Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MOOC
Mains level: Paper 2- Adoption of MOOC and issues with it.
Month: June 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
How fuel price decontrol works — or why consumers always lose out
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sweet and Sour grade crude oil
Mains level: Fuel prices hike and their impact
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Sahakar Mitra Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sahakar Mitra Scheme
Mains level: Not Much
Urban Floods
I-FLOWS: Mumbai Flood Management System
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IFLOWS
Mains level: Urban floods in India
Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.
FSSAI Food Safety Index for 2019-20
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FSSAI, Food Safety Index
Mains level: Food safety initiaitives in India
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
A case for quiet diplomacy to resolve standoff
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Depsang Plains
Mains level: Paper 2- India-China relations
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Migrants and COVID
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Data on migrants in India; Organizations which study migration and reports
Mains level: The issues faced by migrants in India and associated solutions
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Sikkim-Tibet Convention of 1890 and its significance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sikkim-Tibet Convention of 1890
Mains level: India-China border skirmishes
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Reservation not fundamental right: SC refuses to hear pleas by TN parties
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Art. 32
Mains level: Making reservation system more efficient
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Guidelines for Import of Exotic Species
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CITES appendices
Mains level: Illict wildlife trade and its prevention
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ‘India Rankings 2020’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NIRF
Mains level: Not Much
Tax Reforms
NITI Aayog bats for Border Adjustment Tax (BAT)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BAT, Customs Duty
Mains level: Not Much
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Nature Index, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nature Index
Mains level: NA
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Indian Gaur
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indian Gaur
Mains level: Not Much
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Lonar Lake colour changes to pink
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Lonar Crater Lake, Pleistoscene epoch
Mains level: NA
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Crisis of today should not blind us to the crisis of tomorrow
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cyclone Nisarga and Amphan
Mains level: Paper 1- Climate change
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Faults in section inserted for the suspension of IBC amid pandemic
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IBC
Mains level: Paper 3- Problems with IBC
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
Expanding the G7
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G7 countries
Mains level: Paper 2- Should India join expanded G7 if invited to join as a member?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Strategic importance of Daulat Beg Oldie, Ladakh
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Shyok river, Nubra Valley, Sassar la pass
Mains level: Read the attached story
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
GM seeds: the debate, and a sowing agitation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GM crops, BT
Mains level: Issues over GM crops
