Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- Growing epidemic GS II
- Two cheers for the top court’s ‘bulldozer’ judgement GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- The ‘new’ Justitia and reimagining justice GS I & II
- No accountability GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- A devastating blow to global climate efforts GS III (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- India and Nigeria will join hands to tackle terrorism, piracy, drug trafficking: PM GS II
- COP-29 discussions flagging, no progress made on issues critical to developing countries: India GS III (ITDTW & SM)
- India conducts ‘historic’ flight test of hypersonic missile with a range of 1,500 km GS III
- Why were the Kerala IAS officers suspended? GS II
- Why is Germany headed for snap polls? GS II
- ‘Women entering labour force earning less than they did earlier’ GS II
- India, Bangladesh have maintained ties despite changes, says envoy GS II (ITDTW)
- Centre aims to make Andaman and Nicobar Islands a tuna export hub GS III
- New infectious diseases among bees threaten world’s economies GS III
- Trump promises to end wars with a ‘strong military’ 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.