Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Online gaming Industry and Cybersecurity threats
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
AI and the environment: What are the pitfalls?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: AI applications
Mains level: Applications of AI, Carbon Footprint of AI, It's role in climate change
Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.
Revised manufacturing rules for drug firms: what changes, and why
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Revised Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Need for Improved Standards, Significance, benefits and challenges and
Sugar Industry – FRP, SAP, Rangarajan Committee, EBP, MIEQ, etc.
Is India’s sugar surplus leading to a crisis?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Sugarcane industry
Mains level: Surplus Sugarcane production, factors behind and concerns
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Cheetah deaths are a setback for the reintroduction project but they do not signal a failure
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cheetahs and other species in news
Mains level: Reintroduction of the Cheetahs in India, significance, conservation challenges and way ahead
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Experts laud Centre’s move to ban aceclofenac, ketoprofen
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Species of vultures
Mains level: Role of vultures in the ecosystem, threats to vulture population and conservation efforts,
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
The new restriction on Personal Computers/laptop imports: Why the move, and its potential impact
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: India's electronics and IT hardware production capabilities, challenges and measures
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Money Bills vs Finance Bills: What are the differences, what the court has ruled
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Money Bills and Financial Bills and related provisions and procedure
Mains level: Money Bills and Financial Bills debate and Supreme Court in interpretations
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Homeopathy and associated issues
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Integrated system of medicine, Homeopathy system of medicine etc
Mains level: India's path towards universal health care, challenges and measures
National Youth Policy—Will it help India reap the promised demographic dividend?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Demographic dividend, NYP 2021, significance and challenges
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
IoT & SMART technology threats from China: Pathways for India’s military
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: SMART Tech applications
Mains level: SMART Technology, significance, challenges and security threats
Right To Privacy
Data Protection Bill 2023: What the law must do for children online
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: DPDP bill and provisions
Mains level: Vulnerability of children online and Data Protection
Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.
IIM bill 2023
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: IIM Amendment Bill 2023
Mains level: IIM Amendment Bill 2023, significance , concerns and way forward
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Climate finance adds another layer of inequity to climate change
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Climate financing mechanism
Mains level: Climate change and current disparity in climate financing
Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce
MSP as a legal right: Pros and Cons
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: MSP and related facts
Mains level: Demand for a legal guarantee of MSP, challenges in existing structure and way forward
Biofuel Policy
LPG consumption in Indian households saw an absolute reduction in 2023
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India’s clean-cooking strategy and government schemes
Mains level: India’s clean-cooking strategy, Growth of LPG sector, challenges and alternatives
Monsoon Updates
Monsoon and food inflation: a status check
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Monsoon and cropping pattern
Mains level: Monsoon's erratic behavior and its impact on Indian agriculture and food security
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Bitter truths in Maharashtra’s sugar fields
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Seasonal Migrant Workers, challenges and policies
Digital India Initiatives
Hurdles to overcome before becoming ‘Digital India’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Digital payment ecosystem
Mains level: Digital payments landscape in India, financial inclusion and challenges
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Controversy associated with the term Anthropocene
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NA
Mains level: Climate change and the Concept of the Anthropocene
