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India's Path to Blue Skies
India marks the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (Swachh Vayu Diwas) with emphasis on strengthening action against air pollution. The note highlights progress under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) across major cities through cleaner mobility, city-specific measures, and enhanced monitoring.
Environment & Ecology
GS-II: Government programmes for environmental protection (air quality, urban governance)
GS-III: Environmental pollution and degradation—air pollution control measures; measures and monitoring for cleaner air
India can cut steel emissions before new coal plants lock them in
India is pushing steel sector decarbonisation to avoid lock-in from future coal-based plants, under the National Mission on Green Steel and a large financing push. The article highlights high steel emissions and targets to cut emissions intensity towards net-zero goals.
Environment
GS-III: Climate change mitigation—industry decarbonisation and emission intensity
GS-III: Energy transition and sustainability of hard-to-abate sectors
Supreme Court asks why U.P. Police sought journalist’s digital data in road-rage probe
The Supreme Court questioned Uttar Pradesh Police for seeking a journalist’s digital footprint from X (formerly Twitter) in a road-rage probe. It directed the Ghaziabad Commissioner to explain what information is required, while restricting disclosure pending further orders.
Government
GS-I: Salient features of the Constitution; Fundamental Rights (privacy and speech)
GS-II: Government policies and interventions; law and order; constitutional remedies
GS-II: Supreme Court judgments; role of constitutional/statutory bodies in protecting rights
India, China hold first Corps Commander meeting in Arunachal
India and China held their first Corps Commander-level meeting in the Eastern sector of Arunachal Pradesh amid LAC tensions, expanding the military dialogue mechanism beyond the Ladakh track. The talks come against the backdrop of ongoing boundary/delimitation efforts and heightened focus on border management.
Security
GS-II: India-China border management; mechanisms to manage LAC tensions
GS-II: Diplomatic/military confidence-building measures in external relations
There is a large inconsistency between GDP and other data series: Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg
A former Finance Secretary raises concerns about inconsistencies between GDP estimates and other data series, questioning methodology, data quality, transparency, and potential political influence in statistical inquiry. The debate centers on credibility of official growth narratives after revisions to GDP estimates.
Economy
GS-II: Issues related to the integrity and credibility of governance processes/statistics
GS-III: Indian economy—national accounts/GDP estimation, growth measurement and data quality
The article reviews India’s decade of formally adopted inflation targeting by the RBI, explaining how policy rates and expectations influence inflation. It assesses whether the framework’s stated target band has effectively contained inflation in India.
Economy
GS-II: Monetary policy framework and RBI’s role in managing macroeconomic stability
GS-III: Inflation dynamics and effectiveness of monetary policy tools (repo rate, expectations channel)
The article discusses how India measures unemployment using the Current Weekly Status (CWS) approach under the PLFS framework, highlighting gaps in capturing job quality and informal work. It also examines the move toward monthly unemployment indicators and the fragmented nature of labour data sources.
Economy
GS-III: Employment and unemployment—measurement issues, labour market indicators
GS-II: Data governance and institutional capacity for socio-economic statistics
Steady gaze: On the launch of the ISRO’s EOS-05 satellite
ISRO successfully launched EOS-05, India’s first earth-imaging satellite designed for a geosynchronous orbit to repeatedly observe the same region. Using multi-wavelength sensing, it can support monitoring of floods, cyclones, forest fires, and changes in land cover, water and crops.
Science & Tech
GS-III: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenisation of technology
GS-III: Space technology and its applications
GS-II: Disaster management—early warning, monitoring and response
Himalayan tragedy points to need for new global alliances around ecological governance
Himalayan flash floods (including GLOF-linked events) across India and Nepal have highlighted cascading hazard risks and gaps in ecological governance. The piece argues for stronger global alliances for disaster-risk reduction and climate/environment compensation frameworks.
Environment
GS-II: Bilateral and global governance frameworks; climate compensation and international cooperation
GS-III: Disaster management—floods, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and risk reduction; climate change and environmental hazards
Union Environment Minister calls for Grassroot-level Public-Participation to tackle Air Pollution in NCR
MoEFCC’s Bhupender Yadav calls for grassroot public participation and data-driven action to tackle air pollution in NCR. A first-of-its-kind dialogue brings together mayors and representatives from 63 NCR cities to drive a Clean Air pledge, led by local bodies.
Environment
GS-II: Urban governance and citizen participation in service delivery and policy implementation
GS-III: Air pollution control measures and management of urban waste (NCR/urban local bodies)
