Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Glaciers;
Mains level: Climate change; Issue of rise in Temperatures;
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
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Indian manufacturing needs more sophistication: Finance Minister
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is the dependency ratio?
Mains level: What are the opportunities for India?
Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament
50 year of Pokhran-I: Why India conducted its first Nuclear Tests?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NSG group and NPT
Mains level: Why did India choose to conduct nuclear tests?
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
How Punjab and Haryana remain key to National Food Security?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Trends in wheat and Rice production
Mains level: National food security;
Electoral Reforms In India
Can parties be de-recognized or de-registered? | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Political Parties and their registration/de-registration in India;
Mains level: Issues related to Political Parties;
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
Do no harm: conservative, non-surgical approaches advised over hysterectomy for gynecological conditions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Hysterectomy Among Women;
Mains level: Health and disease Issues; Hysterectomy Among Women;
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Explained Climate: Heatwaves and Climate Change
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Climate Change; Heat Waves;
Mains level: Impacts of Climate change;
Manipur Crisis
Manipur accounted for 97% of displacements in South Asia  Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Migration Pattern;
Mains level: Internal security issues; Changing Migration Pattern in India;
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
On Delhi’s mounting Waste Crisis | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Local Governance; Delhi Pollution;
Mains level: Delhi Pollution and Local Governance; Solid Waste Management;
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
On the importance of Regulatory Sandboxes in Artificial IntelligenceÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Emerging Technologies
Mains level: e-Governance; AI; Regulatory sandboxes;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka cabinet approves new economic law to meet IMF targets
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IMF; Debt-to-GDP ratio;
Mains level: International Market and Economy; Fiscal Issues;
Human Rights Issues
Candid notes on the NHRC’s status deferral
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About NHRC;
Mains level: Human Rights; NHRC; Paris Principles;
Tuberculosis Elimination Strategy
The challenge of Extra-Pulmonary TB
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Diseases in the News;
Mains level: Health and Diseases in India;
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Declining Poverty Ratio: A Continuing Trend
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Data related to inequality and poverty
Mains level: Measurement issues regarding poverty lines and consumption expenditure
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
The impact of 50 years of vaccination on children worldwideÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Measles Vaccination
Mains level: Global Immunisation Efforts and Current Observations
Judicial Reforms
Adopting a transformative vision for mediation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: The Mediation Act, 2023
Mains level: Need to address flaws wrt Mediation Act, 2023
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
An Overview of the Smart Cities Mission | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Smart Cities Mission
Mains level: Why is the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) considered exclusionary to many?
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Number of children has more to do with development than religion
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Population Trends; NFHS Report (2019-21);
Mains level: Religion and Demographics in India;
Judicial Appointments Conundrum Post-NJAC Verdict
Supreme Court cautions on ‘history sheets’: All you need to know about the practice
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Judiciary;
Mains level: Judicial interventions;
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Explained: Behind the 20-year delay in Nagaland’s Urban Local Body Elections
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 371A; Nagaland;
Mains level: State Elections; Nagaland; Urban Local Bodies;
