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NGT Approved Great Nicobar Project Environmental and Strategic Significance

NGT Approved Great Nicobar Project

NGT Approved Great Nicobar Project Table of Contents Source: The Indian Express Relevance: GS Paper II: Governance, Environmental Regulation, Tribal Rights, Strategic Affairs GS Paper III: Infrastructure, Environment & Biodiversity, Disaster Management, Maritime Security Important Keywords For Prelims: Great Nicobar Island (GNI), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ), International Container Transhipment Terminal […]

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Proposal for Indian Scientific Service ISS Science Policy Reform India

Proposal for an Indian Scientific Service (ISS)

Proposal for an Indian Scientific Service (ISS) Table of Contents Source: The Hindu Relevance: GS III: Science & Technology in governance, environmental governance, disaster management, public health policy Important Keywords For Prelims: Indian Scientific Service (ISS), Civil Services structure, Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, Evidence-based policymaking For Mains: Scientific governance, Indian Scientific Service (ISS),

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AgriStack Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture explained for UPSC GS Paper 3 by KPIAS Academy

AgriStack Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture

AgriStack – Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture Table of Contents Source: PIB Relevance: GS Paper III – Agriculture, GS Paper III – Science & Technology (Digital Public Infrastructure) Important Keywords For Prelims: Digital Agriculture Mission, AgriStack components, Farmer Registry, Crop Sown Registry, Geo-referenced village maps, AI in agriculture For Mains: Inclusive growth, governance, DBT reforms

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A Case Against the Shanti Act – UPSC Current Affairs Analysis by KPIAS Academy

A Case Against the Shanti Act

A Case Against the SHANTI Act Table of Contents Source: The Hindu Relevance: GS Paper II (Governance & Regulatory Framework), GS Paper III (Energy, Infrastructure, Disaster Management) Important Keywords For Prelims: SHANTI Act, Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLNDA) 2010, Nuclear Fission, Supplier Indemnity, Right of Recourse, Liability Cap, Special Drawing Rights (SDR), Atomic

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No Confidence Motion against Om Birla in Lok Sabha – Parliamentary procedure explained

No Confidence Motion Against Om Birla

No-Confidence Motion Against Om Birla Table of Contents   Source: Indian Express Relevance: GS Paper – 2: Parliament, State Legislature, Executive, Representation of People’s Act Important Keywords For Prelims: Coalition government, Speaker and a Deputy Speaker, simple majority, adjournments, no-confidence and censure motions, Business Advisory Committee, the General Purposes Committee and the Rules Committee, rights

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India US Bilateral Trade Agreement boosting India export competitiveness

India–U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement: Transforming India’s Export Competitiveness

India–U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement: Transforming India’s Export Competitiveness Table of Contents   Source: PIB Relevance: Prelims: Trade agreements, tariffs, Section 232, TRQs, digital trade, semiconductor supply chains GS Paper II: Bilateral relations, trade diplomacy, economic partnerships GS Paper III: External sector, manufacturing, digital economy, supply chains Important Keywords For Prelims: India–US Trade Agreement, Reciprocal Tariffs,

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NDMA Guidelines for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI)

NDMA Guidelines for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Table of Contents Source: The Indian Express Relevance: GS Paper III – Disaster Management Important Keywords For Prelims: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Disaster Victim Identification (DVI), Mass Fatality Incidents, National Dental Data Registry, Interpol DVI Standards. For Mains: Scientific Disaster Response, Humanitarian Forensics, Institutional Preparedness, Dignity of

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India–US Trade Deal 2026: Tariff Reduction to 18%

India–US Trade Deal 2026: Tariff Reduction to 18% Table of Contents Source: Indian Express Relevance: GS Paper III: Environment, Conservation, Water Security, Disaster Management, Climate Change. Important Keywords For Prelims: Reciprocal Tariffs, Punitive Duties, Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), Friendshoring, Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Standards, Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology

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Saving India’s Wetlands: Tradition, Ecology and Governance

Saving India’s Wetlands: Tradition, Ecology and Governance Table of Contents Source: The Hindu Relevance: GS Paper III: Environment, Conservation, Water Security, Disaster Management, Climate Change. Important Keywords For Prelims: World Wetlands Day 2026, Theme: Wetlands and traditional knowledge, Ramsar Sites (98), MISHTI Scheme, Amrit Dharohar, Wetland City Accreditation (WCA), Montreux Record, Central Asian Flyway (CAF), Wetland

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Himalaya–Karakoram Glacial Flood Risks Poorly Assessed: Study Warns

Himalaya–Karakoram Glacial Flood Risks Poorly Assessed: Study Warns Table of Contents Source: Down-to-earth Relevance: GS Paper III – Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management Important Keywords For Prelims: Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), Himalaya–Karakoram Region, Moraine-Dammed Lakes, Ice-Dammed Lakes, Supraglacial Lakes, Elevation-Dependent Warming, Glacier Retreat, Cryosphere, Third Pole, Flash Floods, Early Warning Systems (EWS) For Mains:

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