Test your UPSC CSE 2026-27 preparation with today’s GS 1 Daily Mains Question — covering the June 3 Declaration (Mountbatten Plan), Partition of India, transfer of power, Indian Independence Act 1947, Congress and Muslim League positions, constitutional developments, and the road to Independence. Q. What were the key provisions of the June 3 Declaration (Mountbatten Plan)? Why was it accepted by both the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League? (15 Marks, 250 Words) Answer: The June 3...

SEEING POWER IN THE FAMILIAR Patriarchy is often described as the most significant structure of social inequality, yet it is also the least noticed. Unlike inequalities based on class, caste, race, or ethnicity, patriarchy is embedded within the ordinary institutions and relationships of everyday life. Because it is experienced through family, love, care, marriage, and intimacy, it frequently appears natural rather than political. Its greatest strength lies in its invisibility: patriarchy...

A new United Nations University report warns that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence could consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity annually by 2030, generate 399 million tonnes of carbon emissions, strain global water supplies, increase e-waste, and deepen environmental inequalities across the world. Why the Environmental Impact of Artificial Intelligence Is Becoming a Global Concern Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly emerged as one of the defining technologies of the Fourth...