(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- A timely reminder: On Supreme Court’s GST verdict READ MORE
- Act early, decisively: On the bid to change nature of places of worship READ MORE
- 29 phones tested for Pegasus spyware: SC READ MORE
- Green signal for NGT READ MORE
- How to fight desertification: Here’s what the 15th COP to UNCCD agreed on READ MORE
Main exam
GS 1
- Insights from the Economics of Jainism READ MORE
- How to fight desertification: Here’s what the 15th COP to UNCCD agreed on READ MORE
GS 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Fiscal federalism READ MORE
- Justice at last READ MORE
- DA fundamental right & legal, rules Calcutta HC READ MORE
SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Severe hepatitis in children: Why COVID-link hasn’t been ruled out READ MORE
- Food crisis: Food-insecure population doubled in 2 years, says UN Secretary-General READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- The neighbourhood in turmoil, lessons for India READ MORE
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts state of emergency READ MORE
- Neighbourhood first policy of India-Nepal READ MORE
- India Asks BRICS to ‘Live Up’ to Commitments on Territorial Integrity READ MORE
GS 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Regulatory reboot READ MORE
- Foreign Direct Investment inflow at all-time high of $83.57 billion READ MORE
- Cartelisation going to be a challenge READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- 20% ethanol in petrol READ MORE
- Green signal for NGT READ MORE
- Assam reflects world’s protracted disaster-induced displacement READ MORE
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Insights from the Economics of Jainism READ MORE
- Truly righteous living brings happiness to all READ MORE
- Let the wide universe be your place of worship READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- Discuss the mandate of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). What are the challenges associated with the efficient functioning of the NGT? Examine.
- The economics of Jainism prescribes the principles of limiting desires and wants. Discuss.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Nations, especially democracies run on many engines — not just the single monolithic one of the party or people in power. As India essays its role as a regional leader, the Government would be wise to study the impact of changes in the neighbourhood on Indian policy and look into the mirror the neighbours hold up to India to better understand its future challenges within the country.
- Mahavira’s principles state that desire is endless like the sky and hence, focuses on controlling desires and limiting needs.
ESSAY TOPIC
- The neighbourhood in turmoil, lessons for India
50-WORD TALK
The Supreme Court jails Navjot Singh Sidhu after 34 years. It gives bail to Indrani Mukerjea’s daughter’s 2012 murder saying the trial will take time. Why do criminal cases face endless delays? And in ‘terror’ cases, people are acquitted after two decades in jail. Our judicial process is grossly unjust.
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 on 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.
