Current Affairs 21 January 2026
Content The importance of Pax Silica for India Global Economic Context: Continuity and Change Enduring Structural Continuities Structural Shifts in Growth Drivers Relevance Pax Silica Summit 2025: Origins and Objectives Background and Timing Declared Objectives Membership Composition: Strategic Logic Core Members and Their Comparative Advantages Observers and Potential Expansion Countering China: Strategic Rationale China’s Dominance […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 21 January 2026
Content The ‘Donroe doctrine’, a broken international order Context and Core Argument Relevance Practice Question The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Meaning and Evolution From Monroe Doctrine to Donroe Doctrine Legal and Normative Implications U.S. National Security Strategy 2025: Strategic Underpinning Reassertion of Hemispheric Primacy Expansion of Strategic Targets Global Response and Systemic Consequences Weak International Pushback Precedent […]
PIB Summaries 21 January 2026
Content One Station One Product (OSOP): Celebrating Regional Identity Through Indian Railways Background Relevance Current Status and Scale Coverage and Physical Outreach Beneficiary Reach Objectives of the OSOP Scheme Economic Objectives Social Objectives Cultural Objectives Key Features of the Scheme Station–Product Mapping Implementation Mechanism Economic Significance Livelihood Generation MSME and Local Economy Strengthening Social and […]
Static Quiz 21 January 2026 (Modern History)
Q1 Assertion (A): The idea was to have two provinces —(1) Bengal (Western Bengal + Bihar + Orissa)(2) Eastern Bengal & Assam Reason (R): One of the main reasons was to ensure better financial and trade management. Which of the following is correct? (a) Both A and R are correct and R explains A(b) Both […]
PIB Summaries 20 January 2026
Content International Year of Cooperatives 2025 Global Background & United Nations Perspective Relevance: Philosophical, Constitutional & Ethical Foundations in India The Supreme Court in Union of India vs Rajendra Shah (2021) reaffirmed federal autonomy over state cooperatives while upholding Union jurisdiction over Multi-State Cooperative Societies, Historical Evolution of the Cooperative Movement in India Scale, Reach […]
Child Trafficking in India
Core Issue and Magnitude of the Problem Relevance International Legal Framework: Palermo Protocol Domestic Legal Definition under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Constitutional Protection of Children Statutory Framework Addressing Child Trafficking Role of POCSO Act, 2012 Judicial Approach to Child Trafficking Recent Supreme Court Intervention: K.P. Kiran Kumar Case Socio-Economic Drivers of Child Trafficking Role of […]
Odisha’s Saltwater Crocodile Conservation
Core Development and Context Relevance Census Methodology and Data Details Spatial Distribution and Habitat Concentration Species Profile: Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) Legal and Conservation Status Role of the Crocodile Conservation Project Significance of Drone-Based Wildlife Surveys
India–UAE Strategic Partnership
Context and Strategic Backdrop Relevance Trade Ambition: $200 Billion Target CEPA as the Economic Backbone Energy Security: LNG and Beyond Strategic Importance of LNG Defence and Security Cooperation Maritime and Indian Ocean Security West Asia Geopolitics and Balancing Gaza and the Board of Peace Context Economic Diversification and Investment Flows IMEC and Connectivity Synergies Diaspora […]
Linking BRICS CBDCs: India’s Digital Finance Diplomacy
Context and Core Development Relevance Strategic Rationale Behind the RBI’s Proposal Building on BRICS 2025 Declaration Current Status of CBDCs in BRICS Countries India’s Digital Rupee as a Technological Anchor Implications for Trade and Payments within BRICS Dollar Dependence and De-risking, Not De-dollarisation Geopolitical Sensitivities and U.S. Response India’s Balancing Act within BRICS Financial Sovereignty […]
Current Affairs Quiz 20 January 2026
Q1. With reference to the proposal to interlink Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) of BRICS countries, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?A. 1 and 3 onlyB. 1 and 2 onlyC. 2 and 3 onlyD. 1, 2 and 3 Answer: A Explanation: Q2. With reference to the India–UAE Comprehensive Economic […]