Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Polymerase Chain Reaction Test
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak and its mitigation
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Nuclear Energy
Dumping of Radioactive Nuclear Waste
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Heavy Water
Mains level: Nuclear pollution
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Nominated members of Rajya Sabha
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nominated members in RS
Mains level: Ethical issue involved
River Interlinking
Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rivers mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Not Much
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Persons in news: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sheikh Mujib and his legacy
Mains level: NA
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Essential Commodities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Essential Commodities Act, PSF
Mains level: Read the attached story
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Count work, not workers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Decline in women's work participation rate and possible causes of it.
Iran’s Nuclear Program & Western Sanctions
A crisis-hit Iran at the crossroads
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Growing difficulties for Iran amid sanctions and cooperation with China and Pakistan, and implications for India.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
From virtual conferencing to real leadership
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Need to revive the SAARC to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Speaker vs Governor Tussle
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Discretionary powers of Governor
Mains level: Speaker vs Governor Tussle
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Short Selling of Stocks
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Short selling of stocks
Mains level: Stock prices volatility: Various causative factors
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Epidemics that have hit India since 1900
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various diseases mentioned and their vaccines
Mains level: Epidemics and their containment
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
What is Herd Immunity?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Herd Immunity
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak and its mitigation
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
[pib] Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0
Mains level: Various initiaitves for rural transformation
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
[pib] Employees’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: EPS Scheme
Mains level: Scope and benefits of EPS
Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges
India can use Yes Bank debacle to chase China in Crypto
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Is cryptocurrency solution to bad governance in the banking system in India?
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Growth and the farmer
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Role of agri-growth in inclusive growth and reforms in PDS.
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Smart-locking India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Strategies to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Explained: Notified Disaster
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SDRF/NDRF
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak and its mitigation
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
What is an ‘Essential Commodity’?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Essential commodities
Mains level: Regulation of essential commodities
