Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Natural Farming;
Mains level: Significance of Natural Farming; National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF);
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
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
From a republic to a republic of unequals
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges related to Egalitarian Social Order;
Uniform Civil Code: Triple Talaq debate, Polygamy issue, etc.
Feminist ideology in India’s constitutional discourse
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Constitutional Principles and Morality;
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Legal issues in Sambhal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Population Issues; Religious challenges in India; Places of Worship Act, 1991;
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
How should India tackle diabetes load?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Health Issues; Challenges faced by society due to NCDs;
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
Crimes against humanity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Global Conventions on War Crimes;
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Why the world needs a Global Plastic Treaty?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Pollution; Plastic waste;
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
What is Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, launched at Brazil G20?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Poverty and Hunger;
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Democratising AI needs a radically different approach
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges related to AI;
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
A bilateral investment treaty with a ‘bit’ of change
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India-UAE relations;
Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.
The SECI solar bid at the centre of Gautam Adani’s US indictment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to the energy sector;
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Why India’s trade deficit is not necessarily a weakness?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Balance of Payment;
Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
Should packaged food content be labelled?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Should packaged food content be labelled?
Air Pollution
Is Delhi’s AQI 500 or 1500?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Air Pollution; Climate Change; Urbanization and it’s Challenges;
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
How India could counter the CBAM?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of EU’s CBAM policy;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Is imposing tariffs on Chinese imports a good idea?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Trade and ties; USA-China Trade war;
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
A thousand days of Ukrainian resilience
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of Russia-Ukraine war;
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
Telangana’s new EV policy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Electric Vehicle policy;
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
CAG flags 42% resource-expenditure gap, 37% staff vacancy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Infrastructure issues related to Urban Local Bodies;
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
COP-29 discussions flagging, no progress made on issues critical to developing countries: India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Climate Change;
