(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. What is Clause 6 of Assam Accord, which Himanta govt said will implement? READ MORE
2. Project Cheetah: Where things stand after two years READ MORE
3. Why Karnataka HC upheld Governor’s nod to investigate Siddaramaiah in alleged MUDA scam case READ MORE
4. China test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile into Pacific Ocean amid Taiwan tension READ MORE
5. India, Australia push forward on CECA talks READ MORE
6. ADB raises inflation forecast, pessimistic about quick rate cuts READ MORE
7. Centre estimates record foodgrains production; dip likely in pulses, oilseeds READ MORE
8. Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare releases Final Estimates of major agricultural crops for 2023-24 READ MORE
9. Union Health Ministry releases National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22 READ MORE
10. India becomes 3rd Most Powerful Nation in Asia, Surpasses Japan in Asia Power Index READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Could global warming impede weather and climate forecasting? READ MORE
2. India State of Forest Report delayed by a year: Concerns rise over forest data integrity READ MORE
3. Antarctic ice loss will be rapid & irreversible from 2100, study predicts. What does that mean for global sea level? READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. The misplaced move of ‘one nation one election’ READ MORE
2. Simultaneous elections can strengthen democracy READ MORE
3. Balancing act: Managing conflicts in regulatory roles is key for Sebi READ MORE
4. The path to simultaneous elections is dotted with hurdles READ MORE
5. Civil society has a role to play READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Jobs of the future require upskilling workers READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. Is India-US partnership an uncertain love affair? READ MORE
2. Geopolitical challenges keeping India on its toes READ MORE
3. A new partnership with Middle Earth READ MORE
4. The geopolitics of de-dollarisation READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Navigating cross-border insolvency READ MORE
2. Time for private investment is now; delays risk economic competitiveness READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. A long march to climate justice READ MORE
2. Dousing farm fires: Much more is expected of Punjab READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. ANRF: A catalyst for India’s R&D READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Reflections from the Northeast: A call for peace amid violence READ MORE
2. Centre must pull Manipur back from the brink of ruin READ MORE
3. Centre, State to review scope of AFSPA in Manipur READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024: A city-centric analysis READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. How to live ordinary lives in extraordinary ways READ MORE
2. Ego-centred behaviours READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. The task of civil society organizations is not only to fight against wrongs done by the government, but to do constructive work at the grassroots level in order to help people to solve their local problems through popular initiatives. Substantiate.
2. Curtailing the tenures of State Assemblies to synchronise them with the tenure of the Lok Sabha is an act against federalism. Justify with case
3. There cannot be a state monopoly on facts in a democracy. Examine the statement in the light of recent Bombay High Court Judgement striking down government-mandated fact-checking unit
4. India’s strategic autonomy requires a tough balancing of its geographical realities, strategic interests, and relations vis-à-vis apparent friends and threats. How India can maintain balance between west and Russia?
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- It is most imperative that the judiciary in India intervenes and upholds the principles of justice in a democracy.
- Curtailing the tenures of State Assemblies to synchronise them with the tenure of the Lok Sabha is an act against federalism.
- State Assemblies are autonomous law-making bodies within the India federation and are independent of the federal parliament.
- A fixed tenure of the Assemblies independent of the tenure of the Lok Sabha is a key aspect of the federal setup.
- Simultaneous elections will alter the federal balance of the Constitution and it is not a priority issue for ordinary Indians.
- A balance between economic growth and employment growth can be achieved by pursuing a two-pronged strategy. First, concerted attempts need to be made to push industrialisation in sectors that absorb more labour. Second, international competitiveness needs to be improved in technology-intensive sectors.
- The India-US partnership is “comprehensive, global and strategic”, and not just transactional — with India buying US defence equipment and US turning a blind eye to Indian misgovernance.
- India-US relations have grown significantly amid Washington’s expectations that Delhi can balance out the growth of Chinese power across the Indian Ocean.
- Momentum is building for simultaneous elections, but with constitutional and political challenges ahead, its successful implementation remains uncertain.
- A continuation of India and the Mediterranean’s historic bilateral trade ties would be a fruitful partnership for both regions. This is set to emerge as a multidimensional cooperation agenda, embracing various sectors.
- India and the Mediterranean are two regions that historically exchanged technology, currency and culture and, within the recent geopolitical shifts, the revitalisation and renewal of this relationship can offer a significant platform for stability and greater prosperity of the world.
- The task of civil society organizations is not only to fight against wrongs done by the government, but to do constructive work at the grassroots level in order to help people to solve their local problems through popular initiatives.
- There is a need to integrate perspectives on the importance of insolvency laws with global trade in multilateral or bilateral routes. Specifically, FTAs are incomplete without cross-border dimensions.
- There is a need to integrate perspectives on the importance of insolvency laws with global trade in multilateral or bilateral routes.
- An expansive judgment on child pornography plugs legal loopholes, offers a curative framework to deal with the crime.
- As the ego becomes aware of itself, it ends the behaviours that cause it suffering.
- While politicians better align expenditure with citizen preferences and deliver social assistance rapidly, bureaucrats are less prone to elite capture and excel at specialised tasks.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable — and unethical.
50-WORD TALK
- Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi’s comment on secularism being a European concept and not a Bharatiya one can’t just be overlooked as rhetoric. He is not a politician. An IPS officer, he took the oath under a secular Constitution. His remit as a Governor is to protect precisely this Constitution.
- As Manipur continues to simmer, Army’s now-deleted social media post seeking intel from the Centre’s security adviser signals a breakdown of the security apparatus. A rift between the CM’s office and police and conflicting claims within security forces shows the state machinery has collapsed. And the Centre’s silence is loud.
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.