For updates on WhatsApp, share your name & city on WhatsApp No. 75978-30000 Table of Contents Polity & Governance .......................................................... 1 1. How child rapes led to four death sentences (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. How India identifies citizens (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................... 2 3. How Parliament has amended anti-graft law (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ..................................................................................................................... 4 4. How is seniority decided in the SC? (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................... 6 5. How Rajya Sabha elects Deputy Chairperson (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ..................................................................................................................... 8 6. Reform with some concessions: What SC order means for Cricket Board (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper I; Polity & Governance)) ................................................................... 10 7. Beyond Delhi: how law makes begging a crime (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) .............................................................................................................. 12 8. In Fact: In call for separate North Karnataka, some old wounds, some new politics (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ...................................... 13 9. How, why Bill proposes to let NRIs nominate proxies to vote on their behalf (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) .............................................................. 15 10. India and Pakistan: How they differ on key constitutional questions (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................... 17 Website: www.prepmate.in Telegram Channel: @upscprepmate Prepmate Cengage Books Preview: https://prepmate.in/books/ Youtube channel: PrepMateEdutech For updates on WhatsApp, share your name & city on WhatsApp No. 75978-30000 11. Naga agreement: three years in the making (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................... 19 12. What a petition on citizenship law could mean to Assam NRC update (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................... 21 13. How Maharashtra law defines dangerous persons (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................... 23 14. Cap on election expenses by parties and candidates: where things stand (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................... 24 15. Why court acquitted two in 1981 Indian Airlines flight hijack case (Relevant for GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................... 26 16. Indias tightrope walk on Maldives (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................. 27 17. TADA to UAPA, what Indias terror laws say (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................... 29 18. Drone regulations: how, where Indians can fly from December 1 onward (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................... 30 International Organizations and Relations ............ 32 1. Import of dual-use tech from US: Dual use, multiple benefits (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR) ....................................................................................................................... 32 2. Hope in Harare? — on victory in Zimbabwe elections (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR) .................................................................................................................................. 34 3. What lies behind Indias Africa outreach? (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR) ................................................................................................................................................... 35 4. Re-imposed US sanctions on Iran kick in — what they are, what it means (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR) .................................................................................................. 36 Website: www.prepmate.in Telegram Channel: @upscprepmate Prepmate Cengage Books Preview: https://prepmate.in/books/ Youtube channel: PrepMateEdutech For updates on WhatsApp, share your name & city on WhatsApp No. 75978-30000 5. Why Antigua and Barbuda for citizenship? (Relevant for GS prelims, GS Mains II; IOBR) .. 38 6. On road to Mandalay, beyond (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR) ............. 41 7. India-Pakistan trade: status, outlook (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR) 44 8. India-Pakistan, cricket and politics (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR) .... 46 9. Kerala floods: Why India turned down UAE offer — a 2004 policy, its symbolic signal (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR) ................................................................... 49 10. A year after Doklam face-off (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR)................ 52 Geography .......................................................................... 56 1. Bermuda Triangle mystery solved? Experts claim 100-feet rogue waves behind disappearances (Adapted from GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper I; Geography) ......................... 56 2. What a liquid water lake reveals and conceals about Mars (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper I; Geography) ......................................................................................................... 57 3. Why, for only third time, Idukki dam is open (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper I; geography) ................................................................................................................................... 59 Economics ........................................................................... 61 1. Online shopping set to change (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper III; Economics) . 61 2. Position of Indias forex reserves (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper III; Economics) ....................................................................................................................................................... 62 3. Why a currency war is a worry (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper III; Economics) 63 4. What makes an airport fit for night landing: lighting, landing guidance (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper III; Economics) ...................................................................................... 65 5. Politics and economics: The rupees Turkish worries ............................................................. 67 6. The data that's making growth under Manmohan Singh look so good (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper III; Economics) .................................................................................. 71 Website: www.prepmate.in Telegram Channel: @upscprepmate Prepmate Cengage Books Preview: https://prepmate.in/books/ Youtube channel: PrepMateEdutech For updates on WhatsApp, share your name & city on WhatsApp No. 75978-30000 7. Why a few hold most mutual funds assets (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper III; Economics) ................................................................................................................................... 72 Environment ....................................................................... 76 1. How do roads impact wildlife, and why should anyone bother? (GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper III; Environment & Biodiversity) ........................................................................................ 76 2. What is a national disaster? (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper III; Internal Security & Disaster Management) ................................................................................................. 78 3. Kerala floods: The prescriptions for the Western Ghats (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper III; Environment & Biodiversity) ........................................................................................ 80 4. Cyclone Warning Centre to be set up in Thiruvananthapuram within a month (Relevant for GS Prelims; Disaster Management) ......................................................................................... 84 Science & Technology ......................................................