Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GVD
Mains level: Paper 3- Baikal Gigaton Volume detector
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
Still no recognition of the third tier
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Critique of the Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations with regard to local government
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
US foreign policy has changed, India can’t bank on being its ‘ally’ anymore
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Changes in U.S. foreign policy
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
Article 244 (A) of the Constitution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 244(A), Sixth Schedule
Mains level: Statehood issues in NE
Citizenship and Related Issues
OCI card holders no longer required to carry old passports for India travel
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PIO, OCI
Mains level: Indian Diaspora
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Pakistan allows import of cotton, sugar from India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: India-Pakistan Trade
Contention over South China Sea
Places in news: Whitsun Reef
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Whitsun Reef
Mains level: South China Sea Row
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
What are Military Farms?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Military farms, Project Freiswal
Mains level: NA
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
On Myanmar, India has to decide whether it is on the side of the future
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-Myanmar relations
A new architecture of economic growth is required
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Need for new architecture of growth
Delhi Full Statehood Issue
Ending ambiguity in Delhi government through amendment to NCT Act
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 239AA and 239AB
Mains level: Paper 2- Amendments to NCT Act
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process (HoA-IP)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process
Mains level: Afghan peace process
Uniform Civil Code: Triple Talaq debate, Polygamy issue, etc.
CJI’s remarks on Uniform Civil Code
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UCC
Mains level: Secularism debate
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
What is Happiness Curriculum?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Happiness Curriculum
Mains level: Education reforms
Innovation Ecosystem in India
[pib] PRISM Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PRISM Scheme
Mains level: Not Much
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii Sadasivan
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii Sadasivan
Mains level: NA
Banking Sector Reforms
Lessons from past for the new financial institutions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Lessons from the past for the success of NBFID
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Suez Shows Civilization Is More Vulnerable Than We Think
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Vulnerabilities in global trade
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Need for technological solutions to use water for agriculture more sustainably
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Using technology to use water sustainably in agriculture
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
The Afghan Endgame and the US
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Taliban Peace Deal
Mains level: Restoration of democracy in Afghanistan
