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GS 2: International RelationsGS 3: EconomyGS 3: Internal Security

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.

GS 2: PolityGS 2: GovernanceEthics

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: Economy

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 2: International RelationsGS 3: Internal Security

​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: EconomyPrelims

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: Social JusticeGS 2: PolityPrelims

What is new in transgender rights Bill?, Pg8

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

GS 1: Modern HistoryGS 1: Art & CultureGS 2: PolityPrelims

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 JusticePrelims

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: PolityPrelims

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: EconomyPrelims

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 & TechnologyPrelims

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 2: International RelationsGS 3: Internal SecurityPrelims

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 RelationsPrelims

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: Social JusticeGS 2: GovernanceGS 3: EconomyPrelims

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: EconomyPrelims

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: Social JusticeGS 2: GovernanceGS 3: Economy

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 Relations

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 2: PolityGS 1: Post-Independence IndiaPrelims

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 3: EconomyGS 2: GovernancePrelims

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.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 2: International RelationsGS 3: Internal SecurityEthics

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 3: EconomyGS 2: GovernancePrelims

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 3: EconomyGS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 2: GovernancePrelims

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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