Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bank Mergers
Mains level: Read the attached story
Month: March 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Skill her, skill India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Schemes for women empowerment.
Mains level: Paper 2- Various measures and schemes by the government for women empowerment.
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
A disconnected pedagogy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Aligning national curriculum with the needs of the market and society.
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Biju Patnaik: The flying ace who helped Indian and foreign freedom movementsÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Biju Patnaik
Mains level: Not Much
Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges
Supreme Court ruling on Virtual Currency
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Virtual Currency, Cryptocurrency
Mains level: Issues with Blockchain Technology
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Media Access Control (MAC) Binding
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Media Access Control (MAC) Binding
Mains level: Internet shutdown as an infringement of FR
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Unguarded X hypothesis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Unguarded X hypothesis, Chromosomes
Mains level: NA
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Way out lies within
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Focus on demand side of the Indian economy instead of focusing all attention on supply-constraints.
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Teaching the teacher
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Need to reform the teacher education system in India.
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
A blow against social justice
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Constitutional provision for the reservation in the government jobs.
Mains level: Paper 2- Reservation in the government jobs is not the fundamental right.
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
The growth challenge
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Prospects of recovery of Indian economy and indications from demand and supply side.
Human Rights Issues
Explained: Why UN Human Rights Commission intends to intervene in a SC case against CAA?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UNHRC
Mains level: Global intervention over CAA
River Interlinking
National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA)
Mains level: Interlinking of rivers
Air Pollution
[pib] Biomethanation Process
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Biomethanation Process
Mains level: Biomethanation as an alternative for stubble burning
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
[pib] Amendment to the Export Policy of APIs and formulations made from these APIs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Mains level: Regulations of API
Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.
[pib] Regulating Content of Trans-Fat in Oils and Fats
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Trans-Fat
Mains level: Trans-Fat related health hazards
Students Suicides in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Suicides in India
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Swamp Wallaby
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Swamp Wallaby and its uniqueness
Mains level: NA
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
Pieces of peace
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- US-Taliban Pact- Involvement of Pakistan and consequences for India.
Nuclear Energy
Pushing the wrong energy buttons
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Nuclear energy-issues involved.
