1. Fiscal health of states under strain as public debt trebles in 10 years.
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- GS2: 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.
2. Pak defense minister's bombshell: If need be, our n-programme can be given to the Saudis.
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- GS3: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
3. US, UK, France put on hold Pak bid to designate Baloch group as terrorist.
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- GS2: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.
4. AI based audit detected fraudulent cases in states' beneficiary schemes: CAG.
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- GS2: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes.
5. Homebound is India's entry for Oscars.
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- GS Prelims: Current events of national and international importance.
6. Sliding currency.
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- GS3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
7. A document past its time.
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- GS2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India's interests
8. In Nepal, a big ask.
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- GS2: India and its neighborhood.
9. When process is punishment.
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- GS2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
10. With China exerting its power, race to make rare earth magnets elsewhere begins.
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- GS1: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).
11. Saudi-Pak deal and India.
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- GS2: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests, Indian Diaspora.
12. AI and voter deletion: How names can be removed from rolls.
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- GS2: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential.