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Everything for today’s prep on one page — current affairs, practice and revision, mapped to the syllabus.
Wednesday, 17 June 2026 · refreshed through the day
Q1.Who released the admit card for NEET-UG 2026 Retest?
Q2.Who has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff?
Q3.How many pilgrims died in the Solapur vehicle accident?
Q4.Which leader will PM Modi hold a bilateral meeting with during his visit to France?
Q5.From which corps is Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth the first Army Chief in three decades?
Discuss the implications of the NEET-UG 2026 retest on the Indian education system.
Intro. The NEET-UG 2026 retest has been released by the NTA, which may have significant implications for the Indian education system.
Way forward. The NEET-UG 2026 retest has the potential to significantly impact the Indian education system, requiring careful consideration of its implications and consequences.
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The day’s substantive news mapped onto the General Studies papers. Use the chips to focus a paper; the dial trims low-signal items.
Why it matters: Locate it on the map; recall the physical feature or the agency (NDMA).
Why it matters: Link the site/art form to its state, period and UNESCO/GI status.
Why it matters: Prelims favourite — fix the constitutional provision/Article and the authority involved.
Why it matters: Note the country, the grouping/summit and India's stake — GS-II and General Awareness.
Why it matters: Map the scheme to its ministry, target group and outlay — GS-II / RBI ESI.
Why it matters: Tie this to the indicator and its latest figure; recurs in Prelims & Bank GA.
Why it matters: Prelims staple — link the species/site/treaty and its protection status.
Why it matters: Remember the agency (ISRO/DRDO), the mission name and its first/largest tag.
Why it matters: Note the platform/exercise, indigenous content and the forces involved.
Why it matters: Near-certain GA question — the publisher, India's rank and the metric.
Why it matters: Quick recall — the winner, the field/event and the host/venue.
Why it matters: Classic who's-who — the person, the post, the predecessor and the body.
Legislation moving through Parliament and the assemblies, mapped to the GS syllabus. Full tracker → BillTracker.
Part III, Articles 12–35. Six categories today — the Right to Property was removed as an FR by the 44th Amendment (1978) and is now a legal right under Article 300A.
Part IV, Articles 36–51. Non-justiciable; borrowed from the Irish Constitution. They aim at a welfare state and guide policy, not courts.
Declares India a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic. "Socialist", "Secular" and "Integrity" were added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976.
Introduced only in the Lok Sabha; the Rajya Sabha can only recommend changes and must return it within 14 days. The Speaker certifies a Bill as a Money Bill.
The repo rate is set by the 6-member Monetary Policy Committee. Under flexible inflation targeting the CPI inflation target is 4% within a ±2% band.
Constituted by the President every five years to recommend the vertical & horizontal devolution of taxes between the Union and the States.
Introduced by the 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016. The GST Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A, chaired by the Union Finance Minister.
The Comptroller & Auditor General audits all Union and State accounts — Dr B. R. Ambedkar called the office the "guardian of the public purse".
An intergovernmental treaty (1971, Ramsar, Iran) for the conservation of wetlands of international importance. India now has 80+ Ramsar sites.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world’s eight "hottest" biodiversity hotspots, older than the Himalayas and the source of peninsular rivers.
Governs judicial appointments to the higher judiciary. It is not mentioned in the Constitution — it evolved through the "Three Judges Cases" (1981, 1993, 1998).
Articles 54–55. Elected by an electoral college of elected MPs and MLAs through proportional representation by a single transferable vote.
Replaced the Planning Commission in 2015. A think-tank, not a constitutional or statutory body; the Prime Minister is its ex-officio Chairperson.
A constitutional mechanism the President may establish to coordinate and resolve disputes between States and the Union — a pillar of cooperative federalism.
Evergreen fundamentals to pair with the day’s news. Always confirm with NCERT / standard sources.
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