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Smash Mains X-Factor Notes: Indian Polity and Governance, GS Paper II, revised for UPSC Mains 2026

Attempt PYQ Live, 2013 to 2026

Prelims and Mains Microthemes books: Prelims 2009–2025 and GS Mains 2013–2025

Smash Mains X-Factor Notes

Attempt PYQ Live 2013–2026

Prelims & Mains Microthemes

Programs 1

Ultimate Assessment Program

Smash Mains

Dominate Prelims

Dominate Logical Elimination

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Samachar Manthan

Smash 75 Days

Smash PYQ

Smash Essay and Ethics

14th November

Geography › ClimatologyXMonsoon,ENSO,IOD

Intensifying El Nino to persist until March 2027; strongest ever since 1950, says NOAAIntensifying El Nino to persist until March 2027; strongest ever since 1950, says NOAA

GS1 · GS1-11.Salient Features of World Physical Geography

14 Nov 2026

First/Record
Geography › Critical Minerals,Rare Earth,Other Minerals

Critical ban

GS3 · GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

14 Nov 2026

Op-ed
Environment › Air Pollution and Related Issues

Our magical thinking on pollution: Do annual rituals, hope you are immune

GS3 · GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

14 Nov 2026

Op-ed
International Relations › Choke Points,Connectivity Projects,Pipelines

Suez to Hormuz, how chokepoints shape balance of power

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

14 Nov 2026

Op-ed
International Relations › GroupingsXRegional

The challenge of holding the Quad together

GS2 · GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

14 Nov 2026

IOCR Op-ed
Social Justice › Education

Absent from the classroom: The teacher

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

14 Nov 2026

Op-ed
Social Justice › Education

Amid the digital avalanche, childhood needs a protective umbrella

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

14 Nov 2026

Op-ed
Social Justice › Health

Missing in fertility industry: Safeguards that work

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

14 Nov 2026

Bills/Act/Laws Op-ed
Polity › RPAxElectoral Reforms

These voters in Pune never moved, someone changed their addresses anyway

GS2 · GS2-08.Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

14 Nov 2026

DOMR
Polity › Judiciary

To strengthen the Supreme Court, divide it

GS2 · GS2-03.Separation of Powers between different organs, dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions

14 Nov 2026

Op-ed
Economics › Economic Growth,LPG,Planning

Investments up, boosting growth; will trend hold up

GS3 · GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

14 Nov 2026

Explained
Economics › Inflation

Inflation is settling in. Now, interest rate hike

GS3 · GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

14 Nov 2026

Op-ed
Economics › Inflation

Brace for impact

GS3 · GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

14 Nov 2026

Op-ed
13th November

International Relations › International Initiatives(NGO,Export Control Regimes)

Nvidia episode is a reminder: Technology is a battleground

GS2 · GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

13 Nov 2026

Op-ed
Economics › Inflation

First time in 2 yrs, retail inflation over 6%, RBI may hike rate again

GS3 · GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

13 Nov 2026
Environment › Mining Hazards

Respect the river, don’t treat it like a quarry

GS3 · GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

13 Nov 2026

Op-ed
Environment › SpeciesXPeculiar features

New deep-sea shark species identified in Indian Ocean

GS3 · GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

13 Nov 2026

Discovered/Found Species
Environment › EIA

Adani slashes its Maharashtra power project cost by 99%, its forest dues plummet; Centre orders probe

GS3 · GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

13 Nov 2026

National Parks/WS
Environment › Rio Family/UNFCCC/IPCC

Climate finance deadlock: why COP summits keep revisiting same dispute

GS3 · GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

13 Nov 2026

IOCR
Environment › Rio Family/UNFCCC/IPCC

New deal

GS3 · GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

13 Nov 2026

IOCR Op-ed
International Relations › Bilateral Relations

India and U.K. are turning climate ambition into action

GS2 · GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

13 Nov 2026

Op-ed
International Relations › BilateralXNeighbourhood

In a dilemma

GS2 · GS2-17.India and its neighborhood- relations.

13 Nov 2026

Op-ed
Social Justice › Health

India’s TB incidence missing from 2026 report of WHO

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

13 Nov 2026

IOCR
Governance › e-Governance

The SIR exercise is also a technology failure

GS2 · GS2-15.Transaparency and accountability (institutional and other measures); Citizens Charter, E-Governance (applications, models, successes, limitations, potential)

13 Nov 2026

Op-ed
Economics › Manufacturing Sector

6 years on, PLI schemes disbursal 18.5% of total outlay: NITI Aayog

GS3 · GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

13 Nov 2026

Schemes
Social Justice › Human Resources

Green jobs can fill the gaps in the growth story

GS3 · GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

13 Nov 2026

Op-ed

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