📰 IE EXPLAINED | UPSC QUICK REVIEW 🧬 1. ONE-SHOT CHOLESTEROL THERAPY GS-III | Biotech 💉 VERVE-102 edits the liver’s PCSK9 gene, reducing LDL by ~62%. 📌 Prelims: PCSK9 • LDL • CRISPR • Gene Editing 🎯 Mains: Gene Therapy • Ethics • Regulation ⚓ 2. USS LINCOLN CRISIS GS-III | Defence 🚢 260+ days at sea highlights crew fatigue, logistics and mental-health challenges, raising questions over carrier vulnerability. 📌 Prelims: Aircraft Carrier • INS Vikrant 🎯 Mains: Naval Power • Defence Logistics ⚖️ 3. TRIBUNALS REFORMS BILL 2026 GS-II | Polity 🏛️ National Tribunals Commission seeks greater transparency and independence in tribunal appointments and tenure. 📌 Prelims: Articles 323A/323B • NTC 🎯 Mains: Judicial Independence • Separation of Powers ☢️ 4. SHANTI ACT & RUSSIA'S NUCLEAR EDGE GS-II/III | Energy ⚛️ Draft rules could favour Russia's operational VVER reactors and SMR technology. 📌 Prelims: SMR • Rosatom • VVER-1200 • Kudankulam 🎯 Mains: Nuclear Energy • Energy Security • India-Russia 👉 @CurrentScenario
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