Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: The idea of Constitutional Democracy
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
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Centre reissues draft notification on ecosensitive areas in Western Ghats
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs)
Mains level: Reason behind the designation of Western Ghat as an ESA
Foreign Policy Watch: India-ASEAN
Growing Bilateral Relations between India and Vietnam
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bordering countries of Vietnam
Mains level: Importance of Vietnam for India
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
The relevance of pumped storage projects
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Renewable energy
Mains level: Significance of Pumped Storage Projects
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
States can sub-classify SCs for quotas: top court
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is sub-categorisation within SCs and STs?
Mains level: Why sub-classification is necessary?
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Govt. introduces Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About NDMA
Mains level: Roles and functions of NDMA
Government Budgets
On discarding indexation for LTCG
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indexation, Capital Gains Tax Regime.
Mains level: Significance of indexation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
AI needs cultural policies, not just regulation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Large Language Models (LLMs)
Mains level: Challenges related to the data source used by AI
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
Why the Ukraine war makes India and Europe important for each other?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bordering countries of Russia and Ukraine
Mains level: India’s geopolitical priorities
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
The different armed groups of Myanmar
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bordering state with Myanmar
Mains level: Role of India in Myanmar
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
The case for a Legal Advisory Council
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Legal Issues and the Puttaswamy Case Judgment
Mains level: Need of Think Tank
The Crisis In The Middle East
Why Israel-Hezbollah conflict is heating up?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Location of Golan Heights
Mains level: Issues between Israel and Palestine
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
US overtaskes UAE as India’s second largest LNG supplier
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Data related to LNG import
Mains level: Trade dynamics related to LNG
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Teaching computers to forget
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Machine Unlearning (MUL)
Mains level: Significance of Machine Unlearning (MUL)
Target drug producers, not users
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Legal status of Marijuana
Mains level: Drug issues in India
J&K – The issues around the state
In 2024, newer districts are affected by militancy in Jammu
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status in August 2019
Mains level: Internal Security; Developments in Militancy (2014-2024)
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Landslides in Wayanad
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Landslides, Landslide Atlas of India
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Surprising ‘Dark Oxygen’ discovery could ensnarl deep-sea mining
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Dark Oxygen
Mains level: Impact of Deep-Sea Mining
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
What is South Africa’s new law on climate change?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Paris Climate Agreement
Mains level: Initiatives against climate change by the Indian government
Organic Farming – Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY), NPOF etc.
Should India focus on natural farming?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
Mains level: Concerns related to Natural Farming
