1. With steep dip in crude price, India oil imports up 2.4%, but bill down 12%
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Energy security and external sector (impact of global crude oil prices on India’s oil imports, import bill, and import dependence).
2. INSV Kaundinya sets sail for Oman
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- GS 3: Security: Defence & Maritime Security (Indian Navy and India’s maritime heritage outreach).
3. Congress decline is a story of centralisation, missed opportunities
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- GS 2: Indian Polity: Political parties, party system in India, internal democracy, leadership and centralisation in political parties.
4. SC rethink on Aravallis is welcome, much needed
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- GS 3: Environment & Ecology: Supreme Court intervention on redefining and protecting the Aravalli ecosystem, mining regulation, and ecological conservation.
5. She will not back down, and that's reason to hope
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- GS 2: Governance & Social Justice: Issues relating to women, sexual violence, legal accountability, and access to justice.
6. Kashmir was a crucial launchpad for global Buddhism
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- GS 1: Indian History & Culture (Ancient India: Spread of Buddhism and cultural interactions).
7. To tap India's clean energy potential, a to-do list
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- GS 3: Infrastructure (Energy) / Economic Development: Issues related to renewable energy transition, power sector reforms, and clean energy manufacturing.
8. US GDP puzzle and some clues for India
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Issues relating to economic growth, employment (jobless growth), productivity, monetary policy, and reliability of economic data/statistics.
9. Industrial growth rises to 6.7% in November, highest in two years
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- GS 3: Indian Economy (Industrial Growth & Index of Industrial Production, manufacturing, core sector performance).
10. Gross NPAs of banks fall to multi-decade low of 2.1%: RBI report
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Banking & Financial Sector (Asset Quality, NPAs, Financial Stability).
11. Banks report 30% jump in fraud amount in Apr-Sept 2025: RBI
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- GS 3: Indian Economy: Banking sector, financial inclusion, and issues related to financial frauds and regulation by RBI.