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10th January

Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States

[10th January 2026] The Hindu OpED: De-dollarisation fear

op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Africa

Somaliland is no longer a diplomatic endnote

Explained | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Iran

Beyond economy, Iran stir reflects rage against regime

Explained | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Corporate Social Responsibility: Issues & Development

PANKHUDI Portal

Prelims Only | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters

Textile Sector – Cotton, Jute, Wool, Silk, Handloom, etc.

District Led Textiles Transformation (DLTT) Plan

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

Dust Experiment (DEX)

Prelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains Paper 3: GS3-16.Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology

Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.

Spina Bifida in India

Prelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains Paper 3: GS3-16.Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology

9th January

[9th January 2026] The Hindu OpED: GSDP share as criterion for central-State transfers

op-ed snap | Economics | Mains Paper 3: GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

ISRO and the next big challenge

Explained | Science and Technology | Mains Paper 3: GS3-16.Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology,GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

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

Despite patchy record, US climate exit will still pinch

Explained | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

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

US Withdraws from UNFCCC and IPCC

Prelims Only | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.,GS2-19.Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.

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

Doomsday Glacier Destabilisation and the Future of Antarctic Ice Sheets

Prelims Only | Environment | Mains Paper 3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.

India Becomes First Nation to Commercially Produce Bio Bitumen

Prelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains Paper 3: GS3-16.Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Bangladesh

India Bangladesh Ganga Water Sharing Treaty (1996)

Prelims Only | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries

White dwarf system

Prelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains Paper 3: GS3-16.Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology,GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

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