Contaminated Water Crisis in Indore & Bhopal
Why in News? Relevance Key Audit Findings (CAG) Massive “Non-Revenue Water” Losses Gap Between Water Drawn and Water Supplied Per Capita Water Supply Below Norms Large Number of Unconnected Households Public Health Dimension Judicial Intervention Governance & Policy Significance
Turkman Gate
Why in News? Relevance Historical Background Urban Context (Pre-Emergency) Turkman Gate During the Emergency (1975–77) Symbolic Significance
Why Silver Prices Surged ~160% in 2025
Scale and Significance of the Surge Relevance Dual Nature of Silver: Investment + Industrial Metal Industrial Demand Boom Supply-Side Constraints Global Supply Mismatches Financialisation & Investment Demand US–China & Geopolitical Factors Comparison with Gold
Jabarkhet Nature Reserve (JNR) & Alternative Wildlife Tourism
Why in News? Relevance What is Jabarkhet Nature Reserve? Ecological Significance Alternative Model of Wildlife Tourism Dominant Models in India JNR’s “Third Model” Wider Environmental Context Policy & Governance Insights Takeaway
Trump–Greenland Remarks
Why in News? Relevance Greenland: Strategic Profile Why Greenland Matters Geopolitically ? Arctic Military Significance Great Power Competition Resource Geopolitics Climate Change & Shipping Diplomatic & Legal Constraints European & NATO Reactions Why This Matters for International Relations ? Takeaway
India’s Progress on Climate Targets
Why in News? Relevance India’s Climate Commitments (Paris, 2015) Emissions Intensity: Success with Caveats Renewable Energy: Capacity–Generation Mismatch Storage Deficit: Core Bottleneck Forest Carbon Sink: Numbers vs Ecology Structural Contradictions Highlighted The Road Ahead
Current Affairs Quiz 08 January 2026
Q1. With reference to India’s climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?A. 2 and 3 onlyB. 1, 2 and 3C. 1 and 3 onlyD. 1 and 2 only Correct Option: CExplanation: Q2. With reference to Greenland, consider the following statements: Which of the statements […]
Current Affairs 08 January 2026
Content India’s Progress on Climate Targets Why in News? Relevance India’s Climate Commitments (Paris, 2015) Emissions Intensity: Success with Caveats Renewable Energy: Capacity–Generation Mismatch Storage Deficit: Core Bottleneck Forest Carbon Sink: Numbers vs Ecology Structural Contradictions Highlighted The Road Ahead Trump–Greenland Remarks Why in News? Relevance Greenland: Strategic Profile Why Greenland Matters Geopolitically ? Arctic […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 08 January 2026
Content ‘Natgrid’, the search engine of digital authoritarianism Context & Background Relevance GS-III (Internal Security & Technology) Practice Question Q1.“Security without accountability erodes democracy.”Critically examine this statement in the context of the expansion of NATGRID in India.(250 Words) Birth of NATGRID: The Original Rationale Design & Scope of NATGRID Constitutional & Legal Concerns From ‘Vaporware’ […]
MONTHLY PIB SUMMARIES DECEMBER 2025 | MONTHLY COMPILATION FOR UPSC
Legacy IAS December 2025 PIB SUMMARIES – Monthly Compilation for UPSC Civil Services Exam (IAS Exam) will be extremely crucial for your UPSC preparation. The source, Press Information Bureau of India is indubitably the most important source of Current Affairs for any UPSC aspirant. In this Compilation you will find important PIB articles from […]