1. India–China Boundary Talks: 25th Special Representatives Meeting
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● GS 2: International Relations: India-China boundary question, Special Representatives mechanism, LAC, confidence-building measures, trans-border rivers, hydrological data sharing, and management of bilateral relations.
2. Nepal Flash Floods: Himalayan Disaster Vulnerability
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● GS 1/3: Geography & Disaster Management: Himalayan flash floods, landslides, extreme rainfall, fragile mountain ecology, cascading disasters and India's humanitarian assistance to Nepal.
3. Kasturirangan Report and Western Ghats
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● GS 3: Environment: Western Ghats conservation, Kasturirangan Committee, Gadgil Committee, Ecologically Sensitive Areas, sustainable development and Centre-State tensions.
4. Urban Wetlands and Lakes: Restoration beyond Beautification
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● GS 1/3: Geography & Environment: Urban wetlands, hydrological connectivity, encroachment, drainage disruption, groundwater recharge, urban flooding and ecosystem services.
5. Smart Border Management: AI, Sensors and Drones
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● GS 3: Internal Security / Science & Technology: Technology-enabled border surveillance, AI, cameras, sensors, image processing, drones and integrated command systems.
6. Regional Rural Banks: Financial Inclusion and Rural Credit
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● GS 3: Indian Economy: Regional Rural Banks, rural credit, financial inclusion, priority-sector lending, RRB consolidation, digital banking and agricultural finance.
7. UPI at 10: Digital Public Infrastructure
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● GS 2/3: Governance & Economy: UPI, Digital Public Infrastructure, NPCI, financial inclusion, digital payments, innovation and cross-border payment linkages.
8. DRDO Technology Transfer and Defence Indigenisation
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● GS 3: Defence / Science & Technology: Technology transfer from DRDO to Indian industry, defence indigenisation, private-sector participation and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
9. Indigenous Gas-Turbine Engines for UAVs and Defence
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● GS 3: Science & Technology: Indigenous propulsion technology, gas-turbine engines, UAVs, aerospace manufacturing and strategic autonomy.
10. Critical Minerals Innovation and Strategic Supply Chains
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● GS 3: Economy / Environment / Science & Technology: Critical minerals, exploration, extraction, processing, recycling, energy transition, EVs, batteries, semiconductors and supply-chain security.
11. India–Japan Economic and Strategic Partnership
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● GS 2/3: International Relations & Economy: India-Japan trade and investment, semiconductors, clean energy, manufacturing, resilient supply chains, infrastructure and the Indo-Pacific.
12. India–US Civil Nuclear Cooperation
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● GS 2/3: International Relations & Energy: Civil nuclear cooperation, IAEA, nuclear energy, energy security, nuclear liability and India's clean-energy transition.
13. Railway Capacity Augmentation and High-Density Routes
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● GS 3: Infrastructure & Economy: Railway capacity, high-density routes, logistics efficiency, freight movement, infrastructure investment and multimodal connectivity.
14. Disaster Diplomacy and India's Neighbourhood First Policy
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● GS 2/3: International Relations & Disaster Management: India's humanitarian assistance, HADR, India-Nepal relations, cross-border disaster management and Neighbourhood First.