Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- The sorry state of India’s parliamentary proceedings GS II
- Tackling delimitation by reversing population control GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- Youth at the forefront of climate litigation GS II & III
- Four UN environmental summits fell short in 2024. What happened? GS III (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- Net GST growth slumps to 3.3% in Dec., as revenues drop and refunds rise 45% GS III
- Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe GS II
- In Gadchiroli, Fadnavis says Naxalism will soon be eradicated from State GS II
- The race for fighters: the IAF’s dilemma GS III
- Scorpene-class submarine among 3 frontline platforms to be inducted by Navy on Jan. 15 GS II ITDTW
- Centre, States roped in 54,800 to monitor online content: report GS II
- SpaDeX first of many as ISRO prepares for Chandrayaan-4 GS III
- ‘Excessive nitrates found in groundwater in 440 districts’ GS III
- School enrolment down by over a crore in 2023-24: report GS II
- Cabinet extends DAP special package, crop insurance to stay GS III
- Saudi Arabia starts humanitarian ‘air bridge’ to assist Syria GS II
- Bangladesh Army chief calls for national consensus, tones down anti-India rhetoric GS II
- Newborns in Gaza dying from winter cold: medics 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.