(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Digital economy to constitute fifth of Indian GDP by 2030: ICRIER report READ MORE
2. Age began in Tamil Nadu in first quarter of 4th millennium BCE: CM Stalin READ MORE
3. U.S. WHO exit jeopardizes Africa, says health body READ MORE
4. States yet to use ₹70,744 cr. funds for welfare of construction workers READ MORE
5. In 10 years, the hits and misses of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ READ MORE
6. Why the Karnataka High Court struck down green energy rules by centre, state READ MORE
7. Why Supreme Court suggested appointing retired High Court judges on ‘ad hoc’ basis READ MORE
8. Catastrophic coral bleaching strikes southern Great Barrier Reef, 44% of corals lost READ MORE
9. With 7 fresh members from Africa, Global Plastic Action Partnership expands to 25 countries: WEF READ MORE
10. Explained: What is blue carbon? READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Pioneering community-led groundwater management for a sustainable future READ MORE
2. Budget 2025: A roadmap to empower farmers and reignite rural India READ MORE
3. Pillars of Caste~I READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. UGC opens new front in federalism battle READ MORE
2. Deploying data for better governance READ MORE
3. A mediation route to resolution READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. India’s winding road to ‘#EndTB’ READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. WHO is right: On the U.S. leaving the World Health Organization READ MORE
2. India’s economic worldview will have to change from China+1 to US+1 READ MORE
3. Spare the H-1B visa programme READ MORE
4. India’s Foreign Policy: Championing the Global south READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Is poverty being underestimated in India? READ MORE
2. Behind India’s economic slowdown, our very own Deep State READ MORE
3. Can suspending commodity derivatives rein in food price READ MORE
4. Rupee’s struggle READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Construction sector and air pollution: Evidence from India READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Technological advancement and employment changes: Recent trends in India READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. AI and defence dynamics: Global trends and India’s adaptation READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Burrow tragedy: On the coal mining tragedy in Assam’s Dima Hasao READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Sustained effort: The true path to success READ MORE
2. Free from negativity READ MORE
Case study
1. Parbhani violence: Ambedkarite activists march to Mumbai, demand justice for Somnath READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. The administration of public universities deserves to be reformed but this task, needs to be addressed by the state government; the centralisation of administration is no solution. In the light of the recently UGC Regulations, 2025 comment on the statement.
2. While India continues to engage in global dialogues, it maintains its core principle of non-alignment and the freedom to choose partners based on national priorities. Discuss how recent shifts in India’s domestic policies—across politics, economics and security—have influenced its foreign relations.
3. India is a reliable strategic partner for the US with strong and mutually beneficial ties across trade, business and human capital and it is the central balancer to Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific. Comment.
4. As community leadership is the driving force behind sustainable development in rural India discuss how empowering panchayats from top-down governance is a sure-shoot to realize the real potential of panchayat governance.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- The idea of a rural area that we have is based on the 2011 Census, so a significant portion of the rural areas is basically urban or peri-urban in character.
- Multidimensional have many indicators which may not be applicable to a household. When you don’t have a child, all those indicators related to a child are not relevant, so that household is not deprived of those things.
- India’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) clearly defines the high-risk or vulnerable groups that are at risk of contracting TB and developing adverse outcomes.
- Perhaps India too needs to restructure and redefine its many conventional frameworks, to combat TB.
- Idukki district in Kerala collaborated with Kudumbashree, one of the largest women’s self-help networks in the world, for their TB elimination efforts.
- The UGC draft threatens to annul the state law, usurp the powers of appointment from the state executive and invest it in the office of the governor.
- The UGC draft, effectively, threatens to annul the state law, usurp the powers of appointment from the state executive and invest it in the office of the governor.
- The administration of public universities deserves to be reformed. This task, however, needs to be addressed by the state government; the centralisation of administration is no solution.
- H-1B is a key pillar of the business model of the IT industry in India and a source of great upward mobility for Indian professionals.
- The threat of technological displacement looms large over India’s labour market. The pandemic has accelerated automation, prompting many industries to adopt digital tools that reduce their reliance on human labour.
- While employment opportunities have improved for skilled women, gender disparities in employment remain significant. For low-skilled women, the chances of securing employment have diminished dramatically, falling by nearly 50% since 2019.
- The Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) is a comprehensive initiative that goes beyond technical solutions to address the pressing issue of groundwater depletion.
- Atal Jal is more than just a water management programme; it is a catalyst for social and economic transformation. By empowering communities and prioritising gender equity, the scheme is paving the way for a more prosperous and sustainable rural India.
- India’s ability to balance multiple memberships and partnerships underscores its evolving diplomatic strategy, driven by a pragmatic approach to international relations.
- While India continues to engage in global dialogues, it maintains its core principle of non-alignment and the freedom to choose partners based on national priorities.
- The Budget must go beyond promises—it must deliver feasible solutions to secure livelihoods, strengthen rural demand and bridge the rural-urban divide.
- India is harnessing AI to enhance national security, counter threats and establish itself at the forefront of the defence innovation landscape.
- one must say emphatically that the development of the agri-derivatives market is supported in India, which in turn will lead to fair price discovery and transparent hedging of price risks, eventually creating a positive socio-economic impact for farmers and the agri-ecosystem in India.
- Addressing banking sector liquidity constraints can create a more conducive environment for economic recovery.
- While the rupee’s depreciation poses short-term challenges, it can serve as a catalyst for long-term resilience.
- The states in India constitute the theaters of development praxis, and there is no greater use for data analytics than in public health, school education, agriculture and climate change, and skills and livelihoods.
- Data-driven decision-making can transform public service delivery, addressing key questions on equity and transparency.
ESSAY TOPIC
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- With great power comes an even greater responsibility
50-WORD TALK
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- India is a reliable strategic partner for the US with strong and mutually beneficial ties across trade, business and human capital. The two countries have shared concerns about trade and other practices of China. America will benefit greatly by not placing India in the same trade bracket as China.
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.
