🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 11 FEB 2026
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Corruption Perception Index 2025
✅ Released by: Transparency International
✅ India Rank: 91 / 182
✅ Score: 39 (+1 improvement)
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 AI for Culture & Languages
✅ AI digitisation of 44 lakh manuscripts (Gyan Bharatam Mission)
✅ BHASHINI enables multilingual translation
✅ Tribal language inclusion via Adi Vaani
📍 India’s 1st Quantum Valley
✅ Location: Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
✅ 133-qubit quantum computer centre established
✅ Under National Quantum Mission
📍 iLive Connect
✅ India’s first doctor-led AI home healthcare ecosystem
📍 PM-KISAN Update
✅ Total disbursed: ₹4 lakh crore+
✅ ₹6,000/year via DBT
📍 Ease of Doing Business
✅ India improved 79 ranks (last DBR 2019: Rank 63)
✅ To feature in World Bank B-READY 2026
📍 BIOFACH 2026 (Germany)
✅ India designated Country of the Year
✅ Organised by APEDA
📍 Mass Drug Administration Campaign
✅ Target: Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027
📍 Hydrogen Storage Tech
✅ TDB-DST funds Gudlyf Mobility for 700-bar hydrogen COPVs
📍 AI Content Rules Tightened
✅ AI unlawful content takedown window ↓ 36 hrs → 3 hrs
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Aditya Pandya
✅ India’s youngest male Analog Astronaut (17 yrs)
🔆 MoUs
📍 IPC + GSPC/QCI/HITES
✅ Strengthen drug safety & quality
📍 India–UK Social Security Pact
✅ Avoid double contributions (≤36 months posting)
📍 AIIA + General Insurance Council
✅ Cashless Ayurveda treatment integration
📍 India Post + NSE
✅ Mutual fund distribution via 1.64 lakh post offices
🔆 STATES
📍 Rajasthan
✅ India’s largest wool producer (47.5% share)
📍 Chhattisgarh
✅ Bastar Pandum tribal festival (7–9 Feb)
📍 Delhi – Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana
✅ ₹56,000 assistance during education
✅ ₹1 lakh+ on maturity
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS (10 Feb)
✅ World Pulses Day 2026
Theme: Pulses of the World: From Modesty to Excellence
📍 FAO – HQ: Rome | India is founding member
✅ International Day of the Arabian Leopard
✅ National Deworming Day
🔆 APPOINTMENTS
✅ Shikhar Dhawan – Brand Ambassador, Delhi Khel Mahakumbh
🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS
✅ E Mati Katha Kahe (Odia) – Biswabhushan Harichandan
✅ Buxi Jagabandhu: The Great Commander (English)
#CurrentAffairs
Join https://t.me/CurrentAffairs_ONLY
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Corruption Perception Index 2025
✅ Released by: Transparency International
✅ India Rank: 91 / 182
✅ Score: 39 (+1 improvement)
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 AI for Culture & Languages
✅ AI digitisation of 44 lakh manuscripts (Gyan Bharatam Mission)
✅ BHASHINI enables multilingual translation
✅ Tribal language inclusion via Adi Vaani
📍 India’s 1st Quantum Valley
✅ Location: Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
✅ 133-qubit quantum computer centre established
✅ Under National Quantum Mission
📍 iLive Connect
✅ India’s first doctor-led AI home healthcare ecosystem
📍 PM-KISAN Update
✅ Total disbursed: ₹4 lakh crore+
✅ ₹6,000/year via DBT
📍 Ease of Doing Business
✅ India improved 79 ranks (last DBR 2019: Rank 63)
✅ To feature in World Bank B-READY 2026
📍 BIOFACH 2026 (Germany)
✅ India designated Country of the Year
✅ Organised by APEDA
📍 Mass Drug Administration Campaign
✅ Target: Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027
📍 Hydrogen Storage Tech
✅ TDB-DST funds Gudlyf Mobility for 700-bar hydrogen COPVs
📍 AI Content Rules Tightened
✅ AI unlawful content takedown window ↓ 36 hrs → 3 hrs
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Aditya Pandya
✅ India’s youngest male Analog Astronaut (17 yrs)
🔆 MoUs
📍 IPC + GSPC/QCI/HITES
✅ Strengthen drug safety & quality
📍 India–UK Social Security Pact
✅ Avoid double contributions (≤36 months posting)
📍 AIIA + General Insurance Council
✅ Cashless Ayurveda treatment integration
📍 India Post + NSE
✅ Mutual fund distribution via 1.64 lakh post offices
🔆 STATES
📍 Rajasthan
✅ India’s largest wool producer (47.5% share)
📍 Chhattisgarh
✅ Bastar Pandum tribal festival (7–9 Feb)
📍 Delhi – Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana
✅ ₹56,000 assistance during education
✅ ₹1 lakh+ on maturity
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS (10 Feb)
✅ World Pulses Day 2026
Theme: Pulses of the World: From Modesty to Excellence
📍 FAO – HQ: Rome | India is founding member
✅ International Day of the Arabian Leopard
✅ National Deworming Day
🔆 APPOINTMENTS
✅ Shikhar Dhawan – Brand Ambassador, Delhi Khel Mahakumbh
🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS
✅ E Mati Katha Kahe (Odia) – Biswabhushan Harichandan
✅ Buxi Jagabandhu: The Great Commander (English)
#CurrentAffairs
Join https://t.me/CurrentAffairs_ONLY
❤3🔥2
❤1🔥1
❤1🔥1
Day 57: 13 february target:
Environment:
Topics -
Revision of whole environment
PYQs
Backlogs
Current Affairs: November 2025
Environment
#UpscRevisionProgram
After completion of target post 'DONE'
In comment section. Targets are decided as per practical approach. In remaining time, you can study whatever you want.
Thank you.
https://t.me/CSE_EXAM
https://t.me/upsc_answer_written
Environment:
Topics -
Revision of whole environment
PYQs
Backlogs
Current Affairs: November 2025
Environment
#UpscRevisionProgram
After completion of target post 'DONE'
In comment section. Targets are decided as per practical approach. In remaining time, you can study whatever you want.
Thank you.
https://t.me/CSE_EXAM
https://t.me/upsc_answer_written
🔥2
#Goodmorning
⏳100 days left CSP26[ 24-05-26]
⏳189 days left CSM26 [ 21-08-26]
⏳296 days left UPPSC prelims 6 December
⏳163 days left 72nd BPSC PRELIMS 26 July
⏳156 days left CAPF AC 19 July
⏳142 days left UKPSC PRELIMS 5 July
⏳115 days Left OPSC prelims 07 June
⏳108 days left MPSC (MH) prelims [ 31-05-26]
⏳RAS PRELIMS may
⏳72 days Left MPPSC (MP) Prelims 26 April
⏳72 days Left HCS Prelims 26 April
⏳71 days Left bpsc mains 25 April
⏳58 days Left CDS1 /NDA 12 April
⏳46 days Left PPSC mains 1 April
⏳43 days left UPPSC mains 29 March
⏳25 days Left JPSC PRELIMS 8 March
⏳09 days CGPSC prelims 22 February
#Target
#TargetOnlyone
#Accountability
https://t.me/anmolvachan1
⏳100 days left CSP26[ 24-05-26]
⏳189 days left CSM26 [ 21-08-26]
⏳296 days left UPPSC prelims 6 December
⏳163 days left 72nd BPSC PRELIMS 26 July
⏳156 days left CAPF AC 19 July
⏳142 days left UKPSC PRELIMS 5 July
⏳115 days Left OPSC prelims 07 June
⏳108 days left MPSC (MH) prelims [ 31-05-26]
⏳RAS PRELIMS may
⏳72 days Left MPPSC (MP) Prelims 26 April
⏳72 days Left HCS Prelims 26 April
⏳71 days Left bpsc mains 25 April
⏳58 days Left CDS1 /NDA 12 April
⏳46 days Left PPSC mains 1 April
⏳43 days left UPPSC mains 29 March
⏳25 days Left JPSC PRELIMS 8 March
⏳09 days CGPSC prelims 22 February
#Target
#TargetOnlyone
#Accountability
https://t.me/anmolvachan1
❤5🔥1
🔆 IT (Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026
📍 Why in News
✅ Government notified amendments to the 2021 IT Rules
✅ Tightens regulation of synthetically generated & AI-based content on digital platforms
📍 Key Provisions
✅ Legal Recognition of Synthetic Content (SGI)
➡️ First formal definition of Synthetically Generated Information (SGI) in India
➡️ Targets deepfakes & AI-generated impersonation
➡️ Excludes routine editing, academic & training material
✅ Mandatory Labelling
➡️ All SGI must be clearly marked as artificial
➡️ Embedded with metadata / unique identifiers
➡️ Platforms cannot allow removal/suppression of AI labels
✅ Obligations for Significant Social Media Intermediaries (SSMIs)
➡️ Must verify user declarations of synthetic content
➡️ Ensure clear disclosure before publication
⚠️ Non-compliance may lead to loss of Safe Harbour protection
➡️ Safe Harbour (Section 79, IT Act, 2000) protects intermediaries from liability for user-generated content
✅ Prohibited Content
➡️ Mandatory blocking of synthetic content involving:
• Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
• Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII)
• False documents
• Deceptive impersonation
✅ Faster Compliance Timelines
➡️ Takedown within 3 hours (earlier 36 hours)
➡️ Grievance redressal reduced to 7 days (earlier 15 days)
📍 Need to Curb AI-Generated Content & Deepfakes
✅ Disinformation & Deception
Erodes trust in digital ecosystems
✅ Cybersecurity Concerns
Rise in CSAM & NCII requires rapid traceable action
✅ Law Enforcement Clarity
Legal definition of SGI enables targeted regulation & faster takedowns
📍 Complementary Initiatives
✅ Legal Framework
➡️ Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 – data misuse
➡️ Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) – forgery & misinformation
✅ Regulatory Measures
➡️ MeitY advisories (2023–25) on platform due diligence
✅ Institutional Mechanism
➡️ Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) monitors AI-driven threats
📌 UPSC Relevance
✅ GS-2 – Governance, Digital Regulation
✅ GS-3 – Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies
✅ Important for Prelims (IT Act, Safe Harbour, Deepfakes)
#goverment_schemes
Join https://t.me/PIB_UPSC
https://t.me/upsc_government_scheme
📍 Why in News
✅ Government notified amendments to the 2021 IT Rules
✅ Tightens regulation of synthetically generated & AI-based content on digital platforms
📍 Key Provisions
✅ Legal Recognition of Synthetic Content (SGI)
➡️ First formal definition of Synthetically Generated Information (SGI) in India
➡️ Targets deepfakes & AI-generated impersonation
➡️ Excludes routine editing, academic & training material
✅ Mandatory Labelling
➡️ All SGI must be clearly marked as artificial
➡️ Embedded with metadata / unique identifiers
➡️ Platforms cannot allow removal/suppression of AI labels
✅ Obligations for Significant Social Media Intermediaries (SSMIs)
➡️ Must verify user declarations of synthetic content
➡️ Ensure clear disclosure before publication
⚠️ Non-compliance may lead to loss of Safe Harbour protection
➡️ Safe Harbour (Section 79, IT Act, 2000) protects intermediaries from liability for user-generated content
✅ Prohibited Content
➡️ Mandatory blocking of synthetic content involving:
• Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
• Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII)
• False documents
• Deceptive impersonation
✅ Faster Compliance Timelines
➡️ Takedown within 3 hours (earlier 36 hours)
➡️ Grievance redressal reduced to 7 days (earlier 15 days)
📍 Need to Curb AI-Generated Content & Deepfakes
✅ Disinformation & Deception
Erodes trust in digital ecosystems
✅ Cybersecurity Concerns
Rise in CSAM & NCII requires rapid traceable action
✅ Law Enforcement Clarity
Legal definition of SGI enables targeted regulation & faster takedowns
📍 Complementary Initiatives
✅ Legal Framework
➡️ Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 – data misuse
➡️ Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) – forgery & misinformation
✅ Regulatory Measures
➡️ MeitY advisories (2023–25) on platform due diligence
✅ Institutional Mechanism
➡️ Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) monitors AI-driven threats
📌 UPSC Relevance
✅ GS-2 – Governance, Digital Regulation
✅ GS-3 – Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies
✅ Important for Prelims (IT Act, Safe Harbour, Deepfakes)
#goverment_schemes
Join https://t.me/PIB_UPSC
https://t.me/upsc_government_scheme
❤4🔥1
🔆 Personality in News: Swami Dayanand Saraswati
📍 Why in News
✅ Remembered on his birth anniversary (12 February)
📍 Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824–1883)
✅ Born in Gujarat
✅ Founder of Arya Samaj (1875)
📍 Social Reforms
✅ Opposed child marriage and enforced widowhood
✅ Advocated social equality & women’s upliftment
✅ Promoted return to the Vedas
📍 Educational Vision
✅ Favoured education emphasizing grammar, philosophy, Vedas, science, medicine, music & art
✅ Advocated a system blending traditional knowledge with modern learning
📍 Political Thought
✅ Envisioned a decentralised polity
➡️ A vast commonwealth with the village as the basic unit
📍 Literary & Spiritual Contributions
✅ Major Work: Satyartha Prakasha
✅ Propounded Traitavada (Vedic concept)
➡️ Belief in three eternal entities: Ishwara (God), Jiva (soul), Prakriti (matter)
📌 UPSC Relevance
✅ GS-1 – Modern Indian History (Socio-religious Reform Movements)
✅ Important for Prelims (Arya Samaj, works, philosophy)
✅ Useful for Essay on social reform & nationalism
🔆 समाचार में व्यक्तित्व: स्वामी दयानंद सरस्वती
#history #prelims #mains
Join https://t.me/CSE_EXAM https://t.me/Upsc_4_history
📍 Why in News
✅ Remembered on his birth anniversary (12 February)
📍 Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824–1883)
✅ Born in Gujarat
✅ Founder of Arya Samaj (1875)
📍 Social Reforms
✅ Opposed child marriage and enforced widowhood
✅ Advocated social equality & women’s upliftment
✅ Promoted return to the Vedas
📍 Educational Vision
✅ Favoured education emphasizing grammar, philosophy, Vedas, science, medicine, music & art
✅ Advocated a system blending traditional knowledge with modern learning
📍 Political Thought
✅ Envisioned a decentralised polity
➡️ A vast commonwealth with the village as the basic unit
📍 Literary & Spiritual Contributions
✅ Major Work: Satyartha Prakasha
✅ Propounded Traitavada (Vedic concept)
➡️ Belief in three eternal entities: Ishwara (God), Jiva (soul), Prakriti (matter)
📌 UPSC Relevance
✅ GS-1 – Modern Indian History (Socio-religious Reform Movements)
✅ Important for Prelims (Arya Samaj, works, philosophy)
✅ Useful for Essay on social reform & nationalism
🔆 समाचार में व्यक्तित्व: स्वामी दयानंद सरस्वती
📍 समाचार में क्यों
✅ उनकी जन्म जयंती (12 फरवरी) पर याद किया जाता है
📍 स्वामी दयानंद सरस्वती (1824–1883)
✅ गुजरात में जन्मे
✅ आर्य समाज (1875) के संस्थापक
📍 सामाजिक सुधार
✅ बाल विवाह और विधवा पुनर्विवाह के विरोधी
✅ सामाजिक समानता और महिलाओं के उत्थान के समर्थक
✅ वेदों की ओर लौटने का प्रचार किया
📍 शैक्षिक दृष्टिकोण
✅ व्याकरण, दर्शन, वेद, विज्ञान, चिकित्सा, संगीत और कला पर जोर देने वाली शिक्षा के पक्षधर
✅ परंपरागत ज्ञान और आधुनिक शिक्षा के संयोजन वाली प्रणाली के समर्थक
📍 राजनीतिक विचार
✅ विकेंद्रीकृत शासन की कल्पना की
➡️ एक विशाल कॉमनवेल्थ जिसमें गांव मूल इकाई हो
📍 साहित्यिक और आध्यात्मिक योगदान
✅ प्रमुख कृति: सत्यार्थ प्रकाश
✅ त्रैतवाद (वैदिक सिद्धांत) का प्रचार किया
➡️ तीन शाश्वत तत्वों में विश्वास: ईश्वर, जीव, प्रकृति
📌 यूपीएससी प्रासंगिकता
✅ GS-1 – आधुनिक भारतीय इतिहास (सामाजिक-धार्मिक सुधार आंदोलन)
✅ प्रिलिम्स (आर्य समाज, कृतियाँ, दर्शन) के लिए महत्वपूर्ण
✅ सामाजिक सुधार और राष्ट्रवाद पर निबंध के लिए उपयोगी
#history #prelims #mains
Join https://t.me/CSE_EXAM https://t.me/Upsc_4_history
❤3🔥1
🔆 Women Movements & Personalities in Modern India (UPSC High-Yield)
📍 Early Reform & National Awakening (1872–1917)
✅ 1872 – Early Feminist Movement
Dr. Rakhmabai
➡️ Legal battle against child marriage
➡️ Contributed to Age of Consent Act, 1891
➡️ Among the first female doctors in colonial India
✅ 1872 – Kuka Movement
Women of the Kuka Community (Punjab)
➡️ Actively protested against British rule
✅ 1905 – Partition of Bengal
Swarnakumari Devi, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
➡️ Key role in Swadeshi Movement
✅ 1916 – Home Rule Movement
Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins
➡️ Led Home Rule League
➡️ Advocated women’s suffrage
✅ 1917 – Women’s Indian Association
Annie Besant, Dorothy Jinarajadasa, Margaret Cousins
➡️ Promoted women’s rights & social reforms
📍 Mass Movements Phase (1919–1935)
✅ 1919 – Rowlatt Satyagraha
Kasturba Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu
➡️ Protested against Rowlatt Act
✅ 1921 – Non-Cooperation Movement
Basanti Debi, Suniti Devi
➡️ First women arrested; promoted khadi & boycott
✅ 1925 – Trade Union Movements
Anasuya Sarabhai
➡️ Founded Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association
✅ 1927 – All India Women’s Conference (AIWC)
Margaret Cousins
➡️ Promoted women’s education & empowerment
✅ 1929 – Child Marriage Restraint Act (Sarda Act)
Muthulakshmi Reddi
➡️ Advocated legislation against child marriage
✅ 1930 – Salt Satyagraha
Sarojini Naidu, Mithuben Petit
➡️ Led Dharasana Salt Works raid
✅ 1930s – Revolutionary Movement
Santi Ghose, Suniti Chaudhuri
➡️ Involved in anti-British revolutionary actions
✅ 1930s – Civil Disobedience Movement
Usha Mehta, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
➡️ Ran Congress Radio
➡️ Promoted self-reliance & handicrafts
📍 Towards Independence (1942–1947)
✅ 1942 – Quit India Movement
Aruna Asaf Ali, Sucheta Kriplani, Matangini Hazra, Kasturba Gandhi, Parbati Giri, Bina Das
➡️ Hoisted national flag at Gowalia Tank
➡️ Organised protests; several became martyrs
✅ 1943 – Bengal Famine
Kalyani Das, Bina Das
➡️ Played key role in famine relief
✅ 1947 – Partition of India
Rameshwari Nehru, Mridula Sarabhai
➡️ Focused on refugee rehabilitation & women’s welfare
📌 UPSC Relevance
✅ GS-1 – Modern Indian History
✅ Important for women’s participation in freedom struggle
✅ Useful for Mains & Essay (Women Empowerment, Nationalism)
#history #prelims #mains
Join https://t.me/CSE_EXAM https://t.me/Upsc_4_history
📍 Early Reform & National Awakening (1872–1917)
✅ 1872 – Early Feminist Movement
Dr. Rakhmabai
➡️ Legal battle against child marriage
➡️ Contributed to Age of Consent Act, 1891
➡️ Among the first female doctors in colonial India
✅ 1872 – Kuka Movement
Women of the Kuka Community (Punjab)
➡️ Actively protested against British rule
✅ 1905 – Partition of Bengal
Swarnakumari Devi, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
➡️ Key role in Swadeshi Movement
✅ 1916 – Home Rule Movement
Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins
➡️ Led Home Rule League
➡️ Advocated women’s suffrage
✅ 1917 – Women’s Indian Association
Annie Besant, Dorothy Jinarajadasa, Margaret Cousins
➡️ Promoted women’s rights & social reforms
📍 Mass Movements Phase (1919–1935)
✅ 1919 – Rowlatt Satyagraha
Kasturba Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu
➡️ Protested against Rowlatt Act
✅ 1921 – Non-Cooperation Movement
Basanti Debi, Suniti Devi
➡️ First women arrested; promoted khadi & boycott
✅ 1925 – Trade Union Movements
Anasuya Sarabhai
➡️ Founded Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association
✅ 1927 – All India Women’s Conference (AIWC)
Margaret Cousins
➡️ Promoted women’s education & empowerment
✅ 1929 – Child Marriage Restraint Act (Sarda Act)
Muthulakshmi Reddi
➡️ Advocated legislation against child marriage
✅ 1930 – Salt Satyagraha
Sarojini Naidu, Mithuben Petit
➡️ Led Dharasana Salt Works raid
✅ 1930s – Revolutionary Movement
Santi Ghose, Suniti Chaudhuri
➡️ Involved in anti-British revolutionary actions
✅ 1930s – Civil Disobedience Movement
Usha Mehta, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
➡️ Ran Congress Radio
➡️ Promoted self-reliance & handicrafts
📍 Towards Independence (1942–1947)
✅ 1942 – Quit India Movement
Aruna Asaf Ali, Sucheta Kriplani, Matangini Hazra, Kasturba Gandhi, Parbati Giri, Bina Das
➡️ Hoisted national flag at Gowalia Tank
➡️ Organised protests; several became martyrs
✅ 1943 – Bengal Famine
Kalyani Das, Bina Das
➡️ Played key role in famine relief
✅ 1947 – Partition of India
Rameshwari Nehru, Mridula Sarabhai
➡️ Focused on refugee rehabilitation & women’s welfare
📌 UPSC Relevance
✅ GS-1 – Modern Indian History
✅ Important for women’s participation in freedom struggle
✅ Useful for Mains & Essay (Women Empowerment, Nationalism)
#history #prelims #mains
Join https://t.me/CSE_EXAM https://t.me/Upsc_4_history
❤9
🔆 Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
📍 Overview
✅ IPRs are exclusive rights granted over inventions, designs, literary & artistic works, and trade symbols
✅ Allow creators to control use of their intellectual property for a limited period
✅ Nodal Ministry: Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry
📍 Categories of Intellectual Property Rights
✅ Copyrights
Protect literary, artistic & musical works
➡️ Governed by the Copyright Act, 1957
✅ Trademarks
Distinguish goods/services using names, symbols & logos
➡️ Governed by the Trade Marks Act, 1999
✅ Patents
Protect inventions for up to 20 years
➡️ Governed by the Patents Act, 1970 (amended 2005)
➡️ Prevents “evergreening” and ensures TRIPS compliance
✅ Industrial Designs
Protect aesthetic aspects of products
➡️ Governed by the Designs Act, 2000
✅ Trade Secrets
Protect confidential business information
➡️ No specific statute; protected under common law
✅ Geographical Indications (GI)
Identify products linked to a specific region & reputation
➡️ Governed by the GI of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999
✅ Plant Variety Protection
Protects new plant varieties
➡️ Governed by Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001
➡️ Balances breeders’ & farmers’ rights
📍 International Conventions Related to IPR
✅ TRIPS Agreement (WTO)
Sets minimum standards for IPR protection
✅ Lisbon Agreement (WIPO)
Protects Appellations of Origin
✅ Berne Convention
Ensures international copyright protection without formalities
✅ Paris Convention
Framework for industrial property protection (patents & trademarks)
✅ WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)
Extends copyright protection to the digital environment
✅ Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Simplifies international patent filing via a single application system
📌 UPSC Relevance
✅ GS-3 – IPR, Innovation & WTO
✅ Prelims – Acts & International Agreements
✅ Important for topics like TRIPS waiver & pharmaceutical patents
#GS3
#prelims
#science_technology
#science_and_technology
Join https://t.me/PIB_UPSC
https://t.me/upsc_science_and_technology
📍 Overview
✅ IPRs are exclusive rights granted over inventions, designs, literary & artistic works, and trade symbols
✅ Allow creators to control use of their intellectual property for a limited period
✅ Nodal Ministry: Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry
📍 Categories of Intellectual Property Rights
✅ Copyrights
Protect literary, artistic & musical works
➡️ Governed by the Copyright Act, 1957
✅ Trademarks
Distinguish goods/services using names, symbols & logos
➡️ Governed by the Trade Marks Act, 1999
✅ Patents
Protect inventions for up to 20 years
➡️ Governed by the Patents Act, 1970 (amended 2005)
➡️ Prevents “evergreening” and ensures TRIPS compliance
✅ Industrial Designs
Protect aesthetic aspects of products
➡️ Governed by the Designs Act, 2000
✅ Trade Secrets
Protect confidential business information
➡️ No specific statute; protected under common law
✅ Geographical Indications (GI)
Identify products linked to a specific region & reputation
➡️ Governed by the GI of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999
✅ Plant Variety Protection
Protects new plant varieties
➡️ Governed by Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001
➡️ Balances breeders’ & farmers’ rights
📍 International Conventions Related to IPR
✅ TRIPS Agreement (WTO)
Sets minimum standards for IPR protection
✅ Lisbon Agreement (WIPO)
Protects Appellations of Origin
✅ Berne Convention
Ensures international copyright protection without formalities
✅ Paris Convention
Framework for industrial property protection (patents & trademarks)
✅ WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)
Extends copyright protection to the digital environment
✅ Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Simplifies international patent filing via a single application system
📌 UPSC Relevance
✅ GS-3 – IPR, Innovation & WTO
✅ Prelims – Acts & International Agreements
✅ Important for topics like TRIPS waiver & pharmaceutical patents
#GS3
#prelims
#science_technology
#science_and_technology
Join https://t.me/PIB_UPSC
https://t.me/upsc_science_and_technology
❤5🔥1
Day 58: 14 february target:
Environment:
Topics -
Revision of whole environment
PYQs
Backlogs
Current Affairs: December 2025
Environment
#UpscRevisionProgram
After completion of target post 'DONE'
In comment section. Targets are decided as per practical approach. In remaining time, you can study whatever you want.
Thank you.
@upsc_answer_written
@CSE_EXAM
Environment:
Topics -
Revision of whole environment
PYQs
Backlogs
Current Affairs: December 2025
Environment
#UpscRevisionProgram
After completion of target post 'DONE'
In comment section. Targets are decided as per practical approach. In remaining time, you can study whatever you want.
Thank you.
@upsc_answer_written
@CSE_EXAM
#Goodmorning
⏳99 days left CSP26[ 24-05-26]
⏳188 days left CSM26 [ 21-08-26]
⏳295 days left UPPSC prelims 6 December
⏳162 days left 72nd BPSC PRELIMS 26 July
⏳155 days left CAPF AC 19 July
⏳141 days left UKPSC PRELIMS 5 July
⏳114 days Left OPSC prelims 07 June
⏳107 days left MPSC (MH) prelims [ 31-05-26]
⏳RAS PRELIMS may
⏳71 days Left MPPSC (MP) Prelims 26 April
⏳71 days Left HCS Prelims 26 April
⏳70 days Left bpsc mains 25 April
⏳57 days Left CDS1 /NDA 12 April
⏳45 days Left PPSC mains 1 April
⏳42 days left UPPSC mains 29 March
⏳24 days Left JPSC PRELIMS 8 March
⏳08 days CGPSC prelims 22 February
#Target
#TargetOnlyone
#Accountability
https://t.me/anmolvachan1
⏳99 days left CSP26[ 24-05-26]
⏳188 days left CSM26 [ 21-08-26]
⏳295 days left UPPSC prelims 6 December
⏳162 days left 72nd BPSC PRELIMS 26 July
⏳155 days left CAPF AC 19 July
⏳141 days left UKPSC PRELIMS 5 July
⏳114 days Left OPSC prelims 07 June
⏳107 days left MPSC (MH) prelims [ 31-05-26]
⏳RAS PRELIMS may
⏳71 days Left MPPSC (MP) Prelims 26 April
⏳71 days Left HCS Prelims 26 April
⏳70 days Left bpsc mains 25 April
⏳57 days Left CDS1 /NDA 12 April
⏳45 days Left PPSC mains 1 April
⏳42 days left UPPSC mains 29 March
⏳24 days Left JPSC PRELIMS 8 March
⏳08 days CGPSC prelims 22 February
#Target
#TargetOnlyone
#Accountability
https://t.me/anmolvachan1
❤4
🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 13 FEB 2026
🔆 REGULATORY BODIES
📍 RBI – Digital Payments Index (DPI)
✅ Base Year: March 2018 = 100
✅ Sept 2025: 516.76 (↑ from 493.22 in March 2025)
✅ Highest weight: Payment Performance (45%)
📌 Indicates strong digital payment penetration
📍 Revised Kisan Credit Card (KCC) 2026 (Draft)
✅ Crop tenure: Short (12 months), Long (18 months)
✅ KCC tenure extended to 6 years
✅ Drawing limits aligned with Scale of Finance
✅ Tech expenses allowed (soil testing, weather services, GAP certification)
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 WIPO – Global R&D Spending 2024
✅ India ranks 7th globally
✅ Global R&D: $2.87 trillion
✅ R&D share of global GDP ≈ 2%
📍 Cyclone Gezani – Madagascar
✅ Wind speed: 195+ km/h
✅ 2,700+ displaced
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 CPI Series (Base 2024 = 100) – MoSPI
✅ Headline Inflation: 2.75%
✅ Food Inflation: 2.13%
✅ Housing Inflation: 2.05%
📌 New structure: 12 divisions, 358 items (COICOP 2018)
📍 India’s First National Biobank (LSD Rare Diseases)
✅ Funded by DBT
✅ Covers 530 patients, 27 disorders
✅ Lead: FRIGE, Ahmedabad
📍 Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026
✅ Launched Bodhan AI Centre of Excellence
✅ Focus: EduAI Stack, AI for School/Higher Education
✅ IIT Bombay–Columbia University MoU
📍 NITI Frontier Tech Hub Roadmap
✅ “Technology Services – Reimagination Ahead”
🎯 Scale tech services from $265B → $750–850B by 2035
📍 India to Get Two New Telescopes (Ladakh)
✅ NLST (2-metre solar telescope) – Merak
✅ NLOT (13.7-metre optical-infrared telescope)
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 DAC Clears ₹3.60 Lakh Crore Defence Proposals
✅ MRFA (Rafale), Combat Missiles
✅ Army vehicle overhaul (T-72, ICVs)
✅ Navy – P-8I Aircraft
✅ Coast Guard – 8 Dornier 228 (₹2,312 cr contract with HAL)
📍 Indian Navy Takes Command of CTF-154
✅ Under Combined Maritime Forces (47 nations)
✅ Commander: Commodore Milind M. Mokashi
🔆 MoUs
📍 MoES & Puducherry Govt
✅ Focus: Marine research, Blue Economy
✅ 6 areas: Fisheries, Offshore wind, Desalination, MSP
📅 Validity: 5 years
🔆 STATES
📍 Kerala – Sthree Suraksha Scheme
✅ ₹1,000/month pension
🎯 Women & transgender (35–60 yrs)
📍 Odisha Dolphin Census 2026
✅ 765 dolphins (highest in 5 years)
✅ Irrawaddy Dolphin – Endangered (IUCN)
🔆 SCHEMES (MoFPI)
📍 PMKSY – ₹6,520 crore
📍 PLISFPI – ₹10,900 crore
📍 PMFME – ₹10,000 crore
🎯 Strengthen food processing & supply chain
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📅 12 Feb – International Day for Prevention of Violent Extremism
Theme: Preventing Extremism in Age of Emerging Technologies
📅 13 Feb – World Radio Day
Theme 2026: Radio & AI: AI is a tool, not a voice
🔆 SCIENCE & TECH
📍 IN-SPACe Selects 3 Startups for Satellite Bus Platforms
✅ Astrome, Azista, Dhruva Space
✅ ₹5 crore grant each
🔆 SPORTS
📍 Asian Shooting Championships 2026
🥇 Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar – World Record (362.0)
🥈 Niraj Kumar
🥉 Akhil Sheoran
🏆 India clean sweep in 50m
#CurrentAffairs
Join https://t.me/CurrentAffairs_ONLY
🔆 REGULATORY BODIES
📍 RBI – Digital Payments Index (DPI)
✅ Base Year: March 2018 = 100
✅ Sept 2025: 516.76 (↑ from 493.22 in March 2025)
✅ Highest weight: Payment Performance (45%)
📌 Indicates strong digital payment penetration
📍 Revised Kisan Credit Card (KCC) 2026 (Draft)
✅ Crop tenure: Short (12 months), Long (18 months)
✅ KCC tenure extended to 6 years
✅ Drawing limits aligned with Scale of Finance
✅ Tech expenses allowed (soil testing, weather services, GAP certification)
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 WIPO – Global R&D Spending 2024
✅ India ranks 7th globally
✅ Global R&D: $2.87 trillion
✅ R&D share of global GDP ≈ 2%
📍 Cyclone Gezani – Madagascar
✅ Wind speed: 195+ km/h
✅ 2,700+ displaced
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 CPI Series (Base 2024 = 100) – MoSPI
✅ Headline Inflation: 2.75%
✅ Food Inflation: 2.13%
✅ Housing Inflation: 2.05%
📌 New structure: 12 divisions, 358 items (COICOP 2018)
📍 India’s First National Biobank (LSD Rare Diseases)
✅ Funded by DBT
✅ Covers 530 patients, 27 disorders
✅ Lead: FRIGE, Ahmedabad
📍 Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026
✅ Launched Bodhan AI Centre of Excellence
✅ Focus: EduAI Stack, AI for School/Higher Education
✅ IIT Bombay–Columbia University MoU
📍 NITI Frontier Tech Hub Roadmap
✅ “Technology Services – Reimagination Ahead”
🎯 Scale tech services from $265B → $750–850B by 2035
📍 India to Get Two New Telescopes (Ladakh)
✅ NLST (2-metre solar telescope) – Merak
✅ NLOT (13.7-metre optical-infrared telescope)
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 DAC Clears ₹3.60 Lakh Crore Defence Proposals
✅ MRFA (Rafale), Combat Missiles
✅ Army vehicle overhaul (T-72, ICVs)
✅ Navy – P-8I Aircraft
✅ Coast Guard – 8 Dornier 228 (₹2,312 cr contract with HAL)
📍 Indian Navy Takes Command of CTF-154
✅ Under Combined Maritime Forces (47 nations)
✅ Commander: Commodore Milind M. Mokashi
🔆 MoUs
📍 MoES & Puducherry Govt
✅ Focus: Marine research, Blue Economy
✅ 6 areas: Fisheries, Offshore wind, Desalination, MSP
📅 Validity: 5 years
🔆 STATES
📍 Kerala – Sthree Suraksha Scheme
✅ ₹1,000/month pension
🎯 Women & transgender (35–60 yrs)
📍 Odisha Dolphin Census 2026
✅ 765 dolphins (highest in 5 years)
✅ Irrawaddy Dolphin – Endangered (IUCN)
🔆 SCHEMES (MoFPI)
📍 PMKSY – ₹6,520 crore
📍 PLISFPI – ₹10,900 crore
📍 PMFME – ₹10,000 crore
🎯 Strengthen food processing & supply chain
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📅 12 Feb – International Day for Prevention of Violent Extremism
Theme: Preventing Extremism in Age of Emerging Technologies
📅 13 Feb – World Radio Day
Theme 2026: Radio & AI: AI is a tool, not a voice
🔆 SCIENCE & TECH
📍 IN-SPACe Selects 3 Startups for Satellite Bus Platforms
✅ Astrome, Azista, Dhruva Space
✅ ₹5 crore grant each
🔆 SPORTS
📍 Asian Shooting Championships 2026
🥇 Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar – World Record (362.0)
🥈 Niraj Kumar
🥉 Akhil Sheoran
🏆 India clean sweep in 50m
#CurrentAffairs
Join https://t.me/CurrentAffairs_ONLY
❤6