Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Loya Jirga
Mains level: Taliban
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Making up for shortfalls in GST collection
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various provision under GST
Mains level: Paper 3-GST compensation cess and issues
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
A new direction for India-U.S. ties
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-U.S. ties
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
What India should consider about the proposition to isolate China
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-China relations
Tax Reforms
Increasing dependence on indirect taxes and issues with it
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Direct and indirect taxes
Mains level: Paper 3- Increasing proportion of indirect taxes in India and issues with it
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
What is Balance of Payments?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BoP, BoT, Current Account
Mains level: BoP Crisis
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Back in news: Indus Water Treaty (IWT)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indus River Systems
Mains level: Indus Water Treaty and its significance
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
What is the Negative Imports List for Defence?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Negative Import List
Mains level: Defence manufacturing promotion measures
Digital India Initiatives
Submarine Cable Connectivity to Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Optical fibre cables and their working, AandN Islands
Mains level: Digital India outreach in AandN Islands
Air Pollution
[pib] Himalayan Geothermal Springs release huge amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Geothermal springs
Mains level: Not Much
Global Geological And Climatic Events
In news: Mount Sinabung
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mount Sinabung
Mains level: Not Much
Important Judgements In News
Issue of contempt of court
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Articles related to contempt of court
Mains level: Paper 2-Contempt of court
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
The new consumer
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Demand problem and ways to deal with it
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
What are Immunity Passports?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Immunity certificates/ passports
Mains level: Ethical/Health concerns involved in issuing immunity passports
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
How Quit India movement gave a new direction to India’s freedom struggle?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Quit India Movement
Mains level: India's freedom struggle
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
What are Confucius Institutes, and why are they under the scanner in India?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Confucius Institutes
Mains level: India-China diplomatic spat since border skirmishes
Monsoon Updates
Boreal Summer Intra-Seasonal Oscillation (BSISO)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BSISO
Mains level: Indian monsoon and its prediction
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Pakistan’s new Political Map
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: India-Pakistan border disputes
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: AIF
Mains level: Economic stimulus for Agri sector
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
[pib] E-Sanjeevani Tele-Medicine Platform
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: E-Sanjeevani
Mains level: Telemedicine and its effectiveness
