Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Fiscal deficit and government budget
Mains level: Paper 3- Impact of pandemic on Indian economy
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Moving away from parliamentary scrutiny
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various committees and their roles.
Mains level: Paper 2- Role of parliamentary committees
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Environmentalism at the core
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sustainable Development
Mains level: Paper 3- Sustainable development
NGOs vs. GoI: The Conflicts and Scrutinies
Exploring the idea of Social Stock Exchange
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Social Stock Exchange
Mains level: Paper 2- Social Stock Exchange
RTI – CIC, RTI Backlog, etc.
Upholding transparency in governance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RTI
Mains level: Paper 2- RTI and issue of transparency
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Issues with E-learning in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Online education and issues with it
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Putting farmers first
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Agri bills related to agri markets and contract farming
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia
Difficulties faced by India and Russia in following convergent policies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indra exercise
Mains level: Paper 2-India-Russia relations
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Understanding the opposition of farmers to agriculture Bills
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Issues with the agriculture bill
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
On the GST issue, the Centre must lead
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GST Council, GST compensation etc.
Mains level: Paper 3- GST compensation issue
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Afghanistan
Role for India in Afghan peace push
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Afghan peace process and India's role
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Power, problems and potential of federalism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Seventh Schedule
Mains level: Paper 2- Federal system
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
India must reject the inequitable climate proposal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Paris Agreement
Mains level: Paper 3- Paris Agreement and India's progress on climate action
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Our larger China picture
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- India-China relations
Languages and Eighth Schedule
Nationalism and the crisis of federalism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reorganisation of States
Mains level: Paper 2- Federalism in India
Important Judgements In News
Understanding the significance of Kesavananda Bharati case
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Basic Structure doctrine
Mains level: Paper 2- Basic Structure and essential feature doctrine
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Urban unemployment in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Issue of employment in India
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Crisis in education in rural India and NEP
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2-National Education Policy
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
India needs to change the framework of non-involvement
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Peace in the Middle East
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Parliamentary oversight and cancellation of question hour
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Question hour and zero hour comparison
Mains level: Paper 2- Question hour and its significance
