Everyday we read news, but do we do more than read it? The best way to learn from news is to find the issues and facts which we don’t know and research them. Starting today we will try to list some topics to help you do that.

Let’s call this the new avatar of #Back2Basics

Following topics are based on today’s news –

1. CERN in the news. What is CERN? What is its location? These organisations are a favorite of UPSC. – PRELIMS

2. There is a new defence policy regarding business dealings and blacklisting. Recently this has been a hot topic with many updates from the Defence ministry. Visit the ministry website and make relevant notes. – MAINS

3. News about Bangladesh and Myanmar. Note that they share a border. Look at the atlas in this region and note where they share a border. Also find out the Indian states which border both the countries. – PRELIMS

4. Another earthquake and tsunami, this time in Japan. Revise your notes on these topics. – PRELIMS + MAINS

5. In the oped on Asia, a no. of organisations have been mentioned. Do you what they are? Use this as an opportunity to look at this region in the atlas very closely. List the capitals of all countries in north-south order. – PRELIMS