PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, Mint, AIR
| Headline | Source | Syllabus | Key points to know |
| Lok Sabha passes Bill on CEC, EC appointment | The Hindu: (Page 1) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What are the key provisions of the CEC, EC appointment Bill that has been recently passed by the Lok Sabha? |
| India Skills Report 2024 | The Hindu: (Page 6) | Governance (GSII) / Economy (GSIII) | – What are the key findings of the India Skills Report 2024? |
| Bengaluru airport wins award at UNESCO’s 2023 Prix Versailles | The Hindu: (Page 6) | Miscellaneous | – UNESCO recognises Terminal 2 at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda as one of ‘World’s Most Beautiful Airports’. What will be its significance? |
| Questionable searches under the Money Laundering Act | The Hindu: (Page 10) | Internal Security (GSIII) | – What is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002? – Its significance, criticism and the way forward |
| three Bills that replace the body of criminal laws in India Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 | The Hindu: (Page 10) Indian Express(Page 13) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What are the key provisions of the three Bills that were passed by the Parliament recently to replace the criminal laws in India? – Its significance |
| All-India Judicial Service | The Hindu: (Page 11) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What is the All-India Judicial Service? – Should an All-India Judicial Service be created? |
| Post Office Bill, 2023 | The Hindu: (Page 12) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What are the key provisions of the Post Office Bill, 2023? – Its significance, criticism and the way forward |
| RS passes Telecom Bill amid empty Opposition benches | The Hindu: (Page 14) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What are the key provisions of the Telecom Bill that was recently passed by the Rajya Sabha? |
| Parliament passes Bill to replace the PRB Act | The Hindu: (Page 14) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What are the key provisions of the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill that was recently passed by the Parliament? |
| India receives price bids for 26 Rafale jets, 3 submarines | The Hindu: (Page 16) | Defense (GSIII) | – What are the key facts related to the Rafale jets? – Its strategic significance for India |
| WHO prequalifies a malaria vaccine by Serum Institute | The Hindu: (Page 16) | Health (GSII) | – What is the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine? – Its significance |
| Namdapha flying squirrel resurfaces in Arunachal Pradesh | The Hindu: (Page 16) | Species in news (GSIII) | – Namdapha flying squirrel: Its habitat and IUCN status |
| Iceland volcano eruption | Indian Express(Page 13) | GS 1 (Geography) | – Iceland volcano eruption: What are volcanoes and why is the island so volcanically active? |
| “Paat-Mitro” application | PIB | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the “Paat-Mitro” application? – Its significance |
| Adi Vyakhyan’ | PIB | Society (GSI) / Governance (GSII) | – What is ‘Adi Vyakhyan’? – Its significance |
| As JN.1 emerges as variant of interest, time to evaluate preparedness | The Hindu: (Page 22) | Health (GSII) | – What is the new COVID variant, JN.1? – Its causes, symptoms and prevention |
| Researchers patenting new treatment for nicotine addiction | The Hindu: (Page 22) | Health (GSII) | – What is nicotine addiction? – Its causes, symptoms & treatment |
| ISRO to usher in New Year with XPoSat launch | Indian Express(Page 8) | Space (GSIII) | – What is XPoSat, India’s first polarimetry mission? – Its objectives |
| India may compensate exporters against UK, EU carbon tax | Indian Express(Page 17) | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the EU carbon tax? – In what way EU carbon tax benefits and impacts the Indian Market? |
| rare earth minerals | Indian Express (Page 17) | Economy (GSIII) / IR (GSII) | – What are rare earth minerals? – Its importance for India |
| ECI issues guidelines to nudge political parties to move towards respectful discourse for persons with disabilities | PIB | Governance (GSII) | – What are the roles and responsibilities of ECI? |
| 2023 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation | News on air | Culture (GSI) / Miscellaneous | – What are the key highlights of the 2023 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation? |
| Africa’s second largest oil producer Angola leaves OPEC | News on air | IR (GSII) / Economy (GSIII) | – What is OPEC? – Why did Angola exit OPEC? |
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