Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Smart fencing
Mains level: Border security of India
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges
Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain technology
Mains level: Digital Currency
Electoral Reforms In India
Maharashtra to introduce ballot papers along with EVMs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 328
Mains level: EVM issues
Indian Army Updates
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2021
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Yuddh Abhyas
Mains level: NA
Government Budgets
Economy needs much more than what Budget 2021 offers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MSP
Mains level: Paper 3- Budget 2021-22 and missed opportunities
Government Budgets
The Budget bids goodbye to fiscal orthodoxy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Interest Rate-Growth Differential
Mains level: Paper 3- Departure from fiscal conservatism
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka pushes India out of Colombo Terminal Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various ports of Sri Lanka
Mains level: China as deterrent in India's neighbourhood policy
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
India Justice Report, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India Justice Report
Mains level: State of justice delivery, law and order in India
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) to revive urban water bodies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Jal Jeevan Mission
Mains level: Drinking water scarcity in Urban India
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
[pib] Centenary of ‘Chauri Chaura’ Incident
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Chauri Chaura Incident
Mains level: Mass movements for freedom struggle
Wetland Conservation
[pib] India gets its first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ramsar Convention, Wetlands
Mains level: Wetland conservation in India
Government Budgets
Despite some hits, the Budget has crucial misses
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Development Finance Institution
Mains level: Paper 3- Crucial misses in the Budget 2021-22
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Bringing transparency in Budget in agri-food sector
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Union Budget
Mains level: Paper 3- Transparency in the Budget, bias towards subsidies and neglect of RD in allocation to agriculture sector
Government Budgets
Budget is constructive, but lack of income support continues
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Budget
Mains level: Paper 3- Lack of income support in the Budget
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
BNO Visas for Hong Kong residents
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BNO visa
Mains level: Hong-Kong/ Taiwan Issue
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Stardust 1.O: the first rocket to run on biofuel
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Stardust-1, Biofuels
Mains level: Not Much
Textile Sector – Cotton, Jute, Wool, Silk, Handloom, etc.
[pib] Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA) Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MITRA scheme
Mains level: Textile sector of India
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
[pib] 14 new Minor Forest Produce (MFP) included Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Forest produces, MSP
Mains level: MSP for MFPs
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Building a robust healthcare system
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Maternal Mortality Rate, Infant Morality Rate
Mains level: Paper 2- Disparity among states in health parameters
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
The problem of ageing dams in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rate of siltation
Mains level: Paper 3- Ageing dams and challenges associated with it
