When preparing for UPSC, mapping is crucial. The exam often asks about the location, direction, bordering states, and physiographic role of mountain ranges. Important Mountain Ranges in India notes will help you both in understanding and in sketching simple maps.
Important Indian Maps – Political Boundaries of India comprises of important topics like Standard meridian, important Longitudes and Latitudes of India, Neighboring Countries of India, and Important states of India.
Upon adoption of the Constitution of India, the preamble proclaimed, amidst other objectives, that we resolve to secure to all citizens fraternity assuring unity and integrity of the nation. At this juncture, it will be pertinent to bring up constitutional scheme of territorial description of our country. Article 1 of the Constitution proclaims India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States whose territories are specified in First Schedule. Jammu & Kashmir finds a mention at serial number 15 of the First Schedule.
The Apex Court is currently hearing petitions disputing the amendment of Article 370 of the Constitution, related with the abrogation of special status of Jammu & Kashmir.
A stampede occurred at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, during RCB’s IPL victory parade, which raises questions on Stampede Management in India
The 8th edition of EnviStats India 2025 was released by MoSPI, offering a structured statistical profile of India’s environment.
Tech giants like Google, IBM, and China’s Jiuzhang have developed quantum computing systems crossing 100 qubits, a major milestone. It signals a global race in next-generation computing with implications for national security, economy, and scientific research.
In 2025, India became the 4th largest economy in the world with a GDP of $4.3 trillion. The Union Petroleum Minister recently discussed Indian energy strategy.
With poverty down to 5.3%, distributing food subsidies to 800 million people is fiscally unsustainable and inefficient. There is discussion about reforming India’s food and fertiliser subsidies to improve
efficiency.
India in SDR 2025 has ranked 99th, entering the Top 100 for the first time. Released by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
India received a 13.7% increase in total FDI (Gross FDI Inflow). But the net FDI (after removing disinvestment) was just $0.4 billion, a huge fall from $44 billion in 2020–21.
The Government of India has recently relaxed certain provisions of the SEZ Rules, 2006 to promote semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing, a key sector under India’s push for self-reliance in electronics.
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