(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- PM greets people on the occasion of Bohag Bihu READ MORE
- Nod to extend Gram Swaraj scheme READ MORE
- India projected to grow at 8% this fiscal: World Bank READ MORE
- IMD forecasts ‘normal’ monsoon, no El Nino READ MORE
- Singaperumal Koil: A temple carved out of a hillock READ MORE
- PM Modi inaugurates Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya to honour all prime ministers of country READ MORE
- Updated estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty: Turning the corner on the pandemic in 2021? READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Explained: What downgrade in average monsoon rainfall means READ MORE
- Is Hindi or English beneficial as the link language? READ MORE
- How to deal with student suicides? READ MORE
- From the vault: Contemporary challenges before the anti-caste movement READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Data divide between state, citizens is bad for democracy READ MORE
- The wrong reform: Electoral bonds do not address corruption in political funding READ MORE
- Understanding civil liberties from an Ambedkarite perspective READ MORE
- Strength of democracy lies in its institutions READ MORE
SOCIAL JUSTICE
- For India’s marginalised, the precarity of health READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Friends again: The recent strain in Indo-US ties has eased following the 2+2 dialogue READ MORE
- Difficult Choices~II READ MORE
- 2+2 meet: Delhi and DC are seeking new opportunities READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- India needs an economic reboot for rapid employment-heavy growth READ MORE
- Is it too early to celebrate our export success? READ MORE
- Food subsidy as economic tool to fight poverty READ MORE
- RBI tough, Govt manages with more FTAs READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- A window for inter-State collaboration, to breathe easy READ MORE
- Like India, Pakistan and Central Asia are reeling from unprecedented heatwaves READ MORE
- Lack of information is holding back the fight against climate change in India READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- First-responders must be top priority READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Align with the hukum to attain inner peace READ MORE
- A man with a great mind and foresight READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- Discuss the importance of data in the smooth functioning of democracy. How data divide between the state and its citizens is a threat to the smooth functioning of a democracy?
- Discuss the importance of pressure groups to get good governance accepted as a fundamental right in the Constitution.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.
- Data on migration and development indices show that there is a stronger case for English to be the link language rather than Hindi.
- The effectiveness of state policies can be judged from the data produced by the statistical wings of the government, which have a reputation for being independent and credible.
- The data divide between the state and its citizens is a potential threat to the smooth functioning of a democracy.
- India would need a structural transformation to achieve fast GDP expansion accompanied by equally robust job generation.
- While India has had its best year with respect to outbound trade, impediments that could make this performance unsustainable need to be addressed.
- Paying attention to life expectancy disparities in India shows that inequality in health outcomes is relevant even today.
- India and the US have underscored their commitment to continue to build on the momentum of recent years and not lose sight of the larger strategic picture.
- The trigger that translates communal sentiments into violence is provided by political elements who provide deadly weapons and inflammatory slogans to crowds, design deviations in routes of processions and mark out shops, factories and households run or inhabited by the other community as ready for annihilation.
- The health facilities required for huge the patient load are also insufficient. There is a need to spread awareness amongst the parents and students by providing career counselling and family therapy.
- It is imperative that pressure of public opinion is built up to get good governance accepted as a fundamental right in the Constitution.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.
50-WORD TALK
- As more evidence of Russia’s excesses emerges, it will become tougher for India to stay middle of the road. New Delhi’s line has already evolved from lip service to ‘respect for (Ukraine’s) sovereignty and territorial integrity” to “shock” over Bucha killings and need for inquiry. Equidistance will be increasingly untenable.
- Doctrine of the bulldozer has travelled from Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh to Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Madhya Pradesh. The target almost exclusively is Muslim homes and properties. In a nation of the Constitution and the laws this medieval, partisan ‘justice’ is an abomination. And judiciary watching silently is an awful institutional shame.
Things to Remember:
- For prelims-related news try to understand the context of the news and relate with its concepts so that it will be easier for you to answer (or eliminate) from given options.
- Whenever any international place will be in news, you should do map work (marking those areas in maps and exploring other geographical locations nearby including mountains, rivers, etc. same applies to the national places.)
- For economy-related news (banking, agriculture, etc.) you should focus on terms and how these are related to various economic aspects, for example, if inflation has been mentioned, try to relate with prevailing price rises, shortage of essential supplies, banking rates, etc.
- For main exam-related topics, you should focus on the various dimensions of the given topic, the most important topics which occur frequently and are important from the mains point of view will be covered in ED.
- Try to use the given content in your answer. Regular use of this content will bring more enrichment to your writing.
