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Disaster Management

Resilience from Below: PRIs, Civil Society and the Way Forward

Resilience is built in villages, not capitals. This article examines Panchayati Raj Institutions as first responders, civil society and SHGs, Aapda Mitra volunteers, early-warning technology from SACHET to Damini, and the way forward for a resilient India.

29 September 2026 · 31 min read

Disaster Management

Human-Made Calamities: Stampedes, Fires and Dam Failures

Stampedes, urban fires and dam failures are manufactured by human choices long before they strike. This article examines crowd disasters and the NDMA's 2014 guidelines, India's fire-safety gap, wildfires, and dam safety under the Dam Safety Act of 2021.

29 September 2026 · 28 min read

Polity

2025's landmark bills: Waqf, online gaming, SHANTI and the 130th Amendment

Waqf/UMEED, the Online Gaming ban, the SHANTI nuclear overhaul and the 130th Amendment Bill: what 2025's four biggest laws do, why they are contested, and how the examiner will ask about them.

27 September 2026 · 29 min read

Current Affairs

RBI's forex playbook, decoded: FCNR(B), reserves, and $104 oil

Why RBI opened a special $143.6 billion forex window, what record reserves insure against at $104 oil, and how to read a Bulletin like an examiner.

27 September 2026 · 2 min read

PYQ Papers

How to actually use previous year questions

PYQs are the examiner's diary, not just mock tests. Trend analysis, distractor training, question-frame stealing, and the mistakes that waste them.

27 September 2026 · 2 min read