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GS 3: Internal SecurityGS 2: International RelationsGS 3: EconomyGS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.GS 3: Security Challenges and Management in Border Areas

22 India-bound ships on Hormuz evacuation list, Pg1

India initiates Hormuz evacuation plan for 22 vessels amid West Asia tensions, ensuring energy security and seafarer safety.

EthicsGS 2: GovernanceGS 2: PolityGS 2: Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and AccountabilityGS 2: Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure Doctrine

NCERT book ban, a chapter on judicial transparency, Pg6

Supreme Court's NCERT textbook ban raises concerns over judicial overreach, freedom of speech, and transparency in judiciary.

GS 2: International RelationsGS 3: EconomyGS 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and AgreementsGS 2: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India's InterestsGS 2: Important International Institutions, Agencies and Fora

The opportunity in Cameroon to rebalance the WTO, Pg6

WTO's MC14 in Cameroon aims to restore balance amidst geopolitical tensions, focusing on dispute resolution and fair trade practices.

GS 3: Internal SecurityGS 2: International RelationsGS 3: Role of External State and Non State ActorsGS 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and AgreementsGS 2: India and its Neighbourhood Relations

​No end to suffering, Pg6

Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghan rehabilitation center spark condemnation; India calls for inquiry amid escalating tensions and regional instability.

GS 1: Indian SocietyGS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 2: Education Sector

India’s future demographic challenges, Pg7

Report forecasts India's demographic shift: slower population growth, aging workforce, and declining school enrollments by 2051, posing challenges and opportunities.

GS 2: PolityGS 2: Social JusticePrelimsGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS 2: Parliament and State Legislatures

What is new in transgender rights Bill?, Pg8

Transgender Rights Bill sparks controversy over redefined identity, potentially undermining self-determination and NALSA judgment.

GS 2: PolityGS 1: Art & CultureGS 1: Modern HistoryPrelimsGS 1: Art Forms

India’s national symbols under scrutiny over use, meaning, and law, Pg9

Tracing the evolution of India's national flag and song, examining historical contexts, debates, and legal frameworks governing their use.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: Social JusticePrelimsGS 2: Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi Judicial BodiesGS 2: Parliament and State Legislatures

House panel terms vacancy situation in UGC, AICTE ‘critical’, Pg10

Parliamentary panel reveals critical vacancies in UGC and AICTE, hindering regulatory functions and NEP 2020 implementation, with education spending below 6% GDP target.

GS 2: PolityPrelimsGS 2: Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure DoctrineGS 2: Parliament and State Legislatures

LS extends term of panel examining simultaneous polls, Pg10

Parliamentary panel probing simultaneous polls gets extension until Monsoon Session's end, aiming for electoral reform and reduced polling personnel.

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

India showing steady progress in reducing child deaths amid slowing global gains: report, Pg12

UN Report: India Significantly Reduces Child Mortality Rates Amidst Slowing Global Progress, Driven by Public Health Interventions and Improved Healthcare Access.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelimsGS 3: Indigenization of Technology and New Technology DevelopmentGS 3: Science and Technology in Everyday Life

Large Hadron Collider discovers a new particle, PgII

Large Hadron Collider discovers Xi-cc-plus particle, offering insights into quantum mechanics and quark behavior, advancing particle physics research.

GS 3: Internal SecurityGS 2: International RelationsPrelimsGS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.GS 2: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India's Interests

Israel intensifies strikes on Beirut; Iran seeks new Hormuz protocol, Pg2

Israel intensifies Beirut strikes amid Iran's call for new Hormuz protocol post-conflict, raising regional security concerns and maritime risks.

GS 3: Internal SecurityGS 2: International RelationsPrelimsGS 3: Linkages of Organized Crime with TerrorismGS 3: Role of External State and Non State Actors

American held by NIA for terror plot fought in Libya, Ukraine, Pg3

NIA arrests American and Ukrainians for terror plot involving drone supply to Myanmar-based Ethnic Armed Groups, raising security concerns.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 2: Parliament and State Legislatures

Provide breakfast too under PM-POSHAN: Panel, Pg7

Parliamentary panel recommends breakfast under PM-POSHAN and scheme extension to Class 12 in five years to improve nutrition.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.GS 2: Citizens Charters and Institutional Measures for Transparency

Keep 60% seats free of selection fee; can sit together if PNR is same: Govt, Pg9

DGCA mandates airlines to offer 60% of seats free and ensure passengers with same PNR sit together.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: EconomyGS 3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and EmploymentGS 2: Vulnerable Sections

Let's talk about menstrual leave, who bears the cost, Pg13

Supreme Court debates menstrual leave policy amid concerns over potential discrimination and impact on women's employment opportunities, highlighting the need for comprehensive solutions.

GS 2: International RelationsGS 2: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India's InterestsGS 2: Important International Institutions, Agencies and Fora

Why NATO doesn't have to answer Trump's call to join Iran war, Pg14

Trump urges NATO involvement in Iran conflict, but charter limitations and individual ally responses complicate alliance-wide action.

GS 1: Post-Independence IndiaGS 2: PolityPrelimsGS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsGS 1: Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism

Language row in Karnataka that led to cancellation of Railways exam, Pg14

Karnataka railway exam cancelled amidst language row; Pro-Kannada groups protest Hindi, English-only test, demanding Kannada inclusion as per three-language policy.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial GrowthGS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

Nod to 100 plug-and-play industrial parks under new BHAVYA scheme, Pg15

Government approves Rs 33,660 crore BHAVYA scheme to develop 100 plug-and-play industrial parks nationwide, boosting manufacturing and employment.

EthicsGS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: Internal SecurityGS 2: International RelationsGS 4: Ethical Issues in International Relations and Funding

Why OpenAI, Anthropic are hiring chemical, weapons experts, Pg15

AI firms hire weapons experts amidst concerns over AI's military use in US-Iran conflict, raising ethical dilemmas and security risks.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.GS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Centre to states: Up PNG rollout, get additional LPG for business, Pg15

To boost PNG adoption amid LPG shortages, Centre offers states incentives like increased LPG allocation for commercial use up to 30%.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth

Domestic sourcing of solar wafers, ingots: How will it curb Chinese imports?, Pg15

India mandates domestic sourcing of solar wafers and ingots from June 2028, aiming to cut reliance on Chinese imports.

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