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A lesser florican in flight with spread wings against a backdrop of dark trees.

5 Oct 2026Environment & Ecology, General Studies, GS III

Lesser Florican (Kharmor): India’s Smallest Bustard, Status and Recovery

Lesser florican explained: India's smallest bustard, IUCN Critically Endangered since 2021, Schedule I, CITES Appendix II and the grassland recovery effort.

An Indian pangolin covered in overlapping brown scales walking on red soil.

5 Oct 2026Environment & Ecology, General Studies, GS III

Indian Pangolin: Trafficking, CITES Appendix I and Schedule I Protection

Indian pangolin explained: the scaly anteater, IUCN Endangered, CITES Appendix I since 2017, WPA Schedule I and what seizure data show about trafficking.

A reddish-brown red sand boa coiled on dry sandy ground.

5 Oct 2026Environment & Ecology, General Studies, GS III

Red Sand Boa: Iridium Myths, Schedule I Protection and the Illegal Trade

Red sand boa explained: the harmless 'two-headed' snake, iridium and luck myths, WPA Schedule I, CITES Appendix II and IUCN Near Threatened status.

A gray slender loris with large round eyes gripping thin branches at night.

5 Oct 2026Environment & Ecology, General Studies, GS III

Slender Loris: Gray vs Red Species, Schedule I Status and Kadavur Sanctuary

Slender loris explained: gray vs red species, IUCN Near Threatened vs Endangered, WPA Schedule I, CITES Appendix II and the Kadavur sanctuary.

Two dried caterpillar fungus specimens, each a golden caterpillar body with a dark fungal stalk growing from its head.

5 Oct 2026Environment & Ecology, General Studies, GS III

Keeda Jadi (Cordyceps, Yarsagumba): Himalayan Fungus, Trade and Rules

Keeda jadi explained: the Himalayan caterpillar fungus, its life cycle, high-altitude economy, IUCN Vulnerable listing and how Uttarakhand regulates harvest.

Illustration for the Rukmini Devi Arundale note on Anantam IAS

5 Oct 2026Art and Culture, General Studies, GS I

Rukmini Devi Arundale: Kalakshetra, Bharatanatyam’s Revival and Animal Welfare

Rukmini Devi Arundale explained: Theosophy, the 1935 debut, Kalakshetra (1936), the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, AWBI and the appropriation debate.

Illustration for the South Asian University note on Anantam IAS

5 Oct 2026Education, General Studies, GS II, International Relations

South Asian University: SAARC Agreement, the SAU Act and How It Is Run

South Asian University explained: the 2007 SAARC agreement, the SAU Act 2008, the Governing Board and President, funding, the Maidan Garhi campus and its…

The domed main building of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi seen from its front lawns.

5 Oct 2026Environment & Ecology, General Studies, Governance, GS III

Central Empowered Committee (CEC): Godavarman Origins, Overhaul and Role

Central Empowered Committee explained: its 2002 origin in the Godavarman case, the 2023 notification under the EPA, its powers, members and recent reports.

Snow-covered Rakaposhi peak rising above autumn poplars and village houses in the Hunza valley.

5 Oct 2026Border Management, General Studies, Geography, GS II, International Relations

Gilgit Baltistan: India’s Legal Position, 1947 History and the CPEC Question

Gilgit Baltistan explained: India's legal position, the 1947 coup in Gilgit, Pakistan's orders and claims, Karakoram geography and India's objection to CPEC.

Aerial view from an aircraft window of North Sentinel Island, a forested island ringed by pale coral reef.

5 Oct 2026General Studies, Geography, GS I, Indian Society, Social Justice

North Sentinel Island: The Sentinelese, ANPATR 1956 and the No-Contact Rule

North Sentinel Island explained: the Sentinelese PVTG, the ANPATR 1956 tribal reserve, the 5 km sea buffer, the RAP confusion of 2018 and why…

Aerial view of the chain of shoals known as Ram Setu or Adam's Bridge between India and Sri Lanka

5 Oct 2026Art and Culture, General Studies, Geography, GS I, Indian Geography

Ram Setu (Adam’s Bridge): Geology, Sethusamudram and the Court Case

Ram Setu explained: how the shoals formed, what the 2024 ISRO-NRSC map shows, the Sethusamudram project and the Supreme Court case on monument status.

Black-and-white photograph of Dhyan Chand in his hockey kit on a playing field in Sydney in August 1935, when he captained the touring Indian team.

5 Oct 2026General Studies, GS I, Indian Society

Major Dhyan Chand: Three Olympic Golds, National Sports Day and the Khel Ratna

Major Dhyan Chand explained: army hockey, three Olympic golds with goal counts, the 1936 final, legends kept apart, National Sports Day and the Khel…