ABCD of UPSC by Vikas Dhayal
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| 2 | Current Affairs Series for Mains-26
Topic-17
#GS1
🌊 Super El Niño
📖 Definition
El Niño: Abnormal warming of eastern & central Pacific SSTs; warm phase of ENSO.
(Weak trade winds → eastward movement of warm water → disrupted Walker Circulation → altered global rainfall & temperature)
Super El Niño: Extremely strong El Niño with much higher SST anomalies and severe global impacts(NOAA – 33% chance of Super El Niño later this year)
Rarity: Only 5 Super El Niño events since 1950 (last: 2015–16).
⚙️ Key Drivers
Weak Trade Winds: Reduced westward push of warm water.
Record SSTs: March 2026 – 2nd highest on record.
ENSO Shift: La Niña → Neutral → El Niño transition.
Climate Change: Higher GHGs → greater ocean heat content → stronger El Niño.
⚠Impacts
🌍Global
1. Heatwaves, droughts, floods (2015–16: Australia drought, S. America floods).
2.Crop Losses eg. US maize, Brazilian soybeans, SE Asian rice.
3. Temperature Spike through Ocean heat release eg. 2015–16 among hottest years.
4. Trade Disruption eg. Panama Canal drought; traffic ~24 ships/day (2023–24).
5. Ecosystem Damage Great Barrier Reef bleaching, Amazon wildfires.
🇮🇳India
1. Weak Monsoon ie below-normal monsoon.
2. Higher wet-bulb temperatures; 2–3% productivity loss per 1°C WBGT above 20°C.
3. Crop Loss eg .Rice, pulses, oilseeds; 2023–24 agricultural output ↓ ~6.1%.
4. Lower reservoirs → reduced hydropower (10–12% power mix)
5. Water Stress: Reservoir depletion (Maharashtra, Karnataka).
6. Inflation: Food inflation ↑; rural demand & growth ↓.
📌Mitigation & Adaptation
📡 Early Warning: IMD & NOAA seasonal forecasts.
🥵 Heat Action Plans: Ahmedabad model.
🌱 Climate-Smart Agriculture: Millets, drought-resistant crops, drip irrigation.
💦 Water Management: Reservoir planning, rainwater harvesting (Chennai).
🤝 Global Cooperation: UNFCCC climate finance for vulnerable nations.
✅ Conclusion
By promoting climate-resilient agriculture, blue-green urban infrastructure, and dynamic grid optimization, India can build resilience against compounding climate shocks, ensure sustainable economic growth, and advance the vision of SDG 13 (Climate Action)
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| 3 | Current Affairs Series for Mains-26
Topic-16
#GS2
⚖️Judicial Overreach
Judicial overreach refers to courts exceeding their constitutional limits by intruding into the legislative or executive domain, disturbing the Separation of Powers.
❌Criticisms of Judicial Overreach
Violation of Separation of Powers – Weakens democratic legitimacy of elected institutions.
Lack of Expertise – Judges lack technical expertise in economics, science, administration, etc.
Absence of Accountability – Unelected judges are not answerable to the electorate.
Judicial Backlog – Governance-related interventions divert focus from millions of pending cases.
✅Judicial Activism (Justified Intervention)
1. Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
Basic Structure Doctrine.
Protected democracy, secularism, constitutional identity.
2. Maneka Gandhi (1978)
Expanded Article 21 to Due Process.
Laws must be fair, just & reasonable.
3. Vishaka Guidlines(1997)
Vishaka Guidelines on workplace sexual harassment.
Filled legislative vacuum till POSH Act, 2013.
4. Hussainara Khatoon Case(1979)
Right to Speedy Trial & Free Legal Aid under Article 21.
5. NALSA (2014)
Equality under Articles 14 & 21; led to Transgender Act, 2019.
🚫Judicial Overreach Cases
1. NJAC Case (2015)
Struck down 99th Constitutional Amendment.
Protected opaque Collegium System over Parliament's near-unanimous law.
2. Highway Liquor Ban (2016)
Ban within 500 m of highways led to revenue loss & job losses.
3. Shyam Narayan Chouksey (2016)
Mandatory National Anthem in cinemas.
4. 2G Spectrum Case (2012)
Cancelled telecom licences
5. Arun Gopal Case (2018)
Restricted firecracker composition & timings.
🎯 Conclusion
Thus ,Judiciary must observe Judicial Restraint and a Lakshman Rekha. Its role is to uphold the Constitution, not govern. Constitutional balance lies in checking, not replacing, the Legislature and Executive.
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| 4 | ❤️Batch-2 Ethics MIG-26 Starts on 3rd July 2026
Only for those hoping to write Mains this year and want to start working on mains early. People who have skipped 2026 won’t be able to keep pace if they haven’t written a mains so they should avoid.
A program helping a total of 71 rankers in CSE 2025, 70 rankers in 2024 and 51 rankers in CSE 2023.
Evaluations done by a team of select few toppers of the subject.
Starting 3rd July 2026.
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| 5 | Important Data related to India eliminating Left Wing Extremism
#GS3 #Security
• India achieved the target of becoming Naxal-free on 31 March 2026.
• LWE incidents declined by 88%, from 1,936 (2010) to 234 (2025).
• Total fatalities reduced by 90%, from 1,005 (2010) to 100 (2025).
• LWE-affected districts reduced from 126 (2014) to about 7 by early 2026.
• Only 3 districts remained in the “Most Affected” category before the March 2026 declaration: Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh).
• 31 districts are now classified as “Legacy & Thrust” districts, where violence has ended but focused developmental support continues.
• 597 fortified police stations have been constructed, compared to 66 before 2014.
• Police stations reporting Naxal incidents declined from 333 to just 16.
• 408 new CAPF camps have been established in the last seven years.
• 68 night-landing helipads have been constructed for rapid deployment in remote areas.
• 9,600+ mobile towers and 15,100+ km of roads have been built in LWE-affected regions, significantly improving governance and connectivity.
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| 6 | Current Affairs Series for Mains-26
Topic-16
#GS3
Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025
🌍 Introduction
The Germanwatch Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026 ranks India 9th globally among the countries most affected by extreme weather events.
The Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025 seeks to mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into developmental planning, in line with the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission.
📜 Core Provisions of the Amendment Act
🏛️ 1. Centralization of Planning
Transfers the responsibility for preparing disaster management plans from Executive Committees to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs).
⚙️ 2. Expanded Institutional Mandate
Empowers NDMA and SDMAs to: Conduct comprehensive disaster risk assessments, Provide technical assistance, Recommend standardized relief guidelines.
🗃️ 3. National & State Disaster Databases
Mandates centralized databases containing: Type, frequency and severity of disaster risks and Real-time tracking of disaster fund allocation and utilization.
🏙️ 4. Decentralized Urban Governance
Enables States to establish Urban Disaster Management Authorities (UDMAs)
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⚖️ 5. Statutory Status for NCMC & HLC
Provides statutory backing to: National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) – Nodal body for macro-disasters.
⭐ Strategic Significance
1. Moves India's disaster governance from reactive relief to proactive risk mitigation and resilience building.
2. Aligns India's disaster governance with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030).
3. Addresses urban vulnerabilities such as Urban flooding, Heat islands etc
4.Encourages Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data Analytics and Advanced Early Warning Systems.
5. Strengthens coordination among Centre and states.
6. Uses standardized disaster databases to improve Risk assessment, Resource allocation and Policy formulation.
⚠️ Concerns
1. Establishing and operating UDMAs may impose significant financial and administrative costs on States.
2. Database effectiveness depends on Timely data collection, Accurate updating and Real-time synchronization.
3. Districts and municipalities face manpower shortages and technical expertise
4. lacks robust legal provisions for Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRM) and local preparedness.
🚀 Way Forward
1. Empower SDRFs and local authorities with greater financial and operational autonomy.
2. Integrate AI, GIS etc.
3. Climate-resilient urban planning, Strict enforcement of building codes and Green-blue infrastructure.
4. Expand Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) programmes.
5. Conduct regular awareness campaigns and mock drills.
6.Strengthen Accountability through Periodic preparedness audits.
🎯 Conclusion
The Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025 marks a significant shift towards technology-driven, resilience-based, and proactive disaster governance, strengthening India's institutional capacity to address emerging climate and urban risks while advancing the vision of a disaster-resilient nation.
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| 7 | Current Affairs Series for Mains-26
Topic-15
#GS2
⚖️Anti-Defection Law
📝Introduction:
Recently The SC issued a final three-week deadline to the Telangana Assembly Speaker to resolve pending MLA disqualification petitions under the Tenth Schedule
Introduced by the 52nd Amendment in 1985,(10th Schedule) to stop political defections for personal gain.
Further strengthened by the 91st CAA 2003, which omitted the provision related to a "split" (where 1/3rd members could defect) and retained only the "merger" provision.
📌Disqualification Criteria
1.Giving up party membership voluntarily after being elected on its ticket.
2. Voting or abstaining against party directions ("whip") without prior permission.
3. Independent Members joining any political party after election.
4. Nominated Members joining a political party after 6 months of taking the seat.
✅Exceptions
Merger: > Two-thirds of a legislative party members agree to merge with another party.
Presiding Officers: Speaker/Chairman resigning from their party for neutrality (can rejoin post-tenure).
⚠️Criticisms
1. No explicit deadline for the Speaker's decision.
2. Speakers from ruling parties use a "pocket veto" (delaying petitions for years) to favor governments.
3. Forces voting along party lines; suppresses internal democracy, conscience, and constituent representation.
⚖️Supreme Court Stance
Padi Kaushik Reddy v. State of Telangana (2025): Urged Parliamentary reforms for timely, fair adjudication and re-examining the Speaker’s role.
Keisham Meghachandra Singh v. Speaker, Manipur (2020): Mandated a 3-month deadline for Speaker decisions; suggested an independent tribunal to ensure neutrality.
Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu (1992): Speaker's decisions reviewable for mala fide intent, procedural irregularities, or constitutional violations.
🛠️Strengthening Measures
1. Time-bound, transparent, and public-scrutinized proceedings (Dinesh Goswami Committee 1990).
2. Transfer authority to a permanent tribunal (retired judges/Election Commission) to eliminate bias.
2nd ARC: President/Governor should decide based on Election Commission advice.
3. Promote internal debates and curb top-down control (170th Law Commission Report).
4. Adopt the British convention where Speakers resign from their political party upon election.
5. Limit binding whips strictly to "Critical Motions" (No-Confidence Motions, Money Bills etc).
🎯Conclusion
The Anti-Defection Law must balance political stability with legislative independence. Time-bound decisions, independent adjudication, and stronger intra-party democracy are essential to uphold constitutional morality, representative democracy, and public trust.
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| 8 | Resuming the Free Current affairs Series for Mains-26 from tomorrow.
Halted it for some time as telegram wasn’t accessible to many. | 7 109 |
| 9 | Information with updated schedule on GS-1,2,3 MIG-26
Answer writing begins from tomorrow onwards.
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| 10 | Information with updated schedule on GS-1,2,3 MIG-26
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| 11 | History MIG-26 is available for admissions for a Maximum of 50 seats
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| 12 | PSIR MIG-26 is available Now
Starting 30th June, ends 5th August.
All India highest scorer of PSIR Akash Kumar(AIR 101, 290 in optional) was part of the same course last year.
Includes Daily Answer Writing and Model answers and evaluations by a team of high scorers of PSIR
Flexible Submission of answers till 15th August 2026.
Offers available for CSE mains and interview appeared for first 25 Seats.
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| 13 | Pro Tip for improving scores in GS-1
As per what we know about the process of evaluation:
1. The GS-1 paper is evaluated by different experts of History, Sociology and Geography for different sections. This is the reason why it becomes difficult to score higher in GS-1 since even if you write really good answers of one section the positive impression doesn’t spill over to other sections.
2. You must therefore be ready to adopt subject specific approaches for History, Geography and Society questions.
For History questions:
1. To make your answers History like awareness of timeline of events should be clearly visible(mention rough dates/year in bracket for each event you’re mentioning).
2. Intro can be about backdrop of the subject asked for modern and world history, conclusion can be writing crux of analysis or showing importance of the topic asked.
3. For Art and Culture questions, give as many examples as possible for questions implicitly demanding so.
For Geography
1. Micro Maps of India and world and Diagrams where necessary. You should make it a habit that you don’t take a lot of space yet show additional information with proper labelling in maps and diagrams.
2. Certain keywords, facts on predictable topics like Water, Cyclone, Earthquakes, tectonics etc be presented. Flowcharts/diagrams are necessary in such questions to make a better answers.
3. The Geography answers must be visual as the subject itself demands explanations through maps/diagrams etc.
For Society Part
1. Sociological jargon/keywords must be used heavily.
2. Write recent case laws and observations made by Higher courts related to topics of Migration, Urbanisation, women’s issues etc to make your answers fresh and unique.
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| 17 | Current Affairs Series for Mains-26
Topic-14
#GS3
🖥️ Semiconductor Sector: India's Road to Tech Sovereignty
📊 Strategic Profile & Market Indian semiconductor market: $45-$50 billion in 2024-2025 → $100–110 Bn by 2030
Indigenous milestones: VIKRAM 3201: India's first space-grade 32-bit microprocessor for launch vehicles.
DHRUV64: Indigenous 64-bit high-performance processor.
🎯 Core Value & Strategic Importance
1.Economic & Industrial: "Heart & brain" of electronics, automobiles, appliances, medical devices (ECG).
2.Enables miniaturization, lower costs, higher processing power.
3.Emerging Technologies: Backbone of AI, 5G, IoT, EVs, autonomous mobility.
4.Strategic Sectors: Critical for aerospace, defence, healthcare, energy, consumer electronics.
🏛️ Government Initiatives
India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)
🏭 Semiconductor Fabs Scheme: Up to 50% fiscal support with Focus on ≤28 nm advanced & mature nodes.
📺 Display Fabs Scheme: Up to 50% financial assistance for AMOLED & LCD fabs.
💡 Design Linked Incentive (DLI): Supports semiconductor design startups & MSMEs.
🔬 Infrastructure, R&D & Global Partnerships
Semicon India: India's arm of global SEMICON expos;Theme: "Building the Next Semiconductor Powerhouse."
Strategic Alliances: US-India iCET for resilient semiconductor supply chains.
Advanced R&D: 3 nm chip design centres at Noida & Bengaluru (2025).
👨🎓 Skilling Ecosystem
AICTE VLSI Curriculum: Industry-aligned semiconductor education.
Chips to Startup (C2S)
Future Skills Program: Train 20,000 engineers in Madhya Pradesh.
⚠️ Structural Challenges
Weak IP ecosystem, Low indigenous patents, Limited AI/Quantum chip research.
Export controls on advanced chips & equipment.
Focus on >28 nm nodes while Global shift toward 3 nm, 5 nm & AI-specific chips.
Import dependence for Silicon wafers, Specialty chemicals.
High CAPEX (multi-billion dollar fabs) and Long gestation periods.
Huge demand for Clean water and Reliable power supply.
🚀 Way Forward
1. Boost R&D and Strengthen PPP funding.(Example: IIT Madras' Moushik microprocessor.)
2. Sovereign Patent Fund (SPF): Expedite implementation under National Policy on Electronics.
3. Supply Chain & Geopolitics: Leverage China+1, Overseas Asset Acquisition, Raw Material Localization
4. Industrial De-risking: ATMP/OSAT First Strategy Back-end manufacturing:25% value addition.
5.Assured Procurement: Government + domestic private purchase guarantees with Initial focus on commercially viable 28 nm nodes.
6.Integrated Ecosystem: Connect OEMs, design firms, fabs & testing units and Single-window clearances.
📝 Conclusion
The 21st-century digital economy runs on semiconductors. A design-led, ATMP-first, globally integrated semiconductor ecosystem, backed by robust R&D and supply-chain resilience, can transform India into a self-reliant global semiconductor powerhouse.
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| 20 | Current Affairs Series for Mains-26
Topic-14
#GS3
🖥️ Semiconductor Sector: India's Road to Tech Sovereignty
📊 Strategic Profile & Market Indian semiconductor market: $45-$50 billion in 2024-2025 → $100–110 Bn by 2030
Indigenous milestones: VIKRAM 3201: India's first space-grade 32-bit microprocessor for launch vehicles.
DHRUV64: Indigenous 64-bit high-performance processor.
🎯 Core Value & Strategic Importance
1.Economic & Industrial: "Heart & brain" of electronics, automobiles, appliances, medical devices (ECG).
2.Enables miniaturization, lower costs, higher processing power.
3.Emerging Technologies: Backbone of AI, 5G, IoT, EVs, autonomous mobility.
4.Strategic Sectors: Critical for aerospace, defence, healthcare, energy, consumer electronics.
🏛️ Government Initiatives
India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)
🏭 Semiconductor Fabs Scheme: Up to 50% fiscal support with Focus on ≤28 nm advanced & mature nodes.
📺 Display Fabs Scheme: Up to 50% financial assistance for AMOLED & LCD fabs.
💡 Design Linked Incentive (DLI): Supports semiconductor design startups & MSMEs.
🔬 Infrastructure, R&D & Global Partnerships
Semicon India: India's arm of global SEMICON expos;Theme: "Building the Next Semiconductor Powerhouse."
Strategic Alliances: US-India iCET for resilient semiconductor supply chains.
Advanced R&D: 3 nm chip design centres at Noida & Bengaluru (2025).
👨🎓 Skilling Ecosystem
AICTE VLSI Curriculum: Industry-aligned semiconductor education.
Chips to Startup (C2S)
Future Skills Program: Train 20,000 engineers in Madhya Pradesh.
⚠️ Structural Challenges
Weak IP ecosystem, Low indigenous patents, Limited AI/Quantum chip research.
Export controls on advanced chips & equipment.
Focus on >28 nm nodes while Global shift toward 3 nm, 5 nm & AI-specific chips.
Import dependence for Silicon wafers, Specialty chemicals.
High CAPEX (multi-billion dollar fabs) and Long gestation periods.
Huge demand for Clean water and Reliable power supply.
🚀 Way Forward
1. Boost R&D and Strengthen PPP funding.(Example: IIT Madras' Moushik microprocessor.)
2. Sovereign Patent Fund (SPF): Expedite implementation under National Policy on Electronics.
3. Supply Chain & Geopolitics: Leverage China+1, Overseas Asset Acquisition, Raw Material Localization
4. Industrial De-risking: ATMP/OSAT First Strategy Back-end manufacturing:25% value addition.
5.Assured Procurement: Government + domestic private purchase guarantees with Initial focus on commercially viable 28 nm nodes.
6.Integrated Ecosystem: Connect OEMs, design firms, fabs & testing units and Single-window clearances.
📝 Conclusion
The 21st-century digital economy runs on semiconductors. A design-led, ATMP-first, globally integrated semiconductor ecosystem, backed by robust R&D and supply-chain resilience, can transform India into a self-reliant global semiconductor powerhouse.
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اکنون در دسترس! پژوهش تلگرام ۲۰۲۵ — مهمترین بینشهای سال 
