Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Amendments to the Preamble
Mains level: Debate over Secularism as a constitutional principle
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
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
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Places of Worship Act and Ongoing Disputes: Explained
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Places of Worship Act
Mains level: Read the attached story
Judicial Reforms
Four issues that CJI highlighted within Legal Profession
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Adjournment of Court
Mains level: Issues with Judicial Functioning
Government Budgets
Why is Fiscal Consolidation So Important?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Fiscal Deficit
Mains level: Not Much
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
Stricter Rules for Indian Students Pursuing Higher Education Abroad
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Higher education in foreign countries
Air Pollution
Ammonia Emission Reductions in Agriculture
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ammonia Emission
Mains level: Read the attached story
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Can India become a $7 Trillion Economy by 2030?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: $7 Trillion Economy
Mains level: Read the attached story
Electoral Reforms In India
How Political Parties are created in India?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Political Parties
Mains level: Read the attached story
Explained: Rising Tensions in Korean Peninsula
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: North vs. South Korea
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Significance of Deputy CM in Indian Politics
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Deputy CM
Mains level: Read the attached story
Right To Privacy
Internet Shutdowns in India: Upholding Constitutional Rights
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Right to Internet
Mains level: Not Much
