Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reproduction number-with respect to pandemic.
Mains level: Paper 3- What was the extent of damage caused by the Covid-19 to the India economy?
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Highlights of the World Press Freedom Index, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Highlights of the report
Mains level: Freedom of Press
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
[pib] Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates and its fixation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NBS schemes
Mains level: NBS scheme and its benefits
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
[pib] VidyaDaan 2.0 Programme for e-learning content contributions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: VidyaDaan initiative
Mains level: Various e-learning initiaitves
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
[pib] Species in news:Â Anthurium
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Anthurium
Mains level: NA
Earth Overshoot
Earth Day 2020 and its significance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Earth Day
Mains level: NA
Indian Ocean Power Competition
Significance of Indian Ocean Commission for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IOC and its member countries.
Mains level: Paper 2- How increasing cooperation with IOC could help India in its vision enshrined in SAGAR?
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Fiscal empowerment of States
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ways and means advances, limit on the states for borrowing.
Mains level: Paper 3- Discuss the ways to ensure that the States do not face lack of resource in fight against Covid-19?
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Super-power rivalries exacerbated by coronavirus pandemic offer India an opportunity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-What economic measures and reforms are needed to deal successfully with the crisis.
Monetary Policy Committee Notifications
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to meet 5x this Fiscal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MPC and its various tools
Mains level: Not Much
Social Media: Prospect and Challenges
What is ‘Milk Tea Alliance’?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ‘Milk Tea Alliance’
Mains level: Chinese assertion in the Indo-China region
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
[pib] ‘COVID India Seva’ platform for citizen engagement on COVID-19
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: COVID India Seva
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak and its mitigation
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
Daporijo Bridge and its significance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Daporijo bridge and its location
Mains level: Border disputes with China
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Festival in news: Thrissur Pooram
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Thrissur Pooram
Mains level: NA
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Let’s make the most of dirt-cheap oil
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Strategic Petroleum Reserves.
Mains level: Paper 3-How India can make the most of cheap oil prices?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Global recovery after the Covid-19
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Various geopolitical factors that influence the recovery of the world in post-pandemic period/How India could play a crucial role in forming the global coalition for faster recovery?
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
The occasion to revisit the state’s role
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Need to revisit the state's role in political, social and economic aspect of the society.
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
What explains crude oil prices falling below the $0 mark?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: West Texas Intermediate (WTI), Brent Crude
Mains level: Global crude oil pricing dynamics and its impact on India
FDI in Indian economy
Amendment in the FDI Policy for curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FDI in India
Mains level: Features of India's FDI Policy
UDAY Scheme for Discoms
[pib] Draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Highlights of the policy
