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18th April

RBI Notifications

Time for govt, RBI to rethink bank architecture

| | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

A virus, social democracy, and dividends for Kerala

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters,GS2-13.Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.,NGO, SHG & Civil Society

Anti Defection Law

Institutional fixes and the need for ethical politics

op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: GS2-01. Indian Constitution-Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure of Constitution,Parliament & State Legislatures

Coronavirus – Economic Issues

How the RBI is handling ‘The Great Lockdown’?

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

RBI Notifications

OBICUS Survey by RBI

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.

[pib] Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.

[pib] “Kisan Rath” mobile app to facilitate transportation of farm produce

PIB | Agriculture | Mains Paper 3: GS3-06.Storage, transport and marketing of Agricultural produce and issues and related constraints

17th April

Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology

Virus outbreak can potentially spur the next quantum leap for computing

| Science and Technology | Mains Paper 3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

What nation can learn from Kerala in the fight against Covid-19?

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: GS2-13.Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Insolvency code should be suspended for six months to help companies recover

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

Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures

What is Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)?

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: GS2-13.Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences

Anastomosis surgery for re-implantation

Prelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains Paper 3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

Species in news: Trimeresurus Salazar

Species | Environment | Mains Paper 3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology

[pib] Plasmonic Semiconductor Nanomaterials

PIB | Science and Technology | Mains Paper 3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

16th April

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Can the insolvency code handle the aftermath of the corona crisis?

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

China manipulates the WHO, India needs to be cautious

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: GS2-19.Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.,GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

Partnership with the private sector in a fight against Covid-19

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: GS2-13.Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

The WHO balance sheet

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc

TRAI wants set top boxes to be made interoperable

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

[pib] Amendment to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006

PIB | Environment | Mains Paper 3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Indian Navy Updates

What are MK 54 torpedoes, AGM-84L Harpoon missiles that US has cleared for sale to India?

Prelims Only | Internal Security | Mains Paper 3: GS3-24. Various Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate.

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