(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Why satellite space junk may be bad news for the environment READ MORE
2. Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheedi Divas: The life and martyrdom of the ninth Sikh Guru READ MORE
3. Countries adopt Article 6 at COP29 after close to a decade of negotiations READ MORE
4. News in Frames | A mighty king remembered READ MORE
5. Crimes against humanity: Key U.N. committee adopts resolution paving way for first-ever treaty READ MORE
6. U.N. rules for carbon trading between nations approved at COP29 climate talks READ MORE
7. Hearing tests show that minke whales can hear high-frequency sounds READ MORE
8. Study shows fatal spread of H5N1 virus from ferrets to suckling kits READ MORE
9. WHO says mpox continues to remain a public health emergency READ MORE
10. After a health emergency, air pollution foretells an economic one READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Grey divorce: The new reality of modern relationships READ MORE
2. The dangers of high-altitude sickness | Explained READ MORE
3. Birsa Munda a symbol of resistance, empowerment READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Supreme Court ruling & new amendments push for institutional arbitration and online dispute resolution READ MORE
2. Balancing the interests of State & Justice seekers READ MORE
3. Election Commission can’t be a kingdom within a kingdom; it needs central oversight: KM Munshi READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Street safety and girls’ secondary schooling in India READ MORE
2. Contraception as a pathway to better child nutrition and health READ MORE
3. Fix treatment gaps, stall diabetes surge READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. Agnipath shadow over India-Nepal defence relations READ MORE
2. Dominance, Competition, and Adaptation: The US Quest for a Strategic Trifecta in the Indian Ocean READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Bridging the credit gap for MSMES READ MORE
2. Courts can’t fix agriculture, problems are far too complex READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Why India’s toxic farm fire counting method is disputed READ MORE
2. Why is there a row over climate finance? READ MORE
3. Three solutions for clean air READ MORE
4. CoP29: When solidarity rings hollow READ MORE
5. No deal would have been better than the bad deal in Baku READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Emerging contours of artificial intelligence READ MORE
2. Democratising AI needs a radically different approach READ MORE
3. How to fight back against the toughest diseases READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Online predators READ MORE
2. Understanding the changing face of extremist violence READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Remedy healthcare to prevent another Jhansi READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. All life is sacred and must be respected READ MORE
2. Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral pedestal READ MORE
3. The mind’s landscape READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. The constitutional protection to the right of privacy is not ensured by declaring it as a fundamental right but by holding ‘unconstitutional’ intrusive acts of the state through its enforcement agents. Examine.
2. The idea of ‘socialism’ in Indian Constitution means a welfare state that provides equality of opportunity for all. Examine.
3. The Preamble is a part and parcel of the Constitution. It is neither alien nor separate from the Constitution. Discuss.
4. Right to equality and ‘fraternity’ used in the Constitution indicate that secularism has been inherent as the core feature of the Constitution since its adoption. Comment.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- A man is not finished when he’s defeated. He’s finished when he quits.
- Despite playing a crucial role in India’s economic development, MSMEs is a sector that has also been struggling to survive due to the lack of access to credit and other roadblocks; scaling digital solutions could be the way forward.
- With the urban population set to rise exponentially, urban India’s future depends on the ability to address the key financial and structural challenges.
- The viability of PPP projects is often dependent on the availability of payments or viability funding for ensuring bankability; but due to the lack of project-specific revenues, these projects further diminish commercial attractiveness.
- Empowering municipal governments with greater financial and administrative autonomy will be critical in enabling them to manage and allocate resources more effectively for urban development.
- India can build urban infrastructure that meets the demands of its growing cities, thus ensuring sustainable and inclusive development for the decades to come.
- Digital lending, poised to surpass traditional lending by 2030, has huge untapped potential in the MSME sector.
- In the decade ahead, financial data sharing in India is expected to drive alternative digital financing models at scale, aiding MSMEs in meeting credit needs.
- Better incentive for crop diversification, greater investment in switch to electric vehicles and other innovative technologies are needed to address the pollution crisis in Delhi.
- Far from a rash dissolution of vows, grey divorce is reshaping societal views on commitment, showcasing that it can lead to new beginnings.
- The interplay between AI and human intelligence offers both challenges and opportunities, heralding a future where adaptability and innovation are key.
- It will be interesting to observe how AI and human intelligence deal with each other and create an amalgam of human efforts for organizational growth.
- AI is helping reduce energy wastage and improve business process efficiencies. However, its energy use may be neutralising the overall benefits from digitization.
- The constitutional protection to the right of privacy is not ensured by declaring it as a fundamental right but by holding ‘unconstitutional’ intrusive acts of the state through its enforcement agents.
- Oppressive statutory provisions relating to bail being upheld by court required to be revisited.
- The real challenge India faces relate to the slow but steady diminishing of our syncretic culture.
- At the heart of the justice delivery system is the ability of the court to stand up to the excesses of the executive; to speak truth to power.
- Upholding constitutional values is in the nature of a sacrament; any willful infraction or apparent insouciance in protecting those values makes the justice delivery system suspect in the eyes of the public.
- The election commission must balance independence with central oversight to ensure impartiality and practicality.
- India’s bilateral defence relationship with the US includes a strong maritime component, featuring modern defence equipment and enhanced collaboration in ISR. A technology-driven security paradigm is increasingly shaping the Indian Ocean landscape.
ESSAY TOPIC
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- A man is not finished when he’s defeated. He’s finished when he quits.
- Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
50-WORD TALK
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- Canada now clarified it has no evidence linking Modi, Jaishankar, or Doval to criminal activity. Ottawa’s casual diplomacy by leaks borders on criminality, especially for a G7 country. Yes, democracy does have its faults and can elect a Trudeau for 9 years. Just that some checks and balances won’t hurt.
Things to Remember:
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- 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.
