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24th April
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Indian Debt market, that never was
FDI in Indian economy
The deal raises several concerns for privacy, net-neutrality and consumer welfare
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Don’t waste the oil crisis
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Why US’s offer of financial aid to Greenland has angered Denmark?
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
What is Operation Twist?
Coronavirus – Disease, Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL)
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[pib] Super-luminous Supernova SN 2010kd
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] ‘NanoBlitz 3D’ tool to map properties of nano-materials
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Festivals in news: Ambubachi Mela
[Prelims Spotlight] Constitutional Developments under British/ British Administrative Measures
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23rd April
FDI in Indian economy
Recent amendments to FDI policy – a boon or a bane?
Judicial Reforms
Issue of post-retirement appointments of the judges.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Restarting the coronavirus-hit economy
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Highlights of the World Press Freedom Index, 2020
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
[pib] Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates and its fixation
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
[pib] VidyaDaan 2.0 Programme for e-learning content contributions
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
[pib] Species in news: Anthurium
Earth Overshoot
Earth Day 2020 and its significance
[Prelims Spotlight] Important IR Pacts in News
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22nd April
Indian Ocean Power Competition
Significance of Indian Ocean Commission for India
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Fiscal empowerment of States
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Super-power rivalries exacerbated by coronavirus pandemic offer India an opportunity
Monetary Policy Committee Notifications
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to meet 5x this Fiscal
Social Media: Prospect and Challenges
What is ‘Milk Tea Alliance’?
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
[pib] ‘COVID India Seva’ platform for citizen engagement on COVID-19
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
Daporijo Bridge and its significance
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Festival in news: Thrissur Pooram
[Prelims Spotlight] National Parks, Biosphere Reserves, Wildlife Sanctuaries in India – Part 2
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21st April
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Let’s make the most of dirt-cheap oil
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Global recovery after the Covid-19
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
The occasion to revisit the state’s role
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
What explains crude oil prices falling below the $0 mark?
FDI in Indian economy
Amendment in the FDI Policy for curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies
UDAY Scheme for Discoms
[pib] Draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] Ionospheric Electron Density (IED) and its applications
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
[pib] National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
What is Helicopter Money?
[Burning Issues] Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020
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[Prelims Spotlight] Important Sessions of Indian National Congress
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20th April
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Economy in lockdown: On India’s worst-case scenario
FDI in Indian economy
Indian’s decision on FDI to stop predatory Chinese hunt for Indian companies
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Beijing’s response to Covid underlines that the world needs more democracy, not less
Banking Sector Reforms
How reverse repo rate became benchmark interest rate in the Indian economy?
International Monetary Fund,World Bank,AIIB, ADB and India
SDR general allocation by IMF
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[pib] What is Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN)?
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[pib] What are Blazars?
Matterhorn Mountain of the Swiss Alps
[Prelims Spotlight] Species in News
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18th April
RBI Notifications
Time for govt, RBI to rethink bank architecture
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
A virus, social democracy, and dividends for Kerala
Anti Defection Law
Institutional fixes and the need for ethical politics
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
How the RBI is handling ‘The Great Lockdown’?
RBI Notifications
OBICUS Survey by RBI
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
[pib] Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
[pib] “Kisan Rath” mobile app to facilitate transportation of farm produce
[Burning Issue] Success stories in handling COVID-19 crisis
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[Prelims Spotlight] LANDMARK JUDGMENTS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
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17th April
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Virus outbreak can potentially spur the next quantum leap for computing
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
What nation can learn from Kerala in the fight against Covid-19?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Insolvency code should be suspended for six months to help companies recover
Coronavirus – Disease, Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
What is Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)?
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Anastomosis surgery for re-implantation
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Trimeresurus Salazar
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] Plasmonic Semiconductor Nanomaterials
(Breaking news!) UPSC Prelims 2020 to be postponed. What to do now?
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Get ready for upcoming 4th Full Length Prelims Test (Special Focus on Latest Acts/Schemes/Policies Part 2) on 18th April – sample questions highlighting our methodology
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[Prelims Spotlight] Important Regional Organizations and Blocs
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16th April
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Can the insolvency code handle the aftermath of the corona crisis?
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
China manipulates the WHO, India needs to be cautious
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Partnership with the private sector in a fight against Covid-19
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
The WHO balance sheet
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
TRAI wants set top boxes to be made interoperable
[pib] Amendment to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006
Indian Navy Updates
What are MK 54 torpedoes, AGM-84L Harpoon missiles that US has cleared for sale to India?
[Prelims Spotlight] International Organizations Regarding Environment and Conservation
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15th April
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Economic liberalisation and its faults
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Government must fix an upper limit for fiscal deficit
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Making use of technology to trace Covid-19 cases
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Ambedkar and the Poona Pact
Coronavirus – Disease, Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
What is pooled testing, recommended by the ICMR?
Digital India Initiatives
[pib] CollabCAD tool to create 3D Computer Aided Designs
Tourism Sector
[pib] “DekhoApnaDesh” Webinar
Digital India Initiatives
[pib] Swayam Prabha TV Channels
Nikaalo Prelims 2020 – FLTs (Register now!)
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[Prelims Spotlight] GI Tags in News
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14th April
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
Removal of AP State Election Commissioner by ordinance route
Rural Distress, Farmer Suicides, Drought Measures
Using knowledge-era technology to bridge the urban-rural gap
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
OPEC+ decides combine slashing of crude oil production
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
ConFarm model of agricultural market
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Is the Centre’s lockdown different from a state’s lockdown?
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Who are the Nihangs?
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Meru Jatra Festival
Internal Security Trends and Incidents
How IS regroups and its threat to India
[Burning Issue] World Health Organization (WHO) And Coronavirus Handling
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