Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: OPEC+
Mains level: India's oil import
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
[pib] India’s rebuttal to Freedom House Report
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Freedom of speech
Mains level: Free speech related issues
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
[pib] Nag River Pollution Abatement Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nag River, Godavari Basin and its tributaries
Mains level: River rejuvenation
UDAY Scheme for Discoms
Reforms-Linked, Result-Based Scheme for Distribution’ (RLRBSD)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RLRBSD
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues with the RLRBSD scheme for discoms
The perils of domicile-based preferential policies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 16(3)
Mains level: Paper 2- Domicile-based preferential policies and issues with it
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Haryana’s new Job Quota Rule
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article16
Mains level: Quota debate
Sugar Industry – FRP, SAP, Rangarajan Committee, EBP, MIEQ, etc.
Minimum Selling Price for Sugar
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Minimum Selling Price (MSP) for Sugar
Mains level: Not Much
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Food Waste Index Report 2021
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
[pib] Ease of Living Index (EOLI) 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: EOLI, MPI
Mains level: Not Much
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
[pib] ‘Red Rice’ exports from Assam to the US
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Brown Rice
Mains level: Indian Exports
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
India’s migrant workers need better policies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Policy for migrant labourers and related issues
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Climate and consciousness
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Need to galvanise climate action
Tax Reforms
Cairn Energy Tax dispute case Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Honouring Bilateral Investment Treaties
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Freedom in the World Report, 2021
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Freedom of speech
Mains level: Free speech related issues
Forest Fires
Forest fire in Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Simlipal BR
Mains level: Forest fires and their prevention
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Himalayan Serow
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Himalayan Serow
Mains level: Not Much
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[pib] Devasthal Optical Telescope
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Devasthal Optical Telescope
Mains level: India's astronomical feats
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
Replicating success in space and pharmaceuticals in knowledge economy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- India's success in space technology and pharmaceuticals
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- What makes the recent ceasefire different from the past
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
Recalibrating relations with EU
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Deepening trade ties with the EU
