(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. With Ratapani in MP declared India’s latest tiger reserve, all about the protected areas READ MORE
2. How Oilfields Amendment Bill aims to delink petroleum, mineral oil production from mining activities READ MORE
3. Over 50% decline in sharks & rays since 1970: Study READ MORE
4. Amid socio-political instability, innovative technologies can help Africa in addressing neglected tropical diseases READ MORE
5. As agriculture expands in Western Ghats, endemic frog species face growing habitat loss and decline READ MORE
6. Bhutan and India discuss Gelephu project and hydro power plans READ MORE
7. ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C59 rocket with European Space Agency’s Proba-3 satellites READ MORE
8. UGC proposes sweeping changes in UG, PG courses, admissions, exams READ MORE
9. Parliament passes Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Groundwater crisis READ MORE
2. CBSE proposal for a two-tier study of Science and Social Science must guard against creation of new hierarchies READ MORE
3. Population push READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. States and the challenge before the Finance Commission READ MORE
2. India’s confusing legal landscape does not serve persons with intellectual disabilities READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Is the caste Census a useful exercise? READ MORE
2. Caste, private agencies, and public apathy: What is driving the lack of accountability behind India’s sewer deaths READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. A slow return: On border tensions and India-China ties READ MORE
2. India and Japan: From friends to strategic partners READ MORE
3. How maritime trade has become a tool of diplomacy and deterrence READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Is targeting core inflation the answer? RBI’s repo rate dilemma sparks debate READ MORE
2. Making sense of the 2024 Economics Nobel READ MORE
3. MPC reflects RBI cautiously navigating market interconnections READ MORE
4. Policy tweaks can push private sector R&D READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. How the developed world defeated Baku negotiations READ MORE
2. Present-day order must change for our survival READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Powering ahead. The nuclear option to energy security READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. The return of Maoist spectre in Telangana READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Where is accountability for India’s hospital fires? READ MORE
2. Lingering tragedy of Bhopal gas disaster READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Can we love our neighbours as ourselves? READ MORE
2. Peaceful governance READ MORE
CASE STUDY
1. State-level boxer stabs parents, sister to death in south READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. Discuss the reasons why the impacts of Jal Shakti Abhiyan and Atal Bhujal Yojana remains limited?
2. A caste Census would be useful to provide a proportionate opportunity to each caste. Examine.
3. The idea of proportional representation at the level of individual castes would be regressive. In the light of caste census debate critically examine the statement.
4. Accountability lapses due to contractualisation, inadequate regulation of privately contracted sewage work, weak enforcement and awareness of the MS Act, and inadequate sewerage planning amidst rapid urbanisation. Discuss.
5. Improving output without addressing issues of employment, income, inequality and conserving precious raw materials ultimately impoverishes societies. In the light of inequality scenario in India, comment on the statement.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- There are no personal sympathies in politics.
- The critical challenge for the Finance Commission lies in striking a balance between equitable redistribution and incentivising growth in high-performing States.
- The Commission’s decisions will impact millions of lives and determine the trajectory of the country’s destiny, to take its place among the world’s leading economies.
- The NDMA guidelines also underline the need for periodic recalibration of the electrical load of healthcare facilities. However, hospital authorities frequently cut corners.
- Fire safety requires both adequately trained personnel and sophisticated equipment to fight outbreaks effectively.
- The Jal Shakti Abhiyan and Atal Bhujal Yojana have laid the groundwork for rainwater harvesting and aquifer management. But, unfortunately, their impact remains limited.
- The groundwater crisis could spiral into a national emergency, threatening livelihoods and food security. It is time for policymakers to act decisively to protect this irreplaceable resource even as the affected states face impending barrenness.
- The RBI’s status quo on the ‘policy rates and stance’ continue to reflect the long-term structural challenges faced by India, notably high inflation, high fiscal deficit, and dwindling financial savings of the household sector.
- Focusing on the above policy ingredients, identified through considering system linkages, would go a long way in enabling private sector R&D, which could help India transition to a more innovative and advanced industrial landscape.
- Scientific evidence, long-term economic projections, and moral imperatives, for example, all provide compelling reasons for urgent effort toward climate mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage.
- As the geopolitical landscape shifts, particularly in contested waters such as the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, the role of navies as guardians of trade and deterrents of conflict is being redefined.
- India-Japan ties have now evolved into a comprehensive partnership encompassing defence, security, and strategic domains.
- Prosperity requires balancing improved productivity against product life, quality, waste, repairability and resource scarcity.
- Improving output without addressing issues of employment, income, inequality and conserving precious raw materials ultimately impoverishes societies.
- India urgently needs to implement comprehensive city plans with a focus on sustainable development, mixed-use zoning, and pedestrian-friendly design.
- While it is essential to hold perpetrators of serious crimes accountable, the abuse of legal processes by law enforcement agencies undermines individual freedom and the rule of law.
- The recent COP29 at Baku exacerbates the divide between developed and developing countries, as rich nations refuse to take financial responsibility for climate change.
- Online gaming can facilitate money laundering and other financial crimes, with criminal funds diverted through in-game trades or currencies.
- The online gaming sector has potential to contribute to India’s goal of growing a digital economy without proper regulation, addressing illegal offshore betting platforms that harm users and the economy remains a massive challenge.
- The collaboration between space research and biotechnology can both improve the health of space travellers and also aid with new research and innovation.
ESSAY TOPIC
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- A healthy ecology is the basis for a healthy economy.
- The best way to predict the future is to create it.
50-WORD TALK
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- For all the talk about South Korea’s serial martial laws and coups, Yoon’s Emergency drew immediate rejection from parliament and street pushback. Why Korea ranks higher on democracy index than India? Indira’s Emergency found unquestioning endorsement from parliament and courts, silence on the streets. India flunked that trial by fire.
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.
