Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Need of the policy and standard guidelines for the drug recall.
Month: February 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
Regional bonding: On Ranil Wickremesinghe’s prescription for peace
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues in the SAARC, India need to move sub-regional grouping to increase the intra-regional trade.
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
One country, two viruses
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- What India can learn from China's dealing with the coronavirus outbreak?
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Explained: Marine Heatwave (MHW)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Marine Heatwave
Mains level: Read the attached story
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Locust Invasions and its mitigation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Locusts invasion
Mains level: Locusts invasion and its threats
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
What is the ‘Raman effect’?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Spectroscopy, Raman Effect
Mains level: Applications of Raman Effect
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Red Snow in Antarctica
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Red snow , How it occurs
Mains level: Impact of climate change on Antarctica
Seeds, Pesticides and Mechanization – HYV, Indian Seed Congress, etc.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Doomsday Vault
Mains level: Not Much
Issues related to Economic growth
Is RBI raising systemic risks by pushing retail credit?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Is RBI raising systemic risks by pushing retail credit?
Tax Reforms
No gains for taxpayers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: DDT-What is dividend distribution tax?
Mains level: Paper 3- What are the steps taken in the budget in order to simplify the taxation in India.
Aadhaar Card Issues
Aadhaar, no standout performer in welfare delivery
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Aadhaar- how it has fared so far?
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Explained: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Terms of References for the office of CCPA
Mains level: CCPA, New Consumer Protection Laws, 2019
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
2020 CD3: A mini-moon
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 2020 CD3, Temporarily Captured Object (TCO)
Mains level: Not Much
Banking Sector Reforms
Enhanced Access and Service Excellence (EASE) 3.0
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: EASE 3.0
Mains level: Ease and data-driven PSBs
Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MIEWS, TOP
Mains level: Ensuring fair prices for TOP produce
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
[pib] Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various initiaitives mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Not Much
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
[pib] ‘1000 Springs’ Initiative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ‘1000 Springs’ Initiative
Mains level: Conservation of aquifers
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] Responsible AI for Social Empowerment (RAISE) 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RAISE 20202
Mains level: Creating a roadmap to harness AI
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Species in news: Henneguya Salminicola
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Henneguya Salminicola
Mains level: NA
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
Still no finality, the third time round
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Bodo peace accord, issues involved.
