Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mt Sinabung
Mains level: Pacific ring of fire
Year: 2021
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Human Rights Issues
[pib] Sugamya Bharat App
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
Mains level: Disable friendly infrastructure
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
The IT Act new rules and the challenge of Big Tech
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with new Rules under IT Act
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Lessons from Uttarakhand and Texas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Road to decarbonisation
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Operation Green
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Operation Green
Mains level: Paper 3- Expanding Operation Green
Civil Services Reforms
‘Lateral Entry’ into Bureaucracy: Reason, Process, and Controversy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Lateral entry
Iran’s Nuclear Program & Western Sanctions
IAEA
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IAEA
Mains level: Irritants in the deal and threats posed by Iran's nuclear programme
WTO and India
India seeks TRIPS waiver for Vaccines
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: TRIPS Agreement
Mains level: TRIPS regulations
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
What is Stockholm+50?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Stockholm+50
Mains level: Progress of global climate action
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
ISRO places Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Amazonia satellite
Mains level: Not Much
Imparting direction to science in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Fifth Science Policy
Who gets to decide what is legitimate free speech
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Dealing with the challenges of Big Tech
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
10th century Buddhist Monastery uncovered in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Buddha's Mudra, Vajrayana Sect
Mains level: Read the attached story
Digital India Initiatives
E-Daakhil portal for consumer grievance redressal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: E-Daakhil
Mains level: Consumer greivances redressal mechanisms
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Inscription on Krishnadevaraya’s death discovered
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Krishnadevaraya
Mains level: Vijayanagara empire
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Caracal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Caracal and its IUCN status
Mains level: Species Recovery Programme of NBWL
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
[pib] Who was Mannathu Padmanabhan (1878-1970)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mannathu Padmanabhan
Mains level: Not Much
A fine balance in digital age
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Regulating social media companies
Anti Defection Law
The absurdity of the anti-defection law
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Schedule 10
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with anti-defection law
Social Media: Prospect and Challenges
In Centre’s IT rules, there is accountability with costs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Regulation of social media
