News Analysis

GS 1: Indian Society GS 2: Social JusticePrelimsGS1: Population and Associated Issues GS2: Health Sector

Greying with grace, Pg6

India's Crude Birth Rate drops to 18.4, Total Fertility Rate declines to 1.9 in 2023, signalling demographic shift.

GS 1: Indian Society GS 2: Social JusticePrelimsGS1: Population and Associated Issues GS2: Health Sector

Greying with grace, Pg6

India's Crude Birth Rate drops to 18.4, Total Fertility Rate declines to 1.9 in 2023, signalling demographic shift.

GS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS3: Major Crops, Cropping Patterns and Irrigation Systems GS3: Storage, Transport and Marketing of Agricultural Produce GS3: Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices

Nilgiris tea and the brewing of a crisis, Pg7

Nilgiris tea industry faces persistent crisis due to over-reliance on exports, poor quality, and market negligence since 2000.

GS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS3: Major Crops, Cropping Patterns and Irrigation Systems GS3: Storage, Transport and Marketing of Agricultural Produce GS3: Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices

Nilgiris tea and the brewing of a crisis, Pg7

Nilgiris tea industry faces persistent crisis due to over-reliance on exports, poor quality, and market negligence since 2000.

GS 3: Economy GS 2: Governance GS3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment GS3: Effects of Liberalization on the Economy GS3: Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth

A complex turn in India’s FDI story, Pg6

India's FDI landscape shifts: Inflows rise, but outflows surge, raising concerns about long-term economic impact and investor confidence.

A complex turn in India’s FDI story, Pg6

India's FDI landscape shifts: Inflows rise, but outflows surge, raising concerns about long-term economic impact and investor confidence.

GS 3: Science & Technology GS 2: International RelationsPrelimsGS3: IT and Computers GS3: Communication Networks, Media and Social Media Challenges

Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupts Internet in Asia, West Asia, Pg14

Red Sea undersea cable cuts disrupt internet connectivity in Asia and West Asia, impacting India and Pakistan's internet access.

GS 3: Science & Technology GS 2: International RelationsPrelimsGS3: IT and Computers GS3: Communication Networks, Media and Social Media Challenges

Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupts Internet in Asia, West Asia, Pg14

Red Sea undersea cable cuts disrupt internet connectivity in Asia and West Asia, impacting India and Pakistan's internet access.

GS 3: Environment & Ecology GS 2: Governance GS 1: Indian Geography GS2: Vulnerable Sections GS3: Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

The making of an ecological disaster in the Nicobar, Pg6

Great Nicobar mega-project threatens indigenous tribes, unique ecosystems, and flaunts legal processes, raising serious environmental and ethical concerns.

GS 3: Environment & Ecology GS 2: Governance GS 1: Indian Geography GS2: Vulnerable Sections GS3: Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

The making of an ecological disaster in the Nicobar, Pg6

Great Nicobar mega-project threatens indigenous tribes, unique ecosystems, and flaunts legal processes, raising serious environmental and ethical concerns.

GS 2: International Relations GS2: India and its Neighbourhood Relations GS3: Security Challenges and Management in Border Areas

India-China: the inability to define a border, Pg8

India-China border dispute: A historical analysis of agreements, failed map exchanges, and the persistent inability to define the Line of Actual Control.

GS 2: International Relations GS2: India and its Neighbourhood Relations GS3: Security Challenges and Management in Border Areas

India-China: the inability to define a border, Pg8

India-China border dispute: A historical analysis of agreements, failed map exchanges, and the persistent inability to define the Line of Actual Control.

GS 3: Economy GS 2: Governance GS3: Inclusive Growth GS1: Population and Associated Issues GS3: Government Budgeting

GST 2.0 will empower young Indians, Pg7

GST 2.0 aims to boost youth spending power, simplify MSME compliance, and increase insurance penetration for economic growth.

GS 3: Economy GS 2: Governance GS3: Inclusive Growth GS1: Population and Associated Issues GS3: Government Budgeting

GST 2.0 will empower young Indians, Pg7

GST 2.0 aims to boost youth spending power, simplify MSME compliance, and increase insurance penetration for economic growth.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelimsGS3: Space Technology

Lost in space? You might need just two stars to find your way, Pg2

Astronomers devise innovative navigation using stellar parallax, enabling spacecraft to self-sufficiently determine location via two stars, enhancing deep-space exploration.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelimsGS3: Space Technology

Lost in space? You might need just two stars to find your way, Pg2

Astronomers devise innovative navigation using stellar parallax, enabling spacecraft to self-sufficiently determine location via two stars, enhancing deep-space exploration.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelimsGS2: Health Sector GS3: Science and Technology in Everyday Life

Parrondo’s paradox, Pg2

Parrondo's paradox: Alternating losing strategies like cancer therapies (MTD & LDM) may yield winning outcomes, delaying resistance and preserving cells.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelimsGS2: Health Sector GS3: Science and Technology in Everyday Life

Parrondo’s paradox, Pg2

Parrondo's paradox: Alternating losing strategies like cancer therapies (MTD & LDM) may yield winning outcomes, delaying resistance and preserving cells.

GS 2: International Relations GS 1: Indian GeographyPrelimsGS2: India and its Neighbourhood Relations