News- Despite being legally prohibited, child marriage remains a pervasive social challenge in India, impacting millions of young girls and boys across the country. In India, despite progress, 23% of women aged 20–24 were married before they turned 18 (National Family Health Survey-5, 2019–21). Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat (A Pledge Towards Child Marriage-Free India). What… Continue reading Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat (A Pledge Towards Child Marriage-Free India)
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GSDP Share as Criterion for Central–State Transfers
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-Indian Polity – Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure. Introduction India’s system of sharing central tax revenues with States has come under debate due to concerns over fairness, autonomy, and efficiency. After GST, States depend more on central transfers decided by Finance Commissions. Many States argue that present… Continue reading GSDP Share as Criterion for Central–State Transfers
India’s Battle against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Source: The post “India’s Battle against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)’’ has been created, based on “Fine-tune this signal to sharpen India’s AMR battle” published in “The Hindu” on 8 January 2026. India’s Battle against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-2- Governance Context: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) poses a serious threat to public health in India, with… Continue reading India’s Battle against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Rethinking India’s skilling outcomes
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education, Human Resources. Rethinking India’s skilling outcomes. Introduction Over the last decade, India has built one of the largest skilling systems in the world. Strong public funding and multiple schemes show serious intent. Yet skilling has not become an… Continue reading Rethinking India’s skilling outcomes
A central law to protect Amaravati
Source: The post “A central law to protect Amaravati’’ has been created, based on “A central law to protect Amaravati” published in “The Hindu” on 7 January 2026. A central law to protect Amaravati. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-2- Governance Context: Amaravati, envisioned as the greenfield capital of Andhra Pradesh was declared the state capital under… Continue reading A central law to protect Amaravati
India-US Parallel tracks which are propelling the Relation Forward
Introduction In 2025, India–U.S. relations face visible political strain, including U.S. trade sanctions on India and closer U.S. engagement with Pakistan. The postponement of the Quad Leaders’ Summit hosted by India highlights diplomatic unease. Despite these challenges, the foundational cooperation between the two countries remains intact and forward-moving. High-level visits by India’s External Affairs Minister… Continue reading India-US Parallel tracks which are propelling the Relation Forward
After Maduro, the Future Way for Delhi
Source: The post “After Maduro, the Future Way for Delhi’’ has been created, based on “C Raja Mohan writes: On Maduro, there’s a reason for Delhi’s restraint — and a window of opportunity in the region” published in “Indian Express” on 6 January 2026. After Maduro, the Future Way for Delhi. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-2-… Continue reading After Maduro, the Future Way for Delhi
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
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’
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
