Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges to Indian agriculture;
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
Road and Highway Safety – National Road Safety Policy, Good Samaritans, etc.
On the challenges to road safety in India Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Road safety in India;
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
India generates highest plastic pollution in worldÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Paris Agreement (2015);
Mains level: Plastic pollution;
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Policy paralysis, a weakened public health sector
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues in the health sector
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
On uncommon cyclones in the Arabian Sea
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Tropical and temperate cyclone;
Mains level: Impact of climate change on cyclone;
Swachh Bharat Mission
Swachh Bharat Mission averted 70,000 infant deaths a year
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Effectiveness of Swachh Bharat Mission;
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
House Panel includes SEBI review in agenda, likely to summon BuchÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Market Economy; SEBI; Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
Mains level: Market Economy; Issues related to regulatory bodies;
Tourism Sector
A tourism policy ill-suited for Jammu and Kashmir Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of Tourism policy on Himalayan areas;
Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources
What is Vertical Fiscal Imbalance?Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Finance Commission
Mains level: Vertical Fiscal Imbalance (VFI) in India;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
Africa can make India’s ‘critical mineral mission’ shine Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India-Africa Relations;
Mains level: Significance of Africa for India; India-China;
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
State changes in Rape law
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Aparajita Bill, Disha Bill and Shakti Bill;
Mains level: Issues related to women;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-ASEAN
 Singapore: A partner in India’s growth story Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: India-Singapore Bilateral Relations; ASEAN Countries;
Mains level: India-Singapore Bilateral Relations;
Government Budgets
Gap between allocations for health, outcomes in StatesÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Centrally Sponsored initiatives related to the Health sector;
Mains level: Health Infrastructure and Funding in India;
Why gold nuggets are found in quartz veins?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: World's orogenic gold systems;
Mains level: Reason and significance of the world's orogenic gold systems;
Tax Reforms
Did Corporate Tax cuts increase Wages?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of tax cut on the economy;
How does John Mill’s theory define the Extent of Liberty?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Harm Principle,
Mains level: Significance of Freedom of Speech and Expression and its limitation;
OBOR Initiative
Dealings at a China-Africa forum that India must track
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC);
Mains level: India-Africa relation;
Electoral Reforms In India
On Germany’s electoral architectureÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Proportional Representation;
Mains level: Pros and cons of Proportional Representation;
Pension Reforms
Why did the Centre alter its pension plan?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Unified Pension Scheme;
Mains level: Reason behind the need for a Unified Pension Scheme;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
A crisis in WANA that no one talks aboutÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: West Asia and North Africa (WANA)
Mains level: Conflict in Africa;
