Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to Infrastructure;
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
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
How remote sensing system LiDAR helped discover a lost Mayan city?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: LiDAR technology,
Mains level: Use of technology in infrastructure
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Why the goal to arrest global temperature rise to 1.5°C is unrealistic?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to Climate change;
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
How the United States’ electoral college works?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Presidential election of India and USA;
Judicial Pendency
Tackle the issue of adjournments, case pendency
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to case pendency;
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
SC ruling on child marriage: why it’s important to go beyond just punishment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Population Issues; Cultural issues in the Society; Child marriage;
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
Misuse of EPR legislation worsening India’s plastic problem, shows CSE report
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to EPR;
Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), International Monitoring System (IMS)
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
A collective effort towards peace in Myanmar
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Importance of Myanmar;
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Delimitation, women’s quota
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Women Reservation; Implication of reservation in politics;
Why India is at risk of becoming a ‘diminishing democracy’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Democracy and Challenges in India;
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Solar, a game changer in women’s empowermentÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Women Empowerment; Impact of solar energy production on society;
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
What challenges does India face in fertilizer imports?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India’s Imports and Exports; Impact of global crises on fertilizer;
Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations
India and Spain slam attacks on UN troops in Lebanon
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: United Nations; Role of UN peacekeeper;
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Sustainability science for FMCGs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Sustainable production;
Aadhaar Card Issues
SC rules that Aadhaar cannot be used as proof of date of birth
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Supreme court role;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Caught in intersections, the Harris multicultural tent
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India-USA relation;
Euthanasia Mercy Killing
How passive euthanasia works in India?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Health Care; Passive Euthanasia; Palliative Care;
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Why ‘protected’ areas are seeing faster biodiversity decline?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Climate Change; Biodiversity; Biodiversity Intactness Index;
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Fair TradeÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Carbon market;
