(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Why rural landowners in Delhi want repeal of Sections 33 and 81 of Delhi Land Reforms Act READ MORE
2. Story of the evolution of the tabla and its various gharanas READ MORE
3. How urea has been an investment success story READ MORE
4. Study shows wader bird species in Kerala’s wetlands declined during last decade; ecosystem in peril, say authors READ MORE
5. New research supports hypothesis of there being 4 species of giraffe, not one READ MORE
6. Renaming Chandigarh Advisor as Chief Secy sees all political parties sans BJP in Punjab on the same page READ MORE
7. ‘Rate cut not a silver bullet for growth revival’ READ MORE
8. Accessible, affordable technology to detect anaemia transferred to ICMR READ MORE
9. On CEC/EC appointments’ law, the legal battle is between court’s opinion and legislative powers: SC READ MORE
10. First-ever multi-taxon global freshwater fauna assessment identifies Western Ghats as a hotspot of threatened species READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. River interlinking, the fount of environmental disaster READ MORE
2. Supreme Court’s order on ‘sacred groves’ shows attempt to move beyond narrow definition of forests READ MORE
3. Empowering women with cash guarantees READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Cripple and scuttle: On vacancies in Information Commissions READ MORE
2. Draft data protection rules can be improved READ MORE
3. RTI on its knees: Landmark law needs a new lease of life READ MORE
4. Police Custody: How BNSS Has Tilted Power Balance in State’s Favour READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Teacher crisis: Prioritise holistic revival of schools READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. India, US and the atomic second wind READ MORE
2. Shared Waters READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Growth chill: On the economy READ MORE
2. To grow economy, help consumers spend READ MORE
3. Rupee depreciation can be slowed READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. India must embrace green hydrogen READ MORE
2. India-EU green hydrogen partnership: Powering a sustainable future READ MORE
3. Unlocking philanthropy to meet India’s climate goals READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. HMPV virus: Don’t panic, keep vigil READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Strong setback: On the Maoist movement and anti-Maoist operations READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. The lessons learnt since 2004 READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. The love-hate spectrum is a compass for life choices READ MORE
2. Create space for joy READ MORE
Case Study
1. Now Haryana has a drug problem too. And unique ways of fighting it READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. India’s water crisis is spiralling out of control, primarily due to inadequate water management, poor environmental practices, law ambiguity, and corruption. Comment.
2. ‘Fourth branch institutions’ perform vital functions in ensuring the implementation of rights, integrity and accountability in public functions. Examine.
3. Right to Information (RTI) Act with the twin objectives of empowering citizens and ensuring transparency in governance. Comment.
4. Chanakya’s governance principles have left a lasting impact shaping modern governance theories, public administration, and strategic diplomacy. Examine.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- It is inevitable that a large number of vacancies will result in a huge backlog and ultimately discourage the people from seeking information.
- India’s water crisis is spiralling out of control, primarily due to inadequate water management, poor environmental practices, law ambiguity, and corruption.
- A national water policy should embrace a holistic approach to watershed management, involving local citizens in monitoring the hydrological cycle and working alongside hydrologists, engineers, and biologists.
- Despite the current ruling regime’s emphasis on ‘Hindutva’ and embedded Hindu belief system that extols the deityship of Indian rivers, the river interlinking project stands out as a stark contrast to such an ideology.
- A comprehensive study involving interdisciplinary expertise on river basins is essential before initiating significant water transfer projects.
- Post Covid, the government has focussed on a capex-led recovery. It needs to be supplemented with consumption-boosting measures.
- To sustainably boost private consumption, it is essential to increase employment opportunities and household permanent income. This, in turn, will positively influence the outlook for private investment.
- “fourth branch institutions”; that is, a wing of the State that is separate from the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary, but performs vital functions in ensuring the implementation of rights, integrity and accountability in public functions.
- The issues with the rules replicate issues with the Data Protection Act, which were pointed out during the time when the Act was being drafted and deliberated upon.
- When dealing with something as crucial as citizens’ right to privacy and informational self-determination in the digital age, it is of utmost importance that rules be framed in the most precise terms possible, and leave the least scope for discretion, as this lends itself to over-collection of data and potential abuse.
- Education reform requires more than infrastructural improvements. The focus must shift to filling vacancies, addressing regional disparities and enhancing the learning experience for students.
- There is a dire need to give the RTI Act a new lease of life so that citizens become active partners in democracy.
- THE Right to Information (RTI) Act with the twin objectives of empowering citizens and ensuring transparency in governance.
- Raising awareness about multiple benefits of green hydrogen through media campaigns and stakeholder engagement will help in its widespread adoption thereby helping combat climate change. Green hydrogen is a clean fuel and energy carrier that can also be used for storing surplus renewable energy.
- The Supreme Court’s order on ‘sacred groves’ has embraced a more inclusive, ecosystem-centric approach that values ecological functionality and cultural significance.
- The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) India’s new Criminal Procedure Code should not serve as a machinery for the state’s exercise of unbridled power that could often result in custodial torture.
ESSAY TOPIC
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- Justice delayed is justice denied.
50-WORD TALK
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- Unexplained downward revision of India’s past gold import figures by $5 billion for a single month underscores government’s cavalier attitude toward data. Trade deficit is 13% lower as a result. Government must explain why revision was necessary. Credible data, something India struggles with, is a basic prerequisite for ‘vishwaguru’ ambitions.
- The principle that ‘bail is the rule, and jail is the exception’ is only a paraphrasing of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, which states that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law. Liberty of the individual is always a rule, and deprivation is the exception. Deprivation can only be by the procedure established by law, which has to be a valid and reasonable procedure.
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.
