1. Forest Survey had red-flagged but Govt took green shield off 90% Aravalli Hills
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GS 3: Environment: Conservation, Environmental Degradation, Pollution & Environmental Impact Assessment.

2. State not following own policy for early release of convicts: HC takes strong objection
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: Issues related to criminal justice administration, functioning of prisons, remission & premature release policies, accountability of the executive, and judicial oversight.

3. Bringing back Indian-origin faculty will need changes in policy, culture
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GS 2: Issues relating to education, institutional reforms, academic governance and policies for strengthening higher education & research ecosystem.

4. India must choose digital sovereignty or submit to the new, subtle digital raj
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GS 2: Governance, International Relations & Digital Sovereignty (Emerging Issues in Digital Governance and Data Protection).

5. Connect the dots: Mental health & reproductive rights
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GS 2: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice: Issues relating to women (reproductive rights), Right to Health, Judicial interventions, Mental Health as part of Article 21.

6. China’s arbitrary actions in normalising ‘unhelpful’ ties, says India
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GS 2: International Relations: India–China bilateral relations; border issues; consular issues; impact on diplomatic ties.

7. RBI planning monthly release of balance of payments data: Dy Guv
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GS 3: Indian Economy: External Sector: Balance of Payments, Current Account, RBI policies, and economic data management/statistics.

8. IMF reclassifies India’s FX regime as ‘crawl-like’
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GS 3: Indian Economy: External Sector (Exchange Rate Management, Forex Regime) & Fiscal Policy (Fiscal Consolidation, Deficit Targets).

9. How November 26 came to be celebrated as India’s ‘Constitution Day’
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GS 2: Polity & Governance: (Indian Constitution: historical underpinnings, evolution, features; important provisions; role of key committees such as the Drafting Committee).