1. The process of electing India’s President Will the recent Assembly Elections impact the presidential election in July? How is the vote value for each MP/MLA calculated? The Indian President is elected through an electoral college system, wherein the votes are cast by national and State-level lawmakers. In the upcoming polls, the number of electors […]
1. Modi pushes for peace as Shehbaz flags Kashmir Elected unopposed, new Pak. PM raises issue of Article 370 Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Pakistan’s new PM Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, with a message of peace in a region “free of terror”. In a speech to the National Assembly a few hours earlier, Mr. Sharif […]
1. India’s role in a disordered world New Delhi can play an important role in shaping a new, more democratic, world order Western nations want to throw Russia out of the G-20. China has opposed them. India will be chair of the G-20 from December 1, 2022. The world is greatly disordered. What should India […]
1. President bats for mediation as a dispute resolution tool Kovind flags reluctance among judiciary to adopt mediation President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday advocated the concept of mediation in the judicial process and said it is yet to find widespread acceptance due to certain bottlenecks, adding that all stakeholders should display a positive attitude […]
1. Shah pitches for Hindi use, Opposition cries foul Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that people from various States speaking different languages should communicate with each other in Hindi instead of English has triggered widespread criticism from Opposition leaders, who dubbed it “Hindi imperialism”. A statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs quoted Mr. […]
1. Russia suspended from rights council India abstains from vote at UNGA Russia’s membership to the Human Rights Council (HRC), to which it was elected in 2020, was suspended on Thursday after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted, 93 to 24, with 58 abstentions, including India, to adopt a resolution suspending Moscow from the […]
1. India offers help to end Russia-Ukraine conflict Russia is ‘very important partner’: External Affairs Minister India will be “glad” to help in bringing about a resolution for the crisis in Ukraine, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a discussion under Rule 193 regarding the crisis […]
1. Gotabaya govt. loses majority in Parliament Over 40 MPs of Sri Lanka’s ruling alliance sit separately Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa lost his parliamentary majority on Tuesday, as a group of lawmakers from the ruling party and its allies sat independently in the House, deserting the government that faces enormous public criticism for “mishandling” […]
1. Push the policy needle forward on migrant support Amidst the scattered experimentation now, the Centre must offer strategic policy guidance for inter-State coordination Only two years ago, in the wake of a nationwide lockdown, India was left shocked by the plight of migrant workers walking hundreds of kilometres, facing hunger, exhaustion and violence, to […]
1. No-trust vote dismissed, Imran gets Pak. Parliament dissolved Opposition turns to top court after President acts on Prime Minister’s advice Pakistan’s beleaguered Prime Minister Imran Khan bowled a yorker at his rivals on Sunday by getting the presidential nod for the dissolution of Parliament, a move dubbed “unconstitutional” by the Opposition parties. The latter […]
1. India-Australia deal seeks to double bilateral trade in 5 years Significant economic pact for New Delhi amid Canberra’s tensions with Beijing India and Australia signed an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) on Saturday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart in Canberra Scott Morrison, with an eye on doubling […]
1. CJI flags ‘falling credibility’ of CBI Justice Ramana calls for umbrella probe body to avoid multiple proceedings Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Friday said that with the passage of time, like every other institution of repute, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had also come under deep public scrutiny. Its actions and […]
1. U.S. Deputy NSA warns India of ‘consequences’ Daleep Singh cautions against trade deals with Russia There will be “consequences” for any country, including India, that conducts local currency transactions through Russia’s central bank or constructs a payment mechanism that subverts or circumvents the United States’ sanctions against Russia, American Deputy National Security Adviser for […]
1. key partner sides with Opposition Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif will be next PM, says Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday effectively lost majority in Parliament after a key partner of the ruling coalition joined the ranks of the Opposition, which has tabled a no-confidence motion against his government in the […]
1. Protest in LS as Bill envisages lifting biometrics of detainees New Criminal Procedure Bill violates rights: MPs The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, that would allow the police and prison authorities to collect, store and analyse physical and biological samples, including retina and iris scans, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid […]
1. The era of an unemployed India There are many indices of proof that seriously contradict the tall claims of employment generation in India Reports on and the visuals of the recent agitations by railway job applicants reveal a widespread problem of massive job insecurity among India’s youth. Alarming figures of unemployment have been recurrent […]
1. How mitochondria adapted to living within cells Billions of years ago, a prokaryotic organism called archaea captured a bacterial endosymbiont An organism that has been around from 2 billion years ago has given biologists from Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (CCMB), a clue as to how mitochondria became an inseparable part of […]
1. India’s complex position on Islamophobia India’s assertion criticising the OIC Resolution on Islamophobia was valid, but could have made a reference to Indian Muslims Last week, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a consensus Resolution declaring March 15 annually as the ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’. Introducing the draft document on behalf of […]
1. The peculiar case of Ladakh’s eastern boundary Atmanirbhar Bharat requires a bold relook at old misconceptions while continuing dialogue Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in India and is expected to meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. The changed global geopolitical situation is a good time to focus […]
1. Exports cross $400-bn annual target as goods shipments jump Prime Minister congratulates farmers, weavers and MSMEs on the achievement India’s annual goods exports crossed the $400-billion mark for the first time ever, the government announced on Wednesday, buoyed by an increase in shipments of merchandise, including engineering products, apparel and garments, gems and jewellery […]
Current affairs decide a large share of marks in UPSC Prelims, Mains and the Interview, and in TNPSC exams. Every morning our faculty publish the day’s important news from The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express and other sources — explained, organised by GS paper, and linked to the syllabus.
What each daily post includes
The key news of the day, grouped by GS Paper 1, 2, 3 and 4
Background and the static syllabus topic each story connects to
