Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agarwood
Month: July 2024
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Himachal witnesses gradual snowfall pattern shift Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Shift in snowfall patterns in Himachal, Rivers and glaciers located
President appoints six new Governors Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Appointment of Governors
Tax Reforms
What is Indexation in calculating LTCG tax?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indexation, Capital Gains Tax Regime.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Why AI’s present and future bring some serious environmental concerns?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Legislation related to AI
Mains level: Why Emissions are higher due to data centres?
Foreign Policy Watch: The BCIM Corridor
A new push in the Bay of BengalÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About BIMSTEC
Mains level: Importance of Strengthening Eastern Ties
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
How oil spills impact the environment? Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Location of Manila Bay
Mains level: Impact of oil spill on environment
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
With uncertainty across the Atlantic, Europe worries about its own security   Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About NATO
Mains level: Security Issues with European Countries and US Support
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
High Court Judges’ Appointment under process: Centre
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Collegium System
Paris Olympics: All You Need to Know
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Paris Olympics
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Assam’s Charaideo Moidam included in UNESCO World Heritage List
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Charaideo Moidam, UNESCO World Heritages
Coal and Mining Sector
States have the unlimited right to tax mineral-rich lands  Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 1957 (MMDR Act);
Mains level: Design of power between Union and state;
Coal and Mining Sector
India’s illegal coal mining problem   Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Legal Frameworks Governing Coal Mining;
Mains level: Factors Contribute to the Persistence of Illegal Coal Mining;
Why is there a move to split the Bengaluru municipal corporation into smaller bodies with a 3-tier structure? Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Constitutional provisions related to Municipality ;
Mains level: Functions and challenges of Municipality,
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
The panel will look into issues stalling Bill, NE tribal councils told  Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Tribal Autonomous Councils;
Mains level: Controversy over the 125th Amendment Bill;
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
NASA’s Cassini-Huygens Mission
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cassini-Huygens Mission, Titan
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
What is the Hema Commission Report?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Hema Commission Report on Women Safety
OBOR Initiative
Niger struggles with Security, Economic Crises
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Niger, Niger Benin Export Pipeline
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Nepal
Parliamentary Democracy: A Comparison between Nepal and India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Comparison of Indian Constitution
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
Why SC couldn’t agree on the environmental release of GM mustard?Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About GM Mustard Crop
Mains level: Significance of GM crops
