Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Emissions from Fashion Industry
Month: February 2024
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Too many IITs, unrealistic expectations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IITs and other premier institutions
Mains level: Read the attached story
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
British-era Act invoked to Block Internet in Punjab
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Various laws, judgments mentioned
Mains level: Internet Shut-downs
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
From Europe to India, why are Farmers angry?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Farmers Protests, Key demands
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) COP14 begins in Uzbekistan
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS)
Mains level: NA
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Horseshoe Crab: Living Fossils of the Sea
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Horseshoe Crab and its conservation
Mains level: NA
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Hastsal Minaret: The Mini Qutub Minar
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Hastsal Minaret, its history, architecture
Mains level: NA
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Invasive Species: Â Cuscuta Dodder
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cuscuta Dodder
Mains level: NA
Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.
Launch of PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, 300 Units Cap
Mains level: Solar Energy Transition
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
#AccessibleIndia: Can Mughal History Inspire Modern Inclusion?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Fatehpur Sikri
Mains level: Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPWD)
Governor vs. State
Rescuing grace from disgrace
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: President and governor speeches
Mains level: the tradition of presidential and gubernatorial addresses to Parliament and Legislative Assemblies in India
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
A demand that could hamper gender equality
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report
Mains level: debate surrounding paid menstrual leave
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Thanthai Periyar Sanctuary Notification: Implications for Forest Communities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Forest Rights Act, 2006 and its key provisions; Forest Villages
Mains level: Read the attached story
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Governor’s Address: Insights from R. Venkataraman’s Perspective
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: President's/Governor's Address
Mains level: Significance of the address
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
In news: Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah’s Tomb
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and his contemporaries
Mains level: NA
Aadhaar Card Issues
APAAR: One Nation, One Student ID Initiative Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: APAAR, One Nation, One Student ID
Mains level: Read the attached storyapaar
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Untapped Potential of Stem Cells in Menstrual Blood
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Endometrial Stem Cells
Mains level: Not Much
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
C Raja Mohan writes: In closer ties with the Gulf, a significant win for Indian diplomacy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India's evolving relations with the Gulf
Innovation Ecosystem in India
The wrong cooks spoiling the scientific broth
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: a shift in the approach of Indian scientists towards addressing real-life problems
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Why India needs deep industrialisation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Disguised unemployment
Mains level: India's economic stagnation, particularly in terms of industrialization and employment generation,
