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GS-3ENERGY POLICY

The 3-5% the Government Won't Hide - and Why It's Proceeding Anyway

Amid consumer backlash over E20 fuel - including protests by Youth Congress workers in Delhi - the government issued a detailed FAQ addressing four core questions: the pace of the rollout, absence of consumer choice, pricing and rubber-component concerns. The document is the government's most direct public acknowledgment yet of E20's mileage trade-off, even as it holds firm on the policy.

Sub TopicETHANOL BLENDED PETROL PROGRAMME AND E20 ROLLOUTSourceBOTH - THE HINDU + INDIAN EXPRESS
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-3ECONOMY/MONETARY POLICY

The LPG Cylinder That Moved Before RBI Did

The June CPI data, due Monday, is expected to show inflation breaching the RBI's 4% target for the first time in 16 months. CMIE attributes this primarily to a 4.6% jump in transport inflation and rising LPG costs, both traced back to global fuel price pressure from the ongoing West Asia conflict - making this a clear case of externally driven, rather than domestically generated, inflation.

Sub TopicIMPORTED INFLATION AND THE RBI'S GROWTH-INFLATION…SourceTHE INDIAN EXPRESS
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-3SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY/CYBERSECURITY

Rs 25,000 Crore Saved, 2.36% FIRs Filed - What e-Zero FIR Actually Fixes

MHA officials presented cybercrime enforcement data to PM Modi during a briefing of Central secretaries last week, revealing that India's FIR conversion rate for cybercrime complaints stands at just 2.36 percent even as fraud-prevention and refund mechanisms have scaled up. The e-Zero FIR system, currently live in ten states and Union Territories, is central to the government's plan to close that gap.

Sub TopicE-ZERO FIR AND INDIA'S CYBERCRIME FIR CONVERSION GAPSourceINDIAN EXPRESS
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-3SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY/HEALTH

The Real Innovation in India's New Weekly Insulin Isn't the Molecule, It's the Delay It Fixes

Novo Nordisk commercially launched Awiqli (insulin icodec) in India in July 2026, the world's first once-weekly basal insulin, aimed primarily at India's roughly 101 million diabetics, most of them type 2 patients who delay or resist insulin initiation. Novo Nordisk launched Awiqli (insulin icodec) in India, the world's first once-weekly basal insulin, which reduces annual injections from 365 to 52. For UPSC, this highlights…

Sub TopicINSULIN ICODEC (AWIQLI) - COMPLIANCE-DRIVEN…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS
UPSC Relevance8/10
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GS-3ENVIRONMENT/RENEWABLE FINANCING

Why "Wanting Solar" and "Affording Solar" Are Different Problems

The financing directly targets a known bottleneck in India's flagship rooftop solar scheme, launched in February 2024 with a ₹75,021 crore outlay to bring free electricity to one crore households. While India's utility-scale solar capacity has grown rapidly, residential rooftop adoption has lagged specifically because of high upfront capital costs and limited access to affordable retail financing - the exact gap this package…

Sub TopicROOFTOP SOLAR FINANCING UNDER PM SURYA GHAR YOJANASourceWORLD BANK GROUP
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-3SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

70% of India Runs on the Internet. Only 22 Cables and 40 Hubs Hold It Up.

A TRG Datacenters study covered by The Hindu on July 11, 2026 ranked India 9th globally in resilience against internet blackouts, highlighting the country's low count of submarine cables and Internet Exchange Points relative to its internet user base, at a time of heightened concern over Red Sea cable disruptions affecting Asia-Europe connectivity.

Sub TopicSUBMARINE CABLES, IXPS AND INDIA'S INTERNET BLACKOUT…SourceTHE HINDU
UPSC Relevance8/10
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