Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Queens Council
Mains level: NA
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
Global Smart City Index, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Smart City Index
Mains level: Success of the Smart City Mission
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Kalinga Frog
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kaling frog and its habitat
Mains level: Western Ghats and its biodiversity richness
Railway Reforms
[pib] Kosi Rail Mahasetu
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kosi River
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Our larger China picture
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-China relations
Languages and Eighth Schedule
Nationalism and the crisis of federalism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reorganisation of States
Mains level: Paper 2- Federalism in India
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Agricultural reform bills introduced in Parliament
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: APMC reforms
Indian Ocean Power Competition
India joins Djibouti Code of Conduct
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Agreement
Mains level: Maritime Security of India
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
What are Supplementary Grants?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 115, 116
Mains level: Supplementary Grants
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Mains level: NA
Housing for all – PMAY, etc.
[pib] Swamih Investment Fund
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SWAMIH Investment Fund
Mains level: Not Much
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Departmental Standing committees
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Parliamentary committees.
Mains level: Paper 2- Department related committees
Important Judgements In News
Understanding the significance of Kesavananda Bharati case
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Basic Structure doctrine
Mains level: Paper 2- Basic Structure and essential feature doctrine
Delhi Full Statehood Issue
New Bill on powers of Delhi government, Lieutenant Governor
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Art. 239AA
Mains level: Special provisions for NCT
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
MPLAD Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MPLADS
Mains level: MPLADS and its implementation
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Re-scaling the height of Mt Everest
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Himalayan orogeny
Mains level: NA
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
What are Interest Rate Derivatives (IRDs)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Foreign portfolio investment (FPI)
Mains level: Not Much
Wetland Conservation
Etosha Salt Pan, Namibia
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Etosha Salt Pan and its location
Mains level: NA
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Urban unemployment in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Issue of employment in India
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Crisis in education in rural India and NEP
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2-National Education Policy
