Early Arrival of Southwest Monsoon 2025
29 May 2025 | The Study IASMadden-Julian Oscillation and the early onset of the monsoon Context: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officially announced the arrival of...
Geography
Current Affairs
Current Affairs
Early Onset of the Southwest Monsoon
28 May 2025 | The Study IASWhat caused an ‘early’ monsoon onset in India this year? Context: In a significant development for India’s agricultural and economic...
Current Affairs
India’s Coastline Now Measures 11,099 km
27 May 2025 | The Study IASMaths of India’s coastline lengthened without gaining land Context: In December 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced a significant...
Current Affairs
Climate Change to Intensify Cyclones
23 May 2025 | The Study IASWarming likely to make cyclones more destructive Context: As the planet continues to warm, climate change is expected to make...
Current Affairs
Asteroid 2024 YR4
13 May 2025 | The Study IASAsteroid YR4 might miss the earth. Will it miss the moon, too? Context: A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, has...
Geography
Earth’s Magnetic Field
12 May 2025 | The Study IASMagnetic flip-flop Context: In 2022, Scientists unveiled a soundtrack at Solbjerg Square, Copenhagen, converting Earth’s magnetic signals from 32 locations...
Geography
India’s Heatwave Crisis
12 May 2025 | The Study IASIt is time to protect India’s workers from the heat Context: In the first week of April 2025, Delhi recorded...
Editorials
La Niña and Its Impact on North India’s Winter Air Quality
01 October 2024 | The Study IASThis analysis of Gufran Beig’s article titled “The La Niña’s Shadow” in The Indian Express (October 1, 2024), explains how...
Editorials
India’s Fight Against Food Waste: Strategies, Challenges, and the Path Forward
30 September 2024 | The Study IASThis essay critically examines the article “Food That Doesn’t Feed” by Ashok Gulati and Raya Das, published in The Indian...
International Relations
Chinese Weaponisation of Critical Mineral
27 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: On August 15, 2024, China imposed export restrictions on antimony, a critical mineral for defence and strategic sectors, continuing...
Science and Technology
Discovery of Volcanic Beads on the Moon
26 September 2024 | The Study IASContext: A recent study published in Science suggests that the moon may have experienced volcanic activity as recently as 120...
Editorials
China’s Recent Export Controls on Critical Minerals: Implications and Global Responses
26 September 2024 | The Study IASThis essay analyses Abhishek Sharma’s article, “China’s Warning Shots with Minerals that Run the World” (The Hindu, September 26, 2024),...
Editorials
Global Warming and Its Impact on Weather Forecasting: The Path to Reliable Predictions
26 September 2024 | The Study IASThis essay, based on Professor Raghu Murtugudde’s article “How Global Warming Affects Forecasting” (The Hindu, September 26, 2024), highlights how...
Editorials
Mission Mausam: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects
14 September 2024 | The Study IASInspired by The Hindu Editorial (Sept 14, 2024) titled “Weather Gods: On ‘Mission Mausam’: Attempts at Controlling the Weather are...
Geography
Places in News: Sicily
27 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: On August 19, 2024, the 56-metre British-flagged luxury sailing yacht Bayesian sank during a severe storm off the coast...
