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GS-3AVIATION SAFETY REGULATION AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATION

Why Two Separate Agencies, Not One, Are Handling the Air India Turbulence Case

The Ministry of Civil Aviation confirmed that the pilot-in-command's post-flight drug screening test from the Air India Phuket-Delhi turbulence incident has returned a result needing confirmatory testing, keeping alive an ongoing AAIB investigation into a flight that dropped roughly 300 feet mid-air and injured 17 people.

Sub TopicDGCA-AAIB DIVISION OF LABOUR IN INVESTIGATING A SERIOUS…SourceMINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
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GS-3INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION

The Fish Nobody Wanted to Kill Became a Micro-Economy Nobody Wanted to Miss

The Bombay Natural History Society's Bhigwan collection centre initiative has drawn attention as India's first organised, community-driven removal programme for invasive alien fish species, offering a market-based alternative to top-down eradication drives at a time when the suckermouth catfish has devastated native biodiversity and fishermen's livelihoods at the Ujani reservoir.

Sub TopicFISHERMEN-DRIVEN REMOVAL OF SUCKERMOUTH CATFISH AT UJANI…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS
UPSC Relevance8/10
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GS-3RENEWABLE ENERGY AND PANCHAMRIT TARGETS

India Crosses 300 GW Non-Fossil Capacity - But the Easy Gigawatts Are Already Built

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy announced on August 9, 2026 that India has crossed 300 GW of non-fossil fuel based installed electricity capacity, a milestone framed as progress toward the 500 GW by 2030 target that forms part of India's Panchamrit commitments announced at COP26 and formalised in India's updated Nationally Determined Contributions in 2022.

Sub Topic300 GW NON-FOSSIL MILESTONE AND THE HARDER HALF OF THE…SourceMINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-3MONETARY POLICY AND INFLATION TARGETING

Why the RBI's Favourite Inflation Number Excludes Almost Everything That's Actually Rising

The RBI's decision to hold rates steady while citing a narrow "core inflation excluding precious metals" metric as benign, despite headline CPI breaching its 4% target at 4.38% in June, has left economists questioning what the central bank is actually targeting and whether the narrower gauge is genuinely as calm as reported.

Sub TopicRBI CORE INFLATION EXCLUDING PRECIOUS METALS - HEADLINE…SourceRBI
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-3RURAL EMPLOYMENT SCHEME TRANSITION

The 50% Rural Jobs Dip Isn't a Funding Failure - It's a Clause Colliding With the Sowing Season

Official dashboard data released as of August 9 shows rural employment generation nearly halved in the first month of VB-GRAM G's operation, raising concerns about the scheme's new 60-day agricultural pause provision colliding with a poor monsoon season when rural households most need fallback work.

Sub TopicVB-GRAM G VS MGNREGS - 60-DAY AGRICULTURAL PAUSE CLAUSE…SourceMULTIPLE - TH, IE
UPSC Relevance9/10
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