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What are Climate Tipping Points?

Why in the News? The Global Tipping Points Report (2025), authored by 160 scientists from 23 countries, warns that warm-water coral reefs have already crossed their thermal tipping point, triggering irreversible dieback. About Tipping Points: Overview: Tipping Points are critical thresholds in Earth’s natural and climate systems beyond which self-reinforcing and often irreversible changes occur.… Continue reading What are Climate Tipping Points?

[14th October 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: A green transition accelerating at express speed

PYQ Relevance:   [UPSC 2020] Do you think India will meet 50 percent of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2030? Justify your answer. How will the shift of subsidies from fossil fuels to renewables help achieve the above objective? Explain.   Linkage: The transition is inherently linked to climate change mitigation, conservation, and… Continue reading [14th October 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: A green transition accelerating at express speed

Delhi Morphological Ridge

Why in the News? The Delhi government has decided to declare 41 sq. km of the Southern Ridge as a reserved forest under the Indian Forest Act, 1927, following long-pending directions from the National Green Tribunal (NGT). About Delhi Morphological Ridge: The Delhi Ridge is the northern extension of the ancient Aravalli Range, stretching approximately… Continue reading Delhi Morphological Ridge

Snow Leopards are the world’s least genetically diverse Big Cat

Why in the News? A new Stanford University-led study has revealed that the Snow Leopard has the lowest genetic diversity among all big cats, even lower than the Cheetah. About Snow Leopard: Overview: Also called the “ghost of the mountains”; Belongs to the genus Panthera but genetically distinct from tigers and leopards, with unique adaptations… Continue reading Snow Leopards are the world’s least genetically diverse Big Cat

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, 2025

Why in the News? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Memory of Alfred Nobel) was awarded to Joel Mokyr (Northwestern University, US), Philippe Aghion (Collège de France, INSEAD, LSE), and Peter Howitt (Brown University, US) for their pioneering explanations of innovation-driven economic growth. What is the Nobel Economics Prize?   Officially… Continue reading Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, 2025

Anna Mani and her contributions in India’s Atmospheric Research

Why in the News? The National Book Trust has released a book on highlighting physicist Anna Mani’s pioneering ozone and pollution studies in Pune decades before “climate change” entered discourse. Who was Anna Mani (1918–2001)? Overview: Indian physicist and meteorologist from Peermade, Kerala; pioneered India’s meteorological instrumentation and atmospheric science. Alma mater: Studied physics at… Continue reading Anna Mani and her contributions in India’s Atmospheric Research

RRI technique yields Certified Randomness with one Qubit

Why in the News? The Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru team has mastered the Leggett–Garg Inequality (LGI)–based quantum randomness certification technique. What is Quantum Randomness? Overview: Quantum randomness means true unpredictability, results that even nature or science cannot predetermine. They arise from the laws of quantum physics, not from computer programs or hidden causes. Ordinary… Continue reading RRI technique yields Certified Randomness with one Qubit

Maitri II Research Station in Antarctica

Why in the News? The Finance Ministry has approved the establishment of Maitri II, India’s newest Antarctic research station, to be built in eastern Antarctica by January 2029. About Maitri II Research Station: Objective: Advance research in climatology, glaciology, seismology, biology, and atmospheric sciences while maintaining eco-compliance. Overview: India’s upcoming 4th Antarctic base, to be… Continue reading Maitri II Research Station in Antarctica

Volga River

Why in the News? This newscard is an excerpt from the original article published in the Indian Express. About the Volga River: Overview: The longest river in Europe (about 3,500 km), originating in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow and flowing southeast to the Caspian Sea at Astrakhan. Drainage Basin: Covers around 1.35 million sq.… Continue reading Volga River

[pib] Bharat Taxi Initiative

Why in the News? India is launching Bharat Taxi, a cooperative-based national ride-hailing platform under Digital India, with NeGD partnering Sahakar Taxi Cooperative for technical and advisory support. About the Bharat Taxi Initiative: Objective: To create a citizen-centric alternative to global ride-hailing corporations, ensuring fair wages, cooperative governance, and local ownership. Nature: A cooperative-owned, technology-driven… Continue reading [pib] Bharat Taxi Initiative

Tribes in news: Siddi 

Why in the News? President Droupadi Murmu met members of Gujarat’s Siddi Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) community and praised their 72% literacy rate as a sign of social progress. About the Siddi Community: Overview: An Afro-Indian tribal group descended from Bantu-speaking peoples of Southeast Africa, brought to India via the Indian Ocean slave trade… Continue reading Tribes in news: Siddi 

[11th October 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The real need is a holistic demographic mission

PYQ Relevance: [UPSC 2024] What is the concept of a ‘demographic winter’? Is the world moving towards such a situation? Elaborate. Linkage: Demographic shifts in border regions can exacerbate tensions, linking the topic to communalism and regionalism.  Illegal migration links directly to organized crime, such as human trafficking, drug trafficking (India’s proximity to illicit opium-growing… Continue reading [11th October 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The real need is a holistic demographic mission

With new Great Game, India must engage with the Taliban and Kabul

Introduction Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in New Delhi on an official visit, his first since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021. The visit represents a major recalibration in India’s Afghanistan policy, as New Delhi cautiously engages the Taliban regime without formal recognition. India’s approach blends strategic pragmatism and regional security… Continue reading With new Great Game, India must engage with the Taliban and Kabul

India’s long history of resistance to economic domination

Why in the News? Trade negotiations between India and the United States remain stalled after President Trump’s administration doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50% and imposed an additional 25% duty on Russian oil imports by India. Introduction External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar emphasised that while understanding with the US, “the world’s largest market” is… Continue reading India’s long history of resistance to economic domination

Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2025

Why in the News? The Centre has notified the first legally binding Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2025 for four high-emission sectors:  aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, and pulp & paper. This marks a critical step in operationalising the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), 2023. Back2Basics: Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) Overview: GEI is the… Continue reading Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) Target Rules, 2025

AgriEnIcs Programme

Why in the News? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced the transfer of technology for agricultural and environmental solutions developed under the Agricultural and Environmental Electronics (AgriEnIcs) Programme. What is AgriEnIcs Programme? Overview: A national initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) integrating electronics, IT, and digital technologies into agriculture… Continue reading AgriEnIcs Programme

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