Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- Do not write off Trump’s America GS II
- A cut in time GS III
- Cash transfer schemes for women as new poll plank GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- Costly miscalculation GS II
- India’s strategic focus on West Africa GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- South Korean President Yoon to face impeachment GS II
- 5.3-magnitude quake jolts Telangana’s Mulugu GS II
- Is the caste Census a useful exercise? GS I & II
- India backs UN resolution calling for Israel’s exit GS II
- Top court directs five States to provide facts and figures on illegal sand-mining GS II
- After anomaly alert, ISRO sets PROBA-3 launch for today GS III
- Bhutan King Jigme Wangchuck to pay 2-day visit to India GS II
- Indo-Russian venture to set up 3 depots for Vande Bharat project GS III
- Nov. services activity cools a bit GS III
- Trump tariffs an opportunity for India, says NITI CEO GS II& III
- Amazon launches new AI models GS III
- Yunus involved in genocide, places of worship are under attack in Bangladesh: Hasina GS II
- Chinese ship fired water cannon at vessel: Manila GS II
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 one article 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 or two articles per day for the first six months (180 days), you will cover 180 to 360 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.