(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Lok Sabha passes Advocates (Amendment) Bill to weed out touts from court complexes READ MORE
2. Surge in greenhouse gas emissions points to China, US, and India as primary culprits: Data READ MORE
3. ‘Corporate bond market to more than double by 2030’ READ MORE
4. Venezuela: vote shows ‘overwhelming’ support for claim on region of Guyana READ MORE
5. RS passes Post Office Bill to amend 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act READ MORE
6. Govt. committed to increasing strength of women in armed forces: PM Modi READ MORE
7. What is climate finance — and why developing countries need it READ MORE
8. How to read the NCRB 2022 report on crime in India READ MORE
9. Local cooling and drying induced by Himalayan glaciers under global warming READ MORE
10. Global Fossil Fuel Emissions Are Rising, Report Finds READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Re-criminalising adultery as a gender-neutral offence READ MORE
2. The urbanisation challenge READ MORE
3. Weather Report: East India braces for wet days ahead as Cyclone Michaung builds up; North India to remain dry READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. The legal net to trap peddlers of deepfakes READ MORE
2. Private job quota for locals ends with order READ MORE
3. Role of Governors in focus again READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. No, one Centre of Excellence in Transgender Care is not enough READ MORE
2. Navigating the health crisis READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. A dark shadow on New Delhi’s credibility READ MORE
2. India holds firm: Seeks climate justice for Global South READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. The need to transform agri-food systems READ MORE
2. What ails capital formation in agriculture? READ MORE
3. How to tackle food inflation READ MORE
4. India’s growth dynamics are lopsided READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. From COP 28 to a bad trade pact? READ MORE
2. Climate justice is a must, but so is meeting green targets READ MORE
3. COP28 and the coal question READ MORE
4. A baby step on climate funding READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. 5G needs a licence-exempt 6GHz band READ MORE
2. OpenAI’s Q* is alarming for a different reason READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Combating cybercrimes READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. The looming threat of urban floods READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Dealing with Stress In Modern Life READ MORE
2. Tips To Conquer Stress And Anger READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. Without addressing the issue of non-coal fossil fuel and greenhouse gases, action on coal alone will not enable us to stay below the 1.5°C limit. Comment.
2. The integration of technology in health management, such as the use of health apps and telemedicine services, provides an effective way forward to address the issue of chronic illnesses. Comment.
3. Virtues like empathy, humility, integrity, honesty, and respect for others are ideals of democratic engagement. Comment.
4. ‘Treat others the way we would wish to be treated’. How does this quote convey an effective message to one to be ethical in his decision-making?
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.
- As we become more loving and calm, we eliminate much of our stress and anger. We replace stress and anger with love and tolerance for all, making our own lives and that of others more peaceful.
- We need to heed the warnings posed by the climate crisis and urban floods. Indian cities need to be ready for frequent extreme events.
- Transgender people are legally guaranteed equal access to healthcare. Yet, it is denied.
- Countries such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh stood with India on the Canada issue, but as details of the U.S. indictment are revealed, South Asian capitals, and not just Islamabad, will be studying the footprint of Indian agencies in their countries as well.
- In dealing with India, diplomats in the US and other Western countries need to take into account Indian sensitivities.
- COP28 has seen a step forward towards climate justice as it approved the ‘loss and damage fund’. Now, the moot point is that the developed countries must finally pay compensation that is adequate for the Global South to combat climate change.
- The Green Credit Scheme is a novel and unique initiative to achieve the goals and objectives of Mission LiFE, launched by Prime Minister This unique initiative can be adopted by other nations at the global level by adjusting environment-friendly lifestyles.
- While gross domestic product metrics indicate positivity, India seems to have successfully warded off the boogeyman of recession standing at the doorstep of several countries across the globe. India today is a global image of solidity and performance.
- Before India and China can commit to a future without coal, there are geopolitical and technological hurdles that need to be resolved.
- Action on coal alone will not enable us to stay below the 1.5°C limit, if non-coal fossil fuels are ignored.
- The deceleration in public investment could be due to a compositional shift away from irrigation. A predominant part of public investment in agriculture relates to irrigation in major and medium irrigation projects.
- Terms of trade in agriculture (vis-à-vis non-agriculture, ToT) is an important determinant of the private investment in agriculture.
- Developing countries have to struggle a lot to ensure that the loss and damage fund is adequately financed to meet the needs of those countries which suffer because of extreme weather events caused by climate change.
- For India, rapid urbanisation is crucial for harnessing the demographic dividend of a young population.
- India needs to tackle the enormous challenges posed by the rapid urban surge, from mobilising more resources to build the urban infrastructure to promoting new centres of growth and managing congestion and pollution.
- The integration of technology in health management, such as the use of health apps and telemedicine services, can provide employees with the tools they need to manage their conditions effectively.
- As the economic growth has gathered pace, it will allow the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to focus on fighting inflation, which continues to remain in a zone which it is not comfortable with.
- With the number of data breaches multiplying rapidly over the years, India must ensure the timely migration to PQC algorithms across all sectors, particularly critical infrastructure.
- Civility represents the quality of our behavior with others in our communities. It signals who we are and what we value. Since the essence of ethics lies in how we are with others, civility and ethics are intricately linked.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point.
50-WORD TALK
- The engagement between the US deputy NSA and S Jaishankar shows that both sides are acting responsibly to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control amid the Nijjar-Pannun saga. They have kept emotion out of the equation, displaying statesmanship that is vital to bilateral ties as significant as theirs.
- China has become the first nation to accept the Taliban’s ambassador, starting the normalisation of the outfit in the global order. This is the destiny of Afghanistan that everyone will have to accept, even as efforts continue to sustain international pressure on the Taliban for women’s rights and curbing terrorism.
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.
