Tobacco Control Policy — GST Reform, NTCP Implementation Gaps and the Viksit Bharat 2047 Health Imperative
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: GST rate on tobacco (28% + cess), NTCP, WHO FCTC (ratified 2004),…
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Tobacco Consumption and Public Health — HCES Data, SDG 3 Implications and the Nutrition-Health Nexus
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: WHO 1.35 million deaths/year in India, HCES 2023-24 data (rural 1.5% MPCE…
Critical Minerals and Battery Manufacturing — PLI Scheme, KABIL to NCMM, and India’s Net Zero 2070 Pathway
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: PLI ACC scheme Rs 18,100 Crore, KABIL restructured to NCMM, Pax Silica…
Sodium-Ion Batteries — India’s Energy Security, Strategic Shift from Lithium Dependence and Policy Framework
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: Na-ion vs Li-ion comparison, Lithium Triangle, 30% cost reduction, CATL/Changan first Na-ion…
RNA Viruses and Mutational Variability — Classification, Global Health Security and Legal Preparedness
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: RNA vs DNA virus distinction, RdRp enzyme, Baltimore classification, Nipah genome (18kb…
Bats as Zoonotic Virus Reservoirs — Nipah Virus, Spillover Events and Public Health Law
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: Nipah virus origin (1998 Malaysia), Pteropus bats as reservoir, case fatality rate…
India’s Green Steel Taxonomy — Emission Standards, Five-Star Rating System and Transition Challenges
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: Green Steel Taxonomy December 2024, five-star rating system, emission thresholds (1.6-2.2 t-CO2e/tfs),…
Decarbonising India’s Steel Industry — Green Steel, EU CBAM Impact and Environmental Jurisprudence
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: India’s steel production ranking, EU CBAM mechanism, Green Steel Taxonomy, EAF technology,…
Orange Economy and Creative Industries — Budget 2026-27 Push, IP Framework and Cultural Rights
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: Orange Economy definition, AVGC initiative, creative economy GDP share, Copyright Act 1957…
Women’s Workforce Participation in India — Rural-Urban Divide, Constitutional Safeguards and Structural Barriers
CURRENT AFFAIRS | MARCH 2026 Exam Relevance Prelims: PLFS data, LFPR statistics, Gender Budget, Poshan 2.0, Article 15(3), Article 39(d)…