GS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationAssessing India’s carbon credit trading scheme targets, Pg6The Indian government has announced emission intensity targets under its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) for eight heavy industrial sectors. This article examines whether these targets are ambitious enough in the context of India’s Net Zero 2070 commitment and NDC goals.GS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationAssessing India’s carbon credit trading scheme targets, Pg6The Indian government has announced emission intensity targets under its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) for eight heavy industrial sectors. This article examines whether these targets are ambitious enough in the context of India’s Net Zero 2070 commitment and NDC goals.
GS 2: PolityGS1: ArchitectureGS1: The Freedom StruggleGS1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismGS2: Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure DoctrineGS 2: PolityGS1: ArchitectureGS1: The Freedom StruggleGS1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismGS2: Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure DoctrineSecularism — implicit from day one, explicit in 1976, Pg6This article defends Indian secularism as a foundational principle of the Constitution, rooted in India’s freedom movement, Ashokan Dhamma, and modern constitutional philosophyGS 2: PolityGS1: ArchitectureGS1: The Freedom StruggleGS1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismGS2: Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure DoctrineGS 2: PolityGS1: ArchitectureGS1: The Freedom StruggleGS1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismGS2: Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure DoctrineSecularism — implicit from day one, explicit in 1976, Pg6This article defends Indian secularism as a foundational principle of the Constitution, rooted in India’s freedom movement, Ashokan Dhamma, and modern constitutional philosophy
GS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 2: GovernanceGS2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS2: Health SectorGS3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 2: GovernanceGS2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS2: Health SectorGS3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationSmoke and sulphur, Pg6The Environment Ministry has rolled back the mandatory requirement for most coal-fired power plants to install Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems, reversing a key 2015 directive aimed at controlling sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions.GS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 2: GovernanceGS2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS2: Health SectorGS3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 2: GovernanceGS2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS2: Health SectorGS3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationSmoke and sulphur, Pg6The Environment Ministry has rolled back the mandatory requirement for most coal-fired power plants to install Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems, reversing a key 2015 directive aimed at controlling sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions.
GS 3: Environment & EcologyGS3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.GS 3: Environment & EcologyGS3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Climate change is deciding where and how rural Indians are livingRural regions in India like Bundelkhand, Vidarbha, and Marathwada are witnessing growing internal migration due to climate-induced disasters such as droughts and erratic rainfall, leading to social and economic disruption.GS 3: Environment & EcologyGS3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.GS 3: Environment & EcologyGS3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Climate change is deciding where and how rural Indians are livingRural regions in India like Bundelkhand, Vidarbha, and Marathwada are witnessing growing internal migration due to climate-induced disasters such as droughts and erratic rainfall, leading to social and economic disruption.
GS 1: Indian SocietyGS 2: GovernanceGS1: Indian Society and Diversity of IndiaGS 1: Indian SocietyGS 2: GovernanceGS1: Indian Society and Diversity of IndiaReaching Jarawa tribe of Andaman Islands for Census will not be tough, Pg12The Union government is preparing for the 2027 Census, and officials say it will not be difficult to reach the Jarawa tribe in the Andaman Islands due to sustained engagement and welfare interventions since the late 1990s.GS 1: Indian SocietyGS 2: GovernanceGS1: Indian Society and Diversity of IndiaGS 1: Indian SocietyGS 2: GovernanceGS1: Indian Society and Diversity of IndiaReaching Jarawa tribe of Andaman Islands for Census will not be tough, Pg12The Union government is preparing for the 2027 Census, and officials say it will not be difficult to reach the Jarawa tribe in the Andaman Islands due to sustained engagement and welfare interventions since the late 1990s.
GS 2: PolityGS1: Post Independence Consolidation and ReorganizationGS1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismGS2: Union State Relations and Federal StructureGS2: Structure and Functioning of Executive and JudiciaryGS 2: PolityGS1: Post Independence Consolidation and ReorganizationGS1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismGS2: Union State Relations and Federal StructureGS2: Structure and Functioning of Executive and JudiciaryTime is apt to restore J&K’s Statehood, Pg7This article argues that the time is ripe for restoring Statehood of J&K to rebuild trust, strengthen democracy, and ensure a sustainable peace.GS 2: PolityGS1: Post Independence Consolidation and ReorganizationGS1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismGS2: Union State Relations and Federal StructureGS2: Structure and Functioning of Executive and JudiciaryGS 2: PolityGS1: Post Independence Consolidation and ReorganizationGS1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismGS2: Union State Relations and Federal StructureGS2: Structure and Functioning of Executive and JudiciaryTime is apt to restore J&K’s Statehood, Pg7This article argues that the time is ripe for restoring Statehood of J&K to rebuild trust, strengthen democracy, and ensure a sustainable peace.
GS 3: EconomyGS3: Inclusive GrowthGS3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and EmploymentGS 3: EconomyGS3: Inclusive GrowthGS3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and EmploymentThe changing landscape of employment, Pg7India faces a growing challenge in integrating its large pool of graduates into formal, meaningful employment. Despite positive formalisation trends, issues of unemployability, skills mismatch, and informal workforce persist.GS 3: EconomyGS3: Inclusive GrowthGS3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and EmploymentGS 3: EconomyGS3: Inclusive GrowthGS3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and EmploymentThe changing landscape of employment, Pg7India faces a growing challenge in integrating its large pool of graduates into formal, meaningful employment. Despite positive formalisation trends, issues of unemployability, skills mismatch, and informal workforce persist.
GS 2: PolityGS 2: GovernanceGS3: Inclusive GrowthGS1: Poverty and Developmental IssuesGS 2: PolityGS 2: GovernanceGS3: Inclusive GrowthGS1: Poverty and Developmental IssuesWho are qualified as ‘ordinarily resident’?, Pg8The Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar has reignited debate over the interpretation of the term ‘ordinarily resident’ under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, especially affecting migrant workers' voting rights.GS 2: PolityGS 2: GovernanceGS3: Inclusive GrowthGS1: Poverty and Developmental IssuesGS 2: PolityGS 2: GovernanceGS3: Inclusive GrowthGS1: Poverty and Developmental IssuesWho are qualified as ‘ordinarily resident’?, Pg8The Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar has reignited debate over the interpretation of the term ‘ordinarily resident’ under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, especially affecting migrant workers' voting rights.
