Today’s Important Articles for Geography (02-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (02-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (02-06-2023)
WSDP Bulletin (02-06-2023)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- May’s manufacturing PMI scales a 31-month high: S&P Global survey READ MORE
- RBI should adopt neutral policy stance as inflation cools: CII’s Dinesh READ MORE
- S. Africa mulls legal options on ICC warrant against Putin READ MORE
- Sedition law can be retained but with safeguards: Law Commission READ MORE
- NCERT in ‘rationalisation’ move drops periodic table chapter from Class X book READ MORE
- ‘Half of electricity to be from renewable sources by 2027’ READ MORE
- Who should own the world’s lithium? READ MORE
- BRICS FM meeting in South Africa: What’s on the agenda? READ MORE
- Why has SEBI proposed additional disclosure norms for ‘high-risk’ FPIs? READ MORE
- Lions, leopards have made a comeback in Africa’s 3rd-largest national park, says report READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- India’s Heat Action Plans Offer Pathways for Adaptation, but Overlook the Vulnerable READ MORE
- Unusual western disturbances in May could be indicative of changing climate READ MORE
- Why water sustainability needs to become a climate action priority READ MORE
- Gender-based violence stems from systemic malaise READ MORE
- Syncretism: A vision for India’s future READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Ignore GDPR at your own peril READ MORE
- Decide on Places of Worship Act READ MORE
- Judgement, education and effective action READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Central Asian foreign policy multi-vectorism pays off READ MORE
- China’s top diplomat to India writes: Why India and China are stronger as partners READ MORE
- First signs of thaw in US-China ties, but road to normalcy is uphill READ MORE
- A BRICS currency can weaken US hold over emerging economies. India needs to decide its role READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- At the root of India’s manufacturing challenge READ MORE
- Riding momentum: Fiscal, monetary measures must remain growth supportive in coming quarters READ MORE
- Strong steps needed to tame zooming retail profits from farm produce READ MORE
- India’s e-commerce rules need definitional clarity – to protect consumers, promote innovation READ MORE
- Three Notes of Caution as India Celebrates Its GDP Growth READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Climate impact: Rajasthan’s pre-monsoon rainfall was three times more than average this year READ MORE
- How Butterflies Can Help Protect Natural Habitats in a Rapidly Changing World 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
- Be more respectful of life, you are part of it READ MORE
- Number one READ MORE
- The Moral Economist~I READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- How far do you agree with this view that a virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit is a setback for India’s diplomacy and it shows the China’s influence in this grouping? Analyse your view.
- The NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential platform for the Government of India to bring states together as ‘Team India’, to work towards the national development agenda. Critically examine.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- The opposition occupies the benches in front of you, but the enemy sits behind you.
- A claim to justice becomes the new ballet of solidarity.
- The establishment can stretch time to weaken the protest. It can convert a search for justice into a law-and-order problem, even banalize it into a traffic issue.
- The growth in FY24 will very likely be lower than FY23’s level as the opportunities from the opening of the economy have been more or less exhausted.
- Both India and the USA view the Indo-Pacific region and engage with China differently but this is unlikely to impede the incremental progress in their bilateral ties.
- To end this menace Govt must provide alternative employment opportunities and encourage mechanised cleaning technologies.
- The escalating cost of education is denying higher education to students who wish to pursue it but cannot afford its prohibitive cost.
- It is crucial to recognize that girls are disproportionately affected by these financial barriers and encounter significant limitations in the absence of accessible, free, and affordable education.
- India’s relations with the US, as indeed with China, Russia or any other nation, would be defined by her interests and values and not out of fear of anyone nor in favour of anyone.
- Currently, under the Constitution, only the CEC enjoys the same protection from removal as a Supreme Court judge. It is imperative that the protection enjoyed by the CEC should also be extended to ECs.
- By providing PICs with a voice and support on Global South issues, including on existential aspects such as Climate Change or on UNSDGrelated themes, India has validated its humane and ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ credentials.
- All temporary, freelance and contract workers must be properly defined and identified to ensure minimum wages, maximum working hours and social security.
- The India-Latin America partnership can work toward building digital public infrastructure, improving financial inclusion, and reducing the cost of access to data, which is critical for engagement with the digital economy.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
50-WORD TALK
- For all his past pro-China polemic, Nepal PM Prachanda is proving to be an artful practitioner of the game of playing off New Delhi and Beijing. He’s seeking to expand ties with India in energy, infrastructure, and trade. India’s consistent, smart pursuit of its Neighbourhood First policy is paying off.
- Appointment of another acting DGP in UP, third in a row, is a mockery of SC guidelines for police chiefs’ selection. It’s to do with politicians’ intent to control police force and pre-empt central interference through UPSC. Centre-state disagreement over DGP’s appointment underlines the facile nature of double-engine government slogan.
- 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.
Ethics Through Current Development (01-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (01-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (01-06-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (01-06-2023)
WSDP Bulletin (01-06-2023)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- North Korea spy satellite launch fails as Chollima-1 rocket falls into the sea READ MORE
- UAE withdraws from U.S.-led maritime coalition in the Gulf READ MORE
- Treatment worth ₹61,501 cr. provided under PM-JAY scheme READ MORE
- Cabinet nod for second phase of CITIIS programme READ MORE
- World’s largest grain storage plan: Centre to implement pilot project in 10 districts READ MORE
- India joins global laboratory network for vaccine tests READ MORE
- Jaishankar to meet Lavrov, Qin at BRICS FM meeting in South Africa READ MORE
- Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar to be renamed Ahilyanagar: Who was the Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar READ MORE
- What California’s Ravidassia community believes and why they want caste bias outlawed READ MORE
- Nvidia breaches trillion dollar market cap: How the chipmaker is riding the AI wave READ MORE
- Zambia government renews commitment to end obstetric fistula by 2030 READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- Deluge in Spain continues, could still face its driest summer in over 6 decades READ MORE
- Uncertain showers: On monsoon information and the Indian farmer READ MORE
- Why water sustainability needs to become a climate action priority READ MORE
- Good Faith: Why India’s society and politics need both the strength and gentleness of Hanuman READ MORE
- Manual scavenging is a curse, must end now READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- A parliamentary democracy or an executive democracy READ MORE
- Institutionalising social audits: Lessons from Meghalaya READ MORE
- Pretoria’s choice READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Sanjaya Baru responds to C Raja Mohan: Getting multipolarity wrong READ MORE
- Balancing act, diverging interests: The shades of grey in India-US ties and a quandary for Quad READ MORE
- China Takes Leadership Role in Central Asia – I READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- GDP exceeds expectations READ MORE
- Impressive growth, but will it sustain? READ MORE
- Economic resilience READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Biodiversity is us and we are biodiversity READ MORE
- How Butterflies Can Help Protect Natural Habitats in a Rapidly Changing World 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
- Heisenberg Principle and trade-offs in life READ MORE
- Key to good parenting READ MORE
- Be Mindful of Your Surroundings READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- How far do you agree with this view that a virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit is a setback for India’s diplomacy and it shows the China’s influence in this grouping? Analyse your view.
- The NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential platform for the Government of India to bring states together as ‘Team India’, to work towards the national development agenda. Critically examine.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point.
- A claim to justice becomes the new ballet of solidarity.
- The establishment can stretch time to weaken the protest. It can convert a search for justice into a law-and-order problem, even banalize it into a traffic issue.
- The growth in FY24 will very likely be lower than FY23’s level as the opportunities from the opening of the economy have been more or less exhausted.
- Both India and the USA view the Indo-Pacific region and engage with China differently but this is unlikely to impede the incremental progress in their bilateral ties.
- To end this menace Govt must provide alternative employment opportunities and encourage mechanised cleaning technologies.
- The escalating cost of education is denying higher education to students who wish to pursue it but cannot afford its prohibitive cost.
- It is crucial to recognize that girls are disproportionately affected by these financial barriers and encounter significant limitations in the absence of accessible, free, and affordable education.
- India’s relations with the US, as indeed with China, Russia or any other nation, would be defined by her interests and values and not out of fear of anyone nor in favour of anyone.
- Currently, under the Constitution, only the CEC enjoys the same protection from removal as a Supreme Court judge. It is imperative that the protection enjoyed by the CEC should also be extended to ECs.
- By providing PICs with a voice and support on Global South issues, including on existential aspects such as Climate Change or on UNSDGrelated themes, India has validated its humane and ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ credentials.
- All temporary, freelance and contract workers must be properly defined and identified to ensure minimum wages, maximum working hours and social security.
- The India-Latin America partnership can work toward building digital public infrastructure, improving financial inclusion, and reducing the cost of access to data, which is critical for engagement with the digital economy.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
50-WORD TALK
- GDP growth in FY23 at 7.2%, higher than the 7% predicted by the government itself, is a positive surprise. Buoyed by strong cross-sector fourth quarter performances, India is indeed a bright spot in a slowing global economy. No time for complacency, though. El Nino, global recession, and war still loom.
- Appointment of another acting DGP in UP, third in a row, is a mockery of SC guidelines for police chiefs’ selection. It’s to do with politicians’ intent to control police force and pre-empt central interference through UPSC. Centre-state disagreement over DGP’s appointment underlines the facile nature of double-engine government slogan.
- 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 (31-05-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (31-05-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (31-05-2023)
- New Forest Conservation Bill to Enable Corporate Take Over of Tribal Land, say Activists READ MORE
- India’s hill states need sustainable cooling solutions to beat warming READ MORE
- 2023 hurricane forecast: Get ready for a busy Pacific storm season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño READ MORE
Ethics Through Current Development (31-05-2023)
WSDP Bulletin (31-05-2023)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- The world’s worst animal disease is killing frogs worldwide. A testing breakthrough could help save them READ MORE
- India’s growth momentum likely to be sustained in FY24, says RBI in Annual Report READ MORE
- Hardening interest rates, geopolitical risks impacting FDI inflows: DPIIT Secretary READ MORE
- Purana Qila excavations reveal pre-Mauryan era settlement READ MORE
- Government drops plans to host SCO summit in Delhi, will now be in virtual format READ MORE
- Indian scientists discover new exoplanet with mass 13 times that of Jupiter READ MORE
- Will the US succeed in starving China of semiconductors? READ MORE
- China’s Shenzhou-16 spacecraft launched: What is the new mission about READ MORE
- Alternative to UPI, NEFT, RTGS: What is RBI’s planned ‘lightweight’ payments system for emergencies? READ MORE
- Two Gangetic dolphins found dead in Bihar in the last 3 days READ MORE
- World Health Assembly approves draft resolution on health action plan for indigenous people READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- New Forest Conservation Bill to Enable Corporate Take Over of Tribal Land, say Activists READ MORE
- India’s hill states need sustainable cooling solutions to beat warming READ MORE
- 2023 hurricane forecast: Get ready for a busy Pacific storm season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño READ MORE
- Anger and Aspiration in Caste Society READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- Cow vigilantes’ illegal activities are a threat to law and order READ MORE
- Re-imagine ECI, make it an institution that all Indians trust and revere: Dorab Sopariwala READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
- Children with disabilities need robust policies for support READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- Using Buddhism as a tool of soft power READ MORE
- Prachanda’s visit aims to boost bilateral ties READ MORE
- Indo-Nepal ties will flourish on trust READ MORE
- India is making its mark in the world READ MORE
- Turning the South Pacific tides important for India READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- The short history of a large note READ MORE
- Universal cover: On the IRDA’s all-in-one insurance policy READ MORE
- India rising as leader of emerging economies. Now Delhi must ally with Latin America too READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- As negotiation on Global Plastics Treaty gets underway, India should reconsider contradictory stance READ MORE
- Global warming pushes marine fish to polar waters: Study READ MORE
SECURITY
- Cybercrime is a worry with a very wide reach READ MORE
- Ever increasing threat of transnational terrorism READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- Getting rid of useless stuff is not easy READ MORE
- My way or the highway READ MORE
- Be Mindful of Your Surroundings READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- If NITI Aayog wants to be more effective, it requires the trust of all chief ministers and their active participation. Only then a strong centre and strong states will emerge. Critically analyse in recent developments.
- The NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential platform for the Government of India to bring states together as ‘Team India’, to work towards the national development agenda. Critically examine.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security.
- The geopolitical wrangling over the future of Buddhism between India and China is making the Nepal Buddhists uneasy.
- The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s plans to expand risk protection levels need government backing.
- India is in a rare moment of equilibrium. It has begun to reap its demographic dividend.
- It is mighty clear that not only will India pursue a Nation First policy, but it will also herald a new way of thinking that echoes One Earth, One Family and One Future.
- Chinese domination of relations with the leading powers of the oil-rich Persian Gulf region is hardly a development that India can be sanguine about. The US-India exchanges with the UAE and Saudi Arabia will hopefully enhance security, stability and cooperation across India’s oil-rich western neighbourhood.
- India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy appears distracted by external issue-based alignments and preoccupation as chair of G20 and the SCO.
- Unlawful activities of the vigilantes are a serious threat to law and order.
- The historicity of bilateral relations will depend on the stability of the coalition and Prachanda’s longevity as PM.
- The National Family Health Survey must include specific questions about disabilities to help formulate appropriate policy.
- Currently, under the Constitution, only the CEC enjoys the same protection from removal as a Supreme Court judge. It is imperative that the protection enjoyed by the CEC should also be extended to ECs.
- By providing PICs with a voice and support on Global South issues, including on existential aspects such as Climate Change or on UNSDGrelated themes, India has validated its humane and ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ credentials.
- All temporary, freelance and contract workers must be properly defined and identified to ensure minimum wages, maximum working hours and social security.
- The India-Latin America partnership can work toward building digital public infrastructure, improving financial inclusion, and reducing the cost of access to data, which is critical for engagement with the digital economy.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
50-WORD TALK
- RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das’ caution to banks over concealment of stressed assets is an alarm bell that should be taken seriously. Banks only recently emerged from balance sheet crises caused by high NPAs over the last decade. A relapse would be disastrous for an economy that finally looks stable again.
- Dozens of bystanders casually watching and passing by a teenage girl being stabbed and bludgeoned to death exposes the infamous Delhi public apathy and the deep rot in our collective conscience. Even the most broken institutions can be fixed—only if society is willing to protect the most basic values.
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 (30-05-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Geography (30-05-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Sociology (30-05-2023)
Today’s Important Articles for Pub Ad (30-05-2023)
WSDP Bulletin (30-05-2023)
(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
- ChatGPT and other generative AI could foster science denial, misunderstanding READ MORE
- India’s Jan.-April imports from China rise 4.6% to $37.86 billion READ MORE
- ISRO’s GSLV-F12 successfully places navigation satellite NVS-01 into intended orbit READ MORE
- CAG chief re-elected as External Auditor of WHO for 2024-27 READ MORE
- Northeast gets its first Vande Bharat Express READ MORE
- Explained | What has India done to curb unnecessary hysterectomies? READ MORE
- Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces new credit-linked housing scheme for rural poor READ MORE
- South Korea hosts its first summit with Pacific island leaders READ MORE
- A Foucault pendulum swings inside the new Parliament READ MORE
- Bank privatisation to happen as per schedule: Sitharaman READ MORE
- Plastic-free planet: Negotiations on Global Plastics Treaty underway, the story so far READ MORE
- Pakistan, Afghanistan among global hunger hotspots: UN report READ MORE
Main Exam
GS Paper- 1
- The tragedy for workers in today’s ‘gig’ economy READ MORE
- India’s hill states need sustainable cooling solutions to beat warming READ MORE
- 2023 hurricane forecast: Get ready for a busy Pacific storm season, quieter Atlantic than recent years thanks to El Niño READ MORE
- Anger and Aspiration in Caste Society READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- From Master of the Roster to Master of all Judges? READ MORE
- NITI Aayog must be revived for better Centre-State relations READ MORE
- New Parliament building cannot compensate lack of parliamentary democracy READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
- Digital technology in education sector READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
- What Turkey polls mean for the world READ MORE
- Why India needs a fresh approach to de-escalation with China READ MORE
- The unpredictable world of politics READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Unstable policy regimes discourage foreign portfolio investors READ MORE
- Better nutrition, fewer emissions READ MORE
- The rural wage rule GOI must relinquish READ MORE
- Unpacking how MSMEs are defined in India’s manufacturing and services sector READ MORE
- India should expand bilateral Re trade within Asia READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
- Environment may be a new federal faultline READ MORE
SECURITY
- Cybercrime is a worry with a very wide reach READ MORE
- Ever increasing threat of transnational terrorism READ MORE
SCIENCE
- Faster, stronger: on India and its supercomputer use- India must use its supercomputers beyond weather forecasts READ MORE
- India must focus on research to be able to lead the AI revolution READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
- Curbing illegal mining: Haryana’s drive needs consolidated efforts READ MORE
- How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
- We all are stranded in the world of becoming READ MORE
- Attentive awareness READ MORE
- Why happiness is a journey and not a destination READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
- If NITI Aayog wants to be more effective, it requires the trust of all chief ministers and their active participation. Only then a strong centre and strong states will emerge. Critically analyse in recent developments.
- The NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential platform for the Government of India to bring states together as ‘Team India’, to work towards the national development agenda. Critically examine.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
- Despite the administrative usefulness of the ‘Master of the Roster’ system, the many recorded instances of abuse are a cause for concern.
- The powers vested in the CJI by his virtue of being the Master of the Roster are unending. It is impractical to lay any limits on these powers, meant for the smooth administrative functioning of the Court.
- The CJI’s powers as the Master of the Roster are meant only for administrative decision-making. The order has the effect of enlarging the powers of the CJI on the judicial side and of creating an unprecedented intra-court appellate mechanism within the Supreme Court.
- India has improved its short-term weather forecasts and made cyclone forecasts more accurate on the back of such machines, there should be greater accounting of their worth in other fields, rather than be content with epithets of speed and power.
- Savings from reduction in fertiliser and power subsidies can be ploughed into agricultural research, improve food and nutritional security in the face of climate change
- The burden of protecting India’s environmental resources is bound to be unequal across states and regions.
- Despite the hurdles, India’s foreign exchange reserves are nearing $600 billion, thereby giving its economy the much-needed confidence for foreign trade transactions.
- Quality education can be imparted with digital ecosystem and better resource allocation.
- Digital initiatives with a focus on artificial intelligence terming it a step towards the ‘digital revolution’, have been hailed by all.
- If NITI Aayog wants to be more effective, it requires the trust of the non-BJP chief ministers and their active participation. Only then a strong centre and strong states will emerge.
- All temporary, freelance and contract workers must be properly defined and identified to ensure minimum wages, maximum working hours and social security.
- The constitutional vision of India can be upheld by adhering to the Constitution, reiterating our rejection of the divine right to power and rule, and enriching parliamentary democracy, rooted in people, as the source of power and sovereignty.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
50-WORD TALK
- The continued killings and ethnic cleansing in Manipur are the result of staggering administrative incompetence and political drift. The Biren Singh government must restore the state or be dismissed for failure to prevent perilous ethnic divisions and maintain minimum constitutional order. This is why Article 356 remains in our constitution.
- The manner in which the protesting wrestlers were evacuated from Jantar Mantar shows that this government’s commitment to sports is a sham. This comes after neglecting to hear them for over one month and actively discrediting them. It is a deeply disappointing mystery who the government is protecting and why.
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.