Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: LPG, PM Ujjwala Scheme
Mains level: Pricing mechanism of LPG in India
Month: February 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Railway Reforms
Corporate Model of Indian Railways
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IRCTC, Train18 etc.
Mains level: Corporate Model of Indian Railways
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Person in news: Dara Shikoh
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Dara Shikoh and his legacy
Mains level: Secular trends in Mughal Administration
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Supergiant star ‘Betelgeuse’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Supergiant star ‘Betelgeuse’
Mains level: Big Bang Theory
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Urban Heat Islands in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UHU effect
Mains level: UHU effect
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
How countries play the tariff game
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- How could higher import tariffs affect the Indian economy?
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Battling the bug
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- India's preparedness to deal with epidemics.
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Fine-tuning GST
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Types of the GST returns.
Mains level: Paper 3- How the GST has performed and ways to improve it.
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: AGR
Mains level: AGR disputes of Telecom companies
Right To Privacy
System Risk Indicator (SyRI)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SyRI
Mains level: Debate over right to privacy
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
India’s Scientific Expedition to the Southern Ocean
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Southern Ocean
Mains level: Role of Southern Ocean in Climate dynamics
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Discovery Program investigations by NASA
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various missions mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Discovery Program investigations
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Indian Pangolin
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indian Pangolins
Mains level: Wildlife trade and its prevention
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
The ‘Pale Blue Dot’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pale Blue Dot
Mains level: Voyager 1 mission
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
[pib] Nagpur Orange
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nagpur Orange
Mains level: Export promotion of Nagpur Oranges
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
Bangladesh fares better
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Bangladesh-India relations issue-illegal migrants, relations after passage of CAA.
Issues related to Economic growth
Towards a new world order
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Globalisation and its impact on Climate Change, Lessons from Nordic Model.
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
To help her work
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Inclusive growth and need to focus on gender budgeting in India.
Electoral Reforms In India
Political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Paper 2- Making the electoral process free, fair and clean.
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Ninth Schedule of the Indian Constitution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ninth Schedule of Indian Constitution
Mains level: Read the attached story
