Front Page
- Centre, Assam sign peace pact with ULFA faction
- GS -3 Internal Security
- Prelims – ULFA
- Interest rates up on two schemes; no hike for PPF
- Prelims – Small Savings Scheme
Business
- Core sectors’ growth skids to 6-month low in November
- Prelims – Core Sectors
- ‘Jobs back to pre-COVID level, not alone in food price rise, FDI worries’
- GS -3 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
- India Apr.-Nov. fiscal deficit at 51% of FY24 estimate: data
- Prelims – Fiscal Deficit
- India closing in on lithium deal with Argentina, tapping Australia, Chile
- GS -1 Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent)
- Prelims – Lithium
World
- Javier Milei writes to BRICS leaders, rejects invite for Argentina to join the grouping
- GS -2 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
- Read about BRICS – Importance – BRICS and India
News
- Experts call for systems to be prepared to tackle surge COVID cases: Soumya Swaminathan
- GS -2 Health
- India, Hong Kong bust synthetic diamond trading syndicate; 8 held
- GS -3 money-laundering and its prevention.
- Read about Trade based money laundering – Money laundering Act
- Prelims – Synthetic Diamond
- ISRO all set to launch XPoSat, 10 other payloads on Jan. 1
- GS -3 Space
- Read about XPoSat
- India requests LeT founder Hafiz Saeed’s extradition from Pak.
- GS -2 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
- Kerala seeks clarity from SC on powers of Governor
- GS -2 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.
- Indian Navy unveils new epaulettes for admirals
- Prelims – rajmudra , Navy Ranks
- Students question Centre’s decision not to hike Maulana Azad scholarships
- Prelims – Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF)
Editorial
- A call for disability inclusion that must be heeded (GS-2)
- A quiet reprieve (GS-2)
- Rift over relief (GS-2)