Arora IAS has embarked on an insightful initiative titled “HOT Topics” focusing on pivotal subjects crucial for the UPSC exam. Our approach involves meticulous analysis of these topics across various newspapers, ensuring aspirants receive a well-rounded understanding. With a commitment to providing concise and pertinent notes, our aim is to enhance the preparation of UPSC mains exam aspirants, facilitating better selection. Moreover, recognizing that these “HOT Topics” remain ever-relevant, our endeavour is to equip aspirants with enduring knowledge essential for their success in the dynamic landscape of the UPSC examination.

 

 

 

Mains Notes 

19 August 2024

 

18 August 2024 : Sunday 

 

17 August 2024

 

16 August 2024

  • Bail is the Rule, Jail is the Exception Click Me

15 August 2024 : Independence Day Off

 

14 August 2024

13 August 2024

12 August 2024

 

11 August 2024 : Sunday 

 

10 August 2024

  • Creamy Layer Principle Not Applicable on SCs and STs: SC Click Me

 

09 August 2024

  • Bangladesh Crisis & India’s Refugee Policy Click Me

 

08 August 2024

 

07 August 2024

 

06 August 2024

 

05 August 2024

  • MGNREGA: Low Disbursal of Unemployment Allowance Click Me

  • VIRAASAT: Handloom Expo Click Me

04 August 2024 : Sunday

03 August 2024

  • Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project: Legal Challenges Click Me

  • Gender Identity and Athletic Fairness Click Me

02 August 2024

  • India’s Per Capita Income and the Middle-Income Trap Click Me

  • Expanding on the Tourism Sector in India Click Me

01 August 2024

  • Sub-Categorisation in Scheduled Caste Reservation Click Me

  • India-China Border Talks Click Me

31 July 2024

  • State of the World’s Mangroves, 2024 Report  Click Me

  • Kerala’s Wayanad Landslides  Click Me

  • Ethics of Hunger Strikes  Click Me

30 July 2024

  • Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 Click Me

  • Digitalisation and Its Impacts Click Me

  • India’s Steel Production to Surpass 300 Million Tonnes by 2030 Click Me

29 July 2024

  • 14th BRICS Trade Ministers’ Meeting Click Me

  • Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Click Me

28 July 2024 : Sunday

27 July 2024

  • Tea Plantation Industry in India Click Me

  • Impact of Oil Spills on Environment  Click Me

 

26 July 2024

  • Global Hunger Crisis Click Me

  • Government Approves Disaster Mitigation Projects  Click Me

 

25 July 2024

  • ICMR’s TB Detection Kit Click Me

  • Budget 2024: India’s Healthcare Sector Click Me

 

24 July 2024

  • India’s Mental Health Crisis  Click Me

  • Genetically Modified Mustard in India Click Me

 

23 July 2024

  • Economic Survey 2024 : Key Highlights Click Me

  • India’s Textile Sector Click Me

 

22 July 2024

  • Five-year Action Plan to Boost Exports Click Me

 

21 July  2024 : Sunday

 

20 July 2024

  • Demand for Separate “Bhil Pradesh” Click Me

  • Electronics Manufacturing in India Click Me

 

19 July 2024

  • Green Revolution in Maize Click Me

  • ADB Loan for Rooftop Solar Systems in India Click Me

  • Electronics: Powering India’s Participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs) Click Me

 

18 July 2024

  • State of India’s Informal Economy Click Me

  • India’s 4th Periodic Review by the Human Rights Committee Click Me

 

17 July 2024

  • E-Mobility in India Click Me

  • India’s G20 Task Force on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Click Me

 

16 July 2024

  • SC Seeks Report on Gram Nyayalayas from States Click me

  • Logistic Challenges in Trade Click Me

 

15 July 2024

  • India-Russia Trade Gap and Rupee Internationalisation Efforts  Click Me

  • Puja Khedkar Controversy: Ethical Issues in Civil Services Click Me

 

14 July  2024 : Sunday

 

13 July 2024

  • India’s Progress on SDG India Index 2023-24 Click Me

  • India’s Deep Drilling Mission in Koyna, Maharashtra Click Me

 

12 July 2024

  • West Bengal vs. CBI: Fight for Jurisdiction  Click Me

  • BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers’ Retreat  Click Me

 

11 July 2024

  • The Case for a Caste Census in India Click Me

  • MSMEs: Growth and Challenges Click Me

  • Divorced Muslim Women Entitled to Maintenance Click Me

 

10 July 2024

  • Draft Digital Competition Bill Click Me

  • Quantum Science and Technology (QST) Click Me

 

09 July 2024

  • Women in India’s Unincorporated Sector Click Me

 

08 July 2024

  • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) Click Me

 

07 July  2024 : Sunday

 

06 July 2024

  • Climate Resilient Farming in India Click Me

  • China’s Ambitions for Pan-Asian Rail Network Click Me

  • Defence Production in India hits record high in 2023-24 Click Me

 

05 July 2024

  • Should Education be in the Concurrent List?  Click Me

  • Why do Southeast Asian Nations Want to Join BRICS? Click Me

 

04 July 2024

  • Relevance of NATO after 75 Years Click Me

  • Air Pollution and Mortality Rates in India  Click Me

 

03 July 2024

 

02 July 2024

 

01 July 2024

 

30 June  2024 : Sunday

 

29 June 2024

  • Empowering Panchayats for Stronger Grassroots Development Click Me

  • Coal Blending in India Click Me

 

28 June 2024

  • India’s Lithium Mining Landscape Click Me

 

27 June 2024

  • Need for Reform in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Click Me

  • Tapping India’s Rooftop Solar Potential Click Me

  • Lack of Geo-conservation in India Click Me

 

26 June 2024

  • Imperative for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI) Click Me

 

25 June 2024

  • Maternity Leave for Surrogacy in India Click Me

 

24 June 2024

 

23 June  2024 : Sunday

 

22 June 2024

 

21 June 2024

 

20 June 2024

  • Union Cabinet has sanctioned a hike in the minimum support prices (MSP) Click Me

  • Viability Gap Funding for Offshore Wind Projects in India Click Me

 

19 June 2024

  • India’s Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations Click Me

  • SIPRI Annual Report 2024  Click Me

  • Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Click Me

 

18 June 2024

  • Indian Railways: Lifeline with Safety Concerns Click Me

  • US Supreme Court Upholds Mifepristone Access Click Me

 

17 June 2024

  • Amendments to Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019  Click Me

  • India’s Stance at the Ukraine Peace Summit Click Me

16 June  2024 : Sunday

 

15 June 2024

  • India’s Informal Sector Recovery Click Me

  • Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM) Click Me

 

14 June 2024

  •  The Global Displacement Crisis Click Me

  •  Gig Economy and Platform Workers in India Click Me

 

13 June 2024

  • Eco-Sensitive Zones in the Western Ghats Click Me

  • Global Gender Gap Index: WEF Click Me

12 June 2024

  • Today we did not Find Any Mains News

11 June 2024

  • Co-operative Societies Not Bound by RTI Act Click Me

  • BRICS Grouping and its Expansion Click Me

10 June 2024

  • High Seas Biodiversity Treaty Click Me

  • India Moves Towards Satellite-Based Tolling System Click Me

09 June  2024 : Sunday

 

08 June 2024

  • Mahatma Gandhi and Satyagraha Click Me

  • Demand for Bifurcation of States in India Click Me

 

07 June 2024

  • Women in Lok Sabha Click Me

  • Indian Toy Industry Makes a Powerful Push into the UAE Market Click Me

  • Supreme Court Mandates Self-Declaration for Advertisements  Click Me

06 June 2024

  • Special Category Status (SCS) Click Me

  • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) Scheme Click Me

05 June 2024

  • World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan Click Me

  • Horticulture Production in India Click Me

  • Global Public Debt at a Record High Click Me

04 June 2024

  • Science and Technology || PraVaHa and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Click Me

  • Deciphering Rigveda Click Me

  • IAMAI on Proposed Digital Competition Bill (DCB) Click Me

03 June 2024

  • Australian Cryonics Firm Freezes First Client Click Me

  • Mullaperiyar Dam Dispute: Kerala’s New Dam Proposal Rejected Click Me

  • Recombinant Protein Production Click Me

  • Harappans and Vedic People: Are They Connected?  Click Me

 

02 June  2024 : Sunday

 

01 June 2024 

31 May 2024 

  • Misinterpretations and Realities of Religious Minority Population Growth in India Click Me

  • IRDAI Announces Major Changes to Streamline Health Insurance in India Click Me

30 May 2024 

  • Fighting Malaria with Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Click Me

  • Cybercrime Dens in Southeast Asia Click Me

29 May 2024 

  • Menstrual Hygiene Crisis in Indian Prisons Click Me

  • Contesting Polls and Voting Rights from Prison Click Me

  •  Landslides in India Click Me

28 May 2024 

  • Illegal Mining Threatens Sariska Tiger Reserve Click Me

  • India’s Space Ambitions: A Public-Private Partnership Click Me

  • Burning Issue: Fire Safety in India Click Me

  • India’s Workforce: A Move Towards Formality Click Me

  • Marginalized Communities: Denotified and Nomadic Tribes Click Me

27 May 2024 

  • Corporate Governance Regulations for Insurers (2024) Click Me

  • National Security Advisor Proposes CAPF Integration Click Me

  •  India’s Trade Deficit Click Me

 

26 May 2024 : Sunday

25 May 2024 

Household Consumption and Environmental Impact in India Click Me

Radical Democracy Click Me

Press Freedom in India Click Me

 

24 May 2024 

Industrial Accidents in India Click Me

Oil Spills Click Me

 

23 May 2024 

BIMSTEC Charter: A Milestone for Bay of Bengal Cooperation Click Me

Microplastics Found in Human and Dog Testicles: A Cause for Concern? Click Me

 

22 May 2024 

Rangelands Under Threat Click Me

Environment Conservation : Uttarakhand Development Dilemma Click Me

 

21 May 2024 

Protecting Your Persona: Understanding Personality Rights in India  Click Me

India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) Talks Begin Click Me

 Alarming Loss of Trees in Indian Farmlands (2019-2022) Click Me

 

20 May 2024 

Harnessing Technology for Growth: The Rise of Agritech in India Click Me

Bridging Distances: Understanding World Telecommunication Day Click Me

Key Findings on Illegal Wildlife Trade (2015-2021) Click Me

 

19 May 2024 : Sunday 

 

18 May 2024 

Northern Hemisphere Summer 2023: Hottest in 2,000  Click Me

 

17 May 2024 

Supreme Court Limits ED’s Power to Arrest Under PMLA  Click Me

Digital Arrest Scam Click Me

Draft Digital Competition Bill, India (2024) Click Me

 

16 May 2024 

Live-in Relationships in India: Evolving Legal Landscape Click Me

Sinking Cities in China: A Growing Threat Click Me

 

15 May 2024 

Healthcare Spending in India: Need for Increased Public Investment Click Me

Hydropower and Peak Power Demand in India Click Me

India-Middle East-EU Economic Corridor (IMEC) Project Click Me

 

14 May 2024 

 India-Iran Contract on Chabahar Port Click Me

India-China Trade Relations Click Me

 

13 May 2024 

Pharma Sector in India Click Me

ISRO Tests 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Click Me

Meghalaya Rat-Hole Coal Mining Damage Click Me

Affordable Housing Schemes in India (PMAY) Click Me

 

12 May 2024 : Sunday 

 

11 May 2024 

World’s Largest Facility to Remove CO2 from Atmosphere Click Me

 Importance of Mother Tongue in Early Education Click Me

 Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs) (Command, Control, and Discipline) Act Click Me

 

10 May 2024 

Meeting nutrition challenge: What new guidelines prescribe Click Me

India-Maldives Relations: Twin Pillars under Strain Click Me

India’s Contribution to Fight Against Terrorism Click Me

World Trade Organization (WTO) and Development Agenda Click Me

Agriculture may need a New Export-Import Policy Click Me

 

09 May 2024 

Monitoring of Urban Heat Islands  Click Me

CBI Functioning Click Me

World Migration Report 2024 Click Me

 

08 May 2024 

NASA Creating a Standard Time for the Moon Click Me

India’s Online Gaming Industry: Potential and Challenges Click Me

Australian Parliamentary Report on Child Labour in India  Click Me

 

07 May 2024 

Indian Spice Industry – Quality Concerns Click Me

Market-Based Forest Conservation Click Me

 

06 May 2024 

Global Opportunities and Regional Realities: India’s Balancing Act Click Me

Legal Framework and Heritage Preservation in India Click Me

 

05 May 2024 : Sunday 

 

04 May 2024 

E-commerce Market in India Click Me

Economic Impact of Climate Change: Study in Nature Journal (2024) Click Me

Southern Africa Drought Crisis (2024): Click Me

Global Food Crisis Report 2024 Click Me

G7 Countries Lag on Climate Action:  Click Me

Plastic Pollution and Human Health Click Me

Why Kenya Floods Are More Damaging Now  Click Me

Kolkata Heatwave: Breaking Records Click Me

 

03 May 2024 

India’s Poverty Reduction and Challenges Click Me

IMF and India’s Economic Growth Click Me

Economy: Increase in Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revenues Click Me

Supreme Court Reserves Seats for Women Click Me

Hydropower Challenges Amidst Climate Variability Click Me

 

02 May 2024 

Promotion of Balanced Fertilisation in Indian Agriculture  Click Me

India’s Border Management Click Me

Phishing Attacks in India Click Me

 

01 May 2024 

Fertilizer Subsidy in India Click Me

India to Fund Port Development in Sri Lanka Click Me

Critical Minerals Summit Click Me

 

30 April 2024 

Corporate Governance Charter for Startup Click Me

Warming of Indian Ocean Click Me

G7 and Coal Power Click Me

 

29 April 2024 

Addressing the Urgency of a Global Plastics Treaty Click Me

India’s Rising Chinese Import Bill Click Me

 

28 April 2024 : Sunday 

 

27 April 2024 

Floods in UAE and Oman Click Me

Trend in Solar Power Generation Potential in India Click Me

Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Click Me

 

26 April 2024 

India’s Patent Amendments Click Me

Proposed Guidelines for Payment Aggregators by RBI  Click Me

Single-Use Plastics in India Click Me

India’s Role and Challenges in the Global Shipping Industry Click Me

 

25 April 2024 

Reducing Methane Emissions in Rice Cultivation : Lessons from Vietnam Click Me

Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Click Me

 

24 April 2024 

Significance of CSR Initiatives in Rural Development Click Me

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY-U) Scheme Click Me

 

23 April 2024 

Europe: World’s Fastest Warming Continent Click Me

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Click Me

 

22 April 2024 

Fourth Global Mass Coral Bleaching Event Click Me

Fiscal Challenges of Low-Income Nations Click Me

 

21 April 2024 : Sunday 

 

20 April 2024

Introduction to the National Curriculum for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) 2024 Click Me

Allegations Against Nestle Regarding Sugary Baby Food Click Me 

Legal Framework of Preventive Detention in India Click Me

Forest Protection: Landmark Decisions by the Supreme Court Click Me

 

19 April 2024

UNFPA’s Perspective on India’s Demographic Landscape Click Me

 

18 April 2024

Uttar Pradesh’s Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 Click Me

FDI in India’s Space Sector Click Me

 

17 April 2024

Naxalism in India  Click Me

India Pushes for UN Security Council Reforms Click Me

Growth Potential and Challenges in Indian Agriculture Click Me

India’s Growing Renewable Energy Capacity Click Me

Soil Acidification in India Click Me

 

16 April 2024

Space Tourism: A New Era of Exploration Click Me

Gas-Based Power Generation in India Click Me

15 April 2024

Global Greenhouse Gas Levels Click Me

Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) based Audit of EVMs Click Me

Overview of Organ Transplant Tourism Click Me

14 April 2024 : Sunday

13 April 2024

Global Hepatitis Report 2024 (WHO) Click Me

Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2024 Click Me

Catastrophic Soil Erosion in India Click Me

India-Mauritius Relations Click Me

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Click Me

Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2024 by ADB Click Me

12 April 2024

Evolution and Essentials of India’s Climate Policy Click Me

Parivartan Chintan: Transforming India’s Military Click Me

11 April 2024

Horticulture Cluster Development Programme Click Me

10 April 2024

Nuclear Safety Concerns over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station Click Me

Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Strategic Significance and Infrastructure Upgrade Click Me

Surge in Steel Imports and Challenges for Indian Steel Industry Click Me

09 April 2024

Female Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in India Click Me

Honeycomb Clouds and Clean Air of the Southern Ocean Click Me

08 April 2024 : 

Boosting Domestic Solar Production: Will New Rules Help? Click Me

The Tiny Brains of Modern Tech: Unveiling Chip Manufacturing Click Me

India Leads Doping Offenses in 2022 Click Me

Supreme Court Expands Scope of Articles 14 & 21 Click Me

07 April 2024 : Sunday

06 April 2024

Record-breaking Coal and Lignite Production in India Click Me

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Click Me

Shukre Panel on Maratha Quota Click Me

Living Wage vs. Minimum Wage: India’s Shift in Labor Policy Click Me

Exploring the Viability of Green Hydrogen as a Transportation Fuel  Click Me

05 April 2024

75 Years of NATO Establishment Click Me

04 April 2024

Education System in India Click Me

Harappan Settlement Unearthed in Gujarat Click Me

Risk From Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) Click Me

Taiwan Earthquake Click Me

03 April 2024

Fake News and Disinformation: A Threat to Democracy  Click Me

BIMSTEC Charter Click Me

Directorate of Enforcement (ED) Click Me

02 April 2024

Reserve Bank of India (RBI): 90 Years and Beyond Click Me 

AI in Elections: A Double-Edged Sword : Click Me

01 April 2024 

Fukushima Water Issue  Click Me

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) Click Me

Criminalisation of Politics in India Click Me

Infrastructure and Connectivity along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh Click Me

31 March 2024 : Sunday

30 March 2024

Digital Governance in India : Click Me

UN Report: Think Eat Save : Click Me

New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) : Click Me

29 March 2024 

Nuclear Energy as a Climate Change Solution Click Me

Internet Freedom in India Click Me

India’s Booming Gaming Sector Click Me

28 March 2024

Digital Financial Frauds in India + Reforming Bail Law in India + Rohingya Refugee Crisis Click Me 

27 March 2024 

Raises Concern Over Gagging Media Click Me

India’s Employment Scenario Click Me

Curbing Black Carbon Emissions in India Click Me

Threat of Water Shortage in India Click Me

India’s Application to Explore Nikitin Seamount Click Me

26 March 2024 : Income and Wealth Inequality in India (GS-1 Mains) Click Me

26 March 2024 : Semiconductors Industry Scope : GS-3 Mains Click Me

26 March 2024 : Drop in Fertility Rate in India : GS-2 Mains Click Me

25 March 2024 : India’s Fight Against Tuberculosis GS-2 Mains Click Me

25 March 2024 : El Niño and Drought in Southern Africa Click Me

24 March 2024 : Online Betting and Gambling Platforms Guidelines (GS-2 & GS-3 Mains) Click Me

24 March 2024 : Blue Economy  (GS-3 Mains : Economy ) : Click Me 

23 March 2024 : Economic Inequality in India: Widening Gap :  Click Me 

22 March 2024 : Solar Waste in India: A Looming Challenge :  Click Me

21 March 2024 : Karnataka’s Draft Bill for Gig Workers Analysis :  Click Me 

20 March 2024 : Plastic Pollution: A Chemical Conundrum : Click Me 

19 March 2024 : Boosting Startup Investments through Bharat Startup Ecosystem Registry Click Me 

18 March 2024 : Withholding Presidential Assent of State Bills Click Me