Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Central Civil Service (CCS)
Mains level: necessity of academic freedom in fostering critical thinking for societal benefit
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
An anti-terror law and its interference with liberty
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UAPA
Mains level: anti-terror law
J&K – The issues around the state
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes on abrogation of Article 370 being upheld: Has SC established a dangerous precedent for federalism?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: Article 370's gradual attenuation since the 1960s
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
Patent exclusions — Madras High Court shows the way
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Patent regime
Mains level: bright-line rules to simplify decision-making in the Indian Patent Office
Tavleen Singh writes: Time to end reservations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: reservations issue
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Harvest the Odisha story to ensure food security
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
100 years on, remembering Maulana Azad’s words on Hindu-Muslim unity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 100 years since Azad's pivotal speech
Mains level: commitment to the values of unity
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
The future of healthcare is in our genes
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: gene and cell therapy
Mains level: gene and cell therapy
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Calibrating a strategy for India’s future growth
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Key Facts and Data, Incremental Capital-Output Ratio (ICOR)
Mains level: India's growth prospects amidst global challenges
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Protecting Basic Structure from judicial arbitrariness
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kesavananda Bharati Case
Mains level: Basic Structure
Human Rights Issues
The hypocrisy of Western democracy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: Israel’s “right to defend”
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka
Bridge this deficit between India and Sri Lanka
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement
Mains level: Sri Lanka's land connectivity with India for regional economic integration
RBI Notifications
3 reasons why the RBI has held interest rates steady
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
Mains level: RBI's use of measures like an incremental cash reserve ratio and open market sales to manage liquidity
Antibiotics Resistance
India’s alarming ‘fixed dose combination’ problem
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Mains level: safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical products
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Problematising periodisation in history
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: history to be a continual process rather than an aggregate of disparate tranches
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Derek O’Brien writes: Let’s bring laughter back to Parliament
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: positive impact of humor in parliamentary debates, emphasizing recent instances of wit in economic discussions
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
India’s growing neighbourhood dilemmas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: focus on reducing anti-India sentiments
Civil Services Reforms
SC approves extension of Delhi Chief Secretary: Why governments keep their favourite bureaucrats
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Chief Secretary
Mains level: balance between administrative decisions and judicial scrutiny
Biofuel Policy
To venture or not to venture: Emerging compressed biogas sector lucrative for enterpreneurs but present dilemmas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Compressed Biogas (CBG)
Mains level: capacity-building initiatives in the CBG sector
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Finally, a plus-size beauty at Miss Universe
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: beauty queens who face body-shaming and criticism
