Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (08-06-2023)
WSDP Bulletin (08-06-2023)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- Can you spot the quantum physics around your house? READ MORE
- ‘Crop shortages could quicken inflation following MSP hikes’ READ MORE
- NATO to put up biggest air deployment exercise READ MORE
- Mazagon Dock and German firm strike deal on submarines READ MORE
- India, U.S. review export control regulations READ MORE
- How KFON aims to bridge the digital divide in Kerala READ MORE
- How can we transition to a low-carbon city? READ MORE
- Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions READ MORE
- Surplus liquidity of banks may dip on tax outflows, higher currency demand READ MORE
- Why area under cotton cultivation is likely to shrink this kharif READ MORE
- CSE analysis says South Delhi, New Delhi worst affected by ground-level ozone: What is this pollutant? READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- El Nino 2023: Warming this year last seen in 2009; may cause global marine devastation; here’s how READ MORE
- Why melting glaciers are causing both drought and floods in the Himalayas READ MORE
- An unfinished task of social justice politics READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Sedition — illogical equation of government with state READ MORE
- End the debate: On the Law Commission’s recommendation on sedition READ MORE
- Why Law Commission is wrong about sedition law READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Don’t drop disability questions from NFHS-6. It will create an information gap READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Preventing Chinese hegemony in expanded BRICS READ MORE
- China may use disinformation to disrupt India, US, Taiwan. That’s modern warfare for Beijing READ MORE
- BIMSTEC: A call for robust institutionalization READ MORE
- An intensifying partnership READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Pitfalls of the food storage plan READ MORE
- India’s blue economy sets sail to unlock a sea of opportunities! READ MORE
- RBI’s caution on ‘unsecured advances’ READ MORE
- Food can turn poison if its safety is not ensured READ MORE
- The true picture on the economy READ MORE
- India still fumbling in its semiconductor mission READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Behavioural change can turn the tide: Technology alone not enough to tackle climate change, drug menace READ MORE
- A Wasted Effort: A Decade On, Task Force’s Suggestions on Garbage Disposal Have Failed READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Is India missing the graphene bus? READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- Preventing landslips: NHAI initiates action on Parwanoo-Solan stretch READ MORE
SECURITY
- Busting drug cartels: Combating crime on darknet a challenge READ MORE
- The grammar of Naxal violence READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
Questions for the MAIN exam
- Democratic values are enshrined by the functioning of constitutional and legal institutions. Comment.
- ‘An accurate estimate of India’s disabled population would help strengthen their case in Parliament and local elected bodies such as Panchayats’. Discuss the statement in light of government’s decision to drop disability-related questions from the National Family Health Survey-6.
- Decentralising power and empowering local governments can enhance accountability and promote citizen participation in matters of national importance. Justify the statement.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point.
- Parliament has lost its effectiveness as an instrument of oversight and there is a declining process of scrutiny, debate and dissent.
- US initiatives in Indo-Pacific are paying dividends as many Asian nations are developing the political will to confront China.
- The India-Nepal ties are bound to improve after Prachanda’s recent visit, in which seven agreements have been signed at the risk of irritating the dragon.
- An accurate estimate of India’s disabled population would help strengthen their case in Parliament and local elected bodies such as Panchayats.
- Democratic values are enshrined by the functioning of constitutional and legal institutions.
- To ensure that people of high ethical values are elected as representatives of the people of India, the RPA has laid down certain rules of electoral morality and prohibited certain acts which denigrate the purity of the elections.
- It is time we revive our political morality to uphold conventional and constitutional values.
- Many democratic countries, including the UK, have removed sedition as an offence from the statute book. India should follow that. Hopefully the Supreme Court will stick to the right view.
- The Supreme Court’s criticism of the tendency of governments to engage in litigation on the most unnecessary grounds and contribute to the backlog of cases in courts must be paid heed to.
- Governments should review all cases pending before the courts and withdraw all vexatious and unnecessary cases. Such a spring cleaning will be in the interest of justice and governance.
- AI might not impact the revenues and profitability of IT companies if they are proactive in using AI and adapt to the latest developments.
- Developed countries should extend adequate financial and technical assistance to the developing countries to fight climate change.
50-WORD TALK
- Thawing of the India-German defence ties after 35 frozen years following the ill-fated Type 209 submarine deal is significant. In the rapidly evolving ‘new Cold War’ equations, India has a key position. Europe, by and large, has warmed up. Germany has been slow, hesitant. It’s just begun to catch up.
- The destruction of the Kakhovka dam signals the coming of total war to Ukraine, directed at the destruction of agricultural infrastructure, power, and even drinking water. As Ukraine’s counteroffensive gathers momentum, Russia is seeking deterrence through mass devastation. The carnage exposes the entire world to grave economic and security risks.
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.
Ethics Through Current Development (07-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (07-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (07-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (07-06-2023)
WSDP Bulletin (07-06-2023)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- Unfazed by sanctions, Iran unveils new ‘hypersonic missile’ that can cover 1,400 km READ MORE
- Frontline dam blown up in Kherson; Russia, Ukraine blame each other READ MORE
- Will the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ leave out antimicrobial resistance? READ MORE
- Why is there trouble in Kosovo again? READ MORE
- NCB arrests six after huge haul of LSD and marijuana READ MORE
- Government increases MSP of kharif crops READ MORE
- What is KFON, Kerala’s scheme for internet connectivity for all households READ MORE
- Deposit insurance cover for PPIs: How will customers benefit? READ MORE
- A Shocking Number of Birds Are in Trouble READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- El Nino 2023: Warming this year last seen in 2009; may cause global marine devastation; here’s how READ MORE
- Why melting glaciers are causing both drought and floods in the Himalayas READ MORE
- An unfinished task of social justice politics READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- A letter to India’s elected representatives READ MORE
- Classification under SC, ST categories: Recognition needs to go beyond govern-analytics READ MORE
- Why the Law Fails to Ensure Politicians Don’t Ask for Votes in the Name of Religion READ MORE
- Govts must heed SC on frivolous cases READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Don’t drop disability questions from NFHS-6. It will create an information gap READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Why Iran reopening its embassy in Saudi Arabia is a big deal READ MORE
- C Raja Mohan writes on Shangri La Dialogue: Modi and Biden’s New Asia READ MORE
- Indo-US defence ties: Closer cooperation needed to counter China READ MORE
- Managing diplomatic contradictions: Decision to hold the upcoming SCO summit in the virtual mode is intriguing READ MORE
- Economic cooperation in the neighborhood READ MORE
- Virtual SCO summit plan sends the right signals READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Latest GDP estimates: Recovery is partial and uneven, scars remain READ MORE
- The great India stack story the world is following READ MORE
- Easier banking: RBI panel proposals a boost for customer care READ MORE
- Monetary Policy | Shall we pause for a moment? READ MORE
- Is AI a boon or bane for Indian IT companies? READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Holistic approach makes agrarian systems more climate-resilient: Study READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Is India missing the graphene bus? READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- Preventing landslips: NHAI initiates action on Parwanoo-Solan stretch READ MORE
SECURITY
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- A cure for insecurity READ MORE
- Just realise that we all are born initiated READ MORE
- Think less to live longer READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- Democratic values are enshrined by the functioning of constitutional and legal institutions. Comment.
- ‘An accurate estimate of India’s disabled population would help strengthen their case in Parliament and local elected bodies such as Panchayats’. Discuss the statement in light of government’s decision to drop disability-related questions from the National Family Health Survey-6.
- Decentralising power and empowering local governments can enhance accountability and promote citizen participation in matters of national importance. Justify the statement.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy — give one and take ten.
- Parliament has lost its effectiveness as an instrument of oversight and there is a declining process of scrutiny, debate and dissent.
- US initiatives in Indo-Pacific are paying dividends as many Asian nations are developing the political will to confront China.
- The India-Nepal ties are bound to improve after Prachanda’s recent visit, in which seven agreements have been signed at the risk of irritating the dragon.
- An accurate estimate of India’s disabled population would help strengthen their case in Parliament and local elected bodies such as Panchayats.
- Democratic values are enshrined by the functioning of constitutional and legal institutions.
- To ensure that people of high ethical values are elected as representatives of the people of India, the RPA has laid down certain rules of electoral morality and prohibited certain acts which denigrate the purity of the elections.
- It is time we revive our political morality to uphold conventional and constitutional values.
- Many democratic countries, including the UK, have removed sedition as an offence from the statute book. India should follow that. Hopefully the Supreme Court will stick to the right view.
- The Supreme Court’s criticism of the tendency of governments to engage in litigation on the most unnecessary grounds and contribute to the backlog of cases in courts must be paid heed to.
- Governments should review all cases pending before the courts and withdraw all vexatious and unnecessary cases. Such a spring cleaning will be in the interest of justice and governance.
- AI might not impact the revenues and profitability of IT companies if they are proactive in using AI and adapt to the latest developments.
- Developed countries should extend adequate financial and technical assistance to the developing countries to fight climate change.
50-WORD TALK
- US allowing transfer of defence technology for critical systems to India is an indicator of how far bilateral relations between the two countries have travelled from the extreme cynicism of the 1960s. Ignore the rhetoric of de-dollarisation and multilateralism. The bottomline is that India and US are closer than ever.
- Kerala High Court’s order quashing criminal charges against a woman for posting a video of her children painting her semi-nude body is bold, progressive. Nudity and obscenity aren’t synonymous, it said, reaffirming a woman’s right over her body. The POCSO charge was absurd. The court’s right to expose this narrow-mindedness.
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.
Ethics Through Current Development (06-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (06-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (06-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (06-06-2023)
WSDP Bulletin (06-06-2023)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- Services maintain momentum in May amid cost rebound READ MORE
- ‘Cyclonic circulation’ in Arabian Sea may cloud monsoon’s progress READ MORE
- NIRF 2023 | IIT-Madras occupies top spot; IISc Bengaluru ‘best university’ READ MORE
- Time to give up on the vaunted but unproven ‘paleo diet’ READ MORE
- After a 7-year gap, Iran set to reopen embassy in Riyadh READ MORE
- UN body faults U.S., other states over Guantanamo prisoner torture READ MORE
- S. releases video showing close call in Taiwan Strait with Chinese destroyer READ MORE
- The decade-long search for a rare Higgs boson decay continues READ MORE
- Kerala launches KFON to offer high-speed internet connectivity for all households in state READ MORE
- Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity vulnerable to future pandemics READ MORE
- Tanzania has moved its capital from Dar after a 50-year wait — but is Dodoma ready? READ MORE
- World Environment Day 2023: A glossary of terms to do with plastic pollution READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Evapotranspiration: first part of a cycle moving water from terrestrial surfaces to the air READ MORE
- An unfinished task of social justice politics READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- UGC’s clamp down on distance education goes against the spirit of NEP2020 READ MORE
- Top court must strike down the sedition law READ MORE
- The conundrum of constitutional morality: Delhi’s Chief Minister versus Lieutenant Governor READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
- The multiple benefits of community-driven learning READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Why the fourth India-Africa forum summit should happen during Delhi’s G20 presidency READ MORE
- India and the US are indispensable partners READ MORE
- Virtual SCO summit plan sends the right signals READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Eye on oil: on oil prices and India: India must bring pump prices of petrol and diesel in line with global oil prices READ MORE
- The war against NPAs isn’t over yet READ MORE
- Why our export mix is changing READ MORE
- RBI should adopt calibrated approach on CBDC READ MORE
- Focus on what RBI has to say READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- To erase plastic waste, focus on recyclability READ MORE
- Pollution crisis: Timely warning to scale up action READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Is India missing the graphene bus? READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- Preventing landslips: NHAI initiates action on Parwanoo-Solan stretch READ MORE
SECURITY
- Why India’s national security needs a 21 century refit READ MORE
- Cracking down on fraud in cyberspace READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- A word of advice to the Delhi police READ MORE
- Violence, Aggression and Onset of Peace READ MORE
- Draw the mind back to simple and clean living READ MORE
- Success is in the mind READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- The central government on Delhi is an act of constitutional subterfuge and destroys established norms on bureaucratic accountability. Critically examine.
- Caste inequality and caste census must be considered in policy discourse; caste inequality is a reality of Indian society that cannot be ignored. Comment.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
- Given the issues related to the quality of generic drugs, it is not appropriate for the DGHS to force doctors to prescribe such drugs.
- Creating a civil services authority where bureaucrats can overrule an elected Chief Minister destroys long-established norms on bureaucratic accountability.
- In a scenario where India seeks to achieve dual objectives of net zero by 2070 and advanced economy status, it would have to increase the share of green energy in primary energy consumption
- The RBI and banks need to factor in problems in circulation of working capital finance, when they seek to nip NPAs in the bud.
- The State must be able to defend itself against internal and external aggression.
- Though the law survived post-Independence, there has been a lot of discussion of late on its continued misuse, and on whether it should have any place in modern India.
- Caste inequality and caste census must be considered in policy discourse; caste inequality is a reality of Indian society that cannot be ignored.
- The crude oil and natural gas sectors saw contractions in production, but that’s not surprising, given India’s strategy to take advantage of relatively cheap imports from Russia.
- From India’s perspective, it is important that a more global avatar of NATO has been engaging with its arch rivals China and Pakistan.
- India is by far Nepal’s biggest trading partner and continues to remain the critical partner for its economy, which has taken a severe hit from Covid and its fallout.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
50-WORD TALK
- In the horrific, wrenching tragedy unfolding after the train collision, one thing stood out: the spirit and generosity of Odia people. The manner in which hundreds of people reached the spot to rescue the injured, donate blood, and camped out day and night in the scorching summer was indeed heart-warming.
- The 31 years it’s taken to convict UP legislator Mukhtar Ansari for murder have shown up India’s criminal justice system as a farce only loosely resembling the real thing. Legal stalling, intimidation, vanishing documents: A rotten system worked to protect Ansari from justice. That system must be held to account.
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.
Ethics Through Current Development (05-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (05-06-2023)
- Evapotranspiration: first part of a cycle moving water from terrestrial surfaces to the air READ MORE
- The net zero challenge: RBI report provides a framework to discuss trade-offs during the transition READ MORE
- Environment needs our urgent attention READ MORE
- Keeping development at the forefront of India’s long-term climate strategy READ MORE
- People must join the fight against plastic pollution READ MORE
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (05-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (05-06-2023)
WSDP Bulletin (05-06-2023)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- ‘OPEC+ begins meetings that may seal more output cuts’’ READ MORE
- A renowned seat of Tamil language and culture READ MORE
- Why is India rethinking its anaemia policy? READ MORE
- Genetic changes power H5N1 virus spread, severity in animals READ MORE
- India urges G-20 countries to join vaccine research initiative to tackle inequity READ MORE
- Aadhaar-based system can solve the delay in wages of MGNREGS workers: govt. READ MORE
- How genome sequences tracked down an ancient disease READ MORE
- Adverse possession: What is it, what has the Law Commission said about it READ MORE
- How India has become relatively atmanirbhar in Pulses compared to Edible Oil READ MORE
- How researchers used AI to find an antibiotic against a superbug READ MORE
- ‘Bank can’t refuse education loan over student’s CIBIL score’: What the Kerala HC held READ MORE
- Explained | Understanding the Kavach system READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Evapotranspiration: first part of a cycle moving water from terrestrial surfaces to the air READ MORE
- An unfinished task of social justice politics READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- The Delhi ordinance is an unabashed power-grab READ MORE
- Creeping change: On the High Court ruling in the Gyanvapi Mosque case READ MORE
- Spare the rod and change the law READ MORE
- Sedition law mustn’t trump basic rights READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
- The multiple benefits of community-driven learning READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- NATO chief urges Turkey not to veto Sweden’s bid READ MORE
- France poised to become India’s key ally READ MORE
- Nepal PM ticks the right boxes during India visit READ MORE
- NATO knocking on Indo-Pacific door. How India can make the best of this opportunity READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- NPAs linked to trade credit crisis READ MORE
- India’s economic indicators telling a story—of growth, recovery, robustness READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- The net zero challenge: RBI report provides a framework to discuss trade-offs during the transition READ MORE
- Environment needs our urgent attention READ MORE
- Keeping development at the forefront of India’s long-term climate strategy READ MORE
- People must join the fight against plastic pollution READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Is India missing the graphene bus? READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- Preventing landslips: NHAI initiates action on Parwanoo-Solan stretch READ MORE
SECURITY
- Why India’s national security needs a 21 century refit READ MORE
- Cracking down on fraud in cyberspace READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Don’t try to change people; let them become the change READ MORE
- Well being of environment READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- The central government on Delhi is an act of constitutional subterfuge and destroys established norms on bureaucratic accountability. Critically examine.
- Caste inequality and caste census must be considered in policy discourse; caste inequality is a reality of Indian society that cannot be ignored. Comment.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
- Given the issues related to the quality of generic drugs, it is not appropriate for the DGHS to force doctors to prescribe such drugs.
- Creating a civil services authority where bureaucrats can overrule an elected Chief Minister destroys long-established norms on bureaucratic accountability.
- In a scenario where India seeks to achieve dual objectives of net zero by 2070 and advanced economy status, it would have to increase the share of green energy in primary energy consumption
- The RBI and banks need to factor in problems in circulation of working capital finance, when they seek to nip NPAs in the bud.
- The State must be able to defend itself against internal and external aggression.
- Though the law survived post-Independence, there has been a lot of discussion of late on its continued misuse, and on whether it should have any place in modern India.
- Caste inequality and caste census must be considered in policy discourse; caste inequality is a reality of Indian society that cannot be ignored.
- The crude oil and natural gas sectors saw contractions in production, but that’s not surprising, given India’s strategy to take advantage of relatively cheap imports from Russia.
- From India’s perspective, it is important that a more global avatar of NATO has been engaging with its arch rivals China and Pakistan.
- India is by far Nepal’s biggest trading partner and continues to remain the critical partner for its economy, which has taken a severe hit from Covid and its fallout.
ESSAY TOPIC
- The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
50-WORD TALK
- The Law Commission’s proposed tweaks to the sedition law could open a dangerous dimension. “Tendency” to incite violence, also described as “mere inclination to cause public disorder”, is too ambiguous a scope, leaving the provision exposed to misuse and weaponisation. It could deal a bigger body blow to civil liberties.
- It’s a cliché to say Indian politics is polarised and broken. But Rahul Gandhi’s comment on Russia in the US shows that India’s foreign policy consensus is intact. He was honest in admitting that a Congress government would do the same. His stature as a responsible opposition leader is rising.
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit being held in virtual mode instead of a physical event with India as the Chair is an embarrassing setback to New Delhi’s diplomacy. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s refusal to come to India, which led to the change in format, shows how Beijing influences this grouping.
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.
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (03-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (03-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (03-06-2023)
Ethics Through Current Development (04-06-2023)
WSDP Bulletin (03-06-2023)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- IRDAI eyes insurance push in rural areas with ‘Bima Vahak’ READ MORE
- RBI issues draft on cybersafety for PSOs READ MORE
- Mural in new Parliament shows Ashoka empire: govt. READ MORE
- NDRF teams rush to crash site; many trains cancelled READ MORE
- In first, Saudi naval cadets train with Indian Navy READ MORE
- Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to deal, sending it to Biden READ MORE
- As Ajay Banga takes over as World Bank chief today, what is in it for India? READ MORE
- Oil reserves in salt caverns: The potential in India READ MORE
- Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Prevention READ MORE
- Breakthrough NHS migraine medication ‘Rimegepant’ to provide hope to thousands in UK READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Climate impact: Rajasthan’s pre-monsoon rainfall was three times more than average this year READ MORE
- Women are playing a vital role in millet push READ MORE
- The multiple benefits of community-driven learning READ MORE
- The Inner and the Outer Domain of Caste READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Here’s how to make India’s health sector fighting fit READ MORE
- Sedition law must go: Panel’s stand contrary to spirit of SC rulings READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Himalayan ties back on track READ MORE
- Erdogan’s re-election could herald better ties with India READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Reset time: On GST revenue growth- The current revenue trajectory presents an opportunity to fix GST’s flaws READ MORE
- GDP: What FY23 says about FY24 READ MORE
- Indian economy far away from recovery: If Covid had never happened, the old 6.8% growth rate would have taken our GDP to Rs 300 lakh crore in 2030-31. READ MORE
- India’s economic indicators telling a story—of growth, recovery, robustness READ MORE
- Why Indian Banks Need to Adopt the Basel III Internal Ratings-based Approach READ MORE
- Do Foreign Banks Affect Market Power, Efficiency, or Stability in India? READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- International trade has a carbon problem READ MORE
- High road to Dubai COP28: Why discussions on carbon credits are important at upcoming Bonn climate conference READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Is India missing the graphene bus? READ MORE
SECURITY
- Why India’s national security needs a 21 century refit READ MORE
- Cracking down on fraud in cyberspace READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Good and bad: India needs to harness the benefits of AI while avoiding adverse effects READ MORE
- Kabir says look for bliss within, not elsewhere READ MORE
- Occam’s Razor READ MORE
- The Moral Economist~II READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- As Indian banks are becoming bigger due to consolidation and through business expansion, it is necessary to adopt the advanced Basel III version for better utilisation of scarce capital and improve efficiency. Exxmine.
- The sedition law, which is largely a tool used by the State to commit excesses, must be scrapped before it inflicts more damage on our constitutional framework. Critically examine.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.
- Confronting caste-based discrimination across space and time leads to substantialise caste in terms of making it effective across several fields.
- As Indian banks are becoming bigger due to consolidation and through business expansion, it is necessary to adopt the advanced Basel III version for better utilisation of scarce capital and improve efficiency.
- Greater foreign bank presence increases market power, reduces marginal cost of the production of bank output, increases price–cost margin, and reduces inefficiency, insolvency risk and net non-performing loan ratio of an individual bank. The findings have implications for a policy decision on foreign bank presence.
- Withdrawing caste into the private sphere under the guise of the right to privacy also offers an opportunity, like revealing other delicate details of life, which could cause a devastating damage to one’s reputation, should they become public, and hence are required to be kept within the zone of privacy.
- As long as global finance capital flow is unrestricted, there won’t be elbow room for any progressive State intervention.
- Learners band together in a supportive environment, pooling knowledge and focusing on growing personally as well as professionally.
- The sedition law, which is largely a tool used by the State to commit excesses, must be scrapped before it inflicts more damage on our constitutional framework.
- Despite China’s looming presence and thorny geopolitical issues, Nepal’s pragmatism and India’s accommodation have bolstered ties.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.
50-WORD TALK
- The Law Commission’s proposed tweaks to the sedition law could open a dangerous dimension. “Tendency” to incite violence, also described as “mere inclination to cause public disorder”, is too ambiguous a scope, leaving the provision exposed to misuse and weaponisation. It could deal a bigger body blow to civil liberties.
- It’s a cliché to say Indian politics is polarised and broken. But Rahul Gandhi’s comment on Russia in the US shows that India’s foreign policy consensus is intact. He was honest in admitting that a Congress government would do the same. His stature as a responsible opposition leader is rising.
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit being held in virtual mode instead of a physical event with India as the Chair is an embarrassing setback to New Delhi’s diplomacy. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s refusal to come to India, which led to the change in format, shows how Beijing influences this grouping.
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.