Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Purandara Dasa
Mains level: Bhakti Saints of South India
Month: May 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Rail adukku pathiram Utensils of Tamil Nadu
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rail adukku pathiram
Mains level: NA
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Puntius Sanctus fish
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Puntius Sanctus
Mains level: NA
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Person in news: Ramkinkar Baij
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ramkinkar Baij and his artworks
Mains level: Modern artforms in India
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Examining role played by Civil Society and NGOs in fight against Covid-19
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Role of NGO and Civil Society amid pandemic.
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
Time to evaluate and merge income support schemes
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MSP and income support schemes of various state governments
Mains level: Paper 3-Issues with the income support schemes for farmers.
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
What is a Parallel Universe?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Parallel Universe, ANITA experiment
Mains level: Parallel Universe and the validity of such concepts
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Importance of the Pangong Tso Lake
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pangong Tso Lake
Mains level: India-China border skirmishes and their impacts on bilateral relations
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Nile and Various Issues
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nile River, GERD
Mains level: Not Much
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
[pib] Kangra Tea and its medicinal properties against the coronavirus
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kangra Tea
Mains level: Not Much
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Hardly the 1991 moment for agriculture
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: APMC Act
Mains level: Paper 3- The issues with APMC reforms
Bharat Emission Standards
[pib] L7 Quadricycle category for BS VI
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BS norms
Mains level: Vehicular pollution and PM 2.5
Tribes in News
[pib] Shahapur’s Katkari Tribe
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Katkari Tribe, Van Dhan Yojana
Mains level: Various initiaitves for Tribal uplift
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Western Ghats yield 3 new plant species
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various species mentioned
Mains level: Western Ghats and its biodiversity richness
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Nepal
India Nepal Border issue: Colonial legacy or the Dragon’s Power Play
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Treaty of Sugauli, Lipu Lekh pass.
Mains level: Paper 2- India-Nepal ties, and issues involved.
Cashless Society – Digital Payments, Demonetization, etc.
Digital currency plan made in China
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BIS, cryptocurrency.
Mains level: Paper 3- Challenges and opportunity in cryptocurrencies.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Neglect of demand side
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Demand side and supply side in the economics
Mains level: Paper 3- Why is it necessary to focus on the demand side in stimulus package?
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Focus on supply side
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MSME
Mains level: Paper 3- Credit problems faced by MSMEs
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
How China is seeking more control on Hong Kong?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Secessionist tendencies across the world and their handling
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
U.S. set to exit the ‘Open Skies Treaty’ Copy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: OST, INF Treaty, New START policy
Mains level: US-Russia power tussle
