Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level:  ‘Race to Zero’ campaign, Carbon offset
Mains level: Not Much
Type: IOCR
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Contention over South China Sea
What is the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)
Mains level: VFA and its significance for the US
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2020 report by World Bank
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GER
Mains level: Not Much
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Moody’s downgrade India’s Ratings
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Signs of economic slowdown in the country
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
G-7
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G-20, G-7 members
Mains level: Significance of the these groups of counries and their say in global economy
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
In news: International Tea Day
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
India to chair ‘WHO Executive Board’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WHO
Mains level: Losing credibility of WHO in COVID-19 times
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Global Forest Resources Assessment, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Forest Resources Assessment
Mains level: Global afforrestation measures and its success
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
Global Energy Transition Index, 2020 and its highlights
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Energy Transition Index
Mains level: India's transition towards renewable energy
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Global Nutrition Report, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Nutrition Report, 2020
Mains level: State of Mother-Child health in India
Indian Ocean Power Competition
[pib] Mission SAGAR
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SAGAR Programme
Mains level: India's SAGAR policy of Indian Ocean Region
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
‘Lost at Home’ Report by UNICEF
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: The ‘Lost at Home’ Report
Mains level: Internal Migration and Displacement
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
Taiwan makes new push for inclusion in World Health Assembly
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: World Health Assembly , WHO
Mains level: China-Taiwan tussle
Ministry of External Affairs : Important Updates
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Virtual Summit
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Mains level: NAM, it's aims and objective, current role of NAM; India's past, present and future link to NAM
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
[pib] Petersberg Climate Dialogue
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Petersberg Climate Dialogue
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak and climate negotiaitions
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
‘Trends in World Military Expenditure’ Report, 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Highlights of the report
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2019
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Need for a global consensus on Terrorism
Global Geological And Climatic Events
New list of names of tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Naming of Tropical Cyclones
Mains level: Tropical Cyclones
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Highlights of the World Press Freedom Index, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Highlights of the report
Mains level: Freedom of Press
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
The WHO balance sheet
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WHO and its funding
Mains level: Fall of major global institutions amid COVID-19 outbreak
