(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Rupee breaches 87-level against dollar, raises worries about rise in imported inflation; all eyes on RBI policy review READ MORE
2. What is ELS cotton and why doesn’t India grow more of this premium variety? READ MORE
3. Why is Makhana, the ‘Black Diamond,’ and its geographical aspects important READ MORE
4. Newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032. How worried should you be? READ MORE
5. How the Budget’s ‘Pulse Mission’ could be key to Punjab’s agricultural diversification, MSP demand READ MORE
6. How will the govt. produce the required fuel ethanol? READ MORE
7. The promises and problems of using bacteria to get rid of plastic READ MORE
8. Do not reduce forest land for linear projects; if so, return same area for afforestation: SC to Centre, States READ MORE
9. El Niño’s lingering effects, Uttarayan movement push Kerala into early summer as temperatures soar READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Eliminating elitism in mental health READ MORE
2. Cracking the whip on AI-enabled child abuse READ MORE
3. A Parenting Guide for the Digital Age READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Hits and misses in Uttarakhand UCC READ MORE
2. Death with dignity: A landmark move READ MORE
3. New rules of data localization READ MORE
4. Med seats: SC to upset balance READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Delhi’s gender budget: its decline and impact READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. Tariff turmoil: on Trump and punishing tariffs on trade READ MORE
2. Is China the new USSR? Tepid growth, trade barriers may derail China’s plans to rule the 21st century READ MORE
3. The impact of tariffs: Global shifts and the US dilemma READ MORE
4. Open standards key to India-EU ties READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Green and clean: on India and a critical minerals framework READ MORE
2. Budget 2025: A game changer for MSMEs and startups READ MORE
3. Quest for clean energy READ MORE
4. Reviving Agriculture READ MORE
5. Rate cut and the RBI dilemma READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. How firms adapt supply chains to climate risk READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. AI mission: Grab the opportunity for low-cost models READ MORE
2. From OpenAI to DeepSeek: The fight for supremacy READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. AI and defence dynamics: Global trends and India’s adaptation READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Mahakumbh stampede: Causes of such disasters, how they can be prevented READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Reaffirm communal harmony based on brotherhood READ MORE
2. The human touch in AI: Why we anthropomorphise machines READ MORE
CASE STUDY
1. Not without egg READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. While supply chain diversification enhances resilience, it also underscores the uneven economic consequences of climate adaptation. Comment.
2. Data localization can lead to increased foreign direct investment in digital infrastructure, but it undoubtedly raises concerns for Artificial Intelligence development. Discuss.
3. Policymakers must act to balance these trade-offs, ensuring that the push for resilience does not come at the cost of greater inequality.
4. addressing the gender gap in digital access is not just about technology, it is about equity and empowerment. Examine how smartphones and digital tools hold immense potential to bridge educational disparities.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- Upper classes are a nation’s past; the middle class is its future.
- Reducing dependence on China for energy transition resources and technology would also require India showing leadership in formulating a critical minerals framework, that is socially and environmentally just during extraction, and equitable in its distribution.
- While freebies and cash transfers, just before the election, can bring in immediate relief to families, what the women voters of Delhi really need are concrete steps that can enable systematic growth in the economic and social empowerment of women.
- Cash transfers are necessary for relief but for empowerment of women, education and training are of utmost importance. Improving the budget for women’s education would greatly reduce the gap in the long run.
- Enacting shield children laws against social media and emerging technologies such as AI becomes imperative as they are posing borderless challenge.
- Amidst growing climate risks, localised weather events such as floods or droughts pose a threat to the links between firms and their suppliers.
- While supply chain diversification enhances resilience, it also underscores the uneven economic consequences of climate adaptation. Policymakers must act to balance these trade-offs, ensuring that the push for resilience does not come at the cost of greater inequality.
- With focus on financial accessibility, technology and market linkages, the budget will strengthen India’s startup ecosystem and boost employment.
- From China’s rapid economic ascent to the stagnation facing developed nations, trade tariffs have profound effects, influencing international trade.
- With the growth of domestic technologies and production facilities in the erstwhile third-world countries, of which India is a prime example, export prospects of US-made products have fallen considerably.
- A push for nuclear energy is the need of the hours. It will reduce country’s carbon footprint, enhance energy security, and meet its growing electricity demands sustainably.
- The proposal to transform India Post into a large supply chain across rural India will link up rural artisans to entrepreneurs and markets.
- By prioritizing innovation, skill-based education, and efficient agri-input utilization, India can triple its agricultural GDP, secure global leadership, and fulfil its vision of becoming the world’s top economy by 2047.
- The DPDP Rules present an opportunity to redefine India’s digital future. However, their success depends on balancing sovereignty with openness, regulation with innovation, and security with rights.
- While localisation aims to enhance security, it must be paired with robust infrastructure and cybersecurity measures to achieve its objectives.
- The DPDP Rules hint at a sector-specific approach to localisation, which could mitigate some concerns, but without graduated categorisation and procedural transparency, this approach may fall short.
- Data localisation refers to the requirement that personal data be stored and processed within the country of origin, often aimed at safeguarding digital sovereignty, enhancing security, and improving domestic regulatory access.
- Localisation may or may not lead to increased foreign direct investment in digital infrastructure, but it undoubtedly raises concerns for Artificial Intelligence development.
- The Supreme Court’s decision that domicile reservation in post graduate medical seats in states is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution is an attempt to artificially address the question of inequality that exists in India.
- Article 14 mandates that the state shall not deny any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.
ESSAY TOPIC
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- Today’s tech industry has been driven by a simple rule: Bigger is better
- Unstable societies are unequal societies
50-WORD TALK
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- It’s said the Constitution has strengthened the executive over the legislature, a tendency that’s been exacerbated by the 10th Schedule and the way the Lok Sabha Speakers have functioned. As a result, MPs have been subordinated to their party leadership and the Speaker doesn’t have the authority he would in the House of Commons. Today, this criticism is largely unchallenged.
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.
