Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2-Foreign relations with Pakistan, Issues and need to resume the talks.
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) in Hawaii
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: TMT, Mauna Kea
Mains level: India's abroad space missions
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
InvITs and REITs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: InvITs and REITs
Mains level: Not Much
Special Category Status and States
Three capitals for Andhra Pradesh — its logic and the questions it raises
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various committees mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: Three capitals concept
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Persons in news: Warren Hastings and his Impeachment Case
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Warren Hastings
Mains level: Read the attached story
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Corona Virus
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Coronavirus, Pneumonia
Mains level: Underlying threats and India's preparedness against the virus
Start-up Ecosystem In India
[pib] National Startup Advisory Council
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Startup Advisory Council
Mains level: Mechanisms to promote startup in India
WTO and India
[op-ed of the day] Delhi-Davos disconnect-India must find ways to take advantage of new opportunities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Trade war, Globalization and effects on Indian economy.
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
[op-ed snap] Acting in concert
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- India-EU relations and scope and areas of cooperation.
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
[op-ed snap] Redesigning India’s ailing data system
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- National accounting and problems in associated with the data collection and methods.
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Global Social Mobility Report 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Social Mobility Report 2020 and its highlights
Mains level: Social Mobility
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Thawing of Permafrost
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Thermokarsts, Thawing of permafrost
Mains level: Impact of climate change on polar permafrost
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
UAE declared ‘Reciprocating Territory’ by India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reciprocating Territory
Mains level: Reciprocating Territory
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
