Today’s Articles
- Will there be a lasting ceasefire in Gaza? GS II
- Lab-grown bat organs, next stop en route to predicting pandemics GS III
- A hype comes crashing down GS III
Note
If you are a beginner in reading, prioritise articles from the start. Do not read for more than one hour; it is perfectly fine to read only two articles per day in the initial months. Try to learn some vocabulary (3 to 5 words as discussed in the mentorship class), and then gradually increase your speed. Focus on quality over quantity; speed will naturally improve over time. For example, if you read only one/two or three articles per day for the first six months (180 days), you will cover 180 to 360/540 articles with quality and revisions. This number is sufficient to grasp the basics thoroughly. You will still have the remaining six months of the year, which will be ample time to increase your speed and cover more topics. So, be patient, avoid following the crowd, and adhere to the guidance provided in the class.
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Lab-grown bat organs, next stop en route to predicting pandemics
Bat organoids and cell lines could support more effective monitoring and research into emerging viruses and improve India’s preparedness for the next pandemic.
Will there be a lasting ceasefire in Gaza?
What has the U.S. mediated through special envoy Steve Witkoff to ease the situation? What are the terms of the proposed ceasefire? Why did the last ceasefire fail? What happened after its collapse? What have international agencies warned regarding starvation in Gaza?
A hype comes crashing down
The collapse of the newly built National Highway 66 in Malappuram and the deep fissures that developed on the road stretches in Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur districts have caught the State and the Union governments off guard. As questions are being raised about public safety and the technical feasibility of the ambitious road projects in the State, Abdul Latheef Naha hits the road to weigh up the situation