Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 371A, Sixth Schedule
Mains level: Read the attached story
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
Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.
India’s Solar Slowdown: Trends and Projections
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Solar Energy Transition
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA): Lessons for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Digital Markets Act , Gatekeepers
Mains level: Regulation of global tech giants
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Maoism and Related Issues
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Marxism, Leninism, Maoism
Mains level: Concept of Urban Naxals, Left Wing Idea of Development
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Have India’s health centres really ‘collapsed’?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
Mains level: Read the attached story
The long road to reforming India’s political party system
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
SC ends Immunity for Legislators taking Bribes
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Parliamentary Privileges
Mains level: Vote for cash issue
Nuclear Energy
Is India finally entering stage II of its nuclear programme?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 3-stage Nuclear Power Program, Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR)
Mains level: Read the attached story
Judicial Reforms
India’s Bail System: Challenges and Prospects
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bail Provisions in India
Mains level: Problem of Undertrials, Bail and linking it to Prison Reform
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
Plans for Non-Lapsable Defence Modernization Fund put on hold
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Defence Modernisation Fund (DMF)
Mains level: Defence Acquisition Process in India
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Legislators Immunity against Criminal Prosecution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Articles 194(2) (for MLAs) and 105(2) (MPs)
Mains level: Vote for cash issue
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Under-Sea Cable Disruptions expose key Telecom Vulnerability
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Submarine Communication, Fiber Optics
Mains level: Implications of maritime crisis on Submarine Cable Infrastructure
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
GST collections up 12.54% in February 2024
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Mains level: GST Collection
RBI updates the Framework related to Regulatory Sandbox scheme
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Rare Diseases Care in India: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rare Diseases Definition
Mains level: Burden of Rare Diseases and Policy Interventions
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Cross-Voting in Rajya Sabha Elections
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cross-Voting in Rajya Sabha
Mains level: Exceptions to the Anti-Defection Laws
Tax Reforms
On Irregularities in Vertical Devolution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Devolution of Taxes
Mains level: Read the attached story
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Row over Karnataka Temple Bill
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Karnataka Temple Bill, Article 26, 26
Mains level: Separation of State from Religion
Electoral Reforms In India
Criminals of Politics: Analysis of Rajya Sabha Candidates by ADR
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Criminality of Politicians, Vote Bank Dynamics
Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes
Why sustainable funding matters for India’s ‘Science Power’ ambition?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: National Science Day
Mains level: RD ecosystem in India
