Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Purchasing Managers’ Index
Mains level: India's manufacturing slowdown
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
Global Cybersecurity Index 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Cybersecurity Index
Mains level: Cyber security challenges for India
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
[pib] United District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UDISE+
Mains level: State of higher education in India
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Can India avoid a telecom duopoly?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Threat of duopoly in telecom sector
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
How police can serve citizens better
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CCTNS
Mains level: Paper 2- Technology driven service delivery mechanism by
LGBT Rights – Transgender Bill, Sec. 377, etc.
Gender self-identification and related issues
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Gender sensitization efforts
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
What is the Human Genome Project?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Human Genome Project
Mains level: Genome Sequencing and its health applications
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[pib] What are Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) Explosion?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GRB Explosions
Mains level: Various interstellar phenomena
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Ed-tech in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ShaGun platform
Mains level: Paper 2- Technology based learning in India
Important Judgements In News
Taking note of the Delhi High Court’s judgment on ‘defining terrorism’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UAPA
Mains level: Paper 2- Misuse of anti-terror laws
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Testing the constitutionality of section 124A of IPC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Testing the constitutionality of section 124A
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ONORC
Mains level: Benefits of ONORC for Migrants
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
NITI Aayog releases study on ‘Not-for-Profit’ hospital model
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: India's healthcare system and its limitations
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
[pib] Glacial Lake Atlas of Ganga River Basin
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Glacial Lake Atlas
Mains level: Not Much
Make in India: Challenges & Prospects
[pib] NATRAX: Asia’s longest and world’s fifth longest High-Speed Track
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NATRAX
Mains level: Auto sector updates
Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
[pib] PMFME Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PMFME Scheme
Mains level: Not Much
Appointing Army officials as advisers for anti-Maoist operations in the Home Ministry
Disinvestment in India
Privatisation of public sector enterprises in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Privatisation of PSUs
Indian Navy Updates
What is Project Seabird?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Project Seabird
Mains level: Need for a naval base
Indian Missile Program Updates
Successful test-fire of Agni-Prime Missile
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agni Missiles
Mains level: India's missile arsenal
