Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Mains level: Implement stringent safety reporting and accountability measures in the Indian aviation industry.
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
The Ayes always have it: Why voice votes in Parliament are bad for democracy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Jan Vishwas Bill 2023
Mains level: The impact of voice votes, the Anti-Defection Law, and the dismissal of division calls on legislative transparency and accountability
Tiger Conservation Efforts – Project Tiger, etc.
Revival of the tiger: A joint effort, a cultural renaissance
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR)
Mains level: Complexity of human-wildlife conflicts
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
The need to examine the examination system
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Na
Mains level: critical examination of the challenges in the current education system
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
How AI is changing what sovereignty means
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Lethal autonomous weapons systems
Mains level: Rise of "digital sovereignty"
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
Breaking new ground the Kerala way
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 74th Constitutional Amendment
Mains level: The Kerala Urban Commission
Civil society under siege, in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
Mains level: state's tactics to limit civic space, affecting organizations fighting against communalism
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
The blood management system needs a fresh infusion
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: The World Health Organization's report on global disparities in blood collection.
Mains level: public-private partnerships to improve blood collection and distribution
Civil Services Reforms
I-T searches, a form of extra-constitutional power
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Section 132 of the Income Tax Act
Mains level: I-T searches, a form of extra-constitutional power
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
The dispute on India’s debt burden
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: FRBMA
Mains level: adhering to fiscal correction paths
Judicial Reforms
Kapil Sibal writes: The Collegium system has failed India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Collegium system
Mains level: backlog of cases, appointment of judges based on perceived proximity to political power
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Raj Bhavan needs radical reforms
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 155
Mains level: conduct of Governors in Opposition-ruled States
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
Meet ISRO’s new X-ray eye in the sky
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: POLIX’s beryllium disc
Mains level: detection of lower-energy X-rays
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
The woes of pensioners and PF members
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
Mains level: revisiting the pension computation methodology
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
Responding to the new COVID-19 sub-variants
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: COVID-19 subvariants
Mains level: Continuous tracking of virus variants is challenging due to the unpredictable nature of genetic changes.
Electoral Reforms In India
Tavleen Singh writes: PM Modi’s guarantees vs Rahul Gandhi’s promises
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: PM Modi’s guarantees vs Rahul Gandhi’s promises
Social Media: Prospect and Challenges
As we enter election year, let us not be defined by our politics — but our kindness
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: K-shaped recovery
Mains level: importance of looking beyond personal interests and extending kindness to others.
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Floods and a ‘preventive measure’ that needs review
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cyclone Michuang
Mains level: decision-making during a crisis
Indian Ocean Power Competition
Arun Prakash writes: Indian Navy in a threatening Red Sea
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bab al Mandab Strait
Human Rights Issues
Dream destination, nightmarish journey
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: desperate and perilous journeys of Indian migrants seeking illegal routes to the U.S. and Canada
