I force myself to write one line on the specific hazard (floodplain / cyclone coast / heat, etc.), one existing institutional mechanism that actually deals with it, and one recent example I already h…

I stayed with the NCERT level plus a short note on the main texts and the three kingdoms as the book gives them, and I check any PYQ that went beyond that. I wouldn't start a whole extra book unless …

That's a useful three-line split. I'll add 'crime vs tiger reserves vs board' as the hook and re-read the official pages once this weekend rather than a random blog.

I'll try the one-theme-a-week thing. Thanks.

Map the PYQs first – you'll see which chapters actually get asked. That cut my reading a lot.

Thanks. I'll start with a standard physical geo text and the syllabus itself, not a 10-book list.