1. Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra’s Dy CM, killed in plane crash
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GS 3: Disaster Management / Infrastructure (Civil Aviation Safety and Accident Investigation)

2. Unique art district turns 10: Come February, LAD will become a living canvas
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GS 1: Indian Art and Culture (Urban public art, contemporary murals and cultural spaces).

3. Urban is the new political, better cities need good politics
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GS 2: Governance, Constitution, Polity & Social Justice: Urbanisation, Urban Governance and Public Policy (Issues relating to development and management of urban areas)

4. Birds, ants, trees are nature’s workers, let’s listen to them
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GS 3: Environment and Ecology: Conservation of ecosystems, biodiversity, and sustainable development (human–nature relationship and environmental ethics).

5. Ruling party’s historic opportunity: Frame future without grievance, with pride
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GS 1: Indian Society: Diversity, pluralism, communalism, and the idea of inclusive nationalism in India.

6. New UGC regulations make the invisible visible
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GS 2: Social Justice: Issues relating to access, equity and inclusion in higher education (UGC regulations and social discrimination in education).

7. Last decade was about the plumbing. Now it’s pipeline
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GS 3: Indian Economy: Economic growth and development, employment, infrastructure, formalisation, inclusive growth, and ease of doing business.

8. Discombobulator: The system that US likely used in Venezuela attack
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GS 3: Security: Science & Technology in Defence, including emerging military technologies, electronic warfare, cyber warfare, and non-lethal/advanced weapon systems.

9. How Sufi poet Bulleh Shah blended religious beliefs and challenged orthodoxy
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GS 1: Indian Culture: Bhakti–Sufi traditions and their contribution to social reform and religious harmony in medieval India.

10. India’s consumption story and the underlying wage growth problem
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GS 3: Indian Economy: Issues relating to growth, consumption demand, wage trends, inflation, and household finances.

11. ‘India comes out on top; to gain from low cost, EU market access’
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GS 2: International Relations: India–EU relations and bilateral/regional trade agreements (Free Trade Agreements, global trade dynamics).

12. India-EU trade deal: What it means for pharma sector
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GS 2: International Relations: India–EU relations, trade agreements (Free Trade Agreement) and their implications for domestic sectors (pharmaceuticals and medical devices).