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Criminalisation of Politics in India — Causes, SC Rulings & UPSC Notes
UPSC guide to criminalisation of politics: ADR data, Vohra Committee, Section 8 RPA, Supreme Court rulings, Right to Recall, and way forward.
Keep Reading →Epicureanism: Pleasure, Tranquillity and the Ethics of Desire (UPSC Ethics — GS IV)
Understand Epicurean philosophy — pleasure as the good, tranquillity, friendship, and the advantages and limitations of virtue ethics for UPSC GS IV.
Keep Reading →Desalination Plants — Reverse Osmosis, Chennai, Coastal India (UPSC Science & Tech)
Desalination plants — reverse osmosis, Chennai Minjur, Nemmeli, Maharashtra, limitations, brine discharge — UPSC GS III notes.
Keep Reading →PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) — Features, Critique and UPSC Notes
UPSC guide to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana: PMKVY 1.0 to 4.0, placement outcomes, challenges, reforms and 2024-26 developments.
Keep Reading →India-Maldives Relations (UPSC International Relations)
India-Maldives relations for UPSC GS II: SAGAR doctrine, India Out campaign, Muizzu's China tilt, 2024 currency swap, and Colombo Security Conclave.
Keep Reading →Draft National Water Policy: Mihir Shah Committee Recommendations and UPSC Notes (UPSC Environment)
UPSC guide to India's Draft National Water Policy: Mihir Shah committee recommendations, demand management, River Rights Act, reduce-recycle-reuse and governance reform.
Keep Reading →Criminal Defamation Law in India (UPSC Polity)
UPSC guide to criminal defamation in India: BNS provisions, Subramanian Swamy verdict, Law Commission 285th Report, global trends, and the free-speech debate.
Keep Reading →Empathy and Compassion Towards Weaker Sections: A Civil Service Imperative (UPSC Ethics — GS IV)
Understand empathy and compassion as civil service values — apathy, sympathy, empathy, compassion distinguished — and how to cultivate them for UPSC GS IV.
Keep Reading →Forest Rights Act 2006 — Individual, Community and Community Forest Resource Rights (UPSC Indian Society)
UPSC guide to Forest Rights Act 2006: IFR, CFR, CFRR rights, gram sabha powers, implementation status, Supreme Court 2019 eviction order, 2024-26 developments.
Keep Reading →Disaster Management in India — UPSC Complete Guide (GS III)
UPSC guide to disaster management in India: DM Act 2005, NDMA, NDRF, Sendai Framework, CDRI, ARC recommendations, PM's 10-point agenda, risk reduction.
Keep Reading →India-Japan Relations (UPSC International Relations)
India-Japan relations for UPSC GS II: Special Strategic and Global Partnership, Quad, FOIP, Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail, Act East Forum, and Gaganyaan.
Keep Reading →Dark Web (UPSC Science & Tech)
UPSC guide to the dark web: Tor, deep web vs dark web, crimes, drug & weapons trade, law enforcement, and 2024-26 cyber developments.
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