(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. What is the UNSC Resolution 1701 upon which the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is based? READ MORE
2. How ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were inserted in the Preamble, why SC ruled they will stay READ MORE
3. Global Plastic Profiles: Where do countries stand on financing mechanisms? READ MORE
4. Global Plastic Profiles: Why chemicals and polymers of concern are a priority in treaty negotiations READ MORE
5. New moiré superconductor opens the door to new quantum materials READ MORE
6. The right to work deleted READ MORE
7. Made in India: Indian Army Receives Advanced Sabal 20 Logistics Drone from EndureAir READ MORE
8. Supreme Court seeks balance between bail and the accused’s obligation to a timely trial READ MORE
9. New Pamban rail bridge: Commissioner of Railway Safety permits operation of trains but flags ‘glaring lapses’ READ MORE
10. Deadline of high-speed train project can be ascertained only after design is finalised, says Railways Minister READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Women’s rights being eroded globally READ MORE
2. Road to empowerment: Rural roads programme and women’s outcomes READ MORE
3. Grey divorce: The new reality of modern relationships READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. The Constitution of India, beyond its text READ MORE
2. EVMs get SC vote READ MORE
3. Reflections on the Constitution READ MORE
4. PDS leaks call for systemic reform READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. New pathways to women’s workforce reintegration READ MORE
2. The rat race is ruining education READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. India, US semicon partnership on good wicket READ MORE
2. State of India-Canada ties and the immigrant question READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Bridging the gender gap in skills and opportunities READ MORE
2. India’s economy: Extended tight monetary policy may curb growth further READ MORE
3. Unrest over minimum support prices READ MORE
4. Checks and balances on RBI’s powers READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Schooling in India in times of poor air quality READ MORE
2. COP29 deal has let the world down READ MORE
3. COP29: Innovation, not funding, holds the key to tackling climate change READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Democratising AI needs a radically different approach READ MORE
2. How to fight back against the toughest diseases READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Naga peace talks: Untying the knot might be difficult READ MORE
2. Response to terror short on strategy READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Remedy healthcare to prevent another Jhansi READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Saying thanks is healthy READ MORE
2. Reviving the spirit of peace: A call to action for a divided world READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. Article 17 of the Constitution, which abolishes untouchability, became a rallying point for the marginalised communities to fight against caste-based discrimination. Examine.
2. Right to Information is expanding the scope to a lived reality of equality and empowerment citizen. Comment.
3. Instead of MSP, higher direct income support is preferable as it is non-distortionary and inclusive in nature because it partakes of a quasi-rural basic income scheme. Comment.
4. The RBI’s regulatory oversight on NBFCs is not only necessary but also essential to ensure consumer protection and the development of a healthy credit system. Discuss.
5. India’s PDS is the world’s largest and providing subsidised grains to such large numbers of people is a major achievement but the government has the responsibility to ensure that the grains reach all intended beneficiaries. Comment on the statement in the light of recent development.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
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- The climate crisis requires a bottom-up, grassroots demand for solutions.
- The purpose of the Constitution would be served if the mainstream of ‘power’ is dismantled and those who are at the margin brought to the centre of India’s democratic journey.
- While the Constitution serves as the foundation of our administrative framework, it is, equally, a testament to aspirational citizenship.
- Article 17 of the Constitution, which abolishes untouchability, became a rallying point for the marginalised communities to fight against caste-based discrimination.
- Movements for land reforms, right to education, right to information and even environmental rights movements have consistently used constitutional provisions to demand inclusivity and justice, thereby expanding the scope of citizenship from a legal status to a lived reality of equality and empowerment.
- The enactment of the Constitution marked a significant turning point for marginalised groups, including women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
- The path to peace is fraught with challenges, but it is one we must tread with urgency and determination. The fading voices of peacemakers must be reignited, their efforts revitalised, for the sake of a shared future.
- Legal cover for minimum support prices is illogical, but the govt must find a mid-way to boost farmer income.
- Instead of MSP, higher direct income support to farmers is preferable as it is non-distortionary and inclusive in nature because it partakes of a quasi-rural basic income scheme.
- The end goal is to support developing countries to effectively cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and protect their people from drastic impacts of climate change.
- The RBI’s regulatory oversight on NBFCs is not only necessary but also essential to ensure consumer protection and the development of a healthy credit system.
- Providing food security to 800 millions is a major achievement but the government has the responsibility to ensure that the grains reach all intended beneficiaries.
- The Supreme Court of India has done well to rebuff an attempt to question the characterisation of the country as ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ in the amended Preamble to the Constitution.
- Secularism essentially represents the nation’s commitment to treat persons of all faiths equally and without discrimination.
- the term ‘socialism’ in Constitution embodies “the principle of economic and social justice, wherein the State ensures that no citizen is disadvantaged due to economic or social circumstances”.
ESSAY TOPIC
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- Attainment of wisdom needs patience and acceptance.
- Wisdom and humility go hand in hand
- The first condition to acquire wisdom is to be humble.
- Humility opens all doors.
50-WORD TALK
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- The government’s new drive to open single-window access to global paywalled academic research under ‘One Nation One Subscription’ is an empowering quantum leap for Indian scholarship. It’s the JSTOR equivalent that India needed. What’s particularly transformational is that now Tier-2 and Tier-3 educational institutions can also use the best resources.
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.
