Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: African Continent
Mains level: Recent Geopolitical issues
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
Ram Nath Kovind panel for simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly polls
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Parliamentary democracy; Elections; Committee Reports;
Mains level: Parliamentary democracy; Elections; Committee Reports;
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Has poverty really dropped to 5% in India?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Tendulkar Committee; Important reports and surveys;
Mains level: Poverty in India; Tendulkar Committee; Important reports and surveys;
Citizenship and Related Issues
Citizenship Amendment Act: Legal issues and status of judicial proceedings
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Citizenship;CAA 2019; CAA 2024; Judicial interventions;
Mains level: Citizenship; CAA 2019; CAA 2024; Judicial interventions;
Electoral Reforms In India
Appointment of EC | Supreme Court to hear plea to bring CJI back into the selection committee
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: CEC and Other ECs Appointment Bill, 2023
Mains level: Appointments in key constitutional positions
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
India world’s top arms importer between 2019-23: SIPRI
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bilateral Relations; Defence Exports and Imports
Mains level: Bilateral Relations; India-Russia; Trade relations and defense ties
Citizenship and Related Issues
Unpacking the CAA Rules
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Key provisions of CAA, 2019
Mains level: CAA Rules
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Waste Management and India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nuclear Wastes mentioned in the newscard, Nuclear Fission Reaction
Mains level: Nuclear Waste Management
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
In news: Sabarmati Ashram
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sabarmati Ashram and the associated events
Mains level: NA
Citizenship and Related Issues
Centre notifies Implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) Rules
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Key provisions of CAA, 2019
Mains level: Debate over CAA
Indian Missile Program Updates
Mission Divyastra: Agni-5 Missile with MIRV Technology
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Agni Missiles, MIRV Technology
Mains level: India's missile arsenal and the deterrence created
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
India-EFTA Trade Pact: A Game-Changer in Economic Cooperation
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Bloc
Mains level: Read the attached story
e-Commerce: The New Boom
Gig Workers suffer from Lack of Social Security, Regulation: Study
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Gig Workers
Mains level: Regulating Gig Economy
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
France enshrines Right to Abortion in Constitution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Right to Abortion
Mains level: Abortion Debate: Aspects of Morality, Women's Bodily Rights
WTO and India
WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference: A Path Forward for Global Trade
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MC13, WTO
Mains level: Read the attached story
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
Why India urgently needs a Legal Framework for Genomics?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Human Genomics, Gene Editing, Genetic Surveys
Mains level: Read the attached story
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Rethinking Caste Dynamics: Judicial Reflections and Societal Realities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Quo Warranto, Writ Jurisdiction
Mains level: Read the attached story
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Scientists vote down Declaration of Anthropocene Epoch
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Geological Time Scale, Anthropocene Epoch
Mains level: Human Determinism and Geological Time Scale
Tuberculosis Elimination Strategy
Gendered Challenges in TB Care   Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Nikshay Poshan Yojana , Nikshay Mitra
Mains level: Gendered Lens on TB Care
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Remembering the Forgotten Women of Science in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indian women in STEM
Mains level: Read the attached story
