Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Initiative related to climate change
Mains level: Role of Federal Entities in Enhancing Climate Action
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
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Why stampedes take place?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is a Stampede and cases related to Stampede
Mains level: Preventive Measures to avoid stampedes
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Factory accidents, a pointer to rusty inspection reform
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Government steps taken to deal with fatal industrial accidents
Mains level: Causes of the fatal industrial accidents
Foreign Policy Watch: India-France
An overview of the French elections
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Election of French President
Mains level: Impact of French on India
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Why has SEBI accused Hindenburg of breaking Indian law?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SEBI Function and Power
Mains level: Challenges related to the Capital Market
Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
What we know about North Korea’s new ballistic missile test
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bordering countries of North Korea
Mains level: Geopolitical Implications on the Indo-Pacific Region
Urban Floods
How urban expansion makes Delhi susceptible to flooding?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Reason behind the heavy rain
Mains level: Principal Reasons Behind Chronic Urban Flooding in Delhi
Foreign Policy Watch: India-France
France: India’s steady partner in green growth
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bordering countries of France
Mains level: How France is India’s steadfast partner in achieving its sustainability goals?
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Digital jurisprudence in India, in an AI era
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is Generative AI?
Mains level: Persistent and Contentious Issues in Internet Governance
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
On Improving Rural Mobile Connectivity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is a middle-mile network?
Mains level: What impedes rural connectivity?
Global Geological And Climatic Events
What are hurricanes, their types?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm
Mains level: What are hurricanes and how do they form?
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
What is on the agenda for the 16th Finance Commission?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Finance Commission
Mains level: Role of Finance Commission
LGBT Rights – Transgender Bill, Sec. 377, etc.
At the end of Pride Month, assessing the LGBTQIA+ communities’ rights
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Varying rights and status of LGBTQIA+ communities across the world
RBI Notifications
What is Project Nexus that RBI has signed up for?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Project Nexus; Fast Payments Systems (FPSs);
Mains level: Significance of Fast Payments Systems (FPSs) via Project Nexus
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
On Tamil Nadu’s financial distress
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Funds released by the Centre for restoration work after natural disasters in the State
Judicial Reforms
New criminal laws in effect; amendments soon
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Provisions of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) that replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC.)
International Monetary Fund,World Bank,AIIB, ADB and India
IMF | Overlords of the developing world
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bretton Woods Conference
Mains level: Functions of IMF and Recent Challenges Faced by Developing Countries
Zika Virus Outbreak
India lacks diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Zika Virus
Mains level: India’s Lack of Significant Zika Surveillance and Other Diseases
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Climate change forces Panama islanders to relocate
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Location of Gardi Sugdub
Mains level: How fast is the global sea level rising?
Air Pollution
Why Denmark has taxed cattle burps and farts?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Why Are Methane Emissions a Problem?
Mains level: Significance of tax
