UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation. Introduction The Swachh Bharat Mission, launched in 2014, aimed to ensure toilet access for every household in India. Within a decade, over 12 crore toilets were built in rural areas, and all villages declared themselves Open Defecation Free. This marked a major public… Continue reading Recasting sanitation with urban-rural partnerships
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Transforming a Waste-Ridden Urban India
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 –Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation. Introduction Urban India is struggling with a growing waste crisis that affects health, climate, and the quality of city life. Rapid urban expansion, rising consumption, and weak waste systems have turned waste into a daily urban challenge. Waste is no longer only about cleanliness.… Continue reading Transforming a Waste-Ridden Urban India
India’s AI Policy Needs to Get Global-Scale Ready
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 –Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology. Introduction India’s AI governance framework is gaining attention for its responsible and inclusive approach, built on digital public infrastructure (DPI) and voluntary guardrails, not heavy regulation. This has helped scale AI use across services. However, the core concern… Continue reading India’s AI Policy Needs to Get Global-Scale Ready
India’s need for Climate Resilient Agriculture
Context- With climate change a reality today, Indian agriculture needs to cope with the increasing unpredictability of the weather, declining soil health, and growing air pollution, for India to continue meeting domestic food demands. India’s need for Climate Resilient Agriculture. What is Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA)? Climate-resilient agriculture uses a range of biotechnology and complementary… Continue reading India’s need for Climate Resilient Agriculture
Housing Affordability in Urban India
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 –Infrastructure Introduction Housing affordability in urban India has emerged as a serious urban challenge, with home ownership slipping beyond the reach of most city residents. Despite rising urbanisation, housing prices are driven less by construction costs and more by land speculation, weak land policies, and real estate–led development. As… Continue reading Housing Affordability in Urban India
How India’s oil basket has changed over the years
Source: The post “How India’s oil basket has changed over the years’’ has been created, based on “How India’s oil basket has changed over the years” published in “The Hindu” on 31 December 2025. How India’s oil basket has changed over the years. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-3- International Relations Context: India, the third-largest oil consumer… Continue reading How India’s oil basket has changed over the years
A multipolar world with bipolar characteristics
Source: The post “A multipolar world with bipolar characteristics’’ has been created, based on “A multipolar world with bipolar characteristics” published in “The Hindu” on 31 December 2025. A multipolar world with bipolar characteristics. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-3- International Relations Context: The post-Cold War unipolar world, dominated by the United States, is transitioning to a… Continue reading A multipolar world with bipolar characteristics
Law on ‘suspension of sentence’
UPSC Syllabus GS 2– Structure, organisation and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary The Supreme Court recently put on hold the Delhi High Court’s decision to suspend the life sentence awarded to former MLA in the Unnao rape case. This intervention has once again brought into focus the legal principles governing suspension of sentence,… Continue reading Law on ‘suspension of sentence’
Quick delivery apps are taking a toll on gig workers
UPSC Syllabus : GS Paper 3 – Indian Economy – Issues related to growth and employment Introduction Quick delivery apps are taking a toll on gig workers because the 10-minute promise turns time into the main product and pushes risk onto workers. In India’s megacities, this model scales fast due to low labour costs, high… Continue reading Quick delivery apps are taking a toll on gig workers
Invalidate all forms of unilateral talaq
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2- Issues related to Constitution, GS 1- Issues Related to Women. Introduction Invalidating all forms of unilateral talaq raises a core question about fairness, equality, and consent in Muslim marriage and divorce. Recent judicial concern shows that practices allowing a husband to end marriage alone, even through agents, break the… Continue reading Invalidate all forms of unilateral talaq
