Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Trade deal with the US, issues involved.
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Government Budgets
Shun fiscal adventurism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Why fiscal stimulus is not the elixir as it is made out to be?
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
SC uphold changes in SC/ST Atrocities Law
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Protection of SCs and STs against caste based atrocities
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Private Members Bill
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Private Members Bill
Mains level: Difference between private and government Bills
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Arsenic Contamination
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Arsenic poisoning and its effects on food chain
Mains level: Groundwater contamination
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Species in news: Thanatotheristes
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Thanatotheristes
Mains level: Not Much
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
SuperCam on Mars Rover 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SuperCam
Mains level: Study of life on Mars
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Protected Special Agriculture Zone
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PSAZ
Mains level: PSAZ and its benefits
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Reservation as right: on Supreme Court judgment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reservations in jobs flowing from enabling provisions of the Constitution.
Mains level: Paper 2- Provision for the vulnerable section of the society, Role and importance of affirmative action in the development of the weaker section.
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
A mix Indian health care can do without
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Will allowing participation of private sector in the public healthcare system beneficial for India?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
The battle in Beijing
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Coronavirus threat and its implications for India and the rest of the world.
Uniform Civil Code: Triple Talaq debate, Polygamy issue, etc.
Explained: Uniform Civil Code — the debate, the status
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various articles mentioned in the newsward
Mains level: Uniform Civil Code
Surrogacy in India
Fine-tuning the Surrogacy Bill
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ART, Surrogacy
Mains level: Read the attached story
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Solar Orbiter (SolO) Probe
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SolO Mission
Mains level: Significance of the Mission
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
[pib] 13th COP of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CMS, Central Asian Flyway
Mains level: Conservation of migratory species
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
[pib] National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Mains level: Cultural heritage of India and its intergration
River Interlinking
[pib] Godavari and Cauvery River Linking Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Godavari– Cauvery Link Project
Mains level: Interlinking of rivers
Indian Army Updates
[pib] Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR-2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ex. AJEYA WARRIOR
Mains level: Not Much
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
India’s rerun of its protectionist folly mars the liberalization era
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- India's changing stance towards liberalisation.
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
Seeking a more progressive abortion law
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Shortcomings in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 and need of the more progressive abortion law in the country.
