1st March

Appointment of Lokpal chairperson

Prelims Only | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Executive & Judiciary

RBI updates the Framework related to Regulatory Sandbox scheme

Explained | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.

Rare Diseases Care in India: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Explained | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc

Cross-Voting in Rajya Sabha Elections

Explained | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Indian Constitution – historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

India’s Leopard Population rises to 13,874

Prelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.

India’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ferry: A Technological Marvel

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology

Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles from Roen Olmi Mushroom

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Achievements Of Indians In S&T

Indian Ocean Power Competition

PM inaugurates Naval Base and Airstrip in Agalega Island, Mauritius

India Mapping | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: India & Its Neighborhood – Relations

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough

Context Windows in AI Conversations

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered

Melanochlamys Droupadi: New Sea Slug specie named after President Murmu

Species | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

[pib] Establishment of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)

PIBPrelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

Human Rights Issues

Understanding the world of the informal waste picker

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

29th February

Corruption Challenges – Lokpal, POCA, etc

Ex-SC Judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal Chairperson

DOMR | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences

Cannabis Use: Implications for Psychiatry

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Tax Reforms

On Irregularities in Vertical Devolution

Explained | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Federalism

Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.

Row over Karnataka Temple Bill

Explained | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Indian Constitution – historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

Coal and Mining Sector

Article 371A’s Influence on Coal Mining Rules in Nagaland

Prelims Only | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Indian Constitution – historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.

Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP)

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.

Early Bloom of Jacaranda sparks Climate Debate in Mexico

Prelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 1: Important Geophysical Phenomena

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East

Rediscovering Palestinian statehood

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Important International Institutions

Electoral Reforms In India

Stop the dithering and encourage green elections in India

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 1: Important Geophysical Phenomena

28th February

The current global order — a fraying around many edges

op-ed snap | International Relations | : Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Electoral Reforms In India

Criminals of Politics: Analysis of Rajya Sabha Candidates by ADR

DOMRExplained | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes

Why sustainable funding matters for India’s ‘Science Power’ ambition?

Explained | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Tiger Conservation Efforts – Project Tiger, etc.

In news: Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)

Prelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia

ISRO Missions and Discoveries

4 IAF Gaganyaan Astronaut-designates named

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Achievements Of Indians In S&T

Promoting Science and Technology – Missions,Policies & Schemes

Completion of Genome India Project

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences

Newfound ‘Obelisks’ join Viruses, Viroids as third unusual life form

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

27th February

Women empowerment issues – Jobs,Reservation and education

Grant Permanent Commission to Women: SC to Coast Guard

SC Judgements | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: Various Security Forces, Agencies & Their Mandates

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Global Implications

EU Sanctions Indian Tech Firm over Dual-Use Items

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports

Powers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)

Prelims Only | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Civil Service

Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols

Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) by IPCC

Prelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 1: Important Geophysical Phenomena

Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology

Room-Temperature Qubits: A Gateway to Affordable Quantum Computing

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Blockchain Technology: Prospects and Challenges

Bitcoin Halving: A Quadrennial Crypto Phenomenon

Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

In news: Theyyam Performance Art of Kerala

Prelims Only | History | Mains Paper 1: Arts & Culture

Land Reforms

An expansive land management policy is overdue

op-ed snap | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 1: Distribution Of Key Natural Resources Across The World

Innovation Ecosystem in India

Drop the ‘garland model’ to let science in India blossom

op-ed snap | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields