Published: 1st Jul, 2025
Mains Sampoorna - The Definitive Current Affairs Themes for Mains 2025 - #3 - Geography
A well-rounded understanding of contemporary geographical issues is key to scoring well in GS Paper I of IAS Mains 2025. The Mains Sampoorna: Contemporary Issues of Geography booklet brings together spatial trends, environmental concerns, disaster patterns, and geographical governance challenges in a structured and UPSC-relevant manner. This PDF equips aspirants to confidently approach map-based, analytical, and dynamic geography questions with recent data and developments.
Key Features of the PDF
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Structured Thematic Segmentation: Covers 9 high-yield themes such as Geophysical Phenomena, Climate Change, Water Resources, Urbanisation, Agriculture & Land Use, and Disaster Preparedness.
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Focus on Contemporary Relevance: Includes topics like rising heatwaves, El Niño 2023–24, climate vulnerabilities, India’s urban heat islands, river-interlinking challenges, and evolving monsoon dynamics.
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Integration of Reports & Indices: Includes World Bank’s Urban Resilience Framework, IPCC Reports, Global Drought Risk Index, and India’s State of Environment 2024 data.
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Answer Writing Boosters: Includes region-specific case studies (Joshimath subsidence, Chennai floods, etc.), government schemes (NAMO Drone Didi, AMRUT 2.0), and recent policy debates on zoning and climate financing.
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PYQ Anchoring: All themes are closely mapped to previous UPSC questions with cues on structuring and enrichment.
How to Utilise This Book
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Topic-Wise Coverage for GS Paper I: Use it to revise physical, environmental, and human geography themes in sync with the Mains syllabus.
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Support for Paper II & Essay: Use examples like water stress, urban migration, and environmental justice across GS II and Essay paper.
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Note-Making Ready: Consolidate fact-sheets and one-pagers in your revision notebooks for quick recall.
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Data and Diagram Integration: Use visual content and statistics to strengthen answers with spatial awareness.
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Bridge Theory with Practice: Apply concepts like plate tectonics, vulnerability mapping, and carrying capacity to real-world issues.
Mains Sampoorna – Geography helps you build grounded, issue-based understanding of India’s spatial and environmental challenges for IAS Mains 2025.
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