Kolhapuri chappal gets GI boost ___ 124. industrial growth.