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The Vaishno Devi Silver Test: When a Shrine Board Must Investigate Itself

This is a live test of fiduciary duty and institutional stewardship for UPSC GS4 - how a statutory religious trust holding massive public donations balances honest self-scrutiny against the risk of shaking public faith, especially when the likely failure may be internal rather than external theft. A court is hearing claims that 20 tonnes of silver offerings at the Vaishno Devi shrine were adulterated with cadmium, yielding…