(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Explained: How the Supreme Court hears cases READ MORE
2. Why low-intensity Cyclone Fengal caused large-scale destruction READ MORE
3. What is the ‘anti-sabotage’ check during which cash was found at the seat of Abhishek Manu Singhvi of the Congress? READ MORE
4. RBI cuts CRR, keeps Repo rate unchanged: here’s why READ MORE
5. Bird flu: One mutation is all that remains before the H5N1 virus spreads from human-to-human READ MORE
6. In Mozambique, 3.4 million children need humanitarian assistance in 2025: UNICEF READ MORE
7. RBI unveils MuleHunter to prevent digital frauds READ MORE
8. Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet to be conferred the Indira Gandhi Peace prize READ MORE
9. J&K to develop four new tourist destinations with World Bank help READ MORE
10. Small Finance Banks allowed to transfer loan amounts via UPI READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. The misguided debate over declining fertility READ MORE
2. How health has become new social status among India’s elite rich READ MORE
3. Melting Glaciers Manifest Doomsday READ MORE
4. India’s middle class is caught in a vortex of economic woes and divisive politics READ MORE
5. India’s demographic dividend as a global public good READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. How SC’s interpretation of ‘material resources’ could redefine eminent domain in India READ MORE
2. Past Continuous, Present Tense READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Indian Constitution and the unfinished quest for justice for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. A slow return: On border tensions and India-China ties READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Staying the course: On the RBI and inflation READ MORE
2. Building on the revival of the manufacturing sector READ MORE
3. India’s digital PRAGATI READ MORE
4. RBI resists pressure to lower interest rates READ MORE
5. Beyond the Guaranteed Minimum Support Price READ MORE
6. Navigating the SDGs: India in the Global South READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Reviving Aravallis: Project to reclaim vanishing hills takes shape READ MORE COP29:
2. Betrayal at Baku READ MORE
3. Balancing Mitigation and Adaptation READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Impediments in global quantum technology collaboration READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. The return of Maoist spectre in Telangana READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Water, sanitation, and health: The overlooked impact of floods on women in India READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Science and spirit are paths to infinite exploration READ MORE
2. Learn from regrets READ MORE
3. Hunter Biden case renews ethical debate over use and limits of peculiar presidential power READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. Promoting green manufacturing and incentivising research and development in advanced manufacturing technologies is critical to enhance India’s manufacturing competitiveness. Analyse.
2. Enhancing female workforce participation is an untapped opportunity for boosting manufacturing growth. Comment on the statement in the light of recent female labour force participation report.
3. Regional imbalance not only hinders equitable development across the country but also limits the overall growth potential. Discuss.
4. The core principle of PRAGATI by using the right combination of technology and leadership, is to accelerate infrastructure development by driving collaboration, accountability, and transparency. Examine.
5. Ethics is about what we do when no one is watching. If there isn’t the will to do what is right, even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless. Justify with relevant examples.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- The performance of the manufacturing sector shows that the stage is set for India to become a global manufacturing powerhouse. However, strong reforms are needed to fully capitalise on the manufacturing potential.
- The success of the PLI scheme underscores the need to expand its scope beyond the traditional industries where manufacturing activity is concentrated.
- Regional imbalance not only hinders equitable development across the country but also limits the overall growth potential.
- Enhancing female workforce participation is an untapped opportunity for boosting manufacturing growth.
- To transform the Indian economy into a developed economy by 2047, the manufacturing sector ought to play a critical role.
- Apart from boosting competitiveness by improving ease of doing business and bringing down cost of doing business, seizing the current moment by leveraging on the slew of policy measures will be imperative for the manufacturing sector.
- It is essential for States to be an active participant in India’s growth story by implementing the fundamental factor (market reforms) in areas such as land, labour and power in addition to developing infrastructure, and promoting investments.
- Promoting green manufacturing and incentivising research and development in advanced manufacturing technologies can enhance India’s manufacturing competitiveness.
- The central bank’s mandate is to maintain price stability while supporting growth but growth is also impacted by persistently high inflation.
- In a large country with a complex federal structure, it communicates the importance of infrastructure development as a top national priority and injects a sense of urgency and accountability into the bureaucratic process.
- PM Gati Shakti provides sophisticated geospatial planning tools that help optimise infrastructure design and reduce adverse environmental impact.
- PRAGATI’s combination of digital innovation and high-level coordination provides a valuable model for accelerating development while ensuring accountability and effective resource utilisation.
- The core principle of PRAGATI by using the right combination of technology and leadership, is to accelerate infrastructure development by driving collaboration, accountability, and transparency.
- To address the historical and ongoing injustices faced by OBCs, it is imperative to strengthen constitutional provisions and guarantee their equitable representation across all levels of governance.
- Taking historical responsibility and ensuring comprehensive climate justice can delay the damage to the planet.
- The lack of any legally binding and strong provisions let the polluters get away with incomplete reporting and not fulfilling their obligations with regard to the Paris Agreement’s CBDR-RC.
- The farmers’ demand to legalise MSP is justified since they cannot be left at the mercy of market forces.
- A guaranteed MSP can prove to be beneficial to farmers only when poor income from crop cultivation and a host of structural issues are addressed.
- India’s demographic dividend can positively affect labour shortages internationally. Policies to develop a global workforce with market-ready skills are the need of the hour.
- With the 2030 SDG deadline nearing, innovative strategies are essential. India, as a leading voice for the Global South, holds a pivotal role in bridging gaps and advancing progress.
ESSAY TOPIC
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- There is a difference between what we have the right to do and what is right to do.
- Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.
50-WORD TALK
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- RBI MPC leaving rates unchanged reveals a baffling inconsistency with its own predictions. It highlighted inflation as a larger concern than growth, yet predicted food prices will ease from January. It simultaneously slashed growth estimates for Q3, Q4 and the full year. This single-minded inflation focus is fast becoming damaging.
- The TEDBF, Indian Naval Fighter, project is vital for Navy and India. A repeat of the much delayed, poorly executed and now-scrapped Tejas Navy cannot be allowed. The government must enforce strict deadlines and accountability for DRDO, HAL, and Navy to ensure timely execution and success of this critical project.
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.
