Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: No-fly List
Mains level: Not Much
Month: January 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
[op-ed of the day] The many problems of delayed data
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Delays in NCRB data release, Increasing crime reporting, role played by the media.
WTO and India
 [op-ed snap] How to protect trade in a tug of war between nations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Cause of the emergence of trade disputes and how can emerging economies negotiate the deals
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
[op-ed snap] Examining the slowdown
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Reasons for the slowdown in the Indian economy, declining household saving, consumption driven growth.
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Explained: Fiscal Marksmanship
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Fiscal Marksmanship
Mains level: Signs of economic slowdown in the country
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Reintroduction of African Cheetahs in Indian forests
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Asiatic and African Cheetah
Mains level: Translocation of Species and its impacts
Wetland Conservation
10 more wetlands from India get the Ramsar site tag
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ramsar sites in India
Mains level: Ramsar Convention
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
 India’s imports of palm oil — dynamics of the trade with Malaysia
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Types of palm oil, its uses
Mains level: Impact of import restrictions of palm oil
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Spitzer Space Telescope
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Spitzer Telescope
Mains level: Significant feats of the mission
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
[pib] Bhuvan Panchayat V 3.0
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bhuvan Panchayat V 3.0, SISDP Project
Mains level: Utility of geospatial data in governance
Indian Navy Updates
[pib] Operation Vanilla
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: HADR, Op Vanila
Mains level: NA
Disinvestment in India
[op-ed of the day]Â Strategic disinvestment does not deserve the criticism it gets
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Pros and cons of strategic disinvestment.
Government Budgets
[op-ed snap] The stress in state finances
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Effects of low growth rate on the State's finances.
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
[op-ed snap] Here’s looking at you
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Facial recognition technique and issues associated with it.
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
Comprehensive Bodo Settlement Agreement
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Bodoland statehood issue
Legislative Council in States: Issues & Way Forward
Legislative Councils and its abolition
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Legislative Councils
Mains level: Need for Legislative Councils
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Liberation of Auschwitz
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Liberation of Auschwitz
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Air India Disinvestment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Disinvestment processes in India
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Why China has emerged as the epicentre of global outbreaks of disease?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Zoonotic diseases
Mains level: Threats posed by coronavirus outbreak
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Polycrack Technology
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Polycrack Technology
Mains level: Polycrack Technology and its benefits
