Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various ports in India
Mains level: Corporatization of ports
Month: February 2021
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
OTT players adopt ‘toolkit’ for self-regulation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: OTT
Mains level: Need for OTT media regulation
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
New disengagement agreement in eastern Ladakh
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Critical passes and valleys along the international borders
Mains level: India-China border tensions
[pib] Seaweeds Mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Seaweed Mission
Mains level: Seaweed economy
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
[pib] SAKSHAM Portal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SAKSHAM portal
Mains level: MSMS sector and its job potential
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
A resilient future for Uttarakhand
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Glacial burst
Mains level: Paper 3- Floods in Uttarakhand and steps need to be taken to deal with such disasters
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
MTP amendment Bill
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- MTP (Amendment) Bill and issues with it
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Taking the long view with China
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Foreign policy challenges India faces
Railway Reforms
National Rail Plan for 2030
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Rail Plan in the Budget
Mains level: Paper 3- National Rail Plan
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
What is Division Voting?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Division vote
Mains level: Not Much
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
What is Breach of Privilege?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Breach of Priviliges in Legislation
Mains level: Parliamentary control
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Significance of crude oil crossing $60 a barrel
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Crude oil prices dynamics
Mains level: India's oil import bill
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Centre’s new labour codes to allow 4-day work per week
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various labour laws
Mains level: 4-day work and its benefits
Monsoon Updates
[pib] National Monsoon Mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Monsoon Mission
Mains level: Determinants of Indian Monsoon
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
Places in news: Shahtoot Dam
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Shahtoot Dam
Mains level: India-Afghan relations
Important Judgements In News
POCSO doesn’t brook dilution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with the Bombay High Courts Judgement in POCSO Act
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Need for rigorous scrutiny of constitutionality of the bills
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Judicial scrutiny of the laws
Mains level: Paper 2- Need for strict scrutiny of the laws by the Parliament
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Role of dams in Uttarakhand floods
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: How dams exacerbate disasters
Mains level: Paper 3- Role of dams in exacerbating disasters
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Flash floods and their mitigation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Flash floods
Mains level: Flood management
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Why hydel projects in the Himalayas are worrying?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Dams in Uttarakhand
Mains level: Risks posed by Hydel projects
