Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Summit for Democracy
Mains level: Paper 2- Challenges facing democracy
Year: 2021
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Australia
India-Australia soon to have FTA
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Free Trade Agreements
Mains level: Various bilateral trade instruments
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
States demand extension of GST compensation for another 5 years
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GST Compensation
Mains level: Harmonization of GST
Centre notifies new rules for Consumer Panels
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Consumer Disputes Redressal mechanism
Mains level: Consumer protection
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Reining in the Direct Selling Industry
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Direct Selling
Mains level: Direct Selling and related issues
Electoral Reforms In India
[pib] Electoral Bonds Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Electoral Bonds
Mains level: Not Much
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Odisha radio-tags rescued Indian Pangolin
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pangolin
Mains level: Not Much
An opportunity for Digital India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Digital diplomacy
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka
A lack of political will to end the Palk Bay conflict
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Palk Bay conflict
Direct Benefits Transfers
Rythu Bandhu: Telangana DBT scheme for farmers’ assistance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rythu Bandhu Scheme
Mains level: DBT schemes for farmers
Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges
What are Blockchain Funds?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mutual funds, Blockchain funds
Mains level: Not Much
Monetary Policy Committee Notifications
What is the Regression Theorem?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Regression Theorem
Mains level: Not Much
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Back in news: Aryan Invasion Theory
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indus valley civilization and its decline
Mains level: Aryan Invasion Theory
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), 2021
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ARIIA
Mains level: HEIs in India and their competence
Coal and Mining Sector
Places in news: Deucha Pachami Coal Mines
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Deucha-Pachami Mines
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
Vying for influence over Kabul
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Importance of middle powers in Arab Gulf
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Put out the data, boost the dose of transparency
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Dealing with Covid
Judicial Reforms
‘Indianizing’ the Legal System and SC’s Views
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Judicial Reforms
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
SEBI tweaks share sale norms for IPOs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IPO
Mains level: Not Much
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Tussle over the election of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Read the attached storyd
Mains level: Issues with role of Governor
