Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Small Finance Bank
Mains level: Not Much
Month: October 2021
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
India ranked 101 in Global Hunger Index (GHI)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Hunger Index
Mains level: Food and nutrition security of India
GI(Geographical Indicator) Tags
Kallakurichi Wood Carvings and Karuppur Kalamkari Paintings get GI tag
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Geographical Indication
Mains level: Not Much
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
[pib] Automated fuelling technology- UFill
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UFill
Mains level: NA
FDI in Indian economy
Is India’s current investor rush too much of a good thing?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Impact of funding surge on economy
Mains level: Paper 3- PE funding in India
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
Climate finance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Adaptation Gap Report
Mains level: Paper 3- Climate finance
Contention over South China Sea
Explained: China-Taiwan tussle
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Taiwan straight, South China Sea
Mains level: Taiwan as a new global flashpoint
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
Kunming Declaration on Biodiversity Conservation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kunming Declaration, CBD
Mains level: Not Much
Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.
[pib] One Sun One World One Grid
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ISA, OSOWOG
Mains level: Solar Energy
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
India retains 3rd position in RE Investment Attractiveness Index
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RE Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI)
Mains level: Renewable Energy in India
Air Pollution
Mass Emission Standards for E12 AND E15 fuels
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme
Mains level: Not Much
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Agri-food systems need a transformative change
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FAO
Mains level: Paper 3- Reorienting agri-food systems
Policy Wise: India’s Power Sector
Issues with Free power
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues with free power
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
The sanctions cloud over India-U.S. ties
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CAATSA
Mains level: Paper 2- Implications of CAATSA on India-US ties
Policy Wise: India’s Power Sector
Reforms-based and Results-linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme: Ensuring sustainable turnaround in financial health of discoms
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UDAY scheme
Mains level: Paper 3- Scheme for discoms
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Plastic Waste Collection
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Mains level: Need for plastic waste management
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Amendments to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
Mains level: Issues with forest land diversion
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
James Webb: The most powerful space telescope
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: James Webb Space Telescope
Mains level: Dark Ages of the Univers
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
[pib] Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) for P&K Fertilizers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NPK fertilizers, Soil Health Card
Mains level: Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme
Monetary Policy Committee Notifications
RBI’s monetary policy statement
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Taper tantrum
Mains level: Paper 3- MPC decision on interest rates
