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
India’s ‘steel frame’ does need a check
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues in Indian Bureaucracy; ARC Reports;
Right To Privacy
In today’s India, can the Constitution protect individual dignity?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Constitution of India; Individual liberty and dignity;
Skilling India – Skill India Mission,PMKVY, NSDC, etc.
Envisioning India as a global skill supplier
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Schemes related to skill development;
Mains level: Issues related to skill development;
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Looking at 2025, The Economy: Some positives, some concerns
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indian economy;
Indic ideas can contribute to good governance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Ethical Governance;
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
What are India’s plans for a quantum satellite?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Quantum Mission;
Mains level: Significance and challenges of National Quantum Mission;
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Union Minister Releases India State of Forest Report, 2023
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Forest Cover in India;
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
On Kisan Diwas: Why terms of trade have improved more for farm workers than farmers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to agricultural labour;
India, Kuwait lift ties to ‘strategic partnership’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India-Kuwait relation ;
Crimes against humanity and an obtuse Indian stance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Crimes Against Humanity;
The political crisis in South Korea
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India-South Korea relation;
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
Making affordable generics more reliable
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to health care sector;
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
Strengthening the roots of an agri-carbon market
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Carbon Market;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka
India and Sri Lanka need to go beyond the stated positions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India Sri Lanka Relations;
OBOR Initiative
China is the world’s largest debt collector
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Regional geo-politics in Asia and western countries; China's 'Debt Trap Policy;
Gold Monetisation Scheme
Why the government could discontinue the sovereign gold scheme?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to gold;
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
India’s wage challenge has shifted from chronic to immediate
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges related to employment;
Railway Reforms
The hidden cost of greenwashing the Indian Railways
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to the electrification of transport;
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
Green hydrogen and the financing challenge
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Significance and issues related to hydrogen;
