Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Legislation related to AI
Mains level: Why Emissions are higher due to data centres?
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
Foreign Policy Watch: The BCIM Corridor
A new push in the Bay of Bengal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About BIMSTEC
Mains level: Importance of Strengthening Eastern Ties
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
How oil spills impact the environment?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Location of Manila Bay
Mains level: Impact of oil spill on environment
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
With uncertainty across the Atlantic, Europe worries about its own security
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About NATO
Mains level: Security Issues with European Countries and US Support
Coal and Mining Sector
States have the unlimited right to tax mineral-rich lands
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act of 1957 (MMDR Act);
Mains level: Design of power between Union and state;
Coal and Mining Sector
India’s illegal coal mining problem
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Legal Frameworks Governing Coal Mining;
Mains level: Factors Contribute to the Persistence of Illegal Coal Mining;
Why is there a move to split the Bengaluru municipal corporation into smaller bodies with a 3-tier structure?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Constitutional provisions related to Municipality ;
Mains level: Functions and challenges of Municipality,
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
The panel will look into issues stalling Bill, NE tribal councils told
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Tribal Autonomous Councils;
Mains level: Controversy over the 125th Amendment Bill;
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
Why SC couldn’t agree on the environmental release of GM mustard?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About GM Mustard Crop
Mains level: Significance of GM crops
Government Budgets
A big step towards the transformation of various sectors
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Government initiatives related to Employment
Mains level: Significance of recent initiatives in the Budget (2024-2025)
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Is immunity for the President and Governors absolute?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Comparision between President and Governor
Mains level: Immunity Under Article 361
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
A Budget that places health on the margins
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About PMJAY
Mains level: Challenges to the Inclusivity of PMJAY
Government Budgets
For the social sector, it is old wine in an old bottle
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Schemes related to the social sector;
Mains level: Employment challenges;
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Key takeaways from the 2023-24 Economic Survey
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Data trends in economic survey;
Mains level: Major five issues with the Indian Economy;
Ministry of External Affairs : Important Updates
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Seychelles secure more funds under Budget allocation for MEA
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bordering countries of India;
Mains level: Neighbourhood First Policy;
Internal Security Trends and Incidents
Defence funds decline, BRO gets backing
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Trend in Defence budgeting;
Mains level: Significance of indigenisation in defence sector ;
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Will local job quotas pass the legal test?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Constitutional background of Reservation
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
On the student protests in Bangladesh
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bordering states of India with Bangladesh
Mains level: Initiatives related to 'Strengthening Ties and Empowering Governance'
BRICS Summits
The importance of both Quad and BRICS
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About UNSC, BRICS and QUAD
Mains level: Importance of BRICS
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
What is the gender gap in education?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: World Economic Forum (WEF) report;
Mains level: Gender-based issues in India;
