Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: e-VTOLs.
Mains level: Paper 3- Recovery strategy after Covid-19 and adoption of green technologies.
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Intellectual Property Rights in India
Rethinking the role of Intellectual Property in Corona crisis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: TRIPS.
Mains level: Paper 3- How Covid-19 could impact the intellectual property rights?
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Plasma therapy is no silver bullet
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Convalescent plasma therapy.
Mains level: Paper 3- What is plasma therapy and issues involved in its adoption.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Study on China dams brings the Brahmaputra into focus
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mekon River
Mains level: India-China Relations
India’s Bid to a Permanent Seat at United Nations
India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Permanent Missions to the UN
Mains level: Terms of reference for the mission
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Why May 1 is observed as Labour Day?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: The Haymarket incident, Singaravelu Chettiar, Self Respect Movement
Mains level: Labour reforms in India before and after independence
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[pib] Earth’s Magnetosphere and its dynamics
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Earths magnetosphere
Mains level: Earths magnetosphere and its significance for space missions
GI(Geographical Indicator) Tags
GI tag to Manipur black rice, Gorakhpur terracotta and Kovilpatti kadalai mittai
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GI mentioned in the news
Mains level: Not Much
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Festival in news: Chithirai Festival
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Chithirai Festival
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
Afghan peace and India’s elbow room
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Countries sharing border with Afghanistan.
Mains level: Paper 2- Implications for India of the return of Taliban in Afghanistan after US-Taliban deal.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
It is time to design clear rules for departure from accepted norms of fiscal prudence
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Deficit financing through the RBI. Deflation.
Mains level: Paper 3- Necessity of stimulus package and risks involved in it.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Ease legal constraints on fiscal expenditure
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FRBM Act provisions.
Mains level: Paper 3-Legal provisions for the fiscal consolidation that needs to be changed for the the stimulus package in the wake of corona pandemic.
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Spanish Plan for Phased Easing of Lockdown
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Easing of the nationwide lockdown and major considerations
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Ganga water improves during lockdown
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BoD, CoD
Mains level: Namami Gange
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Religious Freedom and India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Religious freedon in India
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
[pib] Petersberg Climate Dialogue
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Petersberg Climate Dialogue
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak and climate negotiaitions
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] HCARD robot to assist frontline COVID-19 healthcare warriors
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: HCARD
Mains level: Technology assistance for COVID-19 containment
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Recovery from COVID-19 is an opportunity to create economies that are more resilient and fair
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Creating economy that is resilient and fair.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
Common problems of South Asia call for collective efforts against Covid-19
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Poor health infrastructure of SAARC countries and other common problems.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
It will take fiscal boldness now to relieve financial distress
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Money multiplier.
Mains level: Paper 3- Government spending to sustain the economy hit by the corona crisis.
