Daily Editorials for UPSC and State PSC
December 2025
The Deliberate Unmaking of India’s Right to Work: MGNREGA Under Threat
Introduction “The deliberate unmaking of India’s right to work” argues that the proposed rollback and restructuring of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) represents not an administrative reform, but a deeper ideological shift away from rights-based welfare. The article situates MGNREGA as a constitutional expression of [...]
IndiGo Crisis Exposes Deep Fault Lines in India’s Aviation Governance
Introduction India’s civil aviation sector has often been celebrated as a symbol of liberalisation-driven growth, affordability, and rising aspirations. However, the IndiGo operational crisis exposed the fragility beneath this success narrative. Flight cancellations, safety lapses, pilot shortages, and regulatory paralysis highlighted not merely a corporate failure, but a deeper [...]
November 2025
Rethinking Green Belts: A Landscape-Centric Approach
Editorial Analysis — The Hindu, November 2025 Industrial green belts have long been used in India as visible markers of environmental responsibility. These green patches are considered compensatory buffers meant to absorb pollutants and soften the ecological footprint of industrial activity. However, recent efforts by certain states to [...]
India’s Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Promising Growth Story
Source: The hindu India’s Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Promising Growth Story India is the world’s second-largest producer of fish, generating 32 million tonnes (2022) of aquatic products valued at ₹3.3 lakh crore, according to FAO-SOFIA 2024. Over the past decade, India’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors have expanded rapidly [...]
Redefining TB Eradication
Source: The Hindu Editorial Analysis, November 2025, Author: Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Former Chief Scientist, WHO. Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, claiming millions of lives annually and disproportionately affecting low-resource countries. While treatments have long existed, diagnostic delays and access inequalities continue to fuel transmission and [...]
