Month: October 2022
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
China’s total trade surplus with India ‘surpasses $1 trillion’
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: India-China trade imbalance
Right To Privacy
TN bans online ‘Games of chance’ and Gambling
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Game of chance
Mains level: Online gaming and related issues
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Lothal: ‘Oldest Dock in the World’, to get heritage complex
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Lothal, Indus Valley Civilization
Mains level: Heritage tourism
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
What is RNA Origami?
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RNA Origami
Mains level: Not Much
Air Pollution
GRAP Stage II kicks in as Delhi’s air quality may turn ‘very poor’
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Graded Response Action Plan- GRAP
Mains level: Delhi Air Pollution issue
Gravitational Wave Observations
Black Hole, Resolving the Mistry
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: space developments
Mains level: space developments,black hole, merging of Stars, Energy, Gravitation
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Fateful Triangle China,USA and India and Changing World Order
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: International relations.India-china, India-USA
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
The solution to the E-waste problem lies in scientific recycling
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: E-waste applications and impacts
Mains level: E-waste problems, and scientific recycling,advantages and disadvantages
Direct Benefits Transfers
India’s Direct Benefit Transfer Schemes
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: JAM trinity
Mains level: JAM trinity, financial inclusion and Direct Benefit Transfer
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Kerala Governor says he can sack errant Ministers
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Office of the Governor
Mains level: Issues with role of Governor
Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.
International Solar Alliance approves funding mechanism
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ISA
Mains level: Solar energy
RBI Notifications
What are Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR) deposits?
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FCNR Deposits
Mains level: India's forex reserves and its implications
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
The illusion of being faster than light: how a star problem was solved
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Speed of light, Neutron stars, various terms mentioned
Mains level: Not Much
GI(Geographical Indicator) Tags
Japan seeks GI tag for Nihonshu, an alcoholic beverage
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GI Tags in news
Mains level: Not Much
Indian Missile Program Updates
Arihant SLBM launch: Enhancing India’s underwater capability
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: INS Arihant ,SLBM
Mains level: Security Challenges,Indias naval capability.
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
About 41.5 crore Indians out of multi-dimensional poverty since 2005-06
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index
Mains level: Persistence of acute poverty in India
Electoral Reforms In India
Will electoral bonds reveal the source of funds, SC asks Centre
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Electoral Bond
Mains level: Transparency in election funding
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
PM inaugurates ‘One Nation, One Fertilizer’ Scheme
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: One Nation One Fertiliser (ONOF)
Mains level: India's fertilizer subsidy
Air Pollution
What are Green Crackers?
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Green crackers
Mains level: Not Much

