Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bordering countries of India;
Mains level: Neighbourhood First Policy;
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
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;
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
What is the International Centre for Audit of Local Governance?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: How will iCAL work?
Mains level: How are local bodies audited in India?
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
The promise of parametric insurance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indemnity-based Insurance Products and Parametric insurance
Mains level: Limitation of Parametric insurance
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
The Green Revolution in Maize
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Green Revolution
Mains level: Present India’s Maize Production
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
India plans to enter into a carbon crediting mechanism with Japan
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Paris Agreement
Mains level: Bilateral Ties between India and Japan related to climate change
Tobacco: The Silent Killer
Vasco da Gama’s toxic legacy is now a ‘pandemic’ that kills 8 million globally
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Tobacoo industry in India
Mains level: CRISPR can reduce the impact of Tobacoo
Citizenship and Related Issues
How do Assam’s Foreigners Tribunals function?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Foreigners Tribunals
Mains level: Decision-Making Process of Foreigners Tribunals
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
The issue with India’s tree planting schemes
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Initiative related to Tree plantation
Mains level: India's accountability and challenges toward environmental Goals
e-Commerce: The New Boom
The State of India’s Informal Economy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About NSSO
Mains level: Key highlight of recent survey by NSSO
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
On political representation of women
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About 106th Amendment Act
Mains level: Quota should be provided in political parties for women
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Choosing the right track to cut post-harvest losses
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agronomy; Food production;
Mains level: Challenges in Farm Sector; Value Chains;
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
The problems with sub-caste reservations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Population of SC and ST in India
Mains level: Objective of reservation
Electoral Reforms In India
ECI’s technical SOP for EVM verification is out: why verify and how?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Burnt Memory of EVM
Mains level: Process to be followed for the verification of EVMs and VVPATs
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
‘Telecom sector awaits next frontier in communications via policy reform’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Staus of digital Infrastructure of India
Mains level: Digital Infrastructure;
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
As thoughts become digitised, who will protect our Neurorights?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is EEG?
Mains level: Ethics; Concerns and opportunities related to digitisation of neuro-data;
