Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: EV policy
Mains level: Revised policy can align with India’s goals of enhancing local manufacturing
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: India-SAARC Nations
India hosts BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers amid raging Myanmar crisis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About BIMSTEC Countries
Mains level: Significance of BIMSTEC and the South Asian countries
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
The case for a Caste Census
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Exception in fundamental Rights
Mains level: The arguments against caste Census
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
MSMEs need funds for tech upgrades, green transition
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About MSME
Mains level: 6 pillars for the growth of the MSME Sector
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Central India’s land-use patterns, roads fragmenting gaur & sambar populations, threatening genetic diversity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
Mains level: Observations made by the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
A case of people versus Population
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Malthus Theory of Population
Mains level: Impact of Climate Change on Population
Digital India Initiatives
What is the draft Digital Competition Bill?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: How is an ex-post framework different from an ex-ante framework?
Mains level: Why does the draft Bill encourage an ex-ante competition regulation?
Internal Security Trends and Incidents
In 2024, Maoists suffer severe setbacks in Chhattisgarh
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: In 2024, Maoists suffer severe setbacks in Chhattisgarh
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia
India, Russia to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Military cooperation between India and Russia
Mains level: Key highlight of 22nd Annual Summit
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
India to ratify High Seas Treaty
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is the High Seas Treaty?
Mains level: Comparison with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
The shape of the Manufacturing Base in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Key agreements between India and USA like the BECA agreement
Mains level: Issues with “Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP)” and the States
FDI in Indian economy
How to read India’s Balance of Payments?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Balance of Payment; Current Account deficit; Capital Account Deficit;
Mains level: Impact of BOP on Indian economy;
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Indigenous HPV vaccine, the rhetoric and the reality
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About human papilloma virus (HPV)
Mains level: Present trends of cervical cancer prevalence in India and the Globe
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
The share of women in the unincorporated sector is highest in the south
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Schemes related to women's empowerment
Mains level: Gender disparity can be seen among working-owners
What are the new provisions for Police Officers?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: New criminal laws
Mains level: Impact of new criminal laws on Law and order
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Hepatitis A vaccination will be cost-effective in Kerala: study
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Hepatitis A, B, C ;
Mains level: Diseases and their successful case studies in Federal states;
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
On expunction powers in Parliament
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Motion of Thanks; Parliamentary privileges; Article 87; Rajya Sabha and Loksabha Rules;
Mains level: Can a member of the Lok Sabha direct a remark against a Minister?
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
The ANRF plan has got off on the wrong foot
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About the 2019 National Research Foundation (NRF) Project Report
Mains level: Steps taken by Government for RD
e-Commerce: The New Boom
What does the Karnataka Bill promise gig workers?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Who are Gig workers?
Mains level: Why are safeguards necessary for Gig workers?
Judicial Reforms
Amidst politicians’ new reverence for the Constitution, one thing to remember
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Constitutional Provisions
Mains level: Basic Structure and foundational principles should never be allowed to be eclipsed
