Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NCDC and its formation
Mains level: Not Much
Month: August 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
Drug pricing and dependence on China
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: APIs, NLEM
Mains level: Paper 3-Issue of India's dependence on China for APIs.
Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
Issues with the nuclear deterrence
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Nuclear deterrence and issues with it
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
How to pay for the stimulus package
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Debt financing versus money financing
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Nagara Architecture of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Features of the Nagara Temple Architecture
Mains level: Temple Architecture of India
Aadhaar Card Issues
What is Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PPP
Mains level: Aadhaar and its limitations
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Ammonium Nitrate:Â Behind the massive explosion in Beirut
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ammonium Nitrate and its uses
Mains level: Chemical disasters these days
Tribes in News
Who are the Bru Tribals?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bru Tribals
Mains level: Bru-Reang Repatriation Agreement
Seeds, Pesticides and Mechanization – HYV, Indian Seed Congress, etc.
In news: Pokkali Rice
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pokkali Rice
Mains level: Coastal farming and various hurdles
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
National Education Policy and current status of education
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- National Education Policy
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3-Self reliance in defence manufacturing.
Railway Reforms
Reforms driven agenda for the modernisation of railways
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Adoption of PPP model by the Indian Railways and related issues
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Back in news: Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FATF
Mains level: Money laundering and terror financing
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
What is Pyrolysis?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pyrolysis
Mains level: Not Much
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: HEFA
Mains level: Higher education infra development
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Indian Peafowl
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indian Peafowl
Mains level: Wildlife conservation and various policy efforts
Tourism Sector
[pib] Thenzawl Golf Resort Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Swadesh Darshan Scheme
Mains level: Various initiaitves tourism promotion
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
NPA issue in India:Complete analysis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Finance commission and related constitutional provisions
Mains level: Implication in federal relation; scope for reforms
J&K – The issues around the state
Mythmaking and Article 370
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Issues around JK; Federalism in India
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
EV battery recycling in India: An opportunity for change
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FAME
Mains level: Electric vehicles regulation in India
