1. Prepare SOPs on response to tackle crisis: Top cop to units
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- GS 3: Internal Security: Police preparedness, counter-terrorism, crisis management, and role of security forces in maintaining internal security.
2. Real-time data, source identification, measurable outcomes: Govt set to develop AI-enabled data system with IIT Kanpur
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- GS 3: Environment & Ecology: Air pollution management, use of technology (AI, data-driven governance) in environmental protection.
3. Eyeing power, BNP may finally shed reactionary stance on India
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- GS 2: International Relations: India and its Neighbourhood Relations (India–Bangladesh relations; political developments in Bangladesh and their implications for India).
4. In 2025, big companies were the big winners in stock markets
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Capital markets, investment trends, market capitalisation, and performance of equity markets (large-cap vs mid/small-cap stocks).
5. SC has role in clean-up, not in GST on purifiers
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- GS 2: Polity & Governance: Judicial overreach, separation of powers, role of courts vis-à-vis legislature/executive (GST Council and taxation).
6. At year's end, robust growth, signs that economy weathered the storms
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Economic growth, inflation, fiscal & monetary policy, capital flows, external sector, and investment trends.
7. Political funding needs reform to protect democratic competition
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- GS 2: Polity & Governance: Electoral reforms, political funding, role of money in politics, transparency and accountability in democratic processes.
8. Going forward, RBI's rupee policy must not repeat errors of recent history
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Exchange rate management, monetary policy role of RBI, external sector (rupee depreciation, forex reserves, capital flows, exports competitiveness).
9. The timeless art of Sreenivasan
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- GS 1: Indian Culture: Contribution of regional cinema and cultural personalities (Malayalam cinema) in reflecting social realities, satire, and middle-class ethos.
10. Outbound mergers and acquisitions roar back in 2025
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Issues related to investment, corporate growth, mergers & acquisitions, and India’s integration with the global economy (outbound FDI / cross-border M&A).
11. COPD is an invisible public health disaster
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- GS 2&3: Public Health (GS 2) and Environmental Pollution & Climate Change impacts on health (GS 3).