Why in News? Manipur has demanded an NRC exercise based on a 1951 cut-off, a baseline different from the one used in Assam's citizenship register.

Prelims National Register of Citizens, Manipur, Assam Accord, citizenship cut-off

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS2 - Polity: citizenship, NRC, north-east issues).

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A case against a High Court judge revives debate on judicial accountability

Why in News? A case against a High Court judge has revived debate on judicial accountability, which under the Constitution requires parliamentary impeachment to remove a sitting judge.

Prelims judicial accountability, impeachment of judges, in-house procedure, judicial independence

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS2 - Polity: removal of judges, judicial accountability).

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Call to strengthen gram sabha powers over tribal land revives PESA debate

Why in News? Concerns over the erosion of gram sabha authority in tribal land matters have revived debate on how effectively PESA's protections are being implemented.

Prelims PESA, gram sabha, Scheduled Areas, tribal land rights

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS2 - Polity: PESA, Panchayati Raj in Scheduled Areas).

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Debate on Lok Sabha seat expansion revives history of the 543-seat freeze

Why in News? Debate over expanding the Lok Sabha beyond 543 seats has revived the constitutional history of the freeze first imposed in 1976 to avoid penalising States for population control.

Prelims Lok Sabha seats, 42nd Amendment, delimitation, 84th Amendment

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS2 - Polity: delimitation, seat freeze, constitutional amendments).

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Economy

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Government reviews progress on its coal and lignite gasification package

Why in News? The government has reviewed applications received under its coal and lignite gasification incentive package, part of its strategy to cut import dependence using domestic coal reserves.

Prelims coal gasification, energy security, import substitution, synthetic gas

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS3 - Economy/Infrastructure: coal gasification, energy security).

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Polity

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Public Accounts Committee flags delay in transferring cess collections to reserve funds

Why in News? The Public Accounts Committee has questioned the government over cess collections not being transferred to their designated reserve funds, reviving scrutiny of Parliament's financial oversight mechanisms.

Prelims Public Accounts Committee, CAG, cess, Consolidated Fund of India

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS2 - Polity: Parliamentary committees, financial oversight, CAG).

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Economy

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IRDAI penalises an insurer over compliance lapses

Why in News? IRDAI has penalised a general insurer over compliance lapses, reaffirming its statutory role in regulating the insurance sector and protecting policyholders.

Prelims IRDAI, insurance regulation, policyholder protection

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS3 - Economy: financial sector regulators, IRDAI).

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International

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UK, France and Canada restrict trade with Israeli settlements; Israel shuts UK consulate

Why in News? Britain, France and Canada have restricted trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, prompting Israel to close the British consulate in Jerusalem and downgrade cooperation on Gaza.

Prelims West Bank settlements, international humanitarian law, Israel-UK relations, occupied territories

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS2 - International Relations: West Asia, international law on occupied territories).

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Russia and North Korea open first road link across their shared border

Why in News? Russia and North Korea have opened their first road link across their shared border, part of deepening bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Prelims Russia-North Korea relations, border infrastructure, Far East geography

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS1/GS2 - Geography & International Relations: Russia-North Korea ties, border geography).

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Karnataka's 'zero-teacher' schools point to a wider staffing crisis in State schools

Why in News? Several Karnataka government schools are running without any sanctioned teacher, underlining shortfalls against the staffing norms mandated by the RTE Act.

Prelims Right to Education Act, pupil-teacher ratio, school staffing, Karnataka education

Mains Use as an example in KPSC answers (GS2 - Social Justice: RTE Act, school education norms).

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Karnataka

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Karnataka to expand Pavagada Solar Park by another 10,000 acres

Why in News? Karnataka plans to expand the Pavagada Solar Park, in Tumakuru district, by 10,000 more acres as the State builds on its position as a renewable energy leader.

Prelims Pavagada Solar Park, renewable energy, Tumakuru, Karnataka energy policy

Mains Use as an example in KPSC answers (GS3 - Economy/Environment: renewable energy, solar parks).

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Environment

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Lancet study finds rising toll from passive smoking in India; law bars smoking in public places

Why in News? A Lancet study has highlighted the rising toll of passive smoking in India, an issue existing tobacco-control law is meant to address through curbs on smoking in public places.

Prelims passive smoking, COTPA, tobacco control, public health law

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS2 - Social Justice/Health Policy: tobacco control legislation).

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Supreme Court points petitioner on thermal plant emissions to the National Green Tribunal

Why in News? The Supreme Court has asked a petitioner on delayed installation of pollution-control FGD systems in thermal plants to move the National Green Tribunal instead.

Prelims National Green Tribunal, flue-gas desulphurisation, air pollution, thermal power plants

Mains Use as an example in GA answers (GS3 - Environment: NGT, pollution control in thermal power plants).

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