Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mutual Logistic Support Agreement, AUSINDEX
Mains level: Paper 2- India-Australia relations.
Month: May 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
China and the Rhineland moment in Hong Kong
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G-7 countries, TPP
Mains level: Paper 2- US-China relations and implications for India
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Three thresholds in Industrial Disputes Act that need revision
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Industrial Disputes Act 1947
Mains level: Paper 2- Threshold limits in IDA and issues with it.
Direct Benefits Transfers
How would Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of power subsidy work?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Read the attached story
Electoral Reforms In India
Delimitation Commission for NE states and UTs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Delimitation Commission
Mains level: Delimitation of constituencies
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
‘Rozgar Setu’ Scheme for skilled workers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ‘Rozgar Setu’ Scheme
Mains level: Various employment measures
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Expansion of the Amery Ice Shelf
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ice Shelves, Amery Ice Shelf
Mains level: Impact of climate changes
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Missile Park ‘AGNEEPRASTHA’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Missile Park ‘Agneeprastha’
Mains level: NA
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Amaltas or Indian Laburnum
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Amaltas Tree
Mains level: NA
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Nepal
For a reset in India-Nepal relations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Treat of Sugauli in 1816
Mains level: Paper 2- Indiao-Nepal relations and territorial dispute.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
Deepening India’s engagement with Africa amid pandemic
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India-Africa Forum summit
Mains level: Paper 3- Scope to increase the ties between India and Africa amid covid pandemic.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
India-China confrontation: Not a standalone event
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Hong Kong, Taiwan location in the map
Mains level: Paper 2- India-China relation and tension over border dispute
FDI in Indian economy
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FDI
Mains level: Features of India's FDI Policy
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
India-Pak cooperation against Locusts Attack
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Locusts invasion
Mains level: Locusts invasion and its threats
Digital India Initiatives
[pib] Instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PAN
Mains level: Income tax reforms in India
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Starman Suits in Demo-2 Mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Demo 2 Mission
Mains level: Not Much
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Species in news: Super mushroom “Cordyceps militaris”
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cordyceps militaris
Mains level: NA
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Asian Koel
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Asian Koel
Mains level: NA
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Understanding the monetisation of deficit
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Relation between bond yield
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Alleviating the farmers’ pain
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: APMC Act, ECA
Mains level: Paper 3- Reforms in agri-marketing and amendment in ECA and APMC Acts.
