Month: January 2025
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Cabinet approves Mechanism for procurement of ethanol by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under EBP Programme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Ethanol Production ;
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
The science is clear, crowd disasters are preventable
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Crowd Management;
Microfinance Story of India
India approves Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSME manufacturers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme (MCGS)
Mains level: Challenges in MSMEs;
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
[pib] E-Shram Microsites & Occupational Shortage Index (OSI)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: E-Shram Microsites & Occupational Shortage Index (OSI)
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
MoEFCC approves Reconstruction of Teesta Dam despite Safety Concerns
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Teesta River
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Asteroid Bennu Samples hold Secrets of Life’s Origins
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Asteroid Bennu; OSIRIS-REx Mission
The Crisis In The Middle East
Places in news: Kurdistan Region
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kurdistan Region
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
[30th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Bridge the milk divide for a nutritionally secure India
Government Budgets
How can the Budget arrest growth decline?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Indian Economy;
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
ISRO’s 100th launch: why this is significant?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Space mission;
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Only a radical policy shift can lift farmers from widespread distress
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges in Agriculture;
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
[pib] DGFT launches enhanced eCoO 2.0 System
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: eCoO 2.0 System
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Why Greenland’s crystal blue lakes have turned brown?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Greenland
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Labrys portucalensis F11
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Labrys portucalensis F11
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
Organophosphate Poisoning in J&K
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Organophosphates
Government Budgets
[29th January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The Budget pipeline and India’s foreign policy ambitions
“One Nation, One Time” in the country
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Significance of Indian Standard Time;
Why meteorologists are comparing Storm Eowyn to a bomb?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of Storms;
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
Substantive equality in child marriage laws
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Child marriage and its impact;
