The Hindu UPSC News Analysis For 07 August 2026
The Hindu — UPSC Analysis Friday, 7 August 2026 Bengaluru City Edition · Vol. 57 No. 187 · National Handloom Day · Curated for Prelims & Mains | GS I · II · III · IV Legacy IAS Academy 📋 Today’s Topics DMK lays down three conditions to back the delimitation BillGS2 Monsoon Session: disruption, […]
Static Quiz 07 August 2026 (Indian Polity)
Daily Static Quiz Prelims Practice 2027 Score: 0 / 0 Q1 Which of the following statements regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under the Indian Constitution is/are correct? Article 15(4) enables the State to make special provisions for the advancement of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) as well as SCs and STs […]
Article 51: Promotion of International Peace & Security
Updated: August 2026 · GS-II Polity & International Relations Article 51 Promotion of International Peace and Security Article 51 is the last Directive Principle and the final Article of Part IV — and the only one that looks outward. Its four clauses direct the State to promote international peace and security, maintain just and honourable […]
Article 50: Separation of Judiciary from Executive
Updated: August 2026 · GS-II Polity & Governance Article 50 Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive Article 50 is the shortest Directive Principle after Article 44 — a single line directing the State to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State. Its target was specific and historical: the […]
Article 49: Protection of National Monuments
Updated: August 2026 · GS-I Culture & GS-II Polity Article 49 Protection of Monuments of National Importance Article 49 uses a word almost no other Directive Principle uses: it says protection of national monuments “shall be the obligation of the State” — not “shall endeavour”, not “shall strive”. It names six specific harms the State […]
Article 48A: Environment, Forests & Wild Life
Updated: August 2026 · GS-II Polity & GS-III Environment Article 48A Protection of Environment, Forests and Wild Life Article 48A is the constitutional foundation of Indian environmental law. Inserted by the 42nd Amendment in 1976 — months after the Stockholm Conference framework reached India — it directs the State to protect and improve the environment […]
Article 48: Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Organisation
Updated: August 2026 · GS-II Polity & GS-III Agriculture Article 48 Organisation of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Article 48 is the Constitution’s agricultural modernisation clause — and its most litigated Directive Principle. It directs the State to organise agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines, and in particular to preserve and improve breeds […]
Article 47: Nutrition, Public Health & Prohibition
Updated: August 2026 · GS-II Polity & Social Justice Article 47 Nutrition, Public Health and Prohibition Article 47 uses a phrase found nowhere else in Part IV: it directs the State to regard nutrition, the standard of living and public health as among its primary duties. Every other Directive Principle asks the State to “strive” […]
Article 46: Educational & Economic Interests
Updated: August 2026 · GS-II Polity & Social Justice Article 46 Educational and Economic Interests of Weaker Sections Article 46 is the constitutional engine of India’s social justice architecture. It directs the State to promote with special care the educational and economic interests of weaker sections — in particular the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes […]
Article 45: Early Childhood Care & Education Below Six
Updated: August 2026 · GS-II Polity & Social Justice Article 45 Early Childhood Care and Education for Children Below Six Years Article 45 is unique in Part IV: it is the only Directive Principle that has been completely substituted. The original Article carried the Constitution’s only deadline — free and compulsory education for all children […]