Environment and Ecology, Science and Technology, Biodiversity, Current Affairs, and Animal Behavior. What the studies are showing By analysing millions of bird sound recordings from hundreds of species, scientists found that artificial light at night shifts daily routines. Birds with larger…

Prelims—Economy & Agriculture; Mains GS-III—Economy/Agri-trade & Industry; GS-II—Policy & Governance (trade/tariff design) Recently the government has removed the 11% import duty on raw cotton to lower costs for spinning mills and garment exporters. Farmer groups worry that cheap imports during harvest…

Economy, Social Issues, Indian Society, Employment & Labour Policies, Current Affairs, and Gender Studies. What the latest numbers say  India’s overall unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above fell to 5.1 percent in August, the lowest in five months….

India has achieved a significant milestone in its pursuit of deep-sea resources by securing an exploration contract from the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to explore polymetallic sulphur nodules in the Carlsberg Ridge. The Carlsberg Ridge, a 3,00,000 sq km stretch in…

Polity, Governance, Election Commission of India, Current Affairs, and Public Administration. What is happening, where Bihar is running a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across the state. The stated aim is to clean duplicates, delete names of the deceased or…

Polity, Governance, Ethics, Media and Communication, Current Affairs, and Cybersecurity. What is the news and the core issue Nepal imposed a blanket ban on twenty-six social media platforms in early September 2025, saying many had not registered locally and were spreading…

Polity, Social Justice, Indian Society, Law, and Current Affairs. What is the news and why it matters The Supreme Court has cancelled anticipatory bail granted by a High Court to a person accused in a caste-atrocity case. The Court held that…

Polity, Law, Minority Affairs, Governance, Ethics, and Current Affairs. What is happening The Supreme Court passed an interim order on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. It did not stop the entire law, so most provisions continue. But it paused certain clauses…

Environment and Ecology, Science and Technology, Geography, Economics, Current Affairs, and Disaster Management. The Big Issue Plastic use has exploded with rising incomes and new markets. In 2024 alone, the world used about 500 million tonnes of plastics, creating roughly 400…

Polity, Law, Science & Technology, Forensic Science, Ethics, and Current Affairs. Why the Court intervened In a recent Tamil Nadu case, the Supreme Court found delay and poor handling of biological samples meant for DNA testing. Packets reached the lab late,…