Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Efficacy of Model Code of Conduct to ensure free fair and pure elections
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Explained: Regulation of Parliamentary Speech and Conduct
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Regulation of parliamentary speech and conduct of the representatives.
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Cancer Gene Mapping
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mutation, Gene mapping
Mains level: Rising incidences of cancer in India and its prevention
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
[pib] Regulation of Bio-Medical Waste
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Biomedical waste
Mains level: Treatment of Biomedical waste
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
[pib] Ease of Living Index and Municipal Performance Index 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ease of Living Index and Municipal Performance Index
Mains level: Urban development
Coal and Mining Sector
[pib] SARAS Initiative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SARAS Initiative
Mains level: Not Much
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Remdesivir: Under-trail vaccine against Coronavirus
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Remdesivir
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak
Indian Army Updates
Sharang Artillery Gun
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sharang
Mains level: Modernisation measures of the Indian Army
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Listening to the call of the informal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Pros and cons of formalising the informal sector, policy changes needed to support the informal sector
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka
Keeping the southern neighbour engaged
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-Sri Lanka relations, issues involved-Tamil minority, Chinese growing influence etc.
Cashless Society – Digital Payments, Demonetization, etc.
The billion standard
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- How UPI is transforming payment and settlement, what makes UPI a success.
Human Rights Issues
Explained: Practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: FGM
Tax Reforms
“Vivad se Vishwas” Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: “Vivad se Vishwas” Scheme
Mains level: Various tax amnesty schemes
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
[pib] National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NMMSS
Mains level: Policy measures to curb school dropouts
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
[pib] Lucknow Declaration
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Lucknow Declaration
Mains level: India-Africa Framework for Strategic Cooperation
Judicial Reforms
[pib] National Judicial Pay Commission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Second National Judicial Pay Commission
Mains level: Judiciary instititutional issues
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Euthermia: the anomaly of human body temperature
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Euthermia
Mains level: Not Much
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
[op-ed of the day] Amendments to Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act are a mixed bag
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act amendment and issues involved.
Important Judgements In News
[op-ed snap] Course correction for the Speaker’s office
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Suggest the ways to ensure the neutrality of the Speaker in cases under 10th Schedule.
Issues related to Economic growth
[op-ed snap] Fashioning the framework of a New India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- How could focusing on inclusive growth help spur the Indian economy.
