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Places in News: Mount Mukut
Topic: Mount Mukut
An Indian Coast Guard mountaineering team successfully scaled Mount Mukut on October 7, 2026, as part of its preparation for the 2027 Mount Everest expedition. Mount Mukut is a high peak in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, near Mana Pass on the India-Tibet border, and is the third-highest peak in the Zaskar range, making it a popular training peak for mountaineering expeditions.

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Knolls of the Day
Today’s Topic: India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime (IBSAMAR) Exercise 2026
This edition of Knolls of the Day focuses on IBSAMAR 2026, the joint multinational maritime exercise among the navies of India, Brazil and South Africa under the IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) forum. The exercise aims to enhance interoperability, strengthen maritime cooperation and build mutual understanding among the three navies. It reflects South-South cooperation and the shared commitment of the three democracies to maritime security and freedom of navigation.

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ForumIAS Cut the Crap
Today’s Topic: Overtreatment and Overmedication in India | GS-2 | The Hindu
This edition of Cut the Crap looks at overtreatment and overmedication in India, which are not simply the use of unnecessary medicine but often a chain: a test detects an incidental abnormality, which leads to another test, a diagnosis and then a prescription that may become permanent.

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News of the Day | 14 Oct 2026 | ForumIAS
📌 Green crackers and pollution control (GS3): Green crackers do little to curb air and noise pollution. The Hindu, P-06
📌 Plenty more fish in the sea (GS3): Fish and seafood consumption has shrunk to a small group of fish. Indian Express, P-10
📌 Overtreatment and overmedication (GS2): Unnecessary tests, prescriptions and procedures are a growing problem. The Hindu, P-06
📌 The other G2 and lessons for India (GS2): US law enables tariffs of up to 100% on buyers of Russian oil, like India. Indian Express, P-10
📌 India-U.S. ties and American unilateralism (GS2): New Delhi must draw the line against a subservient role. The Hindu, P-06
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Q10. Consider the following statements regarding PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs):
1.       It is a Central Sector Scheme.
2.       The scheme includes upgradation of 1,000 ITIs under a Hub-and-Spoke model and capacity augmentation of National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs).
3.       The scheme is entirely financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank, with no Central Government share.

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Q9. With reference to the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime (IBSAMAR) Exercise 2026, consider the following statements:
1. IBSAMAR is a trilateral maritime exercise involving the navies of India, Brazil and South Africa, conducted biennially under the IBSA framework since 2008.
2. The ninth edition of IBSAMAR is being hosted by Brazil, with the Indian Navy participating through INS Tarkash

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