Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G20
Mains level: Significance of G20 summit
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Foreign Policy Watch: India-ASEAN
What is the East Asia Summit?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: East Asia SUmmit
Mains level: India-ASEAN Relations
Indian Navy Updates
In news: Exercise ‘Sea Vigil’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ex Sea Vigil
Mains level: Holistic security of India's maritime domain
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
Countering Chinese monopoly in Electric vehicle market
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Electric vehicles
Mains level: Electric vehicle Supply chain market and india's position
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Critical Analysis of EWS Reservation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Controversy over the EWS reservation verdict
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Improving the Quality of Policing? Centre-State Need to Work Together
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Issues related to Police governance
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
India’s GM crop revolution and the controversy over GM mustard
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GMO, GM crops, Advantages and Disadvantages.
Mains level: GM mustard debate
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
India to host ‘No Money for Terror’ Conference
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NMFT conference, FATF
Mains level: India's efforts to curb global terror financing
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Hate speech
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Free speech vs. Hate speech
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Jharkhand wants new quota Bill placed in Ninth Schedule
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 9th Schedule
Mains level: Immunity to the 9th schedule laws
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
Population criteria for new Eklavya schools ‘impractical’: Parliamentary Panel
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Eklavya Model School
Mains level: Not Much
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Places in news: Sahel Region
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sahel Region
Mains level: NA
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Giving More Autonomy to Universities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: world university rankings
Mains level: Issues with the autonomy of the universities
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Making the Indigenous Defence Industry Self-Reliant and Globally Competitive
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indigenous developments
Mains level: Self reliant in defence Industry
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
In news: Kisan Rail Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kisan Rail
Mains level: Read the attached story
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
Back in news: Supreme Court Collegium
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Collegium system, NJAC
Mains level: Read the attached story
Judicial Pendency
SC orders release of all convicts in Ex-PM Assassin Case
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pardoning Powers of president and governor
Mains level: Read the attached story
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
US removes India from its Currency Monitoring List
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Currency Manipulation
Mains level: Read the attached story
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Himalayan Gray Langur
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Himalayan Langur
Mains level: Not Much
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Who was Nadaprabhu Kempegowda?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
Mains level: Not Much
