Author name: Abhishek Sharma

India’s Data Centre Boom and Local Environmental Conflicts Recent Protests and Infrastructure Expansion Citizens and resident groups in Andhra Pradesh

Youth Employment – The Core Issue: An Aspiration Gap India is facing a widening gap between the educational achievements of

1. Gen Z Protests: Redefining Democratic Participation Generation Z (“Zoomers”) is emerging as a formidable political force. Driven by digital

1. Governance: The Right to Protest vs. Excessive Policing Violent clashes during the July 2026 ‘Chalo Sansad’ youth march in

Fast-Track Courts for Public Examination Paper Leaks Context: Following massive nationwide protests over irregularities in the NEET-UG 2026 examination, the

Assam Floods and Flood Management in India Context: Assam recently witnessed its worst floods in over 60 years, affecting over

I. Polity & Governance Internet Shutdowns in India Recent suspensions of mobile internet during the July 2026 protests in Central

GS Paper 3: Economy, Infrastructure & S&T 1. Macroeconomics: India’s Cost-Push Inflation 2. Agriculture: National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 (NIPU-2026)

Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026 & Internal Security Released by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), the 13th edition

1. Vikram-1 Launch & India’s Commercial Space Economy Skyroot Aerospace has successfully launched Vikram-1, marking India as the third country

El Niño 2026 & The Indian Context An intensifying El Niño pattern is severely disrupting India’s southwest monsoon, causing a

1. Semicon 2.0: Deepening India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem Syllabus: GS Paper 2 (Government Policies) & GS Paper 3 (Technology, Indigenization of

India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and DCC The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), alongside the Double

1. India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030 Why in News? The Prime Minister of India made a historic visit

1. Concerns over the Draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Syllabus Context: GS Paper 2 (Welfare Schemes, Issues Relating

1. 3rd India-Australia Annual Leaders’ Summit 2026 Syllabus Context: GS Paper 2 (Bilateral Groupings & Agreements, Effect of Policies of