Type: States
Many questions regarding developments in specific states are asked in both prelims and mains. These Newscards correspond to such developments.
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Manipur Crisis
Extension of President’s Rule in Manipur
Citizenship and Related Issues
Kerala Cabinet asks Advocate General to explore legal options to challenge CAA notification in Supreme Court
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Key provisions of CAA, 2019
Mains level: States opposition to CAA implementation
Renaming of Madras State as Tamil Nadu
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Renaming of TN
Mains level: Post-independence consolidation
Tax Reforms
All Sikkimese women must be allowed to get IT relief: SC
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Merger of Sikkim
Mains level: Read the attached story
Citizenship and Related Issues
What are Foreigners’ Tribunals?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NRC, NPR
Mains level: Read the attached story
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
How Sikkim became a part of India?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: States reorganization
Mains level: Read the attached story
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
Paray Shikshalaya Initiative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Paray Shikshalaya
Mains level: Open schools concept
Special Category Status and States
Andhra Pradesh government repealed laws on 3 capitals
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: States with multiple administrative capitals
Mains level: Need for more capital cities
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
Karnataka Gambling Law: Ambit and the High Court Challenge
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Gambling and betting: Legal issues
Microfinance Story of India
Telangana’s Dalit Bandhu Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Dalitha Bandhu Scheme
Mains level: Not Much
Languages and Eighth Schedule
History of Tulu and the demand for Official Language Status
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Eight Schedule Languages
Mains level: Not Much
Civil Services Reforms
WB Bureaucrat Transfer Issue
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Not much
Mains level: Civil services reforms
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Eastern India most vulnerable to climate change, says study
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Vulnerability Index
Mains level: Paper 3- Vulnerability to climate change
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Orunudoi Scheme
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Orunudoi Scheme
Mains level: Women empowerment moves
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
What is Khujli Ghar?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 371A
Mains level: Naga customs and their constitutional protection
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Species in news: Caracal
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Caracal and its IUCN status
Mains level: Species Recovery Programme of NBWL
North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues
Demand for Greater Tipraland
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Tipraland
Mains level: Demand for separate states
Land Reforms
Mission ‘Lal Lakir’
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Mission ‘Lal Lakir’
Mains level: Not Much
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
Why hydel projects in the Himalayas are worrying?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Dams in Uttarakhand
Mains level: Risks posed by Hydel projects
