Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- A community on the margins, its hidden scars GS I (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- Prison tag GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- A consistent response GS III
- How India could counter the CBAM GS III (ITDTW & SM)
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- Can’t fight, want to carry on with trade, say Muslim traders ‘evicted’ from M.P. fair GS I
- The dangers of high-altitude sickness GS III
- Is imposing tariffs on Chinese imports a good idea? GS III
- Meta to appeal CCI’s ₹213-cr. fine on WhatsApp privacy policy change GS III
- If diamonds and pencils are made out of carbon, how is it that pencils can write? GS III
- ‘India’s vision for free, open maritime network is finding resonance across the world’ GS II& III
- Paying ‘huge costs’ for climate action, says India at COP29 GS III (ITDTW & SM)
- Study finds 3 drug combos effective against high BP GS III
- Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad presented Indira Gandhi Peace Prize GS II
- India, U.K. to re-launch trade talks in new year: Starmer GS II
- Bima Sugam will help curb insurance mis-selling: IRDAI chief GS III
- Putin signs revised nuclear doctrine amid Ukraine war GS II
- Second Baltic Sea telecom cable damaged, says Sweden GS II& III
- Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake to visit India mid-December 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.