Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NCC
Mains level: NCC and its mandate
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
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
HRD Ministry to be renamed as ‘Education Ministry’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: HRD Ministry revamp, National Education Policy 2020
Mains level: National Education Policy 2020
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for electronics manufacturers
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI)
Mains level: Electronic manufacturing promotion under Make in India
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
What are Pre-packs under the present insolvency regime?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Pre-Pack
Mains level: Asset reconstructions process under IBC
Anti Defection Law
When can a Governor use his discretion, how has the SC ruled?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Governor’s Discretionary Powers
Mains level: State legislature issues
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
What are Strategic and Non-strategic Sectors of Industries?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Strategic and non-strategic sectors
Mains level: Disinvestment of CPSEs
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
What is a Serological Survey?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Serological survey
Mains level: Paper 2- Health and pandemic control measures
Judicial Pendency
What is Plea Bargaining and how does it work?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Plea Bargaining
Mains level: Various judicial remedies
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
Issues over Delimitation in the Northeast
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Delimitation Commission
Mains level: Delimitation of constituencies
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
How the US’ Trinity Test led to the dawn of the atomic age?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Manhattan Project, WW2 and related stories
Right To Privacy
What is Non-Personal Data?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Non-personal data
Mains level: Data privacy issues
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Nepal
India’s Military Ties with Nepal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ex. Surya Kiran
Mains level: India-Nepal military ties
Electoral Reforms In India
Election Commission (EC)’s power to delay elections
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Presidents rule, ECI
Mains level: ECI's power of conducting elections
NPA Crisis
Need for a Bad Bank
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bad Banks
Mains level: Asset reconstructions post NPA buzz
Electoral Reforms In India
Postal Ballots in Elections
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Postal ballot
Mains level: Ensuring transparency in elections
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
What is Raman Spectroscopy?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Scattering of light
Mains level: Paper 3- Raman spectroscopy
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia
Explained: In India-China, the Russia role
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: RIC
Mains level: India-China border skirmishes and its de-escalation
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Explained: How are elections to the Rajya Sabha held?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Rajya Sabha and associated facts
Mains level: Significance of the Rajya Sabha
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Permafrost and the hazards of its Thawing
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Permafrost
Mains level: Paper 1-Permafrost thaw.
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Explained: How can Inter-State workers be protected?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not Much
Mains level: Inter-state workers migration
