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18 Mar 2026

India’s carbon credit plan: CCUS vs agricultural carbon markets

18 Mar 2026 GS 3 Environment

ContextThe Union Budget 2026 announced a ₹20,000 crore “carbon credit programme”, creating confusion about its actual purpose. While public disc...

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Supreme Court judgment on adoptive mothers’ maternity leave

18 Mar 2026 GS 2 Polity

ContextThe Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant judgment expanding maternity benefits to adoptive mothers. The case challenged Sect...

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17 Mar 2026

Belém summit and the new model of forest finance

17 Mar 2026 GS 3 Environment

Why in newsAt the climate summit held in Belém (November 2025), Brazil proposed a new forest finance mechanism called the Tropical Forest Forever Fac...

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Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025 announced

17 Mar 2026 GS 1 Art & Culture

Why in newsThe Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025 for works in 24 recognised Indian languages.The announcement came after a del...

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Freshwater crab with both male and female traits discovered in Silent Valley

17 Mar 2026 GS 3 Environment

Why in newsResearchers discovered a freshwater crab exhibiting both male and female biological traits in Silent Valley National Park, part of the West...

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ASI allows excavations at Keeladi and seven other sites in Tamil Nadu

17 Mar 2026 GS 1 History

Why in newsThe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has granted permission to the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) to conduct excava...

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