1. Xi likely to attend BRICS in Delhi next month with large delegation
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- GS 2 – International Relations: India–China relations, BRICS, border management and confidence-building, and the strategic significance of Chinese participation in multilateral groupings.
2. Iran vows to resist widened sanctions, says US seeks talks
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- GS 2 – International Relations / GS 3 – Economy & Energy Security: Iran–US tensions, sanctions, Strait of Hormuz, maritime security and implications for global energy markets and India’s crude imports.
3. Two Indian ships among 45 blacklisted by Iran for ‘violations’
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- GS 2 – International Relations / GS 3 – Maritime Security: Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions compliance, commercial shipping risks and protection of Indian maritime interests.
4. Furnish detailed break-up of appeals before Bengal SIR tribunals: SC to EC
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- GS 2 – Polity & Governance: Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Election Commission, judicial review, electoral inclusion/exclusion and due process.
5. Scrap caste census questionnaire, bring new one: Opposition
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- GS 2 – Polity & Social Justice: Census, caste enumeration, socio-economic data, affirmative action, privacy and evidence-based welfare policy.
6. SC to set up special bench to hear Centre’s plea on OBC creamy-layer criteria
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- GS 2 – Polity & Social Justice: OBC reservation, creamy layer, equality provisions, affirmative action and judicial interpretation of reservation policy.
7. Rajnath approves transfer of missile technology to domestic defence industry
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- GS 3 – Science & Technology / Defence: Defence indigenisation, technology transfer, DRDO, domestic manufacturing and Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence.
8. NITI Aayog: Degrees like BA, BSc, BCom have ‘weak job linkages’, need reforms
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- GS 2 – Education & Social Justice / GS 3 – Employment: Higher-education outcomes, employability, skill mismatch, labour-market linkages and curriculum reform.
9. Before rebuilding Delhi, a warning from Gurugram
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- GS 1 – Urbanisation / GS 3 – Infrastructure & Environment: Urban planning, drainage, groundwater, storm-water management, land-use planning and climate-resilient cities.
10. Warmer oceans are sounding a warning
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- GS 1 – Geography / GS 3 – Environment: Ocean warming, marine heat, climate change, extreme weather and ocean–atmosphere interactions.
11. Our Central Asia strategy needs less romance, more realism
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- GS 2 – International Relations: India’s Central Asia policy, connectivity, China’s influence, Russia’s role, Afghanistan, critical minerals and alternative trade routes.
12. How to make a solar-heavy grid stable & affordable
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- GS 3 – Energy: Renewable integration, grid stability, storage, transmission, demand management and affordability of electricity.
13. Aravalli definition review: Leaders, ecologists urge SC-appointed panel to seek more time, record mining impact
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- GS 3 – Environment: Aravalli ecosystem, mining impacts, ecological restoration, forest/degraded-land governance and sustainable development.
14. One-third of India in severe rain deficit as monsoon enters last leg
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- GS 1 – Geography / GS 3 – Agriculture & Disaster Management: Monsoon variability, rainfall distribution, drought risk, agriculture and regional water stress