Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- The long fight for accessibility, dignity in Indian prisons GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- Grind along GS II
- An overturning of Sri Lanka’s old political order GS II
- Turning tide GS III (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- Clearing the air on Delhi’s pollution crisis GS III
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- Deadline looms for climate summit negotiators seeking a deal for funds to check global warming GS III (ITDTW & SM)
- The dangers of high-altitude sickness GS III
- Delhi govt. implements work-from-home policy amid severe pollution GS III
- Delhi HC asks SBI to credit ₹2.6 lakh siphoned from victim’s account GS III
- Should packaged food content be labelled? GS III
- How does PM Vidyalaxmi differ from other schemes? GS II
- India, China agree to work on rebuilding mutual trust GS II
- Prime Minister proposes seven key pillars to strengthen ties between India, ‘CARICOM’ GS II
- Planetary crisis puts children at risk: UNICEF report GS III
- Climate change is the biggest disruptor in aquaculture: FAO GS III (ITDTW & SM)
- Telcos can claim CENVAT credit for towers, shelters: SC GS III
- India, Australia firm up renewable energy partnership GS II& III
- Inflation spilling over, private capex lacklustre: RBI Bulletin GS III
- U.S. decision on missiles ‘big mistake’, says Erdogan GS III
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.