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Following are today’s UPSC Mains Marathon Questions
About Mains Marathon – This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their mains answer writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination. UPSC Mains Answer Writing 18th March 2026
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Questions
1) Examine the challenges in operationalizing India’s unified carbon market. Evaluate how balancing ‘smokestack’ industrial decarbonization with ‘soil’ sequestration can foster climate resilience while ensuring equitable outcomes for farmers.
2) Critically evaluate the systemic inefficiencies of the university affiliation system in India. Analyze how the NEP 2020’s mentorship model can empower colleges to achieve academic and administrative self-reliance.
