Table of Contents
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Green Credit Rules: Death by trees? READ MORE
2. How does habitat fragmentation impact India’s biodiversity hotspots? READ MORE
3. For ‘extinct’ Spix’s macaw, successful comeback is overshadowed by uncertainty READ MORE
4. What are the rules governing civil servants? READ MORE
5. Expert Explains: Takeaways from SC verdict in favour of Assam man in citizenship case READ MORE
6. India could soon allow ‘game-changing’ weight-loss drug tirzepatide: How it works, its side effects READ MORE
7. A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing READ MORE
8. Indian leopard suspected to have decreased by 24.5% over last 3 generations: IUCN READ MORE
9. 100 years of electroencephalography (EEG) in human medicine READ MORE
10. CJI Chandrachud agrees to list petitions challenging Money Bill route for contentious amendments READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Rethinking social safety nets in a changing society READ MORE
2. Managing India’s demographic transition READ MORE
3. Demography and its discontents READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. How newly elected MPs and MLAs are undermining democracy READ MORE
2. The emergency and its moral equivalence READ MORE
3. J&K L-G’s powers: Leave no scope for doubts, discord READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. SC ensures equality READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. ‘Big brother’ to ‘Brother’, a Nepal-India reset READ MORE
2. NATO at a crossroads: New purpose, fresh challenges READ MORE
3. Modi-Putin summit revives India-Russia relations amid global tensions READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Govt’s top priority: Jobs growth READ MORE
2. India’s foreign reserves and global risk READ MORE
3. Trade, tech & sustainability: Engines for long-term growth READ MORE
4. India must insist on tech & rupee trade for all FTAs READ MORE
5. India narrowly escapes fiscal catastrophe READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. The desperate need to protect the Aravallis READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. AI as a catalyst for sustainable development READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Operational doctrine needed to defeat proxy war READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Monsoon mayhem READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Gita & ethics in business READ MORE
2. Finding compassion READ MORE
3. Lessons in forgiveness from Mandela’s life READ MORE
4. Balancing Empathy and Professionalism READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. Ethical failure occurs because of a lack of character, and to live ethically and be virtuous, having good character is necessary. Substantiate with examples.
2. Humanness is acting in a moment of compassion. It is not merely a physical act but an intellectual greatness informing thoughts and ideas. Comment.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Humanness is acting in a moment of compassion.
- Business ethics is the code of good conduct that a business adheres to in its daily dealings both with other businesses and with customers.
- The Prime Ministers of India and Nepal, who were in power when bilateral ties collapsed, must rebuild trust as they are back in power once again.
- More quality jobs will reduce the reliance on populist schemes that are resulting in severe fiscal stress.
- The dynamic nature of poverty suggests that identifying poor households and determining whether to provide them with social protection only once in a decade may miss out on those who fall into poverty in the intervening time, while continuing to support those who no longer need social protection.
- NATO is at a crossroads. While it may have found an immediate purpose in responding to Russia, its challenges extend beyond Moscow.
- India’s official population data is outdated, with the 2021 Census on hold. UN report estimates 2024 population at 1.45 billion, highlighting demographic challenges and opportunities.
- The remission of duties on exported products scheme is a key initiative aimed at enhancing competitiveness of our products in international markets.
- Greater external engagement through trade and technology partnerships, leveraging technology for economic expansion and strategic investments in green tech would position India as a global leader of innovation and sustainable growth.
- Repeated confrontations between the Delhi L-G and the Chief Minister have severely impacted governance in the Capital in recent years. The Centre would do well to avoid implementing such a disruptive model in J&K.
- It is imperative for India’s security planners to formulate a national strategy encompassing politico-diplomatic-economic measures to make it cost-prohibitive for Islamabad to continue with the misadventure.
- The persistent flooding in Indian cities during the monsoon season raises critical questions about urban planning and governance.
- Fragmented governance and lack of coordination between various municipal agencies hinder effective water management. Policies and plans are often implemented in a piecemeal manner, without addressing the root causes of flooding.
- India needs to strengthen its economic health with sustainable fiscal policies for long-term stability; state guarantees only put it in a perilous situation.
- PM Modi visit to Russia underscored India’s strategic balancing act between global powers while prioritising its own economic and security needs.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Perseverance is more prevailing than violence.
50-WORD TALK
- Steep US tariff increases on China, and ally UK hauling in Beijing’s ambassador over spying charges underline hardening of their policy. This emerging trade war could inevitably grow into a new Cold War. There are obvious lessons for India, at the receiving end of Chinese trade domination and military bullying.
- India has signed a 10-year contract to manage Iran’s Chabahar port in a boost to the country’s energy security. Described by Jaishankar as a “crucial contract” that would lead to bigger investment in the port, the move is also about India standing up for its own interests despite western pressures.
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.