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All GS papers 19Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology 0Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology 0Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics 0Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation 0Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment 0Disaster and disaster management 0Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth 0Environmental Laws and Institutions 0Functions & responsibilities of the Union and the States; issues and challenges of federal structure 0Governance – Statutory Bodies 0GS1 0GS1-07.Role of women and women's organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues. 0GS2 0GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India's interests. 0GS2-19.Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests, Indian diaspora. 0GS3 1 GS4 1Health, Vaccines and Biotechnology 0Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc 0Inclusive growth and issues arising from it 0Indian Constitution – Fundamental Duties 0Indian Economy – Banking and Financial Sector 0Indian Economy – Currency and Banking 0Indian Economy – Growth, Development and Employment 0Indian Economy – Mobilization of Resources 0Indian Economy (Government Budgeting) 0Indian Economy (Mobilisation of Resources) 0Indian Economy and issues relating to growth, development and employment 0Indian Society – Population and Associated Issues 0International Relations 0International Relations – Important International Institutions 0IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano technology, Bio technology and IPR 0Major crops, cropping patterns, and e-technology in the aid of farmers 0Paper 4 17Polity – Representation of People's Act 0Polity and Governance (Judiciary) 0Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration 1Salient features of the Representation of People's Act 0Science and Technology 0Science and Technology – Health and Biotechnology 0Science and Technology – Indigenous Technology and Energy 0Transparency and accountability (institutional and other measures) 0

All types 19Bills/Act/Laws 0Discovered/Found 0DOMR 0Explained 5First/Record 0Historical Sites 0Indigenous/Made in India 0IOCR 0National Parks/WS 0Op-ed 5PIB 0Prelims Only 1Revived/Restored 0SC Judgements 0Schemes 1Species 0States 0World Mapping 0

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Minister in RS: Potential conflict of interest in RDI Fund disbursement

GS4 · Public/Civil Service Values and Ethics in Public Administration

31 Jul 2026

Schemes
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Does India have a cough syrup problem?

Ethics · Paper 4

10 Oct 2025

Explained
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‘India’s Got Latent’ Row

Ethics · Paper 4

14 Feb 2025

Explained
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Public comments on the PM-CJI puja meet are based on a 1997 document on judicial values

Ethics · Paper 4

14 Sep 2024

Explained
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Corruption has risen over the past five years, say 55% of respondents

Ethics · Paper 4

11 Apr 2024

Explained
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Is it ethical to use AI to clone voices for creative purposes?

GS3 · GS3-16.Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology

16 Feb 2024

Op-ed
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Supreme Court Labels Gujarat Police Actions as “Atrocity”

Ethics · Paper 4

24 Jan 2024

Explained
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Beleaguered Indian media: Quo Vadis?

Ethics · Paper 4

19 Jan 2024

Op-ed
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An ambitious push for values, ethics in higher education

Ethics · Paper 4

9 Jan 2024

Op-ed
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Radioactive Chapatis: Concern over a 1969 experiment on South Asian women

Ethics · Paper 4

31 Aug 2023