Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Wheat cultivation in India
Mains level: Public procurement of wheat
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Is La Nina a fair weather friend of our country?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: El-Nino, La-Nina
Mains level: ENSO impact on Indian Monsson
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Rakhigarhi skeletons’ DNA samples sent for analysis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indus valley civilization and its decline
Mains level: Not Much
Death Penalty Abolition Debate
A new track for capital punishment jurisprudence
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rarest of rare case
Mains level: Paper 2- Capital punishment jurisprudence
Delhi Full Statehood Issue
Centre-Delhi Row heads to Constitution Bench
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 239AA, Consititution Bench
Mains level: Centre vs. Delhi Govt
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Highlights of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5 Part: II
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NFHS and other survey mentioned
Mains level: Read the attached story
Irrigation In India – PMKSY, AIBP, Watershed Management, Neeranchan, etc.
What is Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)
Mains level: Paddy cultivation in India
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
ISRO’s goal for Venus Mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Shukrayan Mission
Mains level: Interplanetary missions
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
India must seize the trade opportunity opening now
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Non-tariff barriers
Mains level: Paper 3- Trade opportunities for India
Absence of Roe v Wade won’t just impact the US
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Right to privacy
Mains level: Paper 2- Abortion rights
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Let’s make GST a good and simple tax
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GST slabs
Mains level: Paper 3- Dealing with the shortcomings of GST
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
The challenge for Middle Powers like India, France and Germany
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Paper 2- Challenges for the middle powers
J&K – The issues around the state
Panel notifies new J&K Assembly Constituencies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Delimitation of constituencies
Mains level: Abrogation of Art. 370 and Ladakh
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
How India’s new VPN rules change the Status Quo?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: VPN, Cert-In
Mains level: Read the attached story
Monetary Policy Committee Notifications
Inflation control needs another model
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CPI and WPI
Mains level: Paper 3- Need for the review of inflation targeting model
RBI Notifications
With repo rate hike, RBI has done what’s necessary
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CRR
Mains level: Paper 3- Inflation targeting by the RBI
Death Penalty Abolition Debate
President has no role to play in Perarivalan’s plea: SC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pardoning Powers
Mains level: Pardoning Powers in India
Medical Education Governance in India
Tamil Nadu NEET Exemption Bill sent to Home Ministry
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NEET Quota row
Mains level: Read the attached story
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
GST Compensation dues
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GST Compensation
Mains level: Read the attached story
Monetary Policy Committee Notifications
RBI surprises with 40 bps rate increase in Repo Rate
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Repo Rate
Mains level: Inflation targetting by MPC
