Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NPA, Writ off, its direct and indirect impact on financial stability
Mains level: NPA's, implications for banks and economy as a whole
Month: July 2023
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023
Mains level: Read the attached story
Indian Army Updates
The abolition of cantonments: What does it entail for urban local bodies?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: urban local bodies
Mains level: disbanding cantonments and its advantages and disadvantages and challenges for urban local bodies
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Gravity Hole in the Indian Ocean
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Gravity Hole
Mains level: Not Much
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Places in news: Ubinas Volcano
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ubinas Volcano
Mains level: NA
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Solar Shooting Stars: Discovering Fiery Rain on the Sun
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Solar Shooting Stars
Mains level: Not Much
Human Development Report by UNDP
Global Peace Index, 2023
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Peace Index
Mains level: Not Much
Indian Army Updates
[pib] Exercise SALVEX
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Exercise SALVEX
Mains level: NA
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Should Internet shutdowns be used to maintain public order?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Frequent Internet shutdowns, need and consequences, Need for an balanced approach
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Annapurti: The grain ATM
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Annapurti
Mains level: Not Much
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
SC Collegium proposes new CJs to 7 High Courts
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Collegium system, NJAC
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
What is High Seas Treaty?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BBNJ/ High Seas Treaty
Mains level: Read the attached story
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
Supreme Court asks NGO to move govt against Sarpanch-Patism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Read the attached story
Mains level: Proxy politicians
FDI in Indian economy
FinMin pushes for reforms to spur FDI inflows
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Mains level: Read the attached story
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Issues with our national surveys
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India's major surveys and its findings
Mains level: Issues in India's major surveys, faulty sampling and its consequences for policy making
FDI in Indian economy
Internationalising the rupee without the ‘coin tossing’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Currency swap agreements, Rupee Internationalization and its direct and indirect impact on economy
Mains level: Rupee Internationalization, its significance of Indian economy, challenges and learnings from China and reforms
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Bio-Banks
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Biobanks
Mains level: Transformative potential of Bioeconomy, India's potential and leadership capacity for global south
Issues related to Economic growth
How India can leverage its biggest strength?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: India's demography: opportunity or disaster, challenges and priorities
Digital India Initiatives
Data Protection Bill approved by Cabinet: Content, concerns
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
Mains level: Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, significance, concerns and its implications
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Kanwar Yatra: What is it?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kanwar Yatra
Mains level: NA
