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21 September 2026

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  1. NITI Aayog releases second India Electric Mobility IndexEconomy · asked in KPSC 2021; factual, Prelims-type
  2. Centre reiterates push for a Uniform Civil CodePolity · asked in KPSC 2024
  3. Railways approves expansion of Kavach safety systemScience & Tech · asked in UPSC 2025; factual, Prelims-type
  4. Centre reaffirms goal of making India top silk producerEconomy · factual, Prelims-type
  5. Kasturirangan report: Karnataka delegation to meet PMSociety & Sports · asked in KPSC 2024
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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

Which states lead India's EV race? NITI Aayog's second India Electric Mobility Index has the answer

NITI Aayog releases second India Electric Mobility Index

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? NITI Aayog launched the second edition of the India Electric Mobility Index ranking states on EV readiness.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ The India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) is released by NITI Aayog.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper III (Infrastructure and Energy): uneven EV adoption and charging infrastructure across States is a key barrier to India's clean-mobility tran…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

It's not a Fundamental Right: the Article 44 provision behind the UCC push

Centre reiterates push for a Uniform Civil Code

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? The Centre renews its push for states to adopt a Uniform Civil Code following Uttarakhand's lead.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ Article 44 of the Constitution is a Directive Principle of State Policy under Part IV.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper II - Indian Constitution and Directive Principles of State Policy. The issue is the tension between personal-law diversity and constitutional…

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

It brakes trains automatically without a driver: the indigenous ATP system Railways just expanded

Railways approves expansion of Kavach safety system

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? Indian Railways is extending the indigenous Kavach anti-collision system to more sections.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper III - Science & Technology and Infrastructure: railway accidents caused by human error and signal failure highlight the need for automated sa…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

India is world's No.2 in silk: the sericulture schemes powering the push to No.1

Centre reaffirms goal of making India top silk producer

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? The Textiles Ministry restated its aim of making India the world's largest silk producer.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ India is currently the world's second-largest producer of silk.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper III - Agriculture & Allied Sectors: India's silk sector remains second to China despite sustained central sericulture support, reflecting gap…

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Society & SportsGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★☆☆☆☆

Karnataka sends a delegation to Delhi over one report: what the Kasturirangan ESA line actually restricts

Kasturirangan report: Karnataka delegation to meet PM

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? Karnataka to send an all-party delegation to the Centre on the Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats conservation.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ The Kasturirangan Committee was constituted in 2013 to review the Gadgil Committee report on the Western Ghats.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper III (Environment and Conservation) and GS Paper II (Centre-State Relations): the issue is balancing ecological protection of the Western Ghat…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Flagged absent or shifted in the rolls: the Form 6 deadline every GS-II answer needs

Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls under way

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls nears its Form-6 filing deadline.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ Form 6 is the form prescribed for fresh enrolment/inclusion in the electoral roll.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper II - Elections & Representation of the People Act: the issue is the accuracy of electoral rolls after large numbers of voters were flagged as…

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

Units 7 and 8 just began fuel loading — the 700 MWe PHWR detail GS-III tests

Fuel loading begins at Rajasthan Atomic Power Project units

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? Fuel loading has begun at two new indigenous reactor units of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ RAPP Units 7 and 8 are located at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper III - Science & Technology, Energy: initial fuel loading at RAPP Units 7 and 8 highlights India's indigenous PHWR technology as a pillar of n…

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

First woman to earn an Indian D.Sc.: the medicinal-plant chemistry that made history

Remembering phytochemist Asima Chatterjee

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? A tribute recalls chemist Asima Chatterjee's pioneering research on medicinal plants.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ Asima Chatterjee was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree from an Indian university.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper III (Science & Technology) / GS I (Personalities): Asima Chatterjee's phytochemistry research on medicinal plants translated traditional plan…

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

An unproven vaccine, a raging epidemic: why DR Congo's Ebola outbreak matters for GS Paper II

Experimental Ebola vaccine tested in DR Congo

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? An experimental Ebola vaccine is being trialled in an active outbreak zone in the DR Congo.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ An experimental Ebola vaccine is being trialled in an active outbreak zone in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper II (Health & International Organisations): recurring Ebola outbreaks in the DRC expose gaps in vaccine access, health infrastructure and outb…

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

Not a Partnership Council, not a Working Group — India-Bangladesh trade gets a Joint Task Force

India, Bangladesh to set up joint trade task force

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? India and Bangladesh agreed to form a joint task force to boost bilateral trade.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ India and Bangladesh have agreed to establish a Joint Task Force to promote bilateral trade.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper II - Bilateral Relations: Non-tariff barriers and connectivity gaps have long constrained India-Bangladesh trade, prompting the two sides to …

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

BJP demands a White Paper on Karnataka drought relief: the GS-II term aspirants must know

BJP demands White Paper on Karnataka's drought relief

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? The BJP has demanded a White Paper on the Karnataka government's handling of drought relief.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ A White Paper is an official government document setting out facts and the government's policy position on an issue.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper II - State Government & Public Policy: the issue is the adequacy and pace of drought relief disbursement in Karnataka, which has prompted the…

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

Bengaluru property owners now pay a 'software charge' — count the five corporations behind it

Greater Bengaluru Authority collects new 'software charge'

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? The Greater Bengaluru Authority has begun levying a new software charge on Bengaluru property owners.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) oversees Bengaluru's civic administration through five city corporations.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper II - Local Self-Government & Urban Governance (Karnataka): the shift from a single municipal corporation to the GBA's five-corporation struct…

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One award, no runner-up: the Dadasaheb Phalke honour Anant Nag just won, explained

Kannada actor Anant Nag conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award

వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు? Kannada film veteran Anant Nag has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

ప్రిలిమ్స్ The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in the field of cinema.

మెయిన్స్ GS Paper I - Art & Culture: national honours like the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recognise lifetime contribution to Indian cinema, and conferring it on a …

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Kasturirangan report: Karnataka delegation to meet PM
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Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the K. Kasturirangan Committee? a) The Committee was set up in 2022. b) It was set up to study the st…

NITI Aayog releases second India Electric Mobility Index
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Centre reiterates push for a Uniform Civil Code
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · KPSC 2024

Which of the following states has become the first state in Independent India to enforce the Uniform Civil Code?

Railways approves expansion of Kavach safety system
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Consider the following statements: I. Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) to create a 'future ready' railway system by 2028. II. 'Kavach' i…

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