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India’s overlooked crisis: unsafe drinking water
Source: The post “India’s overlooked crisis: unsafe drinking water’’ has been created, based on “India’s overlooked crisis: unsafe drinking water” published in “BusinessLine” on 5 January 2026. India’s overlooked crisis: unsafe drinking water. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-2- Governance Context: India faces a recurring crisis of unsafe drinking water, which causes widespread illness and deaths across… Continue reading India’s overlooked crisis: unsafe drinking water
Design Linked Incentive Scheme – Present and Future
Source: The post “Design Linked Incentive Scheme – Present and Future’’ has been created, based on “Design Linked Incentive Scheme” published in “PIB” on 5 January 2026. Design Linked Incentive Scheme – Present and Future. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-3- Indian Economy Context: Semiconductors are critical enablers of economic growth and national security in sectors such… Continue reading Design Linked Incentive Scheme – Present and Future
The struggle to count women’s labour
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 –Inclusive Growth, GS 1 Women empowerment, GS 2 Vulnerable sections of the society. Introduction Women’s labour remains deeply undervalued because large parts of their work are unpaid, invisible, and excluded from economic measures. Across societies, women spend more time than men on unpaid care, domestic, emotional, and mental labour.… Continue reading The struggle to count women’s labour
Security camps, the game-changer in the Maoist fight
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 –internal security Introduction Maoism in India has witnessed a sharp decline in recent years, with violence now confined to limited pockets of south Bastar in Chhattisgarh. This transformation is not accidental. It is closely linked to the expansion of security camps in remote and previously inaccessible areas. These camps… Continue reading Security camps, the game-changer in the Maoist fight
OPEC+ (PLUS)
News: OPEC+ agreed in principle to maintain steady oil output despite falling prices, internal tensions, and widening geopolitical uncertainty among key members. About OPEC+ OPEC+ is a grouping of 22 oil-exporting countries that meets regularly to decide crude oil production levels to stabilise the global oil market. Genesis of OPEC+: OPEC+ was formed in 2016… Continue reading OPEC+ (PLUS)
Gandhar Oilfield
News: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to store captured carbon dioxide in depleted wells at Gujarat’s Gandhar oilfield, marking the company’s first full-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) pilot. About Gandhar Oilfield Location: The Gandhar oilfield is a major oil and gas field located in the Jambusar-Broach block of the Cambay Basin in… Continue reading Gandhar Oilfield
Nanorobots
News: Dr. Ambarish Ghosh of IISc Bengaluru received the 2025 Tata Transformation Prize for developing magnetic nanorobots for cancer treatment. About Nanorobots Nanobots are microscopic robots (often around 1–100 nm) that can be programmed to carry out specific tasks. When nanorobots are designed specifically for healthcare/medical tasks, they are referred to as medical nanobots or… Continue reading Nanorobots
Microlensing
News: A recent study used microlensing to measure the mass of a rogue planet, meaning a planet that does not orbit a star. About Microlensing Microlensing is a method astronomers use to find planets far away from Earth. Working mechanism It is based on Einstein’s theory of gravity, which says that massive objects like stars… Continue reading Microlensing
Venezuela Crisis – Causes & Consequences – Explained Pointwise
Following months of pressure on Venezuela & blaming the Venezuela government & military for being involved in drug trafficking that are harming the American people, the U.S. under Trump administration decided to attack the Venezuelan capital & forcibly apprehended the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & flies him to the U.S. He will now face the… Continue reading Venezuela Crisis – Causes & Consequences – Explained Pointwise
