Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Infodemic Management
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Air Pollution
State of Global Air Report, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Particulate Matter
Mains level: Pollution induced mortality in India
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation System (KLIS)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kaleshwaram Project, Lift irrigation
Mains level: Kaleshwaram Project
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Medicinal plants in news
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Plants mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: NA
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
[pib] Market Intervention Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MSP, MIP
Mains level: Fixation of MSP and its legal backing
Banking Sector Reforms
SC asks govt to implement ‘interest waiver’ scheme at the earliest
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NPA
Mains level: Paper 3- Implications of Supreme Court order in the loan waiver.
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Issues with dilution of offset condition for defence procurement
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: The offset clause
Mains level: Paper 3- Implications of dilutions of offset clause in defence procurement
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Reforms police in India need
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Police reforms
Electoral Reforms In India
Govt. hikes poll expenditure ceiling by 10%
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ceilings on Election expenditure
Mains level: Election expenditure and associated issues
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
Assam-Mizoram Boundary Dispute
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Special provisions for North-east India
Digital India Initiatives
Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FTTH, Ghar tak fibre
Mains level: Internet connectivity, Digital divide
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Ayushman Sahakar Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ayushman Sahakar Scheme
Mains level: Impact of coronovirus outbreak
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Lion-tailed Macaque
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Shravathi river, Macaque
Mains level: Not Much
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
AIDS & India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Gains against HIV
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
Opportunities for India in Bangladesh’s economic success
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BBIN, SAARC
Mains level: Paper 2- Economic progress of Bangladesh and its implications for the subcontinent
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Security implications of Doha Accord for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Doha Accord
Mains level: Paper 3- Threat of terrorism
Financial Inclusion in India and Its Challenges
[pib] Framework for Regulatory Sandbox
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Regulatory sandbox
Mains level: Paper 3- Regulatory sandbox
Indian Navy Updates
Malabar Naval Exercise
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Countries participating in exerciese
Mains level: Paper 3- Defence exercises
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
[pib] Asafoetida (Heeng) cultivation in Himalayan Region
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cultivation of heeng
Mains level: Paper 3- Heeng cultivation in India
What are District Development Councils (DDCs)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: District Development Councils
Mains level: Paper 2- DDCs in J and K
