Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: historical journey of the Jat community in India
Type: op-ed snap
Bills/Act/LawsDOMREthicsExplainedHistorical SitesIndia MappingIOCRop-ed snapPIBPrelims OnlySC JudgementsSchemesSpeciesStatesWorld Mapping
P Chidambaram writes: How are the four ‘castes’ doing?
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: policies addressing the root causes of poverty, unemployment, gender discrimination, and farmer issues
Tavleen Singh writes: A caste census is casteism
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: reevaluate the effectiveness of caste reservations
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Menaka Guruswamy writes: In India, what women who run need
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: gender-inclusive sports culture
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Ram Madhav writes: Opposition today needs to learn from Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: Vajpayee's best orations occurring when he was on the opposition benches.
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Telecom law upgrades for a digital authoritarian state
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Universal Services Obligation Fund.
Mains level: passage of the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, and the repeal of The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
IIT Kharagpur director writes: What we are doing for future workers in a world of AI
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: STEM research
Mains level: IIT Kharagpur reflects on its seven-decade journey, emphasizing multidisciplinary research, collaboration with industry, and alignment with the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020
Tribes in News
Subaltern Hindutva and the crucial social justice test
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Bihar Caste Survey
Mains level: BJP a substantive democratic party with a commitment to social justice
Questionable searches under the Money Laundering Act
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Mains level: Enforcement agencies, particularly the ED, need to establish consistent and uniform practices
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Climate action needs an updated lexicon
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Cyclone Michaung
Mains level: impact of shifting baseline syndrome on our perception of environmental changes
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
A security breach that must lead to sweeping changes
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Key roles, including Joint Secretary, Security, and chiefs of CRPF and CISF, remain vacant
Mains level: breach and the need for robust security measures
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
India’s defence budgeting and the point of deterrence
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
Let them speak: Suspension of MPs shows Parliament must find better ways to engage
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: na
Mains level: parliamentary dysfunction
Biofuel Policy
India’s ethanol conundrum
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: NAFED and NCCF
Mains level: alternatives to ethanol dependence
Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.
Tax ‘HFSS’ foods, view it as a public health imperative
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: fssai
Mains level: health and economic challenges associated with HFSS consumption in India
G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead
From ‘rule taker’ to ‘rule shaper’, the evolution of India in international negotiations
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Prime Minister Modi's Panchamrit Action Plan
Mains level: trade negotiations
Anti Defection Law
The hollowing out of the anti-defection law
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: anti-defection
Mains level: addressing the shortcomings in the Tenth Schedule
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
A blow for the rights of the legislature, in law making
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Article 200
Mains level: Governors' discretion in reserving Bills
Digital India Initiatives
The regulator’s challenge in the age of AI
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: algorithmic auditing
Mains level: challenge of developing capabilities for AI regulation
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
An uphill struggle to grow the Forest Rights Act
Note4Students
From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Forest Rights Act features
Mains level: deeper understanding of the FRA's intent
