Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- India needs an environmental health regulatory agency GS II & III (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
- A bilateral investment treaty with a ‘bit’ of change GS II
- Is social media doing more harm than good to democracy? GS II (For Offline Students: Tomorrow’s Peer Learning Discussion Topic)
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- Gautam Adani indicted in U.S. over charges of bribery, securities fraud GS II & III
- Consensus on new climate finance goal remains elusive GS III (ITDTW & SM)
- India to host global meet of cooperatives in Delhi from Nov. 25 GS III
- Rock-cut footprints, human figure dating back to Megalithic period unearthed at Kerala’s Kanhirapoil GS I
- ‘Global consensus must to face challenges in using AI for governance’ GS II &III
- ‘T.N. govt. to set up centre of excellence with AI lab’ GS III
- ‘Human intervention and ethical considerations are essential to AI’ GS III
- AI is augmentative tech, not a replacement for human capital: Minister GS III
- AI models must be transparent for better traceability, say experts GS III
- In Ranthambore, tigers and humans struggle for space and survival GS III
- Is Delhi becoming an uninhabitable city? GS III
- World should embrace Buddhist doctrines to resolve conflicts: Rajnath GS II
- Price stability bedrock for sustained growth: Das GS III
- CEA Nageswaran asks India Inc. not to seek protective cover of weak currency GS III
- ICC issues arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas leaders GS II
- Children make up 40% of displaced in Myanmar, says UN GS II
- U.S. Department of Justice seeks to break up Google 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.