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22nd October

Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.

The NEP 2020 must look beyond just data science and AI

op-ed snap | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Cashless Society – Digital Payments, Demonetization, etc.

Analysing the success of NPCI

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

What is ‘Infodemic’ Management?

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Air Pollution

State of Global Air Report, 2020

IOCR | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation System (KLIS)

| Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered

Medicinal plants in news

Prelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

NCERTs Discussion (Open for all) | Class 12th -Themes in Indian History Part III | Daily at 8 pm on Habitat (link inside)

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22nd October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 23rd October- GS-1 Indian culture covering the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature,… Continue reading

21st October

Banking Sector Reforms

SC asks govt to implement ‘interest waiver’ scheme at the earliest

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.

Issues with dilution of offset condition for defence procurement

op-ed snap | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: Indigenization Of Technology

Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports

Reforms police in India need

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

Electoral Reforms In India

Govt. hikes poll expenditure ceiling by 10%

| Polity | Mains Paper 2: Representation Of People's Act

North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues

Assam-Mizoram Boundary Dispute

States | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Federalism

Digital India Initiatives

Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

Ayushman Sahakar Scheme

Schemes | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

Species in news: Lion-tailed Macaque

Prelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

Looking for optional subject experts

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21st October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 22nd October- GS-1 Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and… Continue reading

20th October

Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.

AIDS & India

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh

Opportunities for India in Bangladesh’s economic success

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Terrorism and Challenges Related To It

Security implications of Doha Accord for India

op-ed snap | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: External State & Non-State Actors: Challenges To Internal Security.

Financial Inclusion in India and Its Challenges

[pib] Framework for Regulatory Sandbox

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Indian Navy Updates

Malabar Naval Exercise

Prelims Only | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: Various Security Forces, Agencies & Their Mandates

Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.

[pib] Asafoetida (Heeng) cultivation in Himalayan Region

PIB | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Transport & Marketing Of Agricultural Produce

What are District Development Councils (DDCs)?

op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Panchayats & Local Bodies

20th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 21st October- GS-1 Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] 15 Years of Right to Information

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19th October

President’s Rule

Issues related to the Office of Governor

op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Federalism,Parliament & State Legislatures

Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports

Still awaiting police reform

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.

[pib] Buldhana Pattern of water conservation

PIB | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

Indian Navy Updates

[pib] Exercise SLINEX-20

PIB | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: External State & Non-State Actors: Challenges To Internal Security.

Global Geological And Climatic Events

Ladakh Fault in Indus Suture Zone (ISZ)

| Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 1: Geographical Features & Their Location

Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.

India’s First Seaplane Project

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

Thanjavur Art Plates

Prelims Only | History and Art & Culture | Mains Paper 1: Arts & Culture

Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.

Places in news: Mullaperiyar Dam

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments

What are Hybrid Funds?

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Investment Models

New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered

ZSI lists Skinks of India

Species | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

19th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 20th October- GS-1 Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary… Continue reading

18th October

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17th October

Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.

Farm Bills latest step in sequential freeing up of farm sector

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Transport & Marketing Of Agricultural Produce

Analysing the trends in India’s population growth

op-ed snap | Trivia | Mains Paper 1: Population & Associated Issues

India’s Bid to a Permanent Seat at United Nations

Opportunity for India to push for reforms at the UN

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.

Highlights of the Global Hunger Report, 2020

IOCR | Governance | Mains Paper 1: Poverty & Development Issues

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia

What is New START Treaty?

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia

Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO)

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc

Five Eyes (FVEY) group of nations

| International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports

What are ‘Chapter Proceedings’ by Police?

Prelims Only | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.

National Authority of Ship Recycling (NASR)

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

All India Open Mains Test 2020 | GS paper 1 – Full-Length test – 18th Oct | Registration link inside | Open for all

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[Burning Issue] CRISPR Technology and Associated Concerns

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16th October

Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.

Nudge towards formalisation of MSMEs

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Effects Of Liberalization On The Economy, Changes In Industrial Policy and their effects on Industrial Growth

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

Growing salience of multilateralism

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India,Important International Institutions

Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc

Comparison between India- Bangladesh per capita GDP

Explained IOCR | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Issues relating growth and development, employment

Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.

The Human Cost of Disasters Report (2000-2019)

IOCR | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Disaster Management

Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.

Next Generation Treasury Application (NGTA)

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Contention over South China Sea

Places in news: Taiwan Strait

Places in news | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: India & Its Neighborhood - Relations

Intellectual Property Rights in India

[pib] KAPILA Program

PIB | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Intellectual Property Rights

UPSC 2019 Marksheet for Mains and Prelims released | Link inside

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Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 19th October- GS-1 Urbanization, their problems, and their remedies. GS-2 Case Studies. Question… Continue reading

15th October

Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.

Issues in the Phased Manufacturing Policy

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Effects Of Liberalization On The Economy, Changes In Industrial Policy and their effects on Industrial Growth

Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc

What is Debt-to-GDP Ratio?

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.

[pib] Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

IOCR PIB | International Relations | Mains Paper 1: Poverty & Development Issues

Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.

[pib] STARS Project

PIB | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.

[pib] Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojna

PIB | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Monetary Policy Committee Notifications

The RBI tunes in to the economy

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Gravitational Wave Observations

New Shephard Rocket System

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.

Places in news: Zojila Tunnel

Places in news | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.

Feasibility of Export Driven Growth for India

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

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15th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 16th October- GS-1 Salient features of the world’s physical geography. GS-4 Human Values.… Continue reading

14th October

Foreign Policy Watch: India-China

Four lessons for the Quad from Asia’s history and geopolitics

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Banking Sector Reforms

Dilution of efficiency based principles and its implications for finacial markets

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Nobel and other Prizes

Explained: Auction theory

Explained | Economics | Mains Paper 3: issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources

Terrorism and Challenges Related To It

Pakistan likely to remain on FATF Greylist

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

NGOs vs. GoI: The Conflicts and Scrutinies

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

Coronavirus – Disease, Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures

E-VIN network to handle COVID-19 vaccine supply

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries

Mars ‘Opposition’ Event

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Digital India Initiatives

National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Achievements Of Indians In S&T

14th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 15th October- GS-1 Population and associated issues, poverty, and developmental issues. GS-4 Empathy,… Continue reading

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