GS-II: Government Policies & Interventions | Food Security | Health & Nutrition | Vulnerable Sections Context Changing food-security landscape: Estimates based on the latest household consumption survey suggest that households unable to afford the ICMR-NIN recommended diet declined from about 52% in 2011-12 to 25% in 2023-24. Persistent challenge: Despite substantial progress, around one-fourth of…
UPSC Mains Current Affairs for 13 August 2026
UPSC Mains Current Affairs for 13 August 2026 covers the day’s developments in the form Mains answers need — context, stakeholders, the arguments on either side, and the way forward. Each note is mapped to the General Studies paper and topic it belongs to, so the material is ready to be used in an answer rather than only read.
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Promise of gender equality must be upheld
GS-I: Indian Society | GS-II: Polity & Governance | Gender Equality | Democracy Context India’s independence: India’s freedom was based on the promise that freedom would be bestowed on all citizens, regardless of caste, creed, class, political allegiance or gender. Equality before law: Overnight, all women and men became equal before the law. Contemporary concern:…
E20 Ethanol Blending in India
GS-III: Energy | Environment | Agriculture | Food Security | Biofuels Context E20 debate: Opposition leaders such as Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal have launched campaigns against E20, arguing that it harms vehicles and that the government is forcing it on consumers. Government objective: India aimed to produce 10–11 billion litres of ethanol so that…
Supreme Court clarifies scope of police custody under BNSS
GS-II: Polity & Governance | Criminal Justice System | Fundamental Rights | BNSS Context Supreme Court ruling: In The State of Andhra Pradesh vs Suda Suresh Veera Venkata Naga Raju, the Supreme Court held that Section 187(2) of the BNSS enlarges the window during which police custody may be sought. Change under BNSS: Police custody…
Ravi Raaz
Hassan Khan
Shadab Ali