1st September

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

National Biodiversity Authority disburses Rs. 5.68 Crore in Access and Benefit Sharing funds

Bills/Act/LawsPIB | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Foreign Policy Watch- India-Central Asia

India and Uzbekistan issue Joint Statement during Prime Minister’s State Visit

PIBWorld Mapping | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.

Consumer Affairs notifies Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026

Bills/Act/LawsPIB | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-10.Government Policies & Interventions for development of various sectors (issues in their design, implementation)

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

Magsaysay honour for Myanmar activist, Singapore lawyer, Bangladeshi aid giver

Prelims Only | Off Topics | Mains GS2: GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

Indian Navy Updates

Navy Chief: INS Nipun will enhance our critical underwater capabilities

Indigenous/Made in IndiaPrelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-16.Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology

Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.

Domestic chip design to receive a boost with Rs 1.27 lakh cr push

Schemes | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Road and Highway Safety – National Road Safety Policy, Good Samaritans, etc.

Will ‘talking’ cars reduce road accident deaths?

Explained | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.

Monsoon Updates

After hottest August, bleak outlook for September rain

Explained | Geography | Mains GS1: GS1-11.Salient Features of World Physical Geography

River Interlinking

Jharkhand, Bihar sign pact on Sone water sharing

Explained | Geography | Mains GS2: GS2-02.Functions & responsibilities of the Union and the States; issues and challenges of federal structure;

Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.

Lessons India, China, and Nepal must learn

Explained | Disaster Management | Mains GS3: GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

Climate Change Impact on India and World – International Reports, Key Observations, etc.

Himalayas’ hanging glacier threat

Explained | Disaster Management | Mains GS3: GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc

What two districts can teach us about dealing with rural waste

Explained | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

Deadly span

ExplainedSpecies | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Electoral Reforms In India

V-Dem’s democracy index rates India at its lowest since 1975

Prelims Only | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

UN panel presents legal case for broad slavery reparations

IOCR | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling, says it has no jurisdiction

| International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-17.India and its neighborhood- relations.

Amid ‘NRC first’ demand, Centre defers Census exercise in Manipur

| Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-10.Government Policies & Interventions for development of various sectors (issues in their design, implementation)

The broken promise of right to work

Bills/Act/Laws | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-10.Government Policies & Interventions for development of various sectors (issues in their design, implementation)

SIR draft rolls see over 13 cr deletions so far, Delhi leads with 33% left out

| Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-08.Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

Social Media: Prospect and Challenges

In India, a hard limit for X’s transparency pledge

Explained | Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Step up regulation

| Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-13.Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Political demography, the future of democracy

Op-ed | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-01.Indian Constitution-Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure of Constitution

Subhash Chandra case: why are creditors set to recover only ₹6.5 cr. against ₹22,006 cr. claims?

Bills/Act/Laws | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Reasons why GDP growth overshot expectations, and what lies ahead

| Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Next employment challenge is better jobs

Op-ed | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-02.Inclusive growth and issues therein