Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Farmers Protests, Key demands
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
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
Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.
India to be biggest driver of global oil demand beyond China by 2027: IEA
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: International Energy Agency (IEA)
Mains level: Read the attached story
Uniform Civil Code: Triple Talaq debate, Polygamy issue, etc.
Uttarakhand UCC dares Right to Form ‘Intimate Associations’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 19(c)
Mains level: Regulation of marriage under UCC
Government Budgets
Kerala is one of most financially unhealthy States: Centre
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FRBM Act, 2003
Mains level: Fiscal mismanagement by states
Electoral Reforms In India
Understanding the Delimitation Exercise
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Delimitation Commission, Article 82 and Article 170
Mains level: Representativeness in Democracy and the role of Delimitiation
Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.
Book Review: How India ignored its Aqua-Geography of Histories
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ancient geographical division of India, ex. Madhyadesa, Udicya, Pracya etc.
Mains level: Maritime Geography and historic references to it
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar
Fate of Indian Projects in Myanmar
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Kaladan Project
Mains level: Read the attached story
