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GS-3BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Made Here, Bought Elsewhere: Why WHO Prequalification Was CERVAVAC's Missing Key

WHO added the Serum Institute of India's CERVAVAC to its list of prequalified vaccines, effective 25 September 2026, making it the first Indian-made quadrivalent HPV vaccine eligible for UN procurement. The World Health Organization granted prequalification to CERVAVAC, India's first indigenous quadrivalent HPV vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute. This certification ensures the vaccine meets international quality…

Sub TopicWHO PREQUALIFICATION OF CERVAVAC AND ITS IMPLICATIONS…SourcePIB, THE HINDU, CURRENT AFFAIRS…
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GS-3CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY

A Fifth of the Males, 4% of the Clutches: How Heat Rewrites Frog Populations from Within

A study in Science Advances, published on 3 September 2026 and reported by The Hindu, found that heat-induced sex reversal in agile frogs reduces breeding success and interacts with disease, sharply raising extinction risk under warming. A new study shows that rising temperatures turn genetically female agile frog tadpoles into males that father few offspring, pass on sex reversal and leave young more vulnerable to…

Sub TopicHEAT-INDUCED SEX REVERSAL, REPRODUCTIVE FAILURE AND…SourceTHE HINDU, REAL MTAK…
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GS-3NUCLEAR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

Who Said Yes at Rojhauhi? Why Consent Must Come Before the Drill in India's Private Nuclear Push

Villagers near Rojhauhi in Rewa district halted site-investigation drilling for a proposed private nuclear plant on 9 October 2026, disputing whether the Gram Sabha had ever consented. It is among the first local disputes since the SHANTI Act, 2025 opened nuclear power to private companies. Villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district halted preliminary drilling for a proposed Tata Power nuclear plant, alleging the…

Sub TopicGRAM SABHA CONSENT AND PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE SITE…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS, DAINIK JAGRAN…
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GS-3INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND DECARBONISATION

Three Times the Steel, Two-Fifths Less Carbon: Why CBAM Makes Green Steel a Condition of Trade

The Ministry of Steel released the Draft National Steel Policy Vision 2047 on 10 October 2026, setting a 604 million tonne capacity target and an emission-intensity target of 1.54 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of crude steel. The Ministry of Steel released the Draft National Steel Policy Vision 2047, targeting 604 million tonnes of capacity and significantly reduced carbon emission intensity. The policy highlights the critical…

Sub TopicTHE DRAFT NATIONAL STEEL POLICY VISION 2047: CAPACITY…SourceMINISTRY OF STEEL, INDIAN…
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GS-3EXCHANGE RATE MANAGEMENT

A Toll on Every Bet: Why the RBI's 20% Reserve Buys the Rupee Time but Not Stability

The RBI introduced a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on large rupee-linked forex derivatives on 10 October 2026, after the rupee fell despite the 7 October repo rate hike to 5.50%. To combat a weakening rupee and speculative trading, the RBI introduced urgent administrative measures, including a 20% cash reserve on large forex derivatives modeled on Chinese policy. This highlights the central bank's readiness to deploy…

Sub TopicTHE RBI'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK RESERVE ON RUPEE…SourceRBI, INDIAN EXPRESS, TAXGURU…
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