Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: JCPOA
Mains level: Paper 2- Peace and stability in the middle east
Month: November 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
The Paris agreement is no panacea
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kyoto Protocol, Rio Declaration, Copenhagen Accord etc
Mains level: Paper 3- Paris Agreement and issues with it
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Farmers’ protest
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Recent Agricultural bills, MSP
Mains level: Concerns of farmers over this bill
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Is allowing Ayurvedic doctors to perform surgery legally and medically tenable?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Ways to counter shortage of doctors in India
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
RT-LAMP: a new technology for detecting COVID-19
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RT-PCR, LAMP
Mains level: COVID testing issues
Indian Navy Updates
To be taken seriously, Quad needs military heft
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Quad needs naval heft
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Stepping out of the shadow of India’s malnutrition
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Food Security Act 2013
Mains level: Paper 3- Food Security
Direct Benefits Transfers
Linking Aadhaar to residence for targeted aid
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PM-Kisan
Mains level: Paper 2- Geo-targeted aid during disasters
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Gender Advancement through Transforming Institutions (GATI) Initiative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GATI
Mains level: Women in sciences
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOSP)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BEOSP
Mains level: Use of technolgy in crime investigations
Indian Missile Program Updates
BrahMos Missiles and their significance for Armed Forces
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Brahmos Missiles
Mains level: India's missile arsenal
Sea sparkle: Bloom of Noctiluca Scintillans
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bioluminescence, Noctiluca Scintillans
Mains level: Not Much
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
What is Federated Learning?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IoT , AI
Mains level: AI and its applications
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GMRT
Mains level: Not Much
Wetland Conservation
Peatlands and their importance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Peatlands
Mains level: Ecological significance of Peatland conservation
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
vaccine nationalism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Vaccine nationalism and issues with it
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Putting India-U.S. trade ties on new footing
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Trade Policy Forum
Mains level: Paper 3- India-U.S. trade ties
Banking Sector Reforms
Mistake in allowing industrial houses to own banks
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Challenges in allowing industrial houses to own an operate banks
Electoral Reforms In India
One nation One election
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Issues with simultaneous elections
J&K – The issues around the state
What is J&K Roshni Act?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Roshni Act, Art. 370
Mains level: Corruption in mainstream politics in Jammu and Kashmir
