Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of Climate change on Panama Canal;
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
Air Pollution
How can traffic which causes air pollution be controlled?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges related to air pollution in India;
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Reshape the governance structures of AI companies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges related to Data Access;
Civil Services Reforms
The Seductive Trap of the Civil Services
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About the Kothari commission;
Mains level: Suggestions from the Kothari Commission;
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Freedom from dependence, a new era in health care
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges in the Indian healthcare system;
Delhi Full Statehood Issue
An overview of governance in Delhi
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Tussle between the Lt. Governor and elected government of Delhi;
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Does India have laws on the movement of ballast water?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is Ballast Water?
Mains level: Serious concern due to Ballast Water;
Innovation Ecosystem in India
Hints of the corporatization of science research in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Role of Private sector in RandD;
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
The top court as custodian of liberties
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Judiciary; Preventive detention; Civil liberties; Article 21;
Mains level: Judiciary; Guarantee of Civil Liberties;
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
On the allegations against the SEBI chief
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Applicability of Office of Profit on SEBI Chairperson;
Digital India Initiatives
What is the Google ‘monopoly’ antitrust case and how does it affect consumers?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of monopoly in the market
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Hidden dangers of irrational use of antibiotics on microbiome
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Antibiotics resistance;
Mains level: Concerning aspects of Antibiotic use;
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Cold War nuke tests light up a bug in present-day climate models
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Couse of CO2 emission and carbon sequestration;
No population Census — in the dark without vital data
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Census of India
Mains level: Significance of Calculating Census;
Urban Floods
Why Himalayan towns need a different kind of development
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Challenges in the Himalayan region;
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
Court shifts the tide on stray dog policy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, and the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules;
Mains level: Supreme Court judgement on stray dogs;
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Supreme Court to review PMLA verdict
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA);
Mains level: Review power of Supreme Court;
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
A closer look at beefng up Jammu’s counter-terror grid
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Grid System in Vulnerable Areas;
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
What is the Yen Carry Trade? Why is it unwinding right now?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is Yen carry trade?
Mains level: Why is it unwinding right now?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
A shift in the US to autocratic trends
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: US Democracy; Differences Between Democracy and Autocracy;
