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GS-2WEST ASIA AND INDIAN DIASPORA

A Strong Word and a Careful Silence: Reading India's Condemnation of the Attacks on Saudi Airports

The MEA has condemned Houthi missile attacks on two Saudi airports that caused civilian casualties and the Indian Embassy in Riyadh has issued a safety advisory for the Indian community. Indian airlines have cancelled and diverted flights to Riyadh as the Houthis threaten Saudi airspace. India strongly condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's Abha and King Khalid airports, prompting the Indian Embassy to issue safety…

Sub TopicINDIA'S RESPONSE TO HOUTHI ATTACKS ON SAUDI AIRPORTS…SourceMINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2INDIA-US RELATIONS AND SKILLED MIGRATION

The Real Target Is PERM, Not the H-1B: How Washington Turned a Temporary Visa into a Countdown for Indian Engineers

The US has suspended major Indian and global IT firms, along with Microsoft and Adobe, from the PERM labour certification programme. The move broadens a crackdown that began with Cognizant last month and directly affects the green-card prospects of Indian professionals. The US government suspended major global and Indian IT firms, including TCS and Microsoft, from the PERM green card program over alleged fraud and job…

Sub TopicUS SUSPENSION OF IT FIRMS FROM THE PERM LABOUR…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, US…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2DRUG PRICE REGULATION

Regulating the Gap, Not the Price: Why a 30% Trade Margin Cap Suits Cancer Drugs Better Than Price Ceilings

The Department of Pharmaceuticals is set to apply a 30% trade margin cap to 110 non-scheduled cancer drugs within about ten days. The move follows NPPA findings of markups averaging 170% and the Supreme Court's condemnation last month of a ₹27,000 MRP on a drug supplied at ₹2,700. The Centre is capping the trade margin on 110 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs at 30% to curb exorbitant hospital markups and reduce patients'…

Sub TopicTRADE MARGIN RATIONALISATION FOR NON-SCHEDULED CANCER…SourceDEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2POLICE REFORMS

Twenty Years After Prakash Singh, Police Reform Has Become a Centre-versus-State Fight Inside the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has widened a Centre-versus-Jharkhand dispute over DGP appointments into a nationwide review of State police laws. An amicus curiae, assisted by the UPSC, will check every State's compliance with the 2006 Prakash Singh judgment. The Supreme Court is reviewing the Jharkhand government's 2025 Regulation for DGP appointments following allegations that it violates the 2006 Prakash Singh judgment. This…

Sub TopicDGP APPOINTMENTS, THE PRAKASH SINGH GUIDELINES AND THE…SourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA, THE…
UPSC Relevance9/10
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GS-2WOMEN'S SAFETY AND PREVENTIVE POLICING

Two Names in the Order: How the Supreme Court Moved Accountability for Women's Safety from Offender to Official

The Supreme Court's 5 October order, made public on 8 October, sets out sweeping preventive-policing directions for Delhi after its suo motu cognisance of multiple sexual offences. It makes the Chief Secretary and the Police Commissioner personally answerable for lapses and lists the matter for hearing on 16 November.

Sub TopicSUO MOTU DIRECTIONS ON DELHI'S PUBLIC SAFETY - ARTICLE…SourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA, THE…
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