(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Rationale behind RBI’s repo rate cut by 25 bps, possible impact on interest rates, investment and consumption READ MORE
2. How the climate crisis has intensified marine heatwaves across the world READ MORE
3. ‘Excessive preoccupation with temperature goal’: How India has signalled shift in approach to climate crisis READ MORE
4. Who has the power to grant furloughs? Why Delhi HC is hearing a case about this READ MORE
5. WHO to release guidelines to improve care for FGM survivors, prevent new cases READ MORE
6. Step forward in cancer reversal: Korean scientists develop system for focused intervention at transition point of tumorigenesis READ MORE
7. Nigeria’s lithium mining ‘El dorado’ seeks to benefit from global demand READ MORE
8. Ad-hoc judges could transform the judicial system READ MORE
9. Centre silent on Trump order cancelling Chabahar port waiver READ MORE
10. What was ‘gross’ about the 12 Bills kept pending for 3 years: Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu Governor READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. The looming water crisis: A call for urgent action READ MORE
2. Planning social security cover for gig workers READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. India’s Constitution @75: A legacy of collective vision and political evolution READ MORE
2. Proportionality Test of the framework for Live-In Relationships Under Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. The influence of local politicians in the private education market READ MORE
2. Glaring disconnect READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. On Donald Trump’s Gaza Strip proposal READ MORE
2. India-EU Relations: Opportunities, challenges, and the road ahead: A ‘Strategic Dialogue’ for a changing world READ MORE
3. The WTO is dead, long live WTO! READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. On nuclear energy, budget 2025 sets India up for an audacious but achievable target READ MORE
2. Budget 2025-26: A bold vision with glaring gaps READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Slipping on climate crisis challenges READ MORE
2. The saga of regulating India’s thermal power emissions READ MORE
3. A molecular tweak that could make farming environmentally friendly READ MORE
4. Climate injustice institutionalized READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Should India build a sovereign, foundational AI model? 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. Women, children were handcuffed too; deportees had their feet tied with ropes, faces covered with masks READ MORE
2. The six Cs of excellence and successful action READ MORE
3. Sixth sense READ MORE
CASE STUDY
1. 11 MBBS students at Kozhikode medical college suspended after ragging incident READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. Translating the potential for cooperation into reality will require strategic vision and political sagacity and the challenge for the India EU strategic partnership is to balance norms and realism. Analyse.
2. The requirement of mandatory registration and criminal penalties for non-compliance under the UCC Uttarakhand poses serious implications for the right to privacy and personal autonomy. Examine.
3. While supply chain diversification enhances resilience, it also underscores the uneven economic consequences of climate adaptation. Comment.
4. Data localization can lead to increased foreign direct investment in digital infrastructure, but it undoubtedly raises concerns for Artificial Intelligence development. Discuss.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- No government functions without the grease of corruption.
- Despite the norms never mandating FGDs, the discussion became one about issues such as the scheduling of FGD installations given their long gestation periods and the likely costs of installing them.
- Substantial capital investments are required to achieve nuclear energy goal, necessitating a clear roadmap and a firm commitment from the government to instill confidence in companies to plan future investments.
- Modern agriculture’s critical challenge is to feed a growing global population while reducing the environmental footprint of fertilizer use.
- A new study suggests catastrophic warming is likely inevitable, as Earth is more sensitive to greenhouse gases than thought, challenging climate goals.
- The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 shows that arithmetic levels of children in the age group of 6-14 years have improved in government as well as private schools.
- It is essential to recognise that a Constitution is a foundational governance framework, separate from political parties. When political entities modify it to serve their interests, its original purpose is diluted.
- A Constitution must ensure collective harmony, balanced by legislative and judicial oversight.
- The Union Budget 2025-26 reflects a commitment to growth, fiscal stability, and economic resilience. However, it must address critical issues such as employment generation, rural distress, and social sector spending to ensure balanced and inclusive growth.
- With geopolitical tensions and ongoing supply chain disruptions, export-driven sectors face significant risks. Strengthening domestic demand and securing trade partnerships will be vital in navigating external uncertainties.
- Climate change, population growth, and mismanagement are straining global water resources, pushing communities toward scarcity and conflict.
- Water is fundamental to economic growth, improved living standards, and sustainability. Policymakers must adopt a holistic approach that integrates water management with energy and food security. Equitable access to clean water and sanitation is vital for national progress.
- While the government is committed to ensuring that all gig workers are brought under its social security net, it is important to analyse the requirement of the workers beyond health benefits within the contours of the code on social security.
- A package of welfare benefits aligned with the needs of the workforce should be worked out with multiple financing mechanism, including from the beneficiaries, especially for old-age benefits like pensions.
- Translating the potential for cooperation into reality will require strategic vision and political sagacity and the challenge for the India EU strategic partnership is to balance norms and realism.
- The WTO’s foundational principles of free trade and fair competition have been undermined by protectionist measures, strategic trade policies, and growing economic nationalism.
- The provisions of the UCC relating to live-in relationships fail the balancing stage of the proportionality test.
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.
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.
