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GS-2ELECTORAL ROLLS - SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVISION (JHARKHAND)

Over 43 Lakh Voters Deleted From Jharkhand's Draft Electoral Rolls Under SIR

The scale of the Jharkhand deletion - nearly one in six voters - has put fresh focus on how the Election Commission verifies eligibility during a Special Intensive Revision, days after a similar exercise in Meghalaya excluded 1.8 lakh electors and as the claims and objections window opens for anyone wrongly struck off to seek reinstatement.

Sub TopicELECTORAL REFORMS - SIR, ASDD DELETIONS AND…SourceELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2FEDERALISM - J&K STATEHOOD RESTORATION

Seven Years, Six Assurances, Zero Dates - What J&K's Statehood Wait Actually Tests

On the seventh anniversary of Article 370's abrogation, J&K CM Omar Abdullah publicly hardened his statehood demand, holding his first Delhi protest on the issue and declaring he had "neither forgotten nor accepted" the 2019 move. This follows a year of the NC government's cooperative approach with the Centre, which yielded a Cabinet resolution for statehood in October 2024 but no Central commitment on timing - a gap the…

Sub TopicASYMMETRIC FEDERALISM AND UNION TERRITORY GOVERNANCESourceINDIAN EXPRESS
UPSC Relevance9/10
Time to Read3 min read
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GS-2INSTITUTIONAL AUTONOMY - ISI BILL

The Bill That Turns Faculty Votes Into a Guest List

The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026, tabled in the Lok Sabha, proposes replacing ISI's 33-member Governing Council - elected under its society structure - with an 11-member, largely government-nominated Board of Governors and converting the institute into a statutory body corporate. ISI faculty, opposition MPs and economist Prabhat Patnaik have strongly criticised the Bill as centralising control and diluting the…

Sub TopicGOVERNANCE OF INSTITUTIONS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCESourcePARLIAMENT OF INDIA
UPSC Relevance8/10
Time to Read3 min read
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GS-2WEST ASIA CONFLICT & HORMUZ CHOKEPOINT

The Strait Iran Didn't Need to Blockade - It Just Needed to Manage

Iran's Foreign Ministry announced that geographical coordinates for a new Hormuz shipping route negotiated with Oman have been finalised, with a formal joint statement in the final drafting stage. Reuters reports the underlying deal would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf - one of the largest concessions extracted from ongoing negotiations since Iran seized de facto control of the strait following the outbreak…

Sub TopicINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - ENERGY SECURITY AND MARITIME…SourceBOTH - HINDU + IE
UPSC Relevance9/10
Time to Read3 min read
Total Views38,626
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GS-2JUDICIAL REFORM - SUPREME COURT STRENGTH EXPANSION

Four New Judges Won't Meet the 5.07 Crore People Still Waiting

Parliament expanded the Supreme Court's sanctioned strength under Article 124(1) from 34 to 38 judges via a Money Bill, even as MPs across parties argued the real crisis lies in subordinate-court vacancies and a judiciary appointment pipeline where, of 593 judges appointed since January 2021, only 26 came from Scheduled Castes and 14 from Scheduled Tribes.

Sub TopicARTICLE 124(1), JUDICIAL PENDENCY AND THE DIVERSITY…SourcePARLIAMENT OF INDIA
UPSC Relevance8/10
Time to Read3 min read
Total Views36,847
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GS-2INDIA-BANGLADESH RELATIONS - HASINA ASYLUM

Hasina's December Return: The Asylum India Cannot Walk Back From

Sheikh Hasina held her first international press conference since fleeing to India in August 2024, using it to announce a possible December 2026 return to Bangladesh and to demand the lifting of the ban on her party, the Awami League. Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted with a strongly worded protest, accusing India of allowing the event despite prior warnings about its impact on bilateral ties, sharpening…

Sub TopicINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - POLITICAL ASYLUM AND BILATERAL…SourceBOTH - HINDU + IE
UPSC Relevance9/10
Time to Read3 min read
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GS-2PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONING & FCRA AMENDMENT

Fifty Minutes That Softened a Bill the Government Had Defended for Months

The government signalled it will remove any retrospective effect from the FCRA Amendment Bill's asset-vesting provisions, after the CBCI raised concerns directly with the Home Minister and the Opposition used a stalled Monsoon Session to press its own demands - a rare instance of a Bill's substance shifting through informal negotiation rather than formal committee scrutiny.

Sub TopicPRE-LEGISLATIVE CONSULTATION, PARLIAMENTARY DISRUPTION…SourcePIB
UPSC Relevance8/10
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