Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: Chirality, Non-Linear Effects and Autocatalysis
Exam Relevance:UPSC GS-III: Science and Technology—Developments and Applications | Biotechnology | Pharmaceutical TechnologyPrelims: Nobel Prizes | Chirality | Enantiomers | Catalysis | Biological HomochiralityMains: Applications of Basic Research | Drug Manufacturing | Scientific Understanding of the Origin of Life Why in
India–Switzerland Relations: TEPA, Technology and Strategic Cooperation
Exam Relevance:UPSC | HPAS GS-II: Bilateral Relations | Regional Groupings and Agreements | India’s Foreign PolicyUPSC | HPAS GS-III: Foreign Investment | Infrastructure | Intellectual Property Rights | Science and Technology Why in News? Swiss President Guy Parmelin visited India from 5–7
Green Energy Corridor Phase 3: Strengthening India’s Renewable Energy Grid
Exam Relevance:UPSC GS-II: Government Policies and Interventions | Centre–State CoordinationUPSC GS-III: Energy Infrastructure | Investment Models | Renewable Energy | Environmental ConservationPrelims: Green Energy Corridor | Battery Energy Storage Systems | GW vs GWh | Transmission Systems Why in News? On 30
India’s First LNG-Powered Train: Fuel Diversification and Sustainable Rail Transport
Exam Relevance:UPSC GS-III: Railway Infrastructure | Energy Security | Environmental Pollution | Indigenous TechnologyPrelims: LNG, CNG and Hydrogen | DEMU and EMU | Dual-Fuel TechnologyMains: Decarbonisation of Transport | Infrastructure Modernisation | Economic and Environmental Trade-offs Why in News? Indian Railways launched
Himalayan Tahr Conservation: Managing Human Activity in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Exam Relevance UPSC GS-I: Himalayan Geography | Distribution of Wildlife and Vegetation UPSC GS-III: Biodiversity Conservation | Protected Areas | Human–Wildlife Interaction | Climate Change Prelims: Himalayan Tahr | Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary | Bugyals | IUCN Red List Why in News? The Kedarnath Wildlife Division
Vasundhara Lake: Early Warning for Glacial Lake Floods
Exam Relevance:UPSC GS-I: Himalayan Geography | Glaciers and River SystemsUPSC GS-III: Disaster Management | Early-Warning Systems | Climate Change Why in News? Uttarakhand has begun work on its first glacial lake early-warning system at Vasundhara Tal in Chamoli district. The project aims
UN Declaration on Sea-Level Rise: Statehood, Maritime Rights and Climate Resilience
Exam Relevance UPSC GS-I: Physical Geography | Oceanography | Effects of Climate Change UPSC GS-II: International Institutions | International Agreements | Global Cooperation UPSC GS-III: Environmental Conservation | Climate Change | Disaster Management Prelims: UNGA | UNCLOS | Maritime Zones | Small Island Developing