Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Debate over suitablity of women in combat roles of Indian Army
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
RBI Notifications
RBI’s accounting year
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RBI's accounting year
Mains level: Read the attached story
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
State of India’s Birds 2020 (SoIB) Assessment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various species mentioned
Mains level: Highlights of the report
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
SUTRA PIC India Programme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SUTRA PIC
Mains level: Protecting indigenous breed of bovines
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Battle of Çanakkale/Gallipoli
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Battle of Çanakkale/Gallipoli
Mains level: Paper 1: World History
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Erstwhile State of Rampur
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: State of Rampur
Mains level: Post independence consolidation and reorganization
Soil Health Management – NMSA, Soil Health Card, etc.
[pib] Soil Health Card Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SHC scheme
Mains level: Soil health and its significance for farm productivity
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
National Groundwater Management Improvement Programme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Atal Bhujal Yojana
Mains level: Groundwater recharge and conservation efforts
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Let’s think afresh about how to govern India’s gig workforce
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- How to govern India's gig economy?
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.
