Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SolarWinds Hack
Mains level: Cyber attacks and the treats posed to national security
Month: December 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Christmas-Star Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Conjunction in space-phenomena
Mains level: Not Much
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Gas Production in Krishna-Godavari Basin
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: KG basin, Natural Gas
Mains level: Oil and gas reserves in KG basin
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Person in news: Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Guru Tegh Bahadur
Mains level: Not Much
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Koothambalam of Guruvayur Temple
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Koothambalam
Mains level: Keralan Architecture
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
India-UK Relations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: India-UK ties
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
In agri-reforms, go back to the drawing board
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Farmers agitation and the fuss
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Converting waste to energy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Refuse-derived fuel (RDF)
Mains level: MSW management
Important Judgements In News
Plea in SC against 1975-77 Emergency
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Art. 352
Mains level: National Emergency
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Back in news: Right to Protest
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Art. 19
Mains level: Right to Protest and limtations over it
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
CMS-01 Satellite launched by ISRO
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CMS-01
Mains level: Not Much
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
A-68s: Largest floating Iceberg
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Icebergs
Mains level: Impact of climate changes on Cryosphere
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] Metal CO2 Battery
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Metal-CO2 battery
Mains level: Optimization of space missions and thier payloads
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
[pib] Haldibari – Chilahati Rail Link
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About the railway line
Mains level: Recent trends in India-Bangladesh ties
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Why Are Most Assam Farmers Not Protesting Against the Farm Laws?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Concerns of farmers other than MSP
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill (2020).
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Bovine nationalism
WTO and India
The many challenges for WTO
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WTO
Mains level: WTO
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
How Parliament meets
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sessions of the Parliament
Mains level: Executive responsibility to the Legislature
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
U.S. puts India on ‘currency manipulators’ monitoring list
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various monetary policy tools
Mains level: Currency manipulation
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Chang’e 5 returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Chang E probe
Mains level: Various lunar missions and their success
