1. 3 days and counting, Delhi gasps in severe pollution
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- GS 3: Environment & Ecology: Air pollution in urban areas (AQI, PM2.5), sources of pollution, and mitigation through meteorological and policy interventions.
2. Rating upgrades, high growth rate show India not dead economy: FM
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Economic growth trends, fiscal policy (Supplementary Demands for Grants), sovereign credit ratings, and macroeconomic stability (debt-to-GDP, external resilience).
3. PM, Jordan King meet: 'Share common stance against terror'
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- GS 2: International Relations: India’s bilateral relations with Jordan; diplomatic engagements, defence and security cooperation, counter-terrorism, and regional stability in West Asia.
4. At Bondi Beach, an older question: How must open societies respond to terror?
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- GS 2: Governance, Constitution, Polity and Social Justice: Challenges to internal security, terrorism, social cohesion, and balancing security with civil liberties in open societies.
5. NREGA needs reform but changes fray safety net
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- GS 2: Governance: Government policies and interventions for development, welfare schemes for vulnerable sections (rural employment, social security).
6. Tea garden workers deserve land rights. And more
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- GS 2: Governance & Social Justice: Issues relating to land rights, welfare of vulnerable sections (tea garden workers), and state legislation impacting social justice.
7. High pitch of 'vote chori' marks Congress retreat from hard labour of politics
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- GS 2: Indian Polity: Electoral politics, role of Opposition, Election Commission, and democratic institutions.
8. MGNREGA to RAM G-how the government kills a right
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- GS 2: Government Policies & Interventions (Issues related to welfare schemes, decentralisation, and rights-based legislation, with focus on MGNREGA and Centre–State relations).
9. Not just insurance, Indians need universal healthcare
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- GS 2: Social Justice: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services, particularly Health (Universal Health Coverage vs Universal Healthcare).
10. In Myanmar, polls will not deliver peace or stability
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- GS 2: International Relations (India and its neighbourhood): Political developments in Myanmar and their security implications for India’s Northeast.
11. 20 yrs on, a radical revamp of the rural jobs framework
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- GS 2: Governance: (Government policies and interventions for development, welfare schemes for vulnerable sections, and issues related to federalism and Centre–State financial relations).
12. Suncatcher: Google moonshot to move data centres to space
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- GS 3: Science and Technology (Developments in Space Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and their applications and implications).
13. Unpacking inflation: Misleading core, weak demand, food prices
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Inflation (CPI), demand–supply dynamics, price indices, and implications for macroeconomic stability and economic policy.
14. Goods exports in November jump 19%
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: External Sector of the Economy (India’s foreign trade, exports–imports, trade deficit, exchange rate impact, and trade agreements).
15. N-power Bill introduced; permits pvt operators, limits supplier liability
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- GS 3: Energy Sector: Nuclear energy policy, private sector participation, regulatory framework and nuclear liability regime.
16. Militant groups are experimenting with Al, and risks are expected to grow
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- GS 3: Internal Security: Role of external state and non-state actors in internal security challenges; use of technology (AI, cyber space, social media) in terrorism, radicalisation and propaganda.