Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Policy making and balancing the conflicts between various stakeholders.
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Stress test of leadership in pandemic
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Do you agree with the view that coordination at global level was lacking in fight against Covid-19?
Government Budgets
What is âDirectâ Monetization of Deficit?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: âDirectâ monetisation of the deficit
Mains level: Various tools for deficit financing and their feasiblity
Presidentâs Rule
Issues with nominated CMâs election
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Discretionary powers of Governor
Mains level: Read the attached story
Minority Issues â SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
No 100% quota for Scheduled Areas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indira Sawhney judgment
Mains level: Making reservation system more efficient
Land Reforms
SWAMITVA Scheme to map rural inhabited lands
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Swamitva Scheme, e-Gramswaraj Portal
Mains level: Land records management and its significance for urban and rural planning
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre and the Khudai Khidmatgars
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Red Shirts, Khudai Khidmmatgars
Mains level: Various non-violent movements in the freedom struggle
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Unified Geologic Map of the Moon
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Unified Geologic Map of the Moon
Mains level: Studying topography of the moon
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Reverse Vaccinology and its benefits
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reverse Vaccinology
Mains level: Coronovirus and the hunt for its vaccine
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
 Indian Debt market, that never was
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Asset-to-liability mismatch, Types of debt markets, Priority sector lending certificates, roll-over etc.
Mains level: Paper 3- What is the importance of debt market for the economy of a country? What are the factor responsible for the shallowness of the India's debt market?
FDI in Indian economy
The deal raises several concerns for privacy, net-neutrality and consumer welfare
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 10 % condition for FDI.
Mains level: Paper 3-What are the implications of two dominant players in IT and telecom respectively coming together for data privacy and net neutrality?
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Donât waste the oil crisis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WTO benchmark, Brent crude.
Mains level: Paper 3- What are the implications of oil price fluctuations for Indian economy?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Why USâs offer of financial aid to Greenland has angered Denmark?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Greenland and its geographical features
Mains level: Neo-imperialism and its re-emergence
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
What is Operation Twist?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Operation Twist, OMOs
Mains level: Operation Twist
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BSL ratings
Mains level: Not Much
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[pib] Super-luminous Supernova SN 2010kd
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Supernovae
Mains level: Not Much
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] âNanoBlitz 3Dâ tool to map properties of nano-materials
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Â NanoBlitz 3D
Mains level: NA
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Festivals in news: Ambubachi Mela
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ambubachi Mela
Mains level: NA
FDI in Indian economy
Recent amendments to FDI policy â a boon or a bane?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Routes of FDI, External commercial borrowing etc.
Mains level: Paper 3- What are the factors responsible for declining FDI in India? Discuss the changes made in FDI policy amid covid pandemic.
Judicial Reforms
Issue of post-retirement appointments of the judges.
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various article to ensure the independence of judiciary.
Mains level: Paper 2- Do you agree with the view that post-retirement appointment of the judges undermine the confidence in judiciary? Give suggestions to deal with the problem.
