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GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 2: E Governance

27 lakh MGNREGS workers out of list amid e-KYC rollout, Pg1

MGNREGS database shrinks by 27 lakh workers amid e-KYC drive, raising concerns about beneficiary exclusion and scheme effectiveness.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 2: Social JusticePrelimsGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Swing, but do not miss, Pg6

WHO Report: India witnesses decline in TB incidence but struggles with high burden and drug resistance, missing 2025 elimination target.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: PolityGS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 4: Right to Information and Transparency in GovernmentGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Too little, much later, Pg6

Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, delays key protections until 2027, undermining transparency and accountability for citizens' data.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Delhi’s air, a ‘wicked problem’ in need of bold solutions, Pg6

Delhi's air pollution crisis demands urgent, coordinated action; health risks, economic costs, and potential solutions explored.

GS 2: PolityGS 2: Social JusticePrelimsGS 2: Separation of Powers and Dispute Redressal MechanismsGS 2: Vulnerable Sections

The POCSO Act is gender-neutral by design, Pg6

Supreme Court examines POCSO Act's gender neutrality amidst petition challenging prosecution of woman for sexual assault against minor boy.

GS 2: PolityGS 1: Indian SocietyPrelimsGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS 2: Vulnerable Sections

Decoding the NDA’s landslide win in Bihar, Pg7

NDA secures Bihar victory through strategic campaigning, women voter mobilization, and effective welfare schemes, overcoming anti-incumbency sentiments.

GS 2: PolityGS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

The legal hoodwinking of Adivasis, Pg7

Chhattisgarh HC undermines Adivasi rights by upholding cancellation of community forest rights for coal mining in Hasdeo Arand.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 4: Right to Information and Transparency in GovernmentGS 2: E GovernanceGS 2: Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability

What are Digital Personal Data Protection Rules?, Pg8

Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 notified, Data Protection Board of India formation begins; RTI Act amended amidst controversy.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Biotechnology

How is the global precision medicine market shaping up?, Pg8

Precision medicine poised to revolutionize Indian healthcare; faces regulatory hurdles, affordability issues despite $22B market potential by 2027.

GS 1: Indian GeographyGS 3: Internal SecurityGS 2: International RelationsGS 3: Security Challenges and Management in Border AreasGS 3: Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate

Army sets up three new garrisons near the strategic Siliguri Corridor, Pg11

Indian Army fortifies Siliguri Corridor with new garrisons amid China's growing regional influence and concerns over demographic shifts.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: International RelationsGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

India to spruce up mechanisms for accessing climate finance, Pg12

India to enhance climate finance access via national platform coordinated with Green Climate Fund amid COP30 discussions in Brazil.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelimsGS 3: Science and Technology in Everyday Life

Surprise: reading a quantum clock can cost more than keeping it ticking, PgII

Quantum clock study reveals 'reading' time consumes more energy than 'ticking,' impacting future quantum technologies and measurement science.

GS 1: Physical GeographyGS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelimsGS 3: Space Technology

Astronomers spot coronal mass ejection on another star for first time, PgII

Astronomers detect first coronal mass ejection on distant star, StKM 1-1262, 10,000 times more violent than solar storms.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: Internal SecurityGS 3: EconomyGS 3: Basics of Cyber SecurityGS 3: Money Laundering and its Prevention

After tax havens, dirty money finds a new home: Cryptocurrency, Pg3

ICIJ investigation exposes cryptocurrency exchanges facilitating $5.8 billion in illicit transactions, prompting Indian agencies to enhance regulatory oversight.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Internal SecurityGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Basics of Cyber Security

New crypto adds many blindfolds to old hawala, Pg3

Cryptocurrencies facilitate Hawala transactions, with Rs 1,000 crore cyber fraud proceeds routed via crypto wallets amid regulatory gaps.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Study links higher emissions in two-wheelers to mileage, recommends scrappage policy overhaul, Pg5

Study reveals mileage impacts two-wheeler emissions, urging scrappage policy overhaul beyond age-based criteria for effective pollution control.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment

$2.6 bn in 2024, $15 bn by 2035: Growing unchecked, no guardrails, Pg11

India's crypto market surges to $2.6 billion amid regulatory uncertainty and scam risks, raising concerns for investors and financial stability.

GS 2: PolityGS 3: Internal SecurityGS 3: EconomyGS 3: Government BudgetingGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Regulatory haze: Bank services, govt taxes, but no governing law, Pg11

Cryptocurrency exchanges face regulatory uncertainty as government taxes transactions but lacks comprehensive legislation, pushing businesses offshore and exposing investors to risks.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 1: Indian SocietyGS 3: Internal SecurityGS 3: Linkages of Organized Crime with TerrorismGS 3: Role of External State and Non State Actors

A catastrophe averted by a hair's breadth, a long road ahead, Pg12

Red Fort blast exposes terror's evolving tactics: educated modules, digital radicalization, and intelligence gaps demand societal vigilance and tech upgrades.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: EconomyGS 3: Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial GrowthGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements

Rethink on quality control orders is timely, Pg12

Government rethinks Quality Control Orders (QCOs) after NITI Aayog report reveals negative impact on exports and competitiveness.

GS 2: International RelationsGS 3: EconomyGS 3: Effects of Liberalization on the EconomyGS 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and AgreementsGS 2: India and its Neighbourhood Relations

Deeper trade ties will help internationalise the rupee, Pg13

India pushes rupee internationalization via trade pacts, local currency settlements, and enhanced payment system integrations to reduce USD dependence.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

The cost of pollution: Babies are born asthmatic, getting sicker, Pg14

Air pollution crisis: Rising asthma cases in newborns linked to prenatal exposure, compromised lung development, and placental damage, experts warn.

GS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 2: Health SectorGS 2: Poverty and Hunger

What makes a mother's meal complete? Go by body weight, Pg14

Maternal undernutrition crisis: 57% of reproductive-age women anaemic, impacting foetal growth and perpetuating intergenerational malnutrition cycle.

GS 2: International RelationsGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and AgreementsGS 3: Intellectual Property Rights, IPR

India, Chile to hold fourth round of FTA talks next month, Pg15

India and Chile to accelerate FTA negotiations with a focus on critical mineral security amidst global supply concerns.

GS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment

Banks eyeing fundraise via Tier-2 bonds: Here's why, Pg15

Banks aggressively issue Tier-2 bonds aiming to raise ₹25,000 crore amid high demand and expectations of repo rate cut.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial GrowthGS 3: Effects of Liberalization on the Economy

FDI, trade diversification can boost export competitiveness where QCOs failed, Pg15

Government rethinks quality control orders amid MSME concerns, NITI Aayog report reveals adverse impacts on competitiveness and market concentration.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

The hurdles in India’s fight to eliminate TB, Pg16

India's TB elimination target by 2025 seems unachievable, with only 21% reduction in new cases between 2015-2024.

GS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 3: Environmental Impact Assessment

Behind Indigenous people’s demands at COP, Pg16

Indigenous groups protest at COP30 against Brazilian infrastructure projects threatening Amazon rainforest's carbon sequestration capabilities and biodiversity.

GS 2: PolityGS 3: Internal SecurityPrelimsGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS 2: Vulnerable Sections

Why buying bhaang is legal but growing cannabis at home isn’t, Pg16

Kerala HC upholds ban on home cannabis cultivation despite bhaang legality, clarifying NDPS Act's distinction between plant and drug.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: Social JusticePrelimsGS 2: Education Sector

Why universities are boycotting global rankings: ‘Black boxes, work as closed systems’, Pg16

Global universities boycott rankings over transparency concerns, citing biased methodologies and data opacity, impacting institutional perceptions and policy decisions.

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