1. Why the Aadhaar-voter ID link must be stopped Aadhaar use to construct elector databases has resulted in exclusion and will help in profiling the voter The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that was passed in haste in the winter session in the Lok Sabha, and which facilitates amendment to the Representation of People’s Act, […]
1. Kashmiri apples face Iranian kiwi pests The valley’s apple dealers write to horticulture experts and the Ministry of Agriculture The import of Iranian kiwis from Afghanistan to India has posed a major concern for apple dealers in Kashmir following a contagious quarantine pest threat found earlier this month in New Delhi. Majid Aslam Wafai, […]
1. ‘Population not the sole factor in J&K delimitation’ A provision in delimitation Acts from 1952 onwards, which says that other than population, factors like physical features, boundaries of administrative units, communication facilities and public convenience should be taken into account while drawing constituency boundaries, has led to the Opposition’s concerns over the ongoing delimitation […]
1. ‘Aggressive and passive steps taken after Galwan clash’1971 win against Pak. was India’s finest moment: Lt.Gen. A. Arun After the 2020 Galwan Valley skirmish, India has put in place aggressive and passive measures that have made such a clash near impossible hereafter, according to Lt. Gen. A. Arun, General Officer Commanding, Dakshin Bharat Area. […]
1.The perils of ideological certitude There seems an order of priorities in place for much of the electorate instead of the bread and butter governance issues Trend, fashions or ideas float in all societies. When does a trend become an ideology? What motivates an individual to commit itself to it? An ideology is understood to […]
1.Don’t use new law to justify LAC moves, India tells China ‘It will have no bearing on present boundary arrangements’ China must not use its new “Land Boundary Law” to justify any actions that alter the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), said India, in a strongly worded statement that expressed “concern” over […]
1.Why India shouldn’t sign on to net zero Doing so would be to accede to further over-appropriation of the global carbon budget by a few Despite the net zero campaign by a number of countries and non-state actors, the timing of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions reaching net zero is not the critical parameter for […]
1.A reminder that India still trails in the hunger fight The Government’s objection to the methodology of the Global Hunger Index is not based on facts The Global Hunger Report (GHR) has once again made headlines in India for the country’s poor ranking in terms of the Global Hunger Index (GHI). The report ranks India […]
1.‘Kashmir has become a laboratory for all forces’ Militancy and civilian killings continuing despite the withdrawal of Article 370, says senior J&K politician and CWC member The Congress Working Committee (CWC), in a strongly worded political resolution, expressed concern over the rise in violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and linked it with events such […]
1.India weighs ‘net zero’ target ahead of CoP It will insist that developed nations keep their pledges India has not entirely ruled out the possibility of agreeing to a “net zero” climate target, though it will not budge on demanding that developed nations make good their commitments, such as providing an annual $100 billion to […]
1.‘Need strategic reserves of coal and gas’ Kumar moots a month’s stock to guard against supply shocks, govt. asks States to boost hydel output The Centre has asked States to lift their hydropower output in a bid to conserve scarce coal supplies, Power Secretary Alok Kumar said on Thursday, stressing the need to build strategic […]
1.The carbon markets conundrum at COP26 Success in Glasgow hinges to a great extent on the conclusion of one of the most technical and highly contentious issues If climate negotiations are compared to a game of diplomatic chess, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement would be the king to be checkmated and captured for concluding […]
1.No excuses please, India awaits a full caste headcount The central government’s logistical or legal justifications to not disclose caste census data do not stand scrutiny The Narendra Modi government has finally elaborated on its reasons for not disclosing the caste data collated in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011. The Government’s affidavit filed […]
1.A shadow foreign policy for the first time A document suggesting an alternative foreign policy has been put forth, but will the Opposition consider it? India does not have a tradition of shadow cabinets lurking behind the government in power with ready alternative approaches to policy matters. The opposition challenges government policies, but provides no […]
1.Zeolite oxygen concentrators: chemistry in three dimensions At the heart of this technology are synthetic frameworks of silica and alumina with nanometer-sized pores that are rigid and inflexible Chemists, when they are designing or building new molecules, can be thought of as architects and builders. An organic chemist can plan a blueprint for a new […]
1.Hunger Index: poor ranking devoid of ground reality and facts, says Govt. Ranked at 101, India is behind neighbours like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka The Government on Friday challenged India’s poor ranking in the the Global Hunger Index 2021 and the methodology used calling it “devoid of ground reality and facts”. The Index […]
1.‘Gati Shakti’ will boost infra projects: PM ‘It will help India realise its dream of becoming business capital of the world’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday kicked off ‘PM Gati Shakti’, a national master plan for synchronising connectivity infrastructure projects across modes of transport, and said it will help India realise its dream of […]
1.Retail inflation falls to 4.35%; industrial output growth up Don’t read too much into the encouraging data: economists India’s retail inflation cooled off to a five-month low of 4.35% in September, thanks to a sharp dip in food price inflation, while industrial output growth accelerated to 11.9% in August, driven largely by a statistical effect […]
1.The next step is a constitutional right to health Presently, any investment in health care has failed to translate into a sense of security and sanctuary for many Indians The brevity of human memory is often a blessing and even necessary for our collective healing from suffering. But the lessons we learn from suffering are […]
1.A ‘Taiwan flashpoint’ in the Indo-Pacific In pursuing its Indo-Pacific strategy, India needs to be mindful of the China-U.S. equations in the region If the rising confrontation between the United States and China erupts into a clash of arms, the likely arena may well be the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan is the unfinished business of China’s […]
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
