Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for October 21, 2025. If you missed the October 19, 2025, UPSC CSE exam key from the Indian Express, read it here.

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Beyond the data: Challenges for elephant conservation in India

Syllabus:

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national importance, environment.

Mains Examination: General Studies-III: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

What’s the ongoing story: After over a year’s delay, the results of the Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation 2021-25 were released Tuesday (October 14) in Dehradun by officials of the Union Environment Ministry and Wildlife Institute of India (WII).

Key Points to Ponder:

— Read about elephants and their types.

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