Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this

We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not

Important news would have been covered in our daily news coverage in form of newscards.

Unimportant ones will be mentioned here and a short description regarding why it is not relevant for the exam

Click on news headlines to read the full news

High Relevance News

Odisha to launch State Food Security Scheme

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/odisha-to-launch-state-food-security-scheme/

Read about provisions of NFSA. Can be asked in Prelims.

59 plant species in IUCN threat categories

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/59-plant-species-in-iucn-threat-categories/

Read about categorisation criteria for IUCN red list. Important for Prelims.

[op-ed snap] Up in the air — on stubble burning

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/op-ed-snap-up-in-the-air-on-stubble-burning/

The editorial discusses reasons behind Delhi’s air pollution and how it can be controlled. Important for Mains.

Low Relevance News

India dispatches relief material to tsunami-hit Indonesia

After India’s offer of assistance to tsunami-hit Indonesia, Indian Air Force (IAF) and Navy launched Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts on Tuesday to deliver relief material to the South East Asian country

No important points in the news from the exam perspective