(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. How Röntgen accidentally discovered x-rays & changed the world READ MORE
2. Supreme Court rules on Aligarh Muslim University’s minority status: The case, explained READ MORE
3. Deaths due to extreme weather events rose 18% in India in just 3 years: DTE-CSE analysis READ MORE
4. Students discover new species of jumping spider from heart of Pune city READ MORE
5. Haryana records sex ratio of 905, lowest in 8 years; at 859, Gurugram’s figure lowest among districts READ MORE
6. CCI probe finds Zomato, Swiggy breached antitrust laws, documents show READ MORE
7. Tiger population triples in Assam’s Manas National Park: Study READ MORE
8. Lokpal seeks SEBI chief’s response on conflict of interest charges READ MORE
9. Trial run of centralised PF pension system is successful, says Centre READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Are pro-natalist policies the way to address the ageing population problem? READ MORE
2. India’s tribute to the architect of unity READ MORE
3. India’s next demographic dividend is silver generation. Singapore, Canada show how READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Property rights READ MORE
2. Public welfare versus private propertyrights READ MORE
3. Online Gaming Needs a Unified Policy, Not Disparate State Laws READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Expanding healthcare for India’s elderly: A new phase for PM-JAY READ MORE
2. PM-Vidyalaxmi: A yet another ‘Modi Kee Guarantee’ for learners READ MORE
3. A slow walk to freedom READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. The BRICS journey — gaining heft while in transition READ MORE
2. Trump 2.0: Impact on India READ MORE
3. Trump’s return: A radical shift in US foreign policy READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Indian farmers taxed $120 bn via export restrictions in 2023: OECD READ MORE
2. Unshackling the Indian Rupee READ MORE
3. India 2047: Towards a unified developed nation READ MORE
4. India’s AI dilemma: Balancing innovation with job security READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Investment in water and agricultural infrastructure is urgently needed to tackle climate crisis: Report READ MORE
2. Staying cool, but with clean tech, global collaborations READ MORE
3. No cop-out on climate crisis READ MORE
4. Can Green NBFCs Take Climate Finance to the Last Mile? READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. The application of emerging technologies in Maritime Domain Awareness READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. J&K needs eternal vigil to battle against terror 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. Leading with Ethics: Shaping the Future of Responsible AI READ MORE
2. Two ex-bureaucrats, former Chhattisgarh Advocate General booked for influencing NAN scam probe READ MORE
3. Both moral realism and relativism are wrong READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. The Supreme Court’s verdict reaffirms the importance of balancing public welfare with private property rights. Examine.
2. Comprehensive healthcare needs of India’s rapidly growing elderly population require further policy evolution, aiming for a holistic, sustainable healthcare system for the aging citizens. Comment on the statement in the light of recently introduce PM-JAY for elderly people.
3. The new dynamics of online gaming that bypass geographical boundaries, coupled with the use of smartphones and digital payments, create the need for regulatory oversight and standardised regulations. Comment.
4. The Constitution has an economic philosophy rooted in socialist principles. Comment.
5. As India races toward a sustainable mobility future, electric vehicles have emerged as key drivers in reducing emissions and lowering fossil fuel dependence. Discuss.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- International cooperation on clean energy and cooling solutions is another crucial step in addressing the climate crisis.
- Climate change has heightened two critical threats related to cooling: the indirect emissions from inefficient air-conditioning and refrigeration systems powered by fossil fuels, and the direct emissions from harmful refrigerants.
- India’s proactive approach to cooling challenges, especially through the ICAP, positions it as a global leader in sustainable cooling.
- BRICS, initially a grouping of emerging economies, is now primarily a platform for Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EMDCs). It is a combined grouping of the east and the south, juxtaposed to the Global North.
- India attaches a high degree of importance to making BRICS an effective instrument for international cooperation.
- BRICS allows India to serve as a bridge between the west and the east and between the north and the south, thus turning New Delhi into a geopolitical sweet spot today.
- During periods of high growth when exports were growing and foreign capital was flowing in, the rupee appreciated which prevented the economy from overheating.
- When the economy was in a downturn, the rupee depreciated, making Indian goods and services more attractive to foreigners, and promoting an export-led recovery.
- If India wants to become a high-income economy, the exchange rate needs to respond freely to market forces, sending appropriate signals to market participants.
- The Supreme Court’s verdict reaffirms the importance of balancing public welfare with private property rights.
- COP29 must look beyond the US to progress on limiting emissions and raising finances for developing nations to transition from fossil fuels.
- By limiting the State’s acquisition power to resources that meet certain criteria — scarcity, public impact, and necessity for community welfare — the Court has set down a clear framework to avoid arbitrary confiscation of private assets.
- Achieving ‘Viksit Bharat’ will demand a collective effort to foster religious harmony, address environmental threats and navigate global tensions.
- As AI transforms industries globally, it also raises concerns about job displacement in India, especially within sectors like IT, management and creative fields.
- Comprehensive healthcare needs of India’s rapidly growing elderly population require further policy evolution, aiming for a holistic, sustainable healthcare system for the aging citizens.
- The new dynamics of online gaming that bypass geographical boundaries, coupled with the use of smartphones and digital payments, create the need for regulatory oversight and standardised regulations.
- Climate financing needs an intersectional gendered perspective to increase its effectiveness and maximise social benefits.
- With the strategic importance of the oceans and a rise in illegal fishing, India must invest in emerging technologies for Maritime Domain Awareness.
ESSAY TOPIC
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- Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
50-WORD TALK
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- J&K Assembly resolution seeking dialogue with Centre on return to special status avoids mentioning Article 370. This makes it rhetorical in its sweep, but pragmatic in substance. It also shows how Omar Abdullah has matured in politics. There’s no need to be knee-jerked into negativity. This, in fact, is progress.
- A second term for Donald Trump is already making global climate action advocates wary. He’s a denier. He was reluctant to support past climate commitments, including financial support to India. The US exited from the Paris Accord in his first term. All this dampens the mood for COP29 in Azerbaijan.
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.
