Chronicle Current Issues Roundup 2025 Value Addition Special

This book offers a comprehensive coverage of 150+ important current issues spanning over a year. Each topic has been presented in a crisp and engaging manner, ensuring clarity and retention. Content based on General Studies Prelims & Mains syllabus.

About the book of Value Addition Special Current Issues Roundup 2025:

• These contemporary issues are important for Essay Paper & Prelims, Mains and Interview stages of upcoming UPSC/State PSCs/Judicial Services examinations.
• The book is also useful for students, general readers and researchers who are curious about recent developments related to ethics, society, polity, governance, economy, environment, technology and international relations, etc.
• The content has been developed and updated, keeping in mind the specific needs of UPSC/State PSCs Civil Services Examinations. It will be helpful in preparation for Prelims, Mains.
• In Civil Services Examinations as well as other graduate-level competitive examinations, questions are invariably asked from Current Issues section.

Chronicle Value Addition Special Current Issues Roundup 2025 book Mains Contents:

Issues of Social Relevance UPSC/State PSCs

1. Ageing Population: Socio-economic Implications for India
2. Communalism in India
3. Fake News and Social Harmony: Challenges in the Digital Age
4. Gender Inequality in the Indian Workforce: Current Trends and Solutions
5. Globalization and the Spread of Political Ideologies
6. Human Rights Movements: Historical Roots and Modern Developments
7. Impact of Neoliberal Policies on Global Inequality
8. Inclusive Growth: Addressing Inequality in Economic Development
9. Integration of Tribal Communities into Mainstream Society
10. Legal Reforms for Women’s Safety: Progress and Gaps
11. Malnutrition in Children: A Persistent Developmental Challenge
12. Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Breaking Taboos and Ensuring Access
13. Migration Dynamics in India
14. Minority Rights: Protecting Religious and Linguistic Diversity in India
15. National Integration: The Rising Tide of Regionalism in India
16. Youth Unemployment in India
17. Adultery and Related Intricacies
18. Custodial Deaths in India
19. Women-led Development
20. Essence of Constitutional Morality
21. Judicial Validity of Capital Punishment
22. Public Health: Infrastructural Challenges in Rural Areas
23. Social Media: Vulnerability
24. Voting Rights for Undertrial Prisoners

Legal, Constitutional & Governance Issues UPSC/State PSCs

1. Abuse of Preventive Detention Laws
2. Comparative Study of Democracies: India, USA, and European Models
3. Concept of “Freedom of Speech and Expression”
4. Debate over the Words ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in Preamble of Constitution
5. Importance of Right to be Forgotten
6. Judicial Legislation
7. Ladakh’s Demand for Sixth Schedule Status
8. Over-use of Promulgation of Ordinances
9. Pardoning Power of the President and Governors
10. Promotion is not a Fundamental Right
11. Right against Self Incrimination and Constitutional Remedies
12. Right to Clean Environment
13. Right to Dissent
14. Challenges before the 16th Finance Commission
15. Anti-Defection Law: Challenges and Solutions
16. CBI and Consent of State
17. Criminalisation of Politics
18. Debate on Separation of Powers
19. Efficacy of Lok Adalats
20. Freebie Politics in India
21. GST and Fiscal Federalism in India
22. Jal Jeevan Mission – Issues in Implementation
23. Need for Electoral Reforms
24. Need For Judicial Reforms
25. One Nation One Election
26. Operation of Quasi-judicial Courts
27. Pitiable State of Tribunals
28. Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliamentarians
29. Pressure Groups in India
30. Reforming India’s Criminal Justice System
31. Reforms in Municipal Elections
32. Relevance of Representation of People’s Act, 1951
33. Rise of Regional Parties in Indian Politics
34. Role of Parliamentary Committees in Indian Democracy
35. Supreme Court on Freedom of Speech of Ministers
36. Women’s Reservation: Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

Economic Issues UPSC/State PSCs

1. Challenges in Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
2. Digital Inclusion
3. Digital Transformation of Rural India: Leveraging Technology
4. Digital Connectivity Infrastructure
5. FinTech in India
6. Formalizing the Informal Economy
7. India’s Patent Regime
8. Internationalization of Indian Rupee
9. Logistics Sector
10. Promoting Food Processing Sector
11. Promoting Semiconductor Ecosystem
12. Startup Ecosystem in India
13. India’s Unsustainable Urbanization
14. Financial Inclusion
15. Food Security to Nutritional Security
16. Farmer Producer Organisations in India
17. India’s Bioeconomy: An Untapped Treasure
18. Legalizing MSP: Issues and Challenges
19. Reaping India’s Demographic Dividend
20. Supply Chain Disruptions and Global Trade: Lessons from Recent Crises

Issues Related to International Relations & National Security UPSC/State PSCs

1. Contemporary Relevance of the United Nations
2. International Organizations and Democracy
3. The Rise of Authoritarianism in Democracies: Global Trends and Implications
4. Cyber Security: Vulnerabilities & Challenges
5. National Security Challenges
6. Emerging Technologies and National Security
7. Maritime Security Challenges

Issues Related to Environment & Biodiversity UPSC/State PSCs

1. Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
2. Carbon Farming
3. Climate Change: Impact on Women and Children
4. Climate-Smart Agriculture
5. Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems
6. Green Energy: Prospects & Challenges
7. Sustainable Forest Management
8. Threatened Ecosystem of Western Ghats
9. Geoengineering : Concept and Issues
10. Global Climate Governance
11. Harnessing Marine Biodiversity
12. Himalayan Ecosystem: Need for a Region-specific EIA Regime
13. Marine Heat Waves
14. Plastic Pollution in India
15. Promoting Tourism via Cultural Heritage and Diversity
16. Solid Waste Management
17. Sustainable Land Management
18. Turning Waste into Wealth
19. Changes in Monsoon Patterns in South Asia
20. Coastal Mangrove Deforestation in Southeast Asia: Loss of Natural Barriers
21. Silent Forests: Impact of Deforestation and Land-Use Changes
22. Environmental Impact of Large Dams
23. Increasing Frequency of Heat Waves in Europe
24. Landslides in the Himalayas: Impact of Deforestation and Climate Change
25. Melting Arctic Ice: Geopolitical Implications
26. Migration and Urbanization: Strain on City Infrastructure
27. Shrinking Glaciers in the Himalayas: Impact on Water Security
28. Urban Waste Management: Innovative Approaches and Best Practices
29. Urban Poverty and Slum Rehabilitation
30. Water Scarcity in Urban Areas: Causes and Solutions
31. Urban Heat Islands in Indian Megacities: Microclimatic Changes
32. The Role of International Agreements in Addressing Climate Change

Issues Related to Science & Technology UPSC/State PSCs

1. Artificial Intelligence
2. Battery Energy Storage Systems
3. Boosting Space Economy
4. Harnessing Geospatial Technology
5. Industry 4.0
6. Preventive Healthcare in India
7. India’s Traditional Knowledge Systems
8. Technology and Social Change in India
9. Issues of Historical Significance UPSC/State PSCs
10. Conservation of Ancient Indian Temples: Challenges and Successes
11. Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power
12. Linguistic Diversity and the Debate over a National Language
13. Repatriation of Ancient Indian Artefacts from Museums Abroad
14. Revitalization of Handicrafts: Government Policies and Market Trends
15. Relevance of Gandhian Principles in Contemporary Social and Political Movements
16. Role of Women in the Indian Freedom Struggle
17. Strengthening Secularism: Contemporary Challenges and Solutions
18. Debate On the Decolonization Process and Its Impact on Global Power Dynamics
19. Influence of Communist and Socialist Ideologies on Indian Political Movements

Ethical Issues UPSC/State PSCs

1. Balancing Bilateral Relations vs. Refuge to Former Head of State: The Perspective of Emotional Intelligence
2. Applications of AI: Ethical Dimensions
3. Cash for Questions: Parliamentary Ethics
4. Contemporary Indian Politics versus Gandhian Ethics
5. Ethical Dimensions of Caste Census
6. Ethical Issues during Management of Disasters
7. Ethics and Accountability in Public Finance
8. Ethics in Public Services Recruitment Process
9. Impulsive Decision Making: Role of Aptitude and Attitude
10. Inequity in Access to Healthcare: Ethical Issues
11. Pending Police Reforms in India: Ethics Involved
12. Railway Mishaps and Passengers’ Safety: The Aspect of Moral Responsibility
13. Religion and Ethics in Same Sex Marriages
14. Rights of the Unborn Child vs Bodily Autonomy of Mother
15. Uniform Civil Code: Ethical Issues