1. The Guru who taught us to fear none, scare none READ MORE
2. Selective demolitions bring no glory to the nation READ MORE

1. Coastline of Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram may be under water by 2050 READ MORE
2. India headed for ‘large deficient’ rainfall to ‘no rain’ in pre-monsoon period READ MORE

1. Grand illusion of inclusive growth READ MORE
2. Selective demolitions bring no glory to the nation READ MORE

1. State of the state: When govts intervene in matters of personal and religious choice, social peace & livelihoods suffer READ MORE
2. CUET: Suitable for admissions or a half-baked policy? READ MORE
3. Foreign academic tie-ups: Ease of rules a step forward for higher education READ MORE
4. Speculation without data: Poverty estimates need govt surveys to resume READ MORE
5. Pegasus is seducing, but good intelligence isn’t just tech. India needs more than software READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. When the stars came out READ MORE
2. Sixth Scorpène submarine Vagsheer launched into water in Mumbai READ MORE
3. OIL commissions India’s first pure green hydrogen plant in Assam READ MORE
4. India to introduce special visa category for Ayush treatment READ MORE
5. Explained: Life and legend of Guru Tegh Bahadur, who stood up to the Mughals READ MORE
6. India, Finland to establish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing READ MORE
7. Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: Stressed farmland shows 63% decline — new research READ MORE
8. New research detects pre-eruption warning signals at Whakaari White Island and other active volcanoes READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Grand illusion of inclusive growth READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. State of the state: When govts intervene in matters of personal and religious choice, social peace & livelihoods suffer READ MORE
2. CUET: Suitable for admissions or a half-baked policy? READ MORE
3. Foreign academic tie-ups: Ease of rules a step forward for higher education READ MORE
4. Speculation without data: Poverty estimates need govt surveys to resume READ MORE
5. Pegasus is seducing, but good intelligence isn’t just tech. India needs more than software READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. UGC’s two degree decision and social justice READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. Significant Deal: The Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement with Australia sets an excellent example of how bilateral trade deals READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Give priority to tilting trains than K-Rail, says expert READ MORE
2. Freebies are a passport to fiscal disaster READ MORE
3. Ukraine, virus threaten economic recovery READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 

1. Coastline of Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram may be under water by 2050 READ MORE
2. India headed for ‘large deficient’ rainfall to ‘no rain’ in pre-monsoon period READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. The Guru who taught us to fear none, scare none READ MORE
2. Selective demolitions bring no glory to the nation READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. ‘The culture of freebies could prove expensive for the economy, life quality and social cohesion in the long run’. Comment.
2. ‘Unless the institutional barriers at the ground level are removed, the life chances of the poor will not improve and there can be no inclusive growth’. In the light of the statement, discuss how these barriers can be removed so that an inclusive growth can be achieved?

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• The success of the manipulation depends on the level of conviction and force of the denial.
• India is a Union of states. It is not a confederation of states. It is not a question of holding together but of coming together.
• The issue of intergenerational equity leads to greater social inequalities because of expenditure priorities being distorted away from growth-enhancing items.
• There is no harm in being sometimes wrong — especially if one is promptly found out.
• Measuring aptitude and selecting students for higher education require deep deliberation. Systematic reforms in schooling, higher education and assessment paradigms would be needed in the long term.
• Instead of focusing on introducing periodical revisions, the emphasis should be on launching administrative reforms in GST, which will achieve goals, such as reducing disputes and increasing resources for the government.
• Initiatives such as the PLI scheme and the emphasis on using only trusted supply chains for the tech sector demonstrate the globalisation-oriented attitude of the government.
• True inclusive growth can happen not with distribution of free ration but by attacking social and economic discrimination that hinder our youth’s progress.
• Unless the barriers at the ground level are removed, the life chances of the poor will not improve and there can be no inclusive growth.
• Until authoritative, transparent and professional government data is once again the order of the day, any claims about poverty reduction will remain pure speculation.

50-WORD TALK

• UGC’s reforms to allow dual, joint degrees and easier collaboration with foreign universities increase options and opportunities to students in a cramped education system. Focus on learning, skilling and enjoying it should not be lost in the bargain though. Degrees should showcase knowledge and employability, not become trophies to collect.
• BJP-controlled Delhi civic body’s selective demolition drive in riot-hit Jahangirpuri was malicious, unlawful and aimed at more communal polarisation. For a party that takes credit for regularising Delhi’s 1,700 illegal colonies, BJP’s stand on Jahangirpuri demolition is rich. Bulldozer power is a terrible advertisement for democracy and 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. Demolition drives violate international law: The bulldozing of houses in M.P. was to impose collective punishment on the alleged rioters READ MORE
2. An honest reckoning: On simmering dispute between India and WHO about COVID deaths READ MORE
3. The challenge of regulating online gaming READ MORE

1. Caste inequalities within socio-religious groups: Evidence from Uttar Pradesh READ MORE
2. Infirm childhood: The Gadchiroli experiment must be replicated across India to counter child malnutrition READ MORE

1. Before We Can Manage E-Waste, We Must Reduce Waste. This Is Why. READ MORE
2. Emissions reduction: Address market failure READ MORE
3. Climate and Us | Two draft green clearance notifications that should worry us READ MORE
4. Responding to climate change: India needs institutions to address concerns READ MORE
5. Only 10% Chance of Limiting Global Warming Under 1.5 Degrees READ MORE

1. Ramzan, the month of fasting and forgiveness READ MORE
2. Opinion: India must address its lack of ethics READ MORE

(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)

Prelim and Main

1. ‘India could meet Sri Lanka fate if freebie culture persists’ READ MORE
2. Demolition drives violate international law READ MORE
3. Mahinda moots clipping presidential powers; one killed in police firing READ MORE
4. Why rise in nickel price due to Russia-Ukraine war casts shadow on shift from fossil fuels to EVs READ MORE
5. Scientists discover new eel species from Kerala, Bengal READ MORE
6. India to get world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass connecting Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh READ MORE
7. RBI ‘State of the economy’ report: ‘Global policy tightening may precipitate rocketing inflation’ READ MORE

Main Exam

GS Paper- 1

1. Caste inequalities within socio-religious groups: Evidence from Uttar Pradesh READ MORE

GS Paper- 2

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Demolition drives violate international law: The bulldozing of houses in M.P. was to impose collective punishment on the alleged rioters READ MORE
2. An honest reckoning: On simmering dispute between India and WHO about COVID deaths READ MORE
3. The challenge of regulating online gaming READ MORE

SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. Infirm childhood: The Gadchiroli experiment must be replicated across India to counter child malnutrition READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

1. India-UK partnership is like the Modi-Johnson relationship. Underrated in geopolitics READ MORE
2. West-Led Globalisation May End, New One Might Have Eastern Face READ MORE

GS Paper- 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. High inflationary trends: Need to lower dependence on fossil fuels READ MORE
2. Why India shouldn’t get carried away by wheat, rice export bonanza due to Ukraine war READ MORE
3. A new pandemic has struck the world: Food inflation READ MORE
4. Global Implications of Covid-19 and the Economic War on Russia READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 

1. Before We Can Manage E-Waste, We Must Reduce Waste. This Is Why. READ MORE
2. Emissions reduction: Address market failure READ MORE
3. Climate and Us | Two draft green clearance notifications that should worry us READ MORE
4. Responding to climate change: India needs institutions to address concerns READ MORE
5. Only 10% Chance of Limiting Global Warming Under 1.5 Degrees READ MORE

SECURITY

1. Towards a peaceful, stable Northeast READ MORE

GS Paper- 4

ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY

1. Ramzan, the month of fasting and forgiveness READ MORE
2. Opinion: India must address its lack of ethics READ MORE

Questions for the MAIN exam

1. How far do you agree with this view that the culture of party whip is making executive less accountable, and laws are passing with inadequate scrutiny? Justify your view.
2. ‘Rising inflation in India not only foretells greater misery for the beleaguered middle and lower middle classes, but it also threatens to impede the economic revival in the country’. Justify the statement.

QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS

• Only humility will lead us to unity, and unity will lead us to peace.
• As the custodian of India’s constitutional order, it is high time that the judiciary acted and imposed necessary checks on the unbridled exercise of power by the executive.
• Courts should use international law to counter the nationalist-populist discourse.
• Healthy tax revenues and disinvestment proceeds will allow the government to absorb the risks related to increased spending this year.
• The efforts by the Union government to make the northeastern region the main pillar of the Act East policy have been useful in bringing a sense of political stability that is very crucial for optimal economic development and capacity enhancement in the region.
• Our Parliament must reflect the changing aspirations, restlessness and ambition of the new India, driving accountability and not suborning itself to the executive — it should be a true centre of inquiry.
• RISING inflation in India not only foretells greater misery for the beleaguered middle and lower middle classes, it also threatens to impede the economic revival in the country.
• Modi govt must assess food inflation and the domestic requirement of wheat and rice in a war-ravaged year. Data on procurement doesn’t look good.
• As US widens its net to sanction more and more countries, these countries seek to build up trade mechanisms that are not reliant upon Western institutions anymore.
• Developing countries will have to cooperate closely, combat the economic and public health consequences of the pandemic, and tackle the fallout of the economic war on Russia together.
• The appetite in many parts of the world has already increased for an alternative to Western-shaped globalisation, but this does not necessarily mean deglobalisation. It could mean a globalisation platform that no longer has its epicentre located in Washington or Brussels.

50-WORD TALK

• Supreme Court’s decisions to expand the definition of ‘vulnerable witness’ to include civil and juvenile justice cases is important judicial reform. Witnesses are crucial to justice delivery and their sensitive engagement. A safe and secure court environment can help improve the quality of deposition and the outcome of a trial.

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. 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

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