The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR
| Headline | Source | Syllabus | Key points to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023 | The Hindu(Page 1) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What are the key provisions of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023? |
| No need for more talks on ‘resolved’ Katchatheevu issue, says Sri Lanka Katchatheevu controversy: Why international agreements are best left alone in domestic politics | The Hindu(Page 1) Indian Express(Page 14) | IR (GSIII) | – What is the Katchatheevu issue? – Its impact on the India-Sri Lanka relations |
| Revisit these sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita | The Hindu(Page 8) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What is Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita? – Its significance, concerns and the way forward |
| Universities must budge on college autonomy nudge | The Hindu(Page 8) | Education (GSII) | – Is autonomy to colleges essential for promoting innovation and enhancing academic quality? – Challenges associated with the autonomy of colleges – What is the way forward? |
| Is the urban water system breaking? | The Hindu(Page 9) | Conservation (GSIII) | – What does the ‘Bengaluru water crisis’ say about the water infrastructure in our cities? – What needs to be done? |
| On global indices measuring democracy | The Hindu(Page 10) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – How do researchers measure democracy? – Why does India want to make its own democracy index? |
| Political parties symbols | The Hindu(Page 10) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – How are symbols allotted to political parties? – Its significance, concerns and the way forward |
| No sanctions against India for buying, refining Russian oil, say U.S. officials | The Hindu(Page 14) | IR (GSII) / Economy (GSIII) | – Recently, U.S. officials said there are no sanctions against India for buying, refining Russian oil. What does it mean for India? |
| Agni-Prime ballistic missile flight-tested successfully | The Hindu(Page 14) | Defence (GSIII) | – What is the significance of Agni Prime, the new-generation ballistic missile test-fired by India? |
| RBI holds firm on rupee derivatives, defers rules to May 3 | The Hindu(Page 15) | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD)? – Its regulation in India |
| Govt. body hikes prices of essential medicines again, says ‘it’s miniscule’ | The Hindu(Page 20) | Health (GSII) | – What are essential medicines? – How are they regulated in India? |
| Basel III endgame | The Hindu | IR (GSII) / Economy (GSIII) | – What is the ‘Basel III endgame’? – Its impact |
| War in Ukraine, possible return of Trump trouble NATO as it turns 75 | The Hindu | IR (GSII) | – What is NATO? – What are the challenges it is facing currently? – What lies ahead? |
| Prostate cancer cases in India to double by 2040, says Lancet analysis | Indian Express(Page 8) | Health (GSIII) | – Prostate cancer: Its causes, symptoms and treatment – Its burden in India |
| New map of universe may open a window to dark energy | Indian Express(Page 8) | S&T (GSIII) | – Recently, researchers have released the “three-dimensional” map of the universe. What is its significance? |
| Army inducts indigenous Akashteer system | Indian Express(Page 9) | Defence (GSIII) | – What is the Akashteer system? – Its significance |
| Before SC: Can states levy excise duty on industrial alcohol? | Indian Express(Page 14) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What is industrial alcohol? – Can states levy excise duty on industrial alcohol? |
| President launches India’s first homegrown CAR T-cell therapy for cancer treatment | PIB | Health (GSII) | – What is CAR-T cell therapy? – Its significance |
