Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: How much of India consumes liquor?
Mains level: Impact of liquor consumption over society
Month: August 2024
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
J&K – The issues around the state
[pib] PM marks 5 years of abrogation of Articles 370 and 35(A)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Articles 370 and 35(A)
Coastal Zones Management and Regulations
[pib] National Coastal Mission Scheme (NCM)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Coastal Mission Scheme (NCM)
Wetland Conservation
[pib] Bhoj Wetland
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bhoj Wetland
Tourism Sector
[pib] Adopt a Heritage Scheme 2.0Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Adopt a Heritage Scheme 2.0
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Balancing competition and sustainability for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)
Mains level: Key Features of the BRSR Framework
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Why did courts revisit bar on sub-quotas?    Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Why did the Supreme Court Overrule a Five-Judge Decision of 2004 related to the subcategorisation of SC?
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Underwater mapping reveals insights into melting of ice shelves   Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About the Dotson Ice Shelf (DIS) in the Amundsen Sea
Mains level: Reasons behind ocean warming
Government Budgets
What do Scientists make of the Budget?    Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Concerns about the sidelining of basic research and stagnation in research funding
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Kerala requests Centre to declare Wayanad landslide as a – ‘National Disaster’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Declaring a National Disaster
Indian Navy Updates
[pib] INS SHALKIÂ Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: INS SHALKI
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
What is ‘PrecivityAD2’ the new Alzheimer’s Blood Test?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), PrecivityAD2 Test
Corporate Social Responsibility: Issues & Development
[pib] CIL ASHIS Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CIL ASHIS Scheme; CSR Initiatives
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
An unstated shift in Modi’s economic direction            Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Employment Linked Incentives (ELI)
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
 Why the Odisha government will plant palm trees to combat lightning strikes         Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Lightning strikes in India
Mains level: NDMA Guidelines for Lightning
Civil Services Reforms
Elephant in Civil Servant’s room          Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: The idea of Constitutional Democracy
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Centre reissues draft notification on ecosensitive areas in Western Ghats         Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs)
Mains level: Reason behind the designation of Western Ghat as an ESA
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
[pib] Update on Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Features of the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
[pib] Schemes implemented by the WCD Ministry clubbed into 3 Verticals
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Schemes mentioned in the newscard
Mains level: NA
Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.
[pib] Approval of Major Port at Vadhavan, Maharashtra
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Vadhavan Port
