UPSC Mains · Essay · Topic

Environment and sustainability

9 UPSC Mains Essay questions on Environment and sustainability, 2016 to 2026, newest first, as UPSC set them.

  1. 2026 Topic B5Nature is the symbol of the spirit.125 marks · 1200 words
  2. 2025 Topic B8Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.125 marks · 1200 words
  3. 2024 Topic A1Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.125 marks · 1200 words
  4. 2022 Topic A1Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence125 marks · 1200 words
  5. 2021 Topic A3Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera.125 marks · 1200 words
  6. 2018 Topic A1Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India125 marks · 1200 words
  7. 2017 Topic B3We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws.125 marks · 1200 words
  8. 2016 Topic A2Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed125 marks · 1200 words
  9. 2016 Topic A3Water disputes between States in federal India125 marks · 1200 words

Other Essay topics

Art, literature and mediaEconomy, development and workEducation and youthEthics and valuesHealth and wellbeingHistory and civilisationIndia and the worldLeadership and characterPhilosophy and the human conditionPolity, democracy and governanceScience, technology and the futureSociety and cultureWomen and gender

Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination question papers, upsc.gov.in. Topics are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.