Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Glaciers mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Glacial surges and their impacts
Month: May 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Policy Wise: India’s Power Sector
[pib] Data on Energy Savings
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various schemes mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Energy saving and its significance in carbon emissions reduction
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] Energy-efficient Photodetector for Security Application
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Photodetectors and their applications
Mains level: NA
WTO and India
Global crisis and opportunities for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Challenges to the globalisation due to covid pandemic, apportunities for India
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Is the perpetual bond a suitable option to raise money?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Perpetual bonds.
Mains level: Paper 3- What are the option available with the government to raise the money to fight the covid pandemic?
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Stimulus package conundrum
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Fiscal deficit.
Mains level: Paper 3- Stimulus package to tackle the covid-19 impact.
NPA Crisis
Co-operative banks can use SARFAESI Act to recover dues: Supreme Court
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sarfaesi Act, 2002
Mains level: NPA issue
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
‘Lost at Home’ Report by UNICEF
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: The ‘Lost at Home’ Report
Mains level: Internal Migration and Displacement
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
Taiwan makes new push for inclusion in World Health Assembly
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: World Health Assembly , WHO
Mains level: China-Taiwan tussle
Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.
GARUD portal for fast-track approval to COVID-19 related drone operations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GARUD Portal
Mains level: Not Much
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
[pib] Study of flowering plant endemism of Northern Western Ghats
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Abutilon ranadei
Mains level: NA
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Pathways to design a resilient economy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- India economy in the post Covid world.
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
Opportunity to strengthen the 73rd and 74th amendment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments
Mains level: Paper 2- Need for strengthening the panchayat raj institutions in the letter and spirit enshrined in the Constitution.
Biofuel Policy
The evergreen debate of Food versus Fuel
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Provision of biofuels policy 2018
Mains level: Paper 3- Trade offs involved in making fuels from food grains.
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
What makes MSMEs, most vulnerable to Covid-19 disruptions?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MSME Sector and its definition
Mains level: MSME sector of India and various inherent issues
J&K – The issues around the state
What is Darbar Move?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Darbar Move
Mains level: Cases of two working capitals in Indian states and issues with them
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Vande Bharat and Samudra Setu Missions to repatriate Indian nationals
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Vande Bharat and Samudra Setu Missions
Mains level: Indian migrants and associated issues
Microfinance Story of India
[pib] Saras Collection on Government e-Marketplace
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Saras Collection, GeM
Mains level: Not Much
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
‘The Long March 5B’ rocket
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: The Long March 5B
Mains level: Not Much
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
What is Cinco de Mayo and why is it celebrated?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cinco de Mayo , Battle of Puebla
Mains level: World History - Napoleonic assertion in Europe
