Climate & Soils (UP Geography).
Syllabus: UPPCS Mains GS5 & GS6 (UP-specific) + Prelims UP GK
Soils of India for UPSC: how soil forms, ICAR's eight groups, features and crops, erosion, salinity, land degradation data and Soil Health…
Ghaziabad, Noida and other UP NCR towns shape Delhi's winter air; enforcement has to be done by the state.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: environment and pollution control in UP; stubble burning.
18 Sep 2026
Atal Bhujal Yojana, a community-led groundwater management scheme, ran as a pilot in 8,203 water-stressed gram panchayats of seven States from 1 April 2020 to 15 October 2025, the Jal Shakti Ministry told Lok Sabha on 30 July 2026. Assessments from 2023 to 2025 found groundwater levels improved in 180 of the 229 blocks covered.
UPPCS angle: GS6 (UP): UP was one of the seven Atal Bhujal States, covering 10 districts: Baghpat, Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli (PIB annexure).
30 Jul 2026