Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 25 December 2025
Content The digital narcissus Why is it in news? Relevance Practice Question Engagement Economics → Flattery-by-Design Cognitive & Behavioural Risks Democratic & Institutional Implications From Rights of Users to Duties of Design Historical Parallels & Political Economy Normative Warning — Evolution vs. Stagnation Conclusion Green washing Why is it in news? Relevance Practice Question Data […]
PIB Summaries 25 December 2025
Content YARD 1267 SAMUDRA PRATAP Why is it in News? Relevance Key Specifications Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) : Specialised maritime platform for oil-spill & chemical pollution response — equipped with skimmers, booms, dispersant systems, recovery tanks and onboard labs to contain, collect, and treat pollutants at sea. Specialised Pollution-Control Capabilities Strategic Significance Context & […]
Static Quiz 25 December 2025 (Polity)
Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Speaker of a State Legislative Assembly: The Speaker continues in office during the dissolution of the Assembly. The Speaker decides on disqualification of members under the Tenth Schedule. The Speaker may be removed only by an effective majority of the Assembly. Which of the statements given above are […]
150-Day Action Plan for UPSC Prelims 2026
Every UPSC aspirant reaches a point where motivation alone is no longer enough. The excitement of starting out fades, resources pile up and days begin to blur without visible progress. That moment is not a failure – it is a signal. A signal that preparation must move from hope to structure, from random effort […]
Made-in-Tihar Products Go Online
Why is it in News? Relevance What Are “Made-in-Tihar” Products? Scale of the Programme Economic Dignity of Prison Labour Governance & Implementation Aspects Comparative Context Challenges & Caveats Conclusion
Rhino Dehorning & Poaching Decline
Why is it in News? Relevance Global Rhino Status: Core Findings of the Study Impact of Dehorning Methodology Why Dehorning Works ? Economics of Poaching Behavioural Reality of Poachers Limits of Enforcement-Only Models How Dehorning Is Done (Animal Welfare) ? India–Africa Contrast African Context Indian & Nepali Model Role of Local Communities & Rangers Conservation […]
How India’s Exports Are Concentrated in a Few States
Why is it in News? Relevance Core Export Concentration: Rising Geographic Concentration (HHI Evidence) Global Context: Why Convergence Is Failing ? Shrinking Global Trade Window Shift from Volume to Value Economic Complexity Trap Export Growth ≠ Employment Growth Capital Deepening Evidence Manufacturing Employment Stagnation Capital Bias & Wage Compression Spatial Stickiness of New-Age Exports Financial […]
Why Women Risk Being Left Behind by AI
Why is it in News? Relevance Women’s Workload & Time Poverty Gender Gap in Paid vs Unpaid Work Across the Life Cycle AI-Specific Risks for Women 1. Higher Automation Exposure 2. Algorithmic Bias 3. Upskilling Time Deficit Health & Well-being Costs Policy & Governance Solutions Highlighted 1. Time-Centric Policy Design 2. Gender Budgeting as an […]
India’s First National Anti-Terror Policy
Why is it in News? Relevance Strategic Context Key Threat Vectors Driving the Policy Digital Radicalisation (High Priority) Foreign-Funded Conversion & Radicalisation Networks Open Border Exploitation (Nepal Corridor) Aadhaar Spoofing & Identity Fraud Institutional Architecture Being Integrated Core Agencies Technology Backbone Policy Orientation: From Reaction to Prevention Old Approach Proposed Policy Shift Incident-led response Intelligence-led […]
Jnanpith Award & Demise of Vinod Kumar Shukla
Relevance Vinod Kumar Shukla Major Works Awards & Recognitions Jnanpith Award: Award Components Significance Conclusion