(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Why ‘protected’ areas are seeing faster biodiversity decline READ MORE
2. The right to die with dignity — SC rulings and what the law says in India READ MORE
3. 80% children in 8 Indian states have dietary diversity failure. Report authors explain the dangers of this READ MORE
4. Centre doubles Mudra loan ceiling to Rs 20 lakh under new category READ MORE
5. 2024 Global Nature Conservation Index: India ranked 176 out of 180 countries, labelled among worst performers READ MORE
6. 84.8 lakh workers registered under MGNREGS ‘deleted’, finds report READ MORE
7. ISRO-DBT ink deal to conduct biotechnology experiments in space station READ MORE
8. A new era for ecosystem: Global Ecosystem Atlas launched at COP16 READ MORE
9. Government seeks to relaunch National Manuscript Mission, set up autonomous body READ MORE
10. Pan D, Shelcal 500 among drug samples flagged by regulator as spurious, 49 others as sub-standard READ MORE
11. Where is India’s SO₂ control from TPPs headed? NITI Aayog’s memo over FGDs fuels debate READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. State coercion can’t shape demographics READ MORE
2. Cyclone Dana may be carrying intense rainfall; here is why READ MORE
3. Why India Needs to Incentivize Water Reuse READ MORE
4. Social uplift key to ending child marriage READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. Sharpen the anti-defection law, strengthen democracy READ MORE
2. How data sovereignty is redefining digital governance READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. NEP 2020: A blueprint for transformative education READ MORE
2. A flawed approach to student evaluation READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. All the BRICS a stage READ MORE
2. The BRICS imperative for India READ MORE
3. A strategic vision for India’s ties with the Gulf READ MORE
4. BRICS Summit: A defining moment for the Global South READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Paying farmers to harvest paddy manually could reduce NCR’s pollution READ MORE
2. Big gender shift in our workforce READ MORE
3. Insufficient MSP READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. COP16: It’s Wild-West Capitalism Vs Life on Earth READ MORE
2. Fair trade: On the 29th COP and India’s carbon market READ MORE
3. Paying farmers to harvest paddy manually could reduce NCR’s pollution READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Space and Counterspace Technologies: Assessing the Current Threat Environment READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Cyber security: Time for India to be cyber-wise READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Resilient India READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Exploring gradual unfoldment of microcosmic mind READ MORE
2. Faith and patience READ MORE
3. When Irrationality Kills READ MORE
CASE STUDY
1. Rural employment under MGNREGS fell 16% in 1st half of 2024-25. TN, Odisha saw biggest dips—NGOs’ report READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. The anti-defection law has played a crucial role in political stability, but there are gaps which need to be addressed to make it more effective and impartial. Comment.
2. BRICS’ stance against west allies may be diplomatically polarising, but it promises of checks and balances in the international system. Discsuss.
3. If India wants to make the most of its demographic dividend or aspire to a developed status, it needs to nudge its women to take up paid employment. In the light of the recent PLFS data comment on the statement.
4. As India is becoming a digitally empowered nation, data sovereignty has assumed relevance for the restructuring of data governance. It is crucial for protecting privacy, supporting national and economic security and fending off threats of global surveillance. Comment.
5. BRICS Summit is an opportunity to reinforce India’s pivotal role as it continues to advocate for multipolarity and global governance reforms. Comment.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- While calculating carbon saved is a fraught exercise, India must aim, through its research institutions and authorities, to evolve a transparent and fair policy that is on a par with the best internationally.
- The anti-defection law has played a crucial role in political stability, but there are gaps which need to be addressed to make it more effective and impartial.
- BRICS’ stance against the US and its allies may be diplomatically polarising, but it is also the promise of checks and balances in the international system.
- Penalising farmers and subsidising costly fossil fuel-guzzling machines shouldn’t be the solution to NCR’s pollution crisis.
- A return to manual harvesting will save water and curb pollution. In other words, the benefits of paying farmers to switch to manual harvesting extend beyond improving Delhi-NCR’s air quality.
- If India wants to make the most of its demographic dividend or aspire to a developed status, it needs to nudge its women to take up paid employment.
- If only India can address the job quality issue for its female workforce, it can set in motion a juggernaut of social and economic transformation that would be hard to stop.
- Patience is a critical element of every faith because if our faith is strong, so will our patience be.
- Opportunities are never lost, just found by those who clearly see the power of trends and timing.
- The rising cross-border exchange of private data, coupled with cloud computing, has made data sovereignty a critical concern. Data must be governed by the laws of the country in which it was generated as well as the country in which it resides.
- With the Gulf countries supplying a substantial portion of India’s crude oil and natural gas needs, the GCC is one of India’s largest trading partners (surpassing even the European Union) and critical for our energy security.
- As India is becoming a digitally empowered nation, data sovereignty has assumed relevance for the restructuring of data governance. It is crucial for protecting privacy, supporting national and economic security and fending off threats of global surveillance.
- With calls for economic stability, environmental action and cultural unity, the Kazan Declaration emerges as a manifesto for South-South collaboration.
- As the threat of climate change grows, the nation’s strategies offer a roadmap for dealing with natural calamities more effectively.
- The revision of Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for Rabi crops, while touted as a step toward fair pricing for farmers, falls short of delivering real benefits in the current economic climate.
- Space is continuing to grow in importance for national security, how economies function, and how societies communicate. As such, ways in which nations can interfere with rivals’ access to space data and capabilities will also be of increasing interest.
ESSAY TOPIC
- The objective of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives
50-WORD TALK
- If a CJI ends his long tenure annoying both sides, it’s a job well done. DY Chandrachud’s job was tougher given today’s polarisation. Electoral bonds was his legacy-defining order. He drew criticism from one side on Article 370 and Ayodhya. A please-all CJI would be the worst. Chandrachud wasn’t that.
Things to Remember:
- 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.
