Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh
Mains level: Paper 2- Despite having many schemes to address the malnutrition the problems still looms large, why?
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2020
Mains level: Regulation of medical devices in India
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Conviction of Hafiz Saeed
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FATF
Mains level: Terror funding
RBI Notifications
New Umbrella Entity (NUE) for Retail Payment Systems
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NUE
Mains level: Payments regulation measure by RBI
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Novel Coronavirus renamed as COVID-19 by WHO
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Coronavirus, Pneumonia
Mains level: Threats posed by coronavirus outbreak
Human Rights Issues
‘2 Billion Kilometers to Safety’ campaign
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: '2 Billion Kilometers to Safety' campaign
Mains level: Refugees issue across the world
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
In news: Yaravirus
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Yaravirus
Mains level: NA
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Six years on, Lokpal is a non-starter
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Institution of Lokpal is yet prove its efficacy to deal with the corruption. What are the reasons for not starting function as stated in the law.
US policy wise :Â Visa, Free Trade and WTO
A new approach on investment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Trade deal with the US, issues involved.
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
