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GS-4STATE REVENUE VS PUBLIC HEALTH IN PROHIBITION

Bihar's Alcohol Ban: What the Data Actually Shows

The debate resurfaced after a report at the India Policy Forum 2026 recommended lifting Bihar's 2016 alcohol prohibition, arguing it failed to reduce violence against women and cost the state significant excise revenue. Public health researchers have pushed back, pointing to peer-reviewed quasi-experimental evidence that contradicts the report's core claims.

Sub TopicBIHAR'S ALCOHOL BAN - WEIGHING CONTESTED EVIDENCE…SourceTHE HINDU, THE LANCET, PUBMED
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-4AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION AND JUST TRANSITION

When the Machines Arrive: Maharashtra's Sugarcane Cutters Face a Future Without Them

A special ground report from Beed district has documented the accelerating mechanisation of Maharashtra's sugarcane harvest, driven by labour shortages and rising labour costs, just as the Bombay High Court's 2025 welfare directive and sustained activism had begun compelling the state to address decades of exploitation of migrant cutters.

Sub TopicMECHANISATION OF SUGARCANE HARVESTING AND MIGRANT LABOUR…SourceTHE HINDU, NFCSF, BOMBAY HIGH…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-4EXAMINATION INTEGRITY AND LEGITIMATE EXPECTATION

2,000 Jobs, One Cancellation Order: Jharkhand's JSSC-CGL Crisis

On Monday evening, following sustained protests demanding action over alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL exam, the Jharkhand government cancelled the examination, throwing the jobs of an estimated 2,000 already-appointed candidates, including Assistant Section Officers and Junior Secretariat Assistants, into uncertainty.

Sub TopicJHARKHAND JSSC-CGL EXAM CANCELLATION AFTER APPOINTMENTSourceJHARKHAND STAFF SELECTION…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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