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🔴 BREAKING: The two-decade-old MGNREGA Act, 2005 has been replaced by the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) — VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, effective July 1, 2026!
📌 Why this matters for your exams:
✅ New wage rates: ₹300 – ₹409/day across states
✅ Special rate of ₹450/day in 3 Gram Panchayats of Sikkim
✅ Northern & North-Eastern states get >15% wage hike
✅ Haryana has highest wage (₹409) but lowest hike (2.25%)
✅ Legal safeguard: wages can't fall below prevailing MGNREGA rates (Sec. 10)

💡 A perfect one-glance revision card for Prelims + Mains + Interview — because Governance & Social Justice questions love schemes like this!

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Q1. In the context of the recent amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011, notified in June 2026, how many of the following statements are correct?
NGOs receiving foreign funds must specify their exact activities from a predefined Schedule under five structural categories.
The definition of a "key functionary" has been expanded to include trustees, partners, the Karta of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), and governing body members.
Associations featuring foreign nationals (excluding Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizens of India) as key functionaries will ordinarily be ineligible for FCRA registration or prior permission.

Q2. On the occasion of Passport Seva Divas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a critical legal clarification. Consider the following statements in this regard:
Under the Indian statutory framework, an Indian passport serves as a definitive, standalone, and conclusive legal proof of Indian citizenship in domestic disputes.
While citizenship is governed by Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution and the Citizenship Act, 1955, passports are administered under a separate statutory regime of the Passport Act, 1967.
The Supreme Court of India has held that documents like Aadhaar, PAN cards, and Voter IDs serve as identity or residence proof but do not conclusively establish citizenship.

Q3. With reference to the recently launched 'SUMAN Roadmap 2030' to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare, consider the following statements:
It aims to reduce the national Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to below 70 per 100,000 live births.
The roadmap introduces a structured four-stage framework for managing high-risk pregnancies across the maternal care continuum.
It outlines targeted and time-bound strategies across all districts of India to achieve zero preventable maternal deaths.

Q4. With the government notifying the draft rules for the rollout of the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM(G)] Act to replace MGNREGA, how many of the following statements are correct?
The new Act raises the guaranteed rural work limit to 125 days per household in a financial year, up from the 100 days under MGNREGA.
The Act mandates a 60-day "non-working period" during the peak agricultural season to ensure that public works do not deplete farming labour.
The funding pattern increases the financial share of wage payments that must be borne by individual State governments, prompting concerns from several states.

Q5. The recently conferred 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon' award, received by the Prime Minister of India for exemplary leadership in environmental conservation and blue economy initiatives, is the highest presidential distinction of which of the following countries?

𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐒 𝐏𝐘𝐐 | 𝟎𝟐 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

⚡ India's Energy Transition | GS Paper 3

The INSA Policy Brief recommends a 4-Pillar Framework for India's energy future:

🔹 Adequacy
🔹 Access
🔹 Affordability
🔹 Appropriate Sustainability

💡 Keywords for Mains: CCUS & Circular Economy

📝 Practice Question:
"India's energy transition requires an integrated and phased approach balancing adequacy, access, affordability and sustainability." Discuss.