1. Retail inflation rose to 5.7% in December.
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- GS 3 (Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilisation, of resources, growth, development and employment.)
2. SC refuses to stay law on CEC, EC selection; issues notice to govt.
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- GS 2 (Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.)
3. NIA files chargesheet against four in IS Thrissur module case.
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- GS 3 (Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.)
4. SC issues summons to Centre on Kerala’s suit alleging financial curbs.
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- GS 2 (Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.)
5. Prepare zone management plans soon, NGT tells coastal States, Union Territories.
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- GS 3 (Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.)
6. Census records 27% increase in waterbirds at Kaziranga.
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- GS 3 (Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.)
7. Robust revenues.
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- GS 3 (Government budgeting.)
8. Numbers game
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- GS 2 (Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.)
9. Lord Ram, from ‘mandir’ to the more important ‘rajya’.
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- GS 1 (Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.)
10. A case diary for the Indian police.
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- GS 2 (Structure, organisation and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.)
11. Focus on best practices as global meet on pulses returns to India.
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- GS 3 (Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, – different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.)
12. India’s longest sea bridge inaugurated.
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- GS 3 (Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.)
13. DRDO conducts successful flight test of Akash missile.
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- GS 3 (Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.)