2nd October

Women Safety Issues – Marital Rape, Domestic Violence, Swadhar, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.

[2nd October 2026] The Hindu OpED: Other than outrage: On women, unsafe public spaces

Op-ed | Indian Society | Mains GS1: GS1-07.Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough

Regulation needs China on board

Op-ed | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Swachh Bharat Mission

From AI to EVs: Technology in Urban Swachhata

PIBPrelims Only | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.

PM E-DRIVE Scheme

PIBPrelims OnlySchemes | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.

To cash in on next tech boom, India needs the right chips

Op-edSchemes | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Don’t wait for a consensus

IOCROp-ed | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Season’s end

DOMROp-ed | Geography | Mains GS1: GS1-11.Salient Features of World Physical Geography

SC bars licence renewal for motorists with unpaid fines

SC Judgements | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-10.Government Policies & Interventions for development of various sectors (issues in their design, implementation)

Aid may be dead. Long live international development

IOCROp-ed | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-11.Development processes and the development industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.

‘Left out’ voters: EC orders special drive in 20 states where SIR over

DOMR | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

Should the EC take action against those filing forms for mass deletions?

Bills/Act/LawsOp-ed | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-08.Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

Industry is growing, but isn’t creating jobs

Op-ed | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

For new energy, remove old bottlenecks

Op-ed | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

We have a model investment treaty. And are losing billions because of it

Op-ed | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

1st October

Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU

[1st October 2026] The Hindu OpED: The India-EFTA partnership, one plus one equals three

IOCROp-ed | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Swachh Bharat Mission

Women and Transgender Changemakers of Swachhata

PIB | Indian Society | Mains GS1: GS1-07.Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.

Banking Sector Reforms

Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026

PIB | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.

Green Energy Corridor Phase-III (GEC-III)

PIB | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

A library without a home speaks of a larger absence

Op-ed | Art and Culture | Mains GS1: GS1-01.Indian Culture- Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

Bitter pills

DOMROp-ed | Social Justice | Mains GS2: GS2-13.Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

How to finance rural prosperity

Op-ed | Agriculture | Mains GS3: GS3-06.Storage, transport and marketing of Agricultural produce and issues and related constraints

Rising sea level threat to India’s eroding coastline

ExplainedIOCR | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

New efficiency norms: What will change for OEMs, small cars & SUVs

| Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

SC rules out total ban on firecrackers for Deepavali

SC Judgements | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

In aftermath of BRICS, going back to Bandung

IOCROp-ed | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

BLOs shared details for ‘verification’; hundreds of voters in Odisha nearly struck out of rolls

DOMRStates | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-08.Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

When Congress loses an election, it blames the democratic system

Bills/Act/LawsOp-ed | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

Pause SIR and conduct an audit of voter deletions

Bills/Act/LawsOp-ed | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

ECI and Court make it harder, not easier to trust in independent institutions

Op-ed | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

Good foundation

Op-ed | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

Eye on transmission bottlenecks, Cabinet clears green energy plan

Schemes | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

We innovated with UPI. Why not with merchant fee?

Op-ed | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Household debt, financing today against tomorrow

Op-ed | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.