Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- Debating the ‘healthy longevity initiative’ GS II & III
- A mixed report card for the IMEC GS II
- No time lost GS II
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- Food prices spur retail inflation to 6.2% in Oct. GS III
- No invite from India, Nepal PM Oli to visit China in Dec. GS II
- Despite challenges, progress made in trade between India, Russia: Minister GS II
- In Baku breakthrough, COP clears carbon credit trade GS II – (ITDTW & SM)
- CO2 emissions set to to rise 0.8% this year, India’s contribution to go up by 4.6% GS III (ITDTW & SM)
- Team at Kolkata institute engineers bacteria to solve maths problems GS III
- The quest for freedom: is the ‘will’ truly free? GS I, II & IV
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.