🌍 INDIA–EFTA TEPA: ONE DEAL, MANY GAINS 🚀

India–EFTA’s TEPA goes beyond tariff cuts, covering trade, investment, jobs, clean technology and strategic cooperation.

🔹 $100 bn investment + 1 million jobs target
🔹 99.6% of India’s exports covered by EFTA tariff cuts
🔹 Cooperation in green technology, geothermal energy & CCUS
🔹 Opportunities in Arctic research & Blue Economy

🎯 UPSC Angle: TEPA reflects how modern trade agreements are expanding from market access to technology, investment and strategic cooperation.

💡 Takeaway: From tariffs to technology, TEPA strengthens India–Europe engagement.

Let's start our Mega Quiz

Q1. With reference to the Living Planet Report and the Living Planet Index (LPI), consider the following statements:
1. The Living Planet Report is a biennial flagship scientific publication released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
2. The Living Planet Index monitors trends in the abundance of monitored wildlife populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish.
3. The index tracks total global greenhouse gas emission levels in industrial urban clusters rather than wild vertebrate species.

Q2. With reference to the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme initiated by the Government of India, consider the following statements:
1. The Production Linked Incentive scheme provides financial incentives to companies based on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units.
2. The scheme is extended across fourteen key strategic sectors, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, white goods, and advanced automotive components.
3. Foreign multinational corporations are statutorily prohibited from participating in any PLI scheme to prevent foreign capital ownership.

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the Constitutional Pardoning Powers of the President and Governors under Articles 72 and 161:
1. The President has the exclusive power to grant pardon in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death.
2. The Governor has no power to pardon or commute sentences passed by a Court Martial under military law.
3. The exercise of pardoning power by the President and the Governor is subject to limited judicial review on grounds of arbitrary or malafide exercise.

Q4. With reference to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the Kigali Amendment, consider the following statements:
1. The Montreal Protocol successfully phased out the production and consumption of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons globally.
2. The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol establishes a legally binding schedule to phase down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
3. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are potent ozone-depleting substances with high chlorine content that actively destroy the stratospheric ozone layer.

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the Mediterranean Climate (Dry-Summer Subtropical Climate) in physical climatology:
1. The Mediterranean climate is characterized by hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.
2. Summer drought is caused by the seasonal poleward shift of subtropical high-pressure cells bringing stable descending air over these regions.
3. The natural climax vegetation is dominated by broadleaf deciduous tropical hardwood trees that completely shed foliage during winter.

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”

On the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, let us reflect on the timeless values he stood for — truth, non-violence, simplicity, compassion, and selfless service to the nation.

Let us go beyond remembering his words and strive to embrace his values in our thoughts, actions, and everyday lives.

🌿 Remember. Reflect. Live the values.

Happy Gandhi Jayanti!

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