Current Affairs Strategy to Reading, Understanding, and Making Notes.
ENVIRONMENT
Themes
What to READ, UNDERSTAND
and NOTE DOWN.
National, International Body/ Organisation/ Fund/ Conference/ Protocol/ Committee/ Mission/ Alliance
Purpose, Aim, What it does, at which level.
Origin, founded by, result of, works under, Power from.
HQ
Members, India?
Agreements, Regulation, Goals, Mission.
Issue it addresses, Unique concepts.
Legal Implications, Mandatory or not and its effect.
Committees and related authorities
Efforts, Initiatives and Programs
Origin, founded by, result of, works under, Power from.
HQ
Members, India?
Agreements, Regulation, Goals, Mission.
Issue it addresses, Unique concepts.
Legal Implications, Mandatory or not and its effect.
Committees and related authorities
Efforts, Initiatives and Programs
National Parks/ Animal/ Reserve/ Biosphere Reserve/ Wild Life/ Sanctuary
Location/Zone.
Climate
Animal
Vegetation
Largest/Smallest types designations
Animal/ Plant/ Living Organism
Where are they Found? Naturally/Endemic etc.
Protected Under which act, mission, effort?
Basic feature/ Quality (looks and ability).
State and National (bird, butterfly, animal, plant, flower etc).
Conservation measures.
Uses and Importance.
Techinques
Basic how it works.
Advantages
Application
Pollution
Rules
Sources (Uses, Alternatives)
Terms
Solution, Processes, Techniques, Practice.
Impact
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Themes
What to READ, UNDERSTAND
and NOTE DOWN
Mineral/Material/Element
1.What is it?
2.Where is it found?
3.Uses.
4.Who can extract? Regulations.
5.Products.
6.Rarity
Terms/Concepts
1.What is it?
2.Basic understanding.
Technologies
1.Uses, Applications.
2.Limitations
3.Basic concept, how it works?
4.Future scope, Changes from
past.
Disease
1.Source, Transmission
2.Region affected
3.Solution/ treatment
Defence
1.What is it?
2.What it does?
3.Who made it?
Programme/ Project/ Initiative/ Experiment/ Reseach
1.Who?
2.What?
3.How does it help?
Economy & Schemes
Themes
What to READ, UNDERSTAND
and NOTE DOWN.
National International Organisation/ Boards/ Funds/ Grouping
Origin
Head, Authority.
What it does?
Report, Committee, Index
Tools, Schemes, Programs, Strategy, Facility etc.
Regulation, Consequences etc.
Concepts
Trade.
Regulation.
Banking.
Data management.
Survey/ Data
Land
Energy oil, coal etc.
Agriculture commodity (food to fertilizer) Infrastructure Materials (cement, steel etc.)
Scheme/ Program/ Initiative Acts
Launched by
Purpose
Beneficiary
Labour, employees, women and weaker section
IR, Places in News
What to READ, UNDERSTAND
and NOTE DOWN.
National Bodies/ Agency/ Council
Statutory/constitutional/non constitutional/extra constitutional/Company
Ministry
HQ
Purpose, Aim, Mission.
Executing Authority , Chairman, members etc
International Organisation/ Forum/ Agency/ Treaty/ Agreement/ Declaration
Origin
Purpose, aim
Members, India Member?
Tools, Terms, Mechanisms, Facility
Report, Declaration, Index with Indicators
Efforts, Initiative
Legality, mandatory or not.
Global Issues
Country, Region.
Basic understanding.
Major Awards
Why? And Who?
Places in News
What is it? (lake, Glacier, region, reservoir, etc)
Country/State/Region.
Hills, Peaks, Mountains
River, Lakes, Glaciers, Reservoir etc.
Community, Tribe etc.
Borders
Credit: UPSC CSE Toppers