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UPI: Transforming India’s Digital Payment Landscape

Table of Contents Relevance: UPSC: GS Paper III—Digital economy, financial inclusion and infrastructure Important Keywords for Prelims and Mains Prelims: Unified Payments Interface, NPCI, interoperability, real-time payment, two-factor authentication Mains: Digital Public Infrastructure, financial inclusion, formalisation, payment sovereignty, cross-border connectivity Why in News? The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) completed ten years on August 25, 2026. Its annual […]

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India IBC Amendment Act 2026 insolvency framework explained for UPSC

India’s Insolvency Framework and IBC Amendment Act, 2026

Table of Contents   Relevance: UPSC: GS Paper III – Indian Economy, Banking, Corporate Governance, Financial Sector Reforms, Ease of Doing Business. Important Keywords for Prelims and Mains For Prelims: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, IBBI, NCLT, NCLAT, CIRP, Committee of Creditors, Moratorium, Resolution Professional, Liquidation, Section 53 Waterfall. For Mains: Creditor-driven Resolution, Time-bound Insolvency,

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Mission Cotton Productivity: India’s Push for Self-Reliance and Global Competitiveness in Textiles

Table of Contents Relevance: UPSC: GS Paper III – Agriculture, Cropping Patterns, Inclusive Growth, Employment, Industrial Growth Important Keywords for Prelims and Mains For Prelims: Mission for Cotton Productivity, Textile Vision 2030, 5F Vision, Bt Cotton, Bollgard-II, Extra Long Staple Cotton, Pink Bollworm, PM MITRA Scheme, Cotton Corporation of India, Kasturi Cotton Bharat For Mains:

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India–New Zealand Free Trade Deal

Table of Contents Relevance: : GS Paper II – International Relations | GS Paper III – Economy | International Trade Important Keywords for Prelims and Mains For Prelims: Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Tariff Elimination, Rules of Origin, Market Access, Make in India, Trade Diversification, Investment Facilitation, Bilateral Trade, Services Trade, Mobility Provisions For Mains: economic

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THE COST OF BRINGING DOWN INFLATION IN INDIA, UK, US

Table of Contents   Relevance: GS Paper III – Economy | Inflation | Monetary Policy | Central Banking Important Keywords for Prelims and Mains For Prelims: Inflation Targeting, CPI, WPI, Core Inflation, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Sacrifice Ratio, Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT), Stagflation, Demand-Pull Inflation, Cost-Push Inflation, Fed, Bank of

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Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and India’s Gas-Based Economy Transition

Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and India’s Gas-Based Economy Transition Table of Contents Source: PIB / IE Relevance: GS Paper III – Energy (Energy Security, Clean Energy Transition, Infrastructure, Urban Development) Important Keywords for Prelims and Mains For Prelims: Piped Natural Gas (PNG), City Gas Distribution (CGD), LNG Terminals, Methane (CH₄), City Gate Station (CGS), Trunk

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The 1973 Oil Price Crisis and Its Contemporary Relevance

The 1973 Oil Price Crisis and Its Contemporary Relevance Table of Contents Source: IE Relevance: GS Paper III – Economy (Energy Security, Inflation, Geopolitics, Global Supply Chains) Important Keywords for Prelims and Mains For Prelims: OPEC, Oil Embargo, Yom Kippur War, Petrodollar, Strait of Hormuz, Energy Crisis, Supply Shock For Mains: Energy Security, Geopolitics of

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Can Ethanol Blending Transform India’s Energy Security Without Creating Food and Environmental Stress?

Can Ethanol Blending Transform India’s Energy Security Without Creating Food and Environmental Stress? Table of Contents Source: Indian Express Relevance: GS Paper III – Energy, Environment, Agriculture, Sustainable Development Important Keywords for Prelims and Mains For Prelims: Ethanol Blending, Ethanol (C₂H₅OH), E10, E20, Biofuels, Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs), Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, 1G/2G/3G Ethanol For

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LPG vs LNG and West Asia Crisis: Implications for India’s Energy Security

LPG vs LNG and West Asia Crisis: Implications for India’s Energy Security Table of Contents   Source: Indian Express Relevance: GS Paper III – Energy Security, Economy, Infrastructure, International Relations Important Keywords for Prelims and Mains For Prelims: LPG, LNG, Propane, Butane, Methane, Cryogenic Temperature, Strait of Hormuz, PNG, CNG, Volume Reduction Ratio For Mains:

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