Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Poverty and Hunger;
Type: Explained
These Newscards correspond to the explained section of various newspapers. They become immensely important for both prelims and mains and special attention needs to be paid to them
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Democratising AI needs a radically different approach
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges related to AI;
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
A bilateral investment treaty with a ‘bit’ of change
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: India-UAE relations;
Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.
The SECI solar bid at the centre of Gautam Adani’s US indictment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to the energy sector;
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Why India’s trade deficit is not necessarily a weakness?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Balance of Payment;
Food Processing Industry: Issues and Developments
Should packaged food content be labelled?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Should packaged food content be labelled?
Air Pollution
Is Delhi’s AQI 500 or 1500?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Air Pollution; Climate Change; Urbanization and it’s Challenges;
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
How India could counter the CBAM?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of EU’s CBAM policy;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Is imposing tariffs on Chinese imports a good idea?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Trade and ties; USA-China Trade war;
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
A thousand days of Ukrainian resilience
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of Russia-Ukraine war;
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
Telangana’s new EV policy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Electric Vehicle policy;
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
CAG flags 42% resource-expenditure gap, 37% staff vacancy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Infrastructure issues related to Urban Local Bodies;
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
COP-29 discussions flagging, no progress made on issues critical to developing countries: India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Climate Change;
Bharat Emission Standards
Why BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers have been banned in Delhi
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Vehicular Pollution;
The Crisis In The Middle East
Will Riyadh summit have an impact on Gaza war?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Importance of Middle Eastern countries;
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Growing epidemic
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Biotechnology; Health sector; Diseases and it’s policies in News;
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
Centre reimposes AFSPA in 6 ‘volatile’ regions
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act;
Mains level: Internal Security; Security Issues in Northeast India; AFSPA;
India needs a globally recognized public policy school
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Public Education and Governance Issues; sIssues related to Public Policy and Institutions;
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
No dual eco-clearance for 39 categories of industry
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Environmental Policies;
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
Green Transition that India needs
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Renewable Energy Transition;
