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

26th February

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan

India stops Ravi water flow to Pakistan

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

Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc

Key Insights: All India Household Consumption Expenditure Survey

DOMR | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Inclusive Growth & Issues

International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries

Circumstellar Discs: Insights into Planetary Formation

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough

Understanding Large Language Models (LLMs)

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

Gravitational Wave Observations

Blanets: Worlds around Black Holes

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

Banking Sector Reforms

RBI Directs NPCI to Assess Paytm’s TPAP Request

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough

Hanooman: The Indic AI model by BharatGPT

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

Railway Reforms

PM inaugurates Banihal-Sangaldan Railway Line

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

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

Sudarshan Setu: India’s Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge

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

24th February

Historical and Archaeological Findings in News

Ancient Chalukyan Temples and Inscription Found

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

Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities

200 Years of Kittur Uprising: Commemorating Rani Chennamma

Explained | | Mains Paper 1: Modern Indian History

ISRO Missions and Discoveries

PAPA: Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya L1

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

Surrogacy in India

Donor Gametes are Allowed: New Rule on Surrogacy

Prelims Only | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Global Geological And Climatic Events

Singhbhum Craton: Insights from the Archaean Age

Prelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 1: Geographical Features & Their Location

Air Pollution

What are ‘Super Pollutants’?

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

Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology

Scientists carry out Laser Cooling of Positronium

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

Minimum Support Prices for Agricultural Produce

The cost of legal MSP is greatly exaggerated

op-ed snap | Agriculture | Mains Paper 3:

Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.

How LPG subsidy can be redesigned to privilege low-income households

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.

Indian Navy Updates

Trilateral Exercise Dosti-16 kicks off

Prelims Only | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: Various Security Forces, Agencies & Their Mandates

Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.

With Open Book Exams, India goes back to its traditional roots — and closer to being a vishwaguru

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

Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc

Changing the growth paradigm

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Inclusive Growth & Issues