5th February

Government Budgets

The reason that India cannot afford to go on a debt binge

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Government Budgeting

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

The unmet health challenge

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

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

Sub-categorization of OBCs: Development so far

| Polity | Mains Paper 2: Laws, Institutions & Bodies Constituted For The Vulnerable Sections

Delhi Full Statehood Issue

Bill coming on Delhi government and L-G functions

| Polity | Mains Paper 2: Federalism

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar

The way forward in Myanmar

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: India & Its Neighborhood – Relations

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

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

Schemes | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Government Scheme/Policies

International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries

Square Kilometre Array Observatory

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

Road and Highway Safety – National Road Safety Policy, Good Samaritans, etc.

[pib] Ropeways and Alternate Mobility Solutions to be under MoRTH

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

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

[pib] Monpa Handmade Paper of Tawang

PIB | History | Mains Paper 1: Arts & Culture

Intellectual Property Rights in India

[pib] KAPILA for patent awareness

PIB | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Intellectual Property Rights

4th February

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

No to vaccine nationalism, yes to global cooperation

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

Government Budgets

Government set for fiscal push, RBI needs to do more

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Government Budgeting

Iran’s Nuclear Program & Western Sanctions

Iran rules out changes to Nuclear Deal

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

Indian Army Updates

‘Smart walls’ for Indian Borders

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

Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges

Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Money-Laundering & Its Prevention

Electoral Reforms In India

Maharashtra to introduce ballot papers along with EVMs

States | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Representation Of People’s Act

Indian Army Updates

Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2021

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

3rd February

Government Budgets

Economy needs much more than what Budget 2021 offers

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Government Budgeting

Government Budgets

The Budget bids goodbye to fiscal orthodoxy

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Government Budgeting

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka pushes India out of Colombo Terminal Project

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

Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports

India Justice Report, 2020

| Polity | Mains Paper 2: Executive & Judiciary

Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.

Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) to revive urban water bodies

Schemes | Governance | Mains Paper 1: Urbanization, Their Problems & Remedies

Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities

[pib] Centenary of ‘Chauri Chaura’ Incident

Prelims Only | | Mains Paper 1: Modern Indian History

Wetland Conservation

[pib] India gets its first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management

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