(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Why temperatures at north pole reached 20 degrees Celsius above average READ MORE
2. Story of NavIC: crucial indigenous SatNav system, a few hurdles in development path READ MORE
3. NAAC bribery case: What is NAAC, why have there been proposals to change accreditation process READ MORE
4. Eliminating NO2 emissions from Indian farmlands could cut crop damages amounting to $800 million per year: Stanford study READ MORE
5. Groundbreaking Ebola vaccine trial launched in Uganda READ MORE
6. January 2025 warmest on record with 1.75°C anomaly, despite La Nina READ MORE
7. Why the tax cuts are a one way gamble READ MORE
8. Home Ministry asks State governments to prevent misuse of State Emblem of India READ MORE
9. Who has the power to grant furloughs? Why Delhi HC is hearing a case about this READ MORE
10. What is the Supreme Court directive on sacred groves? | Explained READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. The population paradox in India READ MORE
2. Eliminating elitism in mental health READ MORE
3. Cracking the whip on AI-enabled child abuse READ MORE
4. A Parenting Guide for the Digital Age READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. ULBs versus citizens: Rising trend READ MORE
2. Privacy in Practice: Strategies for Data Management in India READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. A green signal for India to assert its health leadership READ MORE
2. Schooling programmes need sustained support READ MORE
3. The labyrinth of social media nutrition trends READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. The U.S.’s exit from WHO, a chance to reshape global health READ MORE
2. Digital Futures: A New Era in India-UAE Partnership READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. A Budget that is mostly good but with one wrong move READ MORE
2. The case for easing banking regulations READ MORE
3. Herding sheep on a highway: India’s regulatory dilemma and the case for bold deregulation READ MORE
4. Budget 2025: Bold reforms and innovations to put startups on growth trajectory READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Budget 2025: Powering India’s green energy future READ MORE
2. 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. Rekindling Gandhian values in education READ MORE
2. Religion and politics: Navigating the fine line READ MORE
3. Cleansing of the heart READ MORE
CASE STUDY
1. Dinesh Nandwana, founder of tech firm Vakrangee, dies during ED search in Mumbai 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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- Global health should not be at the mercy of funding or the expertise from one or a handful of high-income countries. It must be truly a joint venture for the entire world, led by the global south.
- The countries in the global south should set up a few premier institutions at the country or at regional levels through inter-country collaboration to train their experts in global health.
- After USA exits, it is time for the countries in the global south to support WHO and initiate collaborative actions to reshape the global health agenda.
- The glide paths are indicated in terms of alternative growth assumptions and alternative assumptions regarding mild, moderate, and high degrees of fiscal consolidation.
- It is better for fiscal discipline to indicate specific fiscal deficit target for different years and the corresponding debt-GDP ratios for those years. It should clearly be shown by what year the FRBM Act targets are to be achieved.
- A larger claim on the available investible resources by the government will make it difficult for private investment to pick up.
- The emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and digital health marks a pivotal moment for the future of India’s health care.
- The U.S.’s withdrawal should be explored as an opportunity for the public health community and political leadership in the global south to initiate country and regional level and collaborative actions to reshape the global health agenda, which is much under the influence and the guidance of high-income countries.
- Credit growth lower than nominal GDP growth is a major concern, and an in-depth review covering markets, regulations, banks and priorities is needed. The review should cover the funding needs of market participants’ liquidity.
- The erosion of Gandhian values—commitment, sacrifice and service — has led to a disconnect between education and its moral and social responsibilities.
- Balanced nutrition is about making informed choices based on credible information, not succumbing to the latest viral trend.
- The introduction of the Credit Guarantee Startup Scheme (CGSS) and the Customised Credit Card for Micro Enterprises (ME-Card) will improve access to credit for startups and MSMEs, fueling growth and development.
- Citizens in India’s cities are increasingly frustrated with their urban local bodies, and this problem calls for significant municipal governance reforms.
- The evolving India-UAE relationship offers fertile ground for expanded cooperation beyond defence, greentech, and deep tech.
- For India to achieve sustained high growth and raise its per capita GDP, a reinvigorated growth strategy is necessary. The Budget was an opportunity to lay out such a framework, but while a few isolated steps were taken, the overall approach lacked a coherent plan to tackle the fundamental issues hindering India’s growth.
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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- Politics over handcuffing of Indians deported by the US is facile. They’re missing the woods for the trees. Instead, focus on India’s dunki-industrial complex, a network of visa agents, unscrupulous sellers of impossible dreams and language tutors who prey on desperate youth. They are the ones sullying India’s image abroad.
- As America deports illegal Indian immigrants, India’s handling of unauthorised Bangladeshi migrants in Assam is tardy. Supreme Court has raised important questions about the state’s silence. Even illegal migrants have rights, and can’t be kept in detention centres indefinitely. Both Assam and Centre must end this limbo—deport or release.
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.
