Abbreviation: ITDTW (Issues to Track Down This Week), SM (Supplementary Material): Both are KANT IAS Initiatives for Mentorship.
Today’s Editorial/Columns/Opinions
- Sufferers, awarded GS II & GS III (ITDTW)
- A food-sufficient India needs to be hunger-free too GS II
- Food access is about equitable agrifood systems GS III
- The escalating conflict cycle in West Asia could have disastrous consequences GS II (SM)
- ‘Yield’ can’t be the sole indicator for agriculture GS III
Other Articles from Today’s Paper
- In Telangana, Rajnath lays foundation stone for Navy radar station GS III
- CEC slams exit polls, trends on TV channels; calls for corrective steps GS II
- Why have recent exit polls gone off the mark? GS II
- Centre sets up three AI research hubs on health, agri and cities GSIII
- Coastal flooding harms different tree species differently: study GS III
- Half of UAPA investigations pending for over three years GS II
- A Nobel for explaining why nations fail GS III (ITDTW)
- On the need to make more containers to boost trade GS III
- Israeli attack in northern Lebanon should be probed independently: UN GS II
Note
If you are a beginner in reading, prioritize 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.