1. Kota suicides: Our children on the brink READ MORE  
2. Bridging the malnutrition gap, the Bemetara way READ MORE
3. Set social security ball rolling for informal and gig workers READ MORE
4. Nurturing Educators for a Transformed Tomorrow: Reflections on Teacher Education and Empowerment READ MORE

1. India, Bharat and a host of implications READ MORE  
2. SAAR initiative is key in empowering youth to drive urban development READ MORE
3. Prison reforms: Urgency needed on SC panel’s recommendations READ MORE
4. One Nation, One Election: Weigh its feasibility READ MORE
5. The CAG’s Mizoram Audit Report Leads to Numerous Questions, Some on its Own Processes READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Finally, physicists have a way to ‘see’ inside short-lived nuclei READ MORE
2. NPCI unveils a suite of digital-payment products READ MORE  
3. Cabinet approves viability gap funding of ₹3,760 cr for battery energy storage systems READ MORE
4. Drugs regulator issues alert after pharma firm Abbott India recalls antacid syrup Digene Gel READ MORE
5. ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ retained to align varied views in Constituent Assembly READ MORE  
6. Special Session called following all rules, regulations: Pralhad READ MORE
7. How unemployment is measured READ MORE   
8. A new study says COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with a heart attack risk READ MORE
9. UN Report Reveals Scale of Threat From Invasive Species – And How to Manage It READ MORE

Main

GS Paper- 1

1. Kota suicides: Our children on the brink READ MORE  
2. For an expanse of blue, with air so clean READ MORE
3. After large rainfall deficit in August, how India’s reservoir levels are falling considerably READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. India, Bharat and a host of implications READ MORE  
2. SAAR initiative is key in empowering youth to drive urban development READ MORE
3. Prison reforms: Urgency needed on SC panel’s recommendations READ MORE
4. One Nation, One Election: Weigh its feasibility READ MORE
5. The CAG’s Mizoram Audit Report Leads to Numerous Questions, Some on its Own Processes READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Bridging the malnutrition gap, the Bemetara way READ MORE
2. Set social security ball rolling for informal and gig workers READ MORE
3. Nurturing Educators for a Transformed Tomorrow: Reflections on Teacher Education and Empowerment READ MORE

 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Engagement with ASEAN is an important pillar of India’s ‘Act East’ policy, says PM Modi READ MORE
2. Onus on India to keep BRICS on right track READ MORE
3. Despite Xi’s absence, the G20 meet is poised to be a success READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Agriculture for the planet: G20 must orient farm policies towards sustainability and nutritional security READ MORE  
2. Monsoon deficiency: Outlook on rural demand is further clouded by potential risks such as El Nino READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Preserve natural habitats for national well-being READ MORE   
2. G20 nations must act fast to reduce carbon emissions READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. India to become a space superpower READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. Time to decide: On the Himalayan region, its carrying capacity READ MORE
2. Mountains are a fragile ecosystem, need care & upkeep READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. The dharma that’s capable of embracing all READ MORE  
2. Passionate and erotic READ MORE
3. Life lessons of Bhagavad Gita READ MORE
4. Symphony of the heart READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. The ‘One Nation, One Election’ idea presents many constitutional, conceptual and practical problems and most important among them is elections are a problem and the stability of the government is more important. Critically comment.
2. Applying a scientific understanding of mountain geology with local ecological wisdom is the way to preserve the hills and protect the life that thrives there. How would you justify this statement.
3. The expansion of BRICS not just opens new opportunities for India but there are many challenges those are waiting for new Delhi in future. Analyse the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• The idea of ‘one nation, one election’ does not allow for the fact that party positions at the Centre and in the states would fluctuate, and there could be mid-term elections anytime.
• The very idea that we were framing a Constitution for a Union of India derives from an administrative and political legacy going back to 1773.
• The 1935 Act was used as a foundation precisely because it was an extremely well-thought-out document. Accepting this “colonial legacy” was not seen as a sign of disrespect to our own ancient traditions in India.
• Modi govt needs to own its globally disruptive policies taken in India’s interest. The suddenness of export bans hurt India’s friends and go against its vishwa guru ambitions.
• The money spent by the State on elections is only a fraction of the money misspent on other matters and what political parties and candidates spend on them.
• There is a very dangerous idea underlying these arguments. It is that elections are a problem and the government is more important. It is a wrong and undemocratic idea. Free and fair elections are essential and basic to democracy.
• The federal system of government and reflects a unitary and presidential system which is at odds with the country’s political and social reality.
• It is the key to the physical, mental, intellectual, spiritual, and social development of an individual and frames various aspects of our collective life. It helps to establish one as a self-reliant and independent human being.
• Education is characterized as a learning cycle for a person to achieve information and comprehension of the higher explicit topics and implicit meanings of a given subject matter.
• The inclusion of imaginative and aesthetic subjects in the curriculum can enable students to have a more realistic view of the world around them.
• Digital transformation and automation require upskilling to meet these challenges.
• Applying a scientific understanding of mountain geology with local ecological wisdom is the way to preserve the hills and protect the life that thrives there.
• With key projects implemented and innovative ones set in motion, India’s infrastructure growth remains an instrumental force in propelling the nation’s economic prosperity.
• Only a spiritually oriented administrator can maintain the much-needed balance between humility and dignity or tenderness and toughness, love and law and cheer and care.
• An administrator, who is also called a bureaucrat, manager or executive, has to set up goals and targets and maintain the work schedule as well as the efficiency of the team that is working under him.
• The idea of ‘one nation, one election’ is fundamentally undemocratic; it is an argument against democracy itself. Both diversity and democracy stand to lose from this exercise.
• The ‘one nation one election’ proposal, premised on flimsy grounds, is politically unfeasible, administratively unworkable and constitutionally unviable.

ESSAY TOPIC

• The best education is not given to students; it is drawn out of them.

50-WORD TALK

• National Conference leader Akbar Lone’s one-page affidavit in SC affirms the oath he took as an MP. This oath bears allegiance to the Constitution and undertakes to uphold sovereignty and integrity of India. The court must put an end to the controversy and focus on the core issue before it.
• Government’s silence about agenda of Parliament’s special session is baffling. Its penchant for unnecessary secrecy and surprises suggests one-upmanship and lack of transparency. Sonia Gandhi’s complaint to PM Modi about lack of consultation is justified. A majority in Lok Sabha must bring more accountability in terms of consensus-building, not arbitrariness.

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.

1. S Radhakrishnan on how to educate to transform READ MORE  
2. The role of an administrator READ MORE
3. Life lessons of Bhagavad Gita READ MORE
4. Symphony of the heart READ MORE

1. Laws governing forests of the Northeast READ MORE
2. Emerging countries need women-led climate action READ MORE   
3. G20 nations must act fast to reduce carbon emissions READ MORE

1. Resuscitation READ MORE  
2. Why education should be a means of empowerment READ MORE

1. Decoding the Nyaya Sanhita Bill READ MORE
2. The case for elections in Jammu and Kashmir READ MORE
3. A ‘distraction’ balloon in the winds of federalism READ MORE
4. Tiers apart: On the ‘one nation, one election’ trial balloon READ MORE
5. Simultaneous polls may hurt federalism READ MORE
6. ‘One nation, one election’ an undemocratic idea READ MORE
7. Dangerous idea, false premises READ MORE
8. The idea of a new Constitution is extremely dangerous. India doesn’t want dictatorship READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. ‘President of Bharat’ on G20 invite triggers row; govt. sources dismiss talk of name change in upcoming Parl. session as ‘rubbish’ READ MORE
2. Explained | The global push to make ecocide a crime READ MORE  
3. FM flags threats to financial system from crypto, tax havens READ MORE
4. August services PMI shows momentum sustaining, tad slower READ MORE
5. President Murmu honours 75 teachers with national awards on Teachers’ Day READ MORE  
6. Indo-Pacific, China map on agenda as PM leaves for Jakarta READ MORE
7. In second action by ISTRAC, Aditya-L1 enters new orbit READ MORE    
8. India, that is Bharat: how the Constituent Assembly chose READ MORE
9. Black grain deal will be restored ‘soon’, says Turkey’s Erdogan: What is the agreement; its significance READ MORE
10. UPI QR Code-Central Bank Digital Currency interoperability: How does it work and how do customers benefit? READ MORE

Main

GS Paper- 1

1. Resuscitation READ MORE  
2. Laws governing forests of the Northeast READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Decoding the Nyaya Sanhita Bill READ MORE
2. The case for elections in Jammu and Kashmir READ MORE
3. A ‘distraction’ balloon in the winds of federalism READ MORE
4. Tiers apart: On the ‘one nation, one election’ trial balloon READ MORE
5. Simultaneous polls may hurt federalism READ MORE
6. ‘One nation, one election’ an undemocratic idea READ MORE
7. Dangerous idea, false premises READ MORE
8. The idea of a new Constitution is extremely dangerous. India doesn’t want dictatorship READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Why education should be a means of empowerment READ MORE

 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. The implications of the expansion of BRICS READ MORE
2. KPMG CEO writes: India is the bridge that connects the world READ MORE
3. At G20, the end of old multilateralism – and the beginning of a new order READ MORE
4. How East-West polarisation will impact India’s G20 agenda READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Opportune moment: Despite a minor deceleration, GST inflows create room to expedite tax rates’ rejig READ MORE  
2. Problem posed by converging nominal, real GDP READ MORE
3. Forecasting long-run Indian GDP using high-dimensional big data READ MORE
4. Infrastructure boost is driving India’s economic growth READ MORE
5. Stable economy, unstable deals—How Modi govt’s well-intended sudden bans hurt India globally READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Emerging countries need women-led climate action READ MORE   
2. G20 nations must act fast to reduce carbon emissions READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. India to become a space superpower READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. Time to decide: On the Himalayan region, its carrying capacity READ MORE
2. Mountains are a fragile ecosystem, need care & upkeep READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. S Radhakrishnan on how to educate to transform READ MORE  
2. The role of an administrator READ MORE
3. Life lessons of Bhagavad Gita READ MORE
4. Symphony of the heart READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. The ‘One Nation, One Election’ idea presents many constitutional, conceptual and practical problems and most important among them is elections are a problem and the stability of the government is more important. Critically comment.
2. Applying a scientific understanding of mountain geology with local ecological wisdom is the way to preserve the hills and protect the life that thrives there. How would you justify this statement?
3. The expansion of BRICS not only opens new opportunities for India but there are many challenges that are waiting for new Delhi in future. Analyse the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• The eviction of the last Kuki families from Imphal shows the basic values of our republic have completely collapsed in Manipur.
• The very idea that we were framing a Constitution for a Union of India derives from an administrative and political legacy going back to 1773.
• The 1935 Act was used as a foundation precisely because it was an extremely well-thought-out document. Accepting this “colonial legacy” was not seen as a sign of disrespect to our own ancient traditions in India.
• Modi govt needs to own its globally disruptive policies taken in India’s interest. The suddenness of export bans hurt India’s friends and go against its vishwa guru ambitions.
• The money spent by the State on elections is only a fraction of the money misspent on other matters and what political parties and candidates spend on them.
• There is a very dangerous idea underlying these arguments. It is that elections are a problem and the government is more important. It is a wrong and undemocratic idea. Free and fair elections are essential and basic to democracy.
• The federal system of government and reflects a unitary and presidential system which is at odds with the country’s political and social reality.
• It is the key to the physical, mental, intellectual, spiritual, and social development of an individual and frames various aspects of our collective life. It helps to establish one as a self-reliant and independent human being.
• Education is characterized as a learning cycle for a person to achieve information and comprehension of the higher explicit topics and implicit meanings of a given subject matter.
• The inclusion of imaginative and aesthetic subjects in the curriculum can enable students to have a more realistic view of the world around them.
• Digital transformation and automation require upskilling to meet these challenges.
• Applying a scientific understanding of mountain geology with local ecological wisdom is the way to preserve the hills and protect the life that thrives there.
• With key projects implemented and innovative ones set in motion, India’s infrastructure growth remains an instrumental force in propelling the nation’s economic prosperity.
• Only a spiritually oriented administrator can maintain the much-needed balance between humility and dignity or tenderness and toughness, love and law and cheer and care.
• An administrator, who is also called a bureaucrat, manager or executive, has to set up goals and targets and maintain the work schedule as well as the efficiency of the team that is working under him.
• The idea of ‘one nation, one election’ is fundamentally undemocratic; it is an argument against democracy itself. Both diversity and democracy stand to lose from this exercise.
• The ‘one nation one election’ proposal, premised on flimsy grounds, is politically unfeasible, administratively unworkable and constitutionally unviable.

ESSAY TOPIC

• The best education is not given to students; it is drawn out of them.

50-WORD TALK

• The eviction of the last Kuki families from Imphal shows the basic values of our republic have completely collapsed in Manipur. The tragedy is the outcome not of incompetence but of ethnic partisanship. The Centre must discharge its duties to citizens and the Constitution by dismissing the dysfunctional state government.
• The absence of Putin and Xi weakens this G20 meeting and underlines the deep contradictions in a grouping so large. It also brings the India-China global competition out in the open. It promises to become an enduring rivalry. The LAC, with cold peace or hot, will be a mere sideshow.

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.

1. You need to look at children being turned into a mob in Uttar Pradesh READ MORE  
2. Save schools from the pitfalls of polarization READ MORE
3. Is the act of giving, a duty, or a charity? READ MORE
4. Why do we get hurt? READ MORE

1. Why El Niño may not be the culprit we think it is READ MORE
2. Dead Trees Around the World Are Shocking Scientists READ MORE   

1. 21st Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why READ MORE  
2. The Things We Need to Do Before We Speak of the Uniform Civil Code READ MORE

1. Status of the Right to Information Act READ MORE
2. Explained | What is the debate around ‘one nation, one election’? READ MORE
3. Why one-nation-one-poll needs consensus, not one-upmanship READ MORE
4. Progressive ruling: SC order on property entitlement rights a wrong READ MORE
5. Limits to mercy READ MORE
6. An Act for electoral gains READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Aditya-L1 lifts off to study the sun READ MORE
2. Early prediction of preeclampsia using a blood-derived biomarker READ MORE  
3. Over half of Sri Lanka’s population ‘multidimensionally vulnerable’: UNDP study READ MORE
4. India stands for the rule of the law, says Chief Justice READ MORE
5. Cartesian coordinates: a means to find your way READ MORE  
6. Centre’s DIKSHA e-education platform to offer AI help READ MORE
7. ‘GDP-centric view changing to human-centric one’ READ MORE   
8. Bumper crops, yet high cereal prices READ MORE
9. One nation, one election plan: How the Constitution is amended, when do states get a say READ MORE
10. What’s at stake when Turkey’s leader meets Putin in a bid to reestablish the Black Sea grain deal READ MORE
11. The Health Implications of Microplastics in Body Tissues of Marine Animals READ MORE

Main

GS Paper- 1

1. 21st Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why READ MORE  
2. Why El Niño may not be the culprit we think it is READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Status of the Right to Information Act READ MORE
2. Explained | What is the debate around ‘one nation, one election’? READ MORE
3. Why one-nation-one-poll needs consensus, not one-upmanship READ MORE
4. Progressive ruling: SC order on property entitlement rights a wrong READ MORE
5. Limits to mercy READ MORE
6. An Act for electoral gains READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. The Things We Need to Do Before We Speak of the Uniform Civil Code READ MORE

 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Why this G20 summit is a big moment for India READ MORE  
2. India-China ties and the G20 summit: New Delhi event set to witness meetings between top leaders, barring Xi and Putin READ MORE
3. BRICS enlargement in hope of getting heard READ MORE
4. BRICS is Dynamic, the G20 is Not READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Current green transition solutions disregard social and political realities, both international and domestic READ MORE  
2. Why it’s high time for India to revise its inflation target as well as the band READ MORE
3. ‘Indigenous’ fertilisers must be explored READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Dead Trees Around the World Are Shocking Scientists READ MORE   

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Onward, sunward: On India’s mission to study the sun READ MORE
2. Shining bright: Solar mission Aditya-L1 is a stellar triumph for space research programme and ISRO READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Internal security is key to being a global power READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. You need to look at children being turned into a mob in Uttar Pradesh READ MORE  
2. Save schools from the pitfalls of polarization READ MORE
3. Is the act of giving, a duty, or a charity? READ MORE
4. Why do we get hurt? READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Changes cannot be a top-down dictum forced upon people via an entry in our constitution, it has to be a participatory process that comes from within the concerned communities. Comment on the statement in the context of Uniform Civil Code.
2. Despite geopolitical tensions and India-China competition, BRICS’s significance lies in its potential to foster dialogue and cooperation amidst evolving economic interests. Discuss the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• An India-specific hunger index at the level of States and Union Territories helps evaluate the extent of undernourishment at a more localised scale.
• There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
• The case for one-nation-one-poll rests on one crucial pivot: the possibility of improved governance. But such a big change must be built on consensus across the political class.
• The G20 presidency signifies not just a responsibility, but an opportunity for India to shape a more sustain- able and equitable future for all.
• Violence becomes a spectacle when a particular social manifestation of it exacerbates it beyond the limits of its normalised familiarity and, hence, gives rise to questions regarding the social rationale for the existence and exercise of that violence.
• An individualised approach to every set of civil laws will be more sensible and specific, especially in a diverse country such as India. Each community also needs to be involved in any such move.
• In our subconscious mind, uniformity registers as a synonym of equality. But, uniformity only means the same rules will be applicable to all.
• Changes cannot be a top-down dictum forced upon people via an entry in our constitution. It has to be a participatory process that comes from within the concerned communities.
• BRICS is dynamic and evolving, whereas the G-20, which grew out of the G-7, will lose its sheen without the participation of China and Russia.
• In an era in which the flow of information is ceaseless, governments around the world are embracing data-driven governance as a transformative approach to decision-making and policy formulation.
• The Indian competition regime requires amendments to address niche technological issues and ensure healthy competition in the market.
• As the biotechnology industry evolves, integrating synthetic data and model-based reasoning will remain crucial for addressing complex biological challenges and improving human health.
• Despite geopolitical tensions and institutional limitations, BSEC’s significance lies in its potential to foster dialogue and cooperation amidst evolving economic interests.

ESSAY TOPIC

• Empowered women, empowered world READ MORE
• Intelligence doesn’t grow overnight. It is a life-long process.

50-WORD TALK

• In this situation of crisis, the old international institutions appear singularly inadequate, and the imperialist countries seem quite incapable of modifying them, altering them, or making new institutional innovations to cope with the situation. The BRICS appears in this context as an innovation of promise.

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.

1. Cutting-edge insights into science of happiness READ MORE  
2. Enmeshing AI with human intelligence READ MORE
3. Sufferings in life are inevitable READ MORE
4. Teachers Need an Education in Compassion READ MORE

1. Why Kerala’s govt has failed to disburse paddy procurement price to its thousands of farmers READ MORE
2. India will be losing groundwater three times faster in 2041-2080, finds study READ MORE

1. Engaging men can help transform household nutrition and family planning in rural India READ MORE  
2. Empowered women, empowered world READ MORE

1. Governor vs govt.: fresh friction in West Bengal, Bihar READ MORE
2. Altering status quo: Restoring popular rule in J&K and its statehood ought to be a priority READ MORE
3. Simultaneous polls: Building political consensus is a must READ MORE
4. Weakening criminal law’s guardrails READ MORE
5. What will this special session of Parliament bring us? READ MORE
6. In Manipur, fix accountability READ MORE
7. ‘One-election’ nation READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Centre forms panel under former President Ram Nath Kovind for simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies READ MORE
2. Four soldiers killed, three injured, in fresh clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan READ MORE  
3. Export promotion body to unveil dashboard on technical textiles READ MORE
4. Seven years on, mission to clean the Ganga remains a work in progress READ MORE
5. Ashtadhyayi, Magna Carta and more: 29 artefacts from G20 Summit invitees to be exhibited at Culture Corridor READ MORE  
6. NPS withdrawal options set to be eased, says PFRDA READ MORE
7. Aditya L-1 launch: All you need to know about the mission READ MORE  
8.  3 mn EVMs, massive security and funds: Challenges in holding simultaneous polls READ MORE

Main

GS Paper- 1

1. Engaging men can help transform household nutrition and family planning in rural India READ MORE  
2. Empowered women, empowered world READ MORE
3. Why Kerala’s govt has failed to disburse paddy procurement price to its thousands of farmers READ MORE
4. India will be losing groundwater three times faster in 2041-2080, finds study READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Governor vs govt.: fresh friction in West Bengal, Bihar READ MORE
2. Altering status quo: Restoring popular rule in J&K and its statehood ought to be a priority READ MORE
3. Simultaneous polls: Building political consensus is a must READ MORE
4. Weakening criminal law’s guardrails READ MORE
5. What will this special session of Parliament bring us? READ MORE
6. In Manipur, fix accountability READ MORE
7. ‘One-election’ nation READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Generic drugs vital for affordable healthcare READ MORE
2. Towards safer deliveries and a content motherhood READ MORE

 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. The G20 Summit would be a turning point READ MORE
2. Though gaining prominence among middle-rung global powers, India has work to do to climb further up READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. China’s economic slowdown, its ripple effect READ MORE
2. An uneven rebound: On the economy- Inflation, monsoon pose fresh risks even as some residual stress lingers in the economy READ MORE
3. GDP growth peak: Time for private sector to play its part READ MORE
4. Off-budget borrowings are unhealthy in nature READ MORE
5. Modi govt’s LiFE offers alternative economic model of growth. G20 is the platform to push it READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Devise holistic plans to clean up toxic air READ MORE   
2. Air pollution: Move fast to save tier-2 cities READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Chandrayaan — triumph of homegrown scientists READ MORE
2. India should build its own ChatGPT READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. Villages along river banks endure frequent floods in Bihar READ MORE
2. Land Subsidence and the Sinking City Dynamics in Joshimath READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Cutting-edge insights into science of happiness READ MORE  
2. Enmeshing AI with human intelligence READ MORE
3. Sufferings in life are inevitable READ MORE
4. Teachers Need an Education in Compassion READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘Bunching together elections can reduce disruptions and give a fillip to governance’. Critically examine.
2. Spurious drugs in India country are a result of a weak regulatory ecosystem. In light of this statement, critically examine the drug regulatory mechanism in India and suggest a way forward for effective regulations.
3. G-20 summit 2023 is a crucial and important point to India for its Arab World policy. Examine the statement in the light of recent developments in India-Arab relations.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
• ‘One nation, one election’ has to be an exercise rooted in fair play, factoring in all the complexities and logistics.
• An electoral system skewed in favour of one party will undermine the entire democratic process of holding elections.
• Spurious or substandard drugs in our country are mainly a result of a weak regulatory ecosystem.
• Once quality generics are available, the government should instruct pharmaceutical houses to not even market branded drugs.
• There is an urgent need to have a relook at our extant policy guidelines and bolster the enforcement process. Adequate infrastructure in the form of testing facilities manned by fully trained professionals must be ensured.
• It is not just the responsibility of government, community health workers, NGOs, civil society but every citizen of the country must consider it as their duty to ensure Surakshit Matritva, and work towards zero preventable maternal deaths in India.
• Flooding is a recurring phenomenon in the State but the losses can be mitigated by a slew of measures like linking rivers.
• Dedication towards learning cannot be inculcated through a culture of discrimination and punishment.
• When the primary custodians of care, learning, and growth in formal spaces themselves behave in a manner that destroys the purpose of education, it hinders the process of harmonious social development.
• The principles of criminal law are being weakened— and it is the general public that will suffer by way of a lack of procedural protections and the absence of checks and balances.

ESSAY TOPIC

• Empowered women, empowered world READ MORE
• Intelligence doesn’t grow overnight. It is a life-long process.

50-WORD TALK

• ‘One Nation, One Election’ sounds tantalising but it’s a facile, grand distraction. Indian democracy doesn’t need it. The political class must be subjected to continuing voter examination. This disruption will require two-thirds of state assemblies endorsing constitutional amendments. It now threatens to become another bad idea to distort our discourse.
• New evidence brought to light by the OCCRP investigation into Adani Group’s business dealings calls for a deeper, fairer examination by SEBI. It’s not just Adani Group’s reputation at stake. The reputation of SEBI, a globally respected regulator, also hangs in the balance. International businesses are watching amid G20 limelight.

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.

1. I am proud of Justice Anand Venkatesh, a whistleblower of a creaking justice system READ MORE  
2. Why do we look up at the mention of god? READ MORE
3. Forgive, forget, give READ MORE
4. Big minds, small minds READ MORE

1. Staring at driest-ever August: Breaking down El Nino impact on the monsoon READ MORE
2. Resolving the water crisis in Tamil Nadu READ MORE

1. Controlling women’s sexual autonomy READ MORE  
2. Eliminate the shame of India called honour killings READ MORE
3. A worrying rise in atrocities on Dalits READ MORE

1. The need for an Indian system to regulate AI READ MORE   
2. Share the distress: The plight of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu shows the need for a distress-sharing formula READ MORE
3. Playing out a farce: On government and legislature functioning in Manipur READ MORE
4. The problem isn’t dynasty in parties – it’s dynastic parties READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. What to do with spent nuclear fuel? READ MORE
2. Dell, HP, 30 other firms show interest in IT hardware PLI READ MORE  
3. RBI’s Das flags concerns over a few urban cooperative banks READ MORE
4. India asks U.S. to release funds frozen over Russia link READ MORE
5. Rebel soldiers in Gabon claim to have ousted their President READ MORE
6. Global Fund secures deal to slash HIV treatment price; to benefit over 19 million READ MORE  
7. Railways to expedite installation of safety systems on passenger trains READ MORE
8.  WCS-India report flags illegal trade of red sand boa READ MORE
9.  IMSc to pay homage to founder Alladi Ramakrishnan READ MORE
10. Explained | Understanding curbs on rice exports READ MORE

Main

GS Paper- 1

1. Controlling women’s sexual autonomy READ MORE  
2. Eliminate the shame of India called honour killings READ MORE
3. A worrying rise in atrocities on Dalits READ MORE
4. Staring at driest-ever August: Breaking down El Nino impact on the monsoon READ MORE
5. Resolving the water crisis in Tamil Nadu READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. The need for an Indian system to regulate AI READ MORE   
2. Share the distress: The plight of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu shows the need for a distress-sharing formula READ MORE
3. Playing out a farce: On government and legislature functioning in Manipur READ MORE
4. The problem isn’t dynasty in parties – it’s dynastic parties READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. The need for loss of income cover: The missing piece of social security net READ MORE

 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Cross the boulders in the Indus Waters Treaty READ MORE  
2. India’s G20 presidency: Financing the green transition READ MORE
3. Globalisation not to blame for bad domestic politics READ MORE
4. BRICS: 15th Summit and Beyond READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Point Blank. Why aam aadmi may not be enamoured by e-rupee READ MORE
2. Terms of Trade | The class-differentiation in India’s economic dynamism READ MORE
3. Haryana’s joblessness: An effective remedy for the problem is needed READ MORE
4. How to unlock the growth potential of working capital READ MORE
5. Indian rupee can become global reserve currency. But Modi govt must bring reforms for that READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Devise holistic plans to clean up toxic air READ MORE   
2. Air pollution: Move fast to save tier-2 cities READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. The importance of states in space missions READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. Himalayan blunders that are ravaging the Himalayas READ MORE
2. India needs an integrated approach to flood management READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. I am proud of Justice Anand Venkatesh, a whistleblower of a creaking justice system READ MORE  
2. Why do we look up at the mention of god? READ MORE
3. Forgive, forget, give READ MORE
4. Big minds, small minds READ MORE

CASE STUDY

1. IAS officer alleges graft in Jal Jeevan Mission scheme in J&K, says he was harassed by L-G READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. How far do you agree with this view that the expansion of BRICS will increase its envisaged role as a geopolitical alternative to global institutions dominated by the West. Critically analyse your view.
2. ‘Character is what makes a man’. In the light of the statement, discuss which three values can be considered important for a good character.
3. The long march of BRICS toward NAM-ification has gathered six new members, but BRICS can never be an anti-West platform for developing economy. Critically analyse the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.
• A spate of recent incidents from different parts of the country show that the prejudices are ruling strong and new ways of harassment and punishment are being found and used against Dalits.
• We learn a lot when we look outside. But Indian thought and spiritual traditions teach us that we learn a lot more when we look inside.
• At the airshed level (pollution sources beyond city boundaries), Davangere was found to have the highest particulate matter emissions due to the presence of industries beyond the city limits.
• While India may take pride in feats like landing on the Moon to signify scientific progress, crimes like honour killings will continue to be our shame at the social level.
• Working capital is like a magic tool for business. It has an important role in driving the innovation and expansion of a company.
• Innovation and expansion go hand in hand with effective marketing and sales strategies.
• The failure to reform internal production relations and create participatory politics cannot be and should not be blamed on globalisation.
• The well-entrenched UPI network, lack of anonymity in e-rupee and no interest income in e-rupee wallets are deterrents.
• God is not an object of senses but the feeling of feelings, the presence of presence, the sound of silence, the essence of the world and a taste of bliss.
• The expansion significantly enhances the economic weight of BRICS and increases its envisaged role as a geopolitical alternative to global institutions dominated by the West. While
• The US dollar is projected to retain its supremacy in the international monetary system in the foreseeable future, the rupee and other currencies are anticipated to gain significant international prominence in the coming decades.
• An increased focus on crucial defence technologies and increase in funding for research and development are some of the steps that need to be taken to address the extant limitations plaguing the domestic defence industry.

ESSAY TOPIC

• Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all.

50-WORD TALK

• There is political support for the idea of ensuring that Dalits get equal rights in all respects, but it is not always translated into practice. There is the need for persistent social campaigns, genuine political support, and strict enforcement of the law if the entrenched prejudices and biases are to be fought and defeated.
• Modi government’s LPG subsidy for all goes against its own 2015 Give It Up scheme. It also sets a problematic precedent by abandoning poverty-targeting subsidies and extending them to those who don’t need them. Hard to justify this approach of ‘Hum karein toh Rakhi gift, koi aur kare toh revdi’.

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.