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[^2]\n\nThe Union government approached the Supreme Court on Monday seeking the quashing of FIRs against protesters involved in the NEET paper leak case. [^3]\n\nThe Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation stated that the revision of Q1 2025-26 GDP from ₹86.05 lakh crore to ₹80 lakh crore was due to a change in the base year series from 2011-12 to 2022-23. [^4]\n\nThe Indian government banned onion exports from December 2023 to May 2024, then imposed a $550 per tonne minimum export price and a 40% export duty, reduced the duty to 20% in September 2024, and abolished it in April 2025. [^5]\n\nReal GDP at constant prices for Q1 FY27 was estimated at Rs 81.36 lakh crore, against Rs 75.46 lakh crore in Q1 of 2025-26. [^6]\n\nThe 7.8% growth in Q1 FY27 compares with 6.9% growth in the same quarter a year earlier (April-June 2025), indicating an acceleration. [^7]\n\nThe withdrawal of the call for the march was made after the government provided assurances regarding the withdrawal of cases against the protesters. [^8]\n\nThe government denied that the revision was a deliberate attempt to mechanically increase the current year's growth rate. [^9]\n\nThe Ministry stated the correct comparison for the new series is between the Q1 2025-26 estimate of ₹80 lakh crore and the Q1 2026-27 estimate of ₹88.27 lakh crore. [^10]\n\nOnion farmers in Maharashtra, India's principal supplier, argued during the rabi harvest that the Centre's procurement price of ₹12.35 per kg would not cover cultivation costs. [^11]\n\nThe article warns that onion post-harvest losses exceed 10%-15% and this year's storage losses are around 30%, which could quickly exhaust the Central buffer if other states adopt similar subsidy measures. 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