Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is ‘Lateral Entry’ into the Bureaucracy?
Mains level: Logic behind introducing Lateral Entries;
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
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
India-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Importance of Malaysia for India;
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
A ground plan for sustainable mass employment
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges due to Low wages and short-term skill programs;
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Can blood tests for cancer save more lives?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Status of Cancer in India;
Mains level: Limitation of Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Test;
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
The path to Viksit Bharat runs through fields
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Viksit Bharat@2047;
Mains level: Economic and Military challenges for India;
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
The tyranny of inequality
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues Associated with measuring income inequality;
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Labor conditions in southern states
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Issues related to Migrant;
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Do doctors need a Central protection Act?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Need for Central protection law for healthcare workers;
Civil Services Reforms
Ensuring social justice in the bureaucracy
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Underrepresentation of SCs, STs and OBCs;
Surrogacy in India
Egg, sperm donors have no parental right on child: Bombay HC held
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Key provisions of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 ;
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
Illegal mining, encroachments, and deforestation a threat to Aravali as natural green wall
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About the Aravalli Range;
Mains level: Changes in Aravali range due to mining;
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Why climate change poses an existential threat to Panama Canal?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Impact of Climate change on Panama Canal;
Air Pollution
How can traffic which causes air pollution be controlled?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges related to air pollution in India;
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Reshape the governance structures of AI companies
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges related to Data Access;
Civil Services Reforms
The Seductive Trap of the Civil Services
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About the Kothari commission;
Mains level: Suggestions from the Kothari Commission;
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Freedom from dependence, a new era in health care
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Challenges in the Indian healthcare system;
Delhi Full Statehood Issue
An overview of governance in Delhi
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Tussle between the Lt. Governor and elected government of Delhi;
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Does India have laws on the movement of ballast water?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is Ballast Water?
Mains level: Serious concern due to Ballast Water;
Innovation Ecosystem in India
Hints of the corporatization of science research in India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Role of Private sector in RandD;
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
The top court as custodian of liberties
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Judiciary; Preventive detention; Civil liberties; Article 21;
Mains level: Judiciary; Guarantee of Civil Liberties;
