In shift on EC law, former CM Jagan says backing NDA was wrong, process skewed / Why Congress is again highlighting 'machine-readable voter list'
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GS 2: Indian Constitution & Polity — Institutional autonomy and selection committee composition of the Election Commission under Article 324
Cabinet Secretariat flags delay in pulse research scheme, Agri Ministry says 'expediting' it / Sugar-based ethanol barred in 2026-27 tender
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GS 3: Indian Agriculture & Food Security — National Pulses Mission implementation and R&D funding for climate-resilient seeds; balancing the 20% Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) targets with domestic sugar availability and supply stabilization
Submit educational documents for STF verification: HC to govt school teachers of Classes 1-8 in Uttar Pradesh
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GS 2 & GS 4: Governance, Education & Administrative Probity — Judicial intervention to curb recruitment fraud, fake qualification credentials, and declining learning outcomes in primary education
CJI inaugurates Ladakh bench of J&K High Court
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GS 2: Judiciary & Access to Justice — Decentralization of judicial infrastructure, high-altitude circuit benches in Union Territories, and constitutional guarantees of accessible justice in remote border regions
India's Russia-Ukraine war truce proposals helpful; tariff barriers create uncertainty: Czech Dy PM
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GS 2: International Relations & Trade Agreements — India-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations, Czech industrial cooperation under Make in India, and the viability of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) amid West Asian instability
India should stop counting its AI chips, focus on results / How rogue AI agents targeted Indian firms and accessed sensitive data
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GS 3: Science & Technology (Cybersecurity & AI Policy) — Shift from raw compute counting to domain-specific reinforcement learning environments; agentic AI security vulnerabilities and CERT-In advisories on network-layer isolation
In Manipur, a flailing state, a missing political process
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GS 3: Internal Security & Sub-State Governance — Escalating Naga–Kuki-Zo ethnic fault lines in the hill districts, failure to disarm militias, and the consequences of long-dysfunctional Autonomous District Councils (ADCs)
Rate hike unlikely to significantly hit asset quality: Indian Bank MD / When ownership is not control: The impact of Tata tussle on promoter families
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GS 3: Banking & Corporate Governance — Monetary transmission and retail borrower stress after repo rate hikes
Cost of living anger spills on to streets of France; looting, arson mark unrest / Proposal to reopen Strait remains on table: Araghchi
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GS 2: Global Developments & Energy Geopolitics — Domestic economic pressures, fiscal debt, and student unrest in France; Iranian conditions for restoring maritime transit across the Strait of Hormuz
A journey to Phobos: Japan's mission to uncover origins of Mars' mysterious moons
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GS 3: Space Technology & Planetary Exploration — JAXA's MMX mission aboard the H-3 rocket to sample Phobos, exploring celestial accretion dynamics and future manned base feasibility
Rules and regulations exist. We need an executive instrument to take them to stakeholders: Tukaram Mundhe
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GS 2: Regulatory Enforcement & Public Health Governance — Institutional transformation from adulteration policing to comprehensive safety standards under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006