1. SHANTI Bill is India's second shot at nuclear energy leadership
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- GS 3: Science & Technology (Nuclear energy policy, energy security, and nuclear liability framework under India’s clean energy and decarbonisation strategy).
2. Court rescues due process in Akhlaq case
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- GS 2: Indian Polity & Governance (Judiciary, Rule of Law, Due Process of Law, Role of State in protecting Fundamental Rights).
3. SIR is wrong on two counts. It's neither sound nor complete
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- GS 2: Polity & Governance: Constitutional bodies (Election Commission of India), citizenship, electoral reforms, and issues related to democratic governance.
4. Trade deal with New Zealand is much needed
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- GS 2: International Relations: India’s bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, free trade agreements (FTAs), and India’s economic relations with foreign countries.
5. Macaulay is only a punching bag. His ghost is resurrected to bury inconvenient ideas
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- GS 1: Indian Society & Modern Indian History: Colonial legacy on education, language, social reform and the tradition–modernity debate in India.
6. New jobs law reverses gains on rural equality
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- GS 2: Governance & Social Justice: Issues related to MGNREGA, rural employment, welfare schemes, Centre–State relations, and social justice for vulnerable.
7. Southeast Asia can be Delhi's bulwark against Dhaka
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- GS 2: International Relations: India’s neighbourhood policy and relations with Bangladesh & Southeast Asia (Act East Policy, regional security and strategic partnerships).
8. Beyond chips, data centres lies India's Al opportunity
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- GS 3: Science & Technology (Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies): Digital Infrastructure and Data Governance under the Indian economy and technology governance.
9. Indian investors ramp up overseas bets as US markets outperform
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Capital account, foreign investment flows and external sector, including overseas investments under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS).
10. As complaints of stuck refunds mount, I-T Dept cites high 'ineligible' claims
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Government Budgeting, Taxation system, and measures to improve tax compliance and administration (Direct Taxes & Income Tax reforms).
11. CEA on GDP criticism: No questions raised when growth disappoints
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: National income accounting, GDP/GVA estimation methods, inflation measurement, and issues related to reliability of official statistics.
12. OTPs to food orders: The digital clues helping police
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- GS 3: Internal Security: Role of technology and cyber forensics in policing, including cybercrime, financial frauds and use of digital evidence in law enforcement.
13. ISRO's heaviest-ever launch today is test of capability, cost
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- GS 3: Science & Technology (Space Technology; ISRO missions and satellite launch vehicles)
14. 100 years of Radio Ceylon: How it found a shared frequency for a fractured region
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- GS 1: Indian Culture: Role of media and popular culture (radio broadcasting, music, cultural integration) in shaping shared cultural spaces in South Asia during the colonial and post-Independence period.
15. Punjab's 3 new 'holy cities', chosen for milestones in Sikhism history
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- GS 1: Indian Culture: Salient aspects of Indian culture, including religion and philosophy (Sikhism, religious institutions, cultural geography).