Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Deep Ocean Mission
Mains level: Various aspects of DOM
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
[pib] Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) for Phosphatic & Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme
Mains level: Fertilizer subsidies in India
Tax Reforms
Why India must bargain hard on G7 tax reforms
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Equalisation levy
Mains level: Paper 3- Global minimum tax and issues involve
Electoral Reforms In India
Electoral bonds
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Electoral bond and issues related to it
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues with electoral bond
Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges
Embracing cryptocurrency
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What are cryptocurrencies
Mains level: Paper 3- Regulating cryptocurrencies
G7 Open Societies Pact on Universal Rights
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G7
Mains level: Open Societies Pact
Railway Reforms
Kerala’s Silver-Line Railway Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Silverline Project
Mains level: Not Much
Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
FSSAI recognizes new precision Iodine Value Analyser
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Precision Iodine Value Analyzer
Mains level: Not Much
Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.
[pib] NAFED launches Fortified Rice Bran Oil
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rice Bran Oil
Mains level: Health risks posed by Edible oils
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
The road from Galwan, a year later
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-China relations after Galwan valley clash
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
A template for Indian engagement with the West
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G-7
Mains level: Paper 2- Opportunity for India to institutionalise its relations with the West
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Explained: SC move to quash OBC quota in Maharashtra Local Bodies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Debate over 50% cap of reservations
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
What is Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: OMSS Scheme
Mains level: Schemes related to food security
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
New Shephard rocket system for cost-effective access to space
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: New Shephard
Mains level: Space tourism
Languages and Eighth Schedule
History of Tulu and the demand for Official Language Status
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Eight Schedule Languages
Mains level: Not Much
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
NatGeo recognizes ‘Southern Ocean’ as globe’s fifth ocean
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Southern Ocean
Mains level: NA
Monsoon Updates
[pib] Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM)
Mains level: Indian Monsoon
Synthetic biology and its implications for national security
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BTWC 1972
Mains level: Paper 3- Security challenges associated with synthetic biology
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
Cyberattacks reveal vulnerabilities in critical infrastructures
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ransomware
Mains level: Paper 3- Threat of cyberattacks
Innovation Ecosystem in India
India’s investment in research unsatisfactory: UNESCO report
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UNESCO Science Report
Mains level: India's expenditure on research and development
