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Current Affairs

Module 6 · Ongoing issues, debates, and the context behind headlines.

National International Policy

Understanding Current Affairs

Media Literacy & Critical News Reading: How to read news critically, identify bias, evaluate sources, and verify facts before forming opinions
Parliament & Policy Making: How laws are made, how Parliament works, and how citizens can track legislation and influence policy
Supreme Court Judgments and Their Implications: How the apex court shapes law, rights, and governance — landmark cases, recent rulings, and how to read judgments critically
Elections and electoral processes: EVMs, voter rolls, campaign finance
International relations: India's role in global politics

Sources:

Press Information Bureau (PIB) — pib.gov.in
PRS Legislative Research, Bill Track — prsindia.org/billtrack
Election Commission of India — eci.gov.in

Key Areas to Track

Social Issues: Education, healthcare, gender equality, caste discrimination
Economic Issues: Inflation, unemployment, GDP, budget analysis
Environmental Issues: Climate change, pollution, conservation
Security Issues: Internal security, defense, terrorism, cyber threats
Technology Issues: AI regulation, data privacy, digital governance

Sources:

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change — moef.gov.in
Ministry of Electronics and IT — meity.gov.in
NITI Aayog Reports — niti.gov.in

Sources & Methods

Reliable news sources: The Hindu, Indian Express, The Wire, EPW
Government portals: PIB, PRS India, parliamentary websites
Fact-checking platforms: Alt News, Boom, Factly
Weekly roundups and analysis: Sansad TV, RSTV debates

Sources:

Alt News (Fact-checking) — altnews.in
Boom FactCheck — boomlive.in
Factly — factly.in
Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) — epw.in

Resources

Daily News:

The Hindu — thehindu.com
Indian Express — indianexpress.com
The Wire — thewire.in

Government:

PIB Press Releases — pib.gov.in
PRS Legislative Research — prsindia.org
Sansad TV — sansadtv.nic.in

Fact-Checking:

Alt News — altnews.in
Boom — boomlive.in

Analysis:

Economic and Political Weekly — epw.in
Ideas for India — ideasforindia.in