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air pollutionaqi hotspot and sectoral source controlenvironmenturban governance

Delhi pollution remains poor as government shifts to hotspot-specific action

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  • Delhi’s AQI remained in the poor category at 230 for the second consecutive day, with no relief forecast for nine days.
  • Of 56 monitoring stations, three recorded very poor air quality; Pusa recorded the highest
federalismladakh autonomy land jobs culture and hill councilspolityunion territories

Ladakh dialogue stalls over governance and constitutional safeguards

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  • Talks between the Union Home Ministry and Ladakh representatives scheduled in New Delhi did not take place amid disagreements over a 32-page draft proposal.
  • Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance described the draft as
international relationsrepresentation and veto structureunited nationsun security council reform

India questions under-representation and legitimacy of the UN Security Council

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  • India said the 15-member Security Council faces a legitimacy deficit as conflicts multiply and the Council struggles to respond.
  • The Council has five permanent veto-wielding members and ten elected members serving two-year terms.
  • India argued
indian diaspora and energy securityinternational relationsred sea geopoliticswest asia security

Saudi-Houthi escalation puts Indian nationals and energy routes at risk

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  • Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure and airports killed an Indian national and wounded others, according to the editorial report.
  • India said 14 nationals on a yacht involved in an incident near Yemen were safe and
bay of bengal early warning and evacuationdisaster managementgeographytropical cyclones

Bay of Bengal low-pressure system may intensify before Odisha-Andhra landfall

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  • A low-pressure area formed over the east-central and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal on October 23, 2026.
  • IMD expected it to become a depression, deep depression and then a cyclonic storm before approaching the southern
economyemployment surveyslabour statisticsplfs gig and unpaid care-work measurement

PLFS to measure gig work, unpaid trainees and household caregiving

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  • The Union government decided to revise the Periodic Labour Force Survey to identify households with at least one digital platform worker.
  • The revised survey will ask about engagement in caregiving, unpaid trainee work and household
employment guaranteegovernancenational mobile monitoring system attendancerural development

AI-based attendance verification proposed for rural employment works

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  • The Rural Development Ministry announced an upgraded National Mobile Monitoring System with AI-based verification and anti-tampering features.
  • Face authentication introduced in March 2026 is intended to detect fake attendance and confirm workers’ on-site presence.
  • The
constitutional reformdelimitationlok sabha seat distributionpolity

Delimitation debate centres on Lok Sabha size and State representation

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  • Congress sought an all-party discussion on the government’s delimitation proposals, while the Centre has not disclosed precise proposals.
  • The government stated in April 2026 that it would retain the current proportion of States in an
border managementindia-china relationsinternational relationsline of actual control patrolling

India-China LAC patrolling remains disturbed in Arunachal Pradesh

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  • India’s External Affairs Ministry said the LAC situation is disturbed when PLA forces diverge from established patrolling patterns.
  • India and China remain in contact through diplomatic and military mechanisms to improve understanding and avoid miscalculation.