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22 October 2026

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  1. FSSAI draft rules seek to restrict added sugars in infant foodsEconomy · asked in UPSC 2018; factual, Prelims-type
  2. UNEP: drastic emission cuts can bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100Environment · asked in UPSC 2016; factual, Prelims-type
  3. Karnataka sugarcane growers suspend agitation; CM seeks Centre's helpKarnataka · asked in UPSC 2015; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
  4. Kuki-Zo groups demand President's Rule again in ManipurPolity · factual, Prelims-type
  5. Amit Shah asks police forces to make India drug-free by December 2029Polity · factual, Prelims-type
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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

Who regulates the sugar in baby food? The 2006 Act behind FSSAI, explained for GS-II

FSSAI draft rules seek to restrict added sugars in infant foods

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? FSSAI has drafted limits on added sugar in infant foods.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is a statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-II (Health; statutory and regulatory bodies). Issue: added sugars in infant foods and the child-nutrition risk; provision: FSSAI's draft limits und…

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EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Cuts of 18%, 45%, 69%: the UNEP path back to 1.5°C that GS-III climate answers need

UNEP: drastic emission cuts can bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? UNEP lays out steep emission cuts needed to bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ The Paris Agreement (2015) aims to hold the rise in global average temperature well below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-III (Environment) and GS-II (International Relations). The issue is that the world is likely to overshoot 1.5°C, so the Paris goal now depends on s…

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KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

Who really fixes what cane farmers get paid? The FRP versus State Advised Price split GS-III tests

Karnataka sugarcane growers suspend agitation; CM seeks Centre's help

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? The CM wants the Centre to revise the sugar MSP and restore the FRP base recovery to 9.5%.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ The Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane is fixed by the Central Government on the recommendation of the CACP.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-III (Agriculture pricing, food processing) and Karnataka economy. Sugarcane growers' payment is set by the Centre's FRP, while mills' revenue depen…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Manipur's President's Rule demand is back: the Article 356 approval deadline GS-II must get right

Kuki-Zo groups demand President's Rule again in Manipur

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? Kuki-Zo groups want President's Rule reimposed in Manipur, where it last ran from February 2025 to February 2026.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ Article 356 empowers the President to impose President's Rule in a State on the Governor's report or otherwise, if the constitutional machinery has failed.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-II (Centre-State relations; emergency provisions): The demand for fresh President's Rule in Manipur raises the question of when failure of constitu…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

A drug-free India by December 2029: the NDPS Act and NCB facts every internal security answer needs

Amit Shah asks police forces to make India drug-free by December 2029

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? Amit Shah has set December 2029 as the target for a drug-free India.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ The NDPS Act, 1985 prohibits the production, possession, sale and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances except for medical or scientific purposes.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-III (Internal Security): Drug trafficking is an organised-crime and narco-terror concern, tackled mainly through the NDPS Act, 1985 and coordinated…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Only one GM crop is legal in India, yet 30% of cotton area defies it: the GEAC question

Study finds unauthorised HTBt cotton on about 30 per cent of cotton area

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? About 30% of cotton area reportedly carries unapproved HTBt cotton; only Bt cotton is approved in India.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ Bt cotton is the only genetically modified crop approved for commercial cultivation in India.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-III (Agriculture; Science and Technology): the spread of unapproved HTBt seed shows a gap between regulation and farm realities such as labour shor…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Detention without trial, yet constitutional: the Article 22 Advisory Board rule behind the J&K PSA case

J&K High Court summons Srinagar Deputy Commissioner over a preventive detention order

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? The J&K and Ladakh High Court has questioned a PSA detention order passed without application of mind.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ Article 22 provides safeguards to persons arrested or detained, including those held under preventive detention laws.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-II (Polity, fundamental rights, judiciary): preventive detention sits in tension with personal liberty under Article 21. Article 22 permits it with…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Six members, a 4% target, a 2% band: the MPC rate-hike facts GS-III Prelims tests

RBI's Monetary Policy Committee raises the repo rate as inflation risks build

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? The MPC raised the repo rate with a split vote, warning of inflation spreading beyond food and fuel.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ The Monetary Policy Committee is a statutory body constituted under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-III (Indian Economy): The MPC raised the repo rate as inflationary pressures widen beyond food and fuel, with a split vote showing a growth-versus-…

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EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

WMO fears a record 3.8°C Pacific warming: the El Niño-monsoon link GS-I Climatology tests

WMO warns El Niño may reach unprecedented strength

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? WMO says a very strong El Niño could develop, raising weather risks worldwide.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ El Niño is associated with abnormal warming of sea-surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-I (Climatology) and GS-III (Disaster Management, Agriculture). A very strong El Niño can weaken the southwest monsoon, hurting kharif output, food …

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EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Genocide, war crimes, aggression, but not ecocide: the Rome Statute gap every ICC question hinges on

Ecocide: the push to make large-scale environmental destruction an international crime

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? Ecocide is not yet a Rome Statute crime; there is a movement to add it.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ The Rome Statute of the ICC currently covers genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-III (Environment) and GS-II (International law): large-scale environmental destruction currently falls outside the Rome Statute's four core crimes,…

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International RelationsGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Poland borders Ukraine and sits in both EU and NATO: the India-Poland ties GS-II must link

Modi-Tusk talks to focus on trade, defence and the Russia-Ukraine conflict

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? Poland's PM Donald Tusk meets PM Modi on 22 October; trade, defence and Ukraine on the agenda.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ Poland is a member of both the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-II (International Relations): India's engagement with Central and Eastern Europe is growing, with trade and defence cooperation as the main drivers…

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Science & TechGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Eight leaked eMudhra keys: who licenses India's Certifying Authorities? The IT Act 2000 answer for Prelims

Eight eMudhra intermediate certificate keys leaked, browsers block them

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? Weak eMudhra CA keys were revoked and blocked by browsers, exposing government sites.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ Certifying Authorities in India are licensed and supervised by the Controller of Certifying Authorities under the Information Technology Act, 2000.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS-III (Cyber security): The leak of weak intermediate keys of a licensed Certifying Authority shows how a single point of failure in the trust chain …

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KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

Where does the Jamboo Savari actually end? The Mysuru Dasara Nada Habba fact Karnataka Prelims answers hinge on

Jamboo Savari brings curtains down on Mysuru Dasara

ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ? The Jamboo Savari with 53 tableaux marked the close of the Mysuru Dasara.

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ The Jamboo Savari of the Mysuru Dasara begins at the Mysuru Palace and culminates at Bannimantap.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್ GS Paper 1 (Indian culture) and Karnataka-specific papers: state festivals like Mysuru Dasara preserve folk art forms and living heritage. The state p…

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