GS 2 / GS 3: International Relations & Energy Security: India-Uzbekistan strategic partnership, Central Asia outreach, civil nuclear cooperation, and diversification of India's uranium import sources.
'The mountains have sounded a warning, we ignore it at our peril' — glacier melt and Himalayan disaster preparedness
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GS 1 / GS 3: Geography & Disaster Management: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), Himalayan hydropower project risks, climate change and cryosphere retreat, and early-warning/regulatory gaps in fragile mountain ecosystems.
Nepal disaster: toll rises to 788, over 500 still missing at hydropower project sites
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GS 1: Disaster Management: Flash floods and 'dam-lake' formation in Nepal, cross-border rescue and DNA-identification cooperation, and vulnerability of hydropower infrastructure in the Himalayan region.
Sri Lanka removes legal obstacle to voluntary return of refugees who fled civil war, but hurdles remain for those in Tamil Nadu
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GS 2: International Relations: Sri Lankan Tamil refugee repatriation, India-Sri Lanka relations, UNHCR's role, and citizenship/documentation challenges for stateless or undocumented returnees.
On OBCs, the way forward is to shift the frame (Editorial)
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GS 2: Social Justice: OBC reservation debate, the 'creamy layer' criterion, legacy of the Mandal Commission and the Indra Sawhney (1992) judgment, and the shift in political discourse from 'backwardness' to representation.
FIR against LoP Rahul Gandhi based on a Valmiki resident's complaint over 'purification' remark; SC/ST Act invoked
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: Privileges and immunities of the Leader of Opposition, provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and contemporary debates on caste and untouchability discourse.
Why India took 16 years to acquire the fire-and-forget Javelin anti-tank missile system
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GS 3: Defence & Security: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route of arms procurement, anti-tank guided missiles (Javelin, Spike, indigenous Nag), and delays/technology-transfer issues in India's defence acquisitions.
The many hurdles ChatGPT's 'Teen Safety' safeguards could run into for Indian users
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GS 2 / GS 3: Governance & Science-Technology: AI regulation and child online safety, age-verification and data-privacy challenges in India, and the broader debate on regulating generative AI platforms.
GDP surprise expected after best Q1 in over 10 years for loan growth
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GS 3: Indian Economy: Q1 (April-June) GDP growth estimates versus RBI's 7% forecast, bank credit growth as a leading indicator, and current risks to growth including trade and external-demand headwinds.
India eyes 4th spot in forex reserves as RBI data shows record reserves of over $729 billion
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GS 3: Indian Economy: Foreign exchange reserve management, import-cover adequacy, and India's ranking among countries by forex reserves (China, Japan, Switzerland, Russia, India).
New investment treaties may include a 'qualified' most-favoured-nation (MFN) rule
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GS 2 / GS 3: International Relations & Economy: Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), India's revised Model BIT, the MFN clause and investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS), and ongoing EU-India BIT/FTA negotiations.