National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC)-in detail

http://indiasmartgrid.org/en/Lists/Member/Attachments/19/ISGD%20Plenary%20III%20Muktesh%20Chander%20NCIIPC.pdf

Reflections on the Maoist issue

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/from-tirupati-to-pashupati/article2535107.ece

Although the article being close to two years old, most of the content in the article is applicable even today.

Iran under Hassan Rohani: Imperatives for the region and India

http://idsa.in/issuebrief/IranunderHassanRohani_RoyAgarwalKumarRizvi_190713

Meeting the Maoist Challenge

http://idsa.in/idsacomments/MeetingtheMaoistChallenge_gkanwal_030613

Ramachandra Guha Lectures on India's Fault lines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwifMnpeDQ0

Womb for Hire- Surrogacy and its rise in India

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/wombs-for-hire/article4937784.ece?homepage=true

GS Mains 2012 Analysis/Source/Approach/Strategy

http://visionias.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/analyisis-approach-source-strategy-general-studies-mains-paper-2012-vision-ias-v.pdf

History of the world:IR and WW- BBC Documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRTud0VkdU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2HptUJ1r_A

Better governance model for Tribal areas

Better governance model for Tribal areas - http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/right-place-wrong-arrangement/article4823988.ece

Declining Corals in Lakshadweep

Corals:

• Belonging to invertebrate family, corals are colorful animals with stinging tentacles.

• Bleaching is stress related condition where corals expel algae from tissue, causing them to loose color and turn white.
• Warm water is primary cause for bleaching among other reasons.
  
  
  Ref - http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/excessive-mining-leads-to-declining-coral-reefs-in-lakshadweep/article4811347.ece

Economy- India’s Macroeconomic Challenges

India’s Macroeconomic Challenges -RBI perspective- D Subbarao speech
.India s Macroeconomic challenges

Book list suggested for Mains

PAPER 1
History
Facets of Indian Culture by Kalpana Rajaram

India after Gandhi by R.Guha

India after Independence by Bipin Chandra

History of the World (Orient Black swan) by Arjun Dev & Indira Arjun Dev or Contemporary World (XII Std.) by Arjun Dev

Social Issues
Sociology (12th Std. NCERT)

Indian Social Problems by Ram Ahuja

Geography
Principles of General Geo. (11th std.)

Economic Geo. of the world (11th std.)

Physical Geo. of India (12th std.)

Human & Economic Geography -  Leong & Morgan

Culture & Economic Geo (11th std.)

Geography and You - monthly magazine

PAPER 2

Democracy at Work (12th Std.)

Indian Polity - Laxmikanth

Pub Ad

From Government to Governance by Kuldeep Mathur

Social Theory, Development Administration & Development Ethics by Mohit Bhattacharya

Governance by Laxmikanth

ARC reports on (a)Ethics in Governance (b) Corruption (c) Security (d)Disaster Management

International Relations

Indian Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri

The Hindu/ Indian Express/ World Focus magazine 

Websites: IDSA, thediplomat.com, cfr.org, satp.org

PAPER 3

Indian Economy (11th std)

Indian Economy: Polity and Performance by Uma Kapila

S&T

The science reporter magazine 

The Hindu

Websites: Ministry of environment and forests, Ministry of S&T, Dept. of Space

Security Issues

The Hindu/ Indian Express/ Frontline

Website: Ministry of Home Affairs

PAPER 4

ARC reports on Ethics in Governance, Corruption

Ways to strengthen the RTI Act- Brainstorming with Civil society Organisations.

Strengthening Democratic tool

Cyber Security Dilemma :
IDSA Comment on Cyber Security Dilemma

India -Pakistan after executing the tool of Democracy,Elections:
IR- India-Pakistan