Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ART, Surrogacy
Mains level: Read the attached story
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
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.
Important Judgements In News
Victim justice is two steps forward, one step back
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Making the justice system more victim-centric.
Judicial Reforms
Explained: What is Mandamus?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mandamus
Mains level: Writ Jurisdiction of SC and HC and their scope
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Why emergency response units are needed to ensure safety of sanitation workers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Read the attached story
Mains level: Upliftment of the manual scavengers
RO-based water filtration systems
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reverse Osmosis
Mains level: Issues with RO water filtration system
Ministry of External Affairs : Important Updates
Indian nationals living abroad
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Data on Indian's living abroad
Mains level: Indian diaspora in Gulf region
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Genome India Project
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Genome India Project
Mains level: Applications of Gene mapping
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Thwaites Glacier
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Thwaites Glacier
Mains level: Sea level rise and its impact
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
New rice variety: Muktoshri (IET 21845)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Muktoshri
Mains level: Arsenic poisoning through food, Rice Fortification
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
What is Fermentophone?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Fermentophone
Mains level: NA
Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.
Agartala-Akhaura Railway Link
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agartala-Akhaura Link
Mains level: Railway connectivity in NE states
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
The high cost of raising trade walls
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various Free Trade Agreements.
Mains level: Paper 3- Should India prefer bilateral trade agreements over multilateral agreements and what are the issues involved in this approach.
RBI Notifications
RBI’s growth push
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: LTRO-Long Term Rero by the RBI, what is it?
Mains level: Paper 3- Novel approach adopted by the RBI to push the growth.
