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9th May

Internal Security Architecture Shortcomings – Key Forces, NIA, IB, CCTNS, etc.

Analysis of the Maoist Attack and The Way Forward

op-ed snap | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: External State & Non-State Actors: Challenges To Internal Security.

Higher Education – RUSA, NIRF, HEFA, etc.

All India Survey on Higher Education: A Wake-up Call for the Muslim Community

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

India’s Buddhist Diplomacy: Promoting Soft Power and Regional Cohesion

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Coal and Mining Sector

India coal imports surge to 162 MT in FY23

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

RBI Notifications

RBI’s gold reserves rise to 794.64 tonne

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.

India’s delayed implementation of mandatory Drug Recall Law

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Effects Of Liberalization On The Economy, Changes In Industrial Policy and their effects on Industrial Growth

Tribes in News

Manipur Riots: CJI questions HC’s power over ST List

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

Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.

Misleading food ads and regulations to curtail them

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

Global Geological And Climatic Events

Cyclone Mocha developing in Bay of Bengal

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

Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc

What does the Constitution say about the sovereignty of India?

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

9th May 2023 | Nikaalo Prelims- Mini test 30 (Separation of Powers, Parliamentary vs Presidential System)

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Nikaalo Prelims Spotlight || Separation of Powers, Parliamentary vs Presidential System

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8th May

Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures

Moving Beyond COVID-19: Need for Contextual Understanding

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education,Important International Institutions

Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.

The Future of the US Dollar As a World Reserve Currency

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Effects Of Liberalization On The Economy, Changes In Industrial Policy and their effects on Industrial Growth

Internal Security Architecture Shortcomings – Key Forces, NIA, IB, CCTNS, etc.

The Maoist Insurgency: Challenges and The Way Forward

op-ed snap | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: External State & Non-State Actors: Challenges To Internal Security.,Various Security Forces, Agencies & Their Mandates

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Maldives

UTF (Uthuru Thila Falhu- Island) Harbour Project

| Security Issues | Mains Paper 2: India & Its Neighborhood - Relations

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar

India operationalizes Sittwe Port in Myanmar

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

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

What is Project Dantak?

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

Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures

FDA approves first vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus

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

Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences

Scientists help find new kind of Molecular Motor

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

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8th May 23 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

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8th May 2023 | Nikaalo Prelims- Mini test 29 (Constitutionalism, Liberty, Rule of Law, Equality and Liberalism)

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Nikaalo Prelims Spotlight || Constitutionalism, Liberty, Rule of Law, Equality and Liberalism

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[EPW] India’s Toy Industry

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6th May

Liquor Policy of States

Legalizing Cannabis Cultivation and Decriminalizing Drug Use

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead

India’s Leadership of G-20 and SCO: Challenges and Realities

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India,India & Its Neighborhood - Relations

Digital India Initiatives

Smart Meters to Bring a Revolution in the Power Sector

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: S&T - Applications In Everyday Life

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

Govt. program for Non-Communicable Diseases renamed

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues

Covid is no longer an Emergency: what changes?

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Important International Institutions

Railway Reforms

Rail Vikas Nigam gets Navratna Status

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

Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc

All India Radio (AIR) to be renamed Akashvani

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

Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments

Europe de-recognizes 6 Indian clearing corporations

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

6th May 23 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

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[Burning Issue] Manipur Ethnic Violence

Context Cause of the current violence Manipur High Court’s Ruling Merger of Manipur with the Union of India: Who are… Continue reading

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5th May

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East

CEPA is the Growth Engine For India-UAE Bilateral Trade

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: India & Its Neighborhood - Relations

Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.

Aspirational Cities Programme (ACP): A Step in the Right Direction

op-ed snap | Governance | Mains Paper 1: Population & Associated Issues

North-East India – Security and Developmental Issues

Article 355 imposed in Manipur

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

RBI Notifications

CBDC for efficient Cross-Border Payment

| Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy

Nuclear Diplomacy and Disarmament

What is the Washington Declaration?

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Important International Institutions

Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.

All Cantonments to be disbanded: Centre

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

5th May 2023 | Nikaalo Prelims- Mini test 28 (Current affairs developments in Economics)

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5th May 23 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions

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Nikaalo Prelims Spotlight || Current affairs Developments in Economics

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[Sansad TV] Mudda Aapka: India’s Logistics Sector

Central Idea: India’s Logistics Progress Reasons behind India’s logistics sector: A backgrounder (1) Road Transport (2) Railways (3) Air Cargo … Continue reading

4th May

G20 : Economic Cooperation ahead

SAI20 and India’s Presidency of G20

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Organ & Tissue Transplant- Policies, Technologies, etc.

Govt. to release Manual for Organ Donation & Transplantation

| Governance | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough

EU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act

IOCR | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Important International Institutions

Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.

India drops 11 places to rank 161 in World Press Freedom Index

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