(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. 1.      Nipah cases rise to 5 in Kerala; 789 contacts kept under watch READ MORE
2. 2.      Special Session to debate Parliament’s journey, take up Bills READ MORE  
3. 3.      Karnataka to appeal against water release READ MORE
4. 4.      For sickle cell patients, an elusive disability certificate READ MORE
5. 5.      President launches Ayushman Bhav health campaign READ MORE  
6. 6.      Transfer of personal data under UN treaty will be under domestic laws: India READ MORE  
7. 7.      Analysing the Global Stocktake Report READ MORE
8. 8.      How rising water vapour in the atmosphere is amplifying warming and making extreme weather worse READ MORE

Main

GS Paper- 1

1. Behind Libya’s catastrophic flooding: Extreme weather, vulnerable geography, and crumbling infrastructure READ MORE  
2. India’s forest policy needs revaluation READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. The rise of Advaitic democracy – one nation, one election, one leader READ MORE
2. Scrap it: SC did well to place sedition before a constitution bench. This law, in any form, has no place READ MORE
3. The republic of pretences and its democratic rhetoric READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Unified approach: On the Nipah outbreak in Kerala and a One Health approach READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Can India challenge China for Global South leadership? READ MORE
2. Bridge across Arabian sea READ MORE
3. G20 Declaration highlights Global South’s views READ MORE
4. India voices concerns of south Asia in the G20 Summit READ MORE

 GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Riding the growth wind On Consumer Price Index data: Any failure to anchor inflation will add to the risks to growth READ MORE
2. Expert Explains: With the announced India-Europe Economic Corridor, a look at India’s supply chain opportunity READ MORE    
3. What the 16th Finance Commission needs to do differently READ MORE
4. Reining in inflation: Food prices remain a key concern READ MORE
5. Funding of domestic startups is vital READ MORE
6. G20 has galvanised manufacturing sector READ MORE
7. Banking for sustainable future READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. The complex path to biofuel sustainability READ MORE   

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Cautiously on AI: The challenges it presents demand creativity and responsibility READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Dovetail ITBP with integrated restructuring of armed forces READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. Protecting floodplains is the need of the hour READ MORE
2. The deadliest and strongest earthquakes in recorded history READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. A mockery of pedagogic ethics, the breaking of a bond READ MORE
2. The pursuit of unhappiness READ MORE
3. Being friendly READ MORE
4. Plan well, be focused READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Floods do not merely show the fury of nature; they are often brought about by climate change-induced rainfall. Discuss. why this phenomena impacts mountainous regions such as the Himalayas?
2. The deepening relationship between India and Saudi Arabia has potential to change the dynamic of the subcontinent and West Asia. Comment on the statement in the light of recent developments.
3. India has the ambition to increase manufacturing contribution in GDP up to 25% by 2025, which is only possible after intelligent digital technologies inclusion into manufacturing and industrial processes. Comment on the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Every worthwhile accomplishment has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle and a victory.
• Floods do not merely show the fury of nature; they are also often brought about by climate change-induced rainfall. This especially impacts mountainous regions such as the Himalayas.
• Climate change adaptation is a cross-sectoral issue. It involves laws relating to land use, preservation of water bodies, coastal regulations, and environmental impact assessment.
• By assigning a day for teachers and another one for children, India seems to have forgotten that the two form a bond; no worthwhile education can take place when this bond breaks.
• The groundwater depletion implications of growing sugar cane are well known, but the food security implications of groundwater depletion and of using foodgrains for ethanol production are harder to imagine because India is currently a surplus food producer.
• Achieving true sustainability is complex, especially with respect to biofuels. Therefore, any strategy should be carefully examined in the context of the larger ecosystem to avoid unintended negative consequences.
• It is their insecurity and bad faith that underlies the thought control that is sought to be introduced via corporate control of the media, and by legislative subterfuge.
• The most important lessons from India’s experience with sedition law is that there needs to be clear demarcation between the state and the government.
• The deepening relationship between India and Saudi Arabia has potential to change the dynamic of the subcontinent and West Asia.
• Reform is the need of the hour for the multilateral financing system and this has been recognised for quite some time. The G20 has formulated concrete recommendations for the way forward based on its experts’ report.
• India has nourished strategic autonomy right from Independence and steadily sought to build up its strategic capability, even while drawing on all available arms and weapons technology on offer from different sides.
• The G20 has raised the voice of South Asian nations but their success on world stage would depend upon their level of engagement with India and the world.
• The fusion of intelligent digital technologies into manufacturing and industrial processes, known as Industry 4.0, presents an exciting opportunity for a new industrial revolution.
• India has the ambition to increase manufacturing contribution in GDP up to 25% by 2025, which is only possible after intelligent digital technologies inclusion into manufacturing and industrial processes.
• The banking system primarily supports food production by granting loans and credit facilities. Farmers need significant capital for modern equipment, high-quality seeds, and advanced farming techniques.

ESSAY TOPIC

• The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior.

50-WORD TALK

• The delivery of the first C295 aircraft, manufactured by a partnership between Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems, to the Indian Air Force is a major milestone for the country. The acquisition marks the beginning of a new era as it’s the first time an Indian private company will manufacture planes.
• Supreme Court order on a policy for law enforcement agencies to brief media on ongoing criminal investigations was much needed. There is often irresponsible and breathless coverage of such probes. The police and other agencies are to blame for selective leaks and sharing sensitive information that can influence public opinion.
• RBI’s order saying banks must hand over all loan-related assets within 30 days of payback or settlement will give relief to lakhs currently at the mercy of bank bureaucracy. Earlier, RBI also limited banks’ ability to charge penal interest. Such strictness with banks over their treatment of borrowers is timely.

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.