India must build pensions that are adequate, sustainable, and accessible without burdening the budget. Recent EPFO changes move from control to trust and can support lifetime, Aadhaar-linked Citizen Social Security Accounts (CSSA). India’s pension system currently holds a D grade (43.8/100) in the 2025 Global Pension Index, showing weak adequacy, low sustainability, and narrow coverage.… Continue reading PF Reforms Enable Social Security
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Climate change as global challenge
Source: The post “Climate change as global challenge” has been created, based on “Should India take global leadership on climate change? ” published in “The Hindu” on 24 October 2025. Climate change as global challenge. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper -2- Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests Introduction: Climate… Continue reading Climate change as global challenge
UN as a symbol of possibility
Source: The post “ UN as a symbol of possibility” has been created, based on “The UN matters, as a symbol of possibility” published in “The Hindu” on 24 October 2025. UN as a symbol of possibility. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper -2- International relations Introduction: Eighty years after its establishment in the aftermath of World… Continue reading UN as a symbol of possibility
The tailwinds from lower global oil prices
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 –Infrastructure ( Energy). Introduction Lower global oil prices are shifting power across the energy system. Competition between OPEC+ and other producers, along with cautious consumer behaviour, is nudging the market toward surplus. For India, this phase supports lower costs, easier inflation, and more fiscal space, but the benefits are… Continue reading The tailwinds from lower global oil prices
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
News: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) week commenced on October 20, 2025. The meetings are being attended by representatives from more than 200 jurisdictions, along with various observers. About Financial Action Task Force (FATF) About The FATF is the global watchdog for money laundering and terror financing. Establishment It was formed in 1989 during… Continue reading Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
We need a law to protect domestic workers
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 –Governance-mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. Introduction In January, the Supreme Court directed the Union government to frame a comprehensive law on domestic workers’ rights and to set up a committee to design the framework within six months. The current status… Continue reading We need a law to protect domestic workers
India’s travails in negotiating a friendless world
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 –International relation. Introduction India faces a harsher global landscape and shrinking diplomatic space. Multilateralism has weakened, flexibility is lacking, and a trust deficit is growing. India was absent or marginal in key events abroad and hesitant or helpless during churn in its neighbourhood. The earlier “sweet spot” of being… Continue reading India’s travails in negotiating a friendless world
Flawed Pollution Monitoring and the Crisis of Environmental Governance
Source: The post “Flawed Pollution Monitoring and the Crisis of Environmental Governance” has been created, based on “Unreliable air and noise data, real-time deception” published in “The Hindu” on 22 October 2025. Flawed Pollution Monitoring and the Crisis of Environmental Governance. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper -2- Governance Context: Recent failures in India’s environmental monitoring systems,… Continue reading Flawed Pollution Monitoring and the Crisis of Environmental Governance
Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLPs)
News: For centuries, sky-gazers have reported seeing peculiar, short-lived events on the moon’s surface known as transient lunar phenomena (TLPs). About Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLPs) Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLPs) are short-lived, unusual visual events observed on the moon’s surface, such as flashes, glows, or colour changes. TLPs include brightening, reddish or violet blotches and foggy spots. These events can… Continue reading Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLPs)
India’s Evolving Foreign Policy
Source: The post “India’s Evolving Foreign Policy” has been created, based on “Claim, counterclaim: On India and foreign policy” published in “The Hindu” on 18 October 2025. India’s Evolving Foreign Policy. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper -2- Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests Context: India’s foreign policy has evolved… Continue reading India’s Evolving Foreign Policy
