What is PIB?

The Press Information Bureau, also known as PIB is the nodal agency disseminating news from the Government of India to the media. Set up in 1919, it has grown into a large agency with more than forty offices all over the country. Its press releases give information to electronic, print and news media on the following topics:

• Government Planning
• Government Policies
• Programme Initiatives
• Achievements of the Government

Importance of PIB for UPSC Civil Service Exam

• Current Affairs for UPSC CSE Preparation can be extracted from multiple sources. The most reliable sources of daily news updates are usually the official sources of the government. Following PIB releases are very important for UPSC CSE preparation as most of the current affairs topics related to the exam are available in the PIB releases.
• Given the volume of news that PIB releases every day, GS SCORE releases the best of PIB Fortnightly Summary & Analysisas a part of the Free Study Material for UPSC CSE, summarising the exam-related news to help the UPSC aspirants stay up to date on Current Affairs for the UPSC CSE. This helps the UPSC CSE aspirants understand the context of every news item and its relevance in the exam. 

Benefits of taking information from GS SCORE PIB Fortnightly Updates:

• Authentic and verified information.
• Relevant for the Current Affairs section of the UPSC Civil Services Exam.
• All the important schemes of the government are covered from the perspective of the examination.
• Additional information on PIB articles in-boxes is provided wherever necessary which are very important for Prelims and Mains exams.

PIB Summary & Analysis Compilation 1^st – 15^th July 2020

• The GS SCORE PIB Summary & Analysis compilation from 1^st – 15^th July 2020 covers all the important articles relevant from the UPSC Civil Service Examination 2020. It covers issues such as:
  
  

  Topic	Title
  Science & Technology	Li increase in the Universe
  	Accelerate Vigyan
  Environment	Sankalp Parva Rewa Solar Project Tiger Census Green Railways
  Polity & Governance	Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana Case Study Based on Community Health Workers Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) Project Aids to Navigation Bill 2020 Hydrogen Propelled Vehicles
  Disaster Management	Operation Samudra Setu
  Art & Culture	Dhamma Chakra Day celebrations Mongolian Kanjur Manuscripts
  Economy	Agreement for Emergency Response Programme Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping (ASEEM)
  Geography	Magnetic Mineralogy