Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Upstream and downstream sectors
Mains level: Paper 3-Disruption in supply chains and ways to ensure their recovery.
Month: May 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Foreign Policy Watch: India-South Korea
What is the Korean Armistice Agreement?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Korean Armstice Agreement
Mains level: Korean Armstice Agreement
NPA Crisis
What is the doctrine of Force Majeure?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Doctrine of Force Majeure
Mains level: Doctrine of Force Majeure, frustration of a contract
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Heatwaves and its unusualness this year
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Heatwaves, Western Disturbances
Mains level: Heatwaves and various threats posed
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Specie in news: Charru mussel (Mytella strigata)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Charru mussel
Mains level: NA
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Dugong
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Dugong
Mains level: NA
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
What is the FAITH’ Trial?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FAITH and Solidarity Trials
Mains level: Clinical trials and ethical issues involved
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
R&D: Path to self-reliant India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Paper 3- Importance of innovation for self-reliance.
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Applying the lessons learned from GST to One Nation One Ration Card (ON-ORC)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GSTN
Mains level: Paper 3- Challenges ON-ORC could face and how the GST could offer valuable lesson for ON-ORC
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
Online education must supplement, not replace, physical sites of learning
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MOOCs
Mains level: Paper 2- Is online learning a substitute for the traditional educational institutions?
Global Geological And Climatic Events
What is South Atlantic Anomaly?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Van Allen Radiation Belt, South Atlantic Anomaly
Mains level: South Atlantic Anomaly and its impact
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
China’s Mars Mission: Tianwen-1
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various missions mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Quest for Mars and its possibility to host life
Right To Privacy
Aarogya Setu app is now open source
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: AarogyaSetu App
Mains level: Privacy concerns with AarogyaSetu App
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Cicadas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cicadas
Mains level: NA
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Festivals in news: Kheer Bhawani Mela
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kheer Bhawani Mela
Mains level: NA
Tourism Sector
Char Dham Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Char Dham Project
Mains level: Not Much
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
The perils of the liquidity push
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Liquidity, demand side, supply side, LTRO
Mains level: Paper 3- Way out to restart the economy,
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Analysing three-pronged strategy of China in Ladakh
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various location mentioned in the article.
Mains level: Paper 2- Implications of dispute for India China relation
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
Looking beyond Taliban: Focus on the Pashtun Question
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Regions of Afghanistan
Mains level: Paper 2- Implications of the return of Taliban for India.
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
CoAST India (Collaboration/Covid Action Support Group) Platform
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CoAST India
Mains level: Not Much
