Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indian Ocean Conference (IOC)
Mains level: Not Much
Type: IOCR
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Covid is no longer an Emergency: what changes?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Health Emergency
Mains level: Pandemic recovery
Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
What is the Washington Declaration?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Washington Declaration, NPT
Mains level: US nuclear establishments near China
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
EU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: AI
Mains level: Regulation of AI
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
India drops 11 places to rank 161 in World Press Freedom Index
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: World Press Freedom Index
Mains level: Freedom of press in India and global propaganda
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
US seeks sanctions on Indian agencies over Religious Freedom Violations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: USCIRF Report
Mains level: Threats to India's secular fabric
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) Initiative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PRET Initiaitve
Mains level: Not Much
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
India’s population to edge ahead of China’s by mid-2023: UN
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Freedom of speech and reasonable restrictions
Mains level: Global population trends
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
India signs MoU with World Food Programme for sending wheat to Afghanistan
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: World Food Program
Mains level: India's assistance to Afghanistan
Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.
International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Program
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IASA Program
Mains level: Not Much
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
What do OPEC+ production cuts mean for India?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: OPEC+
Mains level: Crude oil price dynamics
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
What is UN Democracy Fund?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UNDEF
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
India elected to UN Statistical Body
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UN Statistical Commission
Mains level: Not Much
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
UN Water Conference and Key Takeaways
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UN Water Conference
Mains level: Water conservation efforts
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
UN allows Deep Sea Mining operations from July
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Deep Sea Mining
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Saudi Arabia set to become SCO member
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SCO
Mains level: Expansion of SCO, Saudi distancing itself from West
WTO and India
India’s WTO Challenge on MSP Programs for Food Grain
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WTO subsdies, Bali Peace Clause
Mains level: India-WTO row over agricultural subsidies
International Monetary Fund,World Bank,AIIB, ADB and India
Understanding IMF Bailouts and their drawbacks
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IMF bailout mechanism
Mains level: Read the attached story
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
What is the Interpol, and what is a Red Notice?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Interpol, Red Notices
Mains level: UAPA issues
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various vienna conventions
Mains level: Not Much
