Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Improving the standard and status of State universities and problems faced by them?
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Get a step ahead of the virus
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- What are the attitudinal problems in India's healthcare system and how India should deal with the outbreak of COVID-19?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
Going regional
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SAARC and BIMSTEC
Mains level: Paper 2- Why should India revive the SAARC?
Land Reforms
[pib] Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Desertification and Land Degradation
Mains level: Various initiatives for water conservation
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
[pib] Scheme for Promotion of manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SPECS
Mains level: Not Much
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
[pib] Defence Procurement Procedure, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Defence Procurement Procedure
Mains level: Defence procurement in India
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
[pib] Production Linked Incentive Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Production Incentive Scheme (PLI)
Mains level: Various schemes for Industrial promotion
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
[pib] Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IIIT Amendment Act
Mains level: Not Much
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
Schemes for Electronic Manufacturing
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: EMC 2.0 Scheme
Mains level: Not Much
World Happiness Report, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Highlights of the World Happiness Report for 2020
Mains level: Happiness as a measure of progress
Issues related to Economic growth
 The double whammy that India’s economy now faces
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- How will India economy be impacted by the Covid-19?
Human Rights Issues
Giving Human Rights Commissions more teeth
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Need to entrust the Human Right Commissions with more powers.
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
A different fight-back
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Using technology to deal with epidemics.
RBI Notifications
What are Open Market Operations (OMOs) ?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various instruments of OMOs, OMOs
Mains level: Read the attached story
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
What is Windrush Scandal?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Windrush Generation
Mains level: Windrush Scandal
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
[pib] How lipids play critical roles in infectious diseases
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Lipids, Non-polar compounds
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
[pib ] Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IUSSTF
Mains level: India-US collaboration in STEM
Right To Privacy
Breach of trust
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Breach of privacy in sharing of call record data of citizens.
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Time for a powerful display of humanity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- India is unprepared for dealing with pandemics.
Banking Sector Reforms
Let clear principles prevail in the bailout of Yes Bank
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: AT-1 bonds.
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues involved in banking system and resolution process in case of failures.
