Ecological concerns as city runs out of space to dispose drain silt
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GS 3: Environment & Ecology: Urban waste management, pollution control, sustainable disposal of dredged/desilted waste, and urban flood management.
In dry monsoon, a test of resilience
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GS 1: (Geography): & GS 3: (Environment and Disaster Management): Monsoon dynamics, El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO), climate change impacts, water resources, drought resilience, and environmental conservation.
After Op Sindoor freeze, a thaw in India-Turkey ties
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GS 2: (International Relations): India and its bilateral relations with countries, regional and global groupings, and issues affecting India's interests.
How government's overhaul of FCRA rules puts focus on religious conversion
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GS 2: (Governance, Constitution, Polity & Social Justice): Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors, statutory/regulatory bodies, issues relating to NGOs, rights under Article 25, and Centre–State governance of foreign-funded organizations.
Ideology, defection, and the death of purpose in politics
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GS 2: (Polity & Governance): Parliament and State Legislatures, Representation of People's Act, Anti-Defection Law, Political Parties, Pressure Groups, and issues relating to the functioning of democracy.
India can attract FDI. The harder task is retaining it
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GS 3: Indian Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), External Sector, Balance of Payments, Global Value Chains (GVCs), Manufacturing Competitiveness, and Economic Growth & Development.
Five decades after Emergency, difficult questions, unheeded warnings
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GS Paper-II (Polity & Governance): Parliament and State Legislatures, Constitutional Bodies, Separation of Powers, Representation of People's Act, Pressure Groups, Civil Services, Governance, Accountability, Transparency, Role of Media, Fundamental Rights, Democracy and Constitutionalism.
India's rise merits a seat at the UNSC
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GS 2: (International Relations): Important International Institutions, Agencies and Fora – Structure, Mandate, Reforms and India's role in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and global governance.
Why Grid India is turning to more gas-based power
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GS 3: Infrastructure (Energy), Environment and Disaster Management: Role of gas-based power, energy security, power sector management, renewable energy integration, monsoon variability, and resource adequacy in electricity generation.
Digital fraud: RBI revamps rules, widens framework
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GS 3: (Indian Economy – Banking, Financial Institutions and Financial Sector Reforms): RBI's revised compensation framework for digital payment frauds and customer protection in electronic banking transactions.