Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Social Progress Index (SPI)
Mains level: Read the attached story
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Report
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CPJ Report
Mains level: Freedom of press
Indian Missile Program Updates
India test-fires Agni-V Ballistic Missile amid LAC heat
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agni Missiles
Mains level: LAC skirmishes
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
The silent revolution of “Nari Shakti”
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Women empowerment and Political Participation
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Capital Expenditure and Fiscal Consolidation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Basics of Budget
Mains level: Capital expenditure and fiscal consolidation
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
India’s experience under colonial rule: A study by Dylan Sullivan and Jason Hickel
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Census in colonial rule
Mains level: Impact of colonial rule
Direct Benefits Transfers
What is Public Financial Management System (PFMS)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PFMS, PAC
Mains level: Read the attached story
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
Draft cybersecurity strategy has been formulated: Centre
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: National cybersecurity strategy
Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.
What caused the great Indian Airport jam?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Airport traffic management
GI(Geographical Indicator) Tags
GI tag sought for Beypore Uru
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Beypore Uru, GI Tags in news
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
India-China clash: Why China has opened new front?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India china border areas
Mains level: Chinese Transgression, India's preparedness and challenges
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill and the Forests rights
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: WPA, FRA, CITES, etc.
Mains level: Issues with wildlife conservation , forests rights and criminalization laws
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Urban-rural manufacturing shift: A mixed bag
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Urban rural manufacturing shift, advantages and challenges
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
What is the Recusal of Judges?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Recusal of Judges
Mains level: Read the attached story
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Back in news: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: OIC
Mains level: Pakistani narrative for Kashmir
NPA Crisis
What is a Loan Write-Off?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Loan Write-Off
Mains level: NPAs
Nuclear Energy
US scientists announce breakthrough in Fusion Energy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Fusion Energy
Mains level: Clean energy developments
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
What is Base Editing?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Base Editing
Mains level: Not Much
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
In news: Geminids meteor shower
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Geminids meteoric shower
Mains level: Not Much
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is good for both countries
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: India: UK FTA and advantages for India
