Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Skybot F-850: Robot sent by Russia to dock with the International Space Station.
Mains level: Paper 3-Vyommitra, India's human spaceflight in 2022.
Month: January 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
BRICS Summits
[op-ed snap] As India prepares to honour Bolsonaro
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- BRICS- challenges and areas of cooperation.
Government Budgets
[op-ed snap] Budgeting for jobs, skilling and economic revival
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Suggestions for revival of the Indian economy, unemployment in rural and urban areas and ways to increase it by investing in various sectors.
J&K – The issues around the state
Explained: The Kashmir Pandit tragedy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Kashmiri Pandits and the hurdles in their rehabiliation
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Corruption Perception Index 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Corruption Perception Index 2019
Mains level: Menace of corruption in India
Rohingya Conflict
ICJ ruling on Rohingyas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ICJ
Mains level: Rhohingya settlement issue
Social Media: Prospect and Challenges
Trolling in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Abuse of women on social media and its implications
Citizenship and Related Issues
Enemy Property in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Enemy Property in India
Mains level: Disposal of such Enemy Property
Banking Sector Reforms
Specialized Supervisory and Regulatory Cadre (SSRC)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Specialized Supervisory and Regulatory Cadre (SSRC)
Mains level: Governance of RBI
NITI Aayog’s Assessment
[pib] National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP)
Mains level: Data Analytics and its applications in governance
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
[op-ed of the day] The flawed spin to India’s cotton story
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Introduction of Bt cotton, and various cropping patterns
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
[op-ed snap] Think climate change action, act glocal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Climate change and India's SAPCCs. India acting at state level.
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
[op-ed snap] Where demand has gone
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Role of informal sector in Indian economy, How expansionary fiscal policy can help more than represented in the official data.
Democracy Index 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Democracy Index 2019
Mains level: Fallouts on democracy in India
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020
Mains level: Unemployment in India
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Global Risks Report 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Risks Report 2020
Mains level: Read the attached story
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
‘Time to Care’ Report
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 'Time to Care' Report
Mains level: Income inequality in India
Air Pollution
Carbon Disclosure Project Report 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Carbon Disclosure Project
Mains level: India's various moves for curbing carbon emissions
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
Vyom Mitra: ISRO’s half-humanoid
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Vyoma Mitra
Mains level: Various functions of Vyoma Mitra in ISRO's unmanned missions
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Blue Corner Notice
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ‘Blue Corner’ notice
Mains level: Cooperation measures for International policing
