Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Globalisation-Convergence of the rich and the poor economies- hopes and the reality.
Month: January 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[op-ed snap] The hype over hypersonics
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Avangard-HGV
Mains level: Paper 3- Hypersonic Glide Vehicle, whether India go for developing it- and challenges to Indian security.
[op-ed of snap] The four phases of constitutional interpretation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Evolutionary phases through which the interpretation of Constitution by judiciary passed.
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Explained: Why are there more men than women in the field of STEM?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Women in STEM
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Biorock technique for Coral Restoration
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Biorock Technique, Coral Bleaching
Mains level: Coral restoration measures
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GTCI 2020
Mains level: Unemployment in India
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Nagardhan Excavations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Vakataka Dynasty and important rulers
Mains level: Life and society during Vakataka period
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
Oslo Peace Accord
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Oslo Peace Accord, West Bank
Mains level: Palestine-Israel conflicts
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Operation Alberich
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Operation Alberich
Mains level: Treaty of Versailles and WWI
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
Sagarmatha Sambaad
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SAARC, Sagarmatha Sambaad
Mains level: Fading relevance of SAARC
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
[op-ed of the day] Food for Expediency
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- PDS and issue of excess food stock with FCI.
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[op-ed snap] Frame rules to govern how devices identify us
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Face recognition technique, its uses and related issue.
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
[op-ed snap] It’s not yet Howdy, Modi!
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- India-US ties, what are the issues that introduces friction in the ties between the two.
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Forex Reserves of India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India's Forex reserves, SDR, Reserve tranche
Mains level: Forex Reserves and its significance
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Threat of Invasive Alien Species in Shola Forests of the Nilgiris
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Shola Forests
Mains level: Western Ghats and its biodiversity richness
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
ICDS Programme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ICDS and its components
Mains level: Forms of malnutrition in urban areas and their preventive measures
Electoral Reforms In India
De-criminalization of Politics
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Association for Democratic Reforms
Mains level: De-criminalization of politics in India
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
NavIC navigation system
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NAVIC, IRNSS
Mains level: Utility of NAVIC
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Species in news: Natrialba Swarupiae
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Natrialba Swarupiae, Sambhar Lake
Mains level: Not Much
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
[pib] Establishment of Chairs named after eminent Women in Universities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various chairs named after eminent Women
Mains level: Women empowerment
