Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Diamer-Bhasha Dam
Mains level: India-Pakistan border disputes
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: 40 Gharials released into Ghaghara River in UP
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Gharial, Mugger , Saltwater Crocodile
Mains level: Species reintroduction and various associated issues in news
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Species in news: Quinine Nongladew
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: HCQ, Quinine Nongladew
Mains level: NA
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
[pib] Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)
Mains level: Defence manufacturing promotion measures
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
How the economic package will play out for MSMEs?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Measures announced for MSMEs
Mains level: Paper 3- Significance of MSMEs and measures for supporting the MSME during corona crisis.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pacific Island Nations
Role of ESCAP in the Asia-Pacific
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ESCAP
Mains level: Paper 2-Challenges facing Asia-Pacific region and scope for cooperation
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Is the suspension of labour laws a silver bullet?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various labour laws.
Mains level: Paper 2- Legal issues in the suspension of labour laws by the States.
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ System
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ONORC Scheme
Mains level: Assurance of Food Security with the ONORC Scheme
The Crisis In The Middle East
West Bank Annexation plans by US
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Oslo Peace Accord, West Bank
Mains level: Israeli claims over West Bank and Gaza
Indian Army Updates
“Tour of Duty (ToD) Scheme” for Short Service in Indian Army
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ToD Scheme
Mains level: Need for restructure of the armed forces
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Global Forest Resources Assessment, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Forest Resources Assessment
Mains level: Global afforrestation measures and its success
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
Global Energy Transition Index, 2020 and its highlights
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Energy Transition Index
Mains level: India's transition towards renewable energy
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
What self-reliant economy means?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Making the economy self reliant.
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Changing labour laws not a solution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Changes in labour laws and growth in the economy.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
A plan to revive the broken economy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MGNREGA
Mains level: Paper 3- Employment issues caused due to economic disruption of the pandemic.
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Credit guarantees to MSMEs: What are they and how will they help?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Credit Guarantee Scheme
Mains level: Reviving MSME Sector of India
Communicable and Non-communicable diseases – HIV, Malaria, Cancer, Mental Health, etc.
What is Palliative Care?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Palliative Care
Mains level: Psychosocial impacts of the covid-19 pandemic
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Global Nutrition Report, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Nutrition Report, 2020
Mains level: State of Mother-Child health in India
Seeds, Pesticides and Mechanization – HYV, Indian Seed Congress, etc.
What is ‘Direct Seeding of Rice’ (DSR)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Paddy cultivation in India
Indian Army Updates
What are Integrated Battle Groups (IBG)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Integrated Battle Groups (IBG)
Mains level: Need for IBG
