Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Countervailing duty
Mains level: India-US trade disputes
Month: February 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Conservation plan for Konark Sun Temple
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Konark Sun Temple
Mains level: Temple architecture of India
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
‘Future of Earth, 2020’ Report
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Highlights of the report
Mains level: Various global threats and their mitigation
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
In news: Two-child Norm
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Art. 47
Mains level: Population explosion in India
Air Pollution
Global cost of air pollution from fossil fuels
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
[pib] ‘Apiary on Wheels’ Initiative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ‘Apiary on Wheels’, Apiculture
Mains level: Apiculture sector of India
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Missed call
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- AGR issue and its impact on the telecom sector of the country.
Digital India Initiatives
Riding on data for mobility
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Applying digital revolution to transform governance.
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Nutrition and the Budget’s fine print
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh
Mains level: Paper 2- Despite having many schemes to address the malnutrition the problems still looms large, why?
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2020
Mains level: Regulation of medical devices in India
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Conviction of Hafiz Saeed
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FATF
Mains level: Terror funding
RBI Notifications
New Umbrella Entity (NUE) for Retail Payment Systems
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NUE
Mains level: Payments regulation measure by RBI
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Novel Coronavirus renamed as COVID-19 by WHO
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Coronavirus, Pneumonia
Mains level: Threats posed by coronavirus outbreak
Human Rights Issues
‘2 Billion Kilometers to Safety’ campaign
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: '2 Billion Kilometers to Safety' campaign
Mains level: Refugees issue across the world
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
In news: Yaravirus
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Yaravirus
Mains level: NA
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Six years on, Lokpal is a non-starter
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Institution of Lokpal is yet prove its efficacy to deal with the corruption. What are the reasons for not starting function as stated in the law.
US policy wise :Â Visa, Free Trade and WTO
A new approach on investment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Trade deal with the US, issues involved.
Government Budgets
Shun fiscal adventurism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Why fiscal stimulus is not the elixir as it is made out to be?
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
SC uphold changes in SC/ST Atrocities Law
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Protection of SCs and STs against caste based atrocities
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Private Members Bill
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Private Members Bill
Mains level: Difference between private and government Bills
