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The standing knowledge each part of current affairs is examined on: the laws, mechanisms, institutions and lists a question assumes you know, whatever the news.
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Environment and Disaster Management
Species in news
- The tiger
In current affairs: Big cats
- The Asiatic lion
In current affairs: Big cats
- The elephant
In current affairs: Elephants and other land mammals
- India's vultures
In current affairs: Birds
- Gharial, Gangetic dolphin and olive ridley: the three aquatic species Prelims returns to
In current affairs: Reptiles, amphibians and aquatic species
- Keystone, umbrella, flagship, indicator: the species concepts
In current affairs: Plants, insects and newly described species
- Invasive alien species of India
In current affairs: Invasive alien species
Protected areas and habitats
- Protected areas: the categories
In current affairs: Protected areas, tiger reserves and eco sensitive zones
- Wetlands: the Rules, Ramsar and the Montreux Record
In current affairs: Wetlands and Ramsar sites
- Coral reefs of India
In current affairs: Marine and coastal ecosystems
- The India State of Forest Report: what the numbers mean
In current affairs: Forests, grasslands and mountain ecosystems
Biodiversity governance
- The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: the schedules
In current affairs: Biodiversity and wildlife law in India
- The three lists: IUCN, CITES and the WPA schedules
In current affairs: Global biodiversity conventions and bodies
- Human wildlife conflict: what the Act allows, who pays, and the crime bureau
In current affairs: Human wildlife conflict and wildlife crime
Climate science
- The IPCC and the numbers a climate question uses
In current affairs: Climate science: records, attribution and tipping points
- Ice, oceans and sea level: the mechanisms
In current affairs: Cryosphere, oceans and sea level
- Disasters: the notified calamities and the warning chain
In current affairs: Extreme weather, monsoon and forecasting
Climate negotiations and finance
- The Paris Agreement: how it works
In current affairs: UNFCCC negotiations and the Paris framework
- India's carbon market: the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
In current affairs: Climate finance, carbon markets and carbon pricing
- Net zero 2070 and the National Action Plan on Climate Change
In current affairs: India's climate policy: NDCs, net zero and adaptation
- Cutting what is hard to cut: hard to abate sectors, methane and carbon removal
In current affairs: Mitigation: industry, methane and carbon removal
Pollution
- The Graded Response Action Plan
In current affairs: Air pollution
- Air quality: the standards and the index
In current affairs: Air pollution
- How a river is judged polluted: the classes, the standards and the sewage gap
In current affairs: Water pollution and river rejuvenation
- Groundwater: the assessment, the four grades and who may regulate a well
In current affairs: Groundwater and water conservation
- The four chemicals conventions, and India's noise limits
In current affairs: Chemicals, noise, light and soil pollution
Waste and circular economy
- Plastic: the rules, the ban, microplastics and the treaty
In current affairs: Solid and plastic waste
- Extended producer responsibility across the waste rules
In current affairs: E-waste, battery and hazardous waste
- Circular economy: the principles and India's instruments
In current affairs: Circular economy and resource efficiency
Conservation initiatives
- Land degradation: the convention, the Atlas and the neutrality target
In current affairs: Land degradation, desertification and drylands
- Compensatory afforestation, the CAMPA money and the schemes outside forests
In current affairs: Afforestation, restoration and conservation outside protected areas
- Farming practices and inputs a question tests: natural farming, nano urea, SRI and the rest
In current affairs: Sustainable agriculture
Environmental law and institutions
- Environmental clearance: the EIA Notification, 2006
In current affairs: EIA, clearances and pollution control law
- Forest rights and forest clearance: the two tracks
In current affairs: Forest laws and forest rights
- The National Green Tribunal and the pollution boards
In current affairs: Courts, tribunals and environmental jurisprudence
- The Indus Waters Treaty
In current affairs: Rivers: sharing, linking and disputes
Science and Technology
Space
- ISRO's launch vehicles and the orbits they serve
In current affairs: Launch vehicles, satellites and applications
- Gaganyaan and the Bharatiya Antariksh Station
In current affairs: Human spaceflight and space stations
- India's Moon, Mars, Sun and Venus missions
In current affairs: Moon, Sun and planetary missions
Defence technology
- Ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles
In current affairs: Missiles and air defence
- Stealth: radar cross section and how to shrink it
In current affairs: Military platforms, drones and new weapons
- Defence indigenisation: the procedure, the lists and the corridors
In current affairs: Defence indigenisation and exports
Health and disease
- The diseases Prelims asks: pathogen, vector, programme
In current affairs: Communicable diseases, animal health and One Health
- The immunisation programme and how vaccines are made
In current affairs: Vaccines and immunisation
- Antimicrobial resistance: how it arises and India's plan
In current affairs: Antimicrobial resistance
- Who regulates medicines in India, and the drug schedules
In current affairs: Drugs, diagnostics and medical technology
Biotechnology
Computing and AI
- How a large language model works
In current affairs: AI and robotics: technology and India's capability
- A chip from sand to package: nodes, fabs and the India Semiconductor Mission
In current affairs: Semiconductors, computing hardware and data centres
- The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
In current affairs: Cyber security and data protection
- India Stack: the layers of digital public infrastructure
In current affairs: Digital public infrastructure and platforms
Communications
Energy technology
- Solar: the cell, the chain and the schemes
In current affairs: Solar energy
- The colours of hydrogen
In current affairs: Hydrogen and bioenergy
- How a battery works, and the chemistries in play
In current affairs: Storage, batteries and electric mobility
- The grid: how power reaches a plug, who regulates it, and what renewables change
In current affairs: Grid, power sector and energy policy
Nuclear technology
- The three stage nuclear programme
In current affairs: Nuclear power programme
Materials and nanotechnology
- Critical minerals: the list, the law and the chain
In current affairs: Critical minerals and rare earths
- Jute geotextiles
In current affairs: Materials, nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing
IPR and science policy
- Intellectual property: the rights, the Acts and India's flexibilities
In current affairs: Intellectual property and Geographical Indications
- UNCLOS: the zones from the coast to the Area
In current affairs: Ocean, polar and earth science missions
- Deep sea minerals
In current affairs: Ocean, polar and earth science missions
Basic science in news
- The Large Hadron Collider and the Standard Model
In current affairs: Physics, chemistry and mathematics in news
- Dominant and recessive alleles
In current affairs: Biology in news
- Quantum concepts: qubit, superposition, entanglement, decoherence
In current affairs: Quantum science and technology