UPSC Current Affairs 14 July 2025

GS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Assessing India’s carbon credit trading scheme targets, Pg6

The Indian government has announced emission intensity targets under its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) for eight heavy industrial sectors. This article examines whether these targets are ambitious enough in the context of India’s Net Zero 2070 commitment and NDC goals.

GS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Assessing India’s carbon credit trading scheme targets, Pg6

The Indian government has announced emission intensity targets under its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) for eight heavy industrial sectors. This article examines whether these targets are ambitious enough in the context of India’s Net Zero 2070 commitment and NDC goals.

GS 2: PolityGS 1: ArchitectureGS 2: Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure DoctrineGS 1: The Freedom StruggleGS 1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism

Secularism — implicit from day one, explicit in 1976, Pg6

This article defends Indian secularism as a foundational principle of the Constitution, rooted in India’s freedom movement, Ashokan Dhamma, and modern constitutional philosophy

GS 2: PolityGS 1: ArchitectureGS 2: Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure DoctrineGS 1: The Freedom StruggleGS 1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism

Secularism — implicit from day one, explicit in 1976, Pg6

This article defends Indian secularism as a foundational principle of the Constitution, rooted in India’s freedom movement, Ashokan Dhamma, and modern constitutional philosophy

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS 2: Health Sector

Smoke and sulphur, Pg6

The Environment Ministry has rolled back the mandatory requirement for most coal-fired power plants to install Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems, reversing a key 2015 directive aimed at controlling sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS 2: Health Sector

Smoke and sulphur, Pg6

The Environment Ministry has rolled back the mandatory requirement for most coal-fired power plants to install Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems, reversing a key 2015 directive aimed at controlling sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions.

GS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

Climate change is deciding where and how rural Indians are living

Rural regions in India like Bundelkhand, Vidarbha, and Marathwada are witnessing growing internal migration due to climate-induced disasters such as droughts and erratic rainfall, leading to social and economic disruption.

GS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

Climate change is deciding where and how rural Indians are living

Rural regions in India like Bundelkhand, Vidarbha, and Marathwada are witnessing growing internal migration due to climate-induced disasters such as droughts and erratic rainfall, leading to social and economic disruption.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 1: Indian SocietyGS 1: Indian Society and Diversity of India

Reaching Jarawa tribe of Andaman Islands for Census will not be tough, Pg12

The Union government is preparing for the 2027 Census, and officials say it will not be difficult to reach the Jarawa tribe in the Andaman Islands due to sustained engagement and welfare interventions since the late 1990s.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 1: Indian SocietyGS 1: Indian Society and Diversity of India

Reaching Jarawa tribe of Andaman Islands for Census will not be tough, Pg12

The Union government is preparing for the 2027 Census, and officials say it will not be difficult to reach the Jarawa tribe in the Andaman Islands due to sustained engagement and welfare interventions since the late 1990s.

GS 2: PolityGS 2: Structure and Functioning of Executive and JudiciaryGS 2: Union State Relations and Federal StructureGS 1: Post Independence Consolidation and ReorganizationGS 1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism

Time is apt to restore J&K’s Statehood, Pg7

This article argues that the time is ripe for restoring Statehood of J&K to rebuild trust, strengthen democracy, and ensure a sustainable peace.

GS 2: PolityGS 2: Structure and Functioning of Executive and JudiciaryGS 2: Union State Relations and Federal StructureGS 1: Post Independence Consolidation and ReorganizationGS 1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism

Time is apt to restore J&K’s Statehood, Pg7

This article argues that the time is ripe for restoring Statehood of J&K to rebuild trust, strengthen democracy, and ensure a sustainable peace.

GS 3: EconomyGS 3: Inclusive GrowthGS 3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment

The changing landscape of employment, Pg7

India faces a growing challenge in integrating its large pool of graduates into formal, meaningful employment. Despite positive formalisation trends, issues of unemployability, skills mismatch, and informal workforce persist.

GS 3: EconomyGS 3: Inclusive GrowthGS 3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment

The changing landscape of employment, Pg7

India faces a growing challenge in integrating its large pool of graduates into formal, meaningful employment. Despite positive formalisation trends, issues of unemployability, skills mismatch, and informal workforce persist.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: PolityGS 3: Inclusive GrowthGS 1: Poverty and Developmental Issues

Who are qualified as ‘ordinarily resident’?, Pg8

The Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar has reignited debate over the interpretation of the term ‘ordinarily resident’ under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, especially affecting migrant workers' voting rights.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: PolityGS 3: Inclusive GrowthGS 1: Poverty and Developmental Issues

Who are qualified as ‘ordinarily resident’?, Pg8

The Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar has reignited debate over the interpretation of the term ‘ordinarily resident’ under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, especially affecting migrant workers' voting rights.

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Assessing India’s carbon credit trading scheme targets, Pg6

Assessing India’s carbon credit trading scheme targets, Pg6

Secularism — implicit from day one, explicit in 1976, Pg6

Secularism — implicit from day one, explicit in 1976, Pg6

Smoke and sulphur, Pg6

Smoke and sulphur, Pg6

Climate change is deciding where and how rural Indians are living

Climate change is deciding where and how rural Indians are living

Reaching Jarawa tribe of Andaman Islands for Census will not be tough, Pg12

Reaching Jarawa tribe of Andaman Islands for Census will not be tough, Pg12

Time is apt to restore J&K’s Statehood, Pg7

Time is apt to restore J&K’s Statehood, Pg7

The changing landscape of employment, Pg7

The changing landscape of employment, Pg7

Who are qualified as ‘ordinarily resident’?, Pg8

Who are qualified as ‘ordinarily resident’?, Pg8

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