Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Deep Fake
Mains level: Cyber bullying and other threats posed by AI
Month: April 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Who was Lord Basaveshwara?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Lord Basaveshwara and his philosophy
Mains level: Six schools of Indian Philosophy
Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
World at the edge of a new nuclear arms race
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CTBT, New START, INF etc.
Mains level: Paper 2- CTBT and reasons for India's decision to withdraw from the talks.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
The universal delivery of food and cash transfers by the state amid Covid-19
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Provision and suggestions to reduce the impact of corona crisis on the poor.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
East India will require heavy investment to tide over the post-Covid loss of livelihood
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Consumption expenditure.
Mains level: Paper 3- The lack of employment opportunities is one the biggest challenges facing eastern states and Covid-19 pandemic has made it the pressing issue. What are the reasons for the problem? Suggest the ways to deal with the problem.
Contention over South China Sea
What’s behind diplomatic tensions in the South China Sea?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Spratly and Parcel Islands- Their location
Mains level: South China Sea dispute
Right To Privacy
What are the concerns around the AarogyaSetu app?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Aarogya Setu App
Mains level: Privacy issues with the app
Gravitational Wave Observations
GW190412: The first merger of two black holes with unequal masses
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: General Relativity, Black Holes, Black Holes merger
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
The Curie Family and its Nobel legacy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Radioactivity
Mains level: NA
Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.
Rohtang Pass and its location
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various passes in news, BRO
Mains level: NA
Indian Air Force Updates
Exercise Pitch Black 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Exercise Pitch Black 2020
Mains level: NA
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Lockdown with a human face: Immediate focus should be on alleviating hardships of poor, vulnerable groups
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- What measures are necessary to revive the economy after corona crisis?
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Public policy dilemma of choosing between lives and livelihood
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Policy making and balancing the conflicts between various stakeholders.
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Stress test of leadership in pandemic
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Do you agree with the view that coordination at global level was lacking in fight against Covid-19?
Government Budgets
What is “Direct” Monetization of Deficit?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: “Direct” monetisation of the deficit
Mains level: Various tools for deficit financing and their feasiblity
President’s Rule
Issues with nominated CM’s election
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Discretionary powers of Governor
Mains level: Read the attached story
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
No 100% quota for Scheduled Areas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indira Sawhney judgment
Mains level: Making reservation system more efficient
Land Reforms
SWAMITVA Scheme to map rural inhabited lands
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Swamitva Scheme, e-Gramswaraj Portal
Mains level: Land records management and its significance for urban and rural planning
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre and the Khudai Khidmatgars
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Red Shirts, Khudai Khidmmatgars
Mains level: Various non-violent movements in the freedom struggle
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Unified Geologic Map of the Moon
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Unified Geologic Map of the Moon
Mains level: Studying topography of the moon
