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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.