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24th July
Government Budgets
For the social sector, it is old wine in an old bottle
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Key takeaways from the 2023-24 Economic Survey
Ministry of External Affairs : Important Updates
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Seychelles secure more funds under Budget allocation for MEA
Internal Security Trends and Incidents
Defence funds decline, BRO gets backing
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
[pib] Birth Anniversary of Chandrashekhar Azad and Lokmanya Tilak
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
What is a Climate Finance Taxonomy, announced by FM Sitharaman?
Tax Reforms
What is Angel Tax that was scrapped in Budget 2024?
Tourism Sector
Bihar’s Vishnupad and Mahabodhi Temples
Launching Smash Mains FLTs+X-Factor Notes Batch
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22nd July
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Will local job quotas pass the legal test?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh
On the student protests in Bangladesh
BRICS Summits
The importance of both Quad and BRICS
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
What is the gender gap in education?
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
National Flag Day, 2024
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
What is the Dyson Sphere?
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
New Asset Class proposed by SEBI
Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc
CPCB plans to check violations in Plastic Waste Trading Regime
[22nd July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Focus on female employment to counter unemployment
PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 Though women in post-independent India have excelled in various fields, the social attitude towards…
21st July
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20th July
Panchayati Raj Institutions: Issues and Challenges
What is the International Centre for Audit of Local Governance?
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
The promise of parametric insurance
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
The Green Revolution in Maize
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols
India plans to enter into a carbon crediting mechanism with Japan
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
Bombay HC quashes Exemption from RTE Quota for Private Schools
Tribes in News
Bhil Tribe have again demanded a separate ‘Bhil Pradesh’
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
Who was Prithipal Singh Randhawa, student leader shot dead 45 years ago?
Tribes in News
Sighting of Peru’s uncontacted Mashko Piro people
[20th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Living in denial about unemployment
PYQ Relevance: Q Besides the welfare schemes, India needs deft management of inflation and unemployment to serve the…
19th July
Tobacco: The Silent Killer
Vasco da Gama’s toxic legacy is now a ‘pandemic’ that kills 8 million globally
Citizenship and Related Issues
How do Assam’s Foreigners Tribunals function?
Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.
The issue with India’s tree planting schemes
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments
Decline in popularity of Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
What is OpenAI’s secret Project ‘Strawberry’?
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
845 Elephant Deaths recorded in Kerala in eight years
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa
Places in News: Niger, Ivory Coast and Pacific Island States
[19th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: India and a Case for Strategic Autonomy
PYQ Relevance: Q What is the significance of Indo-US defence deals over Indo-Russian defence deals? Discuss with reference…
18th July
e-Commerce: The New Boom
The State of India’s Informal Economy
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
On political representation of women
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Choosing the right track to cut post-harvest losses
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
The problems with sub-caste reservations
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Cave on the Moon: What this discovery means for space exploration?
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Could Pythons be a Protein alternative?
How the Peace Deal in Colombia has affected its Cocaine Industry?
Government Budgets
Union Govt. eases Procurement Rules for Scientific Research Goods
[18th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Intergenerational equity as tax devolution criterion
PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q.1) How have the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission of India enabled the States to…
17th July
Electoral Reforms In India
ECI’s technical SOP for EVM verification is out: why verify and how?
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
‘Telecom sector awaits next frontier in communications via policy reform’
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
As thoughts become digitised, who will protect our Neurorights?
Child Rights – POSCO, Child Labour Laws, NAPC, etc.
Trying juveniles as adults is not the answer
Global Geological And Climatic Events
Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
[pib] World Heritage Young Professionals Forum, 2024
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024
Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.
India to host 2nd Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation
[17th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Centralised examinations have not aced the test
PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 National Education Policy 2020 conforms with the Sustainable Development Goal-4 (2030). It intends to…
16th July
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
ISRO has a problem: many rockets, but too few satellites to launch
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
China’s Communist Party begins ‘Third Plenum’ with focus on slowing economy
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
SC to look into the use of ‘Money Bills’ to pass laws
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
What is Maharashtra’s new bill to combat Naxalism in urban areas?
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
Tirzepatide: the Weight-loss Drug nearing Approval in India
Civil Aviation Sector – CA Policy 2016, UDAN, Open Skies, etc.
Uniform IGST Rate of 5% on Aircraft and Aircraft Engine Parts
Innovation Ecosystem in India
ICAR launches ‘One scientist, One product’ Scheme
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Appointment of the new Additional National Security Advisor (ANSA)
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
100 years of Electroencephalography (EEG)
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[16th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: ‘Big brother’ to ‘Brother’, a Nepal-India reset
PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q) ‘The long-sustained image of India as a leader of the oppressed and marginalised nations…
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15th July
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
Donald Trump shot
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
On the Jurisdiction of the CBI
The SC ruling on the portrayal of disability in films
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia
The Yuan Challenge: How India-Russia trade gap may threaten rupee internationalization efforts
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Ratna Bhandar of Puri Jagannath Temple, opened after 46 years
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Temples in News: Mahabodhi Temple, Puri Jagannath Temple
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology
India-based Neutrino Observatory
Tribes in News
Asur Tribes to get Forest Land Rights
Transparency and Accountability
All about transparency and accountability in governance in India, citizen charter, RTI & social audit.
[15th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The problem with the Karnataka Gig Workers Bill
PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q) Examine the role of ‘Gig Economy’ in the process of empowerment of women in…
13th July
Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc
[pib] Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ on 25th June Every Year
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Squalus hima: A new deep-water Dogfish Shark discovered in Kerala
RBI Notifications
RBI Circular on Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)
Wetland Conservation
Species in News
Food Procurement and Distribution – PDS & NFSA, Shanta Kumar Committee, FCI restructuring, Buffer stock, etc.
The PDS impact on household expenditure
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
ISRO’s plans to venture into planetary defence
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications
How PM Modi’s visit to Austria sends a message both to Moscow and the West
NITI Aayog’s Assessment
Release of SDG India Index 2023-24- NITI Aayog
Foundation 2025-July Batch Launch with SuperMentorsship
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12th July
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Zoological Survey of India’s Report on Animal Discoveries 2023
Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.
Upper Siang Hydropower Project in Arunachal Pradesh
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
[pib] National Gopal Ratna Award, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough
Impose ‘Robot Tax’ for AI-induced Job Loss: RSS
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Why are dengue cases on the rise worldwide?
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Breaking the taboo around men’s reproductive health
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
Future investments in India’s EV space
Foreign Policy Watch: India-SAARC Nations
India hosts BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers amid raging Myanmar crisis
[12th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Reading the tea lea/ves ahead of China’s Third Plenum
PYQ Relevance: Q The new tri-nation partnership AUKUS is aimed at countering China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region….
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11th July
Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.
The case for a Caste Census
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
MSMEs need funds for tech upgrades, green transition
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Central India’s land-use patterns, roads fragmenting gaur & sambar populations, threatening genetic diversity
Poverty Eradication – Definition, Debates, etc.
A case of people versus Population
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
Muslim Women entitled to seek Alimony, says SC
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Threats to Island Reptiles and Cacti Highlighted by IUCN
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Indian Star Tortoises rescued from Malaysia
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
[pib] GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme (GAINS 2024)
[11th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: India’s Demographic journey of hits and misses
PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q) What are the salient features of the National Food Security Act, of 2013? How…
9th July
FDI in Indian economy
How to read India’s Balance of Payments?
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Indigenous HPV vaccine, the rhetoric and the reality
Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.
The share of women in the unincorporated sector is highest in the south
What are the new provisions for Police Officers?
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
In an electric vehicle, what is Regenerative Braking?
International Monetary Fund,World Bank,AIIB, ADB and India
State of Economic Emergency in Argentina
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.
Scientists find proof that Pain-Sensing Cells are either Male or Female
Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.
Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994
Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.
Food Colorants and Chemical Additives Under Crackdown in Karnataka
[9th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: A brewing duel amid Manila’s dual engagement
PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q) With respect to the South China sea, maritime territorial disputes and rising tension affaire…
6th July
Judicial Reforms
Amidst politicians’ new reverence for the Constitution, one thing to remember
Financial Inclusion in India and Its Challenges
India’s Fintech funding plummets amid global slowdown, shows report
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU
The spectre of neo-fascism that is haunting Europe
BREXIT
UK elections: Historic result for Labour, but no vote share gains
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
Women get only 7% MSME credit: RBI ED
Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education
[pib] SEHER Program to Empower Women Entrepreneurs
Historical and Archaeological Findings in News
Leang Karampuang Cave is the World’s Oldest Cave Art
Solar Energy – JNNSM, Solar Cities, Solar Pumps, etc.
What is Aphelion?
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