Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Renaming of TN
Mains level: Post-independence consolidation
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Maghi Mela in Punjab
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Maghi Mela
Mains level: Read the attached story
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Village Defence Guards (VDG): A sense of security and confidence
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Village Defence Guards (VDGs)
Mains level: Terrorism, insurgency and Border security challenge
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Disasters at Himalayan Region (Uttarakhand)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Land Subsidence
Mains level: Reasons for disasters at Himalaya
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Uranium Contamination in Groundwater
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Uranium contamination, causes and effects
Mains level: Groundwater pollution
Government Budgets
Rise in government CAPEX pushes investments up by 53%
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Capital Expenditure
Mains level: Significance of Capex
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Hate speech a menace, buck stops at Centre: SC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Freedom of speech and reasonable restrictions
Mains level: Free speech vs. Hate speech
Tax Reforms
All Sikkimese women must be allowed to get IT relief: SC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Merger of Sikkim
Mains level: Read the attached story
Tourism Sector
PM flags off world’s longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ganga Vilas
Mains level: River tourism
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Digital Agriculture
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Digital technologies in Agriculture, value chain and sustainability challenge
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
India-Egypt Relations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: India-Egypt bilateral ties
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
Under Constitution, law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 141
Mains level: Doctrine of Precedence
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Notification of Minorities Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Religious and linguistic minorities
Mains level: Not Much
GI(Geographical Indicator) Tags
FSSAI sets standards for Basmati Rice
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Basmati Rice
Mains level: Not Much
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
1st-ever 3D map of Local Bubble’s magnetic fields
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Local Bubble
Mains level: Not Much
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
In news: Gangasagar Mela
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Gangasagar Festival
Mains level: Not Much
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Discretionary Haj Quota in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Haj Pilgrimage
Mains level: Promoting religious tourism
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Marine Plastic Waste Problem of India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Marine Plastic pollution
Mains level: Marine Plastic pollution, reasons and initiatives by Government
Indian Ocean Power Competition
Analyzing Multilateralism in Light of BIMSTEC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: BIMSTEC
Mains level: Read the attached story
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
Supreme Court’s ‘Basic Structure’ verdict set bad precedent: VP
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kesavanananda Bharati Case, NJAC
Mains level: Collegium system, NJAC
