1. Release 2017-18 consumption data, put all doubt to rest
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- GS 3 – Economy: Household Consumption Expenditure Survey; consumption trends; poverty and inequality measurement; national accounts; reliability of economic data.
2. Russia sanctions Bill: Tool for Trump, worry for India
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- GS 2 – International Relations; GS 3 – Economy: Sanctions and economic statecraft; India–Russia energy trade; secondary sanctions; strategic autonomy; global trade and geopolitical risks.
3. How melting glaciers could ‘put 20% of GDP at risk’
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- GS 3 – Environment: Himalayan glaciers; water security; climate change; hydropower; agriculture; disaster risk; climate–economy linkages.
4. For AI governance, hard laws and strong guardrails
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- GS 2 – Governance; GS 3 – Science & Technology: Artificial Intelligence governance; algorithmic accountability; data protection; AI safety; transparency; regulation versus innovation.
5. Private participation not at the cost of ISRO’s capabilities: Staff in fresh note
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- GS 3 – Science & Technology: Indian space sector reforms; private participation; ISRO; space capabilities; commercialisation; strategic autonomy.
6. Govt to monitor if merchants are passing on UPI MDR to consumers
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- GS 3 – Economy: UPI; Merchant Discount Rate (MDR); digital payments; payment-system regulation; consumer protection; financial inclusion.
7. Rs 15,000 crore: What the UPI levy will fetch, and why the govt is backing it
- GS 3 – Economy: UPI ecosystem; payment economics; RuPay; digital public infrastructure; incentives for digital payments; government support.
8. TMC name, symbol are frozen by poll panel
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- GS 2 – Indian Polity: Election Commission of India; party recognition; election symbols; disputes within political parties; constitutional and statutory framework for elections.
9. Missing in EC affidavit on SIR in Bengal: Break-up of appeals for name inclusion, exclusion
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- GS 2 – Indian Polity & Governance: Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls; voter registration; electoral-roll revision; due process; inclusion and exclusion of electors.
10. Supreme Court asks Tamil Nadu to comply with order to identify land for Navodaya schools
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- GS 2 – Polity & Governance; Social Justice: Judicial directions; school education; access to quality education; Centre–State issues; educational institutions and public policy.
11. OpenAI discloses 6 new incidents of ‘concerning’ systems behaviour
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- GS 3 – Science & Technology: AI safety; frontier AI systems; responsible innovation; risk assessment; cybersecurity; governance of emerging technologies.
12. Saudis, Houthis exchange strikes; Yemenis flee on boats as war rages
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- GS 2 – International Relations: Yemen conflict; Red Sea security; Saudi Arabia–Houthi dynamics; maritime security; West Asian geopolitics; implications for global trade.