Type: Explained
These Newscards correspond to the explained section of various newspapers. They become immensely important for both prelims and mains and special attention needs to be paid to them
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
How the police view custodial torture in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to Police investigation;
Judicial Reforms
Only 12% of HC judges disclosed assets, data show
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to judiciary;
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Health-related issues;
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Parliament passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 as Rajya Sabha grants approval
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Major key Amendments;
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
A people still waiting to move out of the margins
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Gender issues;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
India holds fire as Trump announces tariffs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India-US Relations;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
Bangladesh events, a reflection of South Asia’s minorities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Minority in South East Asia;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
China-India ties across the past and into the future
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India-China relation;
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
India’s educational transformation — the true pictureÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Indian Education System;
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Among Ministries, Home Affairs ‘dropped’ most assurances
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Assurances in Parliament;
Electoral Reforms In India
Delimitation: Thinking beyond Population Count
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related delimitation;
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Pre-NJAC Verdict
An IJS is an idea whose time has come
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to the judiciary;
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Gender gap in household chores persists in urban India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to women;
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Supreme Court relief to Pratapgarhi: Can’t be so shaky on our basics over a poem or stand-up comedy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Fundamental Right;
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
India’s geopolitical vision should be larger
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Geopolitical situation of India;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
[28th March 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: U.S. defence ties — India needs to keep its eyes open
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
Should the free movement regime between India and Myanmar remain?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to border security;
Social Media: Prospect and Challenges
SAHYOG must adhere to the safeguards and procedures in Section 69A of IT Act
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Regulation of online content;
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
The CBSE’s ‘two-exam scheme’ overcomplicates things
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Indian education system;
