Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- What reforms are needed in space sector to leverage it for commercial purposes.
Month: March 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Department-related Standing Committees (DRSCs)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Standing Committees
Mains level: Parliamentary procedures and functioning
Seeds, Pesticides and Mechanization – HYV, Indian Seed Congress, etc.
Hazards of using fertilizers in Punjab
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Phosphatic fertilizers
Mains level: Health hazards of indirect fertilizers poisoning
The Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Highlights of the bill
Mains level: Read the attached story
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
[pib] CHITRA Flow Diverter Stents
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CHITRA stents
Mains level: Affordable medical devices and implants in India
Agmark, Hallmark, ISI, BIS, BEE and Other Ratings
[pib] Star Labelling Programme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Voluntary star labelling program, BEE, UDIT
[pib] Various schemes implemented by Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various initiaitives mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Schemes for cultural promotion
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
[pib] India’s nominations for 2020 World Heritage List
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: World Heritage Sites
Mains level: Not Much
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Climate change and geopolitics converge to yield locust swarms
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Protecting Indian agriculture against the locust attacks.
Important Judgements In News
Whither tribunal independence?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Provision of constitution of tribunal, tenure and the SC directives.
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Tracking the big three
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Key areas India needs to focus on to achieve good health and well being.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
Explained: US-Taliban Pact
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: US-Taliban pact and its implications on India-Afghanistan relationship
J&K – The issues around the state
Delimitation in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Delimitation
Mains level: Read the attached story
Citizenship and Related Issues
Defining Anti-national Activities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various FRs not available to Foreigners
Mains level: Read the attached story
Bharat Emission Standards
Bharat Stage (BS) VI emission norms
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BS VI compliant fuels
Mains level: BS norms
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Migratory species in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various species mentioned
Mains level: Not Much
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Eurasian Otters
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Eurasian Otters
Mains level: NA
