Month: April 2021
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Centre to give 5 kg foodgrains free to poor
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Data and a new global order
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Role of data in shaping the global order
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
[pib] Satellite-based real-time monitoring of Himalayan glacial catchments
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods
Mains level: Paper 3- Mitigating glacial lake outburst flood events
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Why single price of vaccine across the country is good idea
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Covid vaccination policy and issues with it
Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.
[pib] Drone use permission for feasibility study of Covid-19 vaccine delivery
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Drone use for covid vaccine delivery
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Eastern India most vulnerable to climate change, says study
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Vulnerability Index
Mains level: Paper 3- Vulnerability to climate change
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
India-U.S. climate partnership
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Paper 3- Leaders Summit on Climate
Global Energy Review 2021 report
J&K – The issues around the state
Task force in J&K under Article 311 to act against govt staff without probe
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 311
Mains level: Paper 2- Article 311 (2) C
India ranks 87th in global energy transition index
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
India as a country of Particular concern: USCIRF
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-US relations
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Very few post-vaccine infections
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Covaxin and Covishield
Mains level: Paper 2- Breakthrough infections
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Strengthening the process of choosing the police chief
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Protecting the police from political interference
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
A fresh push for green hydrogen
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Green hydroge
Mains level: Paper 2- Scaling up green hydrogen manufacturing capacity in India
Plasmid
Fifth session of Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs
Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges
Exit window likely for crypto holders in proposed legislation on cryptocurrencies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Banning cryptocurrency
Employee State Insurance Scheme and Employee Provident Fund
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ESIS and EPF
Mains level: Paper 3- ESIS and EPF
e-Commerce: The New Boom
Towards digital Atmanirbharta
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FDI restrictions on e-commerce
Mains level: Paper 3- FDI in e-commerce
