Maharashtra’s Water Rationing Crisis: A Multi-Dimensional Look
Maharashtra orders a phased 10% water cut as 170 tehsils across 13 districts face deficient rainfall and dam storage in Aurangabad falls to 27.59%.
Mains Articles
Mains Articles
The Ramappa Temple Mining Threat: A Multi-Dimensional Look
Telangana’s UNESCO-listed Ramappa temple faces a proposed open-cast coal mine nearby, reopening the heritage-versus-development debate for GS Paper 1 and 3.
Mains Articles
GST 2.0’s Decriminalisation Push: A Multi-Dimensional Look
GST Council may scrap officers’ arrest powers and raise the prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore — what it means for enforcement and taxpayer trust.
Mains Articles
Samudra Manthan Mission: A Multi-Dimensional Look
India’s ₹84,084-crore Samudra Manthan scheme for deep-sea oil and gas exploration, examined across economic, environmental, IR and governance dimensions.
Mains Articles
PRAHAAR’s 10-Year Roadmap and the New Extradition Portal: A Multi-Dimensional Look
Amit Shah unveils a 10-year PRAHAAR roadmap and a new Extradition Portal — what it means for internal security, law, IR and rights.
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India’s New GDP Series with 2022-23 Base Year: A Multi-Dimensional Look
MoSPI’s new GDP series (base year 2022-23) revises FY26 growth to 7.6% but cuts nominal GDP 3-4% — what it means for exams.
Mains Articles
The Evidence Gap in Cash Transfer Schemes: Are Women’s Cash Transfers Working?
Editorial analysis: unconditional cash transfers to women have spread from 2 to 12 states. Why their fiscal cost is rising while evidence on outcomes is missing, and how to fix it.
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Terror’s Changing Face and India’s Counter-Terror Strategy: From Restraint to PRAHAAR
Editorial analysis: terrorism has become decentralised, digital and hybrid. How India’s response evolved from restraint to active deterrence, and what the 2026 PRAHAAR policy adds.
Mains Articles, Prelims Current Affairs
SSA 5000: India’s New Sustainability Assurance Standard and the Fight Against Greenwashing
ICAI has issued SSA 5000, a sustainability assurance standard aligned with IAASB’s ISSA 5000, effective from April 2027. What it means for ESG disclosures and greenwashing.
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Maharashtra Drought 2026: Why an Official Declaration Cannot Come Before October
Marathwada faces a steep rainfall deficit in 2026, but a formal drought declaration must follow the Manual for Drought Management’s indicators and timeline. Explained for UPSC.
Mains Articles, Prelims Current Affairs
Blue Bonds in India: Financing the Ocean Economy Through Capital Markets
Sagarmala Finance Corporation plans India’s first blue bond issue in September 2026. What blue bonds are, how SEBI regulates them, and what they mean for India’s blue economy.
Mains Articles, Prelims Current Affairs
Cyclone Arnab 2026: Landfall, Why It Stayed a Deep Depression, and How Cyclones Are Named
The Bay of Bengal system widely called ‘Cyclone Arnab’ crossed the north Andhra–south Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam on 24 September 2026 as a deep depression. Why it was not named, IMD classification, and the naming system.