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10 Aug 2025

UNDP Announces Equator Prize 2025

10 Aug 2025 GS 3 International Organizations & Bodies

Award: Equator Prize 2025 (UNDP) – also called “Nobel Prize for Biodiversity Conservation” Theme (2025): Nature for Climate Action – focus ...

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09 Aug 2025

Drug Price Regulation in India – DPCO, 2013

09 Aug 2025 GS 2 Governance

Legal Framework The Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013) is a regulatory mechanism established under the Essential Commodities Act, 195...

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Govt. extends PM E-DRIVE plan by 2 years till Mar. 2028

09 Aug 2025 GS 2 Govt schemes & initiatives

Full Form: Prime Minister Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme Key Update: Extended validity: Now til...

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Ethanol Blending in India – Current Debate and Policy

09 Aug 2025 GS 3 Environment

Background Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) launched in 2003, with major push under the National Policy on Biofuels (2018). Objective: Reduc...

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Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

09 Aug 2025 GS 2 Polity

Context On 9 August 2025, the Supreme Court sought the Union Government’s response to a petition filed by S.G. Vombatkere challenging Section 1...

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Cabinet Approves MERITE Scheme

09 Aug 2025 GS 2 Govt schemes & initiatives

Context: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the implementation of the Multidisciplinary Education and Resea...

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