Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Data on Indian's living abroad
Mains level: Indian diaspora in Gulf region
Month: February 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Genome India Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Genome India Project
Mains level: Applications of Gene mapping
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Thwaites Glacier
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Thwaites Glacier
Mains level: Sea level rise and its impact
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
New rice variety: Muktoshri (IET 21845)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Muktoshri
Mains level: Arsenic poisoning through food, Rice Fortification
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
What is Fermentophone?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Fermentophone
Mains level: NA
Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.
Agartala-Akhaura Railway Link
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agartala-Akhaura Link
Mains level: Railway connectivity in NE states
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
The high cost of raising trade walls
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various Free Trade Agreements.
Mains level: Paper 3- Should India prefer bilateral trade agreements over multilateral agreements and what are the issues involved in this approach.
RBI Notifications
RBI’s growth push
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: LTRO-Long Term Rero by the RBI, what is it?
Mains level: Paper 3- Novel approach adopted by the RBI to push the growth.
Electoral Reforms In India
A weak rebuke: It’s unfortunate EC didn’t punish hate speech in Delhi campaign
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Efficacy of Model Code of Conduct to ensure free fair and pure elections
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Explained: Regulation of Parliamentary Speech and Conduct
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Regulation of parliamentary speech and conduct of the representatives.
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Cancer Gene Mapping
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mutation, Gene mapping
Mains level: Rising incidences of cancer in India and its prevention
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
[pib] Regulation of Bio-Medical Waste
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Biomedical waste
Mains level: Treatment of Biomedical waste
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
[pib] Ease of Living Index and Municipal Performance Index 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ease of Living Index and Municipal Performance Index
Mains level: Urban development
Coal and Mining Sector
[pib] SARAS Initiative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SARAS Initiative
Mains level: Not Much
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Remdesivir: Under-trail vaccine against Coronavirus
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Remdesivir
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak
Indian Army Updates
Sharang Artillery Gun
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sharang
Mains level: Modernisation measures of the Indian Army
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Listening to the call of the informal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Pros and cons of formalising the informal sector, policy changes needed to support the informal sector
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka
Keeping the southern neighbour engaged
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-Sri Lanka relations, issues involved-Tamil minority, Chinese growing influence etc.
Cashless Society – Digital Payments, Demonetization, etc.
The billion standard
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- How UPI is transforming payment and settlement, what makes UPI a success.
Human Rights Issues
Explained: Practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: FGM
