(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Two billion women lack social protection, UN Women report finds READ MORE
2. Centre sets up AI hubs for research on health, agriculture, sustainable cities READ MORE
3. Climate change threatens to alter methane emissions in the Amazon, study reveals READ MORE
4. In letter to Lok Sabha Speaker, Opposition MPs allege violation of rules in conduct of meeting on Waqf bill READ MORE
5. India, U.S. conclude $3.5bn deal for 31 MQ-9B armed UAVs READ MORE
6. Coastal flooding harms different tree species differently: study READ MORE
7. Activists and locals rally against Navy radar station in Telangana’s Damagundam forest READ MORE
8. Macao gets new Chief Executive: What is China’s relationship with the region? READ MORE
9. As Delhi air quality turns ‘red’, here’s what is prohibited under Grap-I READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Tamil Nadu rains due to depression, onset of Northeast and withdrawal of Southwest monsoon READ MORE
2. The invisible battle for mental health in India READ MORE
3. The divisive legacy of British colonialism: A persistent threat to India’s unity READ MORE
4. How can women lead India’s growth story? First close the digital gender divide READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Power of institutions: Nobel winners show why nations prosper READ MORE
2. Nineteen years on, how has the RTI Act fared? READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. When basic education requires legal battles READ MORE
2. In global efforts for safer food, India leads from the front READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. India-Canada spat: Trudeau is shutting doors on friendly ties READ MORE
2. India-Canada diplomatic war unlikely to end anytime soon READ MORE
3. India-U.S. Convergence in the Indo-Pacific READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. A food-sufficient India needs to be hunger-free too READ MORE
2. The Economics Nobel for 2024 underlines the connection between wealth of nations and democracy READ MORE
3. Digital rupee can catalyse the economy READ MORE
4. Self-employment and its precarity in India READ MORE
5. India’s manufacturing sector is stagnant. Relying on PLI not enough, policies need a relook READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Ensuring private sector collaborations in India’s national climate strategy READ MORE
2. Carbon sink broken? Last year, trees and land barely absorbed any CO2 READ MORE
3. Calling for action to save the planet READ MORE
4. Coordinated governance for equitable, net-zero urban transport READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Technology must not dehumanise knowledge creation READ MORE
2. Why is microRNA discovery a big leap? READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. S.-India Cooperation in Counterterrorism: Redefining Convergence Amidst Challenges READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Humans Can Alleviate Flood Disasters READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Dealing with uncertainty READ MORE
2. Navigating the complex path of integrity READ MORE
CASE STUDY
1. Karnataka is ignoring Western Ghats UNESCO tag and 6 central notices—to build, build, build READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. By engaging in policy advocacy and public discourse, think tanks influence the development of laws and regulations. In the light of the statement discuss how civil society organisations can play an effective role in implementation of laws and regulations .
2. The transition from “looking” east to “acting” east signalled India’s intent to play a more active and strategic role in the region emphasising the four Cs: Culture, Connectivity, Commerce, and Capacity Building. Comment on the statement in the light of completion of 10 years of India’s Act East policy.
3. The RTI Act was enacted to empower citizens and ensure government accountability but without functional information commissions, the Act’s potential remains unfulfilled. Examine.
4. Digital innovations like the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission offer hope for improving communication and fostering patient autonomy in healthcare decisions. Comment.
5. A balanced, collaborative approach between the government and the online gaming industry is essential for responsible and sustainable growth. In the light of the statement discuss the need for regulation to online gaming insutry.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- A nation that is proud about being self-sufficient in its food needs to qualify as being a hunger-free nation as well.
- Food sufficient regions in the world should ensure redistribution in a humanitarian manner so that the food deficient ones are not left out.
- There needs to be a transformation of India’s agri-food system, ensuring that healthy diets are available and affordable for all.
- A powerful implication of the digital rupee is its potential to combat tax evasion.
- The digital rupee offers India a unique opportunity to modernise its economy, enhance financial inclusion, and boost tax revenues.
- As a nation, we continue to fail vast numbers of our youth by not providing the bare minimum they need to move forward — affordable, accessible education.
- Mental health remains an afterthought in our healthcare narrative. The true healing encompasses both body and mind.
- Mental health is not a luxury or a sign of weakness. It is an integral part of overall well-being.
- India’s democratic fabric demands that citizens and leaders recognise and resist these divisive forces, promoting national unity and social cohesion.
- The rise of social media has amplified divisive rhetoric, making it easier to spread misinformation and fuel tensions.
- Democratisation does not emerge simply from handing over access to software or a machine but it becomes real only if there is decentralised mass participation in the making of the technology and determining its usage.
- India’s current approach to boosting manufacturing relies heavily on identifying specific industries and providing government support to select firms through Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes.
- While PLIs can encourage both foreign and domestic companies to invest in India, they are not a substitute for a stable, predictable business environment.
- PLIs may offer short-term benefits, but they are unlikely to significantly enhance the long-term global competitiveness of Indian firms.
- If India is to become an alternative to China or a ‘China Plus One’ economy, it will need to reconsider its current approach to building its manufacturing sector, which has remained stagnant over the last decade.
- Citizens and media must defend their right to information failing which the RTI Act will be converted into a right to deny information.
- An international convention binding state and non-state actors is imperative to ensure coordinated response against the economics of this crime, and for identification of perpetrators, their networks, and for rehabilitation of child victims.
- The release of the report, weeks before the CoP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia, where countries will meet for the first time since agreeing on a set of international targets to halt the degradation of biodiversity, is significant.
ESSAY TOPIC
- The unexamined life is not worth living
50-WORD TALK
- India-Canada relationship lies shattered. Too late for Trudeau to learn from how cleverly the US handled the same issue with India. Canada and India have too much at stake not to mend ties. It’ll be a long haul. Even if Trudeau loses, he’s leaving a scorched earth for his successor.
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.
