5th September

Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.

Geothermal Energy

PIB | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

Waste Management – SWM Rules, EWM Rules, etc

NAMASTE Cards distributed to waste pickers in Najafgarh zone

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

ISRO Missions and Discoveries

ISRO launches advanced imaging satellite EOS-05

First/Record | 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.

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

Nepal wants climate compensation, putting major emitters on the hookNepal wants climate compensation, putting major emitters on the hook

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

Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols

[5th September 2026] The Hindu OpED: Warning on warming

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

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Middle East

The Gulf is calling and New Delhi must listen

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

Ocean Governance – UNCLOS, ISA, High Seas Teaty, etc.

‘UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is still the constitution of oceans’

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

Social Media: Prospect and Challenges

Focus on the children, not the platform

Explained | Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-21.Role of External State and Non-state Actors in creating challenges to Internal Security.

Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.

Missing: boundary walls, bathrooms, blackboards

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

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

Play leading role in skilling push: Govt tells industry

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

Minority Issues – SC, ST, Dalits, OBC, Reservations, etc.

Centre’s rationale for not using OBC lists for caste enumeration is flawed, say associations

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

Citizenship and Related Issues

Govt has deferred Census in Manipur amid calls for NRC to be carried out

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

J&K – The issues around the state

Ladakh clears new ‘nautor land’ regularisation rules, paves way for grant of proprietary rights

Bills/Act/Laws | Agriculture | Mains GS3: GS3-11.Land Reforms in India

Judicial Pendency

CJP cases scrapped: Supreme Court’s much-debated powers under Article 142

ExplainedSC Judgements | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-03.Separation of Powers between different organs, dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions

Judicial Reforms

Courtroom dramas, clipped and shared

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

Judicial Pendency

SC pushes for raising retirement age in district judiciary as backlog tops 5 cr

SC Judgements | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

FDI in Indian economy

A BIT of a reset, with a wider debate

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

Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc

Taking heart from the GDP story, behind the headline number

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

Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc

Beyond GDP, brace for turbulence ahead

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

Coal and Mining Sector

Thermal sector grapples with coal stock management

| Geography | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.

No takers for govt’s ₹37,500-crore coal gasification scheme

Schemes | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

Norms allowing e-comm cos to keep inventory notified by govt

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