1. Nepal races against time to look for survivors; 290 Indians still missing
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- GS-1: Geography; GS-3: Disaster Management & Environment: Nepal–Tibet flash floods, Himalayan hazards, cross-border disaster response, pilgrimage routes, river systems and India’s humanitarian assistance.
2. Hanging glacier collapse in focus; NDMA for a hard look to reduce future risks
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- GS-1: Geomorphology; GS-3: Environment & Disaster Management: The likely trigger was revised from an earthquake to seismic energy associated with glacial collapse/debris flow. The event raises issues of glacier instability, early-warning systems and Himalayan risk assessment.
3. Hydel plant in Nepal feeding power to India among several units hit by flash floods
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- GS-2: India–Nepal relations; GS-3: Energy Security: Cross-border electricity trade, Nepal’s hydropower potential, transmission infrastructure and how disasters can disrupt regional energy supply.
4. Piyush Goyal: Ready to act on feedback; expects Japanese investments to pick up pace
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- GS-2: International Relations; GS-3: Economy: India–Japan economic partnership, investment, supply-chain diversification, 'China+1', trade agreements, manufacturing and deep-tech cooperation.
5. India–China boundary talks: Some progress, but a long road ahead
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- GS-2: International Relations & Security: Special Representatives mechanism, LAC peace and tranquillity, boundary delimitation, disengagement/de-escalation and the relationship between border stability and broader bilateral ties.
6. Modi to begin four-day visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan tomorrow
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- GS-2: International Relations: India’s Central Asia outreach, connectivity, strategic engagement, trade, energy, critical minerals and the importance of the region amid competition involving China and Russia.
7. India–Canada economic ties: closer economic partnership and $70-billion trade ambition
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- GS-2: International Relations; GS-3: Economy: Economic and Financial Dialogue, investment, financial cooperation, Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations, critical minerals and the proposed expansion of bilateral trade.
8. 'No reversal to E20, choice for old vehicles being explored'
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- GS-3: Energy; Agriculture; Environment: E20 fuel, ethanol blending, energy security, sugarcane/maize feedstocks, emissions and concerns relating to compatibility of older vehicles.
9. 'Don’t try & bulldoze': Kharge asks govt to call an all-party meet on delimitation
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- GS-2: Polity & Governance: Delimitation, representation, federal concerns, population-linked seat allocation, constitutional amendments and the political consensus required for major electoral restructuring.
10. Bihar govt blinks on single-stage teachers’ exam; protest called off
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- GS-2: Governance & Social Justice: Public recruitment, examination integrity, state recruitment commissions, transparency, standardisation and administrative accountability.
11. Government starts retail sale of onions at Rs 35 per kg
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- GS-3: Agriculture & Economy: Price stabilisation, buffer stocks, government intervention in agricultural markets, food inflation and the role of NCCF/NAFED.
12. BRICS is now an engine of growth for the world
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- GS-2: International Relations: BRICS expansion, Global South, multilateral reform, trade/investment cooperation, development finance and India’s role in shaping emerging global institutions.
13. Himalaya needs a shared early-warning system
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- GS-1: Geography; GS-3: Disaster Management & Environment: Transboundary disaster risks require data-sharing, monitoring, early-warning systems and cooperation among Himalayan countries.
14. 'Can’t explain how big waves were' – Nepal disaster and humanitarian consequences
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- GS-1: Geography; GS-2: International Relations; GS-III: Disaster Management: Scale of flash-flood impacts, foreign nationals affected, humanitarian response, information management and regional disaster cooperation.