1. Express investigation: Govt deep-tech (RDI) fund — Rs 2,192 cr cleared, 62% goes to firms linked to panel that chose them
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- GS 2 / GS 4: Governance & Ethics: Conflict of interest in public institutions; transparency and accountability in public-fund disbursal; probity in governance; functioning of selection committees; Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme and the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF).
2. Why HC overturned trial court’s acquittal of Tarun Tejpal
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- GS 1 / GS 2: Social Justice & Polity: Crimes against women, sexual harassment, victim-sensitive criminal justice, appellate review, evidentiary standards and the role of the higher judiciary.
3. Expecting FCRA Bill, Congress issues whip for MPs; Oppn allies to follow
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- GS 2: Polity & Governance: Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), regulation of foreign funding of NGOs and associations, civil society, freedom of association, parliamentary scrutiny and Centre-State sensitivities.
4. House panel calls for new satellite to monitor forest fires in Himalayan region
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- GS 3: Environment & Science and Technology: Forest-fire monitoring, satellite-based remote sensing, Himalayan ecology, disaster-risk reduction, early-warning systems and climate-linked environmental vulnerability.
5. MEA: Govt does not endorse anything said at Hasina event
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- GS 2: International Relations: India-Bangladesh relations, diplomatic protocol, political transition in a neighbouring country, neighbourhood-first policy and balancing domestic political sensitivities with bilateral interests.
6. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pak sign defence deal amid West Asia crisis
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- GS 2: International Relations: West Asian geopolitics, evolving security partnerships, Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan strategic cooperation, regional power balances and implications for India's interests in the Gulf and wider West Asia.
7. India identifies 27 places in Arunachal by standard names on official map
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- GS 2: International Relations: India-China boundary dispute, Arunachal Pradesh, cartographic assertions and naming of geographical places, territorial sovereignty and strategic communication.
8. Delhi logs wettest first week for August in 15 years; rain pounds Gurgaon and Noida
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- GS 1 / GS 3: Geography & Disaster Management: Urban flooding, extreme rainfall, drainage and storm-water management, rapid urbanisation, infrastructure resilience and climate-related urban risks.
9. Protecting Indian cos’ outward FDI part of model BIT review: DEA Secy
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- GS 3: Indian Economy / GS 2: International Relations: Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), protection of Indian outward investment, investment facilitation, investor-state disputes and India's evolving international investment policy.
10. Solar manufacturing push: Govt weighs PLI for local polysilicon production
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- GS 3: Indian Economy & Science and Technology: Solar PV value chains, polysilicon manufacturing, Production Linked Incentive (PLI), import dependence, renewable-energy industrial policy and domestic manufacturing capacity.
11. ‘UPI’s growth needs money, small payments won’t face MDR’
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: UPI and digital payments, Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), payment-system economics, financial inclusion, sustainability of digital public infrastructure and regulation of payment intermediaries.
12. New cybersecurity threat? Concerns over unpredictable behaviour of AI agents
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- GS 3: Science & Technology: AI agents, autonomous and tool-using AI systems, cybersecurity risks, prompt/instruction manipulation, unintended actions, AI safety, reliability and governance of emerging technologies.