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13th November
Policy Wise: India’s Power Sector
Power sector reforms: UK lessons for India
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Issues with the regulation of digital media by government
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
How to improve the income and Productivity of Indian labour?
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 3.0 Package
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
What is a Technical Recession?
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Contempt of Court and A-G’s consent
Indian Navy Updates
[pib] Project-75
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Rohanixalus -the frogs of the new genus
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12th November
Banking Sector Reforms
`Financial institutions in India need more freedom
Languages and Eighth Schedule
Issues with legal language in India
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Governing OTT Platforms
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
What is the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme?
NGOs vs. GoI: The Conflicts and Scrutinies
Home Ministry amends FCRA rules
Tribes in News
Religious Code for Sarna Tribals
Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.
Gujarat Maritime Cluster Project at GIFT City
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
SpaceX-NASA’s Crew-1 Mission
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
[pib] PLI Scheme extended to 10 key Sectors
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11th November
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Strengthening the public health capacities in disasters
Air Pollution
State Pollution Control Boards
Important Judgements In News
Striking a fine balance in the review of RBI’s policies
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
India’s catch-up evolution in techno-policy landscape
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SCO
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
What is OPEC+?
The Crisis In The Middle East
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on peace deal
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT)
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10th November
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Unfurling India’s foreign policy concerns
Air Pollution
The cost of cleaning air
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Economic lessons from Vietnam and Bangladesh
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
15th Finance Commission submits report to President
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
How a Biden’s Presidency may affect India?
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
GRACE-FO Mission
Tax Reforms
[pib] Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Maldives
India-Maldives relations
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[Burning Issue] Fiscal Stimulus & COVID
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9th November
Electoral Reforms In India
Comparing the mandates of election commissions of India and the U.S.
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
Interfaith marriages and religious conversions
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
Himachal Pradesh’s law against religious conversion
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Regulation of Other Service Providers (OSP)
Iran’s Nuclear Program & Western Sanctions
Chabahar Rail Project
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Glacial Lake Outburst in Ladakh
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)
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8th November
UPSC Mains 2020 Timetable released | 60 days daily answer writing starts on Habitat
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7th November
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Taxes and the fundamental rights
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
Sharing Indo-Pacific vision in the region
Gravitational Wave Observations
What is Einstein’s Eclipse?
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
State coverage ratios under NFSA
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Cyclonic storms during October
Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.
Ghogha-Hazira Ferry Service
[Burning Issue] India’s push for a Gas-based Economy
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6th November
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Using the crucial expertise of CAPFs
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Equity in education matters
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
Green Hydrogen based vehicular fuel
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
What is a Fast Radio Burst (FRB)?
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and its flaws
Air Pollution
Brown Carbon ‘Tarballs’
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Back in news: Kartarpur Corridor
Air Pollution
Pusa Bio-Decomposer
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5th November
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
The next administration will also pursue ‘America First’
Fixing the rules of economy
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Weakening financial capacity of States
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
What is General Consent accorded to the CBI?
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Supreme Court’s guidelines for deserted Wives and Children
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
What is the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)?
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Char-chaporis of Assam
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4th November
Free speech in France
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Pondering on the free speech
J&K – The issues around the state
Importance of Gilgit-Baltistan
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
WWF Water Risk Filter
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Distribution of Fortified Rice under ICDS
Judicial Reforms
Pardoning Powers of Governor
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Punjab Connection of the Irish freedom movement
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3rd November
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Consolidation of quad reflects India’s political will
Monetary Policy Committee Notifications
Reinforcing the RBI’s accountability
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Australia
Explained: Malabar Exercise
Indian Army Updates
What is Army Aviation Corps?
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Who was Maharani Jindan Kaur?
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Kawasaki Disease
Indian Ocean Power Competition
[pib] Mission Sagar – II
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2nd November
The shifting trajectory of India’s foreign policy
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
What are Bulk Drugs Parks?
Judicial Reforms
Nyay Kaushal E-resource Centre
Street Vendors in India
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
What is the D614G mutation in coronavirus?
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Asteroid 16 Psyche
Wetland Conservation
[pib] Mansar Lake
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31st October
Urban Floods
Need for Sponge cities Mission in India
Global Geological And Climatic Events
What are Western Disturbances?
Electoral Reforms In India
Who is a Star Campaigner?
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Index of Eight Core Sector Industries
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
Fifteenth Finance Commission
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
What is NAFED?
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Anomaly over Normal Body Temperature
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
[pib] Sardar Sarovar Dam
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[Burning Issue] India’s quest for Zero Hunger
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30th October
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Allaying the fears of farmers over MSP regime
Air Pollution
Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
In news: Great Barrier Reef
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
[pib] POWER Initiative
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
[pib] Meri Saheli Initiative
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
[pib] National Productivity Council (NPC)
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Countering deepfakes, the most serious AI threat
29th October
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
The challenges of walking the Indo-Pacific talk
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Excessive optimism over a pact with election-bound US is premature
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
Annual State of Education Report (ASER) Wave 1, 2020
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Explained: Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) VS COMCASA VS LEMOA
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
What is Atlantification?
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
EOS-01 Satellite
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Pelagornithids
Policy Wise: India’s Power Sector
[pib] Electricity Access & Utility Benchmarking Report
Failed/Cleared UPSC Prelims 2020! What next?
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