GS-II: Indian Polity & Constitution | Judiciary | Constitutional Provisions | Judicial Appointments Context Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s Observation: The Supreme Court judge questioned why the constitutional provision enabling appointment of a “distinguished jurist” to the Supreme Court has remained unused for more than 76 years. Core Issue: The debate concerns whether the Supreme Court should…
UPSC Mains Current Affairs for 3 September 2026
UPSC Mains Current Affairs for 3 September 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.
3 articles
Constitutional faultlines in FCRA Bill
GS-II: Polity & Governance | Fundamental Rights | NGOs & Civil Society | Accountability | Constitutionalism Context Legitimate State Interest: Regulation of foreign contributions is justified on grounds of national security, transparency, democratic accountability and prevention of misuse of funds. Core Constitutional Question: The issue is no longer merely whether foreign funding should be regulated,…
UNEP’s “Overshoot, Peak and Decline” Pathway
GS-III: Environment & Ecology | Climate Change | International Environmental Governance | Disaster Management | Sustainable Development Context 1.5°C Threshold: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that crossing the 1.5°C warming threshold is now likely unavoidable in the coming years. Irreversible Ecological Losses: A sustained breach of 1.5°C could trigger ecological changes and losses…
Ravi Raaz
Hassan Khan
Shadab Ali