Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Couse of CO2 emission and carbon sequestration;
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
No population Census — in the dark without vital dataÂ
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Census of India
Mains level: Significance of Calculating Census;
Urban Floods
Why Himalayan towns need a different kind of development   Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Challenges in the Himalayan region;
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
Court shifts the tide on stray dog policy Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, and the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules;
Mains level: Supreme Court judgement on stray dogs;
Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc
Supreme Court to review PMLA verdict    Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA);
Mains level: Review power of Supreme Court;
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
A closer look at beefng up Jammu’s counter-terror grid   Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Grid System in Vulnerable Areas;
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
What is the Yen Carry Trade? Why is it unwinding right now?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: What is Yen carry trade?
Mains level: Why is it unwinding right now?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
A shift in the US to autocratic trends  Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: US Democracy; Differences Between Democracy and Autocracy;
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
How India needs to deal with the new Bangladesh? Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Implication of Military Coup on India Bangladesh relation
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
On UP’s stringent Anti-conversion law    Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Legislations in News;
Mains level: Concerning features of Anti-Conversion Law;
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
Counting the ‘poor’ having nutritional deficiency      Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NSSO
Mains level: Key highlights of NSSO Report;
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
The Waqf Board Amendment Bill 2024
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Waqf Amendment Bill 2024; Waqf Act of 1995;
Mains level: Waqf Amendment Bill 2024; Waqf Act of 1995;
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Why was a Customs Duty hike imposed for Lab Chemicals?  Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ethanol production in India,
Mains level: Challenges to ethanol production,
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
Powering India’s future Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Clean energy
Mains level: Govt. initiative related to clean energy
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
The issue of institutional violence, addressing it  Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Gender-based laws
Mains level: Weak implementation of gender-based law
Liquor Policy of States
On doorstep delivery of alcohol      Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: How much of India consumes liquor?
Mains level: Impact of liquor consumption over society
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Balancing competition and sustainability for India
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)
Mains level: Key Features of the BRSR Framework
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Why did courts revisit bar on sub-quotas?    Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Why did the Supreme Court Overrule a Five-Judge Decision of 2004 related to the subcategorisation of SC?
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Underwater mapping reveals insights into melting of ice shelves   Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: About the Dotson Ice Shelf (DIS) in the Amundsen Sea
Mains level: Reasons behind ocean warming
Government Budgets
What do Scientists make of the Budget?    Â
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Mains level: Concerns about the sidelining of basic research and stagnation in research funding
