Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- Manipur as a case for imposing Article 356 GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- Twin negligence GS II
- This time for Africa GS II
- No ‘X factor’ — reconciling freedom and accountability GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- Hasina continuing political activities from India: Yunus GS II (ITDTW)
- As Capital chokes, SC orders all curbs to stay till it revokes them GS II& III
- 3 elephants electrocuted in Odisha’s Sambalpur GS III
- ‘Very strange’, says top court on unopposed election of 3,000 panchayat candidates in Punjab GS II
- As Chikungunya cases rise in Telangana, U.S. issues travel advisory GS II & III
- Kerala Women’s Commission chief bats for censorship of television serials GS I
- End logjam for EPFO pensioners GS III
- Chennai-Vladivostok maritime corridor is operational: Sonowal GS II & III
- Did inflation play a role in Trump win? GS II & III
- How can design help a building be more climate-resilient? GS III (ITDTW & SM)
- ‘Global South hit by food, fuel crises due to conflicts’ GS III
- SpaceX’s Falcon-9 deploys Indian satellite into orbit GS III
- More efficient methods of tracking stubble burning needed, say experts GS III
- Curb insurance misselling: FM to banks GS III
- Around 6.5 lakh applications come in for PM’s Internship Scheme pilot project GS III
- Monitor portfolios proactively, handle potential risks, Das tells bank boards GS III
- Kremlin slams Biden’s decision to let Kyiv strike deeper in Russia 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.