Day: January 18, 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Digital India Initiatives
[op-ed of the day] Business possibilities in a world of digital payments
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Potentials of UPI in increasing digital payments.
Banking Sector Reforms
[op-ed snap] When the FRDI Bill Returns
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Reforms in banking sector and financial stability, Deposit Insurance and its significance.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
[op-ed snap] Seize the summit
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Relations with Pakistan and need to resume the talks to resolve the issues.
Monsoon Updates
Explained: What new monsoon dates mean
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Monsoon: Its onset and retreat
Mains level: Various factors causing uncertainty in monsoon predictions
Death Penalty Abolition Debate
Death Penalty in India (Annual Statistics Report 2019)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Project 39A
Mains level: Capital Punishment and its justification
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
National E-Mobility Mission Plan 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National E-Mobility Mission Plan, 2020
Mains level: FAME Scheme and its progress
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
[pib] Novel Corona Virus (nCoV)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: nCoV
Mains level: Not Much
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
[pib] APNA UREA – SonaUgle
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: APNA UREA - SonaUgle
Mains level: Not Much
Tuberculosis Elimination Strategy
TrueNat
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: TrueNat
Mains level: Menace of TB and its elimination measures
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (TCEPF)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: TCEPF, TRAI
Mains level: Telecom regulation in India
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Yada Yada Virus
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Yada Yada
Mains level: NA
