Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Biodiversity Acts
Mains level: Biological Diversity Acts and Amendment Bill, significance
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Concerns of High Fiscal Deficit and Public debt for Indian Economy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Key concepts
Mains level: Fiscal deficit, public debt its impact and Fiscal consolidation measures
Banking Sector Reforms
Full-Reserve Banking vs. Fractional-Reserve Banking
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Full-Reserve Banking
Mains level: Not Much
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
What is No-Confidence Motion?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: No-Confidence Motion
Mains level: Not Much
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Dr. Madhav Gadgil Report on Western Ghats
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Madhav Gadgil Report , Kasturirangan Report
Mains level: Read the attached story
RTI – CIC, RTI Backlog, etc.
RTI and Political Parties: The Accountability Debate
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RTI
Mains level: Read the attached story
Urban Floods
Himachal Floods: A man-made disaster?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Himachal Flood
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Electron’s Electric Dipole Moment (EDM)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Electric Dipole Moment (EDM)
Mains level: Read the attached story
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
US re-entry into UNESCO
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UNESCO
Mains level: Not Much
Tax Reforms
With high GST on online games, death by taxes
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Tax reforms in news
Mains level: Tax on online gaming, advantages and impact on industry, Need for balanced approach
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Moving away from the ‘take-make-dispose’ model
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Key concepts such as EPR, circular bioeconomy and various government schemes
Mains level: Circular bioeconomy significance and India's efforts
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
Child, law, and consensual sex
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: POCSO Act
Mains level: Recent high court orders related to consent and the age of consent, issues, impact and measures
Censorship Issues – Censor Board, Banning films, etc
How are films Certified in India?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CBFC, Film Certification Process
Mains level: Not Much
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Meri Maati Mera Desh Initiative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Meri Maati Mera Desh Initiative
Mains level: NA
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
Excision and Merger of Civil Areas in Cantonments
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cantonments
Mains level: NA
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
Semiconductor Tech: What exactly is India going to manufacture?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Semiconductors
Mains level: Read the attached story
Right To Privacy
Centre withdraws DNA Bill
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: DNA
Mains level: Genetic Profiling, Issues
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Controlled Human Infection Studies (CHIS) in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Controlled Human Infection Studies (CHIS)
Mains level: Read the attached story
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s 13th Amendment: A Controversial Pursuit of Power
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 13th Amendment Provisions
Mains level: Tamil Minority issue in Sri Lanka
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Is there a Rural Bias in National Surveys?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Statistical Organisation (NSO)
Mains level: Read the attached story
