Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Jal Jeevan Mission
Mains level: Drinking water scarcity in Urban India
Year: 2021
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
[pib] Centenary of ‘Chauri Chaura’ Incident
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Chauri Chaura Incident
Mains level: Mass movements for freedom struggle
Wetland Conservation
[pib] India gets its first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ramsar Convention, Wetlands
Mains level: Wetland conservation in India
Government Budgets
Despite some hits, the Budget has crucial misses
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Development Finance Institution
Mains level: Paper 3- Crucial misses in the Budget 2021-22
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Bringing transparency in Budget in agri-food sector
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Union Budget
Mains level: Paper 3- Transparency in the Budget, bias towards subsidies and neglect of RD in allocation to agriculture sector
Government Budgets
Budget is constructive, but lack of income support continues
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Budget
Mains level: Paper 3- Lack of income support in the Budget
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
BNO Visas for Hong Kong residents
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BNO visa
Mains level: Hong-Kong/ Taiwan Issue
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Stardust 1.O: the first rocket to run on biofuel
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Stardust-1, Biofuels
Mains level: Not Much
Textile Sector – Cotton, Jute, Wool, Silk, Handloom, etc.
[pib] Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA) Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MITRA scheme
Mains level: Textile sector of India
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
[pib] 14 new Minor Forest Produce (MFP) included Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Forest produces, MSP
Mains level: MSP for MFPs
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Building a robust healthcare system
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Maternal Mortality Rate, Infant Morality Rate
Mains level: Paper 2- Disparity among states in health parameters
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
The problem of ageing dams in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rate of siltation
Mains level: Paper 3- Ageing dams and challenges associated with it
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
Municipal finance reform through Finance Commission recommendations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Finance Commission
Mains level: Paper 2- Transformation of financial governance of municipalities
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Centre’s scrutiny of UP’s conversion ban ordinance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Art 123, Art 213
Mains level: Not Much
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Amendment Bill, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MTP Bill
Mains level: Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) and associated issues
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Who are the Bargis?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Decline of Mughal Empire
NGOs vs. GoI: The Conflicts and Scrutinies
What are Social Stock Exchanges?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Social stock exchange
Mains level: NGO/NPO and their financing solutions
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Highlights of the Corruption Perception Index, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CPI
Mains level: Prevalence of corruption in India
Gravitational Wave Observations
Type-II Supernova and the role of neutrinos
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Neutrino, Supernovae
Mains level: NA
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
What caused the tilt to Saturn’s rotation axis?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Saturn's tilt
Mains level: NA
