Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Decline in women's work participation rate and possible causes of it.
Month: March 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Iran’s Nuclear Program & Western Sanctions
A crisis-hit Iran at the crossroads
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Growing difficulties for Iran amid sanctions and cooperation with China and Pakistan, and implications for India.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
From virtual conferencing to real leadership
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Need to revive the SAARC to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Speaker vs Governor Tussle
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Discretionary powers of Governor
Mains level: Speaker vs Governor Tussle
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Short Selling of Stocks
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Short selling of stocks
Mains level: Stock prices volatility: Various causative factors
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Epidemics that have hit India since 1900
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various diseases mentioned and their vaccines
Mains level: Epidemics and their containment
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
What is Herd Immunity?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Herd Immunity
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak and its mitigation
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
[pib] Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0
Mains level: Various initiaitves for rural transformation
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
[pib] Employees’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme, 2020
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: EPS Scheme
Mains level: Scope and benefits of EPS
Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges
India can use Yes Bank debacle to chase China in Crypto
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Is cryptocurrency solution to bad governance in the banking system in India?
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Growth and the farmer
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 3- Role of agri-growth in inclusive growth and reforms in PDS.
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Smart-locking India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Strategies to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Explained: Notified Disaster
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SDRF/NDRF
Mains level: Coronovirus outbreak and its mitigation
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
What is an ‘Essential Commodity’?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Essential commodities
Mains level: Regulation of essential commodities
Tax Reforms
Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Excise duty
Mains level: Changes in taxation after GST regime
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Earth’s spin has slowed over time
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Torreites sanchezi, Leap Year
Mains level: Evolution in the spin of earth and various factors affecting it
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Role of Glucose in Regulating Liver Functions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SIRT1
Mains level: NA
Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.
Ro-Pax Ferry Service
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ro-Pax Ferry
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
The ambit and the limits of ‘diaspora diplomacy’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much.
Mains level: Paper 2- Indian diaspora and limits on its ability to influence.
Tuberculosis Elimination Strategy
A tale of two bugs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Paper2- India has shown that it has political will, technical capacity and financial resource to control the infectious diseases it need to marshal these resou.rce to eradicate TB
