(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar appeals to States to adopt NEP READ MORE
2. Parliamentary Committees likely to be constituted by September 20 READ MORE
3. As India and U.S. agree to swap turns, Biden to host Quad Summit at his home State READ MORE
4. Why are cyclones in the Arabian Sea not so common? READ MORE
5. Delay in census: Centre dissolves panel on statistical surveys after members raise concerns READ MORE
6. Eye drops which claim to ‘reduce dependency on reading glasses’: What to know about PresVu READ MORE
7. India generates highest plastic pollution in world: what a new study found READ MORE
8. Oasis reunion tour: Why are fans angry with Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model? READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. The vulnerability of live-in couples READ MORE
2. Decisions and dynamics: Unpacking the impact of contraceptive decisions on domestic violence READ MORE
3. Levels of far-flung Arctic sea ice can change monsoon patterns: study READ MORE
4. Childhood trauma and its lasting impact on adult relationships READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Government is not the nation READ MORE
2. Regulator’s responsibility READ MORE
3. Take balanced stance: Amend law to avoid ASI-Waqf boards conflict READ MORE
4. Key to OBC reservations READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. India ramps up preparedness against monkeypox amid global surge READ MORE
2. The impact of CHETNA: Saving lives and empowering communities READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. Periodic reset: On India-ASEAN ties, ‘Act East’ policy READ MORE
2. Hurdles in India’s efforts to drive world diplomacy READ MORE
3. India-US relations need a reality check READ MORE
4. ‘Act East’ policy demands relook, but stabilise N-E READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Indian economy thrives amid global challenges READ MORE
2. Intervene to check growing inequality READ MORE
3. The great Indian job dilemma READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Pay urgent attention to plastic waste crisis READ MORE
2. A Roadmap for Green and Transition Finance in India READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Unreliable data inevitably leads to flawed conclusions READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Maoist setback: On the anti-Naxalite operations this year READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024: A city-centric analysis READ MORE
2. Monsoon mayhem: Tackling urban flooding READ MORE
3. How to make disaster relief truly effective READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. How to raise a boy: My son’s modernity is different from mine. So is his patriarchy READ MORE
2. The individual in a tumultuous world READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. India’s commitment to “ASEAN centrality” on all strategic issues needs to coordinate more closely on geopolitical issues including Myanmar, the South China Sea and Quad engagement. Comment.
2. Public health policies of the government indicate that there has been a severe paralysis when it comes to public health policies that addresses the felt needs of people. Examine.
3. The Act East Policy (AEP) has been one of New Delhi’s most enduring and consistent foreign policy strategies since the end of the Cold War. Comment.
4. India’s Act East Policy has the potential to significantly alter the geopolitical and geo-economic landscape of the region, especially in light of rising Chinese influence. Examine.
5. The northeastern region of India is crucial to Act East policy, and its future success is heavily dependent on achieving peace, stability and development in these states. Comment.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- The Constitution gave the people an “Idea of India” that was not singular but a toolbox of ideas of India.
- It never believed in majoritarian ideas of nationalism because the civilisational ethos of India always remained antithetical to such interpretation.
- True patriots care deeply about the well-being and progress of their nation, the whole nation.
- India’s commitment to “ASEAN centrality” on all strategic issues in the Indo-Pacific has been warmly received, but it needs to coordinate more closely on geopolitical issues including Myanmar, the South China Sea and Quad engagement.
- Primary care is weak while there has been a boost to the growth of the private sector in secondary and tertiary care.
- Public health policies of the government in the last decade indicate that there has been a severe paralysis when it comes to public health policies without any real prescription that addresses the felt needs of people.
- The government has slashed the limbs of the public health system by not strengthening secondary- and tertiary-level care in the public sector and instead favouring the growth of the private sector.
- Instead of adopting a confrontational stance, both the ASI and Waqf boards should engage in dialogue to resolve these differences.
- Amending the Waqf Act and related laws could help manage such sites without infringing on heritage or religious rights, ensuring a harmonious balance between preservation and faith.
- Amid India’s General Election earlier this year, there was criticism of the Indian government’s human rights record and charges of India’s democratic backsliding by the American and European media, NGOs and pro-government agencies.
- The US expects India to strongly support its foreign policy initiatives, but the latter can’t meet them due to differing interests.
- While global powers struggle with economic slowdowns, India’s strategic reforms, thriving startup ecosystem, and growing middle class continue to fuel its growth.
- Despite India’s initially cautious approach to economic reforms, the government has gradually implemented a range of confidence-building measures.
- Income erosion and rising inequality can lead to social and political consequences in many societies. It should also be noted that there cannot be a single policy suitable for all societies because conditions differ across the world.
- The availability of caste-wise Census data would help curb arbitrary demands from caste groups and capricious decision-making by governments.
- The Act East Policy (AEP) has been one of New Delhi’s most enduring and consistent foreign policy strategies since the end of the Cold War.
- The strategic and economic significance of Myanmar to India is considerable, especially for advancing India’s influence in Southeast Asia through the Act East Policy (AEP) and strengthening ties with Asean countries.
- India’s Act East Policy has the potential to significantly alter the geopolitical and geo-economic landscape of the region, especially in light of rising Chinese influence.
- The northeastern region of India is crucial to this policy, and its future success is heavily dependent on achieving peace, stability and development in these states.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Smallness adores and adorns itself – greatness is humble.
50-WORD TALK
- Uttarakhand High Court’s direction to Centre to provide empanelment-related records to IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi is exemplary. Officers should have right to know why they’re left out of Central empanelment. Current mechanism rewards loyalty over merit and promotes committed bureaucracy. It’s arbitrary and opaque. Transparency in empanelment is a must.
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.
