(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. German court begins hearing lawsuit filed by Peruvian farmer against energy major RWE READ MORE
2. Winter pollution worsens across India’s megacities, finds CSE READ MORE
3. Gorillas show as much self-awareness as chimpanzees, new study finds READ MORE
4. How ‘microlightning’ in water droplets may have sparked life on Earth READ MORE
5. Trump resetting transatlantic ties: Europe’s response, India’s role READ MORE
6. Why is the euro rising against the US dollar? READ MORE
7. India’s goods trade deficit at a 42-month low on reduced gold, silver and crude imports READ MORE
8. T.N.’s mangrove cover grows to 9,039 ha in 2024, has significant carbon stock: report READ MORE
9. Air pollution will lower India’s solar generation capacity: study READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. India’s largest freshwater lake needs attention READ MORE
2. When festivals become platforms of polarization READ MORE
3. Gender parity: Gap between intent and implementation READ MORE
4. Pedalling towards gender equality and empowerment READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Why are electoral reforms necessary? READ MORE
2. How best to resolve the federal deadlock READ MORE
3. Judiciary under malicious attack by influential groups READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. A status check of universal health coverage in India READ MORE
2. The challenges of public health education in India READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. Age of pessimism in world politics READ MORE
2. The global race for resources in the Arctic READ MORE
3. From SAGAR to MAHASAGAR READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Inflation is down. RBI has room to cut rates READ MORE
2. Implementing the aspirational districts programme READ MORE
3. Rural India needs more devolution of resources READ MORE
4. Spiralling food subsidy: The urgent need for reform READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. How climate change affects India’s wheat production READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. A jab in time: On India and vaccination against flu READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Punjab and the spectre of political radicalism READ MORE
2. War on drugs: Punjab’s battle needs more than crackdowns READ MORE
3. Slavery scam READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Water blight: On the Srisailam tunnel cave-in READ MORE
2. Stampede-like Situation and Disaster-like Management READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Gender privilege violates cosmic justice READ MORE
2. Transformative power of gratitude READ MORE
3. Reclaiming education: The missing Gandhian link READ MORE
CASE STUDY
1. Weaponising the law to eradicate begging READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. Only by balancing modern advancements with time-tested values can India cultivate an education system that nurtures both knowledge and character, securing a prosperous and harmonious future. Comment.
2. Delimitation has the potential to enhance the quality of India’s electoral democracy and rejuvenate its democratic longevity in the long term. Critically Examine.
3. Instead of unifying the citizens of the country under the umbrella of a common code State-wise UCCs are doing the opposite. Critically examine.
4. Artificial intelligence and artificial general intelligence are not just reshaping economies and governance but social structures. Comment.
5. The pursuit of minerals and fuel resources remains the driving force behind geopolitics even after the end of old-style colonialism. Examine in the light of recent developments in international politics.
6. By revisiting the population and income distance criteria, and incorporating performance-based incentives alongside structural adjustments, the 16th Finance Commission can pave the way for a more equitable and sustainable model of fiscal federalism. Comment.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Parliament and State legislature shall be vested in the EC.
- Free and fair elections is part of the basic structure of our Constitution.
- The rapid rollout of universal health coverage often entails contracting out services to the private sector, as in the case of Ayushman Bharat, and at the expense of primary care.
- There is a need to foster the growth of public health institutions in States where there are none or only a limited number.
- The emerging global situation calls for more national action and the building of local ecosystems for sustainable development in health.
- It is imperative to implement PM–DDKY as a dedicated scheme to boost agricultural productivity and growth in aspirational districts.
- One of the striking features of the current age of pessimism is that the pursuit of global good is no longer what dominates the global discourse today.
- Despite certain advancements, the overall status and condition of women continues to reflect discrimination and subordination.
- The Union government will have to explore a new set of federal instruments to address the delimitation conundrum.
- A new institutional and political culture needs to evolve undergirded by a commitment to the principle of federalism. The delimitation impasse is an outcome of a refusal to address this reality.
- India’s food subsidy bill continues to rise despite budget projections suggesting otherwise. Without structural reforms in procurement and distribution, the financial strain on the exchequer is set to escalate, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of India’s food security programmes.
- The Arctic is emerging as a critical frontier in the race for mineral wealth, fossil fuels, and geopolitical dominance. As ice continues to melt at alarming rates, new trade routes are opening, intensifying competition among global powers.
- The race in the Arctic region will surge greenhouse gas emissions at an unprecedented scale.
- India’s post-independence education system was built with urgency but lacked the necessary foundation of values. By reconnecting with India’s intellectual traditions and fostering inclusivity, the nation can reshape its education system to build a future rooted in both wisdom and progress.
- In a democracy, some criticism of the judiciary is inevitable. However, unless there is a measure of restraint, judicial institutions will be damaged and judicial integrity stand debilitated
ESSAY TOPIC
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- True strength is not found in dominance, but in resilience
50-WORD TALK
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- The widening gap between Centre’s collections from cesses and their utilisation points to gross inefficiency in taxation. Cesses can only be used for earmarked purposes, and so remain locked until utilised. Unutilised collections also strengthen the states’ arguments that the Centre should rely less on these non-shareable sources of revenue.
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.
