1. After meet with PM Modi, top bureaucrats told to develop desi digital, social media platforms.
- GS3: Indigenization of technology and developing new technology
2. Manufactured cough syrup for years without issue,’ pharma company owner argues in court after deaths in Madhya Pradesh.
- GS Prelims: Current events of national and international importance.
3. Amid Ladakh unrest, why Hill Council elections are set to be deferred to 2026.
- GS2: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
4. Can there be a Joint Committee of Parliament without Opposition? Govt considers options.
- GS2: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
5. Was Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado inspired by Mahatma Gandhi? Posts from 2010 resurface online.
- GS4: Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
6. Nobel Peace Prize 2025 winner: Maria Corina Machado, ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela.
- GS4: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.
7. The enduring political appeal of swadeshi — and why it is not necessarily good economics.
8. At less than 6%, paddy procurement remains abysmally low in Punjab.
- GS3: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security.
9. Amid global churn, India needs to re-evaluate its diplomatic options.
- GS2: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests, Indian diaspora.
10. With new Great Game, India must engage with the Taliban and Kabul.
- GS2: India and its neighbourhood.