Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reciprocating Territory
Mains level: Reciprocating Territory
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
[pib] UNCITRAL
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UNCITRAL
Mains level: Not Much
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Steppe Eagle
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Steppe Eagle
Mains level: Conservation of migratory birds in India
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Xenobot
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Xenobot
Mains level: Utility of stem cells in bio-robotics
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[op-ed of the day] Equity’s weak pulse and commodified medicine
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Lack of coverage of the public health system, Role of private sector and regulation.
Make in India: Challenges & Prospects
[op-ed snap] Why ‘Make in India’ has failed
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- 'Make in India' , its performance, and reasons for not delivering on the set goals.
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
[op-ed snap] A farm wish list for the budget
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Rationalization of subsidies on food in PDS and Fertilizers and need to reform them.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
India-Pakistan Trade
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Cross LoC trade
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
Pulse Polio Programme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Polio and its vaccine
Mains level: Pulse Polio Programme
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Natural Gas Grid (NGG)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Natural Gas Grid (NGG)
Mains level: Natural gas: Its uses and limitations
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
IVF of White Rhinos
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: In-vitro fertilization, White Rhinos
Mains level: Ethical issues surrounding IVF
Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.
Drone Census
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Drone Census, Drone Categorization
Mains level: Regulation of drones in India
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Irrawaddy Dolphins
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Irrawaddy Dolphins
Mains level: Not Much
Indian Missile Program Updates
K-4 Missile
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: K-4 Missile, Circular Error Probability
Mains level: India's missile nuclear arsenal
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth (CCIG)
Digital India Initiatives
[op-ed of the day] Business possibilities in a world of digital payments
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Potentials of UPI in increasing digital payments.
Banking Sector Reforms
[op-ed snap] When the FRDI Bill Returns
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Reforms in banking sector and financial stability, Deposit Insurance and its significance.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
[op-ed snap] Seize the summit
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Relations with Pakistan and need to resume the talks to resolve the issues.
Monsoon Updates
Explained: What new monsoon dates mean
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Monsoon: Its onset and retreat
Mains level: Various factors causing uncertainty in monsoon predictions
Death Penalty Abolition Debate
Death Penalty in India (Annual Statistics Report 2019)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Project 39A
Mains level: Capital Punishment and its justification
