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14th August

Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.

Myth of the pristine forest

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

Citizenship and Related Issues

Census 2021 and the long-pending reforms

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

The Crisis In The Middle East

UAE, Israel reach agreement to establish diplomatic ties

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

North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues

Sixth Schedule of Indian Constitution

States | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Indian Constitution - historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities

Story of our National Flag

Prelims Only | | Mains Paper 1: Modern Indian History

Indian Ocean Power Competition

Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP)

Prelims Only | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: India & Its Neighborhood - Relations

Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.

One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG) Initiative

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

Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments

What is the Business Responsibility Report?

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

14th August 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 17th August- GS-1 Salient features of the world’s physical geography. GS-4 Environmental ethics… Continue reading

13th August

Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States

Strategic autonomy in foreign policy

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

Judicial Reforms

Judiciary and the challenges ahead

op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Executive & Judiciary

Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures

What is Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)?

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

Seeds, Pesticides and Mechanization – HYV, Indian Seed Congress, etc.

abscisic acid (ABA)

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

International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries

SPT0418-47: The Baby Milky Way

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

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

Species in news: Great Indian Hornbill

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

Global Geological And Climatic Events

Perseids Meteor Shower

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

13th August 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 14th August- GS-1 Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism and secularism GS-4 Case Studies Question… Continue reading

12th August

Making sense of population growth of India

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

Banking Sector Reforms

RBI revises guidelines for opening Current Accounts

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

The future of Indian secularism

op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Indian Constitution - historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

Citizenship and Related Issues

Clause 6 of the Assam Accord

| Polity | Mains Paper 2: Federalism

Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education

Hindu Women’s Inheritance Rights

SC Judgements | Trivia | Mains Paper 1: Role Of Women & Women Organization

Civil Services Reforms

[pib] Appointment of the UPSC Chairman

PIB | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Indian Constitution - historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

Digital India Initiatives

[pib] Krishi Megh: A Cloud-based Data Recovery Centre

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

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan

In news: Loya Jirga

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Effect Of Policies & Politics Of World On India'S Interests

12th August 2020 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

A candid chat with Raunak Agarwal, AIR 13, UPSC 2019 | UNHERD: Civilsdaily’s Topper series | Video inside

Dear students, You all know Raunak Agarwal, the topper, AIR 13 in UPSC CSE 2019. But do you know how… Continue reading

12th August 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 13th August- GS-1 Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms,… Continue reading

11th August

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Making up for shortfalls in GST collection

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States

A new direction for India-U.S. ties

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

Foreign Policy Watch: India-China

What India should consider about the proposition to isolate China

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

Tax Reforms

Increasing dependence on indirect taxes and issues with it

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

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

What is Balance of Payments?

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan

Back in news: Indus Water Treaty (IWT)

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

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

What is the Negative Imports List for Defence?

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

Digital India Initiatives

Submarine Cable Connectivity to Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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

Air Pollution

[pib] Himalayan Geothermal Springs release huge amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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

Global Geological And Climatic Events

In news: Mount Sinabung

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

11th August 2020 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

11th August 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 12th August- GS-1 Urbanization, their problems, and their remedies. GS-4 Case Studies Question… Continue reading

10th August

Important Judgements In News

Issue of contempt of court

| Polity | Mains Paper 2: Executive & Judiciary

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

The new consumer

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

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

What are Immunity Passports?

| Ethics | Mains Paper 4: Ethics

Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities

How Quit India movement gave a new direction to India’s freedom struggle?

| | Mains Paper 1: Modern Indian History

Foreign Policy Watch: India-China

What are Confucius Institutes, and why are they under the scanner in India?

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

Monsoon Updates

Boreal Summer Intra-Seasonal Oscillation (BSISO)

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

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan

Pakistan’s new Political Map

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

Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures

[pib] E-Sanjeevani Tele-Medicine Platform

PIB | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

10th August 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 11th August- GS-1 Population and associated issues, poverty, and developmental issues. GS-4 Case… Continue reading

8th August

Coronavirus – Economic Issues

Restructuring to cushion impact on the economy

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.

Importance of increasing the income of those at the bottom of income pyramid

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

Digital India Initiatives

Digital realities of India

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: E-Governance

Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.

Delhi government’s Electric Vehicle Policy

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

Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.

Twin issues: Shrinking water bodies and floods in urban landscapes

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

International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries

Magnetoseismology of Sun’s Corona

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

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

Why August 7th is called National Handloom Day?

Prelims Only | | Mains Paper 1: Modern Indian History

Indian Army Updates

Exercise Kavkaz 2020

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] First “Kisan Rail” flagged off

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

08th August 2020 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

[Burning Issue] National Education Policy 2020

Seeking to completely overhaul India’s education system, the Union Ministry of Education, formerly known as the Human Resource Development Ministry,… Continue reading

7th August

Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology

AI integration will be at the core of the transition

| | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Banking Sector Reforms

Balancing the interest of lenders and borrowers

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

Innovation Ecosystem in India

Importance of the post academic research

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

Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.

Back in news: EWS quota law

| Polity | Mains Paper 2: Indian Constitution - historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

RBI Notifications

How are inflation rate and interest rate linked?

DOMR | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries

SN5 Starship by SpaceX

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

J&K – The issues around the state

Appointment of new Lt. Governor of the UT of J&K

Prelims Only | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Federalism

[pib] Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel

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

7th August 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 10th August- GS-1 Role of women and women’s organization GS-4 Case Studies Question… Continue reading

6th August

Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.

Drug pricing and dependence on China

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament

Issues with the nuclear deterrence

op-ed snap | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: Border Area Security Challenges

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

How to pay for the stimulus package

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

Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities

Nagara Architecture of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple

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

Aadhaar Card Issues

What is Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP)?

States | Governance | Mains Paper 2: E-Governance

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

Ammonium Nitrate: Behind the massive explosion in Beirut

| Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Disaster Management

Tribes in News

Who are the Bru Tribals?

Prelims Only | Governance | Mains Paper 1: Population & Associated Issues

Seeds, Pesticides and Mechanization – HYV, Indian Seed Congress, etc.

In news: Pokkali Rice

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

06th August 2020 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

6th August 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 7th August- GS-1 Indian Society and Diversity of India GS-4 Utilization of public… Continue reading

5th August

Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.

National Education Policy and current status of education

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

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

Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020

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

Railway Reforms

Reforms driven agenda for the modernisation of railways

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

Terrorism and Challenges Related To It

Back in news: Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 3: Money-Laundering & Its Prevention

Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc

What is Pyrolysis?

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

Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.

Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)

Prelims Only | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

Species in news: Indian Peafowl

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

Tourism Sector

[pib] Thenzawl Golf Resort Project

PIB | Trivia | Mains Paper 3: Issues relating growth and development, employment

05th August 2020 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

5th August 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement

Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 6th August- GS-1 Political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism, etc.- their forms and… Continue reading