(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Kumbh Mela, explained: Its mythology, history, astrology, and why millions flock to it READ MORE
2. ISRO to attempt ‘docking’ satellites in space: What it means, why it matters for future missions READ MORE
3. India joins UN committee on big data for official statistics READ MORE
4. In Kerala, declining fertility levels push up maternal mortality ratio READ MORE
5. What is the Genome India project, why it matters READ MORE
6. An unlikely mystery: studies shed new light on how genes are made READ MORE
7. What is pink fire retardant, being used to curb California wildfires — and what are the environmental concerns? READ MORE
8. Centre clears oil & gas exploratory drilling in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary READ MORE
9. IIT Roorkee uses bacterial enzymes to degrade plasticizers READ MORE
10. On CEC/EC appointments’ law, the legal battle is between court’s opinion and legislative powers: SC READ MORE
11. First-ever multi-taxon global freshwater fauna assessment identifies Western Ghats as a hotspot of threatened species READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Is groundwater contamination high in India? | Explained READ MORE
2. Boiling seas and scorched land READ MORE
3. Why social media isn’t legacy media READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. India’s data protection rules need some fine-tuning READ MORE
2. The draft digital data protection rules will advance authoritarianism READ MORE
3. Is India open to the idea of dual citizenship? READ MORE
4. Legal framework to protect digital data must be flexible READ MORE
5. Disclosure curbs enfeebling RTI law READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Is digitalisation a double-edged sword for workers in India’s public healthcare system? READ MORE
2. Sex ratio plunge READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. Looming threats of a China-US standoff READ MORE
2. A new opportunity for New Delhi and Jakarta READ MORE
3. Why India wants to repair ties with Kabul READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Indian agriculture needs to adapt better to climate change READ MORE
2. How ‘final’ are GDP estimates? READ MORE
3. The job question READ MORE
4. Resource Crunch Assail the States READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Planning for a hotter world READ MORE
2. Pollution Regulation in India: Institutional and Legislative Conundrums READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. We must embrace frontier technologies quickly READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Strong setback: On the Maoist movement and anti-Maoist operations READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. A recurring tragedy READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Embracing Swami Vivekananda’s vision for global transformation READ MORE
2. A leader of good conduct and good conscience READ MORE
3. Matter of time 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. With the convergence of the Internet of Things, 5G, and artificial intelligence enabling unprecedented data collection, India must envision privacy frameworks that do not exclusively rely on the fallible principle of consent. Comment on the statement in the light of India’s data protection rules.
2. The Data Protection Act has given the government or its agencies broad exemptions for processing the personal information of residents and it will advance authoritarian regime. Examine.
3. The growing mismatch between the growth of receipts and expenditure in the states is an issue that has to be tackled by the Sixteenth Finance Commission. Comment.
4. India’s water crisis is spiralling out of control, primarily due to inadequate water management, poor environmental practices, law ambiguity, and corruption. Comment.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- India has established itself as a major player in global affairs. The Ministry of External Affairs needs to keep pace with the demands of this new era.
- The largely positive response to the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules flows from its less prescriptive, principles-based approach.
- With the convergence of the Internet of Things, 5G, and artificial intelligence enabling unprecedented data collection, India must envision privacy frameworks that do not exclusively rely on the fallible principle of consent.
- The draft Data Protection Rules provoke concern on questions of executive overreach and vague governance.
- There is growing recognition of the potential of earning carbon credits through climate-smart practices, although the processes need to be firmed up, so that genuine farmers benefit.
- As India accelerates production, it stands on the cusp of becoming a global hub for renewable energy innovation, driving both economic growth and environmental resilience, technologies promise solutions to humanity’s most pressing challenges.
- A study reveals 2024 saw record ocean warming, worsening the climate crisis and threatening marine life, coastal regions, and extreme weather events.
- Unusual heating has several underlying factors, including the climatic phenomenon of El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). But there is no denying that anthropogenic factors are the most significant contributor to extreme air and sea surface warming.
- The heating up of the oceans accounts for more than a third of the global mean sea level rise through thermal expansion, worsening sinking risks for coastal and island habitations.
- The National Rural Health Mission, their key responsibilities include maternal and child health promotion, immunisation drives, and raising awareness about public health schemes, among others.
- Adopting an intersectional, bottom-up approach to digitalisation, grounded in the lived realities and diverse needs of marginalised ASHAs, can ensure that the essential work of community care is carried out in a way that empowers both the workers and the communities they serve.
- In today’s social media-driven world dominated by the Big Techs, data localisation is a delicate issue.
- Any legislation pertaining to the protection of personal data should have the ability to easily and continuously adapt to the changes.
- Building the legal, cultural, technological and economic infrastructure to enable the development of a balanced personal data ecosystem is vitally important to improving the state of the world.
- The Data Protection Act has given the government or its agencies broad exemptions for processing the personal information of residents on the basis of “public order”, “friendly relations with other states”, and “national security”, among other things.
- The growing mismatch between the growth of receipts and expenditure in the states, especially the stagnant growth of tax revenues, is an issue that has to be tackled by the Sixteenth Finance Commission.
ESSAY TOPIC
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- Justice delayed is justice denied.
50-WORD TALK
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- As India formalises its engagement with the Taliban, it is clear that New Delhi’s strategy is driven by long-term strategic objectives such as maintaining peace and stability in Afghanistan, strengthening regional cooperation, and protecting India’s security and economic interests
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.
