Table of Contents
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s China visit deepens diplomatic shift as India, Maldives ties strain READ MORE
2. Rule Of Law Must Be Enforced Unmindful Of Consequences : Supreme Court Observes In Bilkis Bano Case READ MORE
3. Study revives South Korea superconductivity claim with new data | Explained READ MORE
4. Brace for slower growth in 2024-25: Crisil READ MORE
5. First US lunar lander since 1972 launched: The mission, significance READ MORE
6. Ocean surface waves — and their hazards — due to tropical cyclones are growing bigger, warns study READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal? READ MORE
2. India has entered a new era of reservation devoid of social justice READ MORE
3. Global warming, sea level rise, ageing flood defence systems: Why European countries have been flooded READ MORE
4. Why India needs to revise its forest cover targets READ MORE
5. New Research Raises Fresh Doubts About India’s River Linking Plans READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Curb the disillusionment with the traditional rule of law READ MORE
2. Unlawful remission: On the Bilkis Bano case READ MORE
3. Sedition And Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Structured negotiation as a boost for disability rights READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. Understanding the EU’s carbon border tax READ MORE
2. Maldives row: Normalisation of ties has to be the larger goal READ MORE
3. India must use dialogue to solve border conflict with China. Military solution not viable READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. The question of MSP: Is income support for farmers better than pricing that is delinked from market demand? READ MORE
2. India’s great grain mystery READ MORE
3. India can’t risk oil price volatility READ MORE
4. Policy reforms crucial to make India a manufacturing hub READ MORE
5. Mind underlying worries in GDP growth estimate READ MORE
6. Break free from GDP fixation READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Trust in the digital world during the time of deepfakes READ MORE
2. Confronting cancer: Are we winning the war against it? READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Good fences and good neighbours READ MORE
2. The fight against the next cycle of global terror READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Let us Learn from Disasters READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. An ambitious push for values, ethics in higher education READ MORE
2. Ethics and morality READ MORE
3. Is there a hidden purpose to our existence? READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. Education is the most important pillar of a civilized and dignified society. Comment.
2. How the guidelines of Mulya Pravah 2.0 are effective tools to develop a deep sense of respect towards the Fundamental Duties and Constitutional values develop among the students and eventually among citizens?
3. Human values, professional ethics, and legal framework are the three main constituents that give direction to the appropriate human behaviour and decision-making guidelines in an organization. Comment.
4. India requires a comprehensive and coordinated effort from the Government and industry players to become global manufacturing hub. Discuss the role of Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes to promote domestic manufacturing and increase India’s share of global exports.
5. Discuss the impacts of financial globalisation on labour activities in India. Do you think that initiatives like Universal Basic Income should be promoted to achieve the goal of social democracy?
6. Discuss how along with addressing food-security concerns, increased production of pulses can help India address environmental challenges?
7. India’s rapid GDP growth has lifted millions out of poverty but it neglects the environmental costs of growth, the social value of natural resources, and the widening chasms of socio-economic inequalities. Examine.
8. The BRICS grouping has strived to democratise the global financial system by reforming the functioning of the Bretton Woods institutions; moreover, against the trends towards an increasingly unequal world order, reforming multilateral institutions remains the primary focus of the group. Discuss in the light of recent developments.
9. Indian Constitution is a binding legal document not a statement of political intent to be enforced at the discretion of the government of the day. Comment.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Morality is more subjective than ethics.
- Any rational remission policy should encompass humanitarian considerations and the convicts’ scope for reform without violating the rule of law or societal interests.
- Education is undoubtedly the most important pillar of a civilized and dignified society.
- The guidelines of Mulya Pravah 2.0 are able to develop among the students a deep sense of respect towards the Fundamental Duties and Constitutional values.
- Human values, professional ethics, and legal framework are the three main constituents that give direction to the appropriate human behaviour and decision-making guidelines in an organization.
- To a plea that the court should exercise its extraordinary power under Article 142, the court holds that it is the power to do justice and justice is the rule of law, hence there is no question of allowing the convicts to remain out of prison anymore.
- Changing dynamics in the global oil market have put added pressure. India must continue to focus on diversification of energy sources.
- India is aware of the challenges it faces, and the growing pressure, direct or indirect, from the allies to take sides during geopolitical tensions.
- India’s strong objection to Male is not without reason, but normalisation of ties has to be the larger goal.
- India requires a comprehensive and coordinated effort from the Government and industry players to become global manufacturing hub.
- India’s trade policies and foreign investment regulations play a significant role in attracting global manufacturers.
- As India enters this transformative phase in hiring practices, both employers and job seekers need to embrace the opportunities presented by skills-based hiring.
- Ecological damages from biodiversity loss and habitat conversion are irreversible, emphasising the urgency of preventive measures.
- India has been a good neighbour, who stood by the small country in the past, having helped it with a financial package during and after the Covid pandemic.
- The demand for a quota by the comparatively socially and economically privileged Maratha community prompts a reevaluation of the very bedrock of reservation policies—social justice.
- The rapid urban transformation, and the rise of a manufacturing and service sector-focused economy accelerated cultural transformations.
- Reclaiming reservation as a policy aimed at social justice is an essential step and politically motivated narratives on reservations for economic gains should be dismantled.
ESSAY TOPIC
- The truly happy ones, understand life.
50-WORD TALK
- The release of 11 men sentenced for Bilkis Bano’s gang rape was egregious and indefensible. The Supreme Court has rightly struck down their release and criticised the Gujarat government for abuse of its discretionary power. It didn’t even spare its own 2022 order. The travesty never really stood a chance.
- The India-Maldives snafu, which began on social media over Modi, is a reminder of the strategic complexities at hand. This episode may die a quick death as diplomacy kicks in but Maldives must remember elections are over and hard realities of Chinese debt and India’s long-standing friendship come into play.
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.