वेटलैंड्स सम्मेलन COP टाइमलाइन
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1971: जहां सब कुछ शुरू हुआ (रामसर, ईरान) दुनिया का पहला पर्यावरणीय संधि जो पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र संरक्षण पर केंद्रित है, रामसर, ईरान में हस्ताक्षरित हुई।
✅1975: शब्दों को क्रिया में बदलना (वैश्विक) (रामसर) वेटलैंड्स सम्मेलन को सात देशों द्वारा अनुमोदित किया गया और यह प्रभाव में आया।
✅1980: सहयोग की शुरुआत (इटली) कॉन्ट्रैक्टिंग पार्टियों की पहली बैठक (COP) ने सम्मेलन को गति दी, प्रक्रियात्मक नियम और वेटलैंड्स की सूची के लिए प्रारंभिक मार्गदर्शन अपनाया।
✅1982: परिवर्तन के द्वार खोलना (फ्रांस) पहले असाधारण COP (ExCOP) में अपनाया गया, पेरिस प्रोटोकॉल संशोधन प्रक्रिया और आधिकारिक कार्य भाषाओं को जोड़ता है।
✅1984: नीतियां आकार लेती हैं (नीदरलैंड्स) ग्रोनिंगन में, COP2 प्रतिनिधियों ने प्रारंभिक सिफारिशों पर सहमति व्यक्त की जो देशों को राष्ट्रीय वेटलैंड रणनीतियाँ और संरक्षण ढांचे विकसित करने के लिए प्रेरित करती हैं।
✅1987: रीढ़ की हड्डी बनाना (कनाडा) रेजिना संशोधनों ने दूसरे ExCOP में स्थायी समिति, सचिवालय और बजट प्रणाली स्थापित की, इसके बाद COP3 हुआ।
✅1990: पानी पर नजर (स्विट्जरलैंड) COP4 का मोंट्रू रिकॉर्ड शुरू किया गया ताकि पारिस्थितिक परिवर्तन से गुजर रहे अंतरराष्ट्रीय महत्व के वेटलैंड्स को ट्रैक किया जा सके और उनकी पुनर्प्राप्ति का समर्थन किया जा सके।
✅1993: विज्ञान की भूमिका (जापान) COP5 में वैज्ञानिक और तकनीकी समीक्षा पैनल (STRP) बनाया गया ताकि COP, स्थायी समिति और सचिवालय को विशेषज्ञ मार्गदर्शन प्रदान किया जा सके।
✅1996: आगे की योजना (ऑस्ट्रेलिया) ब्रिस्बेन में COP6 में, पार्टियों ने पहला रणनीतिक योजना (1997-2002) अपनाया, जो संरक्षण और समझदारी से उपयोग के लिए मापनीय लक्ष्य निर्धारित करता है।
✅1999: तीन स्तंभ, एक उद्देश्य (कोस्टा रिका) COP7 ने सम्मेलन के मुख्य दृष्टिकोण को परिभाषित किया: समझदारी से उपयोग, स्थल संरक्षण और अंतरराष्ट्रीय सहयोग।
✅2002: क्षेत्रीय कार्रवाई शुरू (स्पेन) COP8 में रामसर क्षेत्रीय पहलों (RRIs) के लिए ढांचा शुरू किया गया, जो बेसिन और उपक्षेत्रीय स्तर पर सहयोग को प्रोत्साहित करता है।
✅2005: मंत्री मंच पर (युगांडा) COP9 में अपनाई गई कैंपाला घोषणा, सम्मेलन का पहला मंत्री स्तरीय राजनीतिक बयान बन गई।
✅2008: वेटलैंड्स की नई भूमिका (कोरिया गणराज्य) दो COP10 प्रस्ताव वेटलैंड्स को जलवायु अनुकूलन और शमन से जोड़ते हैं, विशेष रूप से पीटलैंड्स और आपदा जोखिम न्यूनीकरण पर ध्यान केंद्रित करते हैं।
✅2012: महत्वपूर्ण शब्द (रोमानिया) COP11 द्वारा वेटलैंड संरक्षण में स्वदेशी लोगों और पारंपरिक ज्ञान की भूमिका को औपचारिक रूप से स्वीकार किया गया।
✅2015: शहर आंदोलन में शामिल (उरुग्वे) COP12 में शहरी वेटलैंड्स के संरक्षण और सतत प्रबंधन के लिए शहरों को मान्यता देने के लिए वेटलैंड सिटी मान्यता योजना शुरू की गई।
✅2018: एजेंडा में लिंग (संयुक्त अरब अमीरात) दुबई का COP13 वेटलैंड नीति और प्रबंधन में लैंगिक समानता को मुख्यधारा में लाता है, विश्व स्तर पर कार्यान्वयन में समावेशन को मजबूत करता है।
✅2022: वुहान से विश्व तक (चीन/स्विट्जरलैंड) वुहान और जेनेवा में संयुक्त रूप से आयोजित COP14 ने वेटलैंड्स को सतत विकास, लचीलापन और शांति निर्माण से जोड़ने वाला वुहान घोषणा पत्र अपनाया।
✅2025: फॉल्स में पुनर्स्थापन, पुनः पुष्टि (जिम्बाब्वे) COP15 में विक्टोरिया फॉल्स घोषणा ने ग्रह स्वास्थ्य के लिए वेटलैंड संरक्षण और पुनर्स्थापन के महत्व को पुनः पुष्टि की और पांचवीं रणनीतिक योजना ने कार्यान्वयन और जवाबदेही पर ध्यान केंद्रित किया।
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🔆 Q. “The sculptors filled the Chandella artform with resilient vigor and breadth of life.” Elucidate.
📍 Introduction
✅ The Chandella dynasty (9th–13th century) ruled central India and is renowned for its contribution to temple architecture and sculpture, especially at Khajuraho. Their sculptors infused stone with vitality, movement and realism, making Chandella art one of the finest expressions of Indian culture.
📍 How Chandella Sculptors Filled Art with Vigor and Breadth of Life
✅ Dynamic and Graceful Figures
➡️ Chandella sculptures are marked by rhythmic movement and graceful postures.
➡️ Figures appear full of energy and life rather than static.
➡️ The sculptures of the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple seem to pulsate with motion.
✅ Religious and Mythological Themes
➡️ Sculptures depict Hindu deities such as Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma and Kali.
➡️ Temple walls also portray scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
➡️ Khajuraho temples beautifully integrate kama, artha and dharma.
✅ Intricate Detailing and Realism
➡️ Sculptors showed remarkable precision in carving anatomy, jewellery, drapery and expressions.
➡️ Hairstyles, ornaments and facial features reflect extraordinary craftsmanship.
✅ Depiction of Life in All Forms
➡️ Chandella art goes beyond gods and goddesses.
➡️ It portrays dancers, musicians, warriors, celestial beings and scenes of everyday life.
➡️ This reflects a holistic worldview where divine and worldly life are interconnected.
✅ Symbolism and Spirituality
➡️ The erotic sculptures of Khajuraho symbolize fertility, creativity and the union of divine and human energies.
➡️ They are not merely sensual, but represent deeper spiritual meanings.
📍 Conclusion
✅ Thus, Chandella sculpture combined movement, realism, spirituality and worldly life into a vibrant artistic tradition.
✅ Their art celebrated life in all its dimensions and remains a timeless symbol of India’s cultural heritage.
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📍 Introduction
✅ The Chandella dynasty (9th–13th century) ruled central India and is renowned for its contribution to temple architecture and sculpture, especially at Khajuraho. Their sculptors infused stone with vitality, movement and realism, making Chandella art one of the finest expressions of Indian culture.
📍 How Chandella Sculptors Filled Art with Vigor and Breadth of Life
✅ Dynamic and Graceful Figures
➡️ Chandella sculptures are marked by rhythmic movement and graceful postures.
➡️ Figures appear full of energy and life rather than static.
➡️ The sculptures of the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple seem to pulsate with motion.
✅ Religious and Mythological Themes
➡️ Sculptures depict Hindu deities such as Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma and Kali.
➡️ Temple walls also portray scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
➡️ Khajuraho temples beautifully integrate kama, artha and dharma.
✅ Intricate Detailing and Realism
➡️ Sculptors showed remarkable precision in carving anatomy, jewellery, drapery and expressions.
➡️ Hairstyles, ornaments and facial features reflect extraordinary craftsmanship.
✅ Depiction of Life in All Forms
➡️ Chandella art goes beyond gods and goddesses.
➡️ It portrays dancers, musicians, warriors, celestial beings and scenes of everyday life.
➡️ This reflects a holistic worldview where divine and worldly life are interconnected.
✅ Symbolism and Spirituality
➡️ The erotic sculptures of Khajuraho symbolize fertility, creativity and the union of divine and human energies.
➡️ They are not merely sensual, but represent deeper spiritual meanings.
📍 Conclusion
✅ Thus, Chandella sculpture combined movement, realism, spirituality and worldly life into a vibrant artistic tradition.
✅ Their art celebrated life in all its dimensions and remains a timeless symbol of India’s cultural heritage.
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✅Gross Domestic Product (GDP) : GDP is defined as total market value of all final goods and services in an economy. It is used to assess the size of economy.
✅Growth of GDP : It can be either due to increase in actual production or due to increase in prices of goods and services or combination of both the above two factors.
✅Nominal GDP : It is the value of GDP at the current prevailing prices.
✅Real GDP : It is the value of GDP at some constant set of prices.
Real GDP growth rate = Nominal rate – Inflation (GDP Deflator)
✅The GDP deflator : It is the ratio of nominal to real GDP.
GDP Deflator = Nominal GDP / Real GDP
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✅Growth of GDP : It can be either due to increase in actual production or due to increase in prices of goods and services or combination of both the above two factors.
✅Nominal GDP : It is the value of GDP at the current prevailing prices.
✅Real GDP : It is the value of GDP at some constant set of prices.
Real GDP growth rate = Nominal rate – Inflation (GDP Deflator)
✅The GDP deflator : It is the ratio of nominal to real GDP.
GDP Deflator = Nominal GDP / Real GDP
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🔆 Yakshi: Key Facts
📍 Historical Context
✅ Associated with Didarganj Yakshi from the Mauryan Period.
📍 Religious & Cultural Significance
✅ In Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, Yakshis are female counterparts of Yakshas.
✅ They are nature spirits, often benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious.
✅ Linked with water, fertility, trees, forests, treasure, and wilderness.
📍 Depictions & Role
✅ Found in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist texts.
✅ Commonly seen in ancient & medieval South Asian and Southeast Asian temples as guardian deities.
✅ Typically adorned with ornaments and carrying maces, swords, bows, and other weapons.
📍 Historical Context
✅ Associated with Didarganj Yakshi from the Mauryan Period.
📍 Religious & Cultural Significance
✅ In Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, Yakshis are female counterparts of Yakshas.
✅ They are nature spirits, often benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious.
✅ Linked with water, fertility, trees, forests, treasure, and wilderness.
📍 Depictions & Role
✅ Found in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist texts.
✅ Commonly seen in ancient & medieval South Asian and Southeast Asian temples as guardian deities.
✅ Typically adorned with ornaments and carrying maces, swords, bows, and other weapons.
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🔆 Key Takeaways:
📍 James Princep:
✅ Deciphered Brahmi and Kharoshti scripts in 1837.
📍 Kautilya’s Arthashastra:
✅ Important ancient Indian text on governance, politics, and economics.
📍 Five Major Political Centres of Magadha Empire:
1. Capital: Pataliputra
2. Provincial Centres: Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali, Suvrangiri
• Suvrangiri: Known for tapping the gold mines of Karnataka.
📍 Magesthenes:
✅ In his Indica Book, he mentioned a committee with 6 sub-committees.
📍 Dhamma Mahamattas:
✅ Term for one who upholds the Dhamma.
📍 Samantas:
✅ Wealthy individuals maintaining control over land.
📍 Allahabad Prashasti:
✅ Composed in Sanskrit by Samudragupta’s court poet Harisen.
📍 Junagadh (Girnar) Rock Inscription:
✅ Mentions about three kings:
• Ashoka
• Rudradaman
• Skandagupta
📍 Gahapati:
✅ Large landowners in Tamil South India, known as Vellalar and Ploughmen as Uzhavar.
📍 Harshacharita:
✅ Biography of Harshavardhana written by Banabhatta.
📍 Agrahara:
✅ A term for Brahmin settlements where land was granted.
📍 Land Granted to Brahmana:
✅ Brahmanas were exempted from land revenue and could collect dues.
📍 Types of Pottery in Ancient History:
✅ Explained in class.
📍 Shrenis:
✅ Merchants’ guilds/associations.
📍 Malabathrum:
✅ Cinnamon, Black Pepper, and Yavana Priya.
📍 Successful Merchants in South India:
✅ Called MASATTWAN in Tamil, SETTHIS, and SATTAVAHAS in Prakrit.
📍 Coins in Ancient India:
✅ Explained in class.
📍 Pattivedaka:
✅ Journalists during Ashoka’s reign who informed the ruler about his empire.
📍 DC Sarkar:
✅ Published “Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary”.
📍 James Princep:
✅ Deciphered Brahmi and Kharoshti scripts in 1837.
📍 Kautilya’s Arthashastra:
✅ Important ancient Indian text on governance, politics, and economics.
📍 Five Major Political Centres of Magadha Empire:
1. Capital: Pataliputra
2. Provincial Centres: Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali, Suvrangiri
• Suvrangiri: Known for tapping the gold mines of Karnataka.
📍 Magesthenes:
✅ In his Indica Book, he mentioned a committee with 6 sub-committees.
📍 Dhamma Mahamattas:
✅ Term for one who upholds the Dhamma.
📍 Samantas:
✅ Wealthy individuals maintaining control over land.
📍 Allahabad Prashasti:
✅ Composed in Sanskrit by Samudragupta’s court poet Harisen.
📍 Junagadh (Girnar) Rock Inscription:
✅ Mentions about three kings:
• Ashoka
• Rudradaman
• Skandagupta
📍 Gahapati:
✅ Large landowners in Tamil South India, known as Vellalar and Ploughmen as Uzhavar.
📍 Harshacharita:
✅ Biography of Harshavardhana written by Banabhatta.
📍 Agrahara:
✅ A term for Brahmin settlements where land was granted.
📍 Land Granted to Brahmana:
✅ Brahmanas were exempted from land revenue and could collect dues.
📍 Types of Pottery in Ancient History:
✅ Explained in class.
📍 Shrenis:
✅ Merchants’ guilds/associations.
📍 Malabathrum:
✅ Cinnamon, Black Pepper, and Yavana Priya.
📍 Successful Merchants in South India:
✅ Called MASATTWAN in Tamil, SETTHIS, and SATTAVAHAS in Prakrit.
📍 Coins in Ancient India:
✅ Explained in class.
📍 Pattivedaka:
✅ Journalists during Ashoka’s reign who informed the ruler about his empire.
📍 DC Sarkar:
✅ Published “Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary”.
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🔆 Jiyo Parsi Scheme
📍 Launch
✅ Launched in 2013–14 as a Central Sector Scheme.
📍 Aim
✅ To address the declining population of the Parsi community in India through structured interventions and medical assistance.
📍 Implemented By
✅ Ministry of Minority Affairs
📍 Beneficiaries / Target Group
✅ Parsi couples and families in India.
📍 Financial Assistance
✅ Provides financial support for fertility treatment under standard medical protocols.
✅ Assistance is transferred directly through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
📍 Key Features
✅ Supports:
➡️ Infertility treatment and related medical care
➡️ Childcare assistance
➡️ Support for dependent elderly members
✅ The scheme aims to improve the demographic profile of the Parsi community by encouraging higher birth rates.
📍 Performance
✅ Since its launch, the scheme has supported more than 400 Parsi children.
📍 Significance
✅ The Parsi population in India has been steadily declining due to low fertility rates and ageing population.
✅ Jiyo Parsi is a targeted intervention to preserve the cultural and demographic identity of the community.
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📍 Launch
✅ Launched in 2013–14 as a Central Sector Scheme.
📍 Aim
✅ To address the declining population of the Parsi community in India through structured interventions and medical assistance.
📍 Implemented By
✅ Ministry of Minority Affairs
📍 Beneficiaries / Target Group
✅ Parsi couples and families in India.
📍 Financial Assistance
✅ Provides financial support for fertility treatment under standard medical protocols.
✅ Assistance is transferred directly through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
📍 Key Features
✅ Supports:
➡️ Infertility treatment and related medical care
➡️ Childcare assistance
➡️ Support for dependent elderly members
✅ The scheme aims to improve the demographic profile of the Parsi community by encouraging higher birth rates.
📍 Performance
✅ Since its launch, the scheme has supported more than 400 Parsi children.
📍 Significance
✅ The Parsi population in India has been steadily declining due to low fertility rates and ageing population.
✅ Jiyo Parsi is a targeted intervention to preserve the cultural and demographic identity of the community.
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🔆 Salkhan Fossil Park
📍 Context
✅ Recently added to the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage Sites.
📍 Location
✅ Located in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh.
✅ Situated in the Kaimur Range, a part of the Vindhya Range, near the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary.
✅ Officially known as Sonbhadra Fossils Park.
📍 Age
✅ Contains fossils dating back nearly 1.4 billion years to the Mesoproterozoic era.
📍 Key Feature
✅ Famous for prehistoric stromatolites formed by ancient microorganisms.
✅ These stromatolites are among the earliest evidence of life on Earth.
📍 Significance
✅ One of India’s oldest and best-preserved fossil sites.
✅ Represents living relics of Mesoproterozoic life and early biological evolution.
📍 UNESCO Status
✅ Recently included in the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
📍 Global Recognition
✅ Recognised as a geo-heritage site under the 2020 guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature for “Evolution of Life”.
✅ Also aligns with UNESCO’s 2021 framework on Earth’s history and evolution of life.
#prelims
#art_and_culture
https://t.me/Studytoday1
https://t.me/upsc_art_and_culture
📍 Context
✅ Recently added to the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage Sites.
📍 Location
✅ Located in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh.
✅ Situated in the Kaimur Range, a part of the Vindhya Range, near the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary.
✅ Officially known as Sonbhadra Fossils Park.
📍 Age
✅ Contains fossils dating back nearly 1.4 billion years to the Mesoproterozoic era.
📍 Key Feature
✅ Famous for prehistoric stromatolites formed by ancient microorganisms.
✅ These stromatolites are among the earliest evidence of life on Earth.
📍 Significance
✅ One of India’s oldest and best-preserved fossil sites.
✅ Represents living relics of Mesoproterozoic life and early biological evolution.
📍 UNESCO Status
✅ Recently included in the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
📍 Global Recognition
✅ Recognised as a geo-heritage site under the 2020 guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature for “Evolution of Life”.
✅ Also aligns with UNESCO’s 2021 framework on Earth’s history and evolution of life.
#prelims
#art_and_culture
https://t.me/Studytoday1
https://t.me/upsc_art_and_culture
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Day 112: 9 April target:
Polity: REVISION
Topics -
Constitutional and Non-constitutional Bodies
Misc.
PYQs
Current Affairs: October, November 2025
Polity only
#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
Polity: REVISION
Topics -
Constitutional and Non-constitutional Bodies
Misc.
PYQs
Current Affairs: October, November 2025
Polity only
#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
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#Goodmorning
⏳45 days left CSP26[ 24-05-26]
⏳134 days left CSM26 [ 21-08-26]
⏳241 days left UPPSC prelims 6 December
⏳108 days left 72nd BPSC PRELIMS 26 July
⏳101 days left CAPF AC 19 July
⏳87 days left UKPSC PRELIMS 5 July
⏳60 days Left OPSC/ GPSC prelims 07 June
⏳53 days left MPSC (MH) prelims [ 31-05-26]
⏳17 days Left MPPSC (MP)/ HCS Prelims 26 April
⏳16 days Left bpsc mains 25 April
JPSC PRELIMS 19 April
⏳3 days days Left CDS1 /NDA 12 April
#Target
#TargetOnlyone
#Accountability
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⏳45 days left CSP26[ 24-05-26]
⏳134 days left CSM26 [ 21-08-26]
⏳241 days left UPPSC prelims 6 December
⏳108 days left 72nd BPSC PRELIMS 26 July
⏳101 days left CAPF AC 19 July
⏳87 days left UKPSC PRELIMS 5 July
⏳60 days Left OPSC/ GPSC prelims 07 June
⏳53 days left MPSC (MH) prelims [ 31-05-26]
⏳17 days Left MPPSC (MP)/ HCS Prelims 26 April
⏳16 days Left bpsc mains 25 April
JPSC PRELIMS 19 April
⏳3 days days Left CDS1 /NDA 12 April
#Target
#TargetOnlyone
#Accountability
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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 6 APRIL 2026
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Newcastle Disease Spreads Across Europe
✅ Europe witnessed the spread of Newcastle Disease in 2026
✅ Disease caused major losses in poultry production
✅ Newcastle Disease is a highly contagious viral disease of birds
✅ Caused by Avian Paramyxovirus-1 (APMV-1)
📍 India and UN Review UNDPF Operations
✅ India and the United Nations reviewed operations of the United Nations Development Partnership Fund (UNDPF)
✅ Focus is to improve effectiveness of development projects
✅ UNDPF was launched in 2017 with an initial fund of $150 million
✅ Main aim: Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote South-South cooperation
✅ Special focus on:
• Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
• Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
📍 Oxford University Launches UK-wide Tour of Shikshapatri
✅ University of Oxford launched a nationwide UK tour of the sacred Hindu text Shikshapatri to mark its 200th anniversary
✅ The tour is organised by Bodleian Libraries
✅ Shikshapatri was composed by Sahajanand Swami
✅ It was written in 1826 at Vadtal
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 ECINet Introduces ‘Know Your Candidates’ KYC Feature
✅ Election Commission of India launched the “Know Your Candidates” feature on ECINet
✅ Aim: Increase transparency and help voters make informed choices
✅ ECINet stands for Election Commission Integrated Network
✅ It is India’s first unified portal for elections
✅ It merges more than 40 standalone apps such as Suvidha, VIGIL and KYC into one interface
✅ The feature will be used in upcoming elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry
📍 Raja Ravi Varma Painting Sets New Record
✅ Painting “Yashoda and Krishna” by Raja Ravi Varma became the most expensive painting ever sold in India
✅ Sold for ₹167.20 crore (~USD 17.98 million)
✅ Bought by Cyrus S. Poonawalla
✅ Painting depicts Yashoda milking a cow while Krishna reaches for milk
✅ It surpassed the earlier record held by a painting of M. F. Husain
✅ Raja Ravi Varma is known as the “Father of Modern Indian Art” and the “Raphael of the East”
📍 Namo Drone Didi Yojana: Karnataka Tops the List
✅ Karnataka has the highest number of women Self-Help Groups trained as drone pilots under Namo Drone Didi Yojana
✅ Namo Drone Didi Yojana is a Central Sector Scheme
✅ Scheme outlay: ₹1,261 crore
✅ Duration: 2023–24 to 2025–26
✅ Government provides 80% subsidy on drone cost and accessories up to ₹8 lakh
✅ Remaining 20% financed through loan support by National Agriculture Infra Financing Facility with 3% interest subvention
📍 First Administrative Capacity Building Programme for Scientists Launched
✅ Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched India’s first administrative capacity-building programme for scientists and academicians
✅ Programme launched under Mission Karmayogi
✅ Aim: Improve administrative and governance skills
✅ Capacity Building Commission collaborated with the National Monuments Authority to design the programme
✅ Revamped UNNATI portal was also launched
✅ UNNATI stands for National Nurturing and Adaptive Technological Interface
📍 Major Ports Handle Record Cargo in FY26
✅ India’s major ports handled a record 915 million tonnes of cargo in FY 2025–26
✅ Cargo traffic increased by around 7%
✅ Top performing ports:
• Deendayal Port Authority
• Paradip Port Authority
• Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Israel Delivers First Batch of NEGEV LMGs to India
✅ Israel’s PLR Systems delivered the first batch of NEGEV Light Machine Guns to India on 1 April 2026
✅ Manufacturing facility is located at Malanpur, Madhya Pradesh
✅ NEGEV LMGs will strengthen India’s defence preparedness
📍 BRO Celebrates 47th Raising Day of Project Chetak
✅ Border Roads Organisation celebrated the 47th Raising Day of Project Chetak at Bikaner, Rajasthan
✅ Motto of Project Chetak: “Chetak Ka Prayas, Desh Ka Vikas”
🔆 STATES
📍 Entry Restrictions for Non-BS-VI Goods Vehicles from November 2026
✅ From 1 November 2026, entry of non-BS-VI, non-CNG and non-electric goods vehicles will be restricted
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Newcastle Disease Spreads Across Europe
✅ Europe witnessed the spread of Newcastle Disease in 2026
✅ Disease caused major losses in poultry production
✅ Newcastle Disease is a highly contagious viral disease of birds
✅ Caused by Avian Paramyxovirus-1 (APMV-1)
📍 India and UN Review UNDPF Operations
✅ India and the United Nations reviewed operations of the United Nations Development Partnership Fund (UNDPF)
✅ Focus is to improve effectiveness of development projects
✅ UNDPF was launched in 2017 with an initial fund of $150 million
✅ Main aim: Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote South-South cooperation
✅ Special focus on:
• Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
• Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
📍 Oxford University Launches UK-wide Tour of Shikshapatri
✅ University of Oxford launched a nationwide UK tour of the sacred Hindu text Shikshapatri to mark its 200th anniversary
✅ The tour is organised by Bodleian Libraries
✅ Shikshapatri was composed by Sahajanand Swami
✅ It was written in 1826 at Vadtal
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 ECINet Introduces ‘Know Your Candidates’ KYC Feature
✅ Election Commission of India launched the “Know Your Candidates” feature on ECINet
✅ Aim: Increase transparency and help voters make informed choices
✅ ECINet stands for Election Commission Integrated Network
✅ It is India’s first unified portal for elections
✅ It merges more than 40 standalone apps such as Suvidha, VIGIL and KYC into one interface
✅ The feature will be used in upcoming elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry
📍 Raja Ravi Varma Painting Sets New Record
✅ Painting “Yashoda and Krishna” by Raja Ravi Varma became the most expensive painting ever sold in India
✅ Sold for ₹167.20 crore (~USD 17.98 million)
✅ Bought by Cyrus S. Poonawalla
✅ Painting depicts Yashoda milking a cow while Krishna reaches for milk
✅ It surpassed the earlier record held by a painting of M. F. Husain
✅ Raja Ravi Varma is known as the “Father of Modern Indian Art” and the “Raphael of the East”
📍 Namo Drone Didi Yojana: Karnataka Tops the List
✅ Karnataka has the highest number of women Self-Help Groups trained as drone pilots under Namo Drone Didi Yojana
✅ Namo Drone Didi Yojana is a Central Sector Scheme
✅ Scheme outlay: ₹1,261 crore
✅ Duration: 2023–24 to 2025–26
✅ Government provides 80% subsidy on drone cost and accessories up to ₹8 lakh
✅ Remaining 20% financed through loan support by National Agriculture Infra Financing Facility with 3% interest subvention
📍 First Administrative Capacity Building Programme for Scientists Launched
✅ Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched India’s first administrative capacity-building programme for scientists and academicians
✅ Programme launched under Mission Karmayogi
✅ Aim: Improve administrative and governance skills
✅ Capacity Building Commission collaborated with the National Monuments Authority to design the programme
✅ Revamped UNNATI portal was also launched
✅ UNNATI stands for National Nurturing and Adaptive Technological Interface
📍 Major Ports Handle Record Cargo in FY26
✅ India’s major ports handled a record 915 million tonnes of cargo in FY 2025–26
✅ Cargo traffic increased by around 7%
✅ Top performing ports:
• Deendayal Port Authority
• Paradip Port Authority
• Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Israel Delivers First Batch of NEGEV LMGs to India
✅ Israel’s PLR Systems delivered the first batch of NEGEV Light Machine Guns to India on 1 April 2026
✅ Manufacturing facility is located at Malanpur, Madhya Pradesh
✅ NEGEV LMGs will strengthen India’s defence preparedness
📍 BRO Celebrates 47th Raising Day of Project Chetak
✅ Border Roads Organisation celebrated the 47th Raising Day of Project Chetak at Bikaner, Rajasthan
✅ Motto of Project Chetak: “Chetak Ka Prayas, Desh Ka Vikas”
🔆 STATES
📍 Entry Restrictions for Non-BS-VI Goods Vehicles from November 2026
✅ From 1 November 2026, entry of non-BS-VI, non-CNG and non-electric goods vehicles will be restricted
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✅ The move is aimed at reducing pollution
✅ Bharat Stage emission norms are based on European Euro standards
✅ BS-VI reduced sulphur content in fuel from 50 ppm to 10 ppm
✅ BS-VI norms also reduce particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)
📍 Rongali Bihu Celebrations Begin in Assam
✅ Rongali Bihu, also known as Bohag Bihu, marks the Assamese New Year festivities
✅ It is one of the most important festivals of Assam
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 International Children’s Book Day 2026
✅ Observed on 2 April 2026
✅ Theme: “Plant Stories and the World Will Bloom”
📍 International Day for Mine Awareness 2026
✅ Observed on 4 April 2026 every year to raise awareness about landmines
📍 National Maritime Day 2026
✅ National Maritime Day is celebrated in India every year on 5 April
🔆 AWARDS
📍 President’s Police Colours Awarded
✅ Uttarakhand Police and Odisha Police were honoured with the President’s Police Colours
✅ Approved by President Droupadi Murmu
✅ Uttarakhand Police received the honour on 2 April 2026
✅ Odisha Police received it on 30 March 2026
✅ Award recognises bravery, discipline and professionalism
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 BIRAC-BioNest Incubation Centre Supports 26 Startups
✅ Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council BioNest Incubation Centre is functioning at Central Food Technological Research Institute
✅ Total startups supported so far: 26
🔆 SPORTS
📍 Murali Sreeshankar Wins Long Jump Event
✅ Murali Sreeshankar won men’s long jump at Indian Athletics Series 2026 in Bengaluru
✅ Winning jump: 8.15 m
✅ Men’s triple jump winner: Abdulla Aboobacker with 16.82 m
#CurrentAffairs
✅ Bharat Stage emission norms are based on European Euro standards
✅ BS-VI reduced sulphur content in fuel from 50 ppm to 10 ppm
✅ BS-VI norms also reduce particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)
📍 Rongali Bihu Celebrations Begin in Assam
✅ Rongali Bihu, also known as Bohag Bihu, marks the Assamese New Year festivities
✅ It is one of the most important festivals of Assam
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 International Children’s Book Day 2026
✅ Observed on 2 April 2026
✅ Theme: “Plant Stories and the World Will Bloom”
📍 International Day for Mine Awareness 2026
✅ Observed on 4 April 2026 every year to raise awareness about landmines
📍 National Maritime Day 2026
✅ National Maritime Day is celebrated in India every year on 5 April
🔆 AWARDS
📍 President’s Police Colours Awarded
✅ Uttarakhand Police and Odisha Police were honoured with the President’s Police Colours
✅ Approved by President Droupadi Murmu
✅ Uttarakhand Police received the honour on 2 April 2026
✅ Odisha Police received it on 30 March 2026
✅ Award recognises bravery, discipline and professionalism
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 BIRAC-BioNest Incubation Centre Supports 26 Startups
✅ Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council BioNest Incubation Centre is functioning at Central Food Technological Research Institute
✅ Total startups supported so far: 26
🔆 SPORTS
📍 Murali Sreeshankar Wins Long Jump Event
✅ Murali Sreeshankar won men’s long jump at Indian Athletics Series 2026 in Bengaluru
✅ Winning jump: 8.15 m
✅ Men’s triple jump winner: Abdulla Aboobacker with 16.82 m
#CurrentAffairs
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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 8 APRIL 2026
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 France Hosts One Health Summit 2026
✅ One Health Summit held in Lyon, France from 5–7 April 2026 under France’s G7 Presidency
✅ One Health approach links:
➡ Human health
➡ Animal health
➡ Plant health
➡ Environment
✅ Key focus areas: zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, sustainable food systems and pollution
✅ Quadripartite partners:
➡ World Health Organization
➡ Food and Agriculture Organization
➡ United Nations Environment Programme
➡ World Organisation for Animal Health
📍 Russia–India Cooperation
✅ Russia’s First Deputy PM Denis Manturov visited India on 2–3 April 2026
✅ Co-chaired IRIGC-TEC meeting with S. Jaishankar
✅ IRIGC-TEC is the key platform for India–Russia trade, economic, scientific and cultural cooperation
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 Bharat Tribes Fest 2026
✅ Bharat Tribes Fest 2026 held at Sunder Nursery from 18 March–5 April
✅ Organised by Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED
✅ New tribal brand launched: RISA – Timeless Tribal
✅ Brand includes:
➡ 10 clusters
➡ 5 tribal weaves
➡ 2 embroideries
➡ 3 crafts
📍 New TV Rating Policy 2026
✅ Ministry of Information & Broadcasting notifies Television Rating Policy 2026
✅ Replaces TRP Guidelines, 2014
📍 Key Reforms
✅ Landing page viewership will not be counted
✅ Minimum 50% independent directors mandatory in TV rating agencies
✅ Net worth requirement reduced from ₹20 crore → ₹5 crore
✅ TV rating agencies must expand sample size to 80,000 metered homes within 18 months
✅ Long-term target: 1.2 lakh homes
📍 Textile Demand Report 2024
✅ Union Minister Giriraj Singh releases report “Market for Textiles & Clothing: National Household Survey 2024”
✅ Textile and apparel demand increased from ₹4.89 lakh crore (2010) to ₹14.95 lakh crore (2024)
✅ CAGR: 8.3%
✅ Per capita demand rose from ₹2,119 to ₹6,066
📍 NHRC Meeting on Food Adulteration
✅ National Human Rights Commission organised Core Group meeting on Right to Food & Nutrition in New Delhi
✅ Theme: “Tackling Food Adulteration in India”
✅ Chaired by Justice V. Ramasubramanian
✅ Focus: scale of adulteration, reforms needed and better enforcement of Right to Food
🔆 STATES
📍 ITBP to Host Water Sports Championship
✅ Indo-Tibetan Border Police to host 25th All India Police Water Sports Cluster Championship at Tehri Lake, Uttarakhand
✅ Championship will continue till 12 April 2026
✅ Total events: 52
✅ Includes canoeing, rowing and kayaking
📍 Maharashtra Launches ‘My Village, Healthy Village’
✅ Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis launches “My Village, Healthy Village” campaign
✅ Aim: Improve rural healthcare and promote preventive health services at village level
✅ Launched on World Health Day (7 April)
🔆 SCHEMES
📍 PLI Scheme for Food Processing
✅ Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) launched by Ministry of Food Processing Industries
✅ Duration: FY 2021–22 to FY 2026–27
✅ Total outlay: ₹10,900 crore
📍 Focus Areas
✅ Ready-to-Eat / Ready-to-Cook products
✅ Processed fruits & vegetables
✅ Marine products
✅ Mozzarella cheese
✅ Also supports innovative and organic products by SMEs and branding abroad
🔆 APPOINTMENTS
📍 Sports & Corporate
✅ Blanka Vlašić appointed International Event Ambassador for TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2026
✅ Ranveer Singh becomes brand ambassador of Jindal Stainless
📍 Other Appointments
✅ Menaka Guruswamy takes oath as India’s first openly queer MP
✅ Tejveer Singh assumes charge as Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals
✅ PM congratulates To Lam on his election as President of Vietnam
🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS
📍 New Autobiography Released
✅ Former CBI Director R. K. Raghavan releases autobiography “A Road Well Travelled”
✅ First copy received by Nandini Azad in Chennai
✅ Book covers life and career of the former CBI Director
🔆 SPORTS
📍 ISSF World Cup 2026
✅ At ISSF World Cup in Granada, Indian pair Palak Gulia and Mukesh Nelavalli win gold in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event
✅ It is Mukesh Nelavalli’s first ISSF World Cup medal
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 France Hosts One Health Summit 2026
✅ One Health Summit held in Lyon, France from 5–7 April 2026 under France’s G7 Presidency
✅ One Health approach links:
➡ Human health
➡ Animal health
➡ Plant health
➡ Environment
✅ Key focus areas: zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, sustainable food systems and pollution
✅ Quadripartite partners:
➡ World Health Organization
➡ Food and Agriculture Organization
➡ United Nations Environment Programme
➡ World Organisation for Animal Health
📍 Russia–India Cooperation
✅ Russia’s First Deputy PM Denis Manturov visited India on 2–3 April 2026
✅ Co-chaired IRIGC-TEC meeting with S. Jaishankar
✅ IRIGC-TEC is the key platform for India–Russia trade, economic, scientific and cultural cooperation
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 Bharat Tribes Fest 2026
✅ Bharat Tribes Fest 2026 held at Sunder Nursery from 18 March–5 April
✅ Organised by Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED
✅ New tribal brand launched: RISA – Timeless Tribal
✅ Brand includes:
➡ 10 clusters
➡ 5 tribal weaves
➡ 2 embroideries
➡ 3 crafts
📍 New TV Rating Policy 2026
✅ Ministry of Information & Broadcasting notifies Television Rating Policy 2026
✅ Replaces TRP Guidelines, 2014
📍 Key Reforms
✅ Landing page viewership will not be counted
✅ Minimum 50% independent directors mandatory in TV rating agencies
✅ Net worth requirement reduced from ₹20 crore → ₹5 crore
✅ TV rating agencies must expand sample size to 80,000 metered homes within 18 months
✅ Long-term target: 1.2 lakh homes
📍 Textile Demand Report 2024
✅ Union Minister Giriraj Singh releases report “Market for Textiles & Clothing: National Household Survey 2024”
✅ Textile and apparel demand increased from ₹4.89 lakh crore (2010) to ₹14.95 lakh crore (2024)
✅ CAGR: 8.3%
✅ Per capita demand rose from ₹2,119 to ₹6,066
📍 NHRC Meeting on Food Adulteration
✅ National Human Rights Commission organised Core Group meeting on Right to Food & Nutrition in New Delhi
✅ Theme: “Tackling Food Adulteration in India”
✅ Chaired by Justice V. Ramasubramanian
✅ Focus: scale of adulteration, reforms needed and better enforcement of Right to Food
🔆 STATES
📍 ITBP to Host Water Sports Championship
✅ Indo-Tibetan Border Police to host 25th All India Police Water Sports Cluster Championship at Tehri Lake, Uttarakhand
✅ Championship will continue till 12 April 2026
✅ Total events: 52
✅ Includes canoeing, rowing and kayaking
📍 Maharashtra Launches ‘My Village, Healthy Village’
✅ Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis launches “My Village, Healthy Village” campaign
✅ Aim: Improve rural healthcare and promote preventive health services at village level
✅ Launched on World Health Day (7 April)
🔆 SCHEMES
📍 PLI Scheme for Food Processing
✅ Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) launched by Ministry of Food Processing Industries
✅ Duration: FY 2021–22 to FY 2026–27
✅ Total outlay: ₹10,900 crore
📍 Focus Areas
✅ Ready-to-Eat / Ready-to-Cook products
✅ Processed fruits & vegetables
✅ Marine products
✅ Mozzarella cheese
✅ Also supports innovative and organic products by SMEs and branding abroad
🔆 APPOINTMENTS
📍 Sports & Corporate
✅ Blanka Vlašić appointed International Event Ambassador for TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2026
✅ Ranveer Singh becomes brand ambassador of Jindal Stainless
📍 Other Appointments
✅ Menaka Guruswamy takes oath as India’s first openly queer MP
✅ Tejveer Singh assumes charge as Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals
✅ PM congratulates To Lam on his election as President of Vietnam
🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS
📍 New Autobiography Released
✅ Former CBI Director R. K. Raghavan releases autobiography “A Road Well Travelled”
✅ First copy received by Nandini Azad in Chennai
✅ Book covers life and career of the former CBI Director
🔆 SPORTS
📍 ISSF World Cup 2026
✅ At ISSF World Cup in Granada, Indian pair Palak Gulia and Mukesh Nelavalli win gold in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event
✅ It is Mukesh Nelavalli’s first ISSF World Cup medal
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✅ Palak Gulia had earlier won individual gold at Asian Games 2023
📍 Para Archery
✅ Payal Nag becomes world’s first quadruple amputee archer to win international gold
✅ She won gold at 2026 World Para Archery Series Final in Bangkok
#CurrentAffairs
📍 Para Archery
✅ Payal Nag becomes world’s first quadruple amputee archer to win international gold
✅ She won gold at 2026 World Para Archery Series Final in Bangkok
#CurrentAffairs
🔆 National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) – Ensuring Social Security
✅ Implementing Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
✅ Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)
✅ Coverage: Applicable in both rural and urban areas
✅ Objectives:
• To ensure minimum social security for vulnerable groups — elderly, widows, and persons with disabilities (Divyangjan).
• To provide financial and food assistance to BPL families.
• Realizes Article 41 of the Constitution — Right to work, education, and public assistance in cases of old age or disability.
✅ Beneficiary Reach: ~3.09 crore individuals across India.
✅ Implementation Highlights:
• Beneficiary Selection: By Gram Panchayats/Municipalities.
• Disbursement: 94% through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to bank/post accounts.
• Monitoring: Nodal Secretaries in each State/UT oversee implementation and quarterly reporting.
✅ Major Components:
1️⃣ IGNOAPS: ₹200–₹500 monthly pension for elderly (60+ years).
2️⃣ IGNWPS: ₹300 monthly pension for widows (40–59 years).
3️⃣ IGNDPS: ₹300–₹500 monthly for persons with ≥80% disability (18–79 years).
4️⃣ NFBS: ₹20,000 one-time support to BPL families on death of main breadwinner (18–59 years).
5️⃣ Annapurna Scheme: 10 kg free food grains/month for senior citizens not receiving pension.
#goverment_schemes
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@upsc_government_scheme
✅ Implementing Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
✅ Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)
✅ Coverage: Applicable in both rural and urban areas
✅ Objectives:
• To ensure minimum social security for vulnerable groups — elderly, widows, and persons with disabilities (Divyangjan).
• To provide financial and food assistance to BPL families.
• Realizes Article 41 of the Constitution — Right to work, education, and public assistance in cases of old age or disability.
✅ Beneficiary Reach: ~3.09 crore individuals across India.
✅ Implementation Highlights:
• Beneficiary Selection: By Gram Panchayats/Municipalities.
• Disbursement: 94% through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to bank/post accounts.
• Monitoring: Nodal Secretaries in each State/UT oversee implementation and quarterly reporting.
✅ Major Components:
1️⃣ IGNOAPS: ₹200–₹500 monthly pension for elderly (60+ years).
2️⃣ IGNWPS: ₹300 monthly pension for widows (40–59 years).
3️⃣ IGNDPS: ₹300–₹500 monthly for persons with ≥80% disability (18–79 years).
4️⃣ NFBS: ₹20,000 one-time support to BPL families on death of main breadwinner (18–59 years).
5️⃣ Annapurna Scheme: 10 kg free food grains/month for senior citizens not receiving pension.
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🔆 Self Reliant India (SRI) Fund Scheme
📍 Launch
✅ Launched in 2020 under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Package.
📍 Aim
✅ To provide equity and quasi-equity funding to MSMEs with growth potential.
✅ Seeks to reduce dependence on debt and strengthen the long-term capital base of MSMEs.
📍 Implemented By
✅ Implemented through NSIC Venture Capital Fund Limited (NVCFL).
✅ NVCFL is a Category-II Alternative Investment Fund registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
📍 Eligibility
✅ MSMEs meeting revised eligibility norms can avail benefits.
✅ Eligible enterprises may have turnover up to ₹500 crore.
📍 Target Corpus
✅ Total target corpus: ₹50,000 crore
➡️ ₹10,000 crore contributed by the Government of India
➡️ ₹40,000 crore mobilised from private investors
📍 Fund Structure
✅ Operates through a Mother Fund–Daughter Fund model.
✅ The Government-supported Mother Fund invests in Daughter Funds, which in turn invest in eligible MSMEs.
📍 Significance
✅ Supports promising MSMEs facing shortage of risk capital.
✅ Helps MSMEs scale up, generate employment and improve competitiveness.
✅ Forms an important component of the ₹20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat package.
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📍 Launch
✅ Launched in 2020 under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Package.
📍 Aim
✅ To provide equity and quasi-equity funding to MSMEs with growth potential.
✅ Seeks to reduce dependence on debt and strengthen the long-term capital base of MSMEs.
📍 Implemented By
✅ Implemented through NSIC Venture Capital Fund Limited (NVCFL).
✅ NVCFL is a Category-II Alternative Investment Fund registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
📍 Eligibility
✅ MSMEs meeting revised eligibility norms can avail benefits.
✅ Eligible enterprises may have turnover up to ₹500 crore.
📍 Target Corpus
✅ Total target corpus: ₹50,000 crore
➡️ ₹10,000 crore contributed by the Government of India
➡️ ₹40,000 crore mobilised from private investors
📍 Fund Structure
✅ Operates through a Mother Fund–Daughter Fund model.
✅ The Government-supported Mother Fund invests in Daughter Funds, which in turn invest in eligible MSMEs.
📍 Significance
✅ Supports promising MSMEs facing shortage of risk capital.
✅ Helps MSMEs scale up, generate employment and improve competitiveness.
✅ Forms an important component of the ₹20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat package.
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🔆 Tianwen-2 Mission
📍 Context
✅ Recently launched in 2025 by China.
📍 Aim
✅ The mission aims to:
➡️ Return samples from a near-Earth asteroid
➡️ Explore a comet
📍 Asteroid Target
✅ The target asteroid is 469219 Kamoʻoalewa.
✅ The mission seeks to bring back more than 100 g of asteroid material to Earth.
✅ Kamoʻoalewa was discovered in 2016 using the Pan-STARRS1 Telescope.
✅ Scientists believe the asteroid may contain fragments of the Moon ejected during an ancient collision.
✅ The mission will use the “touch-and-go” technique:
➡️ The spacecraft arm will briefly touch the asteroid surface for about 5 seconds
➡️ It will collect samples and then move away
📍 Comet Target
✅ After the asteroid mission, Tianwen-2 will proceed to study comet 311P/PanSTARRS.
📍 Significance
✅ If successful, China will join a small group of countries, including the United States and Japan, that have successfully returned asteroid samples to Earth.
📍 Other Tianwen Missions
✅ Tianwen-1
➡️ Launched in 2020 by China.
➡️ It was China’s first successful Mars mission.
➡️ The spacecraft landed in Utopia Planitia.
✅ Tianwen-3
➡️ Planned around 2028.
➡️ It aims to collect and return samples from Mars.
✅ Tianwen-4
➡️ Planned around 2030.
➡️ It aims to explore Jupiter.
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📍 Context
✅ Recently launched in 2025 by China.
📍 Aim
✅ The mission aims to:
➡️ Return samples from a near-Earth asteroid
➡️ Explore a comet
📍 Asteroid Target
✅ The target asteroid is 469219 Kamoʻoalewa.
✅ The mission seeks to bring back more than 100 g of asteroid material to Earth.
✅ Kamoʻoalewa was discovered in 2016 using the Pan-STARRS1 Telescope.
✅ Scientists believe the asteroid may contain fragments of the Moon ejected during an ancient collision.
✅ The mission will use the “touch-and-go” technique:
➡️ The spacecraft arm will briefly touch the asteroid surface for about 5 seconds
➡️ It will collect samples and then move away
📍 Comet Target
✅ After the asteroid mission, Tianwen-2 will proceed to study comet 311P/PanSTARRS.
📍 Significance
✅ If successful, China will join a small group of countries, including the United States and Japan, that have successfully returned asteroid samples to Earth.
📍 Other Tianwen Missions
✅ Tianwen-1
➡️ Launched in 2020 by China.
➡️ It was China’s first successful Mars mission.
➡️ The spacecraft landed in Utopia Planitia.
✅ Tianwen-3
➡️ Planned around 2028.
➡️ It aims to collect and return samples from Mars.
✅ Tianwen-4
➡️ Planned around 2030.
➡️ It aims to explore Jupiter.
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#prelims
#science_technology
#science_and_technology
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