Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Jal Jeevan Mission, ensuring quality drinking water.
Month: February 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Important Judgements In News
When a court pronounces a verdict, without giving reasons
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Supreme Court delivering its judgement without giving the reasons and its implications.
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
Explained: Assam-Mizoram Boundary Dispute
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Read the attached story
Mains level: Assam as the centre-stage of disputes
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
NASA’s InSight Mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: InSight Mission
Mains level: Key findings of the InSight Mission
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
‘MH-60R and AH-64E Apache’ Choppers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Details of the choppers
Mains level: India-US defence cooperation
Textile Sector – Cotton, Jute, Wool, Silk, Handloom, etc.
National Technical Textiles Mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Technical Textiles, About the Mission
Mains level: Textile sector of India and its global competitiveness
Indian Air Force Updates
[pib] Exercise Indradhanush
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ex. Indradhanush
Mains level: Not Much
AYUSH – Indian Medicine System
[pib] ICoSDiTAUS-2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ICoSDiTAUS-2020
Mains level: NA
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Cop out in Delhi
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Need for the police reforms.
Electoral Reforms In India
More psychological than an empowering voter option
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- How NOTA has fared so far, what are the shortcomings and scope.
Citizenship and Related Issues
Rights, duties and the Constitution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Conflating duties and rights and its consequences.
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Poverty and its measurement
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Poverty measurement, MPI , Various committees
Mains level: Poverty measurement
Air Pollution
World Air Quality Report, 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PM 2.5
Mains level: World Air Quality Report, 2019
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Blue Dot Network
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Blue Dot Network
Mains level: Blue Dot Network
Interstate River Water Dispute
Kalasa-Banduri Nala Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kalasa-Banduri Nala Project
Mains level: Mahadayei Water Dispute
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Solar Storms
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Solar Storms
Mains level: Solar storms and their impact on Earth
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
A U.S. strategy only meant to isolate China
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Balancing India's interests in the light of US's strategy to contain China in the Pacific.
Right To Privacy
The issues around data localisation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Data localisation and issues involved.
The Crisis In The Middle East
Location in news: Idlib Province
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Location of Idlib Province
Mains level: Usual turmoil in Syria
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Yongle Blue Hole (YBH)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Yongle Blue Hole (YBH)
Mains level: Signifcance of Blue Holes
