Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Colombo Security Conclave (CSC)
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
Electoral Reforms In India
Model Code of Conduct: Everything you need to know
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Model Code of Conduct (MCC), Enforcements, Obligations.
Mains level: Ensuring Free and Fair Elections
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
No major change in employment status or wages in 10 years
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Employment/Wages Issues in India
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Kerala to challenge withholding of Presidential Assent for its Bills
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Powers and Functions of the President of India;
Mains level: Judicial Review; Powers and Functions of the President of India;
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Governor stalls Ponmudy’s return to Cabinet
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Discretionary Powers of Governor;
Mains level: State Legislation; Discretionary Powers of Governor;
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
The long, bumpy road from ‘drone didis’ to ‘lakhpati didis’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Lakhpati Didi Scheme
Mains level: Modernization of Agriculture and Role of Women
Railway Reforms
Railways plans to develop multi-modal transport hubs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Multi-Modal Transport Hubs
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
India ranks 134th in global human development index, says UNDP report
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: HDI
Mains level: India's Status as Developing Country
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Food factor: On the latest retail inflation data
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Food Inflation and Control Measures
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
U.S. to moot first-of-its-kind resolution at UN seeking equal global access to AI
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: AI, Critical Technologies
Mains level: Global consensus building on AI Regulation
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
The Flaring Conflict in Eastern Congo | Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: African Continent
Mains level: Recent Geopolitical issues
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
