Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: TRIPS
Mains level: Paper 2- Implications of patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccine
Year: 2021
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Section 142 of the Social Security Code – 2020 Notified
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Section 142
Mains level: Paper 2- Section 142 of social security code
Pulses Production – Subramanian Committee, Eco Survey, etc.
Mini-Seed Kits to boost pulses output in kharif 2021
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pulses production in India
Mains level: Paper 3- Measures to increase pulses' production
RBI Notifications
RBI steps in to ease COVID-19 burden
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SLTRO
Mains level: Paper 3- RBI measures to mitigate the impact of second Covid wave
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Atmanirbhar Bharat & the informal sector
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GVA
Mains level: Paper 3- Role informal sector can play in Atmanirbhar Bharat
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
U.S. to support intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- US in support of IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccine
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
[pib] Kerala presents its Annual Action plan under Jal Jeevan Mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Jal Jeevan Mission
Mains level: Paper 2- Annual Action Plan submitted by Kerala for Jal Jeevan Mission
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
The vaccine patent row
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WTO
Mains level: Paper 2- Growing support for IP waiver for Covid vaccines
[pib] India-UK virtual summit strengthens STI cooperation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IICEP
Mains level: Paper 2- India-UK cooperation in STI
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
What the easing of IP norms on Covid vaccines means for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: TRIPS
Mains level: Paper 2- What IP waiver for Covid vaccine mean to India
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
India should go all out in its Westward trade push
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Exploring potential for a Westward trade push
Important Judgements In News
Reading Maratha quota verdict
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 102nd Amendment
Mains level: Paper 2- Maratha quota judgement
Tax Reforms
Digital Service tax
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various thresholds for digital tax
Mains level: Paper 3- Rules for digital tax
Important Judgements In News
Supreme Court struck down law for reservation to Maratha community
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 102nd Constitution Amendment
Mains level: Paper 2- The Supreme Court strikes down law granting reservation to Maratha community
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Govt. gives nod for 5G trials
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 5Gi technology
Mains level: Paper 3- Permission granted for 5-G trial
How Covid would impact India’s foreign policy canvass
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Strategic implications of Covid second wave
[pib] Cabinet approval to MoU between India and UK on Global Innovation Partnership
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GIP
Mains level: Paper 2- India-UK Global Innovation Partnership
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Scientists see flaws in SUTRA’s approach to forecast pandemic
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with model predicting Covid-19 cases
Important Judgements In News
Article 21 and the right of non-refoulement
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 21
Mains level: Paper 2- Principle of non-refoulement
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Zoonotic diseases
Mains level: Paper 2- 'One Health' approach to deal with infections diseases
