Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Features of Digital Services Act (DSA)
Mains level: Digital space regulation, Global precedences
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
Electoral Reforms In India
Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bonds Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Electoral Bonds Scheme, Article 19, RTI, Proportionality Test
Mains level: Read the attached story
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Dravidian Model of Governance: 10 Achievements of Tamil Nadu
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Dravidian Model of Governance
Mains level: Fiscal Federalism
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
China’s Xiaokang Border Defence Villages along LAC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Xiaokang Border Defence Villages
Mains level: China's motive to populate LAC
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Why fashion industry’s ‘recycling’ methods are not saving the planet?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Emissions from Fashion Industry
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Too many IITs, unrealistic expectations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IITs and other premier institutions
Mains level: Read the attached story
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
From Europe to India, why are Farmers angry?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Farmers Protests, Key demands
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Thanthai Periyar Sanctuary Notification: Implications for Forest Communities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Forest Rights Act, 2006 and its key provisions; Forest Villages
Mains level: Read the attached story
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Governor’s Address: Insights from R. Venkataraman’s Perspective
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: President's/Governor's Address
Mains level: Significance of the address
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
Farmers’ Demands over Minimum Support Price (MSP) Guarantee
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MSP, National Commission on Farmers, 2004
Mains level: Farmers woes and role of MSP
Electoral Reforms In India
States do not violate Constitution in appointment of Deputy CM: Supreme Court
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Deputy CM
Mains level: Political alliances and their stable functioning
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
ASEAN’s Approach to AI Governance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: ASEAN, DPDP Bill, GPAI
Mains level: Key takeaways from Global AI Governance Measures
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
How Courts have been Granting Bail in UAPA cases?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: UAPA Bail Provisions
Mains level: Bail as a diffuser in UAPA Provisions
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
Safeguarding Children Online: Addressing Tech Risks and Solutions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: DPDP Bill, 2023
Mains level: Children's Online Safety
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
India set to transition to Hyperlocal Extreme Weather Forecasting
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: History of IMD
Mains level: Hyperlocal Extreme Weather: Prediction Challenges
Uniform Civil Code: Triple Talaq debate, Polygamy issue, etc.
Is Polygamy more prevalent among Muslims?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Laws allowing Polygamy in India
Mains level: Societal implications of Polygamy
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Supreme Court’s Inquiry into Amending the Preamble
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Amendments to the Preamble
Mains level: Debate over Secularism as a constitutional principle
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
India suspends Free Movement Regime (FMR) with Myanmar
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Free Movement Regime (FMR), 16km buffer
Mains level: India-Myanmar Relations
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Supreme Court’s Deliberation on Sub-Classification of Scheduled Castes
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Scheduled Castes
Mains level: Horizontal Reservation and its Efficacy
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
India-China Bilateral Trade Hit a new record in 2023: Chinese Envoy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: India's over-dependence on Chinese imports
