News

• Agriculture › SubsidiesXAgriculture

  India contracts 17 lakh tonnes of urea at $390 a tonne, a fraction of the April tender price

  GS3 · GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP

  15 Aug 2026

  Prelims Only

• International Relations › International Stories of Key Importance

  US Gives Private Firms Power to Hack Criminal Networks

  GS2 · GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

  15 Aug 2026

  Prelims Only

• Internal Security › LWE

  Kondapalli in Bastar shows what state presence looks like after the Maoist withdrawal

  GS3 · GS3-20.Linkages between Development and Spread of Extremism.

  15 Aug 2026

  Explained States

• International Relations › Choke Points,Connectivity Projects,Pipelines

  Strait of Hormuz transit collapses to two vessels a day as the naval blockade hardens

  GS2 · GS2-19.Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.

  15 Aug 2026

  World Mapping

• Governance › Census

  Registrar General notifies 40-question Census schedule with caste enumerated beyond SC and ST

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

  15 Aug 2026

  Explained

• Economics › Industries

  Kashmir’s willow bat industry strains under cleft shortage, smuggling and wetland loss despite the 2025 GI tag

  GS1 · GS1-13.Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).

  15 Aug 2026

  Prelims Only

• Polity › Executive Vs Legislature

  Monsoon session passes Bills with minimal deliberation as legislative scrutiny weakens

  GS2 · GS2-06.Parliament and State Legislatures (structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges; issues therein)

  15 Aug 2026

  Explained

• Polity › Fundamental Rights and Duties

  Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act as a takedown route that bypasses judicial scrutiny

  GS2 · GS2-01.Indian Constitution-Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure of Constitution

  15 Aug 2026

  Bills/Act/Laws Op-ed

• Polity › Judiciary

  Bar Council of India’s blanket enrolment bar on a law school batch tests the limits of the Advocates Act

  GS2 · GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

  15 Aug 2026

  Bills/Act/Laws SC Judgements

• Polity › Federalism

  Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2026 curbs State taxing powers over mineral rights

  GS2 · GS2-02.Functions & responsibilities of the Union and the States; issues and challenges of federal structure;

  15 Aug 2026

  Bills/Act/Laws States