Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: British and Indian Parliamentary model
Mains level: Indian Parliamentary model, increasing leniency towards disruption, consequences and solutions
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
India vs Bharat Debate
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Related provisions
Mains level: India that is Bharat- name change debate, Constitutional perspective and way forward
Genetically Modified (GM) crops – cotton, mustards, etc.
A GM crop decision that cuts the mustard
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: GM food crops, GM mustard
Mains level: GM food crops, issues, food security and significance for India
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East
India-Saudi Arabia Relations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
Mains level: India-Saudi Arabia partnership, India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
Post Office Bill (2023)
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: New Post Office Bill (2023)
Mains level: Post Office Bill (2023), Key provisions and changes
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
What the 16th Finance Commission needs to do differently
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: 16th Finance Commission
Mains level: 16th Finance Commission and India's fiscal federalism
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
Disentangling the 2030 global renewable energy target
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Renewable energy targets. COP28
Mains level: Global renewable energy transition, regional disparities and equity in responsibility
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Climate phenomena and food security
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: El Niño, IOD, Climate change, Water stress
Mains level: Water and climate change crises in India and food, water, and ecological security
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Protecting floodplains is the need of the hour
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: floodplains
Mains level: floodplains management, challenges and strategies
Biofuel Policy
Sustainable Biofuels
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Biofuels, Global Biofuels Alliance
Mains level: Biofuels, challenges in India, Sustainable Biofuels, and Global Biofuels Alliance
How fraternity in India is different from the idea enshrined in the Constitution
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Fraternity and other key concepts
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
African Union and the G20: Africa on the high table
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G20 and global missions
Mains level: Benefits of the AU's inclusion in the G20
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
Analysing where India stands in the G20
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: G20
Mains level: India in the G20: Analysis
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Cautiously on AI
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Generative AI
Mains level: AI's potential and challenges and steps towards Responsible AI
One Nation, One Election: Prospects and Challenges
Why simultaneous elections would militate against federalism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Simultaneous elections
Mains level: One nation one election analysis, impact on the federal structure
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
Ridding India of food insecurity
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Food-price inflation in India, food security, impacts and solutions
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Redouble efforts to reduce disaster risks
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Climate crisis, Frequent and severe extreme weather events and Solutions
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
How India made G20 a forum for developing countries
e-Waste Management
Steps towards sustainability: Minimising digital carbon footprint
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: carbon footprint and factors responsible
Mains level: India's digital carbon footprint, concerns, Government intervention and industry initiatives,
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Ethics of neurotechnology and neurowarfare
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: neurotechnology applications
Mains level: neurotechnology, neurowarfare, ethical concerns and considerations
