Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ethanol
Mains level: Ethanol production from sugarcane
Archives: News
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
SC affirms “Group of Companies’ Doctrine
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Group of Companies Doctrine
Mains level: NA
The Crisis In The Middle East
Article 99 of the UN Charter
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 99
Mains level: Read the attached story
J&K – The issues around the state
Story of Kashmir’s Accession to India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Post-independent reorganization
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Google unveils ‘Gemini AI Model’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Google Gemini
Mains level: Recent breakthrough in AI
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
Global Cooling Pledge at COP28Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Global Cooling Pledge
Mains level: NA
Judicial Reforms
Supreme Court makes video on Kesavananda Bharati Verdict
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kesavananda Bharati Verdict (1973), Basic Structure
Mains level: Read the attached story
Sugar Industry – FRP, SAP, Rangarajan Committee, EBP, MIEQ, etc.
Centre’s Ethanol Policy Shift: Impact on Sugar and Ethanol Industries
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme
Mains level: Read the attached story
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Problematising periodisation in history
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: history to be a continual process rather than an aggregate of disparate tranches
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Derek O’Brien writes: Let’s bring laughter back to Parliament
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: positive impact of humor in parliamentary debates, emphasizing recent instances of wit in economic discussions
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
India’s growing neighbourhood dilemmas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: focus on reducing anti-India sentiments
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Garba makes it to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Garba, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)
Mains level: Not Much
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
[pib] Panchayat Development Index (PDI)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Panchayat Development Index (PDI)
Mains level: Not Much
Coal and Mining Sector
Strategic Auction of Critical Mineral Blocks Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Critical Minerals, Types of Licences
Mains level: Read the attached story
Civil Services Reforms
SC approves extension of Delhi Chief Secretary: Why governments keep their favourite bureaucrats
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Chief Secretary
Mains level: balance between administrative decisions and judicial scrutiny
Biofuel Policy
To venture or not to venture: Emerging compressed biogas sector lucrative for enterpreneurs but present dilemmas
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Compressed Biogas (CBG)
Mains level: capacity-building initiatives in the CBG sector
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Finally, a plus-size beauty at Miss Universe
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: beauty queens who face body-shaming and criticism
Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
C Raja Mohan writes: Why India cannot afford to repeat its nuclear weapons mistakes with AI
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Mains level: nuclear and AI revolutions and the shared challenges in governance, geopolitical dynamics
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Doubled-humped Camels
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Double-Humped Camels
Mains level: NA
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
INC-3: Global Efforts to Combat Plastic Pollution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: INC-3
Mains level: Global consesnsu on curbing Plastic Pollution
