Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UMANG app services
Mains level: Utility of the UMANG app
Month: May 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
[pib] Initiatives launched on International Day of Biodiversity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Initiaitives mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Not Much
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
What are General Financial Rules (GFR)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: General Financial Rules (GFRs)
Mains level: Various moves to boost MSME sector
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
In news: International Tea Day
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Structural issues in agri-marketing
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: APMC Act
Mains level: Paper 3- Structural issues in agri-marketing.
MGNREGA Scheme
Ensuring MGNREGA lives up to its potential
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Provisions of MGNREGA
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues and scope for improvement in MGNREGA
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Explained: Contract Farming and its benefits
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Contract Farming
Mains level: Contract Farming and its feasibilty
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Rising incidences of Chinese Transgressions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: India-China border disputes
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Demo-2 Mission by SpaceX
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Demo 2 Mission
Mains level: Commercial crew programme by NASA
Indian Air Force Updates
What is the ‘Sonic Boom’ that rattled Bengaluru city?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sonic Boom, Mach Number
Mains level: India's missile programme
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
[pib] Certification of ‘Quantum Entanglement’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Quantum Entanglement (QE)
Mains level: Quantum mechanics and its applications
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
[pib] Alternative Dwarfing Genes in Wheat
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rht14 and Rht18
Mains level: Alternatives to stubble burning
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
‘Agappe Chitra Magna’ kit for COVID diagnosis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agappe Chitra Magna
Mains level: COVID diagnosis and treatment
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ordinance Factory Board
Mains level: Paper 3- Self-sufficiency in defence manufacturing
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Stimulus package aims to turn the crisis into opportunity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Aggregate demand
Mains level: Paper 3- Stimulus package to address demand side and supply side problems
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
India and China after pandemic
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various components of the economic package
Mains level: Paper 3- Impact of pandemic on India economy.
Global Geological And Climatic Events
What is Solar Minimum?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Solar minima and maxima
Mains level: Solar minima and maxima, its impact on space weather and earth
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
India to chair ‘WHO Executive Board’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WHO
Mains level: Losing credibility of WHO in COVID-19 times
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
[pib] New ports and routes added under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit between India and Bangladesh
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Protocol on Inland Water Transit
Mains level: India's north-east connectivity through Bangladesh
Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
[pib] Scheme for formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (FME)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Scheme for formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (FME)
Mains level: Food processing industry and the required reforms
