Relevance (UPSC): GS-III Indian Economy—Growth, External Sector, Monetary Policy Context (Oct 2025). In its latest World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund nudged FY26 growth for India up to 6.6%, but trimmed FY27 to about 6.2%—a 20 bps cut versus earlier guidance. The IMF cites strong domestic demand now, but flags global trade…

Relevance (UPSC): GS-III Indian Economy – Growth, Industry, Technology & Employment When a farmer uses a soil sensor to save water, or a hospital digitises records so a doctor sees history in seconds, innovation turns into income and welfare. Economies grow not only by adding more labour and capital, but by creating new…

Relevance (UPSC): GS-III Economy & Tech (Digital Infrastructure, AI); GS-II Governance (Data & Privacy) Visakhapatnam is shaping up as an AI data centre hub on the east coast—close to submarine cable landings, a deep-water port, and reliable power corridors. The plan is to host dense graphics-processor (GPU) clusters for training and serving large…

Relevance: GS-III (Indian Economy – Trade, Sustainable Development) What is the Sustainable Trade Index (STI)? A joint annual ranking by the Hinrich Foundation and IMD World Competitiveness Center that measures how 30 economies use trade in a way that balances economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental stewardship—grouped into three pillars: economic, societal, environmental. …

Relevance (UPSC): GS-II Polity & Governance (Federalism, Special Provisions); GS-I Geography (Himalaya); GS-III Environment & Security At dawn in Changthang, a nomadic Changpa herder leads pashmina goats past a dry stream. In Leh, a graduate scans portals for a government job that may now go to outsiders. Both stories carry the same plea:…

Relevance (UPSC): GS-II International Relations, Human Rights | GS-IV Ethics in Public Life When a woman reporter is told, “Women are not allowed to speak,” and the room still proceeds—that is the moment diplomacy turns into complicity. The ethical choice is simple: change the room or leave it. In New Delhi, a press…

Relevance (UPSC): GS-III Environment & Ecology; GS-II Governance (Waste & Public Health) On a quiet beach, a fisherman hauls a net dotted with colourful threads. Upstream, a drain empties sudsy water from a laundry cluster. On a farm, thin mulch film cracks under the sun. These tiny fragments travel—through soils, streams, estuaries, and…

On a normal weekday, Meera (38) gets a call from a “bank officer” warning that her account will be frozen unless she verifies an one-time password. Minutes later, her savings are gone. This is cheating by personation—criminals pretending to be someone you trust (bank staff, police, delivery agent, recruiter, electricity board, even a…

Relevance (UPSC): GS-II International Relations; Peace and Conflict | GS-III Security and Disaster Management On a battered street in Gaza, a family wheels a relative to a clinic that finally has power and medicines. In Israel, families of released captives breathe again, even as they wait for the remains of others. This is…

Relevance (UPSC): GS-II International Relations; GS-III Infrastructure & Regional Development On a misty morning at Dawki in Meghalaya, trucks idle by a jade river waiting for customs green lights. A few hundred kilometres east, workers lay track and pour concrete on roads that will one day meet Myanmar and beyond. The idea now…