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The Hindu |
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Subject |
Pg No |
Headlines |
Relevance for Prelims and Mains |
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GS 2 |
1 |
Stronger India-Nepal ties must to face emerging challenges, says PM (IR) |
Know about the various facets of India-Nepal bilateral relations, important areas of cooperation like connectivity, hydro power, role of China and its investment in the region. Know about the new agreement signed on the occasion of the Indian PM visit. |
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GS 2 |
1 |
Sweden makes NATO bid official, says entering ‘new era’ (IR) |
Know about North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, its formation, objectives. Why are certain NORDIC countries keen on seeking NATO membership? What is the response of Russia? |
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GS 3 |
1 |
Kerala did zilch for endosulfan-hit: SC (Disaster Management) |
Know about the endosulfan, its usage, impact on human physiology. Know what was the incident about, inactivity of the state, Supreme Court verdict in the case. Analyse how such cases of anthropogenic disaster should be managed and avoided. |
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GS 2 |
6 |
A war that is shrinking India’s geopolitical options (IR) |
Know about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, its influence on Russia’s reducing presence as a power in Asian region. Analyse its impact on India’s geopolitics. Whether its geopolitical options are shrinking with time? Analyse China’s growing influence in the region. What India should do to counter it and how India can harness the Russia-China ties. Analyse India’s position vis-a-vis Afghanistan region in the face of Russia-Ukraine conflict. How should India tread with Kashmir further? |
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GS 2 |
6 |
The technical higher education market dissected (Education) |
Know about the technical higher education sector in India, its growth after 1991. What is AICTE, its role in the growth of the higher education sector? Know how these institutes have fared so far. What should be the role of AICTE as a regulator to effectively regulate them? |
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GS2 |
6 |
Crisis and opportunity (IR) |
Know about the political upheaval, Sri lanka is witnessing in the wake of the economic crisis, current situation and what should be done to restore normalcy. What should be the role of the new PM, what should he do to restore normalcy? |
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GS 2 |
6 |
Each for all (Sports) |
Know about Thomas Cup, India’s latest win over Indonesia in the finals. |
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GS 2 |
7 |
Focusing on public health engineering (Health) |
Know about water related public health challenges, associated diseases and impact on India. What should India do to tackle it? How would expanding the cadre of public health engineers can help realise the SDG of ‘clean water and sanitation’. Comparative analysis of public health engineering in India vis-a-vis other countries. |
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GS 3 |
7 |
An eye on achieving SDGs (Environment) |
Know about NITI Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals India Index, how it ranks various states and UTs? Know about different categories on the basis of performance on the index, how different states have fared in achieving different SDGs. |
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GS 3 |
8 |
The repo rate in India (Economy) |
How does the repo rate work? How does it affect the country’s inflation and factors that influence its efficacy? |
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GS 3 |
8 |
Chief of defense staff and top level military reforms (Defence) |
What is the role of CDS? Why is the government thinking of streamlining the position and functions of the Department of Military affairs? What are theater commands and how far has the CDS been able to reorganise the Indian military in integrated theater commands? |
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GS 2 |
12 |
Report flags risk of fortified rice for some (Health) |
What is fortified rice? What has been the hazardous effect of it in certain parts of the country? Know about the ‘Right to informed choice’. |
