(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Why can’t light microscopes see inside cells? READ MORE
2. UN summit approves fund to share benefits of nature’s sequenced genetic data READ MORE
3. Study finds long-term dynamics of transplanted stem cells READ MORE
4. Himalayan glacial lakes saw 10.81% area expansion from 2011 to 2024: Report READ MORE
5. Papua New Guinea’s rainforests in danger; illegal logging crises fuel human rights abuses and threaten biodiversity READ MORE
6. How consumption of kodo millet led to the death of 10 elephants in MP READ MORE
7. How sugar deprivation affected British children’s health READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Landmark SC ruling targets menace of child marriage READ MORE
2. Cyclone Dana may be carrying intense rainfall; here is why READ MORE
3. Why India Needs to Incentivize Water Reuse READ MORE
4. Social uplift key to ending child marriage READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Faster civil trials in India through technology reforms and procedural innovations READ MORE
2. A threat to democracy READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. India’s TB crisis: Surge in cases, drug resistance threaten goals READ MORE
2. Disability rights: Why words matter READ MORE
3. Wake up to flagging TB fight outcomes READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. Why America embraces India’s strategic autonomy READ MORE
2. A greater G20, and BRICS- by-BRICS, the Global South-led reform of international governance READ MORE
3. Strengthening the India link in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity READ MORE
4. The BRICS summit boost to India-Iran ties READ MORE
5. The ideational dimension of India’s China challenge READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Explained: The paradox of stagnant rural wages READ MORE
2. Post-Covid informal manufacturing growth: How states fared READ MORE
3. Revenue repercussions: on GST revenue trends READ MORE
4. Welfare spends vs fiscal sense READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. The great choke: Clean air remains conspicuous by its absence READ MORE
2. COP16 ends with some wins and some losses READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Winning the AI race with research talent READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. How India can fight rising hybrid threats READ MORE
2. How to fight digital fraud READ MORE
3. Cyber security: Time for India to be cyber-wise READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. India committed to Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction: PM’s aide P.K. Mishra READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. The right to exist READ MORE
2. Sustainability contract READ MORE
3. Illuminating cosmic wisdom and holistic wellness READ MORE
4. A pathway to deeper connections READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. India’s strategic autonomy finds its roots in its non-alignment, which prevented it from becoming a proxy state of the Cold War era. Comment.
2. India has positioned itself to champion a new global order, which is more pragmatic than rigid and away from conflicts. Critically Examine.
3. The Indo-Pacific Economic framework’s focus on inclusive growth, environmental sustainability, and fair economic competitiveness is closely aligned with India’s domestic vision and foreign policy ambitions of a multipolar world. Discuss.
4. The promise of freebies points to India’s broken political economy rather than bad political intent. Comment.
5. Free and fair elections are not just about enforcing the letter of the law, it is also about respecting the spirit of the law and the aim of MCC is to translate this spirit of the law into a set of norms. Examine.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Despite India’s shift towards greater individualism, there is a tacit recognition in Washington that India is indispensable in countering China geopolitically in the Indo-Pacific.
- India is unapologetically focused on economic growth and wants to ensure peace and stability in the region by stepping up and being the first responder in the region through robust HADR undertakings.
- India’s strategic autonomy finds its roots in its non-alignment, which prevented it from becoming a proxy state of the Cold War era.
- India has positioned itself to champion a new global order, which is more pragmatic than rigid and away from conflicts, navigating a deeply polarised world order sped by the ongoing conflicts in two continents.
- An important driver of that pursuit has been its economic growth, while its military strength has grown simultaneously. India’s engagement with America is at the forefront of this shift.
- The agenda of the Global South is as varied as all its members and not easy to sum up given the diversity of interests of developing countries.
- In this moment of geopolitical turbulence, and global economic uncertainty, consensus building is vital. While progress in the Quad, particularly on the strategic front, is showing real results, the IPEF still has some groundwork ahead of it.
- India’s participation in the IPEF supply chain agreement is pivotal, solidifying its commitment to minimising vulnerabilities.
- The framework’s focus on inclusive growth, environmental sustainability, and fair economic competitiveness is closely aligned with India’s domestic vision and foreign policy ambitions of a multipolar world.
- Iran’s importance for India, however, goes well beyond the Chabahar port and the connectivity options that it provides. Iran is vitally important due to its vast reserves of crude oil and natural gas.
- India’s decision to exercise strategic autonomy in issues of national interest, as seen in its engagement with Russia during the Ukraine war, is a useful precedent to invigorate ties with Iran.
- Tech-savvy solutions not only promise to reduce the backlog of cases but also aim to restore public confidence in the judicial process, ultimately ensuring that justice is delivered in a timely manner.
- The integration of technology and procedural reforms represents a crucial strategy for accelerating civil trials in India.
- By leveraging advancements such as the e-courts project, AI, and virtual courts, and addressing procedural challenges and dilatory tactics, the judiciary can work towards a more efficient and effective justice delivery system.
- The promise of freebies points to India’s broken political economy rather than bad political intent.
- While there is good news from the LAC, the China challenge to India is a long-term one that has both material and intellectual/ideational elements.
- The demand for an Asian NATO remains negligible in Southeast Asia. This is because most countries are convinced that a multilateral security architecture will only elevate regional insecurities, and make them subservient to great power contestations.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
50-WORD TALK
- Ayushman Bharat is a significant welfare move by Modi government. It will benefit six crore Indians above the age of 70. Our population is ageing, we are living longer, and this number will grow. Spending on healthcare weighs old people down. Next should be boosting public hospitals and health infra.
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.
