News: The ‘Limiting Overshoot’ Report has been released by UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Key Highlights of ‘Limiting Overshoot’ Report Released by: The ‘Limiting Overshoot’ Report is released by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It has for the first time set out a detailed “overshoot, peak, and decline” pathway for global warming. Key Highlights of ‘Limiting Overshoot’… Continue reading Key Highlights of ‘Limiting Overshoot’ Report
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The Two Balance Sheets Behind Every E-Waste Decision
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-Environment and Bio-diversity Conservation Introduction India’s rising e-waste is both an environmental challenge and an untapped source of valuable metals and critical minerals. Its management requires looking beyond immediate disposal or resale costs because recycling decisions also affect resource security, import dependence, environmental protection, data security and domestic industrial capability.… Continue reading The Two Balance Sheets Behind Every E-Waste Decision
The Broken Promise of the Right to Work
UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 3- Employment Introduction The Supreme Court’s recent observations on minimum wages have renewed the debate over the constitutional foundations of the right to work. The debate has gained importance after MGNREGA was replaced by the VB-GRAM G Act in 2025. The shift has weakened the earlier demand-driven employment guarantee, while capped… Continue reading The Broken Promise of the Right to Work
The Baltic Way — Gandhi’s Imprint on Baltic Freedom
UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 2-International relations And Papers 1- History Introduction The Baltic Way of 23 August 1989 was a peaceful mass mobilisation in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia against Soviet rule. Around two million people formed a 675-kilometre human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius. Inspired partly by Gandhian non-violence, it became a major… Continue reading The Baltic Way — Gandhi’s Imprint on Baltic Freedom
Adopt Policies for Reuse of Treated Water
UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors And Paper 3- conservation Introduction India faces growing water demand, freshwater stress and excessive groundwater extraction, while much treated wastewater remains unused or is discharged into water bodies. Safe Reuse of Treated Water (SRTW) can provide a reliable source for… Continue reading Adopt Policies for Reuse of Treated Water
Nepal’s Agony, the Himalayan Warning to India
UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 3- Disaster, and disaster management Introduction The August 26 Nepal disaster shows how glacier collapse, fragile geology and changing climatic conditions can combine into cascading hazards. For India, the warning is serious because the Himalaya is an interconnected geological, cryospheric and river system. Climate change, infrastructure growth and rising tourism can… Continue reading Nepal’s Agony, the Himalayan Warning to India
OBC creamy layer and the income test
Source: The post “OBC creamy layer and the income test” has been created based on “OBC creamy-layer income test: What did the Supreme Court rule, and why is the Centre seeking clarification? | Explained” published in “The Hindu” on 31 August 2026. OBC creamy layer and the income test. UPSC Syllabus: GS-2- Governance Context: The… Continue reading OBC creamy layer and the income test
A Shared Disaster, Beyond Borders and Geopolitics
UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 3- Disaster, and disaster management Introduction The August 26, 2026 Himalayan disaster began with a massive glacial collapse near the Nepal-China border and triggered destructive flash floods across interconnected river systems. Initially mistaken for an earthquake, the event became a wider regional disaster affecting Nepal, China and India, causing heavy loss… Continue reading A Shared Disaster, Beyond Borders and Geopolitics
Danger from Above: On the Nepal Flood
UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 3- Disaster, and disaster management Introduction The devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border show the growing danger of disasters originating in the high Himalayas. The event was initially linked to an earthquake or rainfall, but satellite evidence pointed towards a glacial collapse or ice-rock avalanche, followed by destructive downstream flooding.… Continue reading Danger from Above: On the Nepal Flood
India’s return to its Central Asian neighbourhood
Source: The post “India’s return to its Central Asian neighbourhood” has been created based on “India’s return to its Central Asian neighbourhood” published in “The Hindu” on 28 July 2026. UPSC Syllabus: GS-2-International Relations Context: Central Asia is an important part of India’s extended neighbourhood, despite the lack of direct overland connectivity. India shares deep… Continue reading India’s return to its Central Asian neighbourhood
