Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reverse Vaccinology
Mains level: Coronovirus and the hunt for its vaccine
Month: April 2020
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
 Indian Debt market, that never was
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Asset-to-liability mismatch, Types of debt markets, Priority sector lending certificates, roll-over etc.
Mains level: Paper 3- What is the importance of debt market for the economy of a country? What are the factor responsible for the shallowness of the India's debt market?
FDI in Indian economy
The deal raises several concerns for privacy, net-neutrality and consumer welfare
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 10 % condition for FDI.
Mains level: Paper 3-What are the implications of two dominant players in IT and telecom respectively coming together for data privacy and net neutrality?
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Don’t waste the oil crisis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WTO benchmark, Brent crude.
Mains level: Paper 3- What are the implications of oil price fluctuations for Indian economy?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Why US’s offer of financial aid to Greenland has angered Denmark?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Greenland and its geographical features
Mains level: Neo-imperialism and its re-emergence
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
What is Operation Twist?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Operation Twist, OMOs
Mains level: Operation Twist
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BSL ratings
Mains level: Not Much
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
[pib] Super-luminous Supernova SN 2010kd
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Supernovae
Mains level: Not Much
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
[pib] ‘NanoBlitz 3D’ tool to map properties of nano-materials
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Â NanoBlitz 3D
Mains level: NA
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Festivals in news: Ambubachi Mela
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ambubachi Mela
Mains level: NA
FDI in Indian economy
Recent amendments to FDI policy – a boon or a bane?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Routes of FDI, External commercial borrowing etc.
Mains level: Paper 3- What are the factors responsible for declining FDI in India? Discuss the changes made in FDI policy amid covid pandemic.
Judicial Reforms
Issue of post-retirement appointments of the judges.
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various article to ensure the independence of judiciary.
Mains level: Paper 2- Do you agree with the view that post-retirement appointment of the judges undermine the confidence in judiciary? Give suggestions to deal with the problem.
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Restarting the coronavirus-hit economy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reproduction number-with respect to pandemic.
Mains level: Paper 3- What was the extent of damage caused by the Covid-19 to the India economy?
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
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
[pib] Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates and its fixation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NBS schemes
Mains level: NBS scheme and its benefits
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
[pib] VidyaDaan 2.0 Programme for e-learning content contributions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: VidyaDaan initiative
Mains level: Various e-learning initiaitves
Horticulture, Floriculture, Commercial crops, Bamboo Production – MIDH, NFSM-CC, etc.
[pib] Species in news:Â Anthurium
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Anthurium
Mains level: NA
Earth Overshoot
Earth Day 2020 and its significance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Earth Day
Mains level: NA
Indian Ocean Power Competition
Significance of Indian Ocean Commission for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IOC and its member countries.
Mains level: Paper 2- How increasing cooperation with IOC could help India in its vision enshrined in SAGAR?
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Fiscal empowerment of States
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ways and means advances, limit on the states for borrowing.
Mains level: Paper 3- Discuss the ways to ensure that the States do not face lack of resource in fight against Covid-19?
