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Social Justice

National Policy for Children 2013: India's child-rights charter

India's 2013 child policy framework: twelve guiding principles, four key priority areas, the National Plan of Action 2016, and where implementation stands.

1 October 2026 · 15 min read

CSAT

Progressions for CSAT: AP, GP and HP Explained

Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions from first principles: formulae, sum shortcuts, bouncing-ball and price puzzles, and real UPSC PYQs solved step by step.

29 September 2026 · 13 min read

GS-4

Probity in governance: the philosophical foundations

The philosophical foundations of probity: the concept of public service, duty-based and trusteeship theories, the Nolan principles, and the code of ethics versus code of conduct distinction.

27 September 2026 · 42 min read

GS-4

Applied ethics: environment, bioethics and emerging technology

Environmental ethics, bioethics and the ethics of AI, data and biotechnology: principles, dilemmas and administrative applications, from the precautionary principle to human-centric AI.

27 September 2026 · 52 min read

Governance

Citizen’s Charter: India’s promise of citizen-centric administration

From the UK’s 1991 charter to India’s 1997 adoption: the six principles, Sevottam and IS 15700, why charters underperform, and the 2nd ARC’s fixes. Anchored on the 2018 and 2024 PYQs.

27 September 2026 · 18 min read

Governance

Good governance in India: from the World Bank definition to the Indian model

The World Bank’s 1992 definition, the UNDP’s eight principles, India’s journey from entitlement-based to rights-based governance, and the post-2014 Minimum Government push.

27 September 2026 · 35 min read

Polity

Directive Principles: the Constitution's conscience

The Directive Principles decoded: their Irish origin, the three families, the thirty-year war with fundamental rights, and the Minerva Mills harmony doctrine.

27 September 2026 · 30 min read

Polity

Against Exploitation, for Faith: Articles 23 to 28

Articles 23 to 28 decoded: the war on trafficking, begar and child labour, the architecture of religious freedom, and India's model of principled-distance secularism.

27 September 2026 · 29 min read

Polity

Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles, Fundamental Duties: the constitutional trinity

Fundamental Rights you can enforce, Directive Principles the state must pursue, and Duties you owe in return, plus the great Parliament-versus-court battles that defined their relationship.

27 September 2026 · 43 min read