India’s Heat-Health Crisis
Syllabus GS 3: Environment Why in the News? India is witnessing worsening heat waves, straining its public health systems. Experts at a national climate-health conference called for urgent, preventive, and […]
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Raises Fiscal Concerns
Syllabus: GS-3: Government Budgeting Focus: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA), passed by the US House of Representatives, is a major legislative initiative by President Donald Trump. […]
Supreme Court’s CJI-Centric Culture Requires Immediate Fundamental Change
Syllabus: GS-2: Judiciary, Judicial Review, Dispute Redressal Mechanisms Focus: On May 23, 2025, Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka retired after authoring over 370 judgments and joining 1,000 decisions. On his final […]
India’s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy – 2025: A Game Changer for Green Investments in India
Introduction In a strategic move to align financial flows with India’s sustainability goals and promote environmental impact investing, the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance released the […]
Overfishing in India: Crisis, Collapse, and Reform Paths
Syllabus: GS-2: Government Policies & Interventions GS-3: Direct & Indirect Farm Subsidies Focus: India’s marine fisheries sector faces severe stress due to overfishing, bycatch, and regulatory loopholes, threatening biodiversity and […]
KURMA MELA: THE SCIENCE OF THE MASS NESTING OF OLIVE RIDLEY TURTLES
Why in the News? ● The olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known as the olive red turtle or olive ridley tortoise, is a vulnerable sea turtle species that has […]
Micropicture Data at Panchayat Level Empowers Local Governance
Syllabus: GS-2: Local Self Governance, Government Policies & Interventions, Constitutional Amendments Focus: ● The Ministry of Panchayati Raj officially released the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) Baseline Report 2022-23 in April […]
A CASTE CENSUS IS NOT A SILVER BULLET FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Why in the News? Concerns Regarding Overemphasis on Caste Census Arguments in Favour of a Caste Census Limitations and Concerns Empirical Evidence Social Justice Needs Robust Political Will Way Forward […]
Fighting Malnutrition Through Empowerment
Syllabus GS 2: Health Why in the News? Despite major food schemes and POSHAN Abhiyaan, India’s malnutrition rates remain high among women due to lack of empowerment, financial independence, and […]
High Fertility in Bihar: Cultural and Economic Dimensions
Syllabus: GS-2: Issues Related to Children , Issues Related to Women , Gender Equality , Health , Government Policies & Interventions Focus: The Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021 by […]