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
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.
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
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
China’s ‘Five Principles’ of Foreign Policy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Panchsheel policy
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Why Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is stuck in space?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Starliner mission
Mains level: Cause of delay of Starliner Crew Flight Test mission
What is the Justice Reddy Commission, against which KCR has moved Telangana High Court?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: What has the Commission done on the PPAs so far?
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
What is the role of the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Mains level: Significance of the Leader of Opposition
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Why govt must create a buffer stock of all main food items?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NAFED, Open Market
Mains level: How Buffer in Chana Helped
Financial Inclusion in India and Its Challenges
Interest rates on small savings schemes like PPF, SCSS, and NSC are under review by Modi 3.0 government
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Small Savings Schemes
Mains level: Impact of Stable Interest Rates on Small Savings Schemes
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
In great power rivalry across Eurasia, an opening for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Eurasia; Government Initiatives;
Mains level: Strategic dependence on Eurasian countries;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
It’s time for India to reclaim its voice on Tibet
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India-Tibet Relations; Neighbourhood first policy;
Mains level: Challenges related to the Promotion of Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act;
Prolonged exposure to coal mining causes respiratory, skin diseases in workers: study
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Coal production in India
Mains level: Coal Mining and its challenges;
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
Why India needs to build disaster resilience in its critical infrastructure?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Critical Infrastructure Sectors;
Mains level: Resilience Mechanism
Indian Army Updates
Will the Agnipath scheme be revamped? | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues Associated with the Scheme
Monsoon Updates
Analyzing Maharashtra’s Water Crisis
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Driest region in India
Mains level: Why do different regions of Maharashtra experience varied levels of water stress?
Internal Security Architecture Shortcomings – Key Forces, NIA, IB, CCTNS, etc.
India needs the anchor of a National Security Strategy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges Involved in the Near Future for the Indian Government
