IAS/UPSC Coaching Institute  

 

1. India’s first open-access, crowdsourced ecoacoustic dataset

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  • GS 3 – Environment & Science and Technology: Biodiversity monitoring, ecoacoustics, AI-assisted species identification, citizen science and conservation data.

2. VB-GRAM G records nearly 50% year-on-year dip in rural employment generation

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  • GS 2 / GS 3 – Governance & Economy: Rural employment guarantee, social security, rural demand, agricultural seasonality, employment measurement and welfare delivery.

3. Iran–US tensions and the Strait of Hormuz reopening

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  • GS 2 – International Relations: Strategic chokepoints, West Asian geopolitics, energy security, sanctions, maritime trade and implications for India.

4. Jharkhand agrees to cancel three exams amid JPSC/JSSC protests

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  • GS 2 – Governance: Public-service recruitment, examination integrity, accountability of commissions, student protests, judicial oversight and administrative reforms.

5. India-Bangladesh ties: Hasina episode, BRICS invitation and BIMSTEC

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  • GS 2 – International Relations: Neighbourhood First, India-Bangladesh relations, BIMSTEC, BRICS outreach, extradition and regional economic connectivity.

6. Suckermouth catfish: India’s first fishermen-driven invasive-species removal initiative

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  • GS 3 – Environment: Invasive alien species, freshwater ecosystem management, community participation, fisheries and ecological restoration.

7. Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026

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  • GS 2 / GS 3 – Polity & Science and Technology: Digital evidence, banking records, evidentiary law, cloud-based records, data privacy and legal modernisation.

8. AI can shrink and rewrite proteins: what it unlocks

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  • GS 3 – Science and Technology: AI-enabled protein design, computational biology, drug discovery, biotechnology and emerging ethical/regulatory questions.

9. Election Commission’s real test — winning the confidence of the Opposition

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  • GS 2 – Polity: Election Commission of India, constitutional bodies, electoral credibility, MCC, SIR and institutional trust.

10. RBI’s core-inflation focus leaves economists unconvinced

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  • GS 3 – Indian Economy: CPI, headline vs core inflation, monetary policy, inflation targeting, MPC and transmission of price pressures.

11. FDI threshold for CCEA approval proposed to rise to Rs 15,000 crore

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  • GS 3 – Indian Economy: FDI policy, ease of doing business, approval routes, CCEA, FIPB reforms and long-term capital inflows.

12. India crosses 300 GW of non-fossil-fuel installed power capacity

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  • GS 3 – Energy & Environment: Renewable/non-fossil capacity, energy transition, climate targets, electricity generation mix and 500 GW 2030 target.