Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Provision of constitution of tribunal, tenure and the SC directives.
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Tracking the big three
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Key areas India needs to focus on to achieve good health and well being.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
Explained: US-Taliban Pact
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: US-Taliban pact and its implications on India-Afghanistan relationship
J&K – The issues around the state
Delimitation in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Delimitation
Mains level: Read the attached story
Citizenship and Related Issues
Defining Anti-national Activities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various FRs not available to Foreigners
Mains level: Read the attached story
Bharat Emission Standards
Bharat Stage (BS) VI emission norms
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BS VI compliant fuels
Mains level: BS norms
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Migratory species in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various species mentioned
Mains level: Not Much
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Eurasian Otters
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Eurasian Otters
Mains level: NA
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
State lethargy amidst cough syrup poisoning
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Need of the policy and standard guidelines for the drug recall.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
Regional bonding: On Ranil Wickremesinghe’s prescription for peace
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Issues in the SAARC, India need to move sub-regional grouping to increase the intra-regional trade.
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
One country, two viruses
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- What India can learn from China's dealing with the coronavirus outbreak?
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Explained: Marine Heatwave (MHW)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Marine Heatwave
Mains level: Read the attached story
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Locust Invasions and its mitigation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Locusts invasion
Mains level: Locusts invasion and its threats
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
What is the ‘Raman effect’?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Spectroscopy, Raman Effect
Mains level: Applications of Raman Effect
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Red Snow in Antarctica
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Red snow , How it occurs
Mains level: Impact of climate change on Antarctica
Seeds, Pesticides and Mechanization – HYV, Indian Seed Congress, etc.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Doomsday Vault
Mains level: Not Much
Issues related to Economic growth
Is RBI raising systemic risks by pushing retail credit?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Is RBI raising systemic risks by pushing retail credit?
Tax Reforms
No gains for taxpayers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: DDT-What is dividend distribution tax?
Mains level: Paper 3- What are the steps taken in the budget in order to simplify the taxation in India.
Aadhaar Card Issues
Aadhaar, no standout performer in welfare delivery
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Aadhaar- how it has fared so far?
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Explained: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Terms of References for the office of CCPA
Mains level: CCPA, New Consumer Protection Laws, 2019
