*7th May*

*Relevant News Articles for IAS Preparation*

*The Hindu*

1. T.N. Governor asks Vijay to give proof of majority
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183753/OPS/GAJFTQP1U.1+GRHFUS9VR.1.html

2.Choice of Kerala CM: Cong. factionalism, lobbying take centre stage once again
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183753/OPS/GAJFTQP1U.1+GRHFUS9VF.1.html

3. CJI’s role in CEC, EC appointments was temporary, pending new law: SC
Page 4
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183753/OPS/GAJFTQP21.1+GT0FUSL0H.1.html

4. Overall crime rate drops 6%; cybercrime up by 17%: NCRB
Page 6
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183753/OPS/GAJFTQP24.1+GL0FUSN4H.1.html

5. When does a CM cease to hold office?
Page 10
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183753/OPS/GAJFTQP29.1+GRAFUS8JN.1.html

6. What is Karnataka’s new gig worker grievance system?
Page 10
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183753/OPS/GAJFTQP29.1+GRAFUS8JL.1.html

*Indian Express Explained*

1. 12 semiconductor plants approved: Where India’s chip manufacturing mission stands, what’s next
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/india-semiconductor-mission-12-chip-plants-display-fab-10675320/

2. In Tamil Nadu, Vijay’s swearing-in delayed: What is the Governor’s role in a hung Assembly
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/tamil-nadu-vijay-swearing-in-delayed-governor-role-hung-assembly-10676396/

3. AI fears, heady valuations: Why foreign investors are selling off Indian IT stocks
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/ai-deflation-indian-it-fii-selling-stocks-10676585/

*8th May*

*Relevant News Articles for IAS Preparation*

*The Hindu*

1. Iran denies attacking cargo ship as U.S. President warns of renewed bombing
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183891/OPS/GS7FTVJ86.1+GG0FV13I8.1.html

2. India needs to do more to both prevent and fight fires
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183891/OPS/GS7FTVJ8I.1+GGHFV11BG.1.html

3. Scope of legal fiction in party mergers
Page 10
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183891/OPS/GS7FTVJ8K.1+GGHFV118Q.1.html

4. How does Kerala plan to tackle oil spill hazards?
Page 10
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183891/OPS/GS7FTVJ8K.1+GGHFV118O.1.html

5. Concerns mount over Nepal govt.’suse of ordinances and eviction drives
Page 15
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/183891/OPS/GS7FTVJ8Q.1+G4DFUUNA1.1.html

*Indian Express Explained*

1. From Western Disturbance to El Niño: The climate terms you’re hearing this summer, explained
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/western-disturbance-el-nino-heatwave-weather-terms-meaning-10678106/

2. Trump pauses Project Freedom: What this means for US-GCC alliance, Strait of Hormuz
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/trump-project-freedom-saudi-gulf-backlash-strait-hormuz-10677937/

3. What to know about the Hantavirus outbreak aboard Canary Islands-bound ship
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-health/hantavirus-outbreak-symptoms-fatality-10675876/

*9th May*

*Relevant News Articles for IAS Preparation*

*The Hindu*

1.Uncertainty continues over T.N. govt. formation
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184035/OPS/GSEFU3RUI.1+GR7FV5EJU.1.html

2.Suvendu Adhikari to take oath as West Bengal Chief Minister today
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184035/OPS/GSEFU3RUI.1+GR7FV5EJQ.1.html

3.Congress high command likely to announce Kerala Chief Minister tomorrow
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184035/OPS/GSEFU3RUI.1+GR7FV5EJS.1.html

4.Calcutta HC rejects govt. objections to Nicobar plea
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184035/OPS/GSEFU3RUI.1+GR7FV5EJM.1.html

5.Strait of Hormuz: why U.S. Project Freedom couldn’t secure free navigation
Page 11
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184035/OPS/GSEFU3RVA.1+G7CFV40UN.1.html

6.The ‘bridge of defiance’ that was struck
Page 12
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184035/OPS/GSEFU3RVD.1+GLVFV621J.1.html

7.Trump’s 10% tariff ‘invalid’, rules U.S. trade court
Page 12
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184035/OPS/GSEFU3RVD.1+GLVFV625N.1.html

*Indian Express Explained*

1.What makes West Bengal’s brand of political violence unique?
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/west-bengal-political-violence-roots-history-expert-explains-10679776/

2.Indus Waters Treaty: One year since Operation Sindoor, how India and Pakistan have approached deadlock
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/indus-waters-treaty-india-pakistan-dispute-operation-sindoor-10679685/

3.Why anti-incumbency alone is a ‘lazy’ way to understand election results
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/expert-explains-why-anti-incumbency-alone-is-a-lazy-way-to-understand-election-results-10680181/

4.A US court has ruled against Trump’s new 10% tariffs. Why this may not be good news
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/trump-tariffs-india-us-court-section-122-explained-10680200/

5.‘Tyranny of the elected’: Why Supreme Court has flagged Election Commission appointment procedure
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/election-commission-sc-challenge-appointment-process-10679037/

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*10th May*

*Relevant News Articles for IAS Preparation*

*The Hindu*

1. Vijay to take reins today; T.N. set for coalition govt.
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RU5.1+GTVFV9E6I.1.html

2. West Bengal gets first BJP CM as Suvendu takes oath
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RU5.1+GTVFV9E6G.1.html

3. Congress meeting fails to solve deadlock over choice of Kerala CM
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RU5.1+GD0FV9IDC.1.html

4. India test-fires advanced Agni missile that can deploy multiple warheads
Page 3
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RU7.1+G1AFV9T25.1.html

5. Centre operationalises Labour Codes, publishes Rules; trade unions protest
Page 5
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RU9.1+G6VFVA36D.1.html

6. What is India’s first orbital data centre satellite?
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RUC.1+GK8FV8F82.1.html

7. Why is hantavirus drawing global attention?
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RUC.1+GK8FV8F7U.1.html

8. The star who stormed into politics
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RUD.1+G2OFV9LG1.1.html

9. Suvendu AdhikariMamata Banerjee’s former trusted lieutenant has unseated her from power and become West Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RUD.1+G2OFV9LFV.1.html

10. MythosThe Anthropic AI model can not only identify vulnerabilities in cyberspace that humans may have missed, but also generate ways to exploit them, potentially even for non-experts
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RUD.1+G2OFV9LFT.1.html

11. FPIs’ stake in Indian equities hits 14-year low
Page 11
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184194/OPS/GUOFU6RUF.1+G3EFV860I.1.html

*Indian Express Explained*

1. India is rapidly scaling up renewable energy. Now it needs to store it
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/india-energy-storage-renewable-power-grid-explained-10681344/

2. Fit it, fire it: How an attachable system can help air missiles fly longer, strike better
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/tara-system-missiles-fly-longer-10681356/

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*11th May*

*Relevant News Articles for IAS Preparation*

*The Hindu*

1. Vijay sworn in as CM, promises transparent, clean governance
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184374/OPS/GJTFUB5VQ.1+GLKFVD9OA.1.html

2. Amid global uncertainties, Modi urges people to cut fuel use, avoid foreign travel
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184374/OPS/GJTFUB5VQ.1+GLKFVD9O6.1.html

3. The Governor who forgot his job
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184374/OPS/GJTFUB606.1+G07FVCVLS.1.html

4. The opportunity cost of accessing medical care remains high
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184374/OPS/GJTFUB606.1+G07FVCVLU.1.html

5. What measures are needed to address Delhi’s heat crisis?
Page 10
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184374/OPS/GJTFUB608.1+G81FVDDOF.1.html

6. How Indian IT majors are decoding AI
Page 13
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184374/OPS/GJTFUB60D.1+G25FV7IPU.1.html

*Indian Express Explained*

1. Congress yet to decide Kerala CM: How long can it take under the Constitution
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/congress-kerala-cm-how-long-to-decide-under-constitution-10682736/

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*12th May*

*Relevant News Articles for IAS Preparation*

*The Hindu*

1. India has sufficient stocks of fuel, commodities: govt.
Page 1
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184575/OPS/GBHFUEUK6.1+G1OFVHF7H.1.html

2. Ahead of UAE visit, PM to meet Iran FM and BRICS Ministers
Page 5
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184575/OPS/GBHFUEUKO.1+GHUFVI25D.1.html

3. China may not join alliance on conservation of big cats
Page 6
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184575/OPS/GBHFUEUKS.1+GCKFVHVDO.1.html

4. Narendra Modi’s suggestions to Indians imply a serious economic impact
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184575/OPS/GBHFUEUKV.1+GUVFVHCS9.1.html

5. The timing of the show-cause notice to Vinesh Phogat is suspect
Page 8
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184575/OPS/GBHFUEUKV.1+GUVFVHCS7.1.html

6. As PM Modi calls for pause, spend on travel abroad already seen sliding
Page 12
https://epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/th_international/issues/184575/OPS/GBHFUEUL8.1+GNFFVGJGF.1.html

*Indian Express Explained*

1. Why PM Modi’s call to save forex could slow down India’s growth
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/explainspeaking-india-forex-crisis-pm-modi-import-cuts-10684047/

2. Behind PM Modi’s austerity call, dipping foreign exchange reserves, rising gold imports
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/narendra-modi-austerity-call-foreign-exchange-reserves-gold-imports-10684515/

3. Private over govt schools, falling enrolment and dropout rates: Where India’s school education system stands
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-school-education-trends-niti-aayog-private-govt-enrolment-10684378/

4. The strange saga of Somnath temple’s ‘lost’ gates a British official ‘returned’
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/somnath-temple-history-gates-somnauth-ellenborough-10684111/

5. How India diversified its LNG import basket after crunch in supplies from Qatar, UAE
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/india-lng-imports-hormuz-closure-qatar-supply-disruption-10683846/

6. Why PM Modi has asked Indians to reduce spending on gold, petrol, edible oils
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/india-forex-reserves-gold-oil-imports-10683535/

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