Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Smart City Index
Mains level: Success of the Smart City Mission
Type: IOCR
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Indian Ocean Power Competition
India joins Djibouti Code of Conduct
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Agreement
Mains level: Maritime Security of India
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
India becomes a member of UN Commission on Status of Women
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UN Commission on Status of Women, ECOSOC
Mains level: Not Much
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Global Biodiversity Outlook-5 Report
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Biodiversity Outlook, CBD
Mains level: Biodiversity and its governance
International Criminal Court (ICC)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: International Criminal Court
Mains level: Not Much
Innovation Ecosystem in India
[pib] Global Innovation Index 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Innovation Index
Mains level: Innovation ecosystem in India
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Japan
Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SCRI
Mains level: Global trade tensions with China and its repercussions
Human Rights Issues
UN’s guidelines on Access to Social Justice for People with Disabilities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Rights of PWDs
BRICS Summits
BRICS Innovation Base for 5G and AI Technology
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BRICS, AI
Mains level: 5G Technology and the Huawei issue
Air Pollution
[pib] Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NDC, TIA
Mains level: India's NDC
Micro-plastic Pollution in Atlantic Ocean
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Microplastics
Mains level: Threats of microplastic pollution
Digital India Initiatives
Digital Quality of Life Index, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Digital Quality of Life Index
Mains level: Digital divide in India
Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.
One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG) Initiative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: OSOWOG Initiative
Mains level: Global collaboration for Solar Energy
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
In news: Loya Jirga
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Loya Jirga
Mains level: Taliban
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Back in news: Indus Water Treaty (IWT)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indus River Systems
Mains level: Indus Water Treaty and its significance
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Back in news: Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FATF
Mains level: Money laundering and terror financing
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UNFAO
Mains level: Assurance of Food Security
Human Rights Issues
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Commonwealth of Nations
Mains level: Abolition of modern slavery
Human Rights Issues
Protesting is a fundamental right: UN
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UNCAT, ICCPR, Art. 21
Mains level: Right to peaceful assembly
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GFRA
Mains level: Forest conservation in India
