1. SCO heads strongly condemn terrorist attack in Pahalgam
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• GS 2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests

2. Will accept SIR claims until last date of nominations: EC
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• GS 2: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability

3. School merger drive: U.P. govt. says more than 70,000 modern playschools made operational
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• GS 2: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education

4. Questionable cheer
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• GS 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment

5. Noise pollution is rising but policy is falling silent
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• GS 3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

6. The rise and risks of health insurance in India
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• GS 2: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health

7. Another chance
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• GS 2: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability

8. Rethinking carbon pricing and taxes
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• GS 3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

9. SC refuses to entertain plea against roll-out of 20% ethanol-blended petrol nationwide
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• GS 3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

10. New Bairabi-Sairang rail line set to improve connectivity in Mizoram
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• GS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

11. Rescue on as Afghanistan is struck by one of the worst earthquakes
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• GS 1: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes

12. Geographers uncover why some rivers stay single while others split
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• GS 1: Salient features of world’s physical geography