Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- The Sheikh Hasina extradition demand, India’s options GS II
- States and the danger of poorly manufactured drugs GS III (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- Currency concerns GS III
- Women electors turned out more than men in LS polls GS II
- UPI duopoly’s rise and market vulnerabilities GS III (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- ISRO’s docking mission on; spacecraft reach right orbit GS III
- Private Members’ Bills get short shrift in both Houses of Parliament GS II
- Wayanad landslides a ‘disaster of severe nature’, says Centre GS II
- On India’s obligations towards the Rohingya GS II
- Carter’s connection to India was personal and political GS II
- Unconventional methods like AI-based warfare a big challenge, says Rajnath GS II & III
- Behaviour that causes mental pain to spouse ground for divorce: SC GS II
- Centre inks contracts for AIP, torpedoes for submarines GS III
- Financial system stable on healthy balance sheets: RBI GS III
- Three foreign policy choices that shaped Carter presidency GS II
- Taliban to close all NGOs employing Afghan women 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.