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Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) 

The Hindu

Polity and Governance

• What is the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP)?
• Its Aim

The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023

The Hindu

Polity and Governance 

• What are the key features of the Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023?

Volatility of tomato prices 

The Hindu

Economy

• How is tomato produced in India? What is fuelling its price rise? 
• How can volatility be controlled?

Henley Passport Index, 2023

The Hindu

International

• What are the key findings of the Henley Passport Index, 2023?

NATO Summit

The Hindu

International

• What are the takeaways from the NATO Summit?

India-made C295 aircraft

Indian Express

Defence 

• India-made C295 to start rolling out 2026 from Vadodara
• Is India’s civil aviation sector growing?

Centre amends rules, can act against IAS, IPS, IFoS pensioners on its own

Indian Express

Polity and Governance 

• The central government has amended rules relating to retirement benefits of IAS, IPS and IFoS pensioners
• Its Significance

Festival of Libraries 2023

PIB

Art and Culture

• What is the significance of Festival of Libraries 2023?

Steel Slag Road Technology

PIB

Economy 

• What is Steel Slag Road Technology?
• How it is fulfilling the Prime Minister’s ‘Waste to Wealth’ mission?