1. The problem with the hijab ruling READ MORE
2. How India Can Conduct a Caste Census READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Hijab not an essential practice of Islam, rules Karnataka High Court READ MORE
2. ‘SOPs under review after accidental missile launch’ READ MORE
3. Everyday Economics: What are WPI and CPI inflation rates? READ MORE
4. Why RBI may intervene to curb rupee volatility but not prevent depreciation, in the long run, READ MORE
5. India’s natural, organic farming strategy for rice and wheat READ MORE
6. K. raised FCRA curbs against Oxfam, Lok Sabha told READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. The problem with the hijab ruling READ MORE
2. How India Can Conduct a Caste Census READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Fixing Indian higher education is the ideal way to rescue students READ MORE  
2. Yes, India can prevent trafficking; here is how READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. ‘Bharat Natyam’ in Indian diplomacy: India’s stand in the United Nations on the Ukraine war is an apt moment to reflect on the much needed Dixit principle READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. India’s solar capacity: Milestones and challenges READ MORE
2. Growing price pressures: Policymakers need to tame inflation or risk it undermining the growth they seek to support READ MORE
3. Fiscal consolidation has begun too soon READ MORE
4. Crippling job losses: Tourism, manufacturing sectors need a booster shot READ MORE
5. India’s natural, organic farming strategy for rice and wheat READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. As oil palm cultivation expands in the North East, human-elephant conflicts are getting worse READ MORE
2. Modi Govt Slashes Wildlife Habitat Funding by 47% in 3 Years: Report READ MORE

SECURITY

1. IAF has a lot to answer on BrahMos firing. It has dented India’s image of being responsible READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. A Practical Formula for Peace READ MORE
2. The kindness of difficulties READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. What do you understand by Xenotransplantation? How has this process benefitted the health sector?
2. “Our actions of today will shape how people adapt and nature responds to increasing climate risks.” In the context of the above statement explain the insights provided by the Sixth Assessment Report of IPCC to mitigate the climate change risks, especially in developing countries.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Victory belongs to those that believe in it the most and believe in it the longest.
• India’s stand in the United Nations on the Ukraine war is an apt moment to reflect on the much needed Dixit principle.
• The hijab ruling privileges discipline and control over liberty and diversity, exposes limits of essential practice doctrine.
• God is great because he is omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. He is great because He is all-loving and omni-benevolent.
• Indian students going abroad for education is not a new phenomenon. Enrolling in a foreign university for higher education is a well-accepted path across India.
• Quality education, global exposure, job availability and quality of life after education are key factors that drive Indian students to go abroad.
• The Centre seems to be worried about sovereign ratings. Social sector schemes deserved more funds in the Budget.
• India’s post-Covid economic recovery will remain sluggish unless sustained efforts are made to rev up the tourism and manufacturing sectors.
• The effect of the pandemic, as the employment surveys have demonstrated, is to speed up a problematic dynamic that threatens to derail India’s future.
• Voting in an election is a skill not a random intuition, and like any skill it needs to be systematically taught to the people, letting the citizenry vote without an education is almost similar to putting them in a storm

 50-WORD TALK

• Political criticism of EPFO lowering interest rate to 8.1% from 8.5% is just that, politics. Real rates have crashed and even 8.1% is high across categories. EPFO interest payments depend on its earnings and 8.5% would’ve caused a deficit. Social security is critical, but it should also make economic sense.
• The plight of Indian students in a pandemic or war-like situation has underlined the need to relook at our higher education system. It is not merely an issue of a large gap between demand and supply. A good-quality education can lead to the creation of better human resources and will be an asset for the country over the long term.

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 also 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. Truth and Contradiction READ MORE
2. Gandhi’s morality wasn’t denial of politics. His idealism was completed by realism READ MORE

CASE STUDY

1. Times Group-owned university asks students, parents to sign form against ‘anti-national’ activities READ MORE

1. Historic drought looms for 20 million living in Horn of Africa READ MORE
2. India’s green cover rises, touches nearly one-fourth of geographical area: Report READ MORE

1. May all mothers live: Improvements in maternal mortality still have a long way to go. Assessing Covid impact is crucial READ MORE
2. Trade, internal migration, and human capital: Who gained from India’s IT boom? READ MORE

1. Delhi hate speech case: A missed opportunity for justice READ MORE
2. Law’s delay: Despite SC orders, little headway in cases against MLAs, MPs READ MORE
3. How India Can Conduct a Caste Census READ MORE
4. IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS should have specific civil service entrance exams. At least discuss it READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Maldives lifts Health Emergency, mask mandate ends READ MORE
2. RBI allows microfinance lenders to fix interest rates READ MORE
3. Explained: Why is Blinkit shutting down some dark stores? READ MORE
4. UTs without legislature used lesser funds last fiscal: report READ MORE
5. Exclusive: Centre Approved Corbevax for 12-14 Year Olds Without NTAGI Clearance READ MORE
6. India to issue green bonds worth Rs 240 billion, as country shifts to low-carbon economy READ MORE
7. India breaks into world’s top five club in terms of market capitalization READ MORE
8. Centre releases Rs 2221.2 crore grant-in-aid to states for rural local bodies READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 1

1. Public participation in policymaking under Pandyas READ MORE
2. India’s green cover rises, touches nearly one-fourth of geographical area: Report READ MORE

GS Paper- 1

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Delhi hate speech case: A missed opportunity for justice READ MORE
2. Law’s delay: Despite SC orders, little headway in cases against MLAs, MPs READ MORE
3. How India Can Conduct a Caste Census READ MORE
4. IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS should have specific civil service entrance exams. At least discuss it READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. May all mothers live: Improvements in maternal mortality still have a long way to go. Assessing Covid impact is crucial READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Fragmenting world order, untied nations READ MORE
2. The war’s cold facts and what India needs to glean READ MORE
3. A new deal: Any delay in Iran deal will deepen security crisis in West Asia and inflate global oil prices READ MORE
4. Ukraine invasion and the great geopolitical reset READ MORE
5. Ukraine: India must look beyond Russia READ MORE

GS Paper- 1

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Trade, internal migration, and human capital: Who gained from India’s IT boom? READ MORE
2. Staggering unemployment READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. Historic drought looms for 20 million living in Horn of Africa READ MORE

GS Paper- 1

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Truth and Contradiction READ MORE
2. Gandhi’s morality wasn’t denial of politics. His idealism was completed by realism READ MORE

CASE STUDY

1. Times Group-owned university asks students, parents to sign form against ‘anti-national’ activities READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘Truth is contradictory; if it is not contradictory, then it is not truth’. Explain the statement with the help of relevant examples.
2. The Indian economy experienced trade expansion and an IT boom in the last three decades. Analyse the reasons why the growth of these areas is concentrated in a few big cities only?
3. ‘The Gandhian effort for non-violent politics was a cultivation of one’s capacity for ethical citizenship’. Analyse the statement.
4. How far do you agree with the view that to enhance the efficiency of Indian Civil Services, service-specific papers Should be introduced for the IAS, IPS, IFS and Revenue Services with focus on public policy and governance, criminal law and internal security issues, international affairs, and tax policy respectively? Justify your view.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Respect your opponent, just make them respect you more.
• The impact of the Ukraine war on global interconnectedness is a cause for worry in the post-World War order.
• India’s abstentionist responses and its desire not to be critical of any of the actions taken by the big powers might keep Indians safe in the short term.
• As hard power dictates terms in geo-politics, India’s Atmanirbhar push needs to move to mission mode.
• For a nation to have strategic autonomy in matters of national security, self-sufficiency in defence research and development and manufacturing is an inescapable imperative.
• Any delay in Iran deal will deepen security crisis in West Asia and inflate global oil prices.
• The first major conflict amongst the great powers in the 21st century has presented India with multiple challenges, including its long-standing reliance on Russian military supplies.
• Truth is contradictory; if it is not contradictory, then it is not truth.
• Equality might sound an attractive idea but people are not equal, and do not expect to be treated as such at work. Distribution of goods and services in a fair manner is important but their production is equally vital.
• The economic situation can improve only if steps are taken to revive the economy by providing timely support to the industries, agriculture and allied fields, MSMEs and informal sector which generates employment.
• The Gandhian appeal to the ethical in politics was not only a way to seek Truth, but also of coming to know oneself in ever-greater depth.

50-WORD TALK

• Political criticism of EPFO lowering interest rate to 8.1% from 8.5% is just that, politics. Real rates have crashed and even 8.1% is high across categories. EPFO interest payments depend on its earnings and 8.5% would’ve caused a deficit. Social security is critical but it should also make economic sense.

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 also 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. Covid death data: Undercounting casts shadow on welfare schemes READ MORE
2. Lessons in governance & politics India should learn from Chile READ MORE

1. How India’s depleting groundwater levels are changing the shape of the land above READ MORE
2. Explained: What is the Mumbai Climate Action Plan all about READ MORE
3. Rescue rivers to sustain human life READ MORE
4. Climate justice, now: Latest IPCC report just told us why we need that READ MORE

1. India’s Silence on Russian Invasion: Why ‘Morals’ Matter in Foreign Policy READ MORE  
2. Big Lies and Deep Lies in Post-Truth India READ MORE

1. Class struggle READ MORE
2. With school closures fuelling inequality, fears grow that a whole generation might be lost READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Chilika lake area to be off limits for motorboats READ MORE
2. Explained: The legal considerations of blockchain gaming in India READ MORE
3. Earthquakes shake Indonesia, Philippines; no tsunami threat READ MORE
4. Currency assets boost forex reserves to $631.9 bn READ MORE
5. India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio Improves to 103; West Bengal Worsens by 10 Points READ MORE
6. US, Allies To End Normal Trade Relations With Russia READ MORE
7. to open villages along China border to tourists READ MORE

Main Exam   

GS Paper- 1

1. How India’s depleting groundwater levels are changing the shape of the land above READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Covid death data: Undercounting casts shadow on welfare schemes READ MORE
2. Lessons in governance & politics India should learn from Chile READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Class struggle READ MORE
2. With school closures fuelling inequality, fears grow that a whole generation might be lost READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Explained | What are the Geneva Conventions guidelines during wartime? READ MORE
2. On China, Delhi must be alert READ MORE
3. Putin has set a new world order in making READ MORE
4. India Should Quit Quad Now! READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Ukraine invasion, global wheat supply and India’s opportunity READ MORE
2. Politics should not be the criteria for PSU disinvestments READ MORE
3. The paradox of high cash intensity READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. Explained: What is the Mumbai Climate Action Plan all about READ MORE
2. Rescue rivers to sustain human life READ MORE
3. Climate justice, now: Latest IPCC report just told us why we need that READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Unguided missile: On a malfunction and Pakistan’s probe demand READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. India’s Silence on Russian Invasion: Why ‘Morals’ Matter in Foreign Policy READ MORE  
2. Big Lies and Deep Lies in Post-Truth India READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘Indian farming conditions are characteristically marred by droughts and floods’. In this context, discuss why the project on interlinking of rivers and canals is helpful to solve these disasters?
2. ‘Credible and correct data is the key to the success of the government’s welfare schemes’. In the light of the statement discuss the importance of data for better crisis management and policy-making.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• People want clear guidelines on freedom of expression and want to know if it will be subordinate to economic power.
• Just as governments need to improve the ease of doing business, they need to do the same to improve the ease of delivering private medical education.
• Indian foreign policy needs a strategic course correction. India should distance itself completely from the self-centred US policies whose aim is the preservation of its global hegemony.
• IPCC’s latest climate report provides evidence that climate-justice needs to be at the centre of global policymaking.
• The current state of international politics paints a grim picture of a dissolution of a universal value-based moral compass.
• The effectiveness of the social welfare schemes, both in terms of quality and coverage, will hinge almost entirely on the seriousness of the purpose with which these are implemented.
• Indian farming conditions are characteristically marred by droughts and floods. In this context, the project on interlinking of rivers and canals, is critical.
• Russia is not solely responsible for the current war against Ukraine. The NATO and the EU must share the blame equally.
• Credible and correct data is the key to the success of the government’s welfare schemes. It is the basis of not only course correction for better crisis management but also policy-making.
• India’s drive to modernise and bolster infrastructure in strategic areas must be accompanied by deft geopolitical moves that ensure that India’s claim on its territory is not threatened.
• SEBI and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs should enforce existing rules strictly before formulating new ones.
• Pakistan demand for a joint probe is unwarranted, but India must get to the truth of the missile malfunction.

50-WORD TALK

• How have Russia, China and Ukraine come to acquire a degree of capability in delivering medical education which India has not been able to? The answer is that they are all more developed countries with a higher per capita GDP and a longer experience in the development process than India. They all have a socialist background with state funding for educational infrastructure and offer education as a service.

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 also 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. Explained: What is manual scavenging, and why is it still prevalent in India? READ MORE
2. Behind India’s Lowest Female Labour Force Participation Rates in the World READ MORE

1. Is it easier to be unhappy than to be happy? READ MORE
2. Rebalancing ecology, economics & ethics READ MORE

1. India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA READ MORE
2. The Irreversibility of Change in Climate READ MORE

1. Electoral democracy vs constitutional democracy: Post-poll lessons READ MORE
2. Seeking Succour READ MORE
3. Critical Importance of Cooperative Federalism READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Innovative tech creating unprecedented disruption in banking sector: Khara READ MORE
2. Govt tightens IPO valuation scrutiny, jolts startups eyeing listings: Report READ MORE
3. India, China hold 15th round of military talks READ MORE
4. India, Canada to reboot trade agreement talks READ MORE
5. Border, forest officials seize live pangolins, deer horns on Bihar-Nepal border READ MORE
6. US officially designates Qatar as a major non-NATO ally READ MORE
7. Kerala Budget: New IT park proposed in Kannur, 4 IT corridors READ MORE

Main Exam    

GS Paper- 1

1. The mystery of an ancient Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Malay Peninsula READ MORE
2. Alternatives for Secure Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Electoral democracy vs constitutional democracy: Post-poll lessons READ MORE
2. Seeking Succour READ MORE
3. Critical Importance of Cooperative Federalism READ MORE

SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Explained: What is manual scavenging, and why is it still prevalent in India? READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Double trouble: Nato and the EU are not overly excited about granting membership to Ukraine READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. More jobs can shock-proof the Indian economy. Unemployment allowance can be cushion for now READ MORE
2. India is making a mistake by increasing contract labour instead of quality jobs READ MORE  
3. Behind India’s Lowest Female Labour Force Participation Rates in the World READ MORE
4. Negotiating Disciplines on Fisheries Subsidies at the WTO: Sustaining the Blue Economy READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA READ MORE
2. The Irreversibility of Change in Climate READ MORE

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Shutdown this misguided energy policy: The vulnerabilities of reactors and their high costs are strong reasons why India must cancel its nuclear expansion plans READ MORE
2. Towards a composite tech evolution: Technology impacts life anywhere and everywhere READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Arms lobbies rip S Asia with forced weaponry sales READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Is it easier to be unhappy than to be happy? READ MORE
2. Rebalancing ecology, economics & ethics READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Our economy is a subset of ecology, and therefore, to save ecology, we must be ethical in our economic activities. In the light of the statement, discuss how our activities can be balanced between ecology, economics, and ethics?
2. ‘In urban India, India should empower local governments to meet their adaptive capacities and support them in preparing their disaster atlas to ensure minimum damage to lives and assets’. Discuss the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• True humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less.
• The women here have taught the entire society to live with harsh natural challenges, taught to fight and taught to win.
• It is imperative that to achieve sustainable development, the broken harmony between economy, ecology and ethics be restored.
• Understanding that our economy is a subset of our ecology is critical. It is therefore vital that human behaviour toward nature be modified and corrected. To achieve this, ecology and ethics need to work in tandem.
• Climate-resilient development should be commensurate with social justice.
• Strengthening the “cooperative” element of our federal structure is the key factor in formulating the fiscal relationships in the Indian economy.
• India needs to revisit its urban planning strategy, which should be people-centric. Simultaneously, it should empower local governments to meet their adaptive capacities and support them in preparing their disaster atlas to ensure minimum damage to lives and assets.
• This indicates a severe ‘time poverty’ for women who in the process of balancing might be required to give up on rest and leisure, with severe consequences for their physical and emotional well-being.
• The existing policies in India are not universal across all sectors of the economy and are dogged by exclusions. A commitment to gender equality, after all, is the nazariya that is most needed now and ever.
• Presidential intervention shapes and defines that vital ‘consequential disturbance’, just as the lack of it signifies the waste of that power and more importantly, responsibility.

50-WORD TALK

• New Delhi’s admission that a malfunction led to the firing of a cruise missile into Pakistan will cause justified global concern. In nuclear-weapons environments, annihilation is just one accident or misperception away. Full, transparent investigation is necessary. India and Pakistan must begin a serious dialogue to reduce nuclear 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 also 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. CJI for greater women share in judiciary READ MORE
2. A fundamental shift in electoral behaviour READ MORE
3. The Uniform Civil Code novelty in Goa: Though not strictly Uniform Civil Code, the Goa Civil Code is a progressive law that allows equal division of income and property between spouses READ MORE
4. Defections are a threat beyond election results today. Here are five ways we can fix it READ MORE

1. India’s growth story is missing women READ MORE
2. The COVID-19 Impact on Women in India: Increased Material and Physical Violence READ MORE

1. Why Achieving a ‘Circular Economy’ Is Important for Effective Climate Action READ MORE
2. India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA READ MORE

1. Happy teams are more creative and productive READ MORE
2. A Ukrainian Mirror: War, women and peace READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. Kudankulam Village Panchayat adopts resolution against AFR facility READ MORE
2. At the Colombo Security Conclave, Doval calls for regional response to maritime challenges READ MORE
3. India’s sugar exports accelerate on global price rally, weak rupee READ MORE
4. Russia hits back at Western sanctions with export bans READ MORE
5. Explained: What is xenotransplantation, the process of using an animal’s organ to keep a human alive? READ MORE
6. Too Many of India’s Sloth Bears, Dhole Are Dying in Road Kills READ MORE
7. More than 75% of Amazon rainforest near tipping point, may transform into dry savanna: Study READ MORE

Main Exam  

GS Paper- 1

1. India’s growth story is missing women READ MORE
2. The COVID-19 Impact on Women in India: Increased Material and Physical Violence READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. CJI for greater women share in judiciary READ MORE
2. A fundamental shift in electoral behaviour READ MORE
3. The Uniform Civil Code novelty in Goa: Though not strictly Uniform Civil Code, the Goa Civil Code is a progressive law that allows equal division of income and property between spouses READ MORE
4. Defections are a threat beyond election results today. Here are five ways we can fix it READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Russia-Ukraine conflict can spark a global food crisis READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Dilemma for central banks amid inflation READ MORE
2. Addressing uncertainty: Necessary changes in GST must be made in time READ MORE
3. From Grain and Corn to Edible Oil, India Will Feel the Food Ripples of Ukraine’s Crisis READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY  

1. Why Achieving a ‘Circular Economy’ Is Important for Effective Climate Action READ MORE
2. India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA READ MORE

SCIENCE

1. What do we know about the newest crater on the moon? READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Arms lobbies rip S Asia with forced weaponry sales READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Happy teams are more creative and productive READ MORE
2. A Ukrainian Mirror: War, women and peace READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. Discuss the importance of the circular economy for an Effective Climate Action. What should be the way forward for India in this regard?
2. Discuss why women’s higher participation in the labour force is vital for inclusive growth? How Women-friendly work policies can helpful to achieve this goal?

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
• The period of the Covid-19 pandemic has witnessed a dramatic worsening of the conditions of ordinary women and girls, made worse by official apathy and patriarchal attitudes of those in power.
• China and India might be some of the countries where the green transition may also be slowed down because Russia would shift their energy exports to them.
• Higher exports from the world’s second-biggest sugar producer could check the rally in global prices.
• To be able to build and nurture the foundation of happiness, business leaders need to inculcate a sense of appreciation, gratitude, respect and cooperation among employees.
• Agencies such as State Trading corporations, Food Corporation of India, and multinational grains and oilseeds trading firms can help tide over the crisis and create a resilient and efficient food supply chain and public distribution system.
• Women’s higher participation in the labour force is vital for inclusive growth and for that Women-friendly work policies are required.
• Though not strictly Uniform Civil Code, the Goa Civil Code is a progressive law that allows equal division of income and property between spouses.
• Transitioning towards a ‘circular economy’ is seen as crucial for sustainable development.
• A circular economy is one where waste simply does not exist: resources are instead used, reused and recycled as much as possible.
• Countries including India would need to plug gaps – such as cultural ones – to set it on a path of transition to a circular economy.

50-WORD TALK

• Conflict-related sexual violence affects all genders, but there is a peculiar dimension to the way it affects women. In the rhetoric of war, women come to embody the nation, its identity, and its honour, and when they are raped or forcibly impregnated, the violence is also intended to break the spirit of the community, nation, or state to which they belong, in a conflict.

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 also 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. Elective identity, religion and gender READ MORE
2. Culture and Behaviour READ MORE