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2nd April
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
The battle to set oil prices
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Still no bullseye, in volume and value
Issues related to Economic growth
Pull out all the stops
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Telemedicine/Telehealth as a tool to fight COVID-19
RBI Notifications
Counter-cyclical Capital Buffers (CCyB)
RBI Notifications
Ways and Means Advances (WMA)
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU)
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
[pib] ArogyaSetu App
[Prelims Spotlight] Schemes, Project and Policies Regarding Science and Tech.
Prelims Spotlight is a part of “Nikaalo Prelims 2020” module. This open crash course for Prelims 2020 has a private telegram group where PDFs and DDS (Daily Doubt Sessions) are being held. Please click here to register. 2 April 2020 1. SATHI The Department of Science & Technology has launched a unique scheme called… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Schemes, Project and Policies Regarding Science and Tech.
1st April
Prime Minister’s Office : Important Updates
PM-CARES Fund
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
The sudden return of quantity planning in the wake of covid-19
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Supreme Court upholds “Right to discuss COVID-19”
Communicable and Non-communicable diseases – HIV, Malaria, Cancer, Mental Health, etc.
A pandemic in an unequal India
J&K – The issues around the state
J&K Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020
RBI Notifications
Fully Accessible Route (FAR)
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 extended for one year
[Prelims Spotlight] Important Reports and Indices (Part 2)
Prelims Spotlight is a part of “Nikaalo Prelims 2020” module. This open crash course for Prelims 2020 has a private telegram group where PDFs and DDS (Daily Doubt Sessions) are being held. Please click here to register. 1 April 2020 Technology and Energy Security Report name – Technical Cooperation Report Issuing agency – IAEA… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Important Reports and Indices (Part 2)
31st March
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Lock, don’t shut
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Covid-19 Quarantine Alert System (CQAS)
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
The art of China’s legalpolitic
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Regulating the Private Health Sector to Eliminate COVID-19
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
Why has Kerala sought a relaxation of FRBM rules?
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Sodium Hypochlorite as Coronavirus disinfectant
RBI Notifications
Moratorium Option for payment of installments
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Earth Hour
[Burning Issue] Economic Impact of Coronavirus in India and Government’s intervention (PART II)
As the virus continues its march around the world, governments with India being no exemption have turned to proven public health measures, such as social distancing, to physically disrupt the contagion. Yet, doing so has severed the flow of goods and people, stalled economies, and is in the process of delivering a global recession. Economic… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Economic Impact of Coronavirus in India and Government’s intervention (PART II)
[Prelims Spotlight] National Parks and Wildlife sanctuaries in India/ Soils and Crops in India
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30th March
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
The deep void in global leadership
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
Amid the Lockdown, How can we efficiently manage our Agriculture and Livestock sector
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
A smarter supply line
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Convalescent Plasma Therapy
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Sections 269 & 270 IPC invoked against those accused of spreading COVID-19
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
PM-CARES Fund
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Himalayan Ibex
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
[pib] National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC)
[Prelims Spotlight] Environment Related Acts
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29th March
28th March
RBI Notifications
Will RBI’s big-bang monetary easing work?
Judicial Reforms
Ayyappa and the Court
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
After the lockdown
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF)
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Ahead: bumper crop, multiple challenges
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Schedule H1 drugs
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Indian Scientists’ Response to CoViD-19 (ISRC) Group
[Burning Issue] Economic Impact of Coronavirus in India and Government’s intervention (PART I)
It’s life itself that is affected, profoundly so and almost from a genetic level. And that means at every other extended level of human experience. Emotional and psychological, to begin with, and from there to what we go about doing with our daily lives. Earning their bread, trying to survive-or thrive. The coronavirus or COVID-19… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Economic Impact of Coronavirus in India and Government’s intervention (PART I)
[Prelims Spotlight] Constitutional and Quasi-judicial bodies.
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27th March
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
Terrorist attack in Kabul’s Gurudwara
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
What the RBI has done to provide relief for the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak in India
RBI Notifications
Regulation of Payment Aggregators (PAs)
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Serological test for COVID-19
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
[pib] Virtual Summit of G20 Leaders
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
[pib] Project ‘Isaac’
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
What is Keqiang Index’?
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Let’s use follower’s advantage
Get ready for the upcoming February Current Affairs Prelims Test on 28th March- sample questions highlighting our methodology
Click here to enroll for the Prime Prelims TS Dear students, 31st May 2020 is the D-day for all civil service aspirants. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.” This quote by Abraham Lincoln clearly sums up how one should prepare for that… Continue reading Get ready for the upcoming February Current Affairs Prelims Test on 28th March- sample questions highlighting our methodology
[Prelims Spotlight] Important Rebellions- Part 1
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26th March
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Impacts of the Oil Price War
Issues related to Economic growth
Mind your own economic health
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Dressing a wounded economy
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
PM Gareeb Kalyan Scheme
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
MSP for Minor Forest Produce Scheme
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
‘Contact tracing’
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Why need a 21-day lockdown period?
Banking Sector Reforms
[pib] Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR)
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] Laser Surface Micro-texturing
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
[pib] Bio-fortified wheat variety- MACS 4028
COVID-19 and UPSC Prelims 2020: Should You Worry?
What is generally a period of heightened anxiety for UPSC CSE Aspirants, has now presented the UPSC CSE Aspirants with a novel challenge. Find the answers to your anxieties about whether the examination itself may get postponed. And how to study efficiently and effectively during the lockdown days. [New Launch] Decimate Prelims (Crash Course… Continue reading COVID-19 and UPSC Prelims 2020: Should You Worry?
[Prelims Spotlight] Important reports and Indices ( Part 1 )
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25th March
Communicable and Non-communicable diseases – HIV, Malaria, Cancer, Mental Health, etc.
Home and nation
Digital India Initiatives
The Covid-19 crisis could bring the country up to digital speed
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
The race to find a cure for COVID-19
Wetland Conservation
Protecting Peatlands can help attain climate goals
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs)
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Kurzarbeit Scheme
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
What is Hantavirus?
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
India VIX Index
[Prelims Spotlight] Environment related Government bodies in India, Important Declarations,
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24th March
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Welcome Policy On APIs, Devices
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
What is Finance Bill?
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Govt. has raised excise duty cap on fuel
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Legal Provisions Used By Law Enforcement Agencies To Control The Spread Of Coronavris
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
China and WHO a new story
Issues related to Economic growth
How policy can bridge the gap
[Burning Issue] Oil Prices and OPEC+
Most of the world’s oil is controlled by a very small group of people- the Middle Eastern cartel called OPEC, US, and Russia. And with great resources comes great responsibility. Their job is to manipulate the oil supply to ensure prices the world over remain stable. Unfortunately, with Coronavirus having taken centre stage, demand… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Oil Prices and OPEC+
[Prelims Spotlight] Important Keywords Regarding Budget, Fiscal Policy and Taxation
Prelims Spotlight is a part of “Nikaalo Prelims 2020” module. This open crash course for Prelims 2020 has a private telegram group where PDFs and DDS (Daily Doubt Sessions) are being held. Please click here to register. 24 March 2020 Important keywords regarding budget, fiscal policy and taxation Annual financial statement: The Union… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Important Keywords Regarding Budget, Fiscal Policy and Taxation
23rd March
Human Rights Issues
Not an unfettered right
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Picking up the quantum technology baton
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
Price Support Mechanism under MSP Operations
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Stages in a COVID-19 Pandemic
AYUSH – Indian Medicine System
AYUSH Health-Wellness Centres
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Can Vitamin C prevent or cure novel Coronavirus infection?
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
The strategy of ‘Shelter in Place’
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Species in news: Carissa carandas (the Great Hedge of India)
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
Test of regional solidarity lies ahead
[Prelims Spotlight] Important keyword related to various economic Indicators
Prelims Spotlight is a part of “Nikaalo Prelims 2020” module. This open crash course for Prelims 2020 has a private telegram group where PDFs and DDS (Daily Doubt Sessions) are being held. Please click here to register. 23 March 2020 Important Keywords related to Various Economic Indicators Economic indicators are key stats about the… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Important keyword related to various economic Indicators
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