Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- How to govern India's gig economy?
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
A crisis deferred
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Reforms in foodgrain management, the PDS and the fertiliser subsidy.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Hype Trumps Hope
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- India-US relation in changing circumstances.
Judicial Reforms
Explained: Recusals by Judges
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Significance of Judiciary: Impartial and independent of all external pressures
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Why have LPG prices seen a sharp rise?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: LPG, PM Ujjwala Scheme
Mains level: Pricing mechanism of LPG in India
Railway Reforms
Corporate Model of Indian Railways
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IRCTC, Train18 etc.
Mains level: Corporate Model of Indian Railways
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Person in news: Dara Shikoh
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Dara Shikoh and his legacy
Mains level: Secular trends in Mughal Administration
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Supergiant star ‘Betelgeuse’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Supergiant star ‘Betelgeuse’
Mains level: Big Bang Theory
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Urban Heat Islands in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UHU effect
Mains level: UHU effect
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
How countries play the tariff game
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- How could higher import tariffs affect the Indian economy?
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Battling the bug
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- India's preparedness to deal with epidemics.
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Fine-tuning GST
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Types of the GST returns.
Mains level: Paper 3- How the GST has performed and ways to improve it.
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: AGR
Mains level: AGR disputes of Telecom companies
Right To Privacy
System Risk Indicator (SyRI)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SyRI
Mains level: Debate over right to privacy
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
India’s Scientific Expedition to the Southern Ocean
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Southern Ocean
Mains level: Role of Southern Ocean in Climate dynamics
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Discovery Program investigations by NASA
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various missions mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Discovery Program investigations
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Indian Pangolin
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indian Pangolins
Mains level: Wildlife trade and its prevention
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
The ‘Pale Blue Dot’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pale Blue Dot
Mains level: Voyager 1 mission
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
[pib] Nagpur Orange
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nagpur Orange
Mains level: Export promotion of Nagpur Oranges
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
Bangladesh fares better
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Bangladesh-India relations issue-illegal migrants, relations after passage of CAA.
