Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
 [op-ed snap] Don’t be deterred by the ‘crowding out’ effect of the fisc
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- The crowding out effect, effects of the Government borrowing on various variables.
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
[op-ed snap] A road map for robust trade ties
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Bilateral trade opportunity with Australia and area of cooperation in Technology and innovation
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
[op-ed of the day] The many problems of delayed data
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Delays in NCRB data release, Increasing crime reporting, role played by the media.
WTO and India
 [op-ed snap] How to protect trade in a tug of war between nations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Cause of the emergence of trade disputes and how can emerging economies negotiate the deals
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
[op-ed snap] Examining the slowdown
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Reasons for the slowdown in the Indian economy, declining household saving, consumption driven growth.
Disinvestment in India
[op-ed of the day]Â Strategic disinvestment does not deserve the criticism it gets
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Pros and cons of strategic disinvestment.
Government Budgets
[op-ed snap] The stress in state finances
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Effects of low growth rate on the State's finances.
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
[op-ed snap] Here’s looking at you
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Facial recognition technique and issues associated with it.
Issues related to Economic growth
 [op-ed of the day] The convergence of rich nations with the rest has gone off track
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Globalisation-Convergence of the rich and the poor economies- hopes and the reality.
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[op-ed snap] The hype over hypersonics
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Avangard-HGV
Mains level: Paper 3- Hypersonic Glide Vehicle, whether India go for developing it- and challenges to Indian security.
[op-ed of snap] The four phases of constitutional interpretation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Evolutionary phases through which the interpretation of Constitution by judiciary passed.
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
[op-ed of the day] Food for Expediency
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- PDS and issue of excess food stock with FCI.
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[op-ed snap] Frame rules to govern how devices identify us
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Face recognition technique, its uses and related issue.
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
[op-ed snap] It’s not yet Howdy, Modi!
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- India-US ties, what are the issues that introduces friction in the ties between the two.
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[op-ed of the day] Lady Gaganaut
Note4Students
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Prelims level: Skybot F-850: Robot sent by Russia to dock with the International Space Station.
Mains level: Paper 3-Vyommitra, India's human spaceflight in 2022.
BRICS Summits
[op-ed snap] As India prepares to honour Bolsonaro
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- BRICS- challenges and areas of cooperation.
Government Budgets
[op-ed snap] Budgeting for jobs, skilling and economic revival
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 3- Suggestions for revival of the Indian economy, unemployment in rural and urban areas and ways to increase it by investing in various sectors.
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
[op-ed of the day] The flawed spin to India’s cotton story
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Introduction of Bt cotton, and various cropping patterns
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
[op-ed snap] Think climate change action, act glocal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3-Climate change and India's SAPCCs. India acting at state level.
