1. India’s defence exports surge 78% in Q1 FY25
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- GS3- Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
2. Make-in-India vs Foreign Fighter Aircraft: a call to reverse free fall of fighter squadron strength
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- GS3- Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
3. Real-time maritime surveillance by S-100 drones Page no- 5
- Prelims Syllabus- Defence & Security
4. Navy tackles capability gaps with new projects
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- Prelims Syllabus- Defence & Security
5. Welcome Step Back
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- GS2- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation
6. Guilty in Bengal
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- GS1- Role of women and women’s organization, their problems and their remedies
7. Our freedom, our Constitution
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- GS2- Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings
8. Caste is system, not classification
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- GS1- Salient features of Indian Society; Social empowerment
9. Microwave ovens host thriving communities of microbes: Study
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- GS3- Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life
10. Why govt has shelved draft Broadcast Bill
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- GS2- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation
11. Why Delhi HC is hearing a plea against exclusion of IPC Sec 377 in BNS
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- GS2- Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of the vulnerable sections
12. Supreme Court allows states to collect mining tax dues from April 1, 2005
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- GS3- Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment
13. Ruling to have large financial impact on mining cos; ‘pass-on of costs may be inflationary’
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- GS3- Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment
14. Merchandise exports drop 1.5% in July; trade deficit widens 23% to $23.5 billion
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- GS3- Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment
15. India-Russia in talks to work out exchange rate
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- GS2- Bilateral relations
- GS3- Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment
16. Govt plans vegetable clusters near cities to ramp up production, supply chains in 5 years
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- GS3- Storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints
17. Army to procure advanced system to detect enemy drones
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- Prelims Syllabus- Defence & Security
18. Dengue vaccine: Phase-3 of trial begins in Rohtak
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- Prelims Syllabus- Science & Technology
19. ISRO to launch SSLV’s last development flight on Aug 16
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- Prelims Syllabus- Space Technology