1. A normal monsoon is crucial this year READ MORE
2. Climate Change Is Bad – But It Doesn’t Deserve All the Blame READ MORE
3. Why is the number of heatwave days rising in India? Scientists blame climate change READ MORE

1. Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims have lower life expectancy than higher-caste Hindus, study reveals READ MORE
2. Why fight with life, learn to flow with it READ MORE

1. Pendency begins here: Centre defies the prescribed timelines for judges’ appointments, SC collegium also falters READ MORE
2. How the IAS has fared well in service to the nation READ MORE
3. On bail, the Supreme Court sets a precedent READ MORE
4. Law to identify criminals needs safeguards READ MORE
5. Bulldozing the Idea of Democracy READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Meghalaya tribal council opposes border deal with Assam, says govt. needs its consent for handover READ MORE
2. Wholesale price inflation accelerated to 14.55% in March READ MORE
3. Archaeological Find Along the Nile Opens Window to the Nubian Civilisation READ MORE
4. Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims have lower life expectancy than higher-caste Hindus, study reveals READ MORE
5. Exemption for ‘strategic’ highways, mining extensions: How govt’s reshaping environmental clearance READ MORE
6. New shrimp species discovered off Lakshadweep READ MORE
7. War to cut global growth, boosts financing target: World Bank READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. A normal monsoon is crucial this year READ MORE
2. Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims have lower life expectancy than higher-caste Hindus, study reveals READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Pendency begins here: Centre defies the prescribed timelines for judges’ appointments, SC collegium also falters READ MORE
2. How the IAS has fared well in service to the nation READ MORE
3. On bail, the Supreme Court sets a precedent READ MORE
4. Law to identify criminals needs safeguards READ MORE
5. Bulldozing the Idea of Democracy READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Does increasing female representation in school management improve school quality? READ MORE
2. Delivering comprehensive primary healthcare READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. A new shine to old ties READ MORE
2. The true strength of Asean lies in regional cooperation READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Sri Lankan lessons for India: India must step up domestic production from oilseeds to renewable energy and defence equipment READ MORE
2. Global call to ensure food security READ MORE
3. Structural changes: GST system needs careful interventions READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 

1. Climate Change Is Bad – But It Doesn’t Deserve All the Blame READ MORE
2. Why is the number of heatwave days rising in India? Scientists blame climate change READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Affection, Disaffection READ MORE
2. Recognise the Divine Within READ MORE
3. Why fight with life, learn to flow with it READ MORE
4. Doing Ethnography in Conflict Zones: Ethics and Empathy READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Discuss the causes of the Sri Lankan economic crisis. What can India learn from this crisis?
2. ‘The relationship between India and Britain needs a new paradigm in the present situation’. In the light of the statement, discuss the factors for helping to enrich India- Britain relations.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
• The central bank must note that a Central Bank Digital Currency can only be a fiat currency and not crypto.
• As for India it must learn from its neighbour’s misfortunes and step-up domestic production across sectors, from oilseeds to renewable energy and defence equipment.
• Having walked out of Europe, Britain needs all the partners it can find, and a rising India is naturally among the top political and economic priorities.
• Tussling between the Supreme Court collegium and the central government seems to have become the key feature of the judicial appointment process.
• Issues related to the service’s constraints and functioning need redressal to restore its public image
• Good practices must go hand in hand with expanded biometrics collection rather than following as an afterthought.
• Wars do not settle major dilemmas of humanity. The ideas of nonalignment and peace have answers to children who want to eat and to learn, to play and to dream.

ESSAY TOPIC

• Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

50-WORD TALK

• The fresh rise in India’s Covid infections should be watched closely but not trigger panic. The increase is attributed to behaviour changes after restrictions were lifted and rates of hospitalisation and serious illness are low. This is another reminder for masking in crowded places, 100% full vaccination and encouraging boosters.

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. Free the spirit READ MORE
2. A simple method to attain Self-realisation READ MORE

1. The high cost of Himalayan ruin READ MORE
2. Why re-introducing tigers to the Kumbhalgarh sanctuary in Rajasthan may not be a good idea READ MORE

1. Social media literacy to address misinformation READ MORE
2. Does increasing female representation in school management improve school quality? READ MORE
3. Delivering comprehensive primary healthcare READ MORE

1. Confidentiality ring amendment could make antitrust disputes more opaque READ MORE  
2. Has political interference eroded academic freedom? READ MORE
3. India’s steel frame stands at the crossroads READ MORE
4. Cost of justice READ MORE
5. Makeshift repairs cannot fix the IAS READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Large scale forest fires posing threat to wild animals in Jharkhand READ MORE
2. Explained: What is parboiled rice, and why Centre wants to stop purchasing it READ MORE
3. Explained: What is Twitter’s ‘poison pill’ roadblock to Elon Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’? READ MORE
4. India’s extreme poverty down by 12.3% in last decade, says World Bank READ MORE
5. Deep percolation pits in Odisha forests harmful for local flora, fauna, say experts READ MORE
6. FDA Authorises First COVID-19 Breathalyser Test READ MORE
7. Govt to organise Block Level Health Melas at more than 1 lakh Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Time for change: On IMD’s 2022 monsoon forecast READ MORE   
2. Social media literacy to address misinformation READ MORE
3. A mighty Gupta-era masterpiece from MP READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Confidentiality ring amendment could make antitrust disputes more opaque READ MORE  
2. Has political interference eroded academic freedom? READ MORE
3. India’s steel frame stands at the crossroads READ MORE
4. Cost of justice READ MORE
5. Makeshift repairs cannot fix the IAS READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Does increasing female representation in school management improve school quality? READ MORE
2. Delivering comprehensive primary healthcare READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. The world must pull back from the brink READ MORE
2. Multi-alignment: Re-defining diplomacy READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Standing deposit facility, a policy milestone READ MORE  
2. Divide forex reserve into two components READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 

1. The high cost of Himalayan ruin READ MORE
2. Why re-introducing tigers to the Kumbhalgarh sanctuary in Rajasthan may not be a good idea READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Explained | The status of India’s National Cyber Security Strategy READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Free the spirit READ MORE
2. A simple method to attain Self-realisation READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. India has recently had bilateral trade deals with UAE and Australia and is in talks with other countries also. How will the bilateral trade agreements help India in realizing the $5T economy dream? Substantiate.
2. No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of a lack of means. Hence, a fully publicly funded healthcare system is required. Elaborate

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• The next war may well bury Western civilisation forever.
• Unlike the EU, which established rules for a confidentiality ring to protect the information provider, the Competition Commission of India seems to want to protect the defendant, which is usually a large, multimillion-dollar entity.
• SDF can absorb surplus liquidity which is transient in nature. As a non-collaterised instrument, it can absorb large volumes.
• Developing and poor nations require food, not weapons. The situation is fuelling inflation and the direct repercussions are being felt the most by developing countries.
• India must divide its forex reserve into two components — a safe component with the traditional sovereign debt plus gold and a strategic component.
• India and Pakistan have continued limited contacts, but there is clearly a need for a structured dialogue to address tensions and focus on new confidence-building measures.
• Road projects without prior green clearance will be devastating for the region’s ecology.
• A destitute person who cannot afford a lawyer is denied that equal opportunity until and unless legally assisted and for free.
• To make people knowledgeable and secure online an effective mechanism for increasing information literacy and building resilience to misinformation and disinformation within communities is required.

50-WORD TALK

• Doctrine of the bulldozer has travelled from Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh to Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Madhya Pradesh. The target almost exclusively is Muslim homes and properties. In a nation of the Constitution and the laws this medieval, partisan ‘justice’ is an abomination. And judiciary watching silently is an awful institutional shame.
• India is essentially an underachieving country in every segment of governance. Certainly, the IAS has failed, just like every other institution. But the thing one can’t take away from the IAS is the quality service delivery by several members despite resource crunch and upholding the democratic principle of conceding primacy to the political executive while being the major prop of the rule of law.

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. Align with the hukum to attain inner peace READ MORE  
2. A man with a great mind and foresight READ MORE

1. Explained: What downgrade in average monsoon rainfall means READ MORE  
2. A window for inter-State collaboration, to breathe easy READ MORE
3. Like India, Pakistan and Central Asia are reeling from unprecedented heatwaves READ MORE
4. Lack of information is holding back the fight against climate change in India READ MORE

1. Data divide between state, citizens is bad for democracy READ MORE
2. The wrong reform: Electoral bonds do not address corruption in political funding READ MORE
3. Understanding civil liberties from an Ambedkarite perspective READ MORE
4. Strength of democracy lies in its institutions READ MORE

1. Is Hindi or English beneficial as the link language? READ MORE
2. How to deal with student suicides? READ MORE
3. From the vault: Contemporary challenges before the anti-caste movement READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. PM greets people on the occasion of Bohag Bihu READ MORE
2. Nod to extend Gram Swaraj scheme READ MORE
3. India projected to grow at 8% this fiscal: World Bank READ MORE
4. IMD forecasts ‘normal’ monsoon, no El Nino READ MORE
5. Singaperumal Koil: A temple carved out of a hillock READ MORE
6. PM Modi inaugurates Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya to honour all prime ministers of country READ MORE
7. Updated estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty: Turning the corner on the pandemic in 2021? READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Explained: What downgrade in average monsoon rainfall means READ MORE  
2. Is Hindi or English beneficial as the link language? READ MORE
3. How to deal with student suicides? READ MORE
4. From the vault: Contemporary challenges before the anti-caste movement READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Data divide between state, citizens is bad for democracy READ MORE
2. The wrong reform: Electoral bonds do not address corruption in political funding READ MORE
3. Understanding civil liberties from an Ambedkarite perspective READ MORE
4. Strength of democracy lies in its institutions READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. For India’s marginalised, the precarity of health READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Friends again: The recent strain in Indo-US ties has eased following the 2+2 dialogue READ MORE
2. Difficult Choices~II READ MORE
3. 2+2 meet: Delhi and DC are seeking new opportunities READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. India needs an economic reboot for rapid employment-heavy growth READ MORE
2. Is it too early to celebrate our export success? READ MORE
3. Food subsidy as economic tool to fight poverty READ MORE
4. RBI tough, Govt manages with more FTAs READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 

1. A window for inter-State collaboration, to breathe easy READ MORE
2. Like India, Pakistan and Central Asia are reeling from unprecedented heatwaves READ MORE
3. Lack of information is holding back the fight against climate change in India READ MORE

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. First-responders must be top priority READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Align with the hukum to attain inner peace READ MORE  
2. A man with a great mind and foresight READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Discuss the importance of data in the smooth functioning of democracy. How data divide between the state and its citizens is a threat to the smooth functioning of a democracy?
2. Discuss the importance of pressure groups to get good governance accepted as a fundamental right in the Constitution.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.
• Data on migration and development indices show that there is a stronger case for English to be the link language rather than Hindi.
• The effectiveness of state policies can be judged from the data produced by the statistical wings of the government, which have a reputation for being independent and credible.
• The data divide between the state and its citizens is a potential threat to the smooth functioning of a democracy.
• India would need a structural transformation to achieve fast GDP expansion accompanied by equally robust job generation.
• While India has had its best year with respect to outbound trade, impediments that could make this performance unsustainable need to be addressed.
• Paying attention to life expectancy disparities in India shows that inequality in health outcomes is relevant even today.
• India and the US have underscored their commitment to continue to build on the momentum of recent years and not lose sight of the larger strategic picture.
• The trigger that translates communal sentiments into violence is provided by political elements who provide deadly weapons and inflammatory slogans to crowds, design deviations in routes of processions and mark out shops, factories and households run or inhabited by the other community as ready for annihilation.
• The health facilities required for huge the patient load are also insufficient. There is a need to spread awareness amongst the parents and students by providing career counselling and family therapy.
• It is imperative that pressure of public opinion is built up to get good governance accepted as a fundamental right in the Constitution.

ESSAY TOPIC

• Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.

50-WORD TALK

• As more evidence of Russia’s excesses emerges, it will become tougher for India to stay middle of the road. New Delhi’s line has already evolved from lip service to ‘respect for (Ukraine’s) sovereignty and territorial integrity” to “shock” over Bucha killings and need for inquiry. Equidistance will be increasingly untenable.
• Doctrine of the bulldozer has travelled from Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh to Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Madhya Pradesh. The target almost exclusively is Muslim homes and properties. In a nation of the Constitution and the laws this medieval, partisan ‘justice’ is an abomination. And judiciary watching silently is an awful institutional shame.

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. How to safeguard the open justice principle READ MORE
2. One pension for MLAs: Punjab has shown the way, Haryana needs to follow suit READ MORE
3. Reforms that India Needs to Fulfil its Constitutional Goals READ MORE
4. Big Tech’s privacy promise to consumers could be good news — and also bad news READ MORE

1. Mahavir’s core message is ‘Live and let live’ READ MORE
2. Medical profession deserves dignity, fair play READ MORE
3. The tragedy of Dr Archana Sharma is the failure of Indian society READ MORE

1. Tackling extreme heat risks in India READ MORE  
2. Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill 2021 misses the target despite good intentions READ MORE
3. Monsoon 2022 will be ‘normal’ but highly erratic month-to-month: Skymet READ MORE  

1. Many Women in India Quitting Jobs due to Lack of Flexibility, Says Report READ MORE
2. Indian Society and Ways of Living READ MORE
3. The tragedy of Dr Archana Sharma is the failure of Indian society READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ launched in additional 126 cities; READ MORE
2. The process of electing India’s President READ MORE
3. Explained | How will cardless cash withdrawal system at ATMs work? READ MORE
4. No El Nino expected, it will be a ‘normal’ monsoon, says Skymet READ MORE
5. Explained: Midday meal and supplements READ MORE
6. India Will Miss Its 2022 Solar Power Target: Report READ MORE
7. New WHO report highlights collaborative action to reduce antimicrobial resistance READ MORE
8. Neptune’s summer temperature drops dramatically. What may have caused this? READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Monsoon 2022 will be ‘normal’ but highly erratic month-to-month: Skymet READ MORE  
2. Architectural conservation – An Indian perspective READ MORE
3. Many Women in India Quitting Jobs due to Lack of Flexibility, Says Report READ MORE
4. Indian Society and Ways of Living READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. How to safeguard the open justice principle READ MORE
2. One pension for MLAs: Punjab has shown the way, Haryana needs to follow suit READ MORE
3. Reforms that India Needs to Fulfil its Constitutional Goals READ MORE
4. Big Tech’s privacy promise to consumers could be good news — and also bad news READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. HOPS as a route to universal health care READ MORE
2. With CUET will come more pressure, not less READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. India, U.S hold broad 2+2 discussions, with Ukraine looming over talks READ MORE
2. 2+2 = Counter China: Moscow is a point of difference, but New Delhi, Washington both know the bigger threat is Beijing READ MORE
3. View: The India-US relationship is deepening, despite major differences over Russia READ MORE
4. India-US dialogue: Both nations maintain focus on strategic cooperation READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Rural economy reaps rich gains from war READ MORE
2. Temperature, labour reallocation, and industrial production READ MORE
3. Integrated agriculture key to farmers’ uplift READ MORE
4. Quarter-billion people face extreme poverty in 2022 as the rich get richer: Oxfam READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 

1. Tackling extreme heat risks in India READ MORE  
2. Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill 2021 misses the target despite good intentions READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Mahavir’s core message is ‘Live and let live’ READ MORE
2. Medical profession deserves dignity, fair play READ MORE
3. The tragedy of Dr Archana Sharma is the failure of Indian society READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘Temples of south India have been a true repository of religious, art and cultural glory’. Justify the statement with the help of relevant examples.
2. Russia’s actions in Ukraine have ensured that Moscow will be Beijing’s junior partner for the foreseeable future and in tis situation, India and the US have no choice but to work together. Do you agree with this view? Analyse your view.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.
• In the absence of public health centres, dedicated not only to primary health care but also to preventive work, there is a danger of patients rushing to expensive hospitals every other day.
• The use of privacy as a tool for market development, therefore, has to tread this tightrope between enabling and stifling competition.
• The impact of the Common University Entrance Test is likely to be harsher on disadvantaged sections of the society for whom access to higher education is seen as the only route to upward mobility.
• India and the US have no choice but to work together. Russia’s actions in Ukraine have not only put India in a tight spot but also ensured that Moscow will be Beijing’s junior partner for the foreseeable future.
• The Russia-Ukraine war has given an opportunity for India to step up wheat exports, benefitting our farmers.
• In a trias political (separation of powers) model, open justice is a key source of public information about, and a check on, legislative and executive actions.
• As the climate crisis heightens extreme heat risks in India, authorities must work to further strengthen these plans and adapt them in consultation with local communities.
• Food and nutritional needs of a more health-conscious population entails a diversification of farming from staples towards high-value crops, such as fruit and vegetables.
• The inclusion of health services in the Consumer Protection Act has not helped society but only created mistrust in the doctor-patient relation.
• Temples of south India have been a true repository of religious, art and cultural glory.
• The future of Indian democracy will be greatly dependent on the effective countercheck on the actions of the executive and Parliament exercised by the judiciary.
• Suicides which happen due to coercion and threat of violence are not truly suicides, they are murders committed by all of us.
• The absence of justice is not only complemented by the ruling class but a sense of impunity is also sown in the minds of the masses.

ESSAY TOPIC

• In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity.

50-WORD TALK

• “Kashmiris’ blood is flowing on the roads,” new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in his first speech—dispelling hopes he’d push for trade and a reset of India-Pakistan ties. Facing unpopular economic decisions, Sharif won’t risk being soft on India. New Delhi should ignore his words, and watch his actions.
• That India and the US were able to focus on their bilateral relationship despite not being on the same page on Russia demonstrates the strength and depth of this strategic partnership. Non-alignment may be dead but diplomacy isn’t a zero sum game. Modi government has played this well so far.

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. To evolve, boundlessness and infinity are key READ MORE
2. Think clearly about peace READ MORE

1. IPCC Says Large-Scale CO2 Removal ‘Essential’ To Meet Climate Targets READ MORE
2. Climate disasters are becoming more frequent in west, central Asia than other regions: IMF READ MORE

1. Delivering justice calls for fair investigation READ MORE
2. Criminal Identification Bill Follows Similar Unsuccessful, Discriminatory Laws Elsewhere READ MORE
3. Explained: Amendments to FCRA Law That the Supreme Court Has Upheld READ MORE
4. Cost of disharmony: Diverse India can’t afford imposition of one group’s ideas on others. Neither can its economy READ MORE

1. It is time to let sleeping dogmas lie READ MORE
2. Why India’s road to becoming a civilised and free society is long and tough READ MORE