🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS – 27 MAY 2026
🔆 ECONOMY
📍 MoSPI Proposes Major IIP Reforms
✅ New proposed base year: 2022–23
✅ Industrial basket to expand from 407 to 463 items
✅ Includes sectors like gas supply, sewerage and waste management
📍 Shift from WPI to PPI Proposed in IIP
✅ Producer Price Index (PPI) suggested for better price adjustment
✅ Seasonal adjustment framework also proposed
✅ Mining basket may include rare earth minerals
🔆 STATES
📍 Delhi Govt & SBI Sign MoU for e-Procurement Payments
✅ SBI to implement ‘e-Pay’ digital payment solution
✅ Enables digitised Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) payments
✅ Improves transparency and ease of doing business
📍 Kerala Gets First Private Medical Museum
✅ Museum of Medical Archives inaugurated in Thiruvananthapuram
✅ Founded by A. Sivaraman
✅ Focuses on anatomy, medical history and biological education
📍 Gujarat Intensifies Jal-Parab Campaign
✅ Wildlife support initiative in Little Rann of Kutch
✅ Provides water supply and rescue support during extreme heat
✅ Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary located in the region
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 DoT Introduces PM-WANI Reforms
✅ QR-based authentication for easier public Wi-Fi access
✅ Sachet-style affordable data plans introduced
✅ Standardised PMWANI hotspot naming to prevent cyber fraud
📍 Indian Railways Launches CHIRAG Centre in Hyderabad
✅ CHIRAG = Centre for HR Information Systems, Research and Analytics in Governance
✅ Focus on AI-based HR governance and predictive workforce analytics
✅ Centre established at Moula-Ali, Hyderabad
📍 Government Launches PM-AJAY Portal & Mobile App
✅ PM-AJAY = Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana
✅ Tracks SC welfare schemes across 47,000+ villages
✅ Covers more than 40 lakh beneficiaries
📍 PAIMANA Portal Strengthens Infrastructure Monitoring
✅ Tracks 1,981 infrastructure projects worth ₹43 lakh crore
✅ Operated by Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
✅ Replaces OCMS-2006 system
📍 India Enters Wi-Fi 7 Era
✅ TP-Link begins local manufacturing of Wi-Fi 7 devices
✅ Wi-Fi 7 offers speeds up to 46 Gbps
✅ Features lower latency and Multi-Link Operation (MLO)
📍 Khajuraho to Host Yoga Mahotsav Countdown Event
✅ 25-day countdown to International Day of Yoga 2026
✅ Organised by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga
✅ Venue: Western Group of Temples, Khajuraho
📍 India Semiconductor Mission Launches ‘Investors Support’ Portal
✅ Portal launched under Semicon India Programme
✅ Provides policy, project and regulatory information
✅ Supports semiconductor investors and grievance redressal
🔆 INDIA & THE WORLD
📍 Quad Launches Critical Minerals Initiative
✅ Quad nations aim to mobilise US$20 billion investments
✅ Covers mining, refining, recycling and supply-chain financing
✅ Focus on lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements
📍 Quad Unveils Five Indo-Pacific Initiatives
✅ Maritime Surveillance Cooperation initiative launched
✅ Expanded Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) framework
✅ Fiji to host pilot project under “Ports of the Future” initiative
📍 India Becomes Sri Lanka’s Second-Largest Export Destination
✅ India overtook UK during January–April 2026
✅ Sri Lankan exports to India grew 8.9%
✅ US remains Sri Lanka’s top export destination
🔆 AGREEMENTS & MoUs
📍 Department of Posts Signs Agreement with Flipkart
✅ Strengthens India’s e-commerce logistics ecosystem
✅ India Post to provide last-mile delivery support
✅ Focus on rural and remote connectivity
🔆 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
📍 Ketan Merchant Gets Extension as Interim CEO of Fino Payments Bank
✅ RBI extended tenure for three months
🔆 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
📍 Cannes Film Festival 2026
✅ Cristian Mungiu won Palme d’Or for “Fjord”
✅ Andrey Zvyagintsev won Grand Prix for “Minotaur”
✅ Festival held in Cannes, France from 12–23 May 2026
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 ICMR Transfers 41 Public Health Technologies
✅ Event organised under Patent Mitra initiative
✅ India’s first transfer of inactivated biomaterials completed
✅ Related to Kyasanur Forest Disease and Chandipura virus
#CurrentAffairs
🔆 ECONOMY
📍 MoSPI Proposes Major IIP Reforms
✅ New proposed base year: 2022–23
✅ Industrial basket to expand from 407 to 463 items
✅ Includes sectors like gas supply, sewerage and waste management
📍 Shift from WPI to PPI Proposed in IIP
✅ Producer Price Index (PPI) suggested for better price adjustment
✅ Seasonal adjustment framework also proposed
✅ Mining basket may include rare earth minerals
🔆 STATES
📍 Delhi Govt & SBI Sign MoU for e-Procurement Payments
✅ SBI to implement ‘e-Pay’ digital payment solution
✅ Enables digitised Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) payments
✅ Improves transparency and ease of doing business
📍 Kerala Gets First Private Medical Museum
✅ Museum of Medical Archives inaugurated in Thiruvananthapuram
✅ Founded by A. Sivaraman
✅ Focuses on anatomy, medical history and biological education
📍 Gujarat Intensifies Jal-Parab Campaign
✅ Wildlife support initiative in Little Rann of Kutch
✅ Provides water supply and rescue support during extreme heat
✅ Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary located in the region
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 DoT Introduces PM-WANI Reforms
✅ QR-based authentication for easier public Wi-Fi access
✅ Sachet-style affordable data plans introduced
✅ Standardised PMWANI hotspot naming to prevent cyber fraud
📍 Indian Railways Launches CHIRAG Centre in Hyderabad
✅ CHIRAG = Centre for HR Information Systems, Research and Analytics in Governance
✅ Focus on AI-based HR governance and predictive workforce analytics
✅ Centre established at Moula-Ali, Hyderabad
📍 Government Launches PM-AJAY Portal & Mobile App
✅ PM-AJAY = Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana
✅ Tracks SC welfare schemes across 47,000+ villages
✅ Covers more than 40 lakh beneficiaries
📍 PAIMANA Portal Strengthens Infrastructure Monitoring
✅ Tracks 1,981 infrastructure projects worth ₹43 lakh crore
✅ Operated by Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
✅ Replaces OCMS-2006 system
📍 India Enters Wi-Fi 7 Era
✅ TP-Link begins local manufacturing of Wi-Fi 7 devices
✅ Wi-Fi 7 offers speeds up to 46 Gbps
✅ Features lower latency and Multi-Link Operation (MLO)
📍 Khajuraho to Host Yoga Mahotsav Countdown Event
✅ 25-day countdown to International Day of Yoga 2026
✅ Organised by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga
✅ Venue: Western Group of Temples, Khajuraho
📍 India Semiconductor Mission Launches ‘Investors Support’ Portal
✅ Portal launched under Semicon India Programme
✅ Provides policy, project and regulatory information
✅ Supports semiconductor investors and grievance redressal
🔆 INDIA & THE WORLD
📍 Quad Launches Critical Minerals Initiative
✅ Quad nations aim to mobilise US$20 billion investments
✅ Covers mining, refining, recycling and supply-chain financing
✅ Focus on lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements
📍 Quad Unveils Five Indo-Pacific Initiatives
✅ Maritime Surveillance Cooperation initiative launched
✅ Expanded Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) framework
✅ Fiji to host pilot project under “Ports of the Future” initiative
📍 India Becomes Sri Lanka’s Second-Largest Export Destination
✅ India overtook UK during January–April 2026
✅ Sri Lankan exports to India grew 8.9%
✅ US remains Sri Lanka’s top export destination
🔆 AGREEMENTS & MoUs
📍 Department of Posts Signs Agreement with Flipkart
✅ Strengthens India’s e-commerce logistics ecosystem
✅ India Post to provide last-mile delivery support
✅ Focus on rural and remote connectivity
🔆 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
📍 Ketan Merchant Gets Extension as Interim CEO of Fino Payments Bank
✅ RBI extended tenure for three months
🔆 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
📍 Cannes Film Festival 2026
✅ Cristian Mungiu won Palme d’Or for “Fjord”
✅ Andrey Zvyagintsev won Grand Prix for “Minotaur”
✅ Festival held in Cannes, France from 12–23 May 2026
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 ICMR Transfers 41 Public Health Technologies
✅ Event organised under Patent Mitra initiative
✅ India’s first transfer of inactivated biomaterials completed
✅ Related to Kyasanur Forest Disease and Chandipura virus
#CurrentAffairs
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🔆 Safety of India’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)
📍 Why in Focus?
✅ Rapid digitisation through IoT, AI and Operational Technology (OT) has increased vulnerabilities in India’s critical infrastructure, raising concerns over cyber warfare, remote disruptions and national security.
📍 What is Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)?
✅ CNI includes essential physical and digital systems whose disruption can severely affect national security, economy, public safety and governance.
✅ It covers sectors like power grids, transport networks, telecom, BFSI, healthcare, water supply and defence communication systems.
📍 Key Highlights:
✅ India’s infrastructure is increasingly dependent on interconnected IT-OT-IoT ecosystems, expanding the attack surface for cyber threats.
✅ Key sectors under risk include PowerGrid transmission systems, RBI payment networks, airport ATC systems, telecom networks and oil-gas pipelines.
✅ Around one-third of industrial IoT systems remain vulnerable to legacy credential attacks, while cyberattacks on critical sectors have surged globally.
✅ India has created institutions like NCIIPC under Section 70A of the IT Act and strengthened CERT-In and Trusted Telecom Portal initiatives.
✅ Technologies such as AI-driven anomaly detection, Zero-Trust Architecture and advanced STQC verification systems are being promoted for infrastructure protection.
📍 Challenges / Issues / Implications:
✅ Convergence of IT, OT and IoT networks makes industrial control systems vulnerable to remote cyber manipulation.
✅ Dependence on imported or poorly verified hardware raises risks of hidden malware, trojans and foreign surveillance.
✅ Slow certification and procurement systems delay deployment of secure indigenous technologies.
✅ State-sponsored cyber warfare and ransomware attacks threaten strategic assets like energy grids, banking systems and transport networks.
✅ Mains Question:
Explain the concept of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) and its importance in ensuring national security. Highlight the major threats posed to India’s critical infrastructure in the era of IoT and AI-driven automation. (150 Words)
#GS3 #InternalSecurity #mains
📍 Why in Focus?
✅ Rapid digitisation through IoT, AI and Operational Technology (OT) has increased vulnerabilities in India’s critical infrastructure, raising concerns over cyber warfare, remote disruptions and national security.
📍 What is Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)?
✅ CNI includes essential physical and digital systems whose disruption can severely affect national security, economy, public safety and governance.
✅ It covers sectors like power grids, transport networks, telecom, BFSI, healthcare, water supply and defence communication systems.
📍 Key Highlights:
✅ India’s infrastructure is increasingly dependent on interconnected IT-OT-IoT ecosystems, expanding the attack surface for cyber threats.
✅ Key sectors under risk include PowerGrid transmission systems, RBI payment networks, airport ATC systems, telecom networks and oil-gas pipelines.
✅ Around one-third of industrial IoT systems remain vulnerable to legacy credential attacks, while cyberattacks on critical sectors have surged globally.
✅ India has created institutions like NCIIPC under Section 70A of the IT Act and strengthened CERT-In and Trusted Telecom Portal initiatives.
✅ Technologies such as AI-driven anomaly detection, Zero-Trust Architecture and advanced STQC verification systems are being promoted for infrastructure protection.
📍 Challenges / Issues / Implications:
✅ Convergence of IT, OT and IoT networks makes industrial control systems vulnerable to remote cyber manipulation.
✅ Dependence on imported or poorly verified hardware raises risks of hidden malware, trojans and foreign surveillance.
✅ Slow certification and procurement systems delay deployment of secure indigenous technologies.
✅ State-sponsored cyber warfare and ransomware attacks threaten strategic assets like energy grids, banking systems and transport networks.
✅ Mains Question:
Explain the concept of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) and its importance in ensuring national security. Highlight the major threats posed to India’s critical infrastructure in the era of IoT and AI-driven automation. (150 Words)
#GS3 #InternalSecurity #mains
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🔆 PM-AJAY (Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana)
📍 Why in News?
✅ Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment launched:
• PM-AJAY Portal
• AJAY Mobile App
✅ Aim: Real-time monitoring, transparent governance & milestone-linked fund flow.
📍 About PM-AJAY
✅ Launched in FY 2021–22
✅ Implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
✅ Fully funded by the Central Government
📍 Objective
✅ Socio-economic upliftment of Scheduled Castes (SCs)
✅ Reduce poverty and improve education & infrastructure in SC-dominated areas
📍 PM-AJAY = Merger of 3 Schemes
✅ Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
✅ Special Central Assistance to SC Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP)
✅ Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY)
📍 Key Components
✅ Adarsh Gram Component → Development of SC-majority villages
✅ Grants-in-Aid (GIA) → Support for income-generating activities
✅ Hostel Component → Hostel facilities for SC students
📍 Coverage
✅ Implemented in 28 States/UTs
❌ Not covered:
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Nagaland
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands
• Dadra Nagar Haveli
• Daman & Diu
• Ladakh
• Lakshadweep
📍 Prelims Fact
✅ PM-AJAY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with 100% central funding.
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📍 Why in News?
✅ Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment launched:
• PM-AJAY Portal
• AJAY Mobile App
✅ Aim: Real-time monitoring, transparent governance & milestone-linked fund flow.
📍 About PM-AJAY
✅ Launched in FY 2021–22
✅ Implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
✅ Fully funded by the Central Government
📍 Objective
✅ Socio-economic upliftment of Scheduled Castes (SCs)
✅ Reduce poverty and improve education & infrastructure in SC-dominated areas
📍 PM-AJAY = Merger of 3 Schemes
✅ Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
✅ Special Central Assistance to SC Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP)
✅ Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY)
📍 Key Components
✅ Adarsh Gram Component → Development of SC-majority villages
✅ Grants-in-Aid (GIA) → Support for income-generating activities
✅ Hostel Component → Hostel facilities for SC students
📍 Coverage
✅ Implemented in 28 States/UTs
❌ Not covered:
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Nagaland
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands
• Dadra Nagar Haveli
• Daman & Diu
• Ladakh
• Lakshadweep
📍 Prelims Fact
✅ PM-AJAY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with 100% central funding.
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🔆 Development of Vernacular Education
📍 1835, 1836, 1838:
✅ William Adam’s reports on vernacular education in Bengal and Bihar highlighted defects in the system.
📍 1843-53:
✅ James Jonathan’s experiments in North West Provinces (UP), focusing on opening government schools for vernacular education and normal schools for teacher training.
📍 1853:
✅ In a famous minute, Lord Dalhousie expressed strong support for vernacular education.
📍 1854:
✅ Wood’s Despatch outlined provisions for vernacular education:
1. Improvement of standards
2. Supervision by government agencies
3. Normal schools to train teachers
📍 1854-71:
✅ The government focused on secondary vernacular education, leading to an increase in vernacular schools by more than five-fold.
📍 1882:
✅ The Hunter Commission recommended state efforts to improve vernacular education and mass education to be taught through vernaculars.
📍 1904:
✅ Education policy focused on vernacular education, providing increased grants for it.
📍 1929:
✅ Hartog Committee gave a gloomy view of primary education.
📍 1937:
✅ Congress ministries encouraged the growth of vernacular schools.
📍 Development of Technical Education:
✅ Engineering Colleges:
- Roorkee College (1847)
- Calcutta College of Engineering (1856)
- Poona College of Engineering affiliated to Bombay University.
✅ Medical Training:
- Medical College in Calcutta (1835).
- Lord Curzon worked to broaden agriculture, medicine, engineering, and other professional education through institutions like Pusa Agricultural College.
#history
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📍 1835, 1836, 1838:
✅ William Adam’s reports on vernacular education in Bengal and Bihar highlighted defects in the system.
📍 1843-53:
✅ James Jonathan’s experiments in North West Provinces (UP), focusing on opening government schools for vernacular education and normal schools for teacher training.
📍 1853:
✅ In a famous minute, Lord Dalhousie expressed strong support for vernacular education.
📍 1854:
✅ Wood’s Despatch outlined provisions for vernacular education:
1. Improvement of standards
2. Supervision by government agencies
3. Normal schools to train teachers
📍 1854-71:
✅ The government focused on secondary vernacular education, leading to an increase in vernacular schools by more than five-fold.
📍 1882:
✅ The Hunter Commission recommended state efforts to improve vernacular education and mass education to be taught through vernaculars.
📍 1904:
✅ Education policy focused on vernacular education, providing increased grants for it.
📍 1929:
✅ Hartog Committee gave a gloomy view of primary education.
📍 1937:
✅ Congress ministries encouraged the growth of vernacular schools.
📍 Development of Technical Education:
✅ Engineering Colleges:
- Roorkee College (1847)
- Calcutta College of Engineering (1856)
- Poona College of Engineering affiliated to Bombay University.
✅ Medical Training:
- Medical College in Calcutta (1835).
- Lord Curzon worked to broaden agriculture, medicine, engineering, and other professional education through institutions like Pusa Agricultural College.
#history
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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS – 28 MAY 2026
🔆 STATES
📍 Tripura Queen Pineapple Mission Launched
✅ ₹236 crore initiative launched by Jyotiraditya Scindia
✅ Focus on GI-tagged Queen Pineapple cultivation and value chain development
✅ Three-year roadmap from FY2026 to FY2028
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 Adani Green Commissions Massive Battery Storage Project
✅ 3.37 GWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) commissioned at Khavda, Gujarat
✅ Claimed as world’s largest single-location battery storage deployment outside China
✅ Supports renewable energy grid reliability
📍 Government Expands GATC Framework
✅ Verification expanded to petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, LNG and hydrogen systems
✅ Coverage increased from 18 to 23 categories under Legal Metrology framework
✅ Supports technology-driven governance and trade transparency
📍 Maritime Reform Utsav Launched
✅ Unveiled by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
✅ Marks 12 years of maritime reforms
✅ Focus on digital governance and ease of doing business
📍 Google Launches Free AI Training for Teachers
✅ ‘Google for Education Schoolers (GES)’ programme announced
✅ Covers teachers across multiple Indian states
✅ Available in 6 Indian languages during first rollout phase
📍 ABDM Crosses 100 Crore Linked Health Records
✅ Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission achieved major milestone
✅ Uttar Pradesh leads with 15.03 crore linked records
✅ ABHA provides unique digital health ID to citizens
📍 National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2026
✅ Organised in New Delhi
✅ Focus on sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture
✅ Includes thematic discussions and state participation
🔆 INDIA & THE WORLD
📍 India and Canada Reset Economic Relations
✅ Target to achieve $50 billion bilateral trade by 2030
✅ Aim to finalise Free Trade Agreement by end of 2026
✅ Key sectors: Energy, technology, pharmaceuticals and agri-food
🔆 AGREEMENTS & MoUs
📍 AYUSHEXCIL and Spices Board Sign MoU
✅ Focus on strengthening wellness and natural products sector
✅ Covers branding, quality standards and global trade promotion
✅ Signed under Ministry of Commerce & Industry
🔆 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
📍 Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo Appointed PM of Senegal
✅ Appointed after dismissal of Ousmane Sonko
📍 SEBI Approves Two Executive Directors at CDSL
✅ Amit Mahajan and Nayana Ovalekar appointed as Executive Directors
📍 Packirisamy Jawahar Takes Charge as MPEDA Chairman
✅ Assumed office at Marine Products Export Development Authority
🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS
📍 Shivraj Singh Chouhan Launches ‘Apnapan’
✅ Book based on experiences with PM Narendra Modi
✅ Released in New Delhi
📍 Novel ‘Bazaar’ Released in Himachal Pradesh
✅ Written by Niranjan Dev Sharma
✅ Released by CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
🔆 SPORTS
📍 Kimi Antonelli Wins Canadian Grand Prix 2026
✅ 19-year-old Mercedes driver won Formula One Canadian GP
✅ Lewis Hamilton finished second
✅ Max Verstappen secured third place
📍 MYAS Notifies NSB and NST Rules 2026
✅ Issued under National Sports Governance Act, 2025
✅ NSB to regulate recognition of National Sports Bodies
✅ NST framework defines tribunal appointments and powers
📍 India to Host Major Asian Athletics Events
✅ Chandigarh to host Asian Relays 2027
✅ Bhubaneswar to host Asian Indoor Championships 2028
🔆 SCHEMES
📍 Cabinet Approves SARTHAK-PDS Scheme
✅ ₹25,530 crore outlay till March 2031
✅ Integrates ration transport and SMART PDS reforms
✅ Strengthens implementation of NFSA, 2013
🔆 RANKS & REPORTs
📍 National Health Accounts Estimates 2022–23 Released
✅ Government Health Expenditure rose to 1.43% of GDP
✅ Per capita health expenditure increased to ₹2,786
✅ Report released by Union Health Ministry
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 Kolkata to Host International Day of Yoga 2026 Main Event
✅ Theme: “Yoga for Healthy Ageing”
✅ Event to be held on 21 June in Kolkata
✅ Yoga Sangam Portal relaunched for registrations
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 Indian Scientists Develop CLEAR Imaging Technology
✅ Developed at JNCASR, Bengaluru
✅ Helps diagnose cancer and neurological disorders
🔆 STATES
📍 Tripura Queen Pineapple Mission Launched
✅ ₹236 crore initiative launched by Jyotiraditya Scindia
✅ Focus on GI-tagged Queen Pineapple cultivation and value chain development
✅ Three-year roadmap from FY2026 to FY2028
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 Adani Green Commissions Massive Battery Storage Project
✅ 3.37 GWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) commissioned at Khavda, Gujarat
✅ Claimed as world’s largest single-location battery storage deployment outside China
✅ Supports renewable energy grid reliability
📍 Government Expands GATC Framework
✅ Verification expanded to petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, LNG and hydrogen systems
✅ Coverage increased from 18 to 23 categories under Legal Metrology framework
✅ Supports technology-driven governance and trade transparency
📍 Maritime Reform Utsav Launched
✅ Unveiled by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
✅ Marks 12 years of maritime reforms
✅ Focus on digital governance and ease of doing business
📍 Google Launches Free AI Training for Teachers
✅ ‘Google for Education Schoolers (GES)’ programme announced
✅ Covers teachers across multiple Indian states
✅ Available in 6 Indian languages during first rollout phase
📍 ABDM Crosses 100 Crore Linked Health Records
✅ Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission achieved major milestone
✅ Uttar Pradesh leads with 15.03 crore linked records
✅ ABHA provides unique digital health ID to citizens
📍 National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2026
✅ Organised in New Delhi
✅ Focus on sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture
✅ Includes thematic discussions and state participation
🔆 INDIA & THE WORLD
📍 India and Canada Reset Economic Relations
✅ Target to achieve $50 billion bilateral trade by 2030
✅ Aim to finalise Free Trade Agreement by end of 2026
✅ Key sectors: Energy, technology, pharmaceuticals and agri-food
🔆 AGREEMENTS & MoUs
📍 AYUSHEXCIL and Spices Board Sign MoU
✅ Focus on strengthening wellness and natural products sector
✅ Covers branding, quality standards and global trade promotion
✅ Signed under Ministry of Commerce & Industry
🔆 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
📍 Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo Appointed PM of Senegal
✅ Appointed after dismissal of Ousmane Sonko
📍 SEBI Approves Two Executive Directors at CDSL
✅ Amit Mahajan and Nayana Ovalekar appointed as Executive Directors
📍 Packirisamy Jawahar Takes Charge as MPEDA Chairman
✅ Assumed office at Marine Products Export Development Authority
🔆 BOOKS & AUTHORS
📍 Shivraj Singh Chouhan Launches ‘Apnapan’
✅ Book based on experiences with PM Narendra Modi
✅ Released in New Delhi
📍 Novel ‘Bazaar’ Released in Himachal Pradesh
✅ Written by Niranjan Dev Sharma
✅ Released by CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
🔆 SPORTS
📍 Kimi Antonelli Wins Canadian Grand Prix 2026
✅ 19-year-old Mercedes driver won Formula One Canadian GP
✅ Lewis Hamilton finished second
✅ Max Verstappen secured third place
📍 MYAS Notifies NSB and NST Rules 2026
✅ Issued under National Sports Governance Act, 2025
✅ NSB to regulate recognition of National Sports Bodies
✅ NST framework defines tribunal appointments and powers
📍 India to Host Major Asian Athletics Events
✅ Chandigarh to host Asian Relays 2027
✅ Bhubaneswar to host Asian Indoor Championships 2028
🔆 SCHEMES
📍 Cabinet Approves SARTHAK-PDS Scheme
✅ ₹25,530 crore outlay till March 2031
✅ Integrates ration transport and SMART PDS reforms
✅ Strengthens implementation of NFSA, 2013
🔆 RANKS & REPORTs
📍 National Health Accounts Estimates 2022–23 Released
✅ Government Health Expenditure rose to 1.43% of GDP
✅ Per capita health expenditure increased to ₹2,786
✅ Report released by Union Health Ministry
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 Kolkata to Host International Day of Yoga 2026 Main Event
✅ Theme: “Yoga for Healthy Ageing”
✅ Event to be held on 21 June in Kolkata
✅ Yoga Sangam Portal relaunched for registrations
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 Indian Scientists Develop CLEAR Imaging Technology
✅ Developed at JNCASR, Bengaluru
✅ Helps diagnose cancer and neurological disorders
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✅ Uses advanced fluorescent imaging platform
📍 NASA Announces Permanent Moon Base Plan
✅ USD 20 billion three-phase programme unveiled
✅ Targets lunar base setup from 2027 onwards
✅ Includes lunar habitats, rovers and research missions
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Four-Dimensional Grid Border Security Framework Proposed
✅ Proposed by Union Home Minister
✅ Integrates BSF, Army, cyber units and local administration
✅ Designed for multi-layered border security architecture
🔆 COMMITTEES
📍 Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar Committee Formed
✅ High-level panel to study illegal immigration and demographic changes
✅ Includes Census Commissioner and senior former IAS/IPS officers
✅ Constituted by Ministry of Home Affairs
#CurrentAffairs
📍 NASA Announces Permanent Moon Base Plan
✅ USD 20 billion three-phase programme unveiled
✅ Targets lunar base setup from 2027 onwards
✅ Includes lunar habitats, rovers and research missions
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Four-Dimensional Grid Border Security Framework Proposed
✅ Proposed by Union Home Minister
✅ Integrates BSF, Army, cyber units and local administration
✅ Designed for multi-layered border security architecture
🔆 COMMITTEES
📍 Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar Committee Formed
✅ High-level panel to study illegal immigration and demographic changes
✅ Includes Census Commissioner and senior former IAS/IPS officers
✅ Constituted by Ministry of Home Affairs
#CurrentAffairs
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🔆Self-respect marriages
✅The Supreme Court observed that there is no blanket ban on advocates solemnising “self-respect” marriages under Section 7(A) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
✅ In 1968, the Hindu Marriage (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1967, received the President’s approval and became the law.
✅ This amendment modified the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, by inserting Section 7-A into it.
✅ However, it extended only to the state of Tamil Nadu.
✅ Section 7-A deals with the special provision on “self-respect and secular marriages”.
✅ It legally recognises any marriage between any two Hindus, which can be referred to as “suyamariyathai” or “seerthiruththa marriage” or by any other name.
✅ Such marriages are solemnised in the presence of relatives, friends, or other persons, with parties declaring each other to be husband or wife, in a language understood by them.
✅ Such marriages are also required to be registered as per the law.
▪️Aim:
✅To radically simplify weddings by shunning the need for mandatory Brahmin priests, holy fire and saptapadi (seven steps).
✅ This allowed marriages to be declared in the presence of the couple’s friends or family or any other persons.
✅ The amendment was made to do away with the need for priests and rituals, which were otherwise required to complete wedding ceremonies.
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✅The Supreme Court observed that there is no blanket ban on advocates solemnising “self-respect” marriages under Section 7(A) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
✅ In 1968, the Hindu Marriage (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1967, received the President’s approval and became the law.
✅ This amendment modified the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, by inserting Section 7-A into it.
✅ However, it extended only to the state of Tamil Nadu.
✅ Section 7-A deals with the special provision on “self-respect and secular marriages”.
✅ It legally recognises any marriage between any two Hindus, which can be referred to as “suyamariyathai” or “seerthiruththa marriage” or by any other name.
✅ Such marriages are solemnised in the presence of relatives, friends, or other persons, with parties declaring each other to be husband or wife, in a language understood by them.
✅ Such marriages are also required to be registered as per the law.
▪️Aim:
✅To radically simplify weddings by shunning the need for mandatory Brahmin priests, holy fire and saptapadi (seven steps).
✅ This allowed marriages to be declared in the presence of the couple’s friends or family or any other persons.
✅ The amendment was made to do away with the need for priests and rituals, which were otherwise required to complete wedding ceremonies.
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#society
#mains
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🔆 SARTHAK-PDS Scheme
📍 Why in News?
✅ Cabinet approved SARTHAK-PDS (Scheme for Assistance in Ration Transport and Handling-Income with Automation in PDS) to modernize the Public Distribution System.
📍 About SARTHAK-PDS
✅ Integrates two existing schemes:
• Assistance for intra-State movement of foodgrains & FPS dealer margins under NFSA
• SMART-PDS (Modernization & Technology Reforms in PDS)
✅ Duration: Up to 31 March 2031
✅ Outlay: ₹25,530 crore
✅ Coverage: ~81.35 crore NFSA beneficiaries
📍 Objectives
✅ Improve last-mile delivery of foodgrains.
✅ Reduce leakages and pilferage.
✅ Create a unified, citizen-centric and interoperable PDS.
✅ Strengthen transparency and accountability.
📍 Key Features
✅ Unified national beneficiary databases.
✅ AI-enabled analytics dashboards.
✅ Automated grievance redressal systems.
✅ Real-time monitoring of distribution networks.
✅ Standardized digital processes.
✅ ISO-certified operational protocols.
📍 About Public Distribution System (PDS)
✅ Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
✅ Operated Jointly By:
🔹 Centre (through FCI)
• Procurement of foodgrains
• Storage
• Transportation
• Bulk allocation to States
🔹 States/UTs
• Identification of beneficiaries
• Issuance of ration cards
• Distribution through Fair Price Shops (FPS)
• Monitoring and supervision
📍 NFSA, 2013 Entitlements
✅ Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
• 35 kg foodgrains per family per month
✅ Priority Households (PHH)
• 5 kg foodgrains per person per month
📍 Prelims Fact
✅ The National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 covers nearly 67% of India’s population through subsidized foodgrain distribution.
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📍 Why in News?
✅ Cabinet approved SARTHAK-PDS (Scheme for Assistance in Ration Transport and Handling-Income with Automation in PDS) to modernize the Public Distribution System.
📍 About SARTHAK-PDS
✅ Integrates two existing schemes:
• Assistance for intra-State movement of foodgrains & FPS dealer margins under NFSA
• SMART-PDS (Modernization & Technology Reforms in PDS)
✅ Duration: Up to 31 March 2031
✅ Outlay: ₹25,530 crore
✅ Coverage: ~81.35 crore NFSA beneficiaries
📍 Objectives
✅ Improve last-mile delivery of foodgrains.
✅ Reduce leakages and pilferage.
✅ Create a unified, citizen-centric and interoperable PDS.
✅ Strengthen transparency and accountability.
📍 Key Features
✅ Unified national beneficiary databases.
✅ AI-enabled analytics dashboards.
✅ Automated grievance redressal systems.
✅ Real-time monitoring of distribution networks.
✅ Standardized digital processes.
✅ ISO-certified operational protocols.
📍 About Public Distribution System (PDS)
✅ Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
✅ Operated Jointly By:
🔹 Centre (through FCI)
• Procurement of foodgrains
• Storage
• Transportation
• Bulk allocation to States
🔹 States/UTs
• Identification of beneficiaries
• Issuance of ration cards
• Distribution through Fair Price Shops (FPS)
• Monitoring and supervision
📍 NFSA, 2013 Entitlements
✅ Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
• 35 kg foodgrains per family per month
✅ Priority Households (PHH)
• 5 kg foodgrains per person per month
📍 Prelims Fact
✅ The National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 covers nearly 67% of India’s population through subsidized foodgrain distribution.
#goverment_schemes
Join https://t.me/PIB_UPSC
https://t.me/upsc_government_scheme
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